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GIDS Openings :

Govt. Jobs For Assistant Director In GIDS – Dec 2013

Recruitment For Research Associate/Research Fellow In GIDS – Dec 2013

Address for GIDS :
Giri Institute of Development Studies

Address: Giri Institute of Development Studies, Sector-O, Aliganj
City Lucknow
State UP
Pay Scale: Rs.10,000/- to 12,000/- per month
Educational Requirements: Post Graduate in Social Science with good academic record, Preference will be given to those who have one year research experience in urban areas.
Details will be available at: http://www.gids.org.in/DownloadMaterials/Ad_for_Research_staff.pdf
No of Post: 01
How To Apply: Interested candidates may submit their application along with Bio-data to Prof. R.P. Mamgain, Project Coordinator latest by 07th December 2013 (E-mail: mamgain.rp@gmail.com).
Last Date: 07th December 2013

Prathama Bank Has Below Opening :

Government Jobs For Officer In Prathama Bank – Uttar Pradesh

Govt. Jobs For Chartered Accountant In Prathama Bank – Uttar Pradesh

Sarkari Naukri For Law Officer In Prathama Bank – Uttar Pradesh

Vacancies For General Banking Officer In Prathama Bank – Uttar Pradesh

Recruitment For IT Officer In Prathama Bank – Uttar Pradesh

Government Jobs For Officer In Prathama Bank – Uttar Pradesh

Jobs For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) In Prathama Bank – Uttar Pradesh

Address for Prathama Bank :
Prathama Bank

Address: Prathama Bank, Ram Ganga Vihar, Phase-II
Postal Code: 244001
City Moradabad
State Uttar Pradesh
Pay Scale: Rs. 25700-800/5-29700-900/2-31500
Educational Requirements: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.
Qualifications: Preference will be given to the candidates having Degree/ Diploma in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy.
Experience Requirements: Minimum 5 years experience as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institutions
Details will be available at: http://www.prathamabank.org/Recuitment-For-Officers-&-Clerks.pdf
No of Post: 01 Posts
How To Apply: Candidates are required to apply online through Bank’s website www.prathamabank.org between 26.11.2013 and 11.12.2013. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted. Candidates should ensure that their personal email ID (as specified in the online application form while applying for RRBs- CWE-II (CWE conducted in September/ October 2013) is kept active during the currency of a recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for Interview etc. to the registered e-mail ID. Candidates can Apply Online by visiting the Recruitment Link on the Bank’s website www.prathamabank.org . All the fields in the online Application format should be filled up carefully.
Last Date: 11.12.2013.


EdCIL has 3 openings :

Sarkari Naukri For Chief General Manager In EdCIL – Dec 2013

Recruitment For Chief General Manager (Finance) In EdCIL – Dec 2013

Jobs For Assistant Manager (Finance) In EdCIL – Dec 2013


Address fro EdCIL :
EdCIL (India) Limited

Address: EdCIL (India) Limited, EdCIL House,18A, Sector-16A
Postal Code: 201301
City Noida
State Uttar Pradesh
Pay Scale: Rs.36600-62000
Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with PG Diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations (Two years) or MBA with specialisation in Personnel Management or equivalent or Ph.D in relevant area from a recognised university/ Institute
Experience Requirements: 13 years post-qualification experience in a reputed industrial organisation/PSU out of which at least 2 years in the scale of Rs.32900-58000 (IDA scale) or equivalent in Personnel/ Administration/ Industrial Relations
Details will be available at: http://edcilindia.co.in/images/careers/reccgmfin.pdf
No of Post: 01
How To Apply: Applications should be submitted in the prescribed format which may be downloaded from our website www.edcilindia.co.in. Applications which are not in prescribed format, incomplete, unsigned, without testimonials and bank draft will be rejected summarily. Application received after due date will out-rightly be rejected. Application duly filled in along with attested copies of testimonials and application fee should reach DGM (HR/Admn) at the above address latest by 23.12.2013.
Last Date: 23.12.2013

CHANGED UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAM 2013 PATTERN

As per UPSC official website,the government has made certain changes in the scheme of Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2013 as below :


NOTE: It may also be noted that there is no change in the pattern of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, which will be held on 26.05.2013 as per the earlier schedule. The Commission is accepting applications through online mode only in the Commission’s website till 4th April, 2013 [till 11.59 PM].

Information on UPSC official website

NEW PATTERN:

A. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:

Paper I (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
• Current events of national and international importance
• History of India and Indian National Movement
• Indian and World Geography‐Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
• Indian Polity and Governance‐Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• Economic and Social Development‐Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
• General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio‐diversity and Climate Change ‐ that do not require subject Specialization.
• General Science.

Paper II(200 marks) Duration : Two hours
• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision making and problem solving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level)
• English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
Note 1 : Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper‐II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.

