UPSC CSE 2023 aspiring candidates can submit their applications by Feb 21, 2023. UPSC CSE 2023 preliminary exam will be held on May 28, 2023. UPSC CSE application correction window will be open from Feb 22 - Feb 28, 2023. Candidates must check the eligibility criteria before submitting the application form. They must fill out the application form with the correct details.
UPSC CSE 2022 admit card or e-summon letter for the phase II personality test was released on the official website. A total of 918 candidates are set to appear for the UPSC CSE 2022 phase II personality test. UPSC CSE 2022 phase II personality test will be held from Mar 13 - Apr 21, 2023. UPSC CSE 2022 personality test or interview for phase I will conclude on Mar 10, 2023.
| UPSC CSE Application Form 2023 | UPSC CSE Eligibility Criteria 2023 |
| UPSC CSE Exam Date 2023 | UPSC CSE Admit Card 2022 |
UPSC CSE, also known as Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination, is a national-level entrance test to recruit candidates for various Civil Services of the Government of India. This examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, India.
Latest Updates on UPSC CSE
- Mar 10, 2023: UPSC has released an important notice on UPSC CSE 2023 application rejection. Read More
Table of Contents
- UPSC CSE 2023 Application Form
- About UPSC CSE
- UPSC CSE 2023 Exam Date
- UPSC CSE 2023 Eligibility Criteria
- UPSC CSE 2022 Admit Card
- UPSC CSE 2023 Exam Centres
- UPSC CSE 2023 Exam Pattern
- UPSC CSE 2023 Syllabus
- UPSC CSE 2023 Answer key
- UPSC CSE 2022 Results
- UPSC CSE 2023 Cut Off
- UPSC CSE 2023 Vacancy
- Posts Offered through UPSC CSE
- UPSC CSE 2023 Important Instructions
- UPSC CSE 2023 Contact Details
UPSC CSE 2023 Application Form
UPSC CSE 2023 application form is open till Feb 21, 2023. The application correction window will be open from Feb 22 - Feb 28, 2023.
UPSC CSE 2023 application dates are mentioned below.
| Events | Dates |
| UPSC CSE 2023 Application Dates | Feb 1 - Feb 21, 2023 |
| UPSC CSE 2023 Application Correction Dates | Feb 22 - Feb 28, 2023 |
Application Forms are available on the official website i.e. www.upsc.gov.in. General/ OBC category candidates (male) have to pay INR 100 for Preliminary Exam and INR 200 for Mains Exam and for SC/ ST/ PH/ Female candidates are exempted from Registration Fee.
Candidates have to upload their recently taken passport size photograph and signature.
Read More: UPSC CSE 2023 Application Form
About UPSC CSE
Union Public Service Commission Civil Service Examination (UPSC CSE) is a national level entrance examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) among many others. It is conducted by Union Public Service Commission. The Government of India recruits its civil servants and officials on the basis of merit, the middle management positions in the bureaucracy are buried through competitive exams. Candidates who belong to the general category can have a maximum of 6 attempts in UPSC Civil Services Examination. The recruitment is done for Group-A and Group-B services. Group-A Services include IAS, IFS, and IPS among many others.
Exam Pattern: UPSC 2023 have 3 exams:
- Prelims Exam (CSAT): The prelims exam consists of Multiple Choice based Objective type questions and the syllabus is General Studies & Engineering Aptitude Syllabus.
- Mains Exam: The mains exam consists of both Multiple choice based objective type questions and descriptive questions and the syllabus is Mental Ability, General Studies & Engineering Aptitude Syllabus.
- Personal Interview: Candidates who qualify for UPSC Mains Exam will be called for the Personality Test/ Interview.
UPSC CSE 2023 Highlights
The below table gives all the details regarding UPSC CSE 2023 highlights.
