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| Acronym | CSE |
|---|---|
| Type | Paper-based test |
| Administrator | Union Public Service Commission |
| Skills tested | General knowledge, writing, comprehension, logic etc |
| Purpose | Measuring the eligibility of candidates for recommending as civil servants |
| Year started | 1855[1] |
| Duration | 240 minutes (preliminary) 1620 minutes (main) 20 – 40 minutes (personality test) |
| Score range | 0 – 2025 |
| Offered | Once a year |
| Restrictions on attempts | 6 (General) 9 (OBC/EWS/PwBD) No limits (SC/ST) |
| Regions | India |
| Languages |
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| Annual number of test takers | 11,35,697 (registrations for preliminary, 2022) 5,73,735 (appeared for preliminary, 2022)[2] |
| Prerequisites | Graduate |
| Fee | ₹100 (males) |
| Used by | Government of India |
| Qualification rate | 0.078% (2023)[3] |
| Website | upsc |
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a standardized test in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to higher civil services in the Government of India, such as the All India Services and Central Civil Services (Group A and a few Group B posts).[4]
It 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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- ^ PIB (23 May 2023). "The final result of Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2022 has been declared today, the 23rd May, 2023. Highlights of the result are given below:". Public Information Bureau. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ India Today Education Desk (19 April 2024). "UPSC aspirant's '12 attempts, no selection' post strikes a chord, goes viral". India Today. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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