All about UPSC Civil Services Examination - One of the toughest exam on the planet
Conducted by the Union Public Service Commission of India for selection of officers in different fields like Administration, Police, Foreign services, Railway Traffic and others, the CSE is considered very tough to crack beacause of high number of applicants, very less vacancies and variety of papers.
It consists of three parts :
Preliminary Exam - Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT)
Two papers which are objective in nature. This part is qualifying only.Mains Exam- Consists of 9 papers; (2+7)
Paper 1 : Language (any Indian language) 300 marks
Paper 2 : English Language 300 marks
These two papers are qualifying in nature
Paper I - Essay 250 marks
Paper II - General Studies 1 (Indian culture, World history and geography) 250 marks
Paper III- General Studies 2 (Governance, Polity, International Realtions, Constitution) 250 marks
Paper IV- General Studies 3 (Technology, Environment, Economic Development, Security, Disaster management) 250 marks
Paper V - General Studies 4 (Ethics , Integrity , Aptitude) 250 marks
Paper VI - Optional 1 (subject decided by the candidate) 250 marks
Paper VII- Optional 2 (subject decided by the candidate) 250 marks
Total marks of Mains - 1750
- Personality Test/ Interview -This is the deciding part of the candidate's selection and is of 275 marks. The interviewers are appointed by UPSC and are field specialists. They check the efficiency and personality of the candidate as he/she is to be appointed on high administrative posts. There are lot of myths about the interview that they ask weird questions but its not true. According to the candidates who have cleared CSE, they usually ask questions related to your optional subjects, related to government policies, economy, general questions about the candidates. Each candidate is interviewed for about half an hour and the panelists are very friendly.
After clearing all the stages, candidates are alloted the services like IAS (Indian Administrative Service), IPS(Indian Police Service), IFS(Indian Foriegn Service), IRS (Indian Revenue Service) and other services in Central Government according to their ranks. Then a training of about 2 years is given before the final postings.
Overall, the UPSC Civil Services Examination checks that the candidate is aware of his/her surroundings. One does not needs to be master in all the subjects but he/she should be aware of all the fields to crack this examination. Moreover, its not easy even after joining the service. The officers can be posted to the remotest areas and have to overcome many challenges. It is a very respectful service as its on them to make everything function properly in the country.
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