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) among others.

Examination Pattern :
Exam Pattern Details: Civil Services Exam Consists of 2 Stages.
I. Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)
II. Main Examination (Written and Interview)

I. Preliminary Examination: The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.
(i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).
(ii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English


II. Main Examination:
1. The written examination will consist of the following papers:

Qualifying Papers:

Paper- A: One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution).- 200 Marks

Paper‐ B: English- 200 Marks

Paper
Paper-I Essay
Paper -II
General Studies-I(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and
Geography of the World and Society)
Paper-III
General Studies-II(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social
Justice and International relations)
Paper-IV
General Studies-III(Technology, Economic Development,
Bio-diversity, Environment, Security andDisaster Management)
Paper-V General Studies-IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
Paper-VI Optional subject Paper-I
Paper-VII Optional subject Paper-II


the Sample Question Paper of the Civil Service Examination Tamil Language is given below

Question Paper of the Civil Service Examination Tamil Language