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About UPSC

UPSC is a Constitutional Body under Article 315-323 Part XIV Chapter II of the Constitution of India to discharge their duties, functions and obligations assigned under Article 320. The UPSC conducts various examinations in accordance with the Rules of examination as notified by the Government of India in a just, fair and impartial manner for making a merit-based selection and recommendation of candidates for various Group A and Group B Services of the Govt. of India.

Civil Services

  1. Indian Administrative Service
  2. Indian Foreign Service
  3. Indian Police Service
  4. Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
  5. Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
  6. Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
  7. Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
  8. Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
  9. Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’
  10. Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
  11. Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’
  12. Indian Railway Management Service (Traffic), Group ‘A’
  13. Indian Railway Management Service (Personnel), Group ‘A’
  14. Indian Railway Management Service (Accounts), Group ‘A’
  15. Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’
  16. Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’
  17. Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’
  18. Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)
  19. Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
  20. Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’
  21. Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’
  22. Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’
  23. Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group ‘B’

Functions Of UPSC

Under Article 320 of the Constitution of India, the Commission is, inter-alia, required to be consulted on all matters relating to recruitment to civil services and posts. The functions of the Commission under Article 320 of the Constitution are:

  1. Conduct examinations for appointment to the services of the Union.
  2. Direct recruitment by selection through interviews.
  3. Appointment of officers on promotion / deputation / absorption.
  4. Framing and amendment of Recruitment Rules for various services and posts under the Government.
  5. Disciplinary cases relating to different Civil Services.
  6. Advising the Government on any matter referred to the Commission by the President of India.

Civil Service Exam

Scheme of the Examination:

Scheme and Subjects for the Preliminary Examination

Preliminary Examination:

The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each.

Note:

  1. Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration.
  2. The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
  3. The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
  4. Details of the syllabi are indicated in Part A of Section III.

Main Examination:

The Written Examination will consist of the following papers:

Qualifying Papers:

  1. Paper-A (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution)- 300 Marks
  2. Paper-B (English)- 300 Marks

Papers to be counted for merit:

  1. Paper-I Essay -250 Marks
  2. Paper-II General Studies-I -250 Marks (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
  3. Paper-III General Studies -II 250 Marks (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
  4. Paper-IV General Studies -III 250 Marks (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
  5. Paper-V General Studies -IV 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
  6. Paper-VI Optional Subject – Paper 1 250 Marks
  7. Paper-VII Optional Subject – Paper 2 250 Marks

Sub Total (Written test) = 1750 Marks

Personality Test = 275 Marks

Grand Total = 2025 Marks

Interview/Personality Test:

    1. The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of the candidate’s career. The candidate will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of the Interview/Personality Test is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service by a Board of competent and unbiased observers. The Interview/Personality Test is intended to judge the mental calibre of a candidate. In broad terms this is really an assessment of not only intellectual qualities but also social traits and interest in current affairs. Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgement, variety and depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity.
    2. The technique of the Interview/Personality Test is not that of a strict cross-examination but of a natural, though directed and purposive conversation which is intended to reveal the mental qualities of the candidate.
    3. The Interview/Personality Test is not intended to be a test either of the specialized or general knowledge of the candidates which has been already tested through their written papers. Candidates are expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in their special subjects of academic study but also in the events which are happening around them both within and outside their own State or Country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries which should rouse the curiosity of well-educated youth.

Eligibility Conditions:

(I) Nationality:

    1. For the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.
    2. For other services, a candidate must be either: –
    3. a citizen of India, or
    4. a subject of Nepal, or
    5. a subject of Bhutan, or
    6. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
    7. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
    8. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
    9. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/her by the Government of India.

(II) Age Limits:

    1. A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August, 2025 i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1993 and not later than 1st August, 2004.
    2. The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxable:
    3. up to a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe;
    4. up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates;
    5. up to a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services Personnel, disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof;
    6. up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2025 and have been released:

(III) Minimum Educational Qualification:

A candidate must hold a Graduate degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or possess an equivalent qualification.

(IV) Number of attempts:

Every candidate appearing at the examination, who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted six (6) attempts at the CSE. However, relaxation in the number of attempts will be available to the SC/ST/OBC and PwD category candidates who are otherwise eligible. The number of attempts available to such candidates as per relaxation is as under:

(V) FEE:

Candidates (Except Female/SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hundred only.

How To Apply :

    1. Candidates must fill up and submit Online Detailed Application Form by using the website www.upsc.gov.in.
    2. Candidates should ensure that all columns should be filled in correctly. No correspondence will be entertained by the Commission from candidates to change any of the entries made in the online Detailed Application Form.

Guidelines:

  1. Candidates who have been declared qualified in the written part of the Examinations have to first get themselves registered before filling up the Online Detailed Application Form (DAF) at the website www.upsc.gov.in.
  2. Candidates will be required to create registration accounts by clicking appropriately on the link provided below the “login” button.
  3. On the registration module, Name (as recorded in the matriculation/ secondary examination certificate), Roll Number (in six-digit format) and Date of Birth (as recorded in the matriculation/secondary examination certificate) and e-mail address are to be provided.
  4. (a) All the fields are compulsory.
    (b) Candidates should ensure that they have provided a valid and an active e-mail address in the e-mail address field as the login credentials will be sent to the respective registered e-mail addresses provided by the candidates.
  1. After clicking the submission button, the candidates will get a message on their screen, clearly mentioning the name and e-mail that they have been registered and a password will be sent to the candidate’s e-mail address.
  2. After this, the candidates’ will be required to go back to the website (http://www.upsc.gov.in) and log in into the login module with their Roll Number (six-digit numbers) along with the password.
  3. Online DAF has SIX modules as indicated above, namely- Personal, Educational Information, Parental Information, Employment Information, Upload documents and Final Submission.
  4. Candidates are required to fill all the modules completely before finally submitting the Form ONLINE, using the Final Submission Module.
  5. Candidates should save each module after completing the same. However, candidates will have the option to make changes in any module before final submission of DAF. Once Final Submission has been made, no change will be possible Online.
  6. Candidates are required to upload scanned copies of documents like proof of Age, Educational Qualification, Community Certificate, PH Certificate etc. as mentioned in the Instructions to Candidates for filling in the Detailed Application Form.
  7. Candidates may note that some of the fields namely Candidate’s name, Date of Birth, Father’s name, Mother’s name, email address, Physically Challenged category, Disability percentage etc. have been prepopulated using the information provided by the candidate at the time of filling up the earlier Online Application Form for writing the Written Examination/Preliminary Written Examination. Such fields cannot be changed by the candidate. However, if a Candidate notes any error /discrepancy in these fields, he may make a separate detailed representation to the Commission including all relevant documents, in support of his claim. The Commission will decide each such case on merit and its decision in such cases shall be final.

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