UPSC Civil Services Examination 2020

UPSC Civil Services Examination 2020

 The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Dholpur House, New Delhi will hold the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 on 31/05/2020 for recruitment of various posts of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and certain other Group 'A' and Group 'B' Central Services / Posts etc. (Advertisement No. 05/2020-CSP) Published at https://www.SarkariNaukriBlog.com

Eligibility for UPSC Civil Services Examination 2020

• Indian Civil Services 2020 Posts:  796 vacancies (PH - 24) under various Administrative Services
• Age: Not less than 21-32 years as on 01/08/2020. The upper age is relaxable for SC/ST/OBC and certain other categories of candidates to the extent specified in the Notice.
• Educational Qualification: Degree of a recognised university or an equivalent qualification.
• Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to the Regulations given in notice.
• Number of Attempts: The maximum number of attempts permissible to different categories of aspirants, who are otherwise eligible will be as follows:
• General Category : Six (6)
• Physical Handicapped : Nine (No limit if SC/ST)
• OBC : Nine  (9)
• SC / ST : No Limit

Services

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 31st May 2020.

1. Indian Administrative Service.
2. Indian Foreign Service.
3. Indian Police Service.
4. Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’.
5. Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
6. Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’.
7. Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
8. Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’.
9. Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration).
10. Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’.
11. Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
12. Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’.
13. Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A'.
14. Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’.
15. Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’
16. Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’.
17. Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’.
18. Indian Trade Service, Group 'A' (Gr. III).
19. Indian Corporate Law Service, Group "A".
20. Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade).
21. Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B'.
22. Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group 'B'.
23. Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'.
24. Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’

Examination Pattern

The competitive examination comprises two successive stages : (i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination; and (ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various Services and posts.

Preliminary Examination

The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks in the subjects. This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%. The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.  There will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.

Main Examination

The Main Examination will consist of a written examination and an interview test. The written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the subjects set out by UPSC out of which two papers will be of qualifying in nature.  Marks obtained for all the compulsory papers (Paper-I to Paper-VII) and Marks obtained in Interview for Personality Test will be counted for ranking.

Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Main Examination as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be summoned by them for an interview for a Personality Test. The number of candidates to be summoned for interview will be about twice the number of vacancies to be filled. The interview will carry 275 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).

Marks thus obtained by the candidates in the Main Examination (written part as well as interview) would determine their final ranking. Candidates will be allotted to the various Services keeping in view their ranks in the examination and the preferences expressed by them for the various Services and posts.

Papers in Mains

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

Paper-I : Essay => 250 Marks

Paper-II : General Studies-I  (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) => 250 Marks

Paper-III : General Studies -II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) => 250 Marks

Paper-IV : General Studies (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) => 250 Marks

Paper-V General Studies -IV (Ethics, Integrity and Ethics) => 250 Marks

Paper-VI : Optional Subject - Paper 1 => 250 Marks

Paper-VII : Optional Subject - Paper 2 => 250 Marks

Sub Total (Written test) => 1750 Marks

Personality Test =>275 Marks

Grand Total => 2025 Marks

Candidates may choose any one of the optional subjects from amongst the list of subjects

Online Application Submission for UPSC Civil Services Examination 2020

Candidates must apply online on prescribed format also at https://upsconline.nic.in/mainmenu2.php from 12/02/2020 to 03/03/2020. Details of the examination and instructions are available at UPSC Online website at Guidelines to the Candidates --> https://upsconline.nic.in/mainmenu2.php

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UPSC has also notified Indian Forest Service Examination 2020

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Application  Fee 

Deposit Rs. 100/- (No fee for Female/ SC/ST/PH candidates)  by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using Visa/ Master Credit/ Debit Card.

• See Also - Recruitment for Vacancies by Public Service Commissions in India

Detailed Information 

Candidates can obtain details of the examination, venues of the examination, examination syllabus   etc. at https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Notification-CSPE_2020_N_Engl.pdf