Union Public Service Commission Exam 2022

Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Exam 2023 Highlights

Exam Name Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Exam
Conducting Authority Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Official Website https://www.upsc.gov.in/

About UPSC CS Exam 2023

UPSC CS Exam 2023 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts various exams through out the year to recruit personnel for vacancies in central government departments and units located in various states in India. One of the prominent exams conducted by UPSC is Civil Services Exam which is also known as CSE or UPSC CSE or UPSC Civil Services Exam.

This is a national-level exam that is conducted every year and UPSC CS Exam 2023 is meant to be conducted in 2023. The notifications for this exam is released on the official website of UPSC and individuals can start submitting applications online. Soon after submission, candidates have to appear for the exams which would be held at two stages - prelims, mains.

Candidates who pass prelims with required qualifying marks become eligible for UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam. Those who pass Mains with the cutoff score or required qualifying score become eligible for taking part in the interview which is also known as Personality Test or Civil Services Intervew. The performance in the mains exam in particular and in the interview determine the selection for civil services.

The registration or submission of applications for UPSC CS Prelims Exam 2023 has started 1 February 2023 and the last date to submit applications for prelims exam is 21 February 2023. Prelims exam for 2023 will be conducted on 28 May 2023. Candidates who pass prelims can only apply for UPSC CS Mains Exam. The application submission for Mains exam will be informed at an appropriate time this year.

Mains Exam will be conducted on 15 September 2023. Individuals must remember that while certain UPSC exams have prelims, mains and interview levels in the recruitment process, the pattern is not the same for all UPSC exams and the final interview process also is different for each goverment job. The final interview for Civil Services Exam will be different from that of NDA & NA and so on. More information about UPSC Civil Services Exam is provided below in a tabular format:

Name of the exam	Civil Services Exam
Other names	UPSC Civil Services Exam/UPSC CS Exam/UPSC CSE
Who conducts the exam?	Union Public Service Commission
Frequency of the exam	Once a year, in two phases - prelims and mains
Purpose of the exam	To recruit personnel into top government posts at central and state levels
The top posts	IAS (Indian Administrative Service) IPS (Indian Police Service) IFS (Indian Foreign Service)
Mode of the exam	Civil Services Prelims-Online (Objective)-Offline Civil Services Mains-Offline (Subjective)-Offline
Duration of the exam	Prelims - 2 Papers - 2 Hours for each paper Mains - 7 Papers - 3 Hours for each paper Interview - no fixed time - Usually about 45 minutes for each candidate
Exam days	Prelims - 1 Day Mains-2 or 5 Days Interview-1 Day
Total Marks	Prelims - 400 Marks Mains - 1750 Marks Interview (Personality Test) - 275 Marks Total - 2425 Marks
Exam registration fees	Prelims - Rs 100 Mains - Rs 200 Female candidates (All Categories) and SC / ST / PH candidates are exempted from paying the registration fees
Where to apply?	https://www.upsc.gov.in/
Age Limit to apply for UPSC CS Exam	Minimum-21 Maximum-32 SC/ST/OBC category candidates and Ex-Service Personnel (Defence) get age relaxation with regards to upper age limit

UPSC CS Exam 2023 Schedule

Application Submission start for UPSC CS Prelims	1 February 2023
Application Submission end for UPSC CS Prelims	21 February 2023
UPSC CS Prelims Exam Date	28 May 2023
Result declaration for Prelims Exam	To be announced
Application Submission Start for UPSC CS Mains Exam	To be announced
Application Submission last for UPSC CS Mains Exam	To be announced
UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam date	15 September 2023
Result for CS Mains Exam	To be announced
UPSC CS Interview schedule	To be announced