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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 12th Mar, 2022

Hi

You have tagged UPSC civil services.

Now, you cannot register for UPSC 2022 .

This is because,

The last date to fill UPSC 2022 application form on its official website i. e  upsc.gov.in was 22nd february 2022 which has already passed. So, now you can't apply.

For details checkout :-

https://news.careers360.com/upsc-ias-application-form-2022-last-date-apply-at-upscgovin


Thus,

You need to wait for UPSC 2023 i. e next year.

You can apply for upsc 2023 only if you are eligible for it.

For reference, UPSC eligibility  criteria is provided below:-

******** You  must  have  a  bachelor's  degree in any, discipline    from a  recognised university.

******** Minimum  age  limit :-  you  need to  be at least  21  years  old   to be  eligible as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form i. e as on 1st August 2021 for UPSC 2021.

******** Maximum  age  limit :-  32 years , also there's 3  year  relaxation on upper age limit for  obc and of  5 years  for sc/st category.


********Attempt limit:- The maximum of times one can appear in UPSC is given below category wise :-


  • General/ EWS - 6

  • OBC or  General PwD - 9

  • SC/ ST - No limit ,   can appear till upper age limit .



For detailed  information related to UPSC eligibility criteria ,  you can visit our page at

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp

To help you further,

A brief of examination pattern is given below:-

name Of the exam

UPsc Civil services examination

Mode of the Exam

Offline



Exam stages

There are 3 levels :-

---------) Preliminary - MCQ/ objective

---------) Mains - Descriptive Mode)

---------) Interview

Total papers

---------) Prelims: 2 papers.

  • *** general studies  1

  • *** general studies II ( csat )

---------) Mains: 9 papers  are there:-

  • *** Paper A :-Compulsory Indian language

  • *** Paper B :- English

  • *** Essay

  • *** General Studies I

  • *** General Studies II

  • *** General Studies III

  • *** General Studies IV

  • *** Optional I

  • *** Optional II

Marking scheme for prelims

---------) Paper 1: +2 marks

---------) Paper 2: +2.5 marks

***** Negative marking: 1/3rd of marks allotted for each question

Exam Duration

---------) Prelims: 2 hours for Each paper

---------) Mains: 3 hours for Each paper

Type of questions

---------) Prelims: Objective type

---------) Mains: Subjective type


For detailed examination pattern check out :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern


Thank you


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