| Exam Name | UPSC CSE |
| Full Form | Union Public Service Commission Civil Service Examination |
| Conducting Authority | Union Public Service Commission, Government of India |
| Frequency | Once a Year |
| Exam Centre | 72 Cities in India (Approx.) |
| Mode | Offline i.e. Pen & Paper-based Test (PBT) |
| Question Type | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Preliminary - Objective Mains - Objective & Subjective |
| Exam Pattern | Phase 1: Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type) Phase 2: Civil Services (Mains) Examination (Descriptive Type) Phase 3: Personal Interview (Personality Test) |
| Total Marks | Preliminary/ Paper I - 200, Paper-II - 200 Mains/ Paper A - 300, Paper B - 300, Paper I to VII - 250 Personal Interview - 275 |
| Negative Marking | Preliminary - 1/3 (0.33) Mains - 1/3 (only for Objective Type) |
| Syllabus Topics | History, Polity, Geography and Agriculture, Science and Technology, Ecology and Environment, Economics, Arts and Culture, Social Welfare and GK. |
| Duration | Preliminary - 2 Hours Mains - 3 Hours |
| Medium | English and Hindi |
UPSC CSE 2023 Exam Date
UPSC CSE 2023 application form can be submitted by Feb 21, 2023. The application correction window will be open from Feb 22 - Feb 28, 2023.
UPSC CSE 2022 phase I personality test will conclude on Mar 10, 2023.
UPSC CSE 2022 personality test for phase II is scheduled to be held from Mar 13 - Apr 21, 2023.
UPSC CSE 2023 preliminary exam will be held on May 28, 2023.
The following table needs to be referred by the candidates which display information regarding UPSC CSE 2023 Important Dates.
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Events |
Dates |
| UPSC CSE 2022 Phase II Personality Test | Mar 13 - Apr 21, 2023 |
| UPSC CSE 2023 Exam Notification Date | Feb 1, 2023 |
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UPSC CSE 2023 Application Form |
Feb 1 - Feb 21, 2023 |
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UPSC CSE 2023 Application Form Correction |
Feb 22 - Feb 28, 2023 |
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UPSC CSE 2023 Prelims Result Announcement |
To be Announced |
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UPSC CSE 2022 Mains Result Announcement |
Dec 6, 2022 |
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UPSC CSE 2021 Marks for Non-Recommended Candidates Release Date |
Oct 27, 2022 |
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UPSC CSE 2022 DAF II Form |
Dec 8 - Dec 14, 2022 |
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UPSC CSE 2022 Persnality Test/Interview Date |
Jan 30 - Mar 10, 2023 |
| UPSC CSE 2022 Persnality Test/Interview First Phase Admit Card Release Date | Jan 13, 2023 |
The UPSC CSE 2023 important notice links are given below.
| Events | Links |
| UPSC CSE 2023 Phase II Persnality Test/Interview Schedule | Click here |
| UPSC CSE 2023 Exam Notice | Click here |
| UPSC CSE 2023 Persnality Test/Interview Schedule | Click here |
UPSC CSE 2023 Eligibility Criteria
UPSC CSE 2023 Eligibility Criteria is structured by the Union Public Service Commission, Government of India. Candidates must make sure to fulfil all the eligibility criteria for UPSC CSE 2023 before proceeding to UPSC CSE 2023 application form. Applicants must go through UPSC CSE 2023 eligibility criteria listed below for appearing in the entrance exam as issued by the conducting authority–
Educational Qualification
- Candidate must have passed a Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized university or from the Central Government of India.
- Candidates who are pursuing their final year or appearing for the final semester are also eligible to apply.
Age Limit
- The minimum and maximum age limit of the candidates must be 21 years and 32 years respectively.
- The relaxation in the upper age for the candidates of the SC and ST category will be 5 years and for the OBC category will be of 3 years.
Nationality
The candidate must be an Indian Citizen.
Read More: UPSC CSE 2023 Eligibility
UPSC CSE 2022 Admit Card
UPSC CSE 2022 admit card or e-summon letter for the second phase personality test or interview round was released on the official website.
UPSC CSE 2022 admit card dates are given below.
| Events | Dates |
| UPSC CSE 2022 Persnality Test/Interview First Phase Admit Card Release Date | Jan 13, 2023 |
| UPSC CSE 2022 Main Admit Card | Aug 30, 2022 |
| UPSC CSE 2022 Prelim Admit Card | May 10, 2022 |
Document for Proof: Candidates will not be allowed to appear for UPSC CSE 2022 exam unless he/ she produces the hall ticket from UPSC website at the exam centers along with ID proof in original & a photocopy of the same.
Note: The admit card will not be sent through the post for any of the candidates by the authority, they should download it by themselves from the official website.
Read More: UPSC CSE 2022 Admit Card
UPSC CSE 2023 Exam Centres
There will be 2 different exam centres one is to conduct UPSC CSE 2023 Preliminary Exam and the other is to conduct UPSC CSE 2023 Mains Exam.
