Civil Services Exam 2016 notifications

CSE - Civil Services Exam

The Union Public Service Commission conducts the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination which is common for the candidates applying for Civil Services Examination and Indian Forest Service  Examination, and acts as a screening mechanism for selection of candidates for the Civil Services (Main) Examination and Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination.

CSE 2016

Important Dates

• Date of Notification: 23 April, 2016
• Last Date to Apply: 20 May, 2016
• Exam Date: 7 August, 2016
• Civil Services (Main): 3 December, 2016

CSAT (Prelims) Pattern

The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry maximum of 400 marks. This exam is only a screening test; the marks obtained in the prelims are only for qualifying for main exam and are not counted for determining final order of merit.

Prelims Paper	Duration	Questions	Marks
Paper I - General Studies	2 Hours	100	200
Paper II - Aptitude	2 Hours	80	200
Total			400

In General Studies Paper - II, minimum qualifying marks is 33%. You will be selected for Mains exam based total qualifying marks of General Studies Paper - I.

Civil Services (Mains) Pattern

The pattern has changed from 2013 main examination. The new pattern is: 

#	Paper	Subject	Marks
1	Paper A	Indian Language (Qualifying)	300
2	Paper B	English (Qualifying)	300
3	Paper I	Essay	250
4	Paper II	General Studies - I	250
5	Paper III	General Studies - II	250
6	Paper IV	General Studies - III	250
7	Paper V	General Studies - IV	250
8	Paper VI	Optional Subject Paper 1	250
9	Paper VII	Optional Subject Paper 2	250
	Total		1750
		Interview (Personality Test)	275
	Grand Total		2025

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