Important
Applicants are
requested to note that before filling the online application they may have a
careful look on the common reasons where an applicant's online application is
being rejected by the Commission. . Applicants are therefore advised to be
careful enough so that chances of their applications being rejected are
minimized to the best possible extent and their effort is not lost due to the
reasons which can be avoided by them if they remain slightly more careful while
submitting their application to the Commission. The Experience of Commission (UPSC) shows that major
rejection happens due to the following reasons.
(a) Application
being rejected on the grounds of bad quality of submitted photograph.Sample1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(b) Application
being rejected on the grounds of bad quality of submitted signature. Sample
1 2 3 4
(c) Application
being rejected on the grounds of swapping of photograph with that of signature. Sample
1
(d) Application
rejected due to submission of photograph only, i.e no
signature submitted or photograph submitted at the place of signature as well. Sample
1
(e) Application
rejected due to submission of signature only, i.e no
photograph submitted or signature
submitted at the place of photograph as well. Sample
1
(f) Only
PART-I of the application is submitted to the Commission and thus their application
is incomplete because of non-submission of PART-II. Sample
1
(g) Applicant
submitted multiple applications, however fee deposited (TID** ) against a particular application (RID*)
is mentioned for other application having different RID. Sample
1 2 3
(h) Applicant
submitted PART-I and paid fee as well, but did/could not complete PART-II i.e.
failed to submit photograph and signature. Sample1
(i) Application
being rejected on the grounds of non submission of payment proof to the
Commission within specified time in case of fictitious payment ***cases(which are intimated to the applicant through
e-mail as well as published on the website of the Commission within 2 weeks
after the last date of receipt of online application).
* RID is Registration ID, which is generated by the
system when the application completes PART-I registration of his application.
** TID is Transaction ID, which is given by Bank official
when the applications deposits his/her fee through "cash" mode and it
is automatically generated when "Internet Banking" or
"credit/debit card " mode is used for making the fee payment.
***Fictitious payment cases are those cases for which the
Commission does not receive any information from the bank authorities to which
the applicant has claimed to have deposited his/her fees.
Candidate may click
here to download exhaustive samples of rejected
applications (.pdf) in
.ZIP Format
For the sake of guidance to the applicants, one sample
application form, complete in all respects has been provided here, please
click here to download
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION FOR NDA
& NA Examination-II, 2022
1. Log on to HTTPS://www.upsconline.nic.in/ to access the home page of the "ONLINE
APPLICATION".
2. Click
on "Online application for various examinations of UPSC"
3. Before filling up the form, candidates are advised to
carefully go through the detailed notice of NDA & NA Examination-II, 2022
available on the Commission’s website [www.upsc.gov.in] dated 18.05.2022.
4. Place the mouse over
the 'Examination' menu. The link would display a set of two options
namely "PART-I Registration" and "PART-II Registration".
5. Clicking on "PART-I Registration" link would
take you to the list of all the active examinations, where you can select to
apply for any of the listed examination by clicking on the link "Click
Here" against each exam.
6. Clicking on "PART-II
Registration" would take you to the second part of the online application,
which we will discuss and follow later in these instructions.
7. When the candidate
clicks on Click Here link for the
particular examination (as indicated in step 4) he will be redirected to a new
page for entering into PART-I Registration of Online Application.
8. Click on the Continue button to proceed for the PART-I Registration.
Clicking on 'Continue' button opens-up a fresh blank form for the PART-I
Registration. The Part-I Registration process is FURTHER divided into 4(FOUR)
pages in which the candidates have to fill in the information, particulars and
details asked for. Fields with red STAR (*) marks are mandatory
and essential to be filled in by the candidate. Below every field clear
instructions for filling up are written which should be carefully read and
strictly followed by the candidates while filling up the form. Page-wise
information asked are as follows:-
PAGE ONE:
Here
the system inter-alia asks for Candidate's Personal
Information including 'Name', 'DOB', 'Father's name', 'Mother's
name', 'Address’, ‘Community the candidate belongs to (General, OBC, SC, ST),
whether 'Fee Remission' is claimed, 'whether he belongs to minority', 'his
marital status', etc. Instructions are given below each field, which may be
read carefully and followed strictly.
Note-1: SC and ST
candidates are not required to pay fee.
