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Civil Services topper Nandini offers first salary to Alva’s Education Foundation

by Loknath Das
written by Loknath Das

Civil services examinations topper KR Nandini. Photo: PTI

Civil services examinations topper KR Nandini. Photo: PTI

Mangaluru: Civil services examinations topper KR Nandini has announced that she would offer her fist salary to the free education scheme of Alva’s Education Foundation.

A release from Alva’s Foundation said she made the offer during the visit to her alma mater along with members of her family on Thursday.

Nandini, who met Foundation chairman M. Mohan Alva, said she would also continue to help students in pursuing education.

She was one of the beneficiaries of Alva’s Free Education Scheme.

Mohan Alva announced an amount of Rs 1 lakh for her achievement.

Nandini said her association with Kannada literature helped a lot in achieving her goal. Her parents KV Ramesh and Vimalamma were present.

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UPSC Civil Services mains 2017 schedule released. Check at upsc.gov.in

by Loknath Das
written by Loknath Das

UPSC’s Civil Services Mains Exam 2017 will be conducted over a week’s time starting from 28 October to 3 November. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

UPSC’s Civil Services Mains Exam 2017 will be conducted over a week’s time starting from 28 October to 3 November. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

New Delhi: The Union Public Services commission has released the time table for the 2017 Civil Services mains Examination . The papers will be conducted over a week’s time starting from 28 October to 3 November.

According to the schedule released on upsc.gov.in, the first to be conduced is the essay paper scheduled in the first half of Saturday, 28 October from 9am to noon. No paper is scheduled for 29 October as it is a Sunday.

The four general studies papers will be conducted on 30 and 31 October in four shifts—the morning session will be from 9am to noon, while the afternoon session will last 2 to 5pm.

The language papers will be conducted on 1 November with the Indian languages paper scheduled for the morning session while the English paper is scheduled for the afternoon session.

Candidates can opt for any language option from the 22 languages listed in the eighth schedule of the Constitution.

Also read | Half of those who crack UPSC civil service exams are engineers: Jitendra Singh

No paper is scheduled for 2 November.

The two optional papers are scheduled to be held on 3 November.

The preliminary examination was conducted in June and the results were published in July. Those who qualified the prelimiary exam are now eligible to appear for the main examination.

Also read | UPSC prelims 2017 results declared: Here are the next steps for mains

Candidates must fill the detailed application form (DAF) for the main examination which is likely to appear on the UPSC website on 17 August.

Meanwhile, candidates are advised to read the guidelines for filling DAF available on the UPSC website as no changes can be made after the final submission.

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