UPSC
Union Public Service Commission
Introduction
• The Royal Commission on the Superior Civil Services
in India , which submitted its Report in 1924,
recommended the setting up of the Public Service
Commission .
• This resulted in the establishment of the first Public
Service Commission on 1 October 1926 .
•
The limited advisory function accorded to the
Public Service Commission resulted in the
setting up of a Federal Public Service
Commission under the Government of India
Act, 1935.
• Federal Public Service Commission became the
Union Public Service Commission
after Independence and was given a
Constitutional status on 26 January 1950.
Category of UPSC exams
• Central Police Forces Examination (CPF)
• Civil Services Examination
• Combined Defense Services Examination (CDS
II)
• Combined Engineering Services Examination
( CESE)
• Indian Administrative Services Examination
(IAS)
• Indian Forest Services Examination (IFS)
• Geologists Examination (GE)
• Indian Engineering Services - Engineering
Services Examination (IES-ESE)
• Indian Engineering Services Examination (IES )
• Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)
Cutoff marks of year 2015 :
• CISF Assistant Commandants LDC Examination, 2015
– general – 356/600 , SC – 326/600 .
• Special Class Railway Apprentices' Examination,
2015
s.No
Category
Marks out of 800
1
Gen
512
2
Obc
449
3
Sc
373
4
St
326
5
PH -I
296
• Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination,
2015
s.no.
Category
gen Obc
Sc
St
PH-I
PH-II
1
Geologist
324 284
255
268
218
-
Geophysicis 312 263
t
217
233
271
-
397 385
319
297
344
214
Jr.
354 322
hydrogeolo
gist
282
293
279
-
2
3
4
Chemist
• National Defence Academy and Naval Academy
Examination (I), 2015 – 674/1800 .
• Combined Medical Services Examination, 2015 –
S.no.
Category
Marks out of 600
1
Gen
305
2
Obc
285
3
Sc
260
4
St
230
5
PH-I
128
• Engineering Services Examination 2015 – Marks out
of 1200.
Discipline
Gen
Obc
Sc
St
PH- 1
PH3
Civil Engineering
674
630
539
552
380
323
Mechanical
Engineering
640
598
501
463
375
391
Electrical
Engineering
662
619
544
551
389
-
Electronics &
Telecommunicati
on Engineering
700
685
614
572
523
-
CPF
• UPSC conduct written examination for Recruiting
Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central
Police Forces (CPF).
• Border Security Force (BSF)
• Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
• Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBF)
• Central Industrial security Force (CISF)
• Special Services Bureau (SSB).
Pattern of the exam :
• Paper I
– Objective Type - 250 marks
– This paper consist of following – General Mental Ability
– General Science
– Current Events
– Indian Politics,History
– Indian and World Geography
• Paper II
– Conventional Type - 200 marks
– This paper consist of two parts – PART A: Eassy questions to be answered in long
narrtive form(80 marks)
– PART B: Comprehension,Precis writing and other
communication skills(120 marks)
• Physical and Medical Standards Test
• Personality Test - 200 marks
CIVIL SERVICES
• The Indian Civil Service works as the backbone of
India and carries great respect and responsibilities.
• The exam is conducted in two phases:
Civil Service Preliminary Examination
Civil Service Main Examination
Exam pattern :
• Civil Service Preliminary Examination( Objective-type
Questions) for the selection of Candidate for Main
Examination
• Civil Service Main Examination (Written &
Interview) for the selection of Candidate for various
services.
CDS II
• Combined Defence Service exam is conducted
by UPSC twice a year for the recruitment to office
cadre of the Army, Navy and Air force generally in the
months of May and October.
• Candidates qualifying the written test are
interviewed by the Service Selection Board and if
selected, depending upon the choice given by the
candidates and their merit list ranking in the
examination.
Exam Pattern
WRITTEN EXAMINATION
(a) For Indian Military
Academy
Naval Academy and
Air Force Academy
(b) For Officers’ Training
Academy
1. English (Objective type)
100 marks
2. G.k(Objective type)
100 marks
3. Elementary Mathematics
(Objective type)
100 marks
Total
300 marks
1. English (Objective type)
100 marks
2. G.K (Objective type)
100 marks
Total
200 marks
Marks for SSB interview
IMA, NA and AFA
300 marks
OTA
200 marks
CESE
• The Combined Engineering Services Examination is
conducted by the UPSC every year for recruitment of
the four categories of Engineering services:
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering and
Electronics & telecommunication Engineering.
• Engineers selected through this Examination are appointed
to various posts in governmental organizations like:
Indian Railways
Central Engineering Service
Survey of India
Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch)
Military Engineer Services
Indian Telecommunication ServiceCentral Power Engineering
Service
Central Water Engineering Service etc
Exam pattern
• Civil Engineering
Section
Subject
Objective papers General Ability Test
(Part A: General
English)
(Part B: General
Studies)
Civil Engineering Paper
I
Civil Engineering Paper
II
Conventional
Papers
Civil Engineering Paper
I
Civil Engineering Paper
II
TOTAL
Duration
Marks
2 hrs.
