The Union Public Service Commission conducts the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination which is common for the candidates applying for Civil Services Examination and Indian Forest Service Examination, and acts as a screening mechanism for selection of candidates for the Civil Services (Main) Examination and Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination.
CSE is conducted for Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service, Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Indian Defence Accounts Service, Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Indian Postal Service, Indian Civil Accounts Service, Indian Railway Traffic Service, Indian Railway Accounts Service, Indian Railway Personnel Service, Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Indian Defence Estates Service, Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Indian Trade Service, Indian Corporate Law Service, Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service; Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service; Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service; Pondicherry Civil Service, Pondicherry Police Service.
Candidate should possess a degree of graduation in any stream from any university recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Those who have appeared in the qualifying exam and are waiting for their results are also eligible to apply.
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Scheme of Preliminary Examination:
Subject Marks Duration Paper I - General Studies
200
2 Hours
Paper II – CSAT
200
2 Hours
Qualifying
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Scheme of Mains Examination:
S.No. Paper Subject Marks 1.
Paper A
Indian Language (Qualifying)
300
2.
Paper B
English (Qualifying)
300
3.
Paper I
Essay
250
4.
Paper II
General Studies – I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
250
5.
Paper III
General Studies – II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
250
6.
Paper IV
General Studies – III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio‐diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
250
7.
Paper V
General Studies – IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
250
8.
Paper VI
Optional Subject Paper 1
250
9.
Paper VII
Optional Subject Paper 2
250
Total 1750 Interview (Personality Test)
275
Grand Total 2025