UPSC Civil Services Phase II Interview Schedule Out (2022 cycle)! The Personality Tests (Interviews) are scheduled to be conducted from 13th March to 21st April 2023. The UPSC has also released a new notification for the 2023 recruitment cycle. UPSC Civil Services Application Process started on 1st February 2023 and will continue till 21st February 2023. Earlier, UPSC Civil Services Examination 2023 Notification was Released on 1st February 2023! The commission has invited 1105 vacancies for various posts in the UPSC CSE 2023 Examination. The UPSC CSE Preliminary Examination 2023 is scheduled to be conducted on 28th May 2023. The candidates are required to undergo a 3 stage selection process- UPSC IAS Prelims Exam, UPSC IAS Mains Exam, and UPSC IAS Interview. Candidates can check the complete details of the UPSC IAS Examination 2023 here in this article.

• Candidates can make changes in their submitted application form between 22nd February 2023 to 28th February 2023.
• The last date of modification of OTR is 28th February 2023.
• The Application fee for UPSC Civil Services is Rs. 100/-
• To apply for the position, the candidate's age must be between 21 years to 32 years.
• The Minimum educational qualification required for the UPSC IAS position is Graduation.
• The UPSC CSE selection process includes- Prelims Exam, Mains Exam, and Interview.

Earlier, the UPSC released the summon letters/admit cards for the UPSC IAS 2022 Interview for Phase I scheduled between 30t

h January to 10th March 2023 for 1026 candidates on the official website. Candidates can visit the official website and download the summon letters. The UPSC Civil Services Mains 2022 Results were released on 6th December 2022. 

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Download UPSC IAS Civil Services 2022 Notification PDF

Download the UPSC IAS Civil Services 2023 Notification PDF

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10th February 2023: UPSC Civil Services Interview Schedule Out!

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the Interview Schedule for the UPSC Civil Services exam 2022. The Personality Tests (Interviews) are scheduled to be conducted from 13th March to 21st April 2023. Candidates can check out the official notice regarding the same form the PDF provided below.

Download UPSC Civil Services Interview Schedule Notice PDF

13th January 2023: UPSC IAS Interview 2022 Summon Letters Out for 1026 Candidates!

UPSC has released the summon letters/admit cards for the UPSC IAS 2022 Interview for Phase I scheduled between 30th January to 10th March 2022 for 1026 candidates on the official website. Candidates can visit the official website and download them summon letters. Check the notice for the same below.

Download UPSC IAS Interview 2022 Summon Letters Notice PDF

Direct Link to Download UPSC IAS Personality Test/ Interview Admit Cards

9th December 2022: UPSC IAS Mains 2022 Civil Services DAF II Application Begins!

Candidates who have been selected for the UPSC IAS 2022 Interview Round should fill out the Detailed Application Form (DAF-II) between 8th to 14th December 2022 by 06:00 pm. Failing to do so, will led to the cancellation of the candidature. Check the details for the same below. 

Instructions for filling the DAF-II Form

Direct link to fill the DAF-II Form

6th December 2022: UPSC IAS Mains 2022 Civil Services Exam Result Out!

The UPSC has released the result of the UPSC Civil Services IAS Mains Exam 2022. The written exam was conducted from 16th to 25th September 2022. Candidates who have qualified for the UPSC Mains Exam need to fill and submit the online DAF II Form between 8th to 14th December 2022. Selected candidates will be going further for the interview round. Candidates can check their results below. 

Download the UPSC IAS Mains 2022 Civil Services Exam Result PDF

UPSC CSE Exam 2023 Vacancies

The commission has released 1105 vacancies for various posts in the UPSC CSE 2023 Examination which include 37 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category, i.e. 7 Vacancies for candidates of blindness and low vision; 5 Vacancies for deaf and hard of hearing; 15 Vacancies for locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; and 10 Vacancies for multiple disabilities. The final number of vacancies may undergo change. Reservations will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections and Persons with Benchmark Disability in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.  

For the 2022 cycle, the Commission released 861 vacancies. Candidates can check the previous year's notification for a category-wise list of vacancies from the link given below.

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How to Apply Online for IAS Exam 2023?

Only those candidates who are eligible as per the requirements given above can register for this exam. If you are looking to learn how to apply for this exam, follow the steps given below.

Direct Link To Apply Online for UPSC Civil Services Exam 2023

Step 1: Click on the direct link provided above.

Step 2: In Part - I registration, candidates will have to fill in all the personal information like name, age, address, etc.

Step 3: After the completion of this section, candidates must ensure/double-check that they have filled in all details correctly. Corrections cannot be made after clicking on the submit button.

