6 (General) 9 (OBC & PwBD- General) no limits for SC & ST candidates
Countries / regions
India
Languages
Question paper is only given in Hindi or English. Answers can be given in any one of the scheduled languages of India
Annual number of test takers
10,40,060 Applicants (2020) 4,82,770 Appeared in Prelims (2020)[2]
Prerequisites / eligibility criteria
Must be a graduate, and an Indian citizen.[b]
Fee
₹ 100/- (for general male candidates). For other categories of candidates, the registration fee is exempted.
Scores / grades used by
Union Public Service Commission for the selection of the students to the various Civil Services of India
Qualification rate
0.07% when applied
0.157% at prelims
[3]
Website
upsc.gov.in
www.upsconline.nic.in
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a national competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to higher Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, and Indian Police Service. It is also colloquially referred to as the UPSC examination, and UPSC CSE. [4] and is conducted in three phases: a preliminary examination consisting of two objective-type papers (Paper I consisting of General Studies and Paper II, referred to as the Civil Service Aptitude Test or CSAT), and a main examination consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay) type, in which two papers are qualifying and only marks of seven are counted; finally followed by a personality test (interview).[4][5] A successful candidate sits for 32 hours of examination during the complete process spanning around one year.
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