UPSC Civil Services: IAS Notification Result, Admit Card, Syllabus, Notification, Exam Dates

UPSC CSE 2022: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the prestigious All India Civil Services Examination (CSE) for the recruitment of dynamic candidates into the civil services of India that includes the IAS, IPS, IFS, and Central Services (Group A & B) posts. UPSC CSE is also known as the UPSC IAS exam. Every year lakhs of candidates appear for the UPSC exam that is conducted in three phases, Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Through successful completion of the last stage of the UPSC exam, the candidates are placed in any of the 24 Civil Services posts as per their order of merit.

The UPSC 2022 exam calendar has been released by the UPSC. As per the calendar, the UPSC Prelims 2022 is to be conducted on 05 June 2022. On the other hand, the UPSC Mains 2021 is to be held on 07 to 09, 15 & 16 January 2022.

What is UPSC: Full Form, Chairman

The full form of UPSC is Union Public Service Commission. The UPSC is responsible for conducting the CSE or IAS (भारतीय प्रशासनिक सेवा) exam and other Group A services at all India level. Apart from conducting the IAS exam, it is also responsible for the recruitment of other posts such as Assistant Commandant (AC), Engineering Services Examination (ESE/IES), Economic Services Examination (ESE) and many others.

The full form of UPSC in Hindi is संघ लोक सेवा आयोग| The UPSC was established on 1 October 1926 as Public Service Commission (PSC) but it was later reconstituted as Federal Public Service Commission by the Govt. of India Act 1935. After the independence, it was renamed as UPSC or यूपीएससी | The current Chairman (अध्यक्ष) of UPSC is Prof. (Dr.) Pradeep Kumar Joshi (प्रोफेसर प्रदीप कुमार जोशी) since 7th August 2020. The term of the present UPSC Chairman Prof. (Dr.) Pradeep Kumar Joshi ends on, 4 April 2022.

UPSC CSE 2022 Overview

UPSC CSE 2022

The UPSC has released the UPSC CSE 2022 notification on its official website on 2 February 2022. Further, the UPSC 2022 exam date for the Prelims and Mains has also been released. The UPSC Prelims will be held on 05 June 2022 while the Mains will be held on 16 September 2022.

The candidates who fulfil the age limit and educational qualification are allowed to fill the UPSC online form 2022. Thereafter, the candidates who will complete the application process will be issued the admit card to appear in the Prelims exam. The candidates who will qualify the cut off marks in the UPSC CSE Prelims will be allowed to appear for the Mains exam and the ones who will qualify the Mains will be called to appear for the last stage which is the Interview.

The Prelims is qualifying in nature. The UPSC Mains Exam and Interview hold the greatest significance for the selection of suitable candidates. The marks obtained by candidates in the UPSC Mains and Interview will be used to determine the merit list or the final list of the candidates suitable for an appointment.

UPSC 2022 Important Dates

Check all the dates for the upcoming UPSC IAS Exam 2022 below.

UPSC IAS 2021 Important Dates

The UPSC CSE 2021 examination is under progress for which the Prelims exam has been conducted successfully. The qualified candidates will be appearing for the Mains Exam and Interview for which the important dates are mentioned below.

UPSC CSE Selection Process

UPSC Exam is a year-long process as it is conducted in three phases as given below in the table.

• There are three stages for the selection of candidates in the prestigious UPSC IAS exam, Prelims, Mains and Personality Test/Interview. The Prelims is qualifying in nature while the Mains and Interview marks will be used to prepare the merit list of the candidates.

UPSC Exam Pattern: Prelims, Mains & Interview

Here we have provided to you the UPSC CSE Exam Pattern 2022 for the Prelims, Mains and Interview. This will give you the knowledge for the preparation for the exam.

UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern 2022

UPSC Prelims Paper 1 marks will be counted to determine the cut off for the candidates to appear for the Mains whereas the CSAT Paper-2 will be of qualifying in nature (33% marks required).

UPSC Mains Exam Pattern & Interview

UPSC civil services exam preparation requires a thorough understanding of the UPSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern. Civil services exam is one of the toughest examinations in the country and requires consistent and planned effort to qualify the examination. After successfully completing the civil services syllabus, you must practice the UPSC question paper and study for civil services by practising the regular UPSC Test series. 

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Exams Conducted by UPSC: List of Exams

Apart from UPSC CSE IAS Exam, the UPSC is also responsible for conducting the following exams at Class 12th level, Graduation and Higher Education. 

• Civil Services Examination (CSE)
• Engineering Services Examination, ESE
• Combined Medical Services Examination
• Combined Defence Services Examination, CDS
• National Defence Academy Examination, NDA
• Naval Academy Examination, NA
• Indian Forest Service Examination, IFS
• Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, IES/ISI
• Combined Geoscientist and Geologist Examination
• Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandant) Examination, CAPF AC
• Special Class Railway Apprentice, SCRA [Discontinued]

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