The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a National level competitive examination in India, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India.
CareerIndia provides you with the list of 20 civil services in India consisting of complete information about each exam and how to apply or prepare for the examination. The syllabus (Preliminary and Main) and updated question papers for all the exams are featured here with an option of downloading them for your reference and preparation.
The Union Public Service Commission, i.e.; UPSC is all set to conduct the Civil Services (Main)Examination 2023 on September 15, 16, 17, 23, and 24, 2023. The UPSC CSE Main Examination is scheduled to be conducted in two shifts every day: in the Morning from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and the second shift is to be administered in the Afternoon from 2: p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The candidates who are going to appear in the UPSC CSE Main Examination 2023; are supposed to keep track of the website of the Commission; upsc.gov.in for the latest news and information.
The Union Public Service Commission, popularly abbreviated as UPSC released the UPSC Calendar 2024 on May 10, 2023. According to the released Annual Calendar of the Commission, the Civil Services (Prelims) Examination, 2024 will be held on May 26, 2024. Whereas, the UPSC Mains Exam 2024 is scheduled to be conducted on September 20, 2024.
The notification will be issued on February 14, 2024, and registration will begin on March 5, 2024.
The candidates who are eligible and interested are expected to keep track of the official website of the UPSC, upsc.gov.in. Everyone should be cognizant of the fact these dates are subject to change under any circumstances.
Click here for tghe UPSC Annual Calendar 2024, https://www.upsc.gov.in/content/annual-calendar-2024-0
Step 1: Visit the official website; upsc.gov.in.
Step 2: Click on the Examination Tab.
Step 3: Select the Calendar section and click on 'Annual Calendar 2024".
Step 4: The entire schedule will appear on the screen.
Step 5: Download the Calendar 2024 and keep the copy for future reference.
UPSC Annual Calendar 2023
Name of Examination | Date of Notification | Date of Exam |
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2023 | September 14, 2022 | February 19, 2023 |
Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary), 2023 | September 21, 2022 | February 19, 2023 |
CISF AS(EXE) LDCE 2023 | November 30, 2022 | March 12, 2023 |
N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (I), 2023 | December 21, 2022 | April 16, 2023 |
C.D.S. Examination (I), 2023 | December 21, 2022 | April 16, 2023 |
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2023 | February 01, 2023 | May 28, 2023 |
Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2023 through CS(P) Examination 2023 | ||
I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, 2023 | April 19, 2023 | June 23, 2023 |
Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2023 | June 24, 2023 | |
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2023 | June 25, 2023 | |
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2023 | April 19, 2023 | July 16, 2023 |
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2023 | April 26, 2023 | August 06, 2023 |
N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (II), 2023 | May 17, 2023 | September 03, 2023 |
C.D.S. Examination (II), 2023 | May 17, 2023 | September 03, 2023 |
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2023 | September 15 to 19, 2023 | |
Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2023 | November 26, 2023 |
The UPSC Civil Services (CSE) Prelims Results were declared today by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Candidates who took the May 28 IAS exam can check their qualifying status by going to the official website, upsc.gov.in. The aspirants who appeared in the examination are expected to check their results and keep visiting the website for the latest information and news, related to the examination.
Candidates can check the name and roll number of candidates qualified for the IAS Mains exam 2023 by following the steps given below:
Step 1: Go to the UPSC official website, upsc.gov.in.
Step 2: Click on the "UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Results 2023" link on the homepage.
Step 3: Now, again click on the link that says Result of written exam with roll number and name of qualified candidates.
Step 4: Then, Press Ctrl+F, typer roll number or name to check the qualifying status.
Step 5: Take a printout of the Result for further future reference.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced the UPSC Mains Result, 2022 on 6th December 2022. The Commission has asked the selected candidates to fill out the Detailed Application Form (DAF) - II through Online mode only. The DAF has to be filled up from the official website of the Commission, upsc.gov.in properly from 08th December 2022 to 14th December 2022 till 6:00 P.M. The selected candidates need to fill the details in the DAF-II with utmost priority on time, otherwise; the Commission will not entertain the candidature of the candidates.
For more details on the UPSC Mains 2022 Result, visit our UPSC Result Page.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the Notification for the Preliminary Examination on February 1, 2023, at its official website. The online application will be accepted till 21 February 2023. The Prelims will be held on 28 May, 2023. The Civil Services (Main) will be conducted from September 15, Onwards (5 Days).
Interested candidates can access the UPSC notification 2023 on its official website. The notification plays a significant role in competitive examinations. It will display all the important details such as eligibility, selection procedure, exam pattern, marking scheme, and syllabus. The UPSC recruitment notification 2021 was released for a total of 769 vacancies that include vacancies for the PwBD category.
