Hey!!! The Union Public Service Commission is India's central agency authorised to conduct the

-Civil Services Examination,

-Indian Forest Service examination,

-Engineering Services Examination,

-Combined Defence Services Examination,

-National Defence Academy Examination,

-Naval Academy Examination,

-Combined Medical Services Examination,

-Special Class Railway Apprentice,

-Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination,

-Combined Geoscientist and Geologist Examination, and

-Central Armed Police Forces(Assistant Commandant) Examination.



Historical Background


Indianisation of the superior Civil Services became one of the major demands of the political movement compelling the British Indian Government to consider setting up of a Public Service Commission for recruitment to its services in the territory.

The first Public Service Commission was set up on October 1st, 1926.


The Constituent Assembly, after independence, saw the need for giving a secure and autonomous status to Public Service Commissions both at Federal and Provincial levels for ensuring unbiased recruitment to Civil Services as also for protection of service interests.


With the promulgation of the new Constitution for independent India on 26th January, 1950, the Federal Public Service Commission was accorded a constitutional status as an autonomous entity and given the title – Union Public Service Commission



Duties and role under the Constitution:

-Recruitment to services & posts under the Union through conduct of competitive examinations;

-Recruitment to services & posts under the Central Government by Selection through Interviews;

-Advising on the suitability of officers for appointment on promotion as well as transfer-on-deputation;

-Advising the Government on all matters relating to methods of Recruitment to various services and posts;

-Disciplinary cases relating to different civil services; and

-Miscellaneous matters relating to grant of extra ordinary pensions, reimbursement of legal expenses etc.