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Union Public Service Commission Exam (UPSC)

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- Facts every aspirant should know


The Union Public Service Commission Exam (UPSC) - Facts every aspirant should know

The Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) is the government agency responsible for recruiting officers into civil services in the country. It conducts the exam and selects candidates based on pre-selected criteria. The civil services include services like the IAS, IFS, IPS, IRS, etc. The candidates must have attained 21 years of age and be less than 32 years of age as of 1st August 2023 i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August 1990 and not later than 1st August 2001.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) isn't an exam but it is a constitutional body that is permitted to conduct various exams within the country one in ev of which is the Civil Services Exam, while Indian Administrative Services (IAS) which is commonly called the IAS Exam is additionally not an exam and is one among the civil services post among the others like IPS, IFS, etc. to which candidates can get into through the Civil Services Exam.

The Civil Services Examination (CSE) stands as one of the toughest examinations in the country. The year-long examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Every year, over 10 lakh aspirants compete for the All India Services, such as IAS, IPS, and IFS. Along with Central Services, Group A and B Services are also equally popular across India. Depending upon the candidates' preference and rank, the Commission will allow the service. The UPSC conducts the CSE for a total of 24 services apart from the Indian Forest Service (IFS). Check the UPSC services list here.
 

UPSC Posts - 3 Types of Civil Services

ALL INDIA SERVICES:

  • IAS
  • IPS
  • IFos

 

Group 'A' Civil Services

  •  Indian Foreign Service
  • Indian Audit and Accounts Service
  • Indian Civil Accounts Service
  • Indian Corporate Law Service
  • Indian Defence Accounts Service
  • Indian Defence Estates Service
  • Indian Information Service
  • Indian Ordnance Factories Service
  • Indian Communication Finance Service
  • Indian Postal Service
  • Indian Railway Accounts Service
  • Indian Railway Personnel Service
  • Indian Railway Traffic Service
  • Indian Revenue Service
  • Indian Trade Service
  • Railway Protection Service

 

Group 'B' Civil Services

  • Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services
  • DANICS
  • DANIPS
  • Pondicherry Civil Service
  • Pondicherry Police Service

 

Recruitment rules for Union Public Service Commission

According to the provision mentioned in Article 320 of the Constitution of India, the provisions of Union Public Service Commission (Exemption from Consultation) Regulations 1958, Recruitment Rules of all Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ posts in various Ministries/Departments of the presidency of India are necessary to be framed in consultation with the Commission. Consultation with the Commission is additionally mandatory for structuring or revising Recruitment Rules certainly categories of posts under the Delhi Municipal Corporation, The New Delhi Municipal Coil, the staff State Insurance Corporation, and also the workers Provide. annually on an all-India basis, various examinations are conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and this includes Civil Services, Engineering, Medical, and Forest Service, etc.

 

UPSC Exam: What is the UPSC Civil Services Examination?

Civil Services Examination (CSE) is one of the most popular exams conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. It is widely known as the ‘IAS exam’ even though CSE is a common exam to recruit candidates to about 24 top government services like IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, etc.

UPSC Civil Services Exam (CSE) consists of 3 stages. The stages are:

  1. Preliminary Exam (objective)
  2. Main Exam (written)
  3. Interview (personality test)

 

What is the UPSC Syllabus for Civil Services Exam?

There are 3 stages in the UPSC Civil Services Exam – (1) Preliminary Exam (Objective Test) (2) Main Exam (Written Test) (3) Personality Test (Interview).

Prelims – The Civil Services Preliminary exam comprises two compulsory papers of 200 marks each (General Studies Paper-I and General Studies Paper-II). The questions will be of multiple-choice, objective type. The marks in prelims will not be counted for final ranking, but just for qualification for the main exam.

Mains – The written examination (main) will consist of nine papers, but only 7 papers will be counted for the final merit ranking. For the rest two papers, the candidate should secure the minimum marks prescribed by the commission each year.

Interview – The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have a record of his/her career before them. He/she will be asked questions on matters of general interest.

