UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2021 exam got postponed. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to postpone the Civil Services 2021 preliminary exam. The commission has earlier scheduled the CSE Prelims in June 2021, however, due to the rising pandemic situation the exam got postponed. After reviewing the health situation and restrictions in the country the commission decided that it will be impossible to resume the examinations for the time being. Since the commission uses the same screening examination for the Indian Forest Services, that exam too differs from the schedules to accommodate the new changes.
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UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2021 Exam Date
The Union Public Service Commission has postponed the civil services prelims due to a spike in Covid-19. The exam was scheduled to be held on June 27, however, the commission has announced that prelims will be held on October 10.
- UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2021 New Exam Date: October 10, 2021
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UPSC CIVIL SERVICES PRELIMS EXAM NOTIFICATION
UPSC CSE Exam Pattern
Preliminary Examination
| Paper | Number of questions | Maximum Marks | Exam Duration |
| General Studies I | 100 | 200 | 2 hours |
| General Studies II (CSAT) | 80 | 200 | 2 hours |
Main Examination
| Paper | Subject | Exam Duration | Total marks |
| Paper A | Compulsory Indian language ( Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution) | 3 hours | 300 |
| Paper B | English Language | 3 hours | 300 |
| Paper I | Essay | 3 hours | 250 |
| Paper-II | General Studies- I ( Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) | 3 hours | 250 |
| Paper III | General Studies- II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) | 3 hours | 250 |
| Paper IV | General Studies- III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) | 3 hours | 250 |
| Paper V | General Studies IV ( Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) | 3 hours | 250 |
| Paper VI | Optional I | 3 hours | 250 |
| Paper VII | Optional II | 3 hours | 250 |
Before the final selection, there will be a personal interview for the successful candidates from the Main examination. The maximum marks allotted for the personal interview is 275. So the total marks for the merit are 2075.
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UPSC CSE Posts
Through the Civil Service Examination UPSC recruits candidates towards the following government services across various departments:
- Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
- Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
- Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’
- Indian Police Service (IPS)
- Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’
- Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’
- Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’
- Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)
- Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
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- Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’
- Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’
- Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’
- Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’
- Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’
- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
- Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
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