Civil Services Examination UPSC

Hi I want to prepare for the Civil Services Examination conducted by the UPSC so can you please tell me some details about the exam and the eligibility so I can have an idea???

[shikha]

Well the Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission

This exam is for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Revenue Service (IRS).

Applicants must have as a minimum one of the following educational qualifications:

A degree from a Central, State or Deemed university

A degree received through correspondence or distance education

A degree from an open university

A qualification recognized by the Government of India as being equivalent to one of the above

Applicants must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on August 1 of the year of examination.

Numbers of attempts

The number of times a candidate may attempt the exam is limited as follows:[3]

General category candidates = 6

OBC category candidates = 9

SC/ST candidates = unlimited attempts till 37 years of age

List of Services

Following are the services which one gets on qualifying the Civil Service Examination.

Group A Services

Indian Administrative Service
Indian Audit and Accounts Service
Indian Civil Accounts Service
Indian Corporate Law Service
Indian Defence Accounts Service
Indian Defence Estates Service
Indian Foreign Service
Indian Information Service
Indian Ordnance Factories Service
Indian Police Service
Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service
Indian Postal Service
Indian Railway Accounts Service
Indian Railway Personnel Service
Indian Railway Traffic Service
Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)
Indian Revenue Service (CBEC)
Indian Trade Service
Railway Protection Force

Group B Services

Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service
Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service
Pondicherry Civil Service
Pondicherry Police Service