UPSC Civil Service Exam 2023 Notification
All candidates (male/ female/ transgender) are requested to carefully read the Rules of Civil Services Examination notified by the Government (Department of Personnel and Training) and this Notice of Examination derived from these Rules. The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Before apply online candidates must read the recruitment notification carefully, you can download the notification through given link as below:
Selection Process of UPSC Civil Service Exam 2023
The Civil Services Examination comprises two successive stages:
- Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination; and
- Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various Services and posts noted above.
UPSC Prelims Exam Syllabus and Scheme 2023
The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each.
Note:
- Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration.
- The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
- The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
- Details of the syllabi are indicated in Part A of Section III.
UPSC Main Exam Syllabus and Scheme 2023
The Written Examination will consist of the following papers:-
Qualifying Papers:
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 | Subject | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 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 -III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) | 250 Marks |
| Paper-V | General Studies -IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) | 250 Marks |
| Paper-VI | Optional Subject – Paper 1 | 250 Marks |
| Paper-VII | Optional Subject – Paper 2 | 250 Marks |
| Optional Subject | Paper 2 | 250 |
| Sub Total (Written test) | 1750 Marks | |
| Sub Total (Written test) | 1750 Marks | |
| Personality Test | 275 Marks | |
| Grand Total | 2025 Marks | |
UPSC Civil Services Examination Center 2023
i.) Centres of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination: The Examination will be held at the following Centres:
| Center | ||
|---|---|---|
| AGARTALA | GORAKHPUR | PATNA |
| AGRA | GURGAON | PORTBLAIR |
| AJMER | GWALIOR | PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD) |
| AHMEDABAD | HYDERABAD | PUDUCHERRY |
| AIZAWL | IMPHAL | PUNE |
| ALIGARH | INDORE | RAIPUR |
| ALMORA (UTTARAKHAND) | ITANAGAR | RAJKOT |
| ANANTHAPURU | JABALPUR | RANCHI |
| AURANGABAD | JAIPUR | SAMBALPUR |
| BENGALURU | JAMMU | SHILLONG |
| BAREILLY | JODHPUR | SHIMLA |
| BHOPAL | JORHAT | SILIGURI |
| BILASPUR | KOCHI | SRINAGAR |
| CHANDIGARH | KOHIMA | SRINAGAR (UTTARAKHAND) |
| CHENNAI | KOLKATTA | SURAT |
| COIMBATORE | KOZHIKODE (CALICUT) | THANE |
| CUTTACK | LEH | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM |
| DEHRADUN | LUCKNOW | TIRUCHIRAPALLI |
| DELHI | LUDHIANA | TIRUPATI |
| DHARWAR | MADURAI | UDAIPUR |
| DISPUR | MUMBAI | VARANASI |
| FARIDABAD | MYSURU | VELLORE |
| GANGTOK | NAGPUR | VIJAYAWADA |
| GAUTAM BUDDH NAGAR | NASIK | VISHAKHAPATNAM |
| GAYA | NAVI MUMBAI | WARANGAL |
| GHAZIABAD | PANAJI (GOA) | |
(ii) Centres of Civil Services (Main) Examination:-
| Center | ||
|---|---|---|
| AHMEDABAD | DELHI | PATNA |
| AIZAWL | DISPUR (GUWAHATI) | PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD) |
| BANGALURU | HYDERABAD | RAIPUR |
| BHOPAL | JAIPUR | RANCHI |
| CHANDIGARH | JAMMU | SHILLONG |
| CHENNAI | KOLKATA | SHIMLA |
| CUTTACK | LUCKNOW | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM |
| DEHRADUN | MUMBAI | VIJAYAWADA |
Number of attempts For UPSC Civil Service Exam 2023
Every candidate appearing at the examination, who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted six (6) attempts at the CSE. However, relaxation in the number of attempts will be available to the SC/ ST/ OBC and PwBD category candidates who are otherwise eligible. The number of attempts available to such candidates as per relaxation is as under:
| Category | Number of attempts |
|---|---|
| SC /ST | Unlimited |
| OBC | 09 |
| PwBD | 09 for GL/ EWS/ OBC Unlimited for SC/ ST |
UPSC Civil Service Exam Admit Card 2023
The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admit Card will be made available in the UPSC website [ https://upsconline.nic.in ] for downloading by candidates.
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