The UPSC Indian Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2020 has been announced for recruitment to the the most highest & prestigious jobs in government – IAS, IPS & IFS. The civil services exams are considered as the mother of all competitive exams in India. If you are aspiring for government jobs, then make sure to know about the civil services exams & see if you eligible to apply.
Apart from the top ranked IAS post, selected candidates can also opt for Police service, Foreign service or Forest service. Inaddition to these, they may also be posted in group A positions in various other governmental departments.
Civil Service Posts & Vacancies
Through UPSC civil services exam 2020, the number of vacancies to be filled is 796.
Selected candidates shall be recruited for the following services/ depts:
(i) Indian Administrative Service
(ii) Indian Foreign Service
(iii) Indian Police Service
(iv) Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’.
(v) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
(vi) Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’.
(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
(viii) Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’.
(ix) Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager).
(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’.
(xi) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
(xii) Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’.
(xiii) Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
(xiv) Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’.
(xv) Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’
(xvi) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’.
(xvii) Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’.
(xviii) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Gr. III).
(xix) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group “A”.
(xx) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade).
(xxi) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’.
(xxii) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’.
(xxiii) Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’.
(xxiv) Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’.
Important Dates
Last date to submit online applications – March 3, 2020
Preliminary Exam – May 31, 2020
Main Exam – September 18, 2020
Note: The current registration is for prelims exam only.After the prelims exam results are declared, successful candidates may register for main exam later.
UPSC Civil Service Exams 2020: Who are Eligible?
The eligibility criteria to apply for these UPSC exams are pretty simple.It may be because the performance in prelims & main exams are given more weightage more than degree marks.
- Agelimit: Minimum 21 years & Maximum 32 years, as on August 1, 2020 (age relaxed upto 5 yrs for SC/ST, 3 yrs for OBC)
- Should have passed in any degree
Those who are currently in final year/ sem can also apply but must produce proof of passing the degree while appearing for the main exams.If not, they would be disqualified.
Number of attempts: All candidates are permitted to take part in the civil services exam for 6 attempts (chances).
While the number of attempts is 9 for OBC, there is no restriction in case of SC/ ST applicants.
Exam Process
The UPSC civil services examination consists of Preliminary & Main exam.
Candidates who qualify in prelims can appear for main examination that would be held in September 2020.
Prelims Pattern: For a total of 400 marks, it has 2 papers (objective type)
- Paper 1 – 200 marks
- Paper 2 – 200 marks.
Books for UPSC prelims 2020: Here are the most popular & best books to help you prepare for UPSC civil services prelims exam 2020.
- 25 years UPSC Prelims Solved Papers (1995 to 2019) – Buy now for Rs.262
- CSAT General Studies (paper I) – Click here to buy online for Rs.962
- CSAT Paper II Guide – Click here to buy online for Rs.642
Registration & Fees
Candidates are required to apply online only through the website www.upsconline.nic.in only.Remember to enter all the required details for civil services (prelims) exam as there is no option to modify it later.
Inorder to successfully register your application, Rs.100 should be paid as fee. All Female, SC/ ST/ PH candidates are totally exempted from paying fees.
This amount can be paid in any one of the following ways:
- Using debit/ credit cards OR
- By depositing cash in any branch of SBI OR
- By using net banking of SBI/ State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur /State Bank of Hyderabad/ State Bank of Mysore/ State Bank of Patiala /State Bank of Travancore
Note: You cannot use netbanking facility of any other banks.
Those who choose to pay by cash should print the system generated pay-in-slip during part II registration & deposit the fee at any SBI branch on the next working day only.
Download Notice: If you wish to register for UPSC civil services 2020 exam, download the official notification from the website here (.pdf)
Online application link: Click here