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FREE COACHING TO THE CANDIDATES OF MARATHA, KUNBI, KUNBI – MARATHA AND

MARATHA - KUNBI CASTE OF MAHARASHTRA STATE FOR UPSC (CIVIL SERVICES)

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION - 2020, AT PRESTIGIOUS COACHING INSTITUTES IN DELHI

NOTE: Selection of the candidates will be based on the marks scored in Common Entrance Test- “SARTHI- DELHI UPSC-CET- 2019” to be held on 31

st

March 2019.

IMPORTANT DATES

Online Application 7th

March to 17th

March, 2019

Date of issue of e-

Admit card

26th

March, 2019

Date of CET

(SARTHI-DELHI

UPSC-CET- 2019)

31st March, 2019

General Instructions about application for SARTHI-DELHI UPSC-CET-2019

1. Online application form is available on our website www.sarthi-maharashtragov.in under Notice Board

on link SARTHI-DELHI UPSC-CET-2019- APPLY ONLINE.

2. Eligibility:

i. Candidates must be of Maratha, Kunbi, Kunbi – Maratha and Maratha - Kunbi caste of Maharashtra

State (Non- Creamy layer Cateogry)

ii. Graduate in any discipline as on 1st March, 2019 and eligible to appear in UPSC (Civil Services)

Examination- 2020

iii. Annual income of the parents that includes salaries as well as income from other sources

should not exceed Rs 8 Lakhs (Non- Creamy layer candidates from above communities).

3. Intake capacity is about 225 (the number may increase or decrease). 30% seats are reserved for

Women candidates and 3% for Disabled candidates of the above communities. Managing Director

SARTHI has rights to increase or decrease the number of seats.

Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Research, Training and

Human Development Institute (SARTHI), Pune.

(An Autonomous Institute of Government of Maharashtra in Social Justice & Special Assistance Department)

Balchitravani, C T Survey number 173, B / 1, Gopal Ganesh Agharkar Road, Pune 411 004

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4. Reservation:

Particulars Number of seats

Seats reserved for Women Candidate of Target Group 68

Seats reserved for Disabled Women Candidate of Target Group 02

Unreserved seats for Disabled Candidate of Target Group 05

Unreserved seats for Target Group 150

Total 225

5. Candidates have to apply by filling the application form online, on or before 17th

March 2019.

6. While filling the online application form, candidate should take care of particulars like correct name,

birth date, e-mail id, mobile number, address, selection of SARTHI-DELHI UPSC-CET-2019 Exam

Centre, etc.

7. Candidate can apply only once with one valid e-mail id. If any candidate applies more than once, then

the first application will only be considered and the remaining application will be rejected.

8. SARTHI-DELHI UPSC-CET-2019 Examination will be conducted at Pune, Nagpur and

Aurangabad. Candidates have to select any one exam centre at the time of filling the application form.

No request for change in exam centre will be entertained after submission of application form.

9. Selected candidates will be sponsored to prestigious coaching institutes in Delhi, for free coaching of

UPSC (Civil Services) Examination-2020. List of empanelled coaching institute in Delhi, will be

uploaded on SARTHI’s website at the time of declaration of the result of SARTHI-DELHI UPSC-CET-

2019.

The decision for choice of coaching institute in Delhi, from the list of empanelled coaching institute

by SARTHI, has to be taken by candidate only. However, SARTHI Decision will be final.

10. Online e-Admit Card will be available on SARTHI's web site; under the link name SARTHI-

DELHI UPSC-CET-2019-ADMIT CARD, on or after 26th

March 2019. Venue of Examination

Centre, Date and timing of examination will be mentioned in Admit Card only. Candidates will not be

communicated by any other mode of communication.

11. Please note again the important dates:

Online Application 7

th March to 17

th March, 2019

Date of issue of e-Admit card 26th

March, 2019

Date of CET (SARTHI-

DELHI UPSC-CET- 2019)

31st March, 2019

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The Pattern of Question Paper for SARTHI-DELHI UPSC - CET-2019

1) Examination will be conducted in two sessions. Question Paper is divided into two papers, Paper –I

(General Studies) and Paper – II (CSAT) of 200 marks each (total 400 marks).

2) Examination of Paper I (General Studies) will be conducted in first session, from 10.30 A.M. to

12.30 P.M. and Examination of Paper II (Civil Services Aptitude Test - CSAT) will be conducted in

second session from 02.00 P.M. to 04.00 P.M.

3) Question paper will be made available in both English and Hindi languages as UPSC (Civil Services)

Preliminary Examination.