The marks of the Preliminary Exam are not counted for the final ranking. Prelims is a screening test to select the candidates for the Main Exam. A candidate’s final rank in the Civil Service Exam depends only on the mark scored in the Main exam and Interview. The main exam has 1750 marks while the interview has 275 marks. Total marks are calculated out of 2025.

 

UPSC 2023

The notification for UPSC Civil Services Examination for 2023  published on February 1. 

  • UPSC CSE 2023 Prelims Date: May 28, 2023
  • UPSC CSE 2023 Mains Date: September 15, 2023
  • UPSC CSE 2023 Interview Date:  January-March 2024(expected)
  • UPSC CSE 2023 Final Result Date: To be notified

 

UPSC Notification 2023

The UPSC released the Civil Services Examination (CSE) notification on February 1, 2023. Interested candidates can access the UPSC notification 2023 on its official website. The notification plays a significant role in competitive examinations. It will display all the important details such as eligibility, selection procedure, exam pattern, marking scheme, and syllabus. The UPSC recruitment notification 2023 was released for a total of 1105 vacancies.

 

UPSC IAS Exam 2023 Highlights

 

Exam Name

UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS) 2023

Conducting Body

Union Public Service Commission(UPSC)

Exam Level

National

UPSC Vacancies

1105

Exam Frequency

Once a year

Exam Mode

Offline - Pen and Paper Mode

Exam Stages

Prelims - Mains(Written) - Mains(Interview)

Application Fee(Prelims)

100

Language

Prelims - English and Hindi

No. of Test Cities

Test centers across the national

m Helpdesk No.

011-23098543 / 23385271 / 23381125 / 23098591

Official Website

https://www.upsc.gov.in/

 

UPSC IAS 2023 FAQs

Q. What is the date of the UPSC IAS 2023 prelims?

A. UPSC Prelims 2023 will be conducted on May 28. The UPSC 2023 notification for civil services was released on February 1.

Q. What is the educational qualification required to become an IAS?

A. The educational qualification required to become an IAS Officer is a graduate degree in any discipline from any university established by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India. The candidates also visit IAS eligibility for details.

Q. Is coaching necessary for cracking the IAS Exam?

A. Every candidate has different needs and abilities. Joining a coaching institute is a very subjective decision. It can help some of the candidates in understanding the structure and pattern of the IAS Exam but some of them find it useless. It differs from candidate to candidate.

Q. Can I prepare for IAS Exam without coaching?

A. Yes, any candidate can prepare for the IAS exam without coaching. Nowadays so much information is available online which can help the candidates to prepare for IAS Exam by themselves. The candidate should select the best authentic source of information can prepare for the IAS Exam by themselves.

Q. How to start IAS preparation at home?

A. The candidates should start preparing the basics with the NCERT Books and Daily Newspaper. Complete the NCERT of History, Geography, Economics, and Sociology first and then start reading the dedicated books for each subject supplemented with the Newspaper.

Q. What is the difference between IAS and PCS?

A. IAS means Indian Administrative Services and PCS means the Provincial Civil Services. IAS is one of the three All India Services. The recruitment for IAS is done by the Union Public Service Commission. PCS is the state-centric civil service recruited through the State Public Service Commission.

Q. How many papers are there in the IAS Main Exam?

A. There are 9 question papers in the IAS Main Exam. Out of these 9 question papers, the candidates need to qualify in the General English and General Hindi papers and their numbers are not counted for the final merit.

Q. Can an average student crack IAS?

A. The IAS exam is an open platform with no limitations for the average student. No minimum percentage of marks is required in the graduation course to appear in the IAS Exam. Each year, a good number of Average students crack the IAS Exam.

Q. Who is the Cadre Controlling Authority of IAS?

A. Ministry of Personnel, which works under the supervision of the Prime Minister of India, is the Cadre controlling authority for the IAS.

Q. Can State PCS Officers be promoted to IAS?

A. Yes, the State PCS Officers can be promoted to the IAS subject to certain conditions laid down by UPSC. Each year, out of the total vacancies of IAS, 33% are filled through promotion.