The Civil Services Examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India, an autonomous entity established in 1950 under Article 315 of the Constitution of India. Every year, the UPSC conducts examinations for recruitment to the Indian Civil Service, which serve as the backbone of Indian governmental machinery. A highly competitive and challenging area, the Indian Civil Service involves a variety of jobs in different departments such as the IAS, IFS, IPS and other areas. The prestige, the power and the elevated social status that come along with these topnotch bureaucratic jobs lure innumerable aspirants from all over the country belonging to various disciplines, to appear in the Civil Services Examination, making the competition extremely stiff and difficult.

The salary, allowances and facilities like health care, housing, conveyance etc. coupled with the job security also make the Indian Civil Service a dream job for many.

Civil Services Examination Application Details:

Notifications of the Civil Services Examination are published every year in the month of December in the Employment News and other leading newspapers of India. Application Forms along with the information brochure can be obtained from the designated Head Post Offices / Post Offices throughout the country. Candidates are required to send the duly filled in Application Forms with the acknowledgment card to the The Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi-110011. The preliminary written Examination is held in the month of May and the Main Written Examination is held in the month of October/ November. Read more…

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