4) Sample question paper for reference can be downloaded from our website

www.sarthi-maharashtragov.in under Notice Board on link Sample Question Paper for SARTHI-

DELHI UPSC-CET-2019

Brief description of the question paper is as follows:

Paper

Subject

Number of

Questions

Maximum Marks

Timing / Duration

I

General Studies

(GS)

100

200

10.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.M.

(2 hours)

II

Civil Services

Aptitude Test

(CSAT)

80

200

02.00 P.M. to 04.00 P.M.

(2 hours)

Total

400

4 hours

Selection Procedure:

1. It is mandatory for every candidate to appear for both the Papers {Paper – I (GS) and Paper – II

(CSAT)} of SARTHI-DELHI UPSC-CET-2019. Any candidate who does not appear in both the papers

WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION.

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2. Total 225 candidate will be selected for the coaching of UPSC (Civil Services) Examination – 2020, at

prestigious coaching institutes in Delhi. Reservation would be as under:

Particulars Number of seats

Seats reserved for Women Candidate of Target Group 68

Seats reserved for Disabled Women Candidate of Target Group 02

Unreserved seats for Disabled Candidate of Target Group 05

Unreserved seats for Target Group 150

Total 225

The number may increase or decrease. The final selection of the candidates for sponsoring to prestigious

coaching institutes in Delhi, for the coaching of UPSC (Civil Services) Examination- 2020, will be as

under.

A) Paper – II (CSAT) is qualifying paper. Candidate have to score at least 66 marks out of 200

marks or have to secure rank in top 450 candidates to become eligible for evaluation of Paper – I

(General Studies) of SARTHI-DELHI UPSC-CET-2019.

B) Paper – I (General Studies) of only those candidates will be evaluated who qualify in Paper – II

(CSAT) by scoring at least 66 marks out of 200 marks (i.e, 33 % of total marks 200) or have

secured rank in top 450.

C) Therefore, final selection of 225 candidates will be based on the total marks scored by the eligible

candidate in Paper – I (General Studies) of SARTHI-DELHI UPSC-CET-2019. Marks obtained in

paper II (CSAT) will not be considered for final selection of candidates.

3. While selecting candidates, for the coaching of UPSC (Civil Services) examination- 2020, at

prestigious coaching institutes in Delhi, 30% of total seats will be reserved for Women Candidates and

3% of total seats will be reserved for Disabled candidates as above.

4. First merit list of the selected candidates will be uploaded on our website www.sarthi-maharashtragov.in

5. Second merit list will be declared only if any selected candidate in first merit list does not take

admission till the last date for admission declared by SARTHI, Pune.

6. Selected candidates will be required to e-mail scan copy of the following documents on

sarthicecpune@gmail.com, and bring the original documents for verification at SARTHI, Pune or at any

other place as may be notified by SARTHI, failure to which the candidature of the candidates will not be

considered.

The required documents are as follows:

1. SSC certificate or Date of Birth Certificate

2. Certificate of Graduation

3. Caste Certificate

4. Caste Validity Certificate (If it is decided by SARTHI, in due course).

5. Income Certificate of parents (income from all the sources)

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6. Domicile Certificate

7. Copy of admit card for SARTHI-DELHI UPSC-CET-2019

8. In case the candidate is employed, his/ her Income Certificate

9. Aadhar Card

10. Pan Card

11. Two Passport size colour photographs

12. First page of the passbook or cheque having bank account number in the name of the

selected candidate.

7. Selected candidates, who are willing to take admission for the coaching of UPSC (Civil Services)

Examination – 2020, at prestigious coaching institutes in Delhi, will have to sign and submit to SARTHI,

Pune, an undertaking on Rs 500 stamp paper and will have to abide by the terms and conditions of

SARTHI, Pune, mentioned in the undertaking.

8. Selected candidates will have to join coaching in prestigious institute in Delhi, as allocated by

SARTHI, Pune to the candidate, in the month of May / June, 2019, as per the schedule of the concerned

coaching institute in Delhi.

9. Special Additional Initiative: Candidates preparing for UPSC (Civil Services) Examination face lot

of difficulties in selection of optional subjects for the Mains Examination and often make wrong selection

in confusion and ambiguity. SARTHI has designed a special coaching so as to enable the candidates to

overcome this problem and take right decision of selection of right optional subject, as per the interest and

potential of the candidate.

