The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has taken a decision to postpone the Civil Services Examination (CSE) preliminary exam. The UPSC has earlier scheduled the CSE Prelims to March 31, 2020. Due to the recent pandemic terror, the UPSC has taken a decision to postpone the civil services preliminary exam “until further notice”. After reviewing the COVID-19 lockdown situation and restrictions in the country the commission decided that it will be impossible to resume the examinations for the time being. UPSC will have another meeting on May 20, 2020, to assess the fresh situations and the commission may announce the new exam dates after that meeting. Since UPSC uses the same preliminary examination to screen candidates for the Indian Forest Services, that exam too differs from the schedules to accommodate the new changes. Along with the UPSE CSE 2020, UPSC also postpones the following exams/ interviews:
- Personality test for remaining candidates for the Civil Services Examination, 2019;
- Notification for the Indian Economic Service/ Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2020;
- Notification for the Combined Medical Services Examination, 2020;
- Notification for the Central Armed Police Forces Examination, 2020 and
- The NDA and Naval Academy Examination, 2020.
Its is expecting that UPSC will reschedule the exams for July 2020 or later.
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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 is 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)
- Indian Police Service (IPS)
- Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’
- 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’
- 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’
- Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’
- Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’
- Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’
- Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’
Click here to download UPSC Official bulletin regarding the exam postponed
UPSC CSE PRELIMS 2020 POSTPONED
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