IPS exam notification was released on March 4, 2021, and the application forms will be available till March 24, 2021. Candidates can apply through only through online mode only via the official website of UPSC. The Civil Services Examination (Preliminary) 2021 will take place on June 27, 2021. The Civil services Main Exam will be held from September 17, 2021.
UPSC IPS 2021 |
Exam Date | Exam Type |
IPS Preliminary | June 27, 2021 | Objective |
IPS Main Exam | September 17, 2021 (5 days) | Descriptive |
Date/Day | Forenoon Session (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM) | Afternoon Session (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM) |
17-09-2021 (Friday) | Paper-I (Essay) |
No Paper |
18-09-2021 (Saturday) |
Paper-II (General Studies-I) |
Paper-III (General Studies-II) |
19-09-2021 (Sunday) |
Paper-IV (General Studies-III) |
Paper-V (General Studies-IV) |
25-09-2021 (Saturday) | Paper-A (Indian Languages) [Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/
Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/ Konkani/
Maithili/Malayalam/Manipuri/ Marathi/Nepali/
Oriya/Punjabi/Sanskrit/ Santhali/Sindhi
(Devanagari/Arabic Script)/Tamil/Telugu/Urdu]
|
Paper-B English |
26-09-2021 (Sunday) | Paper-VI (Optional Paper-I) [Agriculture/Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science/Anthropology/ Botany/Chemistry/Civil Engineering/ Commerce & Accountancy/Economics/ Electrical Engineering/Geography/ Geology/History/Law/Management/ Mathematics/Mechanical Engineering/ Medical Science/Philosophy/Physics/ Political Science & International Relations/Psychology/Public Administration/Sociology/Statistics/ Zoology/Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/ Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/ Konkani/Maithili/Malayalam/Manipuri/ Marathi/Nepali/Oriya/Punjabi/Sanskrit/ Santhali/Sindhi/Tamil/Telugu/Urdu/ English] |
Paper-VII (Optional Paper-II) [Agriculture/Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science/Anthropology/ Botany/Chemistry/Civil Engineering/ Commerce & Accountancy/Economics/ Electrical Engineering/Geography/ Geology/History/Law/Management/ Mathematics/Mechanical Engineering/ Medical Science/Philosophy/Physics/ Political Science & International Relations/Psychology/Public Administration/Sociology/Statistics/ Zoology/Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/ Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/ Konkani/Maithili/Malayalam/Manipuri/ Marathi/Nepali/Oriya/Punjabi/Sanskrit/ Santhali/Sindhi/Tamil/Telugu/Urdu/ English] |
Note:
The dates of notification, commencement, and duration of examinations may be changed if there is a need to be changed.
Title | Date | |
---|---|---|
IPS Civil Services (Preliminary) Date of Notification | 04-03-2021 | |
Start of Online Registration | 04-03-2021 | |
End of Online Submission (Till 6:00 PM) | 24-03-2021 | |
Admit Card (Preliminary Examination) | May 2021 | |
Date of Civil Services Preliminary Examination | 27-06-2021 | |
Date of IAS Civil Services Main Examination | 17-09-2021 To 26-09-2021 |