For this, SARTHI will conduct a Residential Foundation Course of about 15 days at Pune, for the

candidates who will be selected through “SARTHI- DELHI UPSC-CET- 2019”. Representatives of the

empanelled institute in Delhi and SARTHI’s experts will guide the candidates in detail for above

purposes and will also help them in selections of coaching institute. Foundation Course will also contain

excellent coaching on Communication skills, Spoken English, Soft skill, Personality development, etc

Attending the foundation course will be mandatory for the selected candidates. All the expenses including

lodging, boarding, etc for this course will be borne by SARTHI. Candidates will have to bear the expenses of

travel up to the centre of Residential Foundation Course at Pune. They will have to come well prepared to

take onward journey to Delhi, directly from Pune, after completion of said Residential Foundation Course.

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FACILITIES PROVIDED TO THE CANDIDATE DURING

COACHING PERIOD

Facilities for candidates selected by SARTHI-DELHI UPSC-CET-2019, for Free

Coaching of UPSC (Civil Services) Examination - 2020 at prestigious coaching

institutes in Delhi will be as under:

1. Coaching fee to be charged (about Rs 2 lakh) by the prestigious institutes in Delhi will, be paid by

SARTHI directly to the concerned coaching institute.

2. Rs. 13,000 /- p.m. stipend will be paid to each candidate for boarding, lodging, etc. in Delhi.

3. Travelling arrangement for onward journey to Delhi for joining the Coaching Classes will be done by

SARTHI. Expenses for this will be borne by SARTHI.

4. One time grant of Rs 15000 /- for accommodation & settlement in Delhi at the time of joining the

coaching classes will be given by SARTHI.

5. SARTHI will conduct a Foundation Course of about 15 days at Pune for those who will be selected in

SARTHI-DELHI UPSC-CET-2019. Representatives of the coaching institutes and SARTHI's experts will

guide the candidates in detail. It will also contain excellent coaching on Communication Skills, Spoken

English, Soft Skill, Personality Development, etc. All the expenses including lodging, boarding, etc for this

course will be borne by SARTHI.

6. For all above sponsorships, SARTHI will bear the expenses of about Rs 4, 57,000 for coaching of each

candidate. The details are as under:

Sr. No. Item Approximate Per

Candidate

Expenditure (in Rs)

1. Coaching Fee 2,00,000

2. Stipend of Rs 13,000 per month, for about 15.5 months 2,00,000

3. Travelling arrangement for onward journey to

Delhi for joining the Coaching Classes

5,000

4. One time grant for accommodation & settlement

in Delhi at the time of joining the coaching classes

15,000

5. Residential Foundation Course of about 15 days at

Pune

37,000

Total 4,57,000

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Detailed description of question paper for SARTHI-

DELHI UPSC-CET-2019

PAPER I- (General Studies)

Number of Question – 100 (Objective type Multiple Choice Question)

Total Marks – 200 (2 Marks for each question)

Negative Marking – 0.67 Marks for each wrong answer

(i.e. 1/3rd

of the total marks allotted for that question)

Syllabus and the Suggested Reference books for study

All the 100 questions of Multiple Choice type of this paper will be based on the latest syllabus of the

General Studies, Paper -1 published by UPSC for Civil Services Preliminary Examination- 2020.The

syllabus and the list of reference books are as follows:

Sr. No Syllabus Suggested Reference books for study

I Current events of national

and international

importance.

a) India Year Book- Govt. of India Publication,

b) Newspapers and magazines listed below.

c) ManoramaYearbook.

II History of India and Indian

National Movement.

a) NCERT Books from std. VIII to XII. OR XI, XII

b) India’s struggle for Independence by Bipin

Chandra.

c) India since Independence by Bipin Chandra

d) Modern Indian History by Groover & Grooover,

Spectrum

e) Ancient India by L.Mukherjee

f) Medival India -Volume I & II by Satish Chandra

g) Medival India by L. Mukherjee

h) Modern India by L. Mukherjee

i) Indian Culture-Nitin Singhania, Spectrum

Guide, GK Today online material

III Indian and World

Geography - Physical,

Social, Economic

Geography of India and the

World

a) NCERT Books from std. VIII to XII. Or XI XII

b) Physical Geography by Goh Chen Leong

c) India- A Comprehnsive Geography by Khullar

d) Geography of India by Majid Husain

e) India and world Geography by Hussain

f) Geography by Surender Singh

g) Partiyogita darpan special issue on geography

h) Oxford Atlas for Map

i) India year book for all state and wikipidia for all

state

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IV Indian Polity and

Governance - Constitution,

Political System, Panchayati

Raj, Public Policy,

Rights Issues, etc.

a) NCERT Books from std. VIII to XII.

b) Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations by

M. Laxmikanth

c) Introduction to the Constitution of India by D.D.