No. of Centres: The Preliminary Exam consists of 72 centers across India and the Mains Exam consists of 24 centers across India.
Choice of Centre: The allotment of exam city would be as per the order of preference clicked by the applicant during online registration on a first cum first-served basis.
Read More: UPSC CSE 2023 Exam Centre
UPSC CSE 2023 Exam Pattern
UPSC CSE is conducted through Offline i.e. Paper and Pen-based Test (PBT). UPSC CSE will consist of Preliminary - 2 Papers and Mains - 7 Papers The Preliminary paper consists of 200 marks each total of 400 marks and Mains total of 1750 marks
The preliminary exam consists of Objective questions and for the Mains exam there will be both Objective and subjective The time given to complete the Preliminary exam will be 2 hours and Mains exam will be 3 hours
Read More: UPSC CSE 2023 Exam Pattern
UPSC CSE 2023 Syllabus
The prelims section of UPSC CSE covers questions from History, Polity, Geography and Agriculture, Science and Technology, Ecology and Environment, Economics, Arts and Culture, Social Welfare and GK.
UPSC CSE Syllabus for Mains assesses a candidate’s academic expertise in his specialized subject. It also tests his ability to present knowledge in a clear and coherent manner and his overall intellectual traits and understanding of concepts.
Note: If UPSC is for Engineering, Medical Science, and law, the level corresponds to the bachelor’ Degree. Get more information about the syllabus in UPSC CSE 2023 Syllabus section.
UPSC CSE 2023 Answer key
UPSC CSE 2023 answer key will be in a pdf format on the official website after the conducting authority releases it. Candidates can refer to the answer key and cross-check it with their answers to get a brief idea about the possible score. Candidates should also note that UPSC dropped one question from the question paper. Hence, the marks were counted from 198 marks only instead of 200 marks. However, the marks mentioned in the official answer key were 200.
Read More: UPSC CSE Answer key
UPSC CSE 2022 Results
UPSC CSE 2022 result for the interview or personality tests will be relased after the completion of the interview process.
UPSC CSE result dates are mentioned below.
| Events | Dates |
| UPSC CSE 2022 Main Result | Dec 6, 2022 |
| UPSC CSE 2021 Non-recommended Candidates Marks | Oct 27, 2022 |
UPSC CSE 2022 result links are mentioned below.
| Events | Links |
| Reserve List Link for the UPSC CSE 2021 Main Examination | Click Here |
Answer Key: Union Public Service Commission releases the Civil Service Exam Answer Key within the time period of one month after the completion of the exam.
Cut-off: IAS Cut off is the minimum mark that a candidate must score in order to seek recruitment. The cut off varies for all different categories. It will be decided by UPSC.
Read More: UPSC CSE 2022 Results
UPSC CSE 2023 Cut Off
UPSC CSE 2023 cutoff will be released soon on the official website. The Candidate has to score marks above the Cutoff to advance to the next stage from the previous step. The commission decides these cutoffs. The Cutoff varies from one category to another.
Candidates can check UPSC IAS 2023 cut off is mentioned in the table below.
| Exam | General | EWS | OBS | SC | ST | PwBD-1 | PwBD-2 | PwBD-3 | PwBD-5 |
| UPSC (Prelims) | 87.54 | 80.14 | 84.85 | 75.41 | 70.71 | 68.02 | 67.33 | 43.09 | 45.80 |
| UPSC (Mains) | 745 | 713 | 707 | 700 | 700 | 668 | 712 | 388 | 560 |
| UPSC (Final) | 953 | 916 | 910 | 886 | 883 | 892 | 932 | 689 | 701 |
UPSC CSE 2023 Vacancy
UPSC has released a total of 796 vacancies for different posts this year. This year the number of vacancies released (796) is 100 less compared to UPSC CSE 2019 Vacancies (896). There are a total of 24 vacancies for the Persons with Benchmark Disability which includes:
- There are 3 vacancies for candidates with blindness or low vision.
- A total of 9 vacancies are there for deaf and hard of hearing.
- There are 8 vacancies for a locomotor disability which include dwarfism, leprosy cured, acid attack victims, and muscular dystrophy.
- For multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness has 4 vacancies.
