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| Type | Paper-based test |
| Developer / administrator | Union Public Service Commission |
| Knowledge / skills tested | Writing, English, General knowledge, others |
| Purpose | Selection of candidates to the various posts of Civil Services of India |
| Year started | 1922[1] |
| Duration | 2 hours/paper (Prelims) 3 hours/paper (Mains) 1 Variable duration of personality test |
| Score / grade range | 0 - 200 (Prelims)[a] 0 - 1750 (Mains) 0 - 275 (Interview) Total: 2025 ( Mains + Interview) |
| Offered | Once a year |
| Restrictions on attempts | 6 (General) 9 (OBC & PwBD- General) no limits for SC & ST candidates |
| Countries / regions | India |
| Languages | Question paper is only given in Hindi or English. Answers can be given in any one of the scheduled languages of India |
| Annual number of test takers | 10,40,060 Applicants (2020) 4,82,770 Appeared in Prelims (2020)[2] |
| Prerequisites / eligibility criteria | Must be a graduate, and an Indian citizen.[b] |
| Fee | ₹ 100/- (for general male candidates). For other categories of candidates, the registration fee is exempted. |
| Scores / grades used by | Union Public Service Commission for the selection of the students to the various Civil Services of India |
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The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a national competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to higher Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, and Indian Police Service. It is also colloquially referred to as the UPSC examination, and UPSC CSE.[4] and is conducted in three phases: a preliminary examination consisting of two objective-type papers (Paper I consisting of General Studies and Paper II, referred to as the Civil Service Aptitude Test or CSAT), and a main examination consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay) type, in which two papers are qualifying and only marks of seven are counted; finally followed by a personality test (interview).[4][5] A successful candidate sits for 32 hours of examination during the complete process spanning around one year.
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