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About Civil Services

Indian Civil Services which includes the top services i.e. the IAS, IPS and IFS, is the dream career for millions of aspirants from all over the country

Why to Choose Civil Services as a Career?

Civil Services work as the backbone of the administrative machinery of the country. Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and Indian Forest Service (IFS) are three of the most preferable services under this.

About the Examination Process

In order to get selected into these coveted services, candidates have to appear in the Civil Services Exam (CSE) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and should pass a three-phase selection process. The three phases are the Civil Services Preliminary Exam (Prelims), Civil Services (Main) Examination (Mains) and The Personality Test (Interview).

Success in UPSC doesn’t come from luck,
it comes from relentless effort.

How to Apply

Candidates are required to apply Online using the official website of UPSC that is www.upsconline.nic.in.
Candidates need to complete the Online Application Form containing two stages viz.
Part-I and Part-II as per the instructions available in the above mentioned website.
The candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs.100/- Rupees One Hundred only)
[excepting SC/ST/ Female/Persons with Benchmark Disability candidates who are
exempted from payment of fee] either by depositing the money in any branch of State Bank of India by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using any Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/ Debit Card.

 

Before start filling up Online Application form, a candidate must have his/her
photograph and signature duly scanned in the jpg format in such a manner that each file
should not exceed 40 KB and must not be less than 3 KB in size for the photograph and 1 KB for the signature.
Applicants should avoid submitting multiple applications. In case of multiple
applications, the applications with higher Registration ID will be considered by the Commission.
The applicants must ensure that while filling their Application Form, they are providing their valid and active E-Mail IDs as the Commission may use electronic mode of communication while contacting them at different stages of examination process..

First Stage Details

The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination comprises of two papers of 200 marks each i.e. General Studies Paper I and General Studies Paper II (also known as CSAT i.e. Civil Service Aptitude Test) is of qualifying in nature and in which a candidate has to secure 33% marks only.  Objective type (Multiple Choice Questions) is asked in this stage. Marks obtained in this stage are counted only to decide merit in preliminary examination, not for final selection. Clearing the Prelims makes one eligible for the next stage of the exam.
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