Note:-2:
Sons of serving/ex JCO/NCO and Other Ranks of the Army and
equivalent ranks in the Indian Navy/Indian Air Force, are also not required to
pay fee if they are studying in Military
School (formerly known as King George's School), Sainik School run by Sainik Schools Society. [A certificate of eligibility for fee
exemption is required to be obtained by all such candidates from the principals
concerned individually and produced for verification at the time of SSB
Test/Interview by the candidates who are declared qualified for the SSB
Test/Interview. [Refer Note 2 of para 4 of the Notice No.10/2022-NDA-II available on the Commission’s website [www.upsc.gov.in]
dated 18.05.2022.
N.B-1 When the candidates
choose ST or SC in "Community" field, "YES" response is
indicated in the "fee remission claimed" field by default which they
are not required to change.
N.B-2 Candidates claiming fee exemption under Note-2 above, is required to
indicate "YES" response in the Fee Exemption claimed Field. Note that only those candidates who are Sons of
serving/ex JCO/NCO and Other Ranks of the Army and equivalent ranks in the
Indian Navy/Indian Air Force and are studying in the in Military School
(formerly known as King George's School),Sainik School run by Sainik Schools Society are required to
indicate the "YES" response in the Fee Exemption Claimed Field, and
also provide information in page 2].
The above category of candidates will not be taken
through the "fee payment details page" where the candidates are
supposed to fill in the Payment Details while filling up Part-II of the Online
Application.]
Click on "Continue" button at bottom of
the page to go to the second page.
PAGE TWO:
1.
Please choose the Photo
Identity Card viz. Aadhar Card/ Voter Card/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving
License/ School Photo ID / Any other photo ID Card issued by the State/Central
Government.
2.
After selection of any of the Photo
Identity Card mentioned above, candidate must enter his ID card numbers.
3. On
this page Information about preferences for "Army" , ”Navy",
"Air Force" and "Naval Academy " is to be given. The preferences are to be given
as illustrated below:-
Note:-1 Enter at least one preference.
Note:-2 Use the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 to give preferences.
Note:-3 Enter '0' for the branch you do not want to give
preference.
The Page also asks
for the information about:-
1) Whether Student of Sanik/Military School?
2) Whether Ward of
JCO/NCO/Other Rank Officer?
The response is to be
furnished using "Yes" or "No".
Click on "Continue" button at bottom of the page to go to the fourth page.
PAGE THREE
Here the system displays all the information provided by the candidate in the
application form for verification. 'Update' button is also provided therein at the bottom of the
Online Application details to move back and make any correction in the
information filled in. The candidates are advised to check the filled in
details and satisfy themselves that all information is correctly filled up. No change in information filled in by the candidates
would be allowed at any subsequent stage of the examination process.
I agree/ I do not
agree
PAGE
FOUR:
Here the system Displays the system generated unique 'Registration ID' along with the essential identification information
about the candidate viz. 'Name', 'Father's Name', 'Mother's name', 'DOB',
'Address', E-mail ID, etc. opted by the candidate. The candidate is also
intimated that he has completed PART-I of the Registration of Online
Application procedure. The candidates may however note that Application would
be treated as incomplete and rejected unless accompanied with Part-II
Registration.
Here
PART-I of the Online Application procedure is completed. A candidate has to complete the PART-II Registration
for the successful Online Application submission. An email message would be
sent to the registered e-mail id of the applicant regarding completion of
PART-I and advising him to complete PART-II of the application.
[CANDIDATES
ARE ADVISED TO TAKE A PRINT OF THIS PAGE BY CLICKING ON THE "Print"
OPTION AVAILABLE THEREIN. THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO INPUT THEIR REGISTRATION ID
and DOB at subsequent stages].
Application Form for PART-II Registration
[If you have logged out after completing Part-I Registration, go through the
following steps for Part-II Registration:
Log on to HTTPS://www.upsconline.nic.in/.
Place the mouse over the
'Examination' menu. The link would display a set of two options namely
"PART-I Registration" and "PART-II Registration".
Click on Part-II Registration.]
* In the dialog box
which opens up, fill in your REGISTRATION Id and Date of Birth (DOB)
* Press SUBMIT button.
Application Form for PART-II Registration
PART-II REGISTRATION COMPRISES THREE STEPS:-
1. FEE
PAYMENT
2. EXAMINATION CENTRE HAS TO BE CHOSEN
FROM THE AVAILABLE DROP-DOWN MENU.
3.
UPLOADING OF
PHOTOGRAPH
4.
