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THE POPULAR EDUCATOR. 



All selected candidates will be required, after having passed 

 the second periodical examination, to attend at the India Office 

 for the purpose of entering into an agreement binding them- 

 selves, amongst other things, to refund in certain cases the 

 amount of their allowance in the event of their failing to proceed 

 to India. Each candidate is required by the commissioners 

 to find a surety. 



The Final Examination decides the fate of the probationer. 

 It is possible, after all his labour, that his hopes may be dis- 

 appointed ; and, if unsuccessful, he is not permitted again to 

 enter as a candidate. That the examination, extending over 

 three weeks, is a most searching one, may be anticipated ; but, 

 well grounded in the subjects as the probationer must be or 

 he could not have passed the previous examinations industry, 

 moral courage, and the determination to succeed, will carry 

 'aim successfully through the ordeal, and his position in life, 

 with a probability of fame and fortune, is to all intents and 

 purposes secured. 



In this final examination, candidates will be expected to show 

 a thorough knowledge of the grammar of the languages which 

 they take up ; facility in translating from and into each 

 language, it being distinctly understood that the examination 

 will not be confined to the prescribed text-books ; familiarity 

 with the written character ; and some proficiency in speaking 

 the language. 



Under the heading of Law, extended reports of police and 

 law cases, including appeals to the Judicial Committee of the 

 Privy Council, the House of Lords, or the Court for the con- 

 sideration of Criminal Appeals, must be prepared by the can- 

 didate ; the law of evidence must be mastered, and all candi- 

 dates must be thoroughly acquainted with the following 

 subjects : 



The Indian Penal Code ; The Code of Civil Procedure ; The Code 

 of Criminal Procedure ; The Principles of Hindu and Mohammedan 

 Law ; The Intestate and Testamentary Succession Act ; The Letters 

 Patent for the High Courts of Judicature. The History and Geo- 

 graphy of India, and Political Economy, must also be mastered. 



The goal of their ambition is now at length attained, and 

 the successful candidates, having satisfied the Civil Service 

 Commissioners of their eligibility in respect of age, health, and 

 character, receive certificates, entitling them to be appointed to 

 the Civil Service of India, provided they shall comply with the 

 regulations in force at the time for that service. 



The seniority in the Civil Service of India of the selected 

 candidates is in all cases determined according to the order in 

 which they stand on the list resulting from the Final Exami- 

 nation. 



After passing the Final Examination, each candidate will be 

 required to attend again at the India Office, with the view of 

 entering into covenants. The stamps payable on these docu- 

 ments amount to =1. 



In the open competition examinations, all the subjects re- 

 specting which candidates for the Home Civil Service are 

 examined appear on the list, except Jurisprudence and Political 

 Economy. As a general rule more difficult questions are selected, 

 and the examination is somewhat more stringent. The addi- 

 tional subjects are Sanskrit and Arabic. 



All Sanskrit words must be written with Davanagari letters, 

 and marks are given for good handwriting. Questions re- 

 specting ftie grammatical construction and the irregula- 

 rities of the language are put, and translations from and 

 into the Sanskrit are required ; and the candidate's know- 

 ledge of the Sanskrit literature, philosophy, and religion are 

 tested. 



In the vernacular languages at the half-yearly examinations, 

 the questions are of a similar character to those proposed for 

 Sanskrit and Arabic, and are designed to test the extent of the 

 candidate's acquaintance with the grammar and literature of 

 the languages. 



FOREST DEPARTMENT. 



This is an important branch of the Indian Civil Service, 

 requiring special qualifications on the part of the candidates, 

 who will, if they succeed in passing the required examination, 

 obtain appointments with salaries commencing at 300, and 

 a prospect of rising to 1,900 a year, promotion depending upon 

 efficiency, and of course the occurrence of vacancies. Among 



the essentials of efficiency is a sufficient mastery of one of the 

 native languages. 