UPSC CSE Examination/Recruitment Tests Notification 2023
UPSC has released the annual exam schedule for the year 2023. UPSC candidates can view UPSC CSE annual exam calendar on UPSC's official website, upsc.gov.in
Posts Offered through UPSC CSE
Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for recruitment to the Services and Posts mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission in accordance with the Rules published by the Department of Personnel & Training in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 7th February 2018.
- Indian Administrative Service.
- Indian Foreign Service.
- Indian Police Service.
- Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’.
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
- Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’.
- Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
- Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’.
- Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration).
- Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’.
- Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
- Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’.
- Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A'.
- Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’.
- Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’.
- Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’.
- Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’.
- Indian Trade Service, Group 'A'.
- Indian Corporate Law Service, Group "A".
- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade).
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B'.
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group 'B'.
- Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'.
- Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’.
UPSC CSE 2023 Important Instructions
Candidates are advised to keep the following pointers in mind while applying for UPSC CSE exam.
Candidates Should Ensure Their Eligibility For The Examination: Candidates applying for UPSC CSE 2023 examination should ensure that they fulfil all eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission to all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. The mere issue of an admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/ her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for the Interview/ Personality Test.
How To Apply: Candidates are required to apply online by using the official website. Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the above-mentioned website.
Last Date For Receipt of Applications: The last date to fill the online Applications for UPSC CSE 2023 is Feb 21, 2023. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admission Certificate will be made available on UPSC website [www.upsc.gov.in] for downloading by candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by post.
Penalty for Wrong Answers: Candidates should note that there will be a penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.
Mobile Phones Banned
- The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smartwatches etc. or camera or blue tooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable of being used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.
- Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as an arrangement for safe-keeping cannot be assured.
- Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable/ costly items to the Examination Halls, as safe-keeping of the same cannot be assured. The commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.
UPSC Prelims 2023 Instructions for filling OMR sheet
UPSC has attempted to demonstrate the correct and incorrect ways to fill up an OMR sheet by using graphics of one. Candidates should be aware that in UPSC Prelims exam, all candidates must fill out an OMR sheet and cross-check their answers. Any errors in these details can be problematic.
Candidates can verify the proper and incorrect ways to fill up UPSC Civil Services 2023 OMR sheet through the direct link provided here. Candidates must remember that the correct technique of filling the circles is quite critical among all of the points stated.
UPSC recommended method should be followed, and any other method should be avoided. Furthermore, candidates must be extremely cautious when filling up their personal information on the OMR page.
UPSC CSE 2023 Contact Details
In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding UPSC CSE 2023 applications, candidature, etc. candidates can contact the concerned authorities through the following contact details.
Telephone No.- 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs.
FAQs
I want to apply for multiple posts under UPSC CSE 2023. Am I allowed to do so?
Yes. A candidate is permitted to apply for as many posts as desired under a single advertisement by paying separate application fees for the respective posts' exams and by filling their corresponding application forms.
How can the status of UPSC CSE 2023 application be checked after submission?
You can visit the official website of UPSC (www.upsc.gov.in) where a list of all submitted applications along with reference credentials will be displayed and check for the status of your application. Please note that no corrections can be made to your application once it is submitted. In case of any wrong entries, a new application has to be filled by paying the fee again. This new application will replace the old application.
What is RID?
RID stands for Registration ID.
What is TID?
TID stands for Transaction ID.
My payment status on the UPSC CSE 2023 Application Form says 'fictitious payment'. What does fictitious payment mean?
When a candidate's payment status is termed as fictitious, it means that the designated bank has failed to authenticate the transaction. In such cases, UPSC updates those candidates via email. The candidates with fictitious payment issues must then submit a physical proof of application fee payment to the Commission either directly or by speed post within the time duration specified in the mail.
When will the UPSC CSE 2023 Admit Card be issued?
The e-Admit Card is generally issued 3 weeks prior to the date of examination. Please make note that candidates will not receive any hard copy of admit card and all candidates appearing for the UPSC CSE 2023 Exam must download their e-Admit Card from the official UPSC website by entering either Roll number or Registration number.
What is the language medium used in the UPSC CSE 2023 question paper?
Hindi and English
What is the selection procedure for posts listed under UPSC CSE 2023?
The selection process comprises of 2 stages: Civil Services Preliminary Examination Civil Services Main Examination (Written and Interview)
What are the contact details through which I can make my queries regarding UPSC CSE 2023?
Following are the telephone numbers of UPSC CSE 2023 Facilitation Counter: 011-23098543, 23385271, 23381125
