UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 : Application Form, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern

• CGGE Preliminary 2021 entrance exam has held on 21 February 2021.
• UPSC has released the CGGE Preliminary 2021 Hall Ticket on 01 February 2021.

UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 Important Dates

Given below are important dates for UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021:

UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 Admit Card

The candidates must download the UPSC CGGE 2021 Admit Card from the official website. The authority will release the Hall Ticket on the official website of UPSC. 

• Before going to the examination hall aspirants must download their admit card as it is a mandatory document.
• Enter the following details (RID and Date of Birth or Roll No. (if received) & date of birth or name, father’s name & Date of Birth) to download the e-Admission Certificate.
• Must carry the printout of the e-Admit Card to the test hall as entry would not be possible without it.
• In case of any problem in downloading the e-admit card for the Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination 2020 or discrepancy noticed in the e-admit card contact on e-mail: - [email protected]
• Must carry the original Id proof along with the Admission Ticket to the examination hall for verification purposes.
• Authority will not send the Hall Ticket via post.

UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 Exam Pattern

The candidates must know the exam scheme for better practice to fetch a good score in the exam. Hence, can check the UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 Exam Pattern below:

Subject wise details of the UPSC CGGE Preliminary examination:

There will be no practical examination in any of the subjects.

UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 Syllabus

The candidates can get the detailed information about the UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 syllabus below:

1.  UPSC CGGE Preliminary General Studies syllabus
   • General Science  
   • Current events of National and International importance.
   • History of India and Indian National Movement.
   • Indian and World Geography
   • Indian Polity and Governance -Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
   • Economic and Social Development 
   • General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
2. UPSC CGGE Preliminary Geology/Hydrogeology syllabus
   • Physical Geology
   • Structural Geology
   • Mineralogy 
   • Igneous Petrology
   • Sedimentology
   • Palaeontology 
   • Hydrogeology
   • Economic Geology 
3. UPSC CGGE Preliminary Geophysics syllabus
   • Solid Earth Geophysics
   • Mathematical Methods in Geophysics
   • Electromagnetism
   • Remote Sensing and Thermodynamics
   • Nuclear Physics and Radiometry
4. UPSC CGGE Preliminary  Chemistry syllabus
   • Chemical periodicity
   • Chemical bonding and structure
   • Acids and bases
   • The theoretical basis of quantitative inorganic analysis
   • Chemical thermodynamics and chemical equilibrium
   • Basic organic chemistry
   • Types of organic reactions
   • Molecular Rearrangements

UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 Result

The Union Public Service Commission will disclose the UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 Result on the official website after the exam will be over.

• The candidates who will clear the preliminary exam will only appear for the main exam.
• To clear the written exams, the candidates must clear the minimum cut-off of the exam as prescribed by the commission.
• In the preliminary exam, the candidates are selected in a ratio of 6 or 7 times of the total vacancies.

UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 Application Form

The candidates must know the eligibility criteria of the exam before filling the form. The UPSC CGGE 2021 Application Form will be released in December 2020(tentative). Other information relating to the form is as follows:

• The form was available on the official website of the authority.
• Now form filling process is over for CGGE 2021 exam.
• The facility of withdrawal of Application will also be given for those candidates who do not want to appear for the Examination.
• Those who have filled the form must keep the printout of it for all other relevant uses.

UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 Application Fee

The aspirants can check the UPSC CGGE 2021 examination fees details below in the given points:

• The application fee for all the candidates is Rs. 200/-.
• The SC, ST, PwD, and Women category candidates are exempted from paying the application fee.
• The fee can be paid in online and offline mode.
• Below are the modes of payment:

1. 1. Challan through Branch of SBI bank
   2. Net Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card

UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates can check the UPSC CGGE 2021 Eligibility Criteria below in the given points:

• General Eligibility
  
  • An applicant must be an Indian citizen

or

• • A subject of Nepal, 

or

• • A subject of Bhutan

or

• • A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of
    permanently settling in India.

or 

• •  A person of Indian origin who has migrated from  Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, or East African
    Countries of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire, and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. 
• Educational Qualification

• Age Criteria

Candidates should ensure that they meet the age eligibility criteria for each post mentioned above.

UPSC CGGE Preliminary 2021 Highlights

The candidates can check the UPSC CGGE Preliminary exam short summary in the below-given table:

About UPSC

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) appoints and conducts examinations for all India services and group A and B posts of central services. Earlier UPSC was known as Federal Public Service Commission which was renamed into today’s Union Public Service Commission after independence. UPSC is consulted by the government of India in matters relating to the methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts, transfer, promotion, and disciplinary matters. Being a constitutional body it is autonomous and free, along with the Election commission and the country’s higher judiciary. UPSC is headquartered at Dholpur, New Delhi, India. UPSC's current chairman is Mr. Arvind Saxena.