UPSC to conduct the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2017 for a total of 980 vacancies.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct the UPSC Civil Service Preliminary Exam 2017 on June 18, 2017. In an official notification released today, February 22, 2017 the UPSC declared the dates for the UPSC IAS 2017 exam cycle. The UPSC Civil Services Mains 2017 will be held from October 28, 2017. Candidates can apply for the Civil Service Exam (CSE)- Prelims 2017 from February 22, 2017 to March 17, 2017. In 2017, there are a total of 980 vacancies to be filled through the CSE.
UPSC conducts the prestigious civil service exam every year in the month of August. In 2017, this date has been pre-poned to June 18. UPSC CSE is three stage exam process which includes- the objective Prelims, subjective Mains and a personal interview. CSE is the gateway to All India Services (AIS) like Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Forest Service (IFS) and 22 other Central Services.
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Online application starts- February 22, 2017.
Last date for application- March 17, 2017 till 6 pm in the evening.
| Stage | Marks |
|---|---|
| Preliminary | 400 |
| Mains | 1750 |
| Interview | 275 |
| Total | 2075 |
Prelims consists of two Objective type paper:
- Paper I is a general studies paper where candidates have to solve a 200 marks paper in two hours.
- Paper II is a aptitude test consisting of a 200 marks paper to be solved in two hours. However, this paper is qualifying in nature.
Mains consist of nine paper:
- One paper on any Indian Language and one on English. Both papers are qualifying in nature.
- One paper on essay.
- Four papers on General studies.
- One optional subject has two papers.
The last stage consists of a personal interview.
A final merit list is prepared on the basis of marks secured by candidates in Mains and Interview.