The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission 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) and
Indian Revenue Service (IRS)

List of Services

Following are the services which one gets on qualifying the Civil Service Examination.[9]

Group A Services

Indian Foreign Service
Indian Administrative Service
Indian Police Service
Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)
Indian Revenue Service (CBEC)
Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service
Indian Audit and Accounts Service
Indian Defence Accounts Service
Indian Ordnance Factories Service
Indian Postal Service
Indian Civil Accounts Service
Indian Railway Traffic Service
Indian Railway Accounts Service
Indian Railway Personnel Service
Railway Protection Force
Indian Defence Estates Service
Indian Information Service
Indian Trade Service
Indian Corporate Law Service

Group B Services

Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service
Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service
Pondicherry Civil Service
Pondicherry Police Service

Important dates (Tentative)

The official notification was out on 22nd February 2017
Final date for submitting the application form 17th March 2017
The Civil Services Exam 2017(Pre) 18th June 2017
Date of main examination 28th October 2017