UPSC 2023 Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Result & Exam Date

UPSC 2023: The Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Exam or UPSC (CSE) 2023 is a national examination on recruitment of employees in the public sector in the departments of Indian Government Services (IAS), Indian Foreign Services and so on. It is a three-stage recruitment drive including a goal type examination, a subjective type examination, and a personality test or interview. The UPSC Civil Services Exam 201 is carried out by the Union Public Service Commission. Like every year, this year too has brought Civil Services exam, 2023. There are certain important things that you must know before the commencement of the exam. It is a fact that once the exam is cleared there will be surety for a reliable career in government sector as one can become reputed IAS officer. Amongst numerous government jobs, this is one of the esteemed jobs which help in reaching to the paramount position. However, to reach a high position, one needs to put all the efforts, intellectual skills, and hard work. If interest then you must know all about the eligibility criteria, officially scheduled date, timings, etc.

Highlights of UPSC 2023 Exam:

UPSC 2023 Exam Dates:

EVENT	DATES
Starting of the application process	February
Closing of the application process	March
Release of admit card (Prelims)	April-June
UPSC Civil services exam 2023 Date (Prelims)	June
Result (prelims)	1st week of August
Mains Exam notification	2nd week of August
Release of admit card (Mains)	1st week of September
UPSC Civil services exam 2023 Date (Mains)	September
Result (Mains)	1st week of December
Personality test Notification	1st week of January
Admit Cards for Personality Test	2nd week of January
Personal Interview and Personality Test	1st week of February
Final Results	May

Eligibility Criteria:

Nationality

• candidate should be the citizen of India
• subject of Nepal
• subject of Bhutan
• Tibetan refugee who arrived in India with the intention of a resident there forever before 1 January 1962.
• The Indian origin person migrated to India from Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania or Vietnam from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, or the Eastern African countries in order to settle there permanently.

Age limit

Category	Upper age limit
General	32 Years
OBC	35 Years
SC/ST	37 Years
PH (Blind, Deaf, Orthopedic)	42 Years
J & K Domicile	GEN=37 Yrs, OBC= 40 Yrs, SC/ST=40 Yrs, PH=50 Yrs
Disabled servicemen, disabled from duty.	GEN=37 Yrs, OBC=40 Yrs, SC/ST=40 Yrs

Education:

• Candidates must receive a degree or qualification recognized by the Government of India from any Central, State or Deemed University.
• An applicant with a bachelor’s degree from the Association of Indian Universities from an overseas university is also eligible for the examination.
• Candidates who have appeared may also apply.
• Candidates who appeared in their final year of graduation are eligible for the exam.
• Individuals who passed ICWAI / ICSI / ICAI final examination are eligible for this examination.
• Also eligible for this examination are individuals who have passed the final year of MBBS degree (without completing the internship).

UPSC Civil Services 2023 Application Form:

• Candidates are eligible to apply online for the UPSC Civil Services 2023 Application Form, in accordance with the above eligibility criteria.
• Only on the official website i.e. www.upsc.gov.in can the application form be submitted online.
• Now the candidates have to fill the further form.
  • Name
  • Gender
  • Date of Birth
  • Father’s Name
  • Mothers Name
  • Nationality
  • Marital Status
  • Community
  • Educational qualification
  • Address
  • Email Id
  • Mobile Number
  • The candidates have to choose the Examination name in which they want to appear Civil Service, IFS, and Civil Services & IFS.
  • Type of photo identity card
  • Photo identity card number
  • Percentage in graduation
  • Number of attempts in graduation
  • Main examination center
  • language Medium for Paper I to V
  • Optional subject VI to VII
  • Select language for Paper A
  • Then click on “Submit Button”.
  • Then the payment page is reached.

Application Fee:

• The candidates must pay the application fee to complete the application process.
• Applicants must pay the application form in any way that suits them.
• Select any payment method Online or Offline Mode.
• For the purpose of paying the application fee on rupees Rs 100/- via the single central recruitment Fee stamp, applicants may apply off-line (by a common application form).
• No application fee is necessary for all female applicants and those belonging to ST / SC.

Examination Pattern:

Phase I: Preliminary Exam

• The preliminary examination will be an objective-type test.
• This will be an offline pen-paper test with 2 papers.
• The papers are 2 hours each. They are both. For each paper, blind candidates will be given an additional 20 minutes.
• PAPER-I
  • Current events, Indian history, social development, environmental ecology, Indian national movements, Indian & world geography, Indian polity, economy, biodiversity, etc.
• PAPER-II
  • Problem-solving, data interpretation, English language, Comprehension, interpersonal skills, communication, logical reasoning, analytical ability, decision making, problem-solving, data interpretation, English language, etc.
• A total of 400 marks are at stake in prelims examination.
• Each question will be 1/3 Mark penalty for the wrong answer.
• A minimum of 33% marks are required in General Studies Paper – II (CSAT), to qualify for the mains.

