UPSC CSE
The competitive examination comprises two successive stages:
1) Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT) for the selection of the candidates for MAIN examination
2) Civil Services (MAINS) Examination for the selection of candidate for the vanous services and posts.
CSAT
– It consists-of two papers of objective type and carry a maximum of 400 marks. The number of candidate to be admitted to the main examination will be about twelve to thirteen times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year in the various service and posts. The examination is meant to serve as a screening test only. The marks obtained in the CSAT examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the main examination will not be counted for determining their final order of menit. Only those candidates who are declared by the commission to have qualified in the CSAT will be eligible for admission to the main examination.
MAIN EXAMINATION
It consists of a written examination and interview test. The written examination will consist of nine papers of conventional essay type in the subject which are as under:
| PAPER I | One of the Indian Languages | 300 Marks |
| PAPER II | English | 300 Marks |
| PAPER III | Essay | 250 Marks |
| PAPER IV, V, VI, VII | General Studies | 1000 Marks |
| PAPER VIII, IX | Optional Subject | 500 Marks |
NOTE
- The papers on indian languages and English are of matriculation or equivalent standard and are of qualifying nature, the marks obtained in these papers are not counted for ranking.
- The paper on essay, general studies and optional subject of only such candidates are evaluated as attain such minimum standard as may be fixed by the commission in the discretion for the qualifying papers on indian language and English.
- The paper 1 on Indian languages is not however compulsory for candidates hailing from the North Eastern States co Arunanchal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.
LIST OPTIONAL SUBJECTS FOR MAIN EXAMINATIONS
- Agriculture/ Management/Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
- Mathematics/Anthropology/Mechanical Engineering/ Psychology
- Botany/Medical Science/ Chemistry/Philosophy/Civil Engineering/Physics
- Commerce & Accountancy/Political Science & International Relations/Economics/
- Electrical Engineering/Public Administration/Geography/Sociology
- Geology/Statistics/History/Zoology/Law
INTERVIEW
Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Main examination as may be fixed by the commission at their discretion, shall be summoned by them for an interview for a personality test.
The candidates will be interviewed by a board who will have before them a record of his career.
He will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service by a board of competent and unbiased observers.
The test is intended to judge the mental caliber of a candidate in broad terms this is really an assessment of not only his intellectual qualities but also social traits and his interest in cument affairs.
SOME OF THE QUALITIES TO BE JUDGED AT INTERVIEWARE
- Mental alertness
- Critical power of assimilation
- Clear and logical exposition
- Balance of judgment
- Variety and depth of interest
- Ability for social cohesion and leadership
- Intellectual and moral integrity
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