It is perhaps necessary to state that young men who wish to 

 enter this branch of the service must pass an examination 

 which is held with a view to testing their physical capabilities. 

 Active habits and a strong constitution, with good vision and 

 hearing, are essential. The limits of age are seventeen and 

 twenty-one, and candidates must be unmarried ; if they marry 

 before the time for leaving this country for India, they forfeit 

 their appointments. Applications must be sent to the Revenue 

 Department of the India Office, accompanied by testimonials of 

 good conduct. Candidates will be examined in English, writing 

 from dictation, and English composition ; arithmetic in all its 

 branches; algebra, up to and including the binomial theorem, 

 arithmetical and geometrical series, interest and annuities ; 

 geometry (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th books of Euclid) and plane 

 trigonometry ; surveying ; land measuring ; plan drawing ; the 

 elements of botany, mechanics, physics ; inorganic chemistry ; 

 logarithms ; they must possess a good colloquial knowledge of 

 French or German, to be tested partly by dictation, with the 

 facility of translating from one of these languages. A prefer- 

 ence will be given to those candidates who, in addition to the 

 above, show proficiency in translation into French or German, 

 and in the elements of geology and mineralogy, and in freehand 

 drawing. 



The candidates selected for employment have to go through 

 a regular course of training for two years and two months, in 

 the management of forests, surveying, road-making, and the 

 natural sciences ; the first twenty-two months are passed at 

 Cooper's Hill, and four months are spent at some English or 

 continental forest establishment. An examination then takes 

 place, and those who pass satisfactorily will be nominated junior 

 assistants in the Forest Department in India. It is estimated 

 that the preliminary training will cost ,600, but an allowance 

 of 50 a year, payable half-yearly, is made to those whose con- 

 duct is satisfactory. The expense of the voyage to India is paid 

 by the India Office, and salary commences from the date of 

 signing the covenant, the time for which is within a month of 

 the nomination. This service is very attractive to active, in- 

 telligent young men with a taste for out-of-door and some- 

 what exciting occupation. 



TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. 



Candidates for employment in this department must be 

 between 18 and 24 years of age, and are examined in English, 

 Eoman, Greek, and Indian history, and Indian and general 

 geography ; the Latin and Greek, and two modern languages ; 

 mathematics, drawing, and physical science. They must then 

 attend a physical class (approved by the Secretary of State) for 

 further instruction, the term so spent being not less than six, 

 nor more than twelve months. A very searching test examina- 

 tion in mathematics, chemistry, electricity, and other branches 

 of physical science follows, and those who pass are then required 

 to study, for four or six months, the practical construction of 

 telegraph lines, testing, etc. 



The sum of 100 will be granted to each to cover all expenses 

 of college fees, etc., on his signing a bond and giving security 

 for the refund of the same in the event of his either failing to 

 pass satisfactory final examinations in the prescribed subjects 

 of study on the expiration of the prescribed periods, or to 

 proceed to India in due course. Any nominee, however, who 

 may be reported by the Examiner in Physical Science at the 

 final examination to be possessed of high proficiency, will, as a 

 special privilege, be allowed to spend three months extra in an 

 additional course for the purpose of qualifying himself in the 

 practice and principles of making delicate electrical measure- 

 ments and tests, and .will be granted 50 to pay his fees and 

 other expenses while so doing. 



dfilOO will be allowed to each successful nominee as passage 

 money. On arrival in India the nominee will join the Telegraph 

 Department as Assistant Superintendent of the 4th Class, 

 commencing at a salary of ^240, and rising, as the officer is 

 promoted to higher grades, by steps of .30 to .500. Ine 

 next higher rank is that of Superintendents, with salaries rising 

 from .720 to .1,800. It will be seen, therefore, that although 

 high qualifications are demanded for this branch of the service, 

 the prospect is sufficiently encouraging to stimulate a talentec 

 and aspiring young man to exertion. 