200
2 hrs.
200
2 hrs.
200
3 hrs
200
3 hrs
200
1000
• Mechanical Engineering
Section
Subject
Objective Papers
General Ability Test
(Part A: General English)
(Part B: General Studies)
Mechanical Engineering Paper I
Mechanical Engineering Paper II
2 hrs
200
2 hrs
200
Mechanical Engineering Paper I
Mechanical Engineering Paper II
3 hrs
3 hrs
200
200
Conventional
Papers
TOTAL
Durati Marks
on
1000
Electrical engineering :
Section
Subject
Objective Papers
General Ability Test
(Part A: General
English)
(Part B: General
Studies)
2 hrs
Electrical Engineering
Paper I
2 hrs
Electrical Engineering
Paper II
Conventional Papers
Duration
Electrical Engineering
Paper I
3hrs
Electrical Engineering
3 hrs
Paper II
TOTAL
Marks
200
200
200
200
1000
Electronics and Telecommunication
Engineering
Section
Subject
Duration
Marks
Objective Papers
General Ability Test
(Part A: General
English)
(Part B: General
Studies)
E & T Paper I
E & T Paper II
2 hrs
200
2 hrs
2 hrs
200
200
E & T Paper I
E & T Paper II
3 hrs
3 hrs
200
200
Conventional Papers
TOTAL
1000
IAS
• All India Combined Competitive Examination for the
Civil Services conducted by the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) comprises of two successive
stages:
Preliminary Examination: It is an objective type,
which is a qualifying examination.
Main Examination: It consists of written examination
and an interview.
Exam pattern
•
Preliminary Examination The preliminary examination consists of
two papers:
Paper I -- General Studies of 150 marks Paper II -- An Optional subject
of 300 marks .
• Main Examination It Consists of the following papers:
Paper I - One Indian language (selected by the candidate) 300 marks
Paper II - English of 300 marks
Paper III - Essay of 200 marks
Paper IV&V - General Studies of 300 marks each Paper VI-IX - Any two
subjects (optional papers to be selected by the candidate) with two
papers each of 300 marks .
•
Interview
IFS
• The Indian Forest Service Exam(IFS) is held every
year for recruiting officers for the Indian Forest
Service .
• The members are recruited by the Centre but their
services are put under the various State cadres, they
get the privilege of serving both under the State and
under the Centre.
Exam pattern :
• Written Examination
• Interview for Personality Test of the selected
candidates.
Exam subjects :
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Compulsory: (1) General English (2) General Knowledge (300 marks each).
Optional: Any two of the following subjects (Each subject will have two papers)Agriculture
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Geology
Agricultural Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Zoology
Statistics
Forestry
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science (200 marks each).
GE
• A Competitive Examination is conducted by UPSC
Named Geologists Examination for Recruitment to
the various positions in the Government sector. The
examination is held for two categories namely:Category I - Posts in Geological Survey of India.
Category II - Posts in Central Ground Water Board.
Exam pattern
PART-I
• There are five papers to be written :
A. General English-100 marks
B. Geology Paper I-200 marks
C. Geology Paper II-200 marks
D. Geology Paper III-200 marks
E. Hydrogeology-200 marks
PART-II
• Interview for personality test-200 marks.
IES-ESE
• Conducts ESE (Engineering Services Examination) for
recruitment in various engineering services or posts
in various Government Departments.
• The recruitment is done for these categories:
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Exam pattern
• PART-1
The written examination consists of two sections.
Section I consisting of objective types questions and
section II of conventional papers.
• PART-2
Personality test will be maximum of 200 marks.
IES
• Conducts IES Examination in following branch of
engineering
Category I—Civil Engineering.
Category II—Mechanical Engineering.
Category III—Electrical Engineering.
Category IV—Electronics & Telecommunication
Engineering.
Exam pattern
• Part I- Common Written Test 200
Objective Paper A 200 Marks & Objective Paper
B 200 Marks
Conventional Paper A 200 Marks &
Conventional Paper B 200 Marks
• Part IIPersonality test carrying a maximum of 200 marks of
such of the candidates who qualifies the written
examination.
CSAT
• The Civil Services Examination is conducted by the
UPSC for different civil services in the Government .
• Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) is called as
the Preliminary Written Examination in Civil Service
Examination. This Examination is the first stage from
the three stage Examination . The Qualified student
get short listed in this stage for the next stage
i.e., Main Written Examination.
Exam pattern
• Paper-I :
Current Events.
History of India and International Movement.
Indian and World Geography.
Indian Polity and Governance.
Economic and Social Development.
General Science & Issues.
Duration: 2 Hours
Marks: 200 marks
• Paper-II
Comprehension.
Logical Reasoning & analytical reasoning.
Decision-Making & problem solving.
General Mental ability.
Basics Numeracy.
English Language Comprehension skills.
Duration: 2 Hours
Marks: 200 marks