The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the timetable for the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2016. The exam will begin on December 3 2016 (Saturday). Freshers may note that the complete syllabus for IAS/IPS exam – Prelims, Mains and Interview – is available in the link – UPSC syllabus. The details of the Main Exam timetable for 2016 is as follows:
Time Table for UPSC Civil Services Main Exam 2016
| Date | Day | Forenoon Session 9.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon | Afternoon Session 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. |
| 03.12.2016 | Saturday | Paper‐I Essay | — |
| 05.12.2016 | Monday | Paper‐II General Studies‐I | Paper‐III General Studies‐II |
| 06.12.2016 | Tuesday | Paper‐IV General Studies‐III | Paper‐V General Studies‐IV |
| 07.12.2016 | Wednesday | Paper A Indian Language* | Paper B English |
| 09.12.2016 | Friday | Paper‐VI Optional Paper‐I** | Paper‐VII Optional Paper‐II |
- The Indian Language paper (Paper A): Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi (Devanagari/Arabic Script), Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
- The Optional Paper II (Paper VII) is for the following subjects: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce & Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science & International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology, Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, English
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Aspirants who aim for Prelims 2017 and Mains 2017
| The official notification will be out on: | 22nd February 2017 |
| Final date for submitting the application form: | 17th March 2017 |
| The Civil Services Exam 2017 (Prelims): | 18th June 2017 |
| The Civil Services Exam 2017 (Main Exam): | 28th October 2017 |
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