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 (UPSC) releases the annual calendar. The UPSC Calendar consists of all the exam dates along with the date of notification, last date for receipt of application and duration of the exam. Aspirants should never miss the exam calendar released by UPSC. It is also advised to download the UPSC Calendar and take a printout for future reference. We also advise aspirants to refer our UPSC Calendar 2020 page for detailed information.
Name of Examination | Date of Notification | Date of Exam |
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 | September 25, 2019 | January 5, 2020 |
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination,2020 | September 25, 2019 | January 19, 2020 |
C.D.S. Examination (I), 2020 | October 30, 2019 | February 2, 2020 |
CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2020 | December 4, 2019 | March 1, 2020 |
N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (I), 2020 | January 8, 2020 | September 6, 2020 |
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 | February 12, 2020 | October 4, 2020 |
Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 through CS(P) Examination 2019 | ||
I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, 2020 | June 10, 2020 | October 16, 2020 |
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2020 | July 22, 2020 | October 22, 2020 |
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2020 | August 18, 2020 | December 20, 2020 |
N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (II), 2020 | June 10, 2020 | September 6, 2020 |
C.D.S. Examination (II), 2020 | August 5, 2020 | November 11, 2020 |
The UPSC has released the Civil Services Examination (CSE) notification on February 12, 2020. Interested candidates can access the UPSC notification 2020 on its official website. The notification plays a significant role in the competitive examinations. It will display all the important details such as eligibility, selection procedure, exam pattern, marking scheme and syllabus. The UPSC recruitment notification 2020 was released for a total of 769 vacancies that include vacancies for PwBD category.
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.
All India Services
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
13. 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.
The UPSC is all set to close the application window for the NDA & NA 2021 application form on January 19. Aspirants who have not yet registered for the exam can apply till 6 PM on the official website - upsc.gov.in.
The UPSC has released the NDA & NA notification 2021 on December 30 for a total of 400 vacancies in National Defence Academy and Naval Academy. The NDA 2021 written exam will be held on April 18, 2021.
19 January 2021
The UPSC has released CDS-I admit card 2021. Candidates who have registered for the exam can download CDS admit card 2021 on the official website with their login credentials such as registration number or roll number.
The Commission will conduct CDS-I 2021 exam on February 7. Aspirants should take a printout of the admit card and carry the same to exam centre along with original ID proof - Voter ID, Aadhaar card, driver's license etc.
8 January 2021
The UPSC has released the Civil Services 2019 reserve list on January 4. Candidates can check their UPSC 2019 reserve list on its official website - upsc.gov.in.
A total of 89 candidates who were kept under the reserve list will now be filled in the Civil Services Examination 2019. The shortlisted candidates for UPSC reserve list 2019 include 73 General, 14 OBC, 1 EWS and 1 SC category candidates.
The candidature of following 04 candidates bearing Roll No. 0404736, 0835241, 2100323 and 6603686 are provisional.
5 January 2021
The UPSC has released the NDA (1) 2021 notification on December 30, 2020. The recruitment notification was released for a total of 400 vacancies. The National Defence Academy - 370 to include 208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 120 for Air Force (including 28 for ground Duties) and Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme) - 30.
Candidates can apply online on the official website till January 19, 2021. One should pay the application fee of Rs 100 to complete the registration process.
30 December 2020
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has invited applications from qualified and experienced IFS officers for appointment against Forestry posts at the levels of DIGF and AIGF on deputation to be posted across India on a fulltime basis. The offline applications will be accepted till February 06, 2021.
Click Here To Apply For Forestry Posts
Aspirants should send the application in the prescribed format. One should satisfy all the prerequisite to apply for the post.
29 December 2020