The candidates are requested to visit the official website of the Commission; upsc.gov.in for the latest information and news.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has launched the facility of ‘One Time Registration’; popularly abbreviated as OTR on its official portal. Through this provision of OTR, all the personal information of the applicants gets stored on the Commission's website; upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in; thereafter, the candidates do not have to re-enter their details, if applying for other Commission Examinations. OTR facility is available 24*7 for the candidates. This will reduce the chance of any incorrect details of the applicant that has to be submitted and ultimately saves time. Registering the personal details/information of the aspiring candidates is useful; as the applicants who are willing to appear for another examination of the Commission in the future, need not fill in the personal information again as they are pre-populated on the aforesaid official website. Refer CareerIndia for detailed information about UPSC OTR, please refer to the Application Procedure: Inclusion of UPSC OTR.
The Commission has also made the decision to extend the ability to make corrections in any field(s) of the application form for this examination starting the day after the application window for this Examination closes. This window will be open for 7 days starting on the day it was opened, or from 22.02.2023 to 28.02.2023. A candidate should go into the OTR platform and take the necessary action if they want to make any changes to their OTR profile during this time. In other words, using the window for Modification in Application Form won't let you to update the OTR profile. After submitting their applications, candidates won't be able to remove them.
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) stands as one amongst the toughest examinations in the country. The year-long examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Every year, over 10 lakh aspirants compete for the All India Services, such as IAS, IPS and IFS. Along with Central Services, Group A and B Services are also equally popular across India. Depending upon the candidates' preference and rank, the Commission will allot the service. The UPSC conducts the CSE for a total of 24 services apart from Indian Forest Service (IFS). Check the UPSC services list here.
1. Indian Administrative Service
2. Indian Police Service
3. Indian Foreign Service
4. Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service
5. Indian Audit and Accounts Service
6. Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise)
7. Indian Defence Accounts Service
8. Indian Revenue Service (I.T.)
9. Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)
10. Indian Postal Service
11. Indian Civil Accounts Service
12. Indian Railway Traffic Service
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Indian Railway Accounts Service
14. Indian Railway Personnel Service
15. Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force
16. Indian Defence Estates Service
17. Indian Information Service (Junior Grade)
18. Indian Trade Service
19. Indian Corporate Law Service
20. Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer′s Grade)
21. Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’
22. Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’
23. Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’
24. Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’
India's central recruiting agency, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), is one amongst the Constitutional bodies. Under Article 320 of the Constitution of India, UPSC was vested with the many functions related to the recruitment of Civil Services and other Central Services. Every Civil Services aspirant should know the important functions of the Commission under Article 320 of the Constitution.
The Civil Services, also known as the UPSC exam is considered one of the toughest and prestigious competitive exams in India with a success rate of just 0.1%.
The examination is conducted to recruit officers for three types of services namely, All India Services, Central Services and State Services.
CareerIndia provides you with the list of Civil Services in India, which also has complete information on more than 11 Civil Service Exams. Syllabus (Preliminary and Main) for all the exams are mentioned with an option of downloading it for your future reference.
Eligibility criteria including nationality, educational qualification, age limit and the number of attempts are also provided to enable the candidates to know if they are qualified. Selection procedure gives a detailed process of selection in three stages: Prelims, Mains and Interview. The exclusive section on Career prospects fetch you the details of the pay scale, designations with all the information on the training period.
As a part of guidance on exam preparation, we have documented information on coaching centres, question papers, reference books and preparation tips to help you crack one of the toughest exams in India.
Latest Updates
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the UPSC Civil Services Final Result 2021 today 30 May, 2022.
As per the official notice, Shruti Sharma has topped the UPSC Civil Service Exam. Candidates can check their respective results on the official website of UPS - upsc.gov.in.
30 May 2022
Union CSE Prelims Admit Card 2022 : Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday released the prelims admit card on its official website - https://upsc.gov.in.
The Candidates who have applied for the post of Joint preliminary Examination 2022 & Indian Forest Services 2022, Can check & download their e-admit cards by following the instructions given on the official website.
Union Public Service Commission Examination will be held on June 05, 2022. Candidates can download their admit cards from the official website.
10 May 2022
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the annual exam calendar 2023 at upsc.gov.in. UPSC has released dates of all examinations or recruitment tests in 2023. Candidates planning to appear in the UPSC Examinations like IAS, CDS, CAPF, NDA and other exams can check the UPSC 2023 Annual Calendar & Plan Accordingly.
UPSC has also released the date of notification and last date for receipt of the application along with the exam dates. The UPSC Civil Service 2023 Exam notification will be released on 01 February 2023. The online applications will be accepted till 21 February 2023. The prelims will be held on 28 May, 2023. The Civil Services (Main) will be conducted from September 15, Onwards (5 Days).
5 May 2022
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the Civil Services Examination marksheet after the final result. The Commission has released the UPSC Marksheet for candidates qualified and not qualified in the written examination.
Earlier, the Commission has released UPSC Final result 2020 in September. Aspirants need to enter their login ID and password to download UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination Marksheet.
4 October 2021
The UPSC has declared the Civil Services (IAS) final result 2020. Candidates who have appeared for the interview can check their UPSC IAS final result 2020 on the official website - www.upsc.gov.in.
A total of 761 candidates have been qualified in the selection process. The interviews were held between August 2 and September 22, 2021.
27 September 2021