UPSC has released the notification for Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2019. Aspirants who wish to join services like IAS, IPS, IFS etc can apply to appear for the Civil Services Exam (CSE) 2019.
The UPSC CSE Preliminary Exam will be conducted on June 02, 2019 (Sunday).
How to apply for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2019?
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website https://www.upsconline.nic.in.
Candidates will be required to complete the Online Application Form containing two stages viz. Part-I and Part-II as per the instructions available in the above-mentioned site.
The Online applications (Part I and II) can be filled from 19th February 2019 to 19th March 2019 till 18:00 Hrs.
Fees – Rs.100 for General/OBC (Male)
The candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only).
SC/ST/ Female/Persons with Benchmark Disability candidates are exempted from payment of the fee.
The fees can be paid either by depositing the money in any branch of State Bank of India by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using any Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/ Debit Card.
Age Limit – 32 for General; 35 for OBC; 37 for SC/ST
If your age limit is between 21-32 years (General Category) as on August 1, 2019, you can apply for the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2019. The upper age limit for OBC candidates is 35 years, while that of SC/ST candidates is 37 years.
For details, refer this link – UPSC Civil Services Exam eligibility criteria.
Note: The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.
Economically Weaker Section Candidates (EWS)
You need to upload Photo, Signature, and Photo ID card
- Before start filling up of Online Application, a candidate must have his/her photograph and signature duly scanned in the jpg format in such a manner that each file should not exceed 40 KB and must not be less than 3 KB in size for the photograph and 1 KB for the signature.
- Candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card viz. Aadhaar Card/Voter Card/PAN Card/Passport/Driving Licence/Any other Photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government. The details of this Photo ID Card will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. The candidates will have to upload a scanned copy of the Photo ID whose details have been provided in the online application by him/her. This Photo ID Card will be used for all future referencing and the candidate is advised to carry this Photo ID Card while appearing for Examination/Personality Test.
UPC Civil Service Prelims 2019 Notification
You can download the latest UPSC CSE notification here.
The notification contains the UPSC CSE syllabus, exam pattern, medical requirement and so on.
UPSC Syllabus – Civil Services Preliminary Exam
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.
The Commission will draw a list of candidates to be qualified for Civil Service (Main) Examination based on the criterion of minimum qualifying marks of 33% in General Studies PaperII of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination and total qualifying marks of General Studies Paper-I of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination as may be determined by the Commission.
UPSC SYLLABUS FOR PAPER I – (200 MARKS) DURATION: TWO HOURS (COUNTED FOR THE MERIT RANK IN THE PRELIMS)
- Current events of national and international importance.
- History of India and Indian National Movement.
- Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
- Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
- Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
- General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
- General Science.
UPSC SYLLABUS FOR PAPER II- (200 MARKS) DURATION: TWO HOURS (NOT COUNTED FOR THE MERIT RANK IN PRELIMS BUT A QUALIFYING PAPER; JUST NEEDS 33% MARKS)
- Comprehension.
- Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
- Decision-making and problem-solving.
- General mental ability.
- Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level).
Read more about UPSC Syllabus here.
Whether there will be an optional paper for Mains 2019?
Yes, there is.
There is no change in the UPSC CSE Main Exam format – 4 GS Papers, 1 Essay Paper and 2 Optional Papers from one optional subject.
Indian Forest Service Exam 2019 Notification
A separate notification for Indian Forest Service Exam (IFoS) 2019 is also released by UPSC. The Preliminary Exam for both CSE and IFoS is common while the Main Exam and Interview will be conducted separately.
Click to download the IFoS 2019 Notification
UPSC Examination Calendar 2019 – Important Dates
- Date of Notification for Civil Service Prelims and Indian Forest Service Prelims: February 19, 2019
- Last date to apply for Civil Service Prelims and Indian Forest Service Prelims: March 18, 2019
- Date of UPSC CSE Prelims 2019 and IFS Prelims 2018: June 02, 2019
- Date of UPSC CSE Mains 2019: September 20, 2019
- Date of UPSC IFS Mains 2019: December 01, 2019 (Only for Indian Forest Service Aspirants)
- Date of UPSC IFS Personality Test (Interview) 2019: January 2019 (Only for Indian Forest Service Aspirants)
- Date of UPSC CSE Personality Test (Interview) 2019-20: February-March 2020
Note: The dates of the commencement and duration of examinations are liable to alteration if the circumstances so warrant.
896 Vacancies for CSE; 90 Vacancies for IFoS
The number of vacancies to be filled on the result of the UPSC CSE 2019 is expected to be approximately 896.
This reported number is about 100 vacancies higher than the number of reported vacancies in 2018. In 2018, there were only 782 Vacancies for CSE and 110 Vacancies for IFoS.
The vacancies can increase, once additional data becomes available in the coming months.
What if you submit multiple applications?
- Applicants should avoid submitting multiple applications. However, if due to any unavoidable circumstances, any applicant submits multiple applications then he/she must ensure that the applications with higher RID are complete in all respects.
- In case of multiple applications, the applications with higher RID shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID.
Ensure that you give a valid Email ID
- The applicants must ensure that while filling their Application Form, they are providing their valid and active E-mail IDs as the Commission may use electronic mode of communication while contacting them at different stages of examination process.
- The applicants are advised to check their emails at regular intervals and ensure that the email addresses ending with @ nic.in are directed to their inbox folder and not