UPLOADING OF
SIGNATURE
EXAMINATION FEE PAYMENT:-
Candidates have three options of payments, viz, "Pay by Cash" – THEY CAN PAY CASH AT ANY BRANCH OF STATE BANK OF INDIA
THROUGH THE PAY-IN-SLIP GENERATED BY THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS DURING
PART-II REGISTRATION; "Pay by Card" -THEY CAN PAY ONLINE
USING ANY VISA/MASTER CARD/RUPAY DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD ISSUED BY ANY
BANK/INSTITUTION; “Pay by UPI” and "Pay by Net Banking"
– THEY CAN PAY ONLINE USING THE INTERNET BANKING FACILITY OF ANY BANK IF THEY
ARE CUSTOMERS OF THESE BANKS AND HAVING THEIR INTERNET BANKING FACILITY. Each option is accompanied with a radio button. Click on the radio button corresponding to the choice
of your payment and then click on CONTINUE.
(A) If paying by cash, applicants are advised as under:-
i)
APPLICANTS OPTING TO
DEPOSIT FEE IN CASH ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRINT OF PAY-IN SLIP BY USING THE
OPTION "Print Bank Pay-in-Slip". Using this
system generated pay-in-slip during
part-II registration; they can deposit the fee in cash at any branch of STATE BANK OF INDIA. The Bank will not
accept any other pay-in slip or challan than the one printed through the "Print Bank
Pay-in-Slip" OPTION of this Online Application. Applicants must further note the following:-
(a) Applicants who opt for “Pay by Cash” mode, should
print the system generated Pay-in-slip during Part-II registration and deposit
the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on the next working day only.
(b) “Pay by Cash” mode option will be deactivated one day before the closing date
i.e. at 23:59 hours of 06.06.2022 i.e. one day before the closing date; however, applicants who have
generated their Pay-in-slip before it is deactivated may pay their fee in cash at the counter
of SBI Branch during banking hours on the closing date. Such applicants who
are unable to pay by cash on the closing date i.e. during banking hours at SBI
Branch, for reason whatsoever, even if holding a valid Pay-in-Slip, will have
no other offline option for payment of fee but to opt for online Debit/Credit
Card/UPI Payment or Internet Banking Payment Option on the closing date i.e. till 6:00 P.M. on 07.06.2022.
ii)
After paying cash in the Branch of
SBI through the system generated Pay-in-slip, applicants have to login again
with his REGISTRATION Id and Date of Birth (DOB), and TRNSACTION ID given by
the State Bank of Indian and Date of Transaction are to be filled
in. The TRANSACTION Id given by the BANK is to be a SEVEN OR EIGHT
DIGIT NUMERIC CHARACTER which is to be filled in the Transaction-Id field.
Considering the All
India spread of the SBI there is a possibility of writing of Transaction ID on
the Pay-in-slip by the bank staff variously as TId -
0012121212 OR J - 0012121212 OR 0012121212 etc. if in eight digits OR AS TId -
001212121 OR J - 001212121 OR 001212121 etc if in seven digits. CANDIDATES ARE REQUESTED TO FILL IN ONLY THE LAST 7 OR 8 DIGITS
AS THE CASE MAY BE, DROPPING OUT ANY ALPHABET, SPECIAL CHARACTER OR PREFIXED
ZEROES. In above two cases fill in Transaction Id as 12121212 OR 1212121.
After filling in
Transaction Id and Date of Transaction Click CONTINUE. A fresh page opens indicating payment details filled
in. After verification Click SUBMIT. Fresh page opens intimating submission of
payment details and prompting to PROCEED.
(B) Candidates opting to pay through Visa/Master
Card/Rupay Credit/Debit card or STATE BANK OF INDIA
(C) INTERNET BANKING
Internet Banking facility would
be directed to their respective sites and after completing payment process
would be directed back intimating payment details and prompted to proceed
further.
N.B. THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS DOES NOT TAKE THE FEE
EXEMPT CATEGORY CANDIDATES (i.e. SC/ST/STUDENTS OF SAINIK SCHOOL ETC WHO ARE
SONS OF JCO/NCO ETC) THROUGH THE FEE PAYMENT AND FEE DETAILS SUBMISSION STEPS
AND AFTER FILLING UP PART I REGISTRATION THEY CAN STRAIGHTAWAY PROCEED TO
UPLOADING OF IMAGES/CHOOSING OF CENTRE ETC IN PART-II REGISTRATION BY USING THE
LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF LAST PAGE OF THE PART-I REGISTRATION.
