Starting date to apply :04.03.2021
Last date to apply :24.03.2021 till 6:00 PM

Name & no. of posts :

Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for recruitment to the Services and Posts mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 27th June, 2021 in accordance with the Rules published by the Department of Personnel & Training in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 4th March, 2021. All candidates must carefully read the Civil Services Examination-2021 Rules together with all the Appendices along with the Annexures thereof and this Examination Notice derived from the CSE Rules, 2021 in entirety for gaining awareness of the current Rules and Regulations as changes may have been incorporated since the previous Examination Rules.

(i) Indian Administrative Service

(ii) Indian Foreign Service

(iii) Indian Police Service

(iv) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’

(v) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’

(vi) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’

(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’

(viii) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’

(ix) Indian Information Service, Junior Grade Group ‘A’

(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’

(xi) Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’

(xii) Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’

(xiii) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’

(xiv) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’

(xv) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)

(xvi) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)

(xvii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’

(xviii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’

(xix) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’

Qualification :

A candidate must hold a degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the central or
State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or
declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act,
1956 or possess an equivalent qualification.
Note‐I : Candidates who have appeared at a qualifying examination the passing of which would
render them educationally qualified for the Commission’s Examination but have not been
informed of the result as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying
examination will also be eligible for admission to the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination. All
candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission for taking the Civil Services (Main)
Examination will be required to produce proof of passing the requisite qualifying examination
along with their application (i.e. Detailed Application Form-

I) for the Main Examination, failing
which such candidates will not be admitted to the Main Examination. Such proof of passing the
requisite qualifying examination should be dated earlier than the due date (closing date) of
Detailed Application Form-I of the Main Examination.

Note‐II : In exceptional cases, the Commission may treat a candidate who does not have any of the
foregoing qualifications as a candidate, provided that the candidate has passed an examination
conducted by any other institution the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission
justifies the admission to the Civil Services Examination.

Note‐III : Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by
Government as equivalent to professional and technical degree would also be eligible for
admission to the Civil Services Examination.

Note‐IV : Candidates who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S or any other equivalent
professional examination leading to a medical degree or certificate but have not completed their
internship by the time of submission of their applications for the Civil Services (Main)
Examination, will be provisionally admitted to the Civil Services Examination, provided they
submit along with their application a copy of certificate from the concerned authority of the
University/Institution that they had passed the requisite final professional examination. In such cases, the candidates will be required to produce at the time of their interview the original degree
or a certificate from the concerned competent authority of the University/Institution that they had
completed all requirements (including completion of internship) for the award of the Degree.

Age Limit :

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August, 2021 i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1989 and not later than 1st August, 2000. The Upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years for SC/ST; 3 years for OBC, 10 Years for Persons with Disabilities (15 years for SC/ST PWD’s & 13 years for OBC PWD’s) and for Ex-S as per Govt. of India rules. Candidates Relaxation in Upper Age limit will be provided as per Govt. Rules. Go through UPSC official Notification 2021 for more reference.

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