Civil Services Exam

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is very known for Civil Services Exam (CSE) which is nationwide Competitive exam in India. This exam is conducted by UPSC to select higher Civil Services of the Government of India, including Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Police Services (IPS), Indian Foreign Services (IFS) etc.

UPSC Civil Services Exam conducted in three stages

• Preliminary Exam
• Main Exam
• Interview

Successful candidate sits for 32 hours of examination during the complete process of UPSC Civil Services Exam.

Eligibility for UPSC CSE

CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:
All candidates (male/female/transgender) are requested to carefully read the Rules of Civil Services
Examination notified by the Government (Department of Personnel and Training) and this Notice of
Examination derived from these Rules. The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that
they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to all the stages of the
examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue
of e-Admit Card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the
Commission. The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original
documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.

• Nationality: A citizen of India
• Educational Qualification: Graduate (A degree from central, state or deemed university)
• Age limit: 21 years to 32 years
  • OBC: 35 years
  • SC & ST: 37 years
  • Defence Services Personnel: 40 years
  • Economic Weaker Section (EWS): Standard age limit / No exception in age limit.
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• Number of attempts:
  • General / Unreserved: 06
  • OBC: 09
  • SC / ST: Unlimited till 37 years of age

List of Services after UPSC CSE

All India Services

• Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
• Indian Police Service (IPS)

Central Services (Group A)

• Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
• Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS)
• Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS)
• Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS)
• Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS)
• Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES)
• Indian Information Service (IIS)
• Indian Telecommunication Service (ITS)
• Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS)
• Indian Postal Service (IPoS)
• Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS)
• Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS)
• Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS)
• Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS)
• Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS)
• Indian Revenue Service (IRS-IT)
• Indian Revenue Service (IRS-C&CE)
• Indian Trade Service (ITrS)

Group B Services

• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services (AFHCS)
• Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS)
• Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS)
• Pondicherry Civil Service (PCS)
• Pondicherry Police Service (PPS)