NB. APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE AN SMS ALERT ON
COMPLETITION OF THEIR MAKING PAYMENT. THE FEE EXEMPT CATEGORY APPLICANTS WILL,
HOWEVER, GET AN SMS ALERT AFTER THEY UPLOAD THEIR PHOTOGRAPH AND SINGATURE.
2. CHOOSING EXAMINATION CENTRE: Applicants must select a Centre of Examination from
the drop-down-menu. .
FINAL
SUBMISSION: Make final submission of the completed Part-II of the
application. Using I agree.
3. FOR
UPLOADING OF PHOTOGRAPH/SIGNATURE.
The candidate is required to
upload the images of recent Photograph and Signature Specimen,
as per the following standards:-
# Images to be uploaded should be only in .jpg format.
# The file
size should not exceed 300 KB each and must not be less than 20 KB in size for
the photograph and signature.
Scanned photograph should be in JPG format and must be
uploaded first. The digital size of file should not exceed 300 KB each and must
not be less than 20 KB and resolution 350 pixels (Width) X 350 pixels (Height)
minimum , 1000 pixels (Width) X 1000 pixels (Height) maximum and Bit Depth of
image file should be 24 bit.
After uploading your
photograph then upload your scanned signature in JPG format. The digital size
of each file should not exceed 300 KB each and must not be less than 20 KB and
resolution 350 pixels (Width) X 350 pixels (Height) minimum , 1000 pixels
(Width) X 1000 pixels (Height) maximum and Bit Depth of image file should be 24
bit.
# Candidates must ensure that the
uploaded photograph and signature are proper.
# The candidate
should scan his signature, which has been put on white paper with Black Ink pen.
[Candidates using MSWindow/MSOffice can easily obtain photo and
signature in .jpg format not exceeding 300 KB by using MSPaint or
MSOffice Picture Manager. Scanned photograph and signature (scan at 200 dpi)
can be saved in .jpg format by using 'Save As' option in the File menu and size
can be reduced to desired size by using crop and then resize option
(please see point 1 above for the pixel sizes)
in the 'Image' menu. Similar options are available in other photo editor also.]
After
uploading a fresh page shows the preview of the uploaded images by the
candidate. Here the candidate is advised to see his/her uploaded
photograph that the photograph is clearly visible/identifiable in the upper row
and the specimen signature in the lower row. In no case these rows should be swapped and uploaded
photograph and specimen signature must be clearly identifiable / visible,
otherwise the candidature of the candidate is liable to be cancelled by the
commission and no representation from the candidate will be entertained by the
commission regarding any change for the wrong data uploaded /filled up by the candidate.
If the candidate is satisfied with the uploaded images he may CONFIRM the
uploading of photograph and signature by clicking on Confirm Upload button. If
by any reason uploaded images are not up to the mark then the candidate can
RELOAD these images by clicking on the Reload Photograph and/or Reload
Signature button. They can view
reloaded Photograph/signature by clicking on "Image refresh" button. The software will not
save photograph and signature of the candidate unless he confirms the upload by
clicking on
I Agree button below the
Declaration Statement.
Declaration box:
At
the bottom of the page there is a 'Declaration' for the
candidates. Candidates are advised to go through the contents of
the Declaration carefully. Candidate
has the option to either agree or disagree with the contents of Declaration by
clicking on 'I Agree' or 'I Do Not Agree' buttons. In case the candidate
opts to disagree, the application will be dropped and the procedure will be
terminated. Accepting to agree only will submit the candidate's
Online Application, and the Part-I data submitted would be saved and a Registration Id generated for the candidate.
Fourth page is displayed.
Candidates should satisfy themselves about the quality
of photograph & signature files upload. Applications having poor quality photo or signature
files are liable to be rejected.
NB: An e-mail message would be sent to the registered
e-mail id of the applicant when the final submission of the application is
completed.
To view the
application submitted by the candidate a link View/Print Application is also given on the home page.
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Candidates
applying online need NOT send hard copy of the Online Application filled by
them online or any other document/certificate/testimonial to the Union Public
Service Commission. However they are advised to take printout of the Online
Application and retain it for further communication with the Commission. The
Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all
eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission at
all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to
satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of admission certificate to the
candidate will not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by the
Commission. The Commission takes up
verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents
at subsequent stages of examination process .In case of further doubts, if
any, the candidate may refer to FAQ available on the website. LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF
APPLICATIONS :Online Application
process must be completed (including filling up of Part-I and Part-II of the
Form) before 6:00 PM of 07th June, 2022. *** |