B. Main Examination

Qualifying Papers:

Paper‐ A (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution).300 Marks
Paper‐ B   English 300 Marks



Papers to be counted for merit:

Paper‐I Essay 250 Marks

Paper‐II General Studies–I 250Marks
(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
Paper‐III  General Studies –II 250 Marks
(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
Paper‐IV  General Studies –III 250 Marks
(Technology, Economic Development, Bio‐diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
Paper‐V General Studies –IV 250 Marks
(Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)

Paper‐VI  Optional Subject – Paper 1 250 Marks                                                                            
Paper‐VII Optional Subject – Paper 2 250 Marks

Sub Total (Written test): 1750 Marks
Personality Test:    275 Marks
Grand Total:   2025 Marks

Wishing you all the best.

List of Good Books for UPSC Prelims

Books Which you would love to refer .....

1. Indian Polity by M Laxmikant Latest Edition [click] No any second source. Just one book.

2. Indian History - Spectrum Modern India by Rajiv Ahir[click] . It is a summary of Bipin Chandra's India's Struggle for Independence . every question in last prelims and before that which was in "ANSWERABLE" category (some questions are not to be answered by anyone - dont waste time and energy on finding where those questions came from). The debate over Bipan Chandra vs Spectrum will be saved for later times.

3.Indian Culture 's Spectrum Book - Culture has become very important. While you must buy this book as most people buy it, you can also refer to NECRT books on Culture. There are more than one, so if you can't find them all then buy the above book. It largely covers most culture questions asked in UPSC Mains+ Prelims

4. Geography - You will need to do 3 books here.
For Principles of Geography Just do Go Cheng Leong - Certificate Physical & Human Geography[click] line by line 4-5 times - every chapter..dont by-heart, but read closely..only memorise conecpets. This is the single book for most Geography concepts. Chapters are short and easy to understand.
Note:- Three topics , namely :-
- Monsoons
-EL Nino
-La Nina
- Indian geography books (2 of them) 11th & 12th NCERT.
4. Indian economy - For best strategy, you will need to have a two level approach:-

1. TMH Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
2. Vajiram Economy class notes OR Sriram's IAS Economy notes .

Spectrum History
4 chapters cover the entire national movement. A careful reading of these 4 chapters gives one a factual clarity of what all events occurred, why they occurred and in which particular order did they occur. This, honestly, is sufficient for the prelims.

The analytical aspect of the book is given in another 4 or 5 chapters. Socio-Religious Movements, Peasant and Tribal Movement, Press, Economic Aspect. This portion is relevant for mains but it is much advisable to cover these chapters before the prelims itself as after it noone finds time to read new chapters of history.

Your history is over in these 8 chapters.

Geography
the 2 ncerts of Geography. Physical Env and Fundamental.
Goh Cheng Leong to prepare a chart of world vegetation types and honestly,
GCL is the best source to cover the vegetation portion.

Polity
Laxmikanth. The most important chapter in that book is "Parliament". It is the most beautiful chapter ever written and covers each and every aspect in fine detail. Other important chapters are FR, DPSP, Supreme Court, NHRC, CAG, CVC etc.

Economy
Vajiram yellow book and class notes.

Booklist for GS Mains 2013

It could be the good listing of books as below for various papers of the updated GS Syllabus,

Paper I


History & Culture :-

1. Facets of Indian Culture (New Edition by Spectrum) [Updated Link, working]
2. [Must Read]India after Independence by Bipan Chandra
3. India After Gandhi by Ramchandra Guha - Good to Read
4. [Must Read]History of the World by Arjun Dev & Indira Dev (Orinet Blackswan) OR Old NCERT of same name (Xerox is available - exactly same book)
5. Contemporary World by Arjun Dev / Old NCERT xerox by same author
6. [Must Read]Bipan Chandra's India's Struggle for Independence

If you're looking at a one stop book for World History, try Norman Lowe's Mastering World History. Its brilliant, written in question answer format, pointwise.

Social Issues :-

1. 11th Class NCERT book on Sociology
2. [Must Read]Social Problems in India by Ram Ahuja


Geography:-
1.[Must Read] Go Cheng Leon
2. Principles of Geography - NECRT 11th Book
3. Economic Geography of the World (11th Class NCERT)
4. Physical Geography of India (NCERT)
5. Environment & Economic Geography (NCERT - 9th Class)
6. Cultural & Economic Geography of India (NCERT)
7. Geography & You Magazine
8. For those who don't have time to hunt for NECRTs and dont like NCERT - by far the best book for Geography Paper - 1 is India & World Geography by TMH for paper 1


Paper II



Indian Polity :-
1. Democracy at Work -12th NCERT
2. Indian Polity by Laxmikant
3. DD Basu's Constitution of India - Selected Analytical Parts/One reading


