UPSC Civil Services 2019 application begins today; check details here
NATIONAL | February 19, 2019:
UPSC civil services exam 2019:
The online registration of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will begin from February 19, 2019. UPSC will release its official notification anytime today and begin its online application process from February 19, 2019. The dates as mentioned in the official calendar of UPSC include February 19 as the commencement of application while March 18 is the last date to apply.
The civil services examination (CSE) 2019 preliminary level will be conducted on June 2, 2019.
Candidates interested for UPSC IAS/ IPS/ IFS can apply for the examination online. The application forms will be uploaded online at the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in.
The main examination for UPSC civil services exam will be conducted on September 20 which will be held for five days. The main examination for UPSC Indian Forest Service (IFS) will be conducted on December 1, 2019. The IFS main exam will be conducted for 10 days.
UPSC Eligibility
To apply for the UPSC CSE 2019, applicant must have qualified graduation level course or its equivalent from a recognised university/ institution.
UPSC Recruitment Process
The UPSC recruitment consists of a three-level exam including prelims, main and interview. Candidates have to qualify all three levels.
UPSC Exam Pattern
The Civil Services Preliminary exam comprises of two compulsory papers of 200 marks each (General Studies Paper I and General Studies Paper II). The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type. The marks in prelims will not be counted for final ranking, but just for qualification for the main exam.
The main exam has 1750 marks while interview has 275 marks. The final selection would be based on Merit score of main and interview round combined.
