Union Public Service Commission
Union Public Service Commission
Union Public Service Commission is a constitutional body which works as a central recruitment agency responsible for the appointments and examinations for All India services and group A & group B of Central services.
UPSC conducts civil services examination through which IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS, IRTS and several other posts are filled up. These services are considered as the most prestigious services in India.
AGE LIMIT & EXAM FEES
Minimum age age limit for all categories are 21 years.
Max Age
for General – 32 years – Physically handicap 35 years / 100 Rs. Exam Fees
for OBC – 35 years – Physically handicap 38 years / 100 Rs. Exam Fees
for SC – 37 years – Physically handicap 40 years/ No. Exam Fees
for ST – 37 years – Physically handicap 40 years / No. Exam Fees
All female candidates are exempted from fees.
ATTEMPTS
General candidate – 6 Attempts
OBC candidate – 9 Attempts
SC & ST No Limit
UPSC XAMINATIONS IS CONDUCTED IN THREE STAGES:
Stage I – CSAT / Preliminary Examination (Objective)
Stage II – Main Examination (Subjective)
Stage III – Interview
STAGE I – PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
The CSAT or preliminary examination is consists of paper I and paper II. Both the papers are objective with negative marking for wrong answers. Paper II is qualifying which requires minimum 33% mark.
⦁ Paper I : 100 Questions / 200 Marks
⦁ Paper II: 80 Questions / 200 Marks
| Paper | Syllabus | Question / Marks |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL STUDIES - I (Objective, Negative Marking) | CURRENT EVENTS of national and international importance. HISTORY AND WORLD GEOGRAPHY Physics, Social, Economic Geography of India and the world INDIAN POLITY and Governance Constitution, Political System, Panchayat Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues etc. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives etc. GENERAL ISSUES on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and climate change - that do not require subject specialization GENERAL SCIENCE | 100 / 200 |
| GENERAL STUDIES - II Objective, Negative Marking) | Comprehesion Interpersonel skills including communication skill Logical reasoning and analytical ability Decision-making and problem solving General mental ability, basic numeracy ( numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude,etc) (class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc - (class X level) English Language Comprehension skill (Class X Level) | 80 / 200 |
STAGE II – MAIN EXAMINATION
Main examination is subjective / descriptive consists of total nine papers in which two papers are of qualifying in nature. General Studies has four papers of 250 marks each. Optional Subject has two papers and each paper carrying 250 marks. The total required marks or cut-off ranges between 750 – 800 marks which qualifies candidate for the personality test. .
| PAPER | SYLLABUS | MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| ENGLISH INDIAN LANGUAGE | English Comprehension & English Precis (Hindi, Marathi etc) | 300 300 |
| ESSAY | 250 | |
| GENERAL STUDIES - I | Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society | 250 |
| GENERAL STUDIES - II | Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations | 250 |
| GENERAL STUDIES - III | Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management | 250 |
| GENERAL STUDIES - IV | Ethics, integrity and Aptitude | 250 |
| OPTIONAL SUBJECT - PAPER - I | 250 | |
| OPTIONAL SUBJECT - PAPER - II | 250 |
| AGRICULTURE | ANIMAL HUSBANDARY & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
|---|---|
| ANTHROPOLOGY | BOTANY |
| CHEMISTRY | CIVIL ENGINEERING |
| COMMERCE & ACCOUNTANCY | ECONOMICS |
| ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | GEOGRAPHY |
| GEOLOGY | HISTORY |
| LAW | MANAGEMENT |
| MATHEMATICS | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
| MEDICAL SCIENCE | PHILOSOPHY |
| PHYSICS | POLITICAL SCIENCE & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
| PSYCHOLOGY | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
| SOCIOLOGY | STATISTICS |
| ZOOLOGY |
Assamese Bengali Bodo Dongri
Gujarati Hindi Kannada Kashmiri
Konkani Maithili Malayalam Manipuri
Marathi Nepali Oriya Punjabi
Sanskrit Santhali Sindhi Tamil
Telugu Urdu English
STAGE III – INTERVIEW (PERSONALITY TEST)
Personality Test carries 275 marks and no minimum qualifying required marks.
Exam Notification:
UPSC declares Civil Services Examination notification every year in the month January – February on the website https://upsc.gov.in and all national newspapers. Candidates are required to apply online by using the website https://upsconline.nic.in.