To get selected into IAS or IPS, you need to appear for the UPSC Civil Services Exam. Are you searching for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2020 date?
As per the official UPSC Exam Calendar, Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2020 (objective) will be conducted on May 31, 2020 (Sunday). The Main Exam (written) 2020 will start from September 18, 2020.
UPSC Examination Calendar 2020 – Important Dates
- Date of Notification for Civil Service Prelims and Indian Forest Service Prelims: February 12, 2020
- Last date to apply for Civil Service Prelims and Indian Forest Service Prelims: March 03, 2020
- Date of UPSC CSE Prelims 2020 and IFS Prelims 2018: May 31, 2020
- Date of UPSC CSE Mains 2020: September 18, 2020
- Date of UPSC IFS Mains 2020: November 22, 2020 (Only for Indian Forest Service Aspirants)
The dates of notification, commencement and duration of Examinations are liable to alteration if the circumstances so warrant. Aspirants will get more clarity on the UPSC Exam Calendar for 2020, once the UPSC CSE 2020 notification is out (Feb 12, 2020).
UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2020 Date: How Should You Prepare?
If you are entirely a beginner, 10-12 months of advance preparation before Prelims is usually advised to cover all topics for Prelims and Mains. This means, if you are planning to appear for Prelims 2020 (which is on June 2020), the recommended time to start preparing is June – August 2020.
However, there are many candidates who can clear the IAS exam successfully with 5-6 months (or even less) months of advance preparation as well. Thus the key point here is not the quantity of time, but the quality of time spent.
Aspirants should integrate Mains preparation with Prelims preparation, as you won’t get enough time to cover all Mains topics after Prelims (only 3.5 months). For efficient, fast, and focused preparation, candidates are advised to take ClearIAS Prelims Mock Test Series 2020 as per the timetable.
Ideally, you should take at least 1 mock exam every week – covering topics you studied the week before. This will help you cover almost all of the Prelims topics and many overlapping topics for Mains.
Parallel to this, you should study additional topics like Ethics, World History, India Since Independence, Indian Society, Internal Security etc – which are topics extra to Prelims syllabus, relevant mainly for the Main Exam (written).
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Civil Services Exam – Preliminary Exam, Main Exam, and The Personality Test (Interview)
Prelims: The Civil Services Preliminary exam comprises of two compulsory papers of 200 marks each (General Studies Paper I and General Studies Paper II). The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type. The marks in prelims will not be counted for final ranking, but just for qualification for the main exam.
Note: GS Paper -II (popularly known as CSAT) has been made qualifying in nature. This means that the candidate has to just score 33% marks in it. Only marks for GS Paper 1 will be counted for selection towards Mains.
Mains: The written examination (main) will consist of the following nine papers, but only 7 papers will be counted for final merit ranking. For the rest two papers, the candidate should secure minimum marks prescribed by UPSC each year.
Personality Test: The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of his/her career. He/she will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service by a Board of competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended to judge the mental calibre of a candidate.
Final Rank – A candidate’s rank in UPSC Civil Service Exam depends only on the mark scored in Main and Interview. The main exam has 1750 marks while interview has 275 marks.
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ARGHYA RAY says
June 3, 2019 at 8:50 pmsir, on 24th Feb 2020 my age will be 32 exactly. may I appear for CSE 2020….?? I am from gen category…plz plz reply sir…
ClearIAS.com says
June 3, 2019 at 9:40 pm@Arghya – It seems you will cross age 32 before Aug 1, 2020. For General Category, 32 is the upper age-limit (For OBC – 35; SC/ST-37). Hence UPSC won’t allow – unless some new rules are framed to give additional attempts in 2020.
All the very best in life and career!
Nirala Kisku says
June 3, 2019 at 8:58 pmCan a person go for both UPSC CSE and UPSC IFS… or we have to choose any one of them? Please, just clear my doubt.
ClearIAS.com says
June 3, 2019 at 9:42 pm@ Nirala – You can opt for both. For more details refer IFoS link.
