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A citizen of India
1 Process A citizen of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan
The training program for the selected candidates usually Candidates who have appeared in an examination,
commences the following September. the passing of which would render them education-
ally qualied enough to satisfy one of the above
points[4]
2 Eligibility Candidates who have passed the nal exam of the
MBBS degree but have not yet completed an intern-
Eligibility for the examination is as follows:[1] ship
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2 4 LIST OF SERVICES
Candidates who have passed the nal exam of Insti- 4 List of Services
tute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), ICSI
and ICWAI Following are the services which one gets on qualifying
the Civil Service Examination.[9]
A degree from a private university
All India Services
A degree from any foreign university recognized by
the Association of Indian Universities
Indian Administrative Service
A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and Group A Services
must not have attained the age of 32 years on August 1
of the year of examination. Prescribed age limits vary
Indian Audit and Accounts Service
with respect to caste reservations. For other backwards
castes (OBC) the upper age limit is 35, and for scheduled Indian Civil Accounts Service
castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) the limit is 37 years.
The upper age limit is relaxed for certain candidates who Indian Corporate Law Service
are backward with respect to other factors and physically
handicapped people.[5] Indian Defence Accounts Service
SC/ST candidates = unlimited attempts till 37 years Indian Railway Accounts Service
of age
Indian Railway Personnel Service
Appearing to attempt one of the papers in the preliminary Indian Railway Trac Service
examination is counted as an attempt, including disquali-
cation/ cancellation of candidature. However, applying Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)
to sit the exam but failing to attend is not counted as an
attempt.[7] Indian Revenue Service (CBEC)
In August 2014, the Centre announced that English marks Konkani (Devanagari)
in CSAT-II will not be included for gradation or merit
Maithili (Devanagari)
and 2011 candidates may get a second chance to appear
for the test next year.[11] Malayalam (Malayalam)
In May 2015, the Government of India announced that
Paper II of the preliminary examination will be qualifying Manipuri (Bengali)
in nature i.e. it wouldn't be graded for eligibility in Mains
Examination & a candidate needs to secure at least 33% Marathi (Devanagari)
marks in order to be eligible for graded on basis of Marks
Nepali (Devanagari)
of Paper I of Preliminary Examination.
Oriya (Oriya)
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
The Civil Services Mains Examination consists of a writ-
ten examination and an interview.[1][12] Santhali (Devanagri or Ol Chiki)
The subjects available for Papers VI and VII are:[15] Pub- Ocially called the Personality Test, the objective of
lic administration is one of the most sought after op- the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the
tional subjects in Mains examination as it has overlap- candidate for a career in public service by a board of
ping content with other subjects like Current Aairs, His- competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended
tory, Polity. The standards of Optional papers is of Post to evaluate the mental calibre of a candidate. In broad
Graduate level. Paper I is theoretical but Paper II is of- terms, this is really an assessment of not only a candi-
ten dominated by Current Aairs and Application based dates intellectual qualities, but also social traits and inter-
questions. est in current aairs. Some of the qualities to be judged
are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear
Agriculture and logical exposition, balance of judgement, variety and
depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leader-
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science ship, and intellectual and moral integrity.
The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross-
Anthropology examination, but of a natural, though directed and pur-
Botany posive conversation that is intended to reveal the mental
qualities of the candidate.
Chemistry The interview is not intended to be a test either of the spe-
cialised or general knowledge of the candidate, which has
Civil Engineering been already tested through written papers. Candidates
Commerce and Accountancy are expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only
in their special subjects of academic study, but also in the
Economics events which are happening around them both within and
outside their own state or country as well as in modern
Electrical Engineering currents of thought and in new discoveries which should
rouse the curiosity of all well-educated youth.
Geography
Geology
7 References
History
[1] Union Public Service Commission Central Civil Services
Law Examination, 2011 Notice (PDF). upsc.gov.in. Archived
from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July
Literature of any one of the non-English languages 2011.
listed above
[2] http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/
Management over-4-5-lakh-students-appear-for-upsc-preliminary-exam/
[7] http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/
Psychology
centre-to-lower-age-limit-for-civil-service-aspirants/
article6609797.ece
Public Administration
[8] Changes in the civil service examination. Hindustan
Sociology Times. New Delhi. 21 June 2011. Archived from the
original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
Statistics
[9] http://www.civilserviceindia.com/civil-services-list.
Zoology html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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[12] http://www.upsc.gov.in/general/civil.htm#List of
Optional Subjects - CS (Main)
8 External links
Union Public Service Commission ocial website
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