The Civil Services Examination (CSE) offers the widest range of jobs in our country and is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). There are about twenty-three (23) services offered through this single examination. Some of the top services offered are the two All India Services, viz., the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS) along with the other central services, viz., Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Revenue Service (IRS), Indian Customs & Central Excise Services, etc. Due to the importance and nature of such civil/public service jobs, UPSC takes utmost care in selecting the right people.
The Civil Services Examination comprises two successive stages:
1) Civil Services Preliminary Examinations (Objective Type) - for the selection of candidates for Main Examination; and
2) Civil Services Main Examination (Written Test and Interview) - for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts
STAGE – 1 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
Papers |
Subjects |
Marks | Exam Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
GENERAL STUDIES |
200 |
2 HOURS |
2 |
CIVIL SERVICE APTITUDE TEST |
200 |
2 HOURS |
Total |
400 |
STAGE – 2 MAIN EXAMINATION
A. LANGUAGES
Papers |
Subjects |
Marks | Exam Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
English |
300 |
2 HOURS |
2 |
Any One Indian Language |
300 |
2 HOURS |
Total |
600 |
B. ESSAY & GENERAL STUDIES
Papers |
Subjects |
Marks | Exam Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
Essay |
250 |
2 HOURS |
2 |
Indian Heritage and Culture, History andGeography of the World and Society and International relations |
250 |
2 HOURS |
3 |
Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice |
250 |
2 HOURS |
4 |
Technology, Economic Development,
Bio-diversity, |
250 |
2 HOURS |
5 |
Ethics Integrity and Aptitude |
250 |
2 HOURS |