The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission UPSC for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.

UPSC Civil Services Exam Eligibility Criteria-

Degree from a Central, State or Deemed university

Degree received through correspondence or distance education

Degree from an open university

Qualification recognized by the Government of India as being equivalent to one of the above

Candidates who have passed the final exam of the MBBS degree but have not yet completed an internship

Candidates who have passed the final exam of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), ICSI and ICWAI

A degree from a private university

A degree from any foreign university recognized by the Association of Indian Universities

Age-

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on August 1 of the year of examination.

For other backwards castes (OBC) the upper age limit is 35, and for scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) the limit is 37 years.

UPSC Civil Services Exam pattern-

CSAT (Prelims) Pattern

The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry maximum of 400 marks.

Prelims Paper Duration Questions Marks
Paper I - General Studies 2 Hours 100 200
Paper II - Aptitude 2 Hours 80 200
Total 400

In General Studies Paper - II, minimum qualifying marks is 33%.

You will be selected for Mains exam based total qualifying marks of General Studies Paper - I.

Civil Services (Mains) Pattern

The pattern has changed from 2013 main examination. The new pattern is:

# Paper Subject Marks
1 Paper A Indian Language (Qualifying) 300
2 Paper B English (Qualifying) 300
3 Paper I Essay 250
4 Paper II General Studies - I 250
5 Paper III General Studies - II 250
6 Paper IV General Studies - III 250
7 Paper V General Studies - IV 250
8 Paper VI Optional Subject Paper 1 250
9 Paper VII Optional Subject Paper 2 250
Total 1750
Interview (Personality Test) 275
Grand Total 2025