Public Administration Topics :-
1. From Govt to Governance by Kuldeep Mathur (A very thin book, Out Of Print, Get Xerox from Delhi)
2. Social Thoery, Development Administration & Ethics by Mohit Bhattacharya
3. 2nd ARC Report on Ethics in Governance, Corruption, Security - Internal & External


International Relations:-
1. by Rajiv Sikri - Good To Read but Not Essential
2. The Hindu, Indian Express
3. World Focus Magazine (selective articles)
4. IDSA Website
5. The Diplomat

Paper III



Economy:-
1. NCERTs - 11th & 12th
2. [Must Read]Economic Survey
3. Newspapers
4. [Must Read] Indian Economy by TMH - Get 5th Edition, which is more updated. Link for for 4th Edition is here

Science & Technology:-
1. Newspaper
2. Ministry of S & T Website
3. Department of Space Website
4. MoEF Website

Security Issues:-
1. Newspaper
2. Magazine - Frontline, Yojana Selected Articles
3. Home Ministry Website

Paper IV



1. ARC Reports
* Ethics
* Corruption
2. Lectures on the same on Youtube
3. cec edusat

Civil Service Toppers : Individual's Thouhghts

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Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellows Scheme - Notification

PM's Rural Dev. Fellowship
Fellowship: Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellows Scheme (PMRDF)
Conducted by: Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India

The fellowship offers: The selected candidates will go through a three-month intensive training course including a 4-week internship in the preferred district. The fellows will be offered an attractive compensation that would include HRA, health insurance and other support. It is envisaged that the selection and training process and intensive development facilitation work at the village, block and district level as PMRDF will provide an exceptional growth potential.
Click here to view Place of Posting
Duration: Two years on a fixed contract, extendable for one more year based on performance.

Eligibility: Candidate should be a postgraduate in either of Social Science/ Science/ Management fields or a graduate in Law/ Engineering/ Medicine. He/she should have knowledge of hindi and a local language used in an IAP district. Work experience is preferrable.

Selection criteria:
Selection will be through an open advertisement process.
Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their qualifications and experience.
Selection will be on the basis of the written synopsis; group discussions and interviews will be used to test the candidateʼs motivation, leadership, social and negotiating skills.
Assessment of the applicant's intention to apply for the position will be based on the write up they submit with the application.
The applicant can select a basic problem prevalent in the IAP district and offer solutions. The synoptic responses will also be used to ascertain the applicantʼs ability to write crisply and precisely.


http://pmrdfs.tiss.edu/   More on this link

Coal Allocation Scam - Essay

coal allocation scam
Another scam in a history of Indian. Coal mining controversy is major fraud in 2012, which involved Rs 1,86,000 Cr loss to exchequer . This is serious allegation against Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh who is in a serious scrutiny of the CAG which leads to protest against the leading political party NCP and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh asking for his resignation.

Social activist Arvind Kajrewal and IAC(India against corruption) activist marched to the Prime Minister, Congress and Bhartiya Janata party’s member’s residence in Delhi. The Police had to use tear gas and water cannons to prevent crowd entering in these residences

The CAG report claiming loss of 1,86,000 to national exchequer by not ensuring transparency during the period of 2004-2009. The Controller and Audit General (CAG) has arrived estimated loss based on the average cost of production and sale price of open cast mines of Coal India during 2010-2011. The PMO also suspected for delaying a decision on competitive bidding which is under Regulation and Development Act 1957 which could have been implemented way back in 2006. The process of competitive bidding was initiated way back in 2006-09, after correspondence amount various ministers for 2 years the later it was dropped though Development of legal Affairs and law secretory of the time stood against the decision.

One of the biggest beneficiary of the coal allocation is Anil Ambani’s Reliance Power Limited(RPL). Un November 2007, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan requested Prime Minister to RPL to use the surplus coal of captive blocks of Sasan Plant. The recommendation of Empowered group of Minister was considered and it was granted , the decision resulted in a benefit Rs 29,033 Crore with a net present value (NPV) 11,852 crore to the project developer. The reort says 25 firms including Essar Power, Hindalco, Tata Steel, Tata Power and Jindal steel and power gained Rs 1.86 crore from coal allocation.

The coal allocation scam resulted in a deadlock in the parliament Loksabha as well as Rajhasabha for four consecutive days. BJP Leader Sushma swaraj and Arun Jeithely arguned that since Dr Singh was in charge of coal mining during this period and he should take moral responsibility of the ‘Coalgate’ scam and resign from the post. Advocate M.L Sharma have filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the supreme court seeing for cancellation of 194 blocks based on illegality and unconstitutionality. As a result of this litigation, the Supreme Court of India, in its September 2012 hearing has ordered the government in power on basis of not following policy of competitive bidding for coal allocation. The interminister group (IMC) has recommended de-allocation of 4 coal block.

