Civil Services Exam
Civil Services constitute all non-military departments of the government machinery, which run the central and state administration. Civil Services Examination is held every year in three stages to select officers for different cadre of the Administrative Services. The first stage is the Preliminary Examination followed by Main Examination. The candidates who clear the Main Examination are called for the Interview which is the last stage of the examination procedure.
Streams Covered
Civil Services
Format of the Exam
| Preliminary Examination |
| Score: | 450 marks |
| Question Type: | Consists of two papers of objective type multiple-choice questions. |
| Main Examination |
| Duration: | Spread over 21 Days |
| Score: | Paper-I-300 Marks; Paper-II-300 marks; Paper-III- 200 Marks; Papers IV & V-600 Marks; Papers VI, VII, VIII & IX-1200 Marks (300 marks for each paper) |
| Question Type: | Paper-I -One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the 18 languages included in the VIIIth Schedule to the Constitution (Qualifying Paper);Paper-II English (Qualifying Paper);Paper-III Essay;Papers IV & V General Studies;Papers VI |
Eligibility Criteria
| Min Qualification: | Bachelors |
| Qualifying Subject(s): | Bachelors in any discipline |
| Min Marks: | Passed in the qualifying Examination. |
| Min Age: | 21-30 years as on 1st August of the year of Examination. |
Important Exam Related Dates
Accepted By
Civil Services
