THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.
greatest number of marks that can be obtained in
REGULATIONS FOR THE OPEN COMPETITION OF 1870.
respect of it.

N.B.—The Regulations are liable to be altered in
future years.

1. On Tuesday, 5th April, 1870, 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 the Presidency of Bengal, ( for the Upper
   Provinces, and 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 natural-born subject of Her Majesty, who
   shall be desirous of entering the Civil Service of
   India, will be entitled to be examined at such
   Examination, provided he shall, on or before the 1st
   of February, 1870, have transmitted to the Civil
   Service Commissioners, London, S.W.†—
   (a) A certificate of his birth, showing that his
   age on the 1st March, 1870, will be above
   seventeen years and under twenty-one years;
   (b) A certificate, signed by a physician or sur-
   geon, of his having no disease, constitutional
   affection, or bodily infirmity unfitting him for
   the Civil Service of India;‡
   (c) Satisfactory proof of good moral character;‡
   (d) A statement of those of the branches of
   knowledge hereinafter enumerated in which
   he desires to be examined.

3. In any case in which a doubt may arise as to the
   eligibility of a Candidate in respect of age, health, or
   character, such inquiries as may be necessary will be
   instituted by the Civil Service Commissioners.

4. The Examination will take place only in the
   following branches of knowledge§:—

Marks.*
English Composition ... 500
History of England—including that
of the Laws and Constitution 500
English Language and Literature ... 500
Language, Literature, and History of
Greece 750
Ditto Rome 750
Ditto France 375
Ditto Germany 375
Ditto Italy 375
Mathematics (pure and mixed) ... 1,250
Natural Science; that is—
(1.) Chemistry, including Heat;
(2.) Electricity and Magnetism;
(3.) Geology and Mineralogy;
(4.) Zoology; (5.) Botany 1,000
*** 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 500
Sanskrit Language and Literature ... 500
Arabic Language and Literature ... 500

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

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 viva
   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
   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 Service of India,
   provided they are in other respects duly qualified;
   and shall be permitted to choose,† according to
   the order in which they stand, as long as a choice
   remains, the Presidency (and in Bengal, the division
   of the Presidency) to which they shall be appointed.

9. Selected Candidates before proceeding to India,
   will be on probation for two years, during which time
   they will be examined periodically, with the view of
   testing their progress in the following subjects:—
   Marks.—

10. Oriental Languages:
    Sanskrit ... 500
    Vernacular|| Languages of India
    (each) 400

11. The History and Geography of
    India 350

12. Law 1,250

13. Political Economy 350

In these Examinations as in the open Competition,
the merit of the Candidates examined will be esti-
mated by marks, and the number set opposite to each
subject denotes the greatest number of marks that
can be obtained in respect of it at any one Examina-
tion. *The Examination will be conducted by means
of printed questions and written answers, and by
viva voce Examination, as may be deemed necessary.
The last of these Examinations will be held at the
close of the second year of probation, and will be
called the "Final Examination," at which it will be
decided whether a selected Candidate is qualified for
the Civil Service of India.

10. Any Candidate who, at any of the periodical
    Examinations, shall appear to have wilfully neglected
    his studies, or to be physically incapacitated for pur-
    suing the prescribed course of training, will be liable
    to have his name removed from the list of selected
    Candidates.

11. No Candidate will be permitted to proceed to
    India before he shall have passed the Final Exami-
    nation, and received a certificate of qualification from
    the Civil Service Commissioners, or after he shall
    have attained the age of twenty-four years.

12. The selected Candidates who, at the Final
    Examination, shall be found to have a competent
    knowledge of the subjects specified in Regulation 9,
    shall be adjudged to have passed, and to be entitled

• The number of appointments to be made, and the number
  in each Presidency, &c., will be announced hereafter.

• The proper form of application may be obtained from the
  office of the Civil Service Commissioners.
  ‡ Evidence of health and character must bear date not earlier
  than the 1st January, 1870.
  § It should be understood that candidates are at liberty to
  name, at their pleasure, any or all of these branches of know-
  ledge, and that no subjects are obligatory.

• "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.

• This right must be exercised immediately after the result
  of the Examination is announced, on such day as may be fixed
  by the Civil Service Commissioners.
  ‡ Full instructions as to the course of study to be pursued
  will be issued to the Successful Candidates as soon as possible
  after the result of the open Competition is declared.
  || Including, besides the languages prescribed for the several
  Presidencies, such other languages as may, with the approval of
  the Commissioners, be taken up as subjects of examination.