Deepak Singh says
June 4, 2019 at 6:18 amI am 29 , belong to general category,may I prepare for this exam?
ClearIAS.com says
June 4, 2019 at 11:09 am@Deepak – Yes, you can. The age limit is 32 years for general category.
Rajeeb says
June 4, 2019 at 10:30 amSir, my DoB is 7-June-1988, am i eligible for UPSC 2020?
ClearIAS.com says
June 4, 2019 at 11:02 am@Rajeeb – By August 1 2020, your age would be 32, right? If you are from the general category, the upper age limit should be less than 32 years.
Devi says
June 4, 2019 at 12:22 pmSir my DOB is Oct 3, 1999 can I appear for 2020 exam?
Jyothi says
June 4, 2019 at 12:30 pmSir my date of birth is July 8 -1991, I belong to general category. Sir, how many attempts will I have ?
Ruchika says
June 4, 2019 at 4:33 pmHello sir how can I take both exams IFS and CSE coz they both are on same day?
Lal says
June 4, 2019 at 6:14 pmSir now I completed my mtech sir and my goal is to crack the civil services examination 2020 and please tell to me sir how I can prepare sir.
Sheya says
June 4, 2019 at 7:22 pmHello sir, can you give any timetable for 2020 aspirants?
Thanks in advance
Aruna sharma says
June 5, 2019 at 12:09 amSir meri DoB 4/9/1988 hai. Kya mai 2020 ka upsc IAS ka form bhar sakti hu…plz plz reply
Kayalvizhi says
June 5, 2019 at 8:05 amSir I decide to prepare Indian foreign service how I start my preparation ? Please guide me
Naveenkumar says
June 6, 2019 at 5:52 pmSir I’m my dob 27/7/1985 obc will appear next exam 2020 reply mi sor
Deepti G says
June 7, 2019 at 1:58 amSir my age is 36 years and date of birth is 26/11/1982 will I be eligible for UPSC 2020
shitij says
June 7, 2019 at 12:37 pmsir is the all syllabus will changed of upse IAS exam
Suman says
June 7, 2019 at 2:44 pmThere is any changes for 2020 upsc syllabus
Ashok patel says
June 7, 2019 at 8:51 pmWill new pattern induce in upsc in 2020? Please give details about it.
ClearIAS.com says
June 7, 2019 at 10:06 pm@Ashok – As of now, there is no intimation about introducing a new pattern/syllabus for UPSC 2020. The present upsc syllabus can be found in this link.
Misti says
June 8, 2019 at 1:31 pmMy d.o.b is 23/08/85. I belong to obc category female. Can I attempt upsc exam 2020. Please reply.
RAYSHINI says
June 8, 2019 at 5:57 pmmy DOB is 3-APR-1999.Am i eligible for writing upsc 2020 exam?
Rajiya says
June 9, 2019 at 4:13 pmsir can we give our mock interview in Kannada I am belongs to karnataka reply me
KIRAN LINGARADDI says
June 10, 2019 at 9:27 amSir how many attempts are there for PWD aspirants, and upper age limits ?
Ravan says
June 23, 2019 at 3:02 pmDear Misti,yes you can apply for 2020 UPSC
MD FAROOQ says
July 3, 2019 at 5:05 pmSir,
Good Evening I Md Farooq, already Govt Servant & Muslim Community how many times times attend UPSC Exam.
Kalyani sahoo says
July 4, 2019 at 8:23 pmSir l am kalyani.my d.o.b is 2nd june 1985.govt teacher.can i apply ias 2020 belongs to obc category
Shivaram says
July 5, 2019 at 1:11 amSir, I have cleared ssc cgl and planning to start my preparation for UPSC. I have never read newspaper nor am I strong in gs. My DOB is 01-10-1991. Do you think a person like me who just started would be able to clear this exam by 32 with 9 to 6 pm job. Thank you sir
Pavan kumar says
July 6, 2019 at 6:51 amCan final year student of engineering can apply what are the rules for them when can they submit the certificates in full
Sujitha says
July 13, 2019 at 9:21 amHello sir ! I want to start preparing for IAS this is year please guide me with how should I start I have no idea on this.
