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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 ...
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]
Engineering Services Examination (Civil Service) Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination (I.E.S./I.S.S. Exam) (Civil Service) Combined Medical Services Examination ; Central Armed Police Forces - Assistant Commandants Examination (CAPF - AC Exam) of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for Group A posts (Civil Service)
There are two modes for recruitment into the Indian Audit and Accounts Service. 50% of IA&AS officers are recruited by the Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC. Officers recruited this way are called direct recruits. The remaining 50% are recruited by promotion from subordinate cadres. [11]
"Accountability" derives from the late Latin accomptare (to account), a prefixed form of computare (to calculate), which in turn is derived from putare (to reckon). [6] While the word itself does not appear in English until its use in 13th century Norman England, [7] the concept of account-giving has ancient roots in record-keeping activities related to governance and money-lending systems ...
There are three modes of recruitment into the Indian Administrative Service. IAS officers may enter the IAS by passing the Civil Services Examination, which is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). [3] Officers recruited this way are called direct recruits or regular recruits (RR).
Instances of cheating in various public examinations, including entrance exams like State PSCs, and even school board exams, have been repeatedly reported. [6] These cases involved practices like paper leaks, organized cheating gangs, impersonation, and electronic device usage. [7] [8]
This is in addition to the Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC itself, for recruitment to the various civil services including Indian Police Service.The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has struck down the examination following the challenge by some state cadre police officers. Consequent to the CAT verdict, UPSC has withheld the ...