Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Union Public Service Commission is a Constitutional Body under Article 315-323 Part XIV Chapter II of the Constitution of India to discharge their duties, functions and obligations assigned under Article 320. The UPSC conducts various examinations in accordance with the Rules of examination as notified by the Government of India in a just, fair and impartial manner for making a merit-based selection and recommendation of candidates for various Group A and Group B Services of the Govt. of India. (Source: Website)
Post:
- Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
- Indian Police Service (IPS)
- Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
- Indian Revenue Service (IRS)
Other posts include – Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IAAS), Indian Customs and Central Excise Service (ICCES), Indian Information Service (IIS), Indian Engineering Service (IES) etc.
Group B posts include – Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, DANICS, DANIPS, Pondicherry Civil Service, Pondicherry Police Service
These are just examples of the many other posts that are filled through UPSC.
Eligibility:
The educational qualification needed to appear for UPSC Examination is Graduation in any subject recognized by UGC.
Age Limit & Attempts:
| General | 32 Years | 06 Attempts |
| OBC | 35 Years | 09 Attempts |
| SC/ST | 37 Years | Unlimited attempt till age limit |
Important Dates:
Notification and form filling for IAS Prelim Exam -February/March
| Date of Preliminary Exam -May/June | Result of Preliminary Exam- August/Sept |
| Commencement of Main Exam- Sept/Oct | Declaration of Main Exam Results-Dec/Jan |
| Personality Test – February/March | Declaration of Final Merit List- May/June |
Structure of Exam
| Compulsory | No of Questions | Duration of Test | Maximum Marks |
| GS Paper I | 100 | 2 Hours | 200 |
| GS Paper II (CSAT) | 80 | 2 Hours | 200 |
Main Examination
| Sr.No | Papers | Subjects | Duration of Test | Maximum Marks |
| 1 | Essay | Essay Writing (2 Essays) | 3 Hours | 250 |
| 2 | GS Paper I | Indian Heritage & Culture, History & Geography of the World & Society | 3 Hours | 250 |
| 3 | GS Paper II | Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice & International Relation | 3 Hours | 250 |
| 4 | GS Paper III | Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Environment, Security & Disaster & Management | 3 Hours | 250 |
| 5 | GS Paper IV | Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude | 3 Hours | 250 |
| 6 | Optional Subject Paper I | — | 3 Hours | 250 |
| 7 | Optional Subject Paper II | — | 3 Hours | 250 |
| 8 | English | Qualifying | 3 Hours | 300 |
| 9 | Scheduled Language | Qualifying | 3 Hours | 300 |
Important Notes:
- Qualifying paper marks are not counted for final selections.
- Total 1750 Marks are from 7 papers.
- 250 *7 (1750) + 275 Marks for Personality Test.
- Final Selection is out of 2025 based on Marks from Mains + Personality Test.