UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE)

The UPSC Civil Services Examination(CSE) also called the Indian Administrative Service(IAS) is all India exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) for recruitment to higher civil services (Group A and Group B posts) in the Government of India. Civil servants work as the backbone of Indian administrative services.  Indian Administrative Service(IAS), Indian Police Service(IPS), and Indian Foreign Service(IFS) are most preferable services under this

UPSC Civil Services Exam Pattern

The UPSC exam pattern consist of three stages which includes the Prelims exam, Mains Exam, and Interview. Each phase evaluates different skills, knowledge domains, and aptitudes, ensuring that candidates possess a well-rounded profile for effective public service.

Stage 1-PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:

UPSC Civil Services Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each

Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration.

The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.

The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.

Only those candidates who secure at least declared cut off in paper I and 33% in paper II will be allowed to appear for the mains examination.

Stage 2-MAINS EXAMAMINATION:

The UPSC Civil Services exam pattern for the Mains stage consists of 9 papers. all of the papers consist of descriptive answer type questions. 

All of the mains papers except for the language papers A and B are of a merit ranking nature. Paper A and B are of qualifying nature and candidates must score at least 25% in each for the marks from their Paper I – Paper VII to be given weightage.

Stage 3- INTERVIEW(Personality Test)

This is the final stage of the exam after which result will declare. The marks of interview are counted with mains exams for merit ranking. The interview is taken by the UPSC board. They assess the candidate’s suitability for a civil services and associated responsibilities. The board evaluate the candidates mental and social traits, their intellectual qualities, awareness about current events, balance of judgment, and moral integrity.

UPSC Civil Services Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility for the UPSC Civil Services examination is as follows

UPSC Civil Services Syllabus

Part A—Preliminary Examination(Objective Type)

Note: CSAT is qualifying in nature (minimum 33% marks required).

UPSC Civil Services Main Examination (Written)

Note: Paper A and Paper B are qualifying in nature. Marks obtained in Essay, General Studies papers, and Optional Papers are counted for merit.

UPSC Civil Services Personality Test (Interview)

List of Optional Subjects for UPSC Civil Services

How to Apply for UPSC Civil Services

To apply for UPSC Civil service exam you can visit official website of UPSC which is https://upsc.gov.in

The detail step by step procedure to apply UPSC Civil Services (CSE) exam is give below

Conclusion

In UPSC Civil Services (CSE) Exam every year around13-15 lakh candidate apply for the exam. Approximately 5-6 lakhs of students appeared for the UPSC Civil Services (Prelims) Examination every year. from which, around 14 to 15 thousand candidates qualified for the mains examination. Around 2 to 3 thousand candidates were called for the interview stage. from which  around 1000 candidates were recommended for appointment to various services. So UPSC exam is India’s toughest exam to clear this exam one required tremendous hard work and dedication towards study. The benefits of studying for UPSC civil service exam is you can give different types of government exam with same syllabus. Apart from UPSC civil service exam UPSC also conduct other exams like Engineering Service Examination(IES), Indian Statistical Service Examination(ISS),Combined Defence Services Examination (CDSE), Indian Forest Service (IFoS) Examination, etc.