Union Public Service Commission is a Constitutional Body under Article 315-323 Part XIV Chapter II of the Constitution of India to discharge its 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
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Group A posts
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Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
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Indian Police Service (IPS)
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Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
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Indian Revenue Service (IRS)
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Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IAAS)
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Indian Customs and Central Excise Service (ICCES)
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Indian Information Service (IIS)
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Indian Engineering Service (IES) etc.
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Group B posts
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Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
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DANICS
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DANIPS
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Pondicherry Civil Service
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Pondicherry Police Service
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Indian Customs and Central Excise Service (ICCES)
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Indian Information Service (IIS)
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Indian Engineering Service (IES) etc.
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Criteria
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Details
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Qualification
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Graduation in any subject recognized by UGC
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Category
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Minimum Age
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Upper Age Limit
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Number of Attempts
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General
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21 Years
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32 Years
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06 Attempts
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OBC
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21 Years
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35 Years
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09 Attempts
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SC/ST
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21 Years
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37 Years
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Unlimited (till age limit)
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Event
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Timeline
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Notification & Form Filling (IAS Prelims)
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February/March
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Date of Preliminary Exam
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May/June
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Result of Preliminary Exam
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August/September
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Commencement of Main Exam
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September/October
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Declaration of Main Exam Results
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December/January
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Personality Test
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Personality Test
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Declaration of Final Merit List
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May/June
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Compulsory
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No of Questions
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Duration of Test
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Maximum Marks
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GS Paper I
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100
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2 Hours
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200
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GS Paper II (CSAT)
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80
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2 Hours
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200
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Papers
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Subjects
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Duration of Test
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Duration of Test Maximum Marks
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1
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Essay
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Essay Writing (2 Essays)
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3 Hours
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250
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GS Paper I
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Indian Heritage & Culture, History & Geography of the World & Society
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3 Hours
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250
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3
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GS Paper II
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Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice & International Relation
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3 Hours
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250
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GS Paper III
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Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Environment, Security & Disaster Managemen
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3 Hours
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250
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GS Paper IV
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Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude
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3 Hours
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250
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Optional Subject Paper I
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--
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3 Hours
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250
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Optional Subject Paper II
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--
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3 Hours
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250
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English
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Qualifying
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3 Hours
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300
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9
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Scheduled Language
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Qualifying
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3 Hours
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300
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