Nishan-E-Sikhi Training Centre for Civil Services Examination
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• Capacity building
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• Communication-skills
• Partnerships: based on trust and professionalism
• Creative problem solving
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• Qualified & Experienced Faculty
• Comprehensive coverage of Curriculum
• Regular Assessments
• Distinguished Lectures
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• Technology Integration
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• Residential Facility
• Merit-Based Scholarships
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B.A (Social Studies) Degree integrated with Training for UPSC Civil Services Examination
The course curriculum of the 3-year BA (Social Studies) degree is specifically designed keeping in mind the course content of the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Thus, the training of the students for the UPSC Examination starts from the day they are admitted. In the third year of the degree, on the basis of merit (CGPA ≥ 8.0) the students are selected for entry into a “Target Batch” and are provided rigorous training for the next two years. For this purpose, a professional academy is also engaged.
- Eligibility for Graduation course
- Admission Criteria
- Important Dates
- Date of Commencement of Registration: September 15, 2025
- Last Date for Registration: January 15, 2026
- Day & Date of Entrance Examination: Sunday, January 18, 2026
- Apply
Direct Admission to 2-year “Target Batch” (For External Graduate Aspirants)
Direct admission to the 2-year Target Batch is made on the basis of an entrance examination for which the eligibility is Graduation from a recognized institution. However, the students of the 3-year BA (Social Studies) degree with CGPA < 8.0, are also eligible to appear in this test.
- Eligibility for Graduation course
The candidates graduated from a recognised University/College and who have been born not later than 1st August, 2007 shall be eligible to register for the UPSC Target Batch (2026-28)
- Admission Criteria
The entrance examination comprised of written test followed by interview.
- Important Dates
- Date of Commencement of Registration: To be declared soon
- Last Date for Registration: To be declared soon
- Day & Date of Entrance Examination: To be declared soon
- Apply
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Dr. Kamaljit Singh
Professor (Dr.) Kamaljit Singh received his PhD degree in Chemistry from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India in 1989. He was a postdoctoral fellow for two years (1993-1994) at the National Institute of Organic Chemistry (CSIC), Madrid, working on carbohydrate chemistry. He has pursued varied research interests spanning from Synthetic Organic/Medicinal Chemistry (Antimalarials) to Chemistry of Materials (Organic Semiconductors, Nonlinear Optical Materials) and is the author of over 175 research papers (Scopus h index 40). He has authored several reviews and contributed invited book chapters in several books published by international (Elsevier, Taylor and Francis, American Chemical Society) publishing houses and has guided 24 Ph.D. scholars for Ph.D. degrees. In recognition to his contributions in Chemical Sciences, he was awarded a Bronze Medal by the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), Bangalore in 2009. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, India and is also a recipient of the Professor K. Venkataraman endowment lecture award (2015) instituted by Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. During his tenure in GND University, he has been Head of the Department, Dean Academic Affairs (two terms), Dean, Faculty of Sciences, Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Founder Director, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Director, Human Resource development Center (HRDC-UGC), Director, Capacity Enhancement Centre, Founder Coordinator, National Resource Centre (NRC-MHRD) etc. He was nominated by Indian National Science Academy and The Royal Society, London as a visiting scientist at University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology, UK. Later on, he was selected as a visiting fellow by The British Council, UK to visit UMIST, UK where he undertook advanced research in Chemistry and Technology of a variety of organic Materials. He has been a Brain pool Visiting Fellow (2015) at Kangwon National University, South Korea. He was selected by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India for the Leadership in Academic Professions programme and visited Harvard University, USA in Harvard Graduate School of Education for a short stay. He has delivered several invited lectures in South Korea, Canada, UK, Spain, Turkey and several IITs/NIPER/IISER/Universities and institutes in India and abroad.
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