Papers	Details of the question papers	Total Marks	Total Marks
I	General Studies – This paper will be counted for qualifying to write the Civil Services Mains exam.	200	2hr
II	Aptitude test (CSAT) – This paper is of qualifying nature, but the candidate must score at least 33% marks in this paper. However, marks of this paper are not counted for writing the Mains examination.	200	2hr
Total		400	4hr

Phase II: Main Exam

• The main examination will be a Descriptive-type test.
• It consists of 9 papers and for everybody, it is necessary paper-1 & paper-2.
• All are subjective papers of the type, each lasting 3 hours.
• In paper A and B for qualification, the candidates must obtain 25% marks (75 marks).

Paper	Subject	Marks
Paper A	Indian Language (Qualifier)	300
Paper B	English (Qualifier)	300
Paper I	Essay Writing	250
Paper II	General Studies I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History, and Geography of the World and Society)	250
Paper III	General Studies 2 (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)	250
Paper IV	General Studies 3 (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)	250
Paper V	General Studies 4 (Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude)	250
Paper VI	Optional Paper I	250
Paper VII	Optional Paper 2	250
Total Marks (I – VII)		1750

Phase III: (Personality Test/ Personal Interview)

• This round will be an interview with UPSC members, with a total of 178 marks involved. This is the final phase of the requirement process.
• The whole personality of the candidate is tested in this round and questions are asked about current affairs, hobbies, interests, situation analysis, etc.
• In calculating an applicant’s final rank, the total score in Mains and the Personality Test is used.

List of Services For IAS 2023 Exam:

The following are the list of services which one gets on qualifying the IAS 2023 Exam:

All India Services	Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Indian Police Service (IPS). Indian Foreign Service (IFS).
Central Services (Group A)	Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS). Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS). Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS). Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS). Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES). Indian Information Service (IIS). Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS). Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS). Indian Postal Service (IPoS). Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS). Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS). Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS). Indian Revenue Service (IRS-IT). Indian Revenue Service (IRS-C&CE). Indian Trade Service (ITS). Railway Protection Force (RPF).
Group B Services	Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (AFHCS). Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS). Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS). Pondicherry Civil Service. Pondicherry Police Service

IAS 2023 Selection Procedure:

• The following stages will be considered for final selection.
• Stage-1: Preliminary Exam (Objective type questions -100 Marks)
• Stage-2: Main Exam (Descriptive Type)
• Stage-3: Personal Interview (275 Marks)
• Only main exam & Interview marks will be considered for final selection list.

UPSC 2023-22 Admit Card:

• The Admit Card is available on UPSC’s official website.
• The Admit Card can be downloaded in pdf format by the Candidate.
• All Candidates will be given a separate Admit Card.
• Candidates can take the printout of the Admit Card after downloading it.
• All candidates must be required to receive the Admit Card in the exam center for entry into the Examination hall.

Result:

• The results will be posted on the official website of UPSC.
• For preliminary and main examinations, the results shall be published separately.
• In January or February, the main results will be available.
• The candidate’s result can be checked by roll no in the PDF file.

Number of Attempts:

• The government has restricted the number in which a candidate can apply for this examination.
• For this examination, the applicant in the general category could only appear six times.
• The candidates of the OBC category can take a total of nine times for this test.
• The candidates in the SC / ST category have the advantage of being examined in unlimited times until they are thirty-seven years old.

IAS 2023 Exam Centers:

The Preliminary Exam will be conducted in numerous centers across 72 cities in the country. The Main Exam is held in 24 different cities across India.

UPSC 2023 Cut off:

The authorities shall release the minimum qualification marks or cut-offs after each stage has been declared. The next step of the selection process is for applicants with a scoring of more or equal to the cut mark. The cut-off for both exams depends on a number of factors such as the IAS Exam difficulty level, available vacancies, and the number of candidates appearing, etc.

CATEGORY	PRELIMINARY	MAIN	FINAL
General	150-200	660-679	860-889
OBC	140-201	600-631	809-845
ST	103-180	610-620	800-815
SC	101-185	615-633	815-835
PH 1	101-170	550-615	800-820
PH 2	89-120	550-630	780-835
PH 3	60-125	450-515	690-726