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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 January 2025. Civil services examination in India This article is about the examination in India. For civil service examinations in general, see civil service entrance examination. This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. You can help. The talk page may ...
A past paper is an examination paper from a previous year or previous years, usually used either for exam practice or for tests such as University of Oxford, [1] [2] University of Cambridge [3] College Collections. Exam candidates find past papers valuable in test preparation.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC; ISO: Saṁgha Loka Sevā Āyoga) is a constitutional body tasked with recruiting officers for All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through various standardized examinations. [1] In 2023, 1.3 million applicants competed for just 1,255 positions. [2]
Twice a year (April & September) Restrictions on attempts: 16½ years to 19½ years (age of the candidate) Regions: India: Languages: Hindi or English: Fee ₹ 100 (US$1.20) (for General male candidates) Qualification rate: ≈ 4% (approx) for written examination: Website: www.upsc.gov.in
From 1951 to 1978, an IAS/IFS candidate was required to submit two additional papers along with three optional papers (instead of just the three optional papers like for other civil services) to be eligible for the Indian Administrative Service or the Indian Foreign Service. The two additional papers were postgraduate level submissions ...
In 2020, 167,102 candidates registered for the exam, 18,389 more than the previous year. [8] 166,702 candidates were Indian citizens, 16 were Non-Resident of India, 130 Person of Indian Origin and 254 foreigners. 160,888 candidates appeared for the exam and, out of which 89,549 qualified. 12 were declared ineligible. [9]
The age range is 21–30 years on 1 January of the year of the Engineering Services Examination. [7] The upper age limit is relaxed as follows: A maximum of three years for Other Backward Class candidates (non-creamy layer only)
In 2011, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, created a proposal to retire and remove incompetent, inefficient and unproductive All India Service officers after 15 years of service, [64] [65] [66] which was accepted and rule 16(3) of the All India Services (death-cum-retirement ...