Calendar: 1875-1876 Page 142

138 GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE That his age on the 1st March 1876 will be above seventeen years and under twenty-one years -In the case of Natives of India this must he certified by the Government of India or of the Presidency or Province in which the Candidate may have resided That he has no disease constitutional affection or bodily infir- mity unfitting him or likely to unfit him for the Civil Service of India That he is of good moral character He must also pay such fee as the Secretary of State for India may prescribe Should the evidence upon the above points be prima facie satisfactory to the Civil Service C0111mis -inners the Candidate will upon payment of the prescribed fee be admitted to the Examination The Commissioners may however in their discretion at any time prior to the grant of the Certificate of Qualification hereinafter referred to institute such further inquiries as they may deem necessary and if the result of such inquiries in the case of any Candidate should be unsatisfactory to them in any of the above respects he will be ineligible for admission to the Civil Service of India and if already selected will be removed from the position of Probationer The Examination will take place only in the following branches of know- ledge 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 Rome 750 France 375 Germany 875 Italy 375 Mathematics pure and mixed 250 Natural Science that is Chemistry including Heat Elec- tricity and Magnetism Geology and Mineralogy Zoology Botany 000 The total 000 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 end Literature 500 Arabic Language and Literature 500 Candidates are at liberty to name before February 1876 any or all of thes branches of knowledge No subjects are obligatory 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 greatest number of marks that uan be obtained in respect of it Evidence of health and character must bear date not earlier than the 1st January 1876 The Fee for this Examination will be £5 payable by means of special stamp according to instruct 18 י which will be communicated to candidates