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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH DECEMBER, 1877.
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.
REGULATIONS FOR THE OPEN COMPETITION OF JULY, 1878.
N.B.—The Regulations are liable to be altered in future years.
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1. On June 25th, 1878, and following days, an Examination of Candidates will be held in . London. At this Examination not fewer than
Candidates will be selected, if so many shall be found duly qualified. Of these, will be selected for Presidency of Bengal, [ Upper Provinces, and
for the Lower Provinces,]
for that of Madras, and that of Bombay.*--Notice will hereafter be given of the days and place of Examination.
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2. Any person desirous of competing at this Examination must produce to the Civil Service Commissioners, before the 1st of May, 1878, evidence showing:-
(a) That he is a natural-born subject of Her Majesty.
(b) That his age on the 1st of January, 1878, will be above seventeen years and under nineteen years. [N.B.--In the case of Natives of India this must be certified by the Government of India, or of the Presidency or Province in which the Candidate may have resided.]
(e) That he has no disease, constitutional affection, or bodily infirmity 'unfitting him, or likely to unfit him, for the Civil Service of India.†
(d) That he is of good moral character.†
He must also pay such fee as the Secretary of State for India may prescribe.‡
3. Should the evidence upon the above points be prima facie satisfactory to the Civil Service Commissioners, the Candidate will, upon payment of the prescribed fee, be admitted to the Examination. The Commissioners may, however, in their discretion, at any time prior to the grant of the Certificate of Qualification hereinafter referred to, institute such further inquiries as they may deem necessary; and if the result of such inquiries, in the case of any Candidate, should be unsatisfactory to them in any of the above respects, he will be ineligible for admission to the Civil Service of India; and if already selected, will be removed from the position of a Probationer.
4. The Examination will take place only in the following branches of knowledge:-
§ English Composition......
**History of England-including a period selected by the Candidate **English Literature-including books selected by the Candidate..............
Marks.
300
300
300
Greek
Latin
French
German
600
800
500
500
400
Italian
tts Mathematics (pure and mixed).
Natural Science: that is, the Elements of any two of the following Sciences,
viz. :-
1,000
Logic
Chemistry, 500; Electricity and Magnetism, 300; Experimental Laws of Heat and Light, 300; Mechanical Philosophy, with outlines of Astronomy, 300.
Elements of Political Economy
#Sanskrit
#Arabic
300
300
500
500
Candidates are at liberty to name, before May, 1st, 1878, any or all of these branches of know- ledge. No subjects are obligatory.
5. The merit of the persons examined will be estimated by marks; and the number set opposite to each branch in the preceding regulation denotes the greatest number of marks that can be obtained in respect of it.
6. The marks assigned to Candidates in each branch will be subject to such deduction as the Civil Service Commissioners may deem necessary, in order to secure that " a Candidate be allowed no credit at all for taking up a subject in which he is a mere smatterer.
* The number of appointments to be made, and the number in each Presidency, &c., will be announced hereafter. It will probably be about half the usual number.
+ Evidence of health and character must bear date not earlier than the 1st April, 1878.
The Fee for this Examination will be £5, payable by means of a special stamp according to instructions which will be communicated to Candidates. Marks assigned in English Composition and Mathematics will be subject to no deduction.
** A considerable portion of the marks for English History and Literature will be allotted to the work specially prepared. In awarding marks for this, regard will be had partly to the extent and importance of the periods or books selected, and partly to the thoroughness with which they have been studied.
+ The Examination will range from Arithmethic, Algebra, and Elementary Geometry, up to the elements of the differential and integral calculus, including the lower portions of applied Mathematics.
The standard of marking in Sanskrit and Arabic will be determined with reference to a high degree of proficiency, such as may be expected to be reached by a Native of good education.