Union Coal Minister Saipradad Jaiswal along with UPA leaders rejected the CAG report. According to Union coal minister the policy which adopted for coal allocation blocks was not faulty. The CAG report is based on few aspect of the coal allocation. The Prime minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh in his defect made statement regarding First CAG charge to parliament directly instead of discussing with PAC (Public Account committee) addressing the finding of the Final CAG report. Hereafter Primer Minister’s statement.

Stretching 32 points paragraph, Singh’s main argument makes below main points –
-Firstly, computation of extractable reserves based on averages would not be correct.

- Secondly, the cost of production of coal varies significantly from mine to mine even for CIL due to varying geo-mining conditions, method of extraction, surface features, number of settlements, availability of infrastructure etc.

- Thirdly, CIL has been generally mining coal in areas with better infrastructure and more favorable mining conditions, whereas the coal blocks offered for captive mining are generally located in areas with more difficult geological conditions.

-Fourthly, a part of the gains would in any case get appropriated by the government through taxation and under the MMDR Bill, presently being considered by the parliament, 26% of the profits earned on coal mining operations would have to be made available for local area development. Therefore, aggregating the purported financial gains to private parties merely on the basis of the average production costs and sale price of CIL could be highly misleading. Moreover, as the coal blocks were allocated to private companies only for captive purposes for specified end-uses, it would not be appropriate to link the allocated blocks to the price of coal set by CIL.

-The major mines and lignite bearing states like West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Orissa were opposite party were ruling and in opposed to switch to the process competitive bidding.

Before getting into any conclusion regarding sole responsibility of the scam, we should have keep in mind all prospective. Since 1993, allocation of captive coal blocks was being done on the basis of recommendations made by an inter-Ministerial Screening Committee which also had representatives of State governments. Allocation of coal blocks to private companies for captive use commenced in 1993, after the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973 was amended. This was done with the objective of attracting private investments in specified end uses

Bhartiya Janata Party whose demanded for resignation of Prime Minister owing the moral responsibility of scam however BJP should have grabbed the opportunity UPA governments offer to have discussion on the issue. This can be possibility, BJP is avoiding the discussion with government because audit report turned out to be equally guilty unflattering itself. According to CAG report two of them major states Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan had opposed the competitive bidding. The then chief minister of Chhattisgarh Dr. Raman Singh wrote a letter to PM saying bidding in coal blocks would make steel industry unviable and Vasungharah Raje, past CM of Rajasthan opposed saying it is against Sarkaria commission recommendation.

Hence, it is clear that not only leading party is involve in the ‘Coalgate’ scam, whoever is involved in it one this is for sure, the corruption of India are growing day by day which is impacting the economy and growth of India. As a citizen of India, we should choose the wise leader for country, The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.

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The Indian coal allocation scam or the most famous coal controversy in 2012 has resulted in a widespread distress among the citizens and the anti-corruption protesters and the anger has come out in the form of street demonstrations against the ruling party and the prime minister of India Mr. Manmohan Singh.

Arvind Kejriwal, anti -corruption activist and Anna Hazare along with his team marched towards the residences of the Prime Minister, Congress Party and Bharatiya Janata Party members residences. The police had to use tear gas and water cannons to prevent the crowd from entering these residences.

Considered as one of the biggest scam in the last decade, the Indian coal allocation scam is a political controversy highlighting the nation’s irregularities in the matter of handling national coal deposits.

Bharatiya Janata Party, the party in opposition has stated that the ruling party, the Congress have made irregular distribution allocation of the coal deposits between the public sector entities and the private companies during the period from 2004 to 2009.

As a matter of fact the estimate in total of the coal scandal is nearly Rs. 1,067,303 crore. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India have accused the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as being involved in the scandal and want him to resign from his post.

The coal allocation scam has resulted in a deadlock in the parliament as a result of which only seven parliament sessions took place in the month of August instead of the usual twenty. A Public Interest Litigation has been filed by advocate M. L. Sharma as a request to cancel the allocation of all the 194 coal blocks on the grounds of illegality and unconstitutionality.

As a result of this litigation, the Supreme Court of India, in its September 2012 hearing has ordered the government in power, the Congress to state the reasons for not following the 2004 policy of competitive bidding for coal block allocation.

Whoever is involved in the coal allocation scam, one thing is for sure that the roots of corruption in India are growing deeper and deeper day by day. Bharatiya Janata Party, the strongest party in opposition has stated that as many as 142 coal blocks have been allocated to private entrepreneur’s, most of whom were not even actual users and traders.

The ruling party, Congress and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, have stated that all these allegations are completely false and the Government of India will look into the matter with deepest concerned.

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