Basu

d) Our Parliament by Subhash Kashyap

e) Constitution of India by Bakshi

V Economic and Social

Development -Sustainable

Development, Poverty,

Inclusion,

Demographics, Social

Sector initiatives, etc.

a) NCERT Books from std. VIII to XII or XI, XII.

b) Indian Economy by Mishra & Puri, Ramesh

Singh, Sriram IAS Notes

c) Indian Economy by Dutt & Sundaram

d) Indian Economy by Uma Kapila

e) Partiyogita darpan special issue on Economy

f) Economic Survey

g) The Budget

VI General issues on

Environmental Ecology,

Bio-diversity and Climate

Change - that do not

require subject

specialization

a) Environmental Ecology Biodiversity & Climate

Change – Partiyogita Darpan

b) Environment for Civil Services Preliminary

Examination by Sachchida Nand Jha

c) Environmental Studies from Crisis to Cure (2nd

Edition) by R.Rajagoplan

d) Ecology and Environment by P. D. Sharma

e) Shankar IAS notes for environment & Eco

most imp

VII General Science a) NCERT Books from std. V to X. Or IX , X, XII

(Bio last chapter relating to environment)

b) Tata McGraw Hill guide

c) Science and Technology in India – Spectrum

d) General Science For Civil Services Preliminary

Examinations by S.A. Majid

Note: Apart from the above mentioned reference books, candidates may refer any one

of the following guides:

a) General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2019 – Tata McGraw Hill.

b) Handbook of General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary – Spectrum.

c) UPSC Civil Services Prelims in 60 days – Rakesh Dwivedi. (Revision)

d) The Pearson CSAT Manual 2019.

e) IAS (Pre.) Solved Papers General Studies wih CSAT ( Question Bank) – Arihant.

f) IAS Prelims/CSAT Civil Services: 19 Years General Studies Topic-Wise Solved Paper (Question

Bank)- Disha.

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List of Magazines/Periodicals, recommended for study

a) Civil Service Chronicle

b) Contemporary Issues

c) Civil Services Times

d) Partiyogita Darpan

e) Competition success Review

f) Front Line

g) Yojana

h) Kurukshetra

i) Economic and Political Weekly

List of Newspapers recommended

a) The Hindu

b) Indian Express

c) Economic times

d) Times of India

e) Hindustan times

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PAPER II- (Civil Services Aptitude Test - CSAT)

Number of Question – 80 ( Objective type Multiple Choice Question)

Total Marks – 200 (2.5 Marks for each question)

Negative Marking – 0.83 Marks for each wrong answer

(i.e 1/3rd

of the total marks allotted for that question )

Syllabus and the Suggested Reference books for study

All the 80 questions of Multiple Choice type of this Part will be based on the latest syllabus of the Paper -

II published by UPSC for Civil Services Preliminary Examination- 2019. The syllabus and the list of

reference books are as follows:

Sr. No Syllabus Reference book

I Comprehension a) How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and

Reading Comprehension for the CAT by

Arun Sharma

b) Proficiency in Reading Comprehension –

by Ajay Singh c) English Reading Comprehension by

Anjani A Gupta

d) Word Power Made Easy by Norman

Lewis

e) Merriam-Webster’s Vocabulary Builder

f) English Grammar and Composition By

Wren & Martin

II Interpersonal skills including

communication skills

R.S. Aggarwal., Tata McGraw Hill.

III Logical reasoning and analytical

ability

Non verbal and logical reasoning by R.S.

Aggarwal, Tata McGraw Hill.

IV Decision-making and problem

solving

Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal

V General mental ability Mental ability by R.S. Aggarwal., Tata

McGraw Hill.

VI Basic numeracy (numbers and their

relations, orders of magnitude, etc.)

(Class X level), Data interpretation

(charts, graphs, tables, data

sufficiency etc. - Class X level)

R.S. Aggarwal., Tata McGraw Hill.

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Note: Apart from the above reference books, candidates may refer any one of the following guides for

practicing UPSC exams question papers of last few years:

a) UPSC Past exam solved question paper of - Pearson

b) UPSC Past exam solved question paper of - Tata McGraw Hill

c) UPSC Past exam solved question paper of - Arihant Publication

Note: Any change / modification in the above matter will be notified only on the

website www.sarthi-maharashtragov.in Candidates are advised to see the website

time to time.

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