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About UPSC
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is the central recruiting agency for shortlisting candidates to various services of the Union and the services of the state. The major responsibility of the Commission is to scrutinise candidates for the All India Services comprising three prestigious services – Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS).
Every year, the Commission releases the UPSC calendar for all examinations. Candidates who are aspiring for the Central services can check the UPSC exam dates before the release of notification. The central recruiting agency also releases the UPSC time table that includes the date of notification, last date for receipt of applications, date of commencement of exam and duration of the exam.
Eligibility
Educational Qualification : Any Degree (Recognized by UGC/AICTE)AGE :
| Minimum Age | Maximum Age | Number of Attempts |
General | 21 | 32 | 6 |
OBC | 21 | 35 | 9 |
SC/ST | 21 | 37 | No Restriction |
Note
- Must have attained the age of 21 on 1st August of year of examination.
- Must not have attained 32(General)/35(OBC)/37 (SC/ST) years on 1st August of year of examination
UPSC Civil Service (Premilinary) Exam Schedule 2022
The UPSC releases the exam dates at least a year before the Civil Services Examination (CSE). The Commission has recently revised the Civil Services Exam Schedule. Aspirants can check IAS exam dates 2022 before the release of notification.
Date of Notification | 02/02/2022 |
Date of Commencement of Examination | 05/06/2022 |
Duration of Examination | One Day |
Last Date for Receipt of Applications | 22/02/2022 – 6:00pm |
Date of Upload | 02/02/2022 |
Download Notification | Notice (5.16 MB)
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Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for recruitment to the Services and Posts mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 5th June, 2022 in accordance with the Rules published by the Department of Personnel & Training in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 2nd Feb, 2022.
(i) Indian Administrative Service
(ii) Indian Foreign Service
(iii) Indian Police Service
(iv) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(v) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(vi) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(viii) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
(ix) Indian Information Service, Junior Grade Group ‘A’
(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
(xi) Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’
(xii) Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’
(xiii) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’
(xiv) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’
(xv) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)
(xvi) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
(xvii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’
(xviii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’
(xix) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’
Structure of the Examination
Civil Service Examination consist of 3 stages as mentioned below:
Stage 1 – Preliminary Exam (Objective Type)
Stage 2 – Mains Exam (Descriptive Type)
Stage 3 – Personality Test/ Interview (Oral)
Stage 1 – PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:
The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each.
Note:
(i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration.
(ii) The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
(iii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
Stage 2 – MAIN EXAMINATION:
Qualifying Papers:
Paper-A: One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution – 300 Marks
Paper-B: English -300 Marks
Papers to be counted for merit:
Subject | Marks |
Paper-I Essay | 250 |
Paper-II General Studies-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) | 250 |
Paper-III General Studies –II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) | 250 |
Paper-IV General Studies –III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) | 250 |
Paper-V General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) | 250 |
Paper-VI Optional Subject – Paper 1 | 250 |
Paper-VII Optional Subject – Paper 2 | 250 |
Written Examination Total | 1750 |
Stage 3 : Personality Test/ Interview (Oral) | 275 |
GRAND TOTAL | 2025 |
Revised UPSC Annual Calendar 2022 as on 22/12/2021
