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UPSC Notification for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2019 Released: 896 Vacancies; Apply Now

UPSC has released the notification for Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2019. Aspirants who wish to join services like IAS, IPS, IFS etc can apply to appear for the Civil Services Exam (CSE) 2019.

The UPSC CSE Preliminary Exam will be conducted on June 02, 2019 (Sunday).

How to apply for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2019?

Candidates are required to apply online by using the website https://www.upsconline.nic.in.

Candidates will be required to complete the Online Application Form containing two stages viz. Part-I and Part-II as per the instructions available in the above-mentioned site.

The Online applications (Part I and II) can be filled from 19th February 2019 to 19th March 2019 till 18:00 Hrs.

Fees – Rs.100 for General/OBC (Male)

The candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only).

SC/ST/ Female/Persons with Benchmark Disability candidates are exempted from payment of the fee.

The fees can be paid either by depositing the money in any branch of State Bank of India by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using any Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/ Debit Card.

Age Limit – 32 for General; 35 for OBC; 37 for SC/ST

If your age limit is between 21-32 years (General Category) as on August 1, 2019, you can apply for the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2019. The upper age limit for OBC candidates is 35 years, while that of SC/ST candidates is 37 years.

For details, refer this link – UPSC Civil Services Exam eligibility criteria.

Note: The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.

Economically Weaker Section Candidates (EWS)

Candidates who wish to apply under EWS category for Prelims 2019 are requested to get their EWS Certificate ready by 1st August, 2019. You will need to submit the copy online for Mains 2019 application, and submit the original EWS certificate while attending UPSC 2019-20 interview at Delhi.

You need to upload Photo, Signature, and Photo ID card

• Before start filling up of Online Application, a candidate must have his/her photograph and signature duly scanned in the jpg format in such a manner that each file should not exceed 40 KB and must not be less than 3 KB in size for the photograph and 1 KB for the signature.
• Candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card viz. Aadhaar Card/Voter Card/PAN Card/Passport/Driving Licence/Any other Photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government. The details of this Photo ID Card will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. The candidates will have to upload a scanned copy of the Photo ID whose details have been provided in the online application by him/her. This Photo ID Card will be used for all future referencing and the candidate is advised to carry this Photo ID Card while appearing for Examination/Personality Test.

UPC Civil Service Prelims 2019 Notification

The notification contains the UPSC CSE syllabus, exam pattern, medical requirement and so on.

UPSC Syllabus – Civil Services Preliminary Exam

The Civil Services Preliminary exam comprises of two compulsory papers of 200 marks each (General Studies Paper I and General Studies Paper II). The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type. The marks in prelims will not be counted for final ranking, but just for qualification for the main exam.

The Commission will draw a list of candidates to be qualified for Civil Service (Main) Examination based on the criterion of minimum qualifying marks of 33% in General Studies PaperII of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination and total qualifying marks of General Studies Paper-I of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination as may be determined by the Commission.

UPSC SYLLABUS FOR PAPER I – (200 MARKS) DURATION: TWO HOURS (COUNTED FOR THE MERIT RANK IN THE PRELIMS)

• Current events of national and international importance.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
• Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
• General Science.

UPSC SYLLABUS FOR PAPER II- (200 MARKS) DURATION: TWO HOURS (NOT COUNTED FOR THE MERIT RANK IN PRELIMS BUT A QUALIFYING PAPER; JUST NEEDS 33% MARKS)

• Comprehension.
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
• Decision-making and problem-solving.
• General mental ability.
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level).

Whether there will be an optional paper for Mains 2019?

Yes, there is.

There is no change in the UPSC CSE Main Exam format – 4 GS Papers, 1 Essay Paper and 2 Optional Papers from one optional subject.

Indian Forest Service Exam 2019 Notification

A separate notification for Indian Forest Service Exam (IFoS) 2019 is also released by UPSC. The Preliminary Exam for both CSE and IFoS is common while the Main Exam and Interview will be conducted separately.

UPSC Examination Calendar 2019 – Important Dates

• Date of Notification for Civil Service Prelims and Indian Forest Service Prelims: February 19, 2019
• Last date to apply for Civil Service Prelims and Indian Forest Service Prelims: March 18, 2019
• Date of UPSC CSE Prelims 2019 and IFS Prelims 2018: June 02, 2019
• Date of UPSC CSE Mains 2019: September 20, 2019
• Date of UPSC IFS Mains 2019: December 01, 2019 (Only for Indian Forest Service Aspirants)
• Date of UPSC IFS Personality Test (Interview) 2019: January 2019 (Only for Indian Forest Service Aspirants)
• Date of UPSC CSE Personality Test (Interview) 2019-20: February-March 2020

Note: The dates of the commencement and duration of examinations are liable to alteration if the circumstances so warrant.

896 Vacancies for CSE; 90 Vacancies for IFoS

The number of vacancies to be filled on the result of the UPSC CSE 2019 is expected to be approximately 896.

This reported number is about 100 vacancies higher than the number of reported vacancies in 2018. In 2018, there were only 782 Vacancies for CSE and 110 Vacancies for IFoS.

The vacancies can increase, once additional data becomes available in the coming months.

What if you submit multiple applications?

• Applicants should avoid submitting multiple applications. However, if due to any unavoidable circumstances, any applicant submits multiple applications then he/she must ensure that the applications with higher RID are complete in all respects.
• In case of multiple applications, the applications with higher RID shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID.

Ensure that you give a valid Email ID

• The applicants must ensure that while filling their Application Form, they are providing their valid and active E-mail IDs as the Commission may use electronic mode of communication while contacting them at different stages of examination process.
• The applicants are advised to check their emails at regular intervals and ensure that the email addresses ending with @ nic.in are directed to their inbox folder and not to the SPAM folder or any other folder.