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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1872.
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.
REGULATIONS FOR THE OPEN COMPETITION OF 1873. N.B.-The Regulations are liable to be altered in future years.
1. On Tuesday, 1st April, 1873, and following days, an Examination of Candidates will be held in London. At this Examination not fewer than
be found duly qualified. Of these, for the Upper Provinces, and
Candidates will be selected, if so many shall will be selected for the Presidency of Bengal, [ for the Lower Provinces,] for that of Madras, and
for that of Bombay.*---Notice will hereafter be given of the days and place of Examination.
2. Any person desirous of competing at this Examination, must produce to the Civil Service Commissioners, before the 1st of February, 1873, evidence showing:-
(a) That he is a natural-born subject of Her Majesty.
(b) That his age, on the 1st March, 1873, will be above seventeen years and under twenty- one 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.]
(c) 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 Examina- tion. 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 that of the Laws and Constitution English Language and Literature
Language, Literature, and History of Greece
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25
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Rome
France
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Germany Italy
Marks.
500
500
500
750
750
375
375
375
1,250
1,000
Mathematics (pure and mixed)
Natural Science: that is (1) Chemistry, including Heat; (2) Electricity and Magnetism; (3) Geology and Mineralogy; (4) Zoology; (5) Botany
**The total (1,000) marks may be obtained by adequate proficiency in any two or more of the five branches of science included under this head.
Moral Sciences: that is, Logic, Mental and Moral Philosophy Sanskrit Language and Literature
Arabic Language and Literature
500
500
500
Candidates are at liberty to name, before February 1, 1873, any or all of these branches of knowledge. 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. No Candidate will be allowed any marks in respect of any subject of Examination, unless he shall be considered to possess a competent knowledge of that subject. §
7. The Examination will be conducted by means of printed questions and written answers, and by vivâ voce Examination, as may be deemed necessary.
8. The marks obtained by each Candidate, in respect of each of the subjects in which he shall have been examined, will be added up, and the names of the
Candidates who shall have
obtained a greater aggregate number of marks than any of the remaining Candidates will be set forth in order of merit, and such Candidates shall be deemed to be selected Candidates for the Civil Servive of India, provided they appear to be in other respects duly qualified. Should any of the selected Candidates become disqualified, the Secretary of State for India will determine whether the vacancy thus created shall be filled up or not. In the former case, the Candidate next in order of merit and in other respects duly qualified, shall be deemed to be a selected Candidate. A selected Candidate declining to accept the appointment which may be offered to him will be disqualified for any subsequent competition.
The number of appointments to be made, and the number in each Presidency, &c., will be announced hereafter.
+ Evidence of health and character must bear date not earlier than the 1st January, 1873.
The Fee for this Examination will he £5, payable by means of a special stamp according to instructions which will be communicated to Candidates. Nothing can be further from our wish than to hold out premiums for knowledge of wide surface and of small depth. We are of opinion that a * Candidate ought to be allowed no credit at all for taking up a subject in which he is a mere smatterer."-Report of Committee of 1854. A deduction of marks will be made under each subject, including Mathematics.
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