UPSC-2011: Results Declared

UPSC-2011: Results Declared - Over 330 candidates from the state are expected to have cleared the civil service examinations, the results of which were declared on Thursday evening.

A total of 550 candidates from Andhra Pradesh had appeared for the examination which was held in October 2011. The Union Public Service Commission has announced that out of a nationwide 12,993 candidates who appeared for the examination, just 2,418 have managed to secure qualifying marks. Personality tests or interviews for those who have qualified shall commence from March 19. About 900 candidates are expected to be appointed this year.

Coaching experts from the city said that this year, the entire examination process had been advanced by about a month. "The results have been declared about 10 days earlier than in the previous years. The final results could be expected by May 1," said, director of a coaching centre in Hyderabad.