The Indian Civil Service Examination or CSE as it is popularly known is one of the most prestigious
exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, India. This exam is the stepping stone
into the huge bureaucratic system of Indian democracy. By bureaucracy, mean the top notch
positions of almost all the government offices and departments; Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
was formerly known as the Imperial Civil Service (ICS) . The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a
nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for
recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian
Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) Indian
Revenue Services (IRS) & Central Services Group ‘A’ & ‘B’ .
Eligibility Criteria & Essential Qualification
Age Limit 21 - 32 Years * Reservation Allowed as Per Category (OBC+3 Years & SC/ST+5 Years)
Educational Criteria Graduation *Last Year/Semester Candidates Can Also Apply
Attempts O6-Gen & EWS/09-OBC/*No Restriction Of attempts for SC/ST Category Candidates
Physical Parameter *As per UPSC Civil Services Exam Official Notification & As Per Services
UPSC Examination Calendar 2020 – Important Dates *Expected & tentative ➢ Date of Notification for Civil Service Prelims and Indian Forest Service Prelims: 12th February-2020 to 3rd March
❖ Date of UPSC CSE Prelims 2020: Sunday (1-Day), 31st May 2020
❖ Date of UPSC CSE Mains 2020: Friday, (5-Days) 18th September 2019
Civil Services Posts/Vacancies and Selection Normally, the number of vacancies differs every year. The number of candidates who clear the preliminary examination and
qualify for the mains exam is generally 11 or 12 times the number of vacancies while the number of candidates selected for the
final interview is twice the number of vacancies or posts to be filled. According to the prevalent norms, reservation in vacancies for
SC, ST and OBC category is applicable at every level of the selection process.
Urdu. Note: i. The question papers for the examination will be of conventional (essay) type. ii. Each paper will be of three hours
duration. iii. Candidates will have the option to answer all the question papers, except the qualifying language papers
Paper -A and Paper-B, in any of the languages included in the Eighth schedule to the constitution of India or in English. iv.
The question papers (other than the literature of language papers) will be set in Hindi and English only.
List of Optional Subjects for Main Examination Agriculture/ Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science /Anthropology/Botany/Chemistry/Civil Engineering/Commerce and Accountancy/Economics/ Electrical Engineering / Geography /Geology/History/Law /Management/Mathematics /Mechanical Engineering/Medical Science /Philosophy/Physics/Political Science and International Relations/Psychology/Public
Administration/Sociology /Statistics/Zoology/ *Literature (As per mentioned in UPSC-CSE Official Notification)
Post & Services Through UPSC-Civil Services Examination
1.Indian Administrative Service (IAS), 2. Indian Foreign Service (IFS), 3. Indian Police Service (IPS), 4. Indian P & T Accounts &
Finance Service, Group „A‟, 5. Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group „A‟,6. Indian Revenue Service (Customs and
Central Excise), Group „A‟, 7. Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group „A‟, 8. Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group „A‟, 9.
Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group „A‟ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration), 10.Indian Postal Service, Group „A‟,
11. Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group „A‟, 12. Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group „A‟, 13. Indian Railway Accounts
Service, Group „A‟, 14. Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group „A‟, 15. Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway
Protection Force, Grp „A‟, 16. Indian Defence Estates Service, Group „A‟, 17. Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group
„A‟, 18. Indian Trade Service, Group „A‟ (Gr. III), 19. Indian Corporate Law Service, Group “A”, 20. Armed Forces
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