Step 4: In Part - II registration candidates have to submit all the requisite documents, namely; educational certificates, ID proof, age relaxation if applicable, photograph, signature, payment details, and declaration. (Photograph & Signature should be uploaded in JPG format).

Step 5: Candidates must also choose the exam centre they wish to write the examination.

Step 6: Candidates must also ensure that they give a valid email address for further use.

Step 7: Candidates can finally click on the “I Agree” button and submit the application form after filling in all the details. A Registration Number will be provided to the candidates, make sure to keep it safe and also take copies of the application form for future reference.

UPSC Civil Services Exam Application Fee 2023

Each candidate who wishes to apply for this exam must pay the application fee along with the submission of the application form. As per the notification, the application fee differs for each category of candidates. Moreover, candidates can pay the following fees via Debit/Credit Card, Internet Banking or E-challan payment at the nearest SBI branch. For the year 2022, the application fee was Rs. 100 for the General, EWS, and OBC categories but it might change this year. The details will be available once the official notification is out.

IAS Exam 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Now that you are aware of the number of vacancies, let’s learn about the UPSC Eligibility Criteria. As per the official notification of the year 2023, certain criteria have to be fulfilled before applying for the Civil Services exam. Candidates can check the eligibility criteria for the UPSC CSE 2023 examination below.

UPSC Civil Services Exam Age Limit

Candidates have to be in the age group of 21 years to 32 years on the 1st of August, 2023 i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1991 and not later than 1st August, 2002 or else they cannot apply for this exam. However, there are a few relaxations granted to various candidates which are given in the following table.

• Minimum age limit: 21 years
• Maximum age limit: 32 years

Age Relaxation

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UPSC Civil Services Exam Educational Qualification

• Candidates must possess a degree from a Government recognized University or possess an equivalent qualification.
• Candidates who are awaiting results or are in their final year are also eligible to appear for UPSC preliminary examination.
• Technical and professional qualifications are recognized by the Government as equal to professional and technical degrees.
• Medical students who have passed the final year of MBBS are also eligible for the UPSC exam.

Nationality

• The candidate must be a citizen of India or
• a citizen of Nepal
• a subject of Bhutan
• The candidate must have been a Tibetan Refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, to be settled forever in India
• The candidate must be a person of Indian Origin who has migrated from the given countries- Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zaire, or Zambia with an intention of permanently settling in India.

Number of Attempts

As per the official notification, there is a restriction on the number of attempts available for each candidate. Here is the category-wise number of attempts for the IAS Exam.

IAS Exam Selection Process 2023

Candidates who have registered for the IAS Exam will have to go through a three-tiered selection process. There will be three stages to it. To be considered for recruitment by the committee, candidates must pass both stages. An online preliminary examination will be the first element of the selection process. Candidates who pass this step will be invited to take the main exam and have their documents verified. As a result, the UPSC selection process can be summarised as follows:

• Preliminary Examination
• Main Examination
• Interview

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IAS Exam Pattern 2023

There will be two exams in the IAS Exam 2023 namely the preliminary exam and the main exam. You have to qualify in the prelims or else you cannot appear for the mains exam. The marks obtained by the candidates in the mains exam will be considered for the merit list. Here is the IAS Exam Pattern for both prelims and mains exams for the year 2023.

Phase-I (Preliminary Examination):

The UPSC CSE Preliminary Examination will be conducted on 28th May 2023. Candidates can start preparing for this exam by first going through the exam pattern given below. 

• Each question in both papers will be of objective nature.
• There is a negative marking of 1/3rd marks for each wrong answer in this exam.
• You have to score at least 33% in Paper II to qualify.

Phase-II (Main Examination):

Candidates who qualify in the preliminary examination will be eligible for the Civil Services Mains 2023. Here is the exam pattern for UPSC CSE Mains 2023. The latest IAS Mains 2023 exam pattern has been shared below.

• In this exam, there will be papers of both objective natures as well as descriptive natures.
• To qualify for this exam, you have to clear the cut-off in this exam.
• There is a negative marking in the objective type paper where 1/3rd of marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

Download the detailed IAS Exam pattern PDF

IAS Syllabus 2023

UPSC Syllabus for the qualifying papers are mentioned below:

Qualifying Paper A: Indian Languages

• Short Essays Indian Languages
• Comprehension of given passages 
• Precis Writing Usage and Vocabulary 
• Short Essays 
• Translation from English to the Indian Language and vice-versa.

Qualifying Paper B: English Language

• Comprehension of given passages 
• Precis Writing 
• Usage and Vocabulary

UPSC Mains Literature Syllabus (22 Indian Languages) for the Qualifying Paper A in the table below: