1. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
PRESS NOTE
On the basis of the results of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018 held by the Union Public
Service Commission from 28th
September to 7th
October, 2018, the candidates with the under mentioned
Roll Numbers have qualified for Personality Test for selection to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian
Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and other Central Services (Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’).
2. Candidature of these candidates is provisional subject to their being found eligible in all respects. The
candidates will be required to produce the original certificates in support of their claims pertaining to age,
educational qualifications, community, Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) and other documents such
as TA Form, etc. at the time of their Personality Test. The formats of SC/ST/OBC and PwBD certificates and
TA Form, etc. can be downloaded from the website of the Commission. They are, therefore, advised to keep
the said documents ready with them. Candidates seeking reservation/relaxation benefits available for
SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/Ex-servicemen must also produce original certificates dated earlier than the closing date
of the application of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2018 i.e. 06.03.2018.
3. Personality Test of these candidates is likely to commence from 4th
February, 2019. Personality Tests
will be held in the Office of the Union Public Service Commission at Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New
Delhi-110069. The e-Summon Letter of Personality Test of candidates being called for Interview may be
downloaded from the Commission’s Website http://www.upsc.gov.in & http://www.upsconline.in from 8th
Jan, 2019. The candidates who are not able to download e-Summon Letter for Personality Test, should
immediately contact the office of the Commission through letter or on Phone Nos. 011-23385271, 011-
23381125, 011-23098543 or Fax No. 011-23387310, 011-23384472 or by email on (csm-upsc@nic.in). No
paper Summon Letters will be issued for the Personality Test/Interview by the Commission.
4. No request for change in the date and time of the Personality Test intimated to the candidates will
ordinarily be entertained.
5. All the candidates, who qualified for Personality Test/Interview are required to opt in/opt out for
publically making available their scores under the Public Disclosure Scheme. Candidates are advised to go
through DoP&T letter No. 39020/1/2016-Estt(B) dated 21.06.2016, 19.07.2017 and Commission’s Note on
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, THROUGH PORTAL, OF SCORES OF CANDIDATES NOT RECOMMENDED BY THE
COMMISSION AGAINST THE RESULT OF AN EXAMINATION. Candidates should note that only after
submitting their option for opt in/opt out, they will be able to download their e-Summon letter.
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6. At the time of filling up of Detailed Application Form (DAF), Cadre & Service Preferences were not
obtained from the candidates qualified for Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018 and it was inter alia
mentioned in Column 18 & 19 of DAF that all the candidates, who qualify for Personality Test /Interview
on the basis of Result of Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018, will be required to submit their Order of
Preferences for Zone(s)/State(s) Cadre (for IAS/IPS0) and Order of Preferences for Participating Services
through an Addendum to the DAF. The Addendum to DAF will be made available on the Commission’s
website from 21/12/2018 to 03/01/2019 (06:00 P.M.). Candidates are advised to visit the website of
Department of Personnel & Training at the link http://persmin.gov.in/AIS1/QryCA.asp for perusing the
Revised Cadre Allocation Policy-2017 dated 05.09.2017. They are also advised to go through the details of
the Cadre Allocation Policy 2017 extremely carefully before submitting their preferences for Zones as well as
Cadres there under. The preferences once opted and submitted cannot be modified or changed at a later
stage. Therefore, the candidates are advised to exercise due diligence while filling up the preferences for
Zones as well as Cadres there under. If a candidate fails to submit the Addendum to DAF by last date/time, it
will be considered that the candidate has no preference to make for Zones & Cadres / Services and no
request shall be entertained in this regard.
7. No request for any type of change/modification of information already supplied in DAF would be
entertained by the Commission. However, wherever necessary the candidates are advised to notify changes
in their address/contact details only, if any, to the Commission immediately through letter, email (csm-
upsc@nic.in) or Fax at numbers indicated above within 7 days of publishing this Press Note.
8. All the qualified candidates are required to fill up the Attestation Form online and submit the same
ONLINE which would be made available on the website of the Department of Personnel & Training from the
date of commencement of Personality Test(Interview) till the conclusion of Personality Test (Interview) on
the link http://persmin.gov.in/AIS1/WelcomeCSE.asp. Therefore all candidates qualified for the Personality
Test (Interview) are advised to fill it up online within the prescribed time limit. For any query / clarification
regarding Attestation Form the candidates should contact Department of Personnel & Training on E-mail ID:
doais1@nic.in, ashishm.more@nic.in, Or telephone nos. 011-23093683, 23092158, 23040335.
9. Name of the candidates along with his/her Roll No. who have qualified in the written part of the Civil
Services (Main) Examination, 2018 may be seen in the official website http://www.upsc.gov.in
10. The marks sheets of candidates who have not qualified, will be put on the Commission’s Website
within 15 days from the date of publication of the final result (after conducting Personality Test) and will
remain available on the Website for a period of 30 days.
11. The Result of one candidate with Roll No. 1226558 has been kept withheld subject to the outcome of
the Court Case.
Roll Numbers: