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Overview of Civil Services Examination
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CS (Preliminary)
CS (Main)
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CS (Preliminary)
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Scheme
Statistical Data
Statistical Data
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(A) Tentative Schedule
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(i) Notification of Examination
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November/December of previous year
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(ii) Conduct of Examination
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May
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(B) Age – limits:
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21-30 years as on 1st August of the year of Examination.
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Certain categories of persons as specified in the Commission’s Notice as published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar are eligible for age relaxation.
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(C) Educational Qualification
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| Degree of a Recognised University or equivalent. |
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Candidates appearing in the requisite Degree qualification are also eligible for appearing in the examination, however, they are supposed to submit proof of passing the requisite qualification along with with Detailed Application Form for Civil Services Examination (Main) .
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Scheme of CS (Preliminary) Examination
The Civil Services Examination (Preliminary) consists of two papers of objective type (multiple-choice questions) carrying a maximum of 400 marks.
The Question Papers (Test Booklets) are set in English & Hindi
The Question Papers (Test Booklets) are set in English & Hindi
| General Studies Paper – I | 200 Marks |
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General Studies Paper – II
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200 Marks |
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Statistical Data Civil Services Examination (Preliminary)
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No of Candidates
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| Applied | Appeared | |
| 1997 | 2,65,761 | 1,30,198 |
| 1998 | 2,71,517 | 1,22,363 |
| 1999 | 3,09,501 | 1,35,086 |
| 2000 | 2,25,555 | 1,19,398 |
| 2001 | 2,56,673 | 1,38,240 |
| 2002 | 3,01,585 | 1,57,486 |
Note : For further details, please refer to the Commission’s Notice when it is published in the Employment News and some of the leading newspapers.
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Civil Services Examination (Main)
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| Tentative Date of Examination : October – November |
Scheme
List of Optional SubjectsList of Optional Subjects (Literature)Statistical Data
List of Optional SubjectsList of Optional Subjects (Literature)Statistical Data
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Scheme – CS (Main)
| Paper-I |
One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the 18 languages included in the VIIIth Schedule to the Constitution (Qualifying Paper)
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300 Marks |
| Paper-II | English (Qualifying Paper) | 300 Marks |
| Paper-III | Essay | 200 Marks |
| Papers IV & V | General Studies (300 Marks for each paper) | 600 Marks |
| Papers VI, VII, VIII & IX |
Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the prescribed optional subjects (300 marks for each paper)
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1200 Marks |
| Total Marks for Written Examination | 2000 Marks | |
| Interview Test | 300 Marks | |
| Grand Total | 2300 Marks | |
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List of Optional Subjects – Civil Services Examination (Main) – (Total 25)
See Note below List of Optional Subjects (Literature)
| Agriculture | Management |
| Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science | Mathematics |
| Anthropology | Mechanical Engineering |
| Botany | Medical Science |
| Chemistry | Philosophy |
| Civil Engineering | Physics |
| Commerce & Accountancy | Political Science & International Relations |
| Economics | Psychology |
| Electrical Engineering | Public Administration |
| Geography | Sociology |
| Geology | Statistics |
| Indian History | Zoology |
| Law |
List of Optional Subjects (Literature) – CS (Main) – (Total 26)
| Arabic | Gujarati | Manipuri | Sanskrit |
| Assamese | Hindi | Nepali | Sindhi |
| Bengali | Kannada | Oriya | Tamil |
| Chinese | Kashmiri | Pali | Telugu |
| English | Konkani | Persian | Urdu |
| French | Marathi | Punjabi | |
| German | Malayalam | Russian |
Note : Total Optional Subjects : 51
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Candidates have the option to answer all the question papers, except the language papers, viz, Paper-I and Paper-II, in any one of the languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution or in English
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Candidates who have opted for an Indian Language as language medium for the Main Examination have an option of being interviewed either in English or in the same language which they have opted for the Main Examination
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Statistical Data – CS (Main)
| Year Of Exam | Vacancies | Candidates Recommended | ||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | GEN | TOTAL | SC | ST | OBC | GEN | TOTAL | |
| 1995 | 98 | 49 | 165 | 333 | 645 | 101 | 49 | 192 | 303 | 645 |
| 1996 | 125 | 57 | 174 | 383 | 739 | 138 | 59 | 212 | 330 | 739 |
| 1997 | 89 | 43 | 166 | 323 | 621 | 94 | 46 | 215 | 266 | 621 |
| 1998 | 53 | 28 | 114 | 275 | 470 | 60 | 30 | 142 | 238 | 470 |
| 1999 | 53 | 27 | 97 | 234 | 411 | 63 | 30 | 127 | 191 | 411 |
| 2000 | 54 | 29 | 100 | 244 | 427 | 58 | 34 | 128 | 207 | 427 |
| 2001 | 47 | 39 | 97 | 234 | 417 | 52 | 42 | 131 | 192 | 417 |
| 2002 | 38 | 22 | 88 | 162 | 310 | 38 | 22 | 88 | 138 | 286 |
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