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UPSC Exam Dates
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is the central recruiting agency for shortlisting candidates to various services of the Union and the services of the state. The major responsibility of the Commission is to scrutinise candidates for the All India Services comprising three prestigious services – Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS).
Every year, the Commission releases the UPSC calendar for all examinations. Candidates who are aspiring for the Central services can check the UPSC exam dates before the release of notification. The central recruiting agency also releases the UPSC time table that includes the date of notification, last date for receipt of applications, date of commencement of exam and duration of the exam.
UPSC Calendar 2020
| Name of Examination | Date of Notification | Last Date for Receipt of Applications | Date of Exam |
| Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 | September 25, 2019 | October 15, 2019 | January 5, 2020 |
| Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination,2020 | September 25, 2019 | October 15, 2019 | January 19, 2020 |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | January 19, 2020 | ||
| C.D.S. Examination (I), 2020 | October 30, 2019 | November 19, 2019 | February 2, 2020 |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | February 23, 2020 | ||
| CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2020 | December 4, 2019 | December 24, 2019 | March 1, 2020 |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | March 8, 2020 | ||
| N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (I), 2020 | January 8, 2020 | January 28, 2020 | April 19, 2020 |
| Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 | February 12, 2020 | March 3, 2020 | May 31, 2020 |
| Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 through CS(P) Examination 2020 | |||
| I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, 2020 | March 25, 2020 | April 13, 2020 | June 26, 2020 |
| Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2020 | June 27, 2020 | ||
| Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2020 | June 28, 2020 | ||
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | July 5, 2020 | ||
| Combined Medical Services Examination, 2020 | April 8, 2020 | April 28, 2020 | July 19, 2020 |
| Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2020 | April 22, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | August 9, 2020 |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | August 23, 2020 | ||
| N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (II), 2020 | June 10, 2020 | June 30, 2020 | September 6, 2020 |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | September 13, 2020 | ||
| Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2020 | September 18, 2020 | ||
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | October 4, 2020 | ||
| C.D.S. Examination (II), 2020 | August 5, 2020 | August 25, 2020 | November 11, 2020 |
| Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2020 | November 22, 2020 | ||
| S.O./Steno (GD-B/GD-I) LDCE | September 16, 2020 | October 6, 2020 | December 12, 2020 |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | December 20, 2020 |
UPSC Civil Service Exam Schedule 2020
The UPSC releases the exam dates at least a year before the Civil Services Examination (CSE). The Commission has recently released the Civil Services Exam Schedule. Aspirants can check IAS exam dates 2020 before the release of notification.
| Event | Exam Dates |
| Date of Notification | February 12, 2020 |
| Last date for receipt of applications | March 3, 2020 |
| Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 | May 31, 2020 |
| Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2020 | September 18, 2020 (5 days) |
Note: Candidates are advised to track the latest updates on the official site of UPSC because the dates of notification, exam dates and duration of examinations are liable to change if the conditions so warrant.