Aswathy says
July 15, 2019 at 11:10 amHello sir,is there any change in syllabus or exam pattern in 2020 prelims exam?
Saurabh Bhatia says
July 16, 2019 at 4:18 pmGuys, my date of birth is 24-Jan-1988, however, I would not be able to appear for 2020 exam, because of this arbitrary date of 1 August.
It is actually unjust to people who are born before August, is there a way we can petition UPSC or the government to change this discriminatory rule
Neha says
July 17, 2019 at 10:58 pmSir my date of birth is 8 May 1999 is i am eligible for 2020 plz reply me sir
Monisha says
July 18, 2019 at 11:26 amSir , I belong to OBC category…what rank should I secure to get IAS???
Abdul says
July 20, 2019 at 11:05 pmSir ,my Date Of Birth is 1 August 1986.
I am from OBC category . I have passed diploma in mechanical and I have been working in a company for ten years . Now , I am doing a degree as a distance mode (BA English 2019 to 2021) if so, can I register for Priliminary test in 2021 that time I will be completed degree second year then I will have entered third year. I think my degree completed in 2021 April and university result will be published June month after one month my age will be 35.
If so, can I attend Civil service exam.
I am eager to know about a good news.
Vijaya says
July 22, 2019 at 12:00 amHello sir,
I am very glad to meet people like you.
My doubt is that I am planning to 2020 exams. My dob is 13.6.88. Can I appear??
Hyder pasha says
July 22, 2019 at 7:22 amSir my date of birth is 6 Jan 1999 can I apply for 2020 prelims
Nikunj says
July 26, 2019 at 10:23 pmSir my dob is 10 sep 1999 can i apply for cse 2020 please clarify it..
Pooja says
July 29, 2019 at 4:02 pmHello sir , my dob is 25 aug 1988 can i apply for upsc 2020 .
Nika says
July 29, 2019 at 9:58 pmCould you please tell me the fee structure on the basis of installment? Thank you
AROHI says
July 31, 2019 at 11:21 amI AM DOING A JOB I CANT LEAVE JOB SO PLEASE TELL HOW TO STUDY AND I CANT AFFORD MONEY TO JOIN ANY ONLINE COACHING PLEASE GUIDE ME
PALLAB MUNIAN says
August 6, 2019 at 11:46 amSir i,m pallab munian my age 21 ,i study preparation upsc,but where in study center
Abhi says
August 7, 2019 at 7:21 pmMy dob is 1st of may 1989 can I give exam in 2020
Manju says
August 9, 2019 at 2:47 amSir my dob is 6 feb1988can I apply for 2020
Prelims
Jyoti hiremath says
August 10, 2019 at 9:42 amWhere this upsc exam is held on ???
chennamjayanthbabu says
August 11, 2019 at 4:57 pmCan u please share the topper copies of previous year or do we have that in our clear IAS folder
Revanth says
August 17, 2019 at 6:45 pmSir. I’m studying b.tech final year now.. is there possible to write ups exam in 2020
Shuvaputra says
August 19, 2019 at 9:22 amI am studying in BA final year. Our exam finishing in April. Can i write IAS exam?
Please tell me.
Mahinder Singh says
August 19, 2019 at 5:17 pmSir,
I have a three circles of Tatoo on my left arm.
Is there any objection with Tatoo for civil service examinations
Neha says
August 21, 2019 at 2:29 pmSir, my age is 20/05/1998. Kiya sir ham. IAs ki tayari Kar skte h.. Hm sc category se h.
Kamalendu Singha says
August 21, 2019 at 5:45 pmOn August 2020 I will b 31 years and 8 months as my dob is 15/12/1988 can I appear plz inform kindly