The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is conducted by Union Public Service Commission UPSC for selection of candidates for the Civil Services (Main) Examination and Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination.

Civil Services Exam Eligibility Criteria-

Degree from a Central, State or Deemed university
or
Degree received through correspondence or distance education
or
Degree from an open university
or
Candidates who have passed the final exam of the MBBS degree but have not yet completed an internship
or
Candidates who have passed the final exam of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), ICSI and ICWAI
or
Degree from a private university
or
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

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.

The upper age limit is relaxed for certain candidates who are backward with respect to other factors and physically handicapped people.

Important Dates

Date of Notification: 27 April, 2016
Last Date to Apply: 27 May, 2016
Exam Date: 7 August, 2016
Civil Services Mains: 3 December, 2016

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.

This exam is only a screening test; the marks obtained in the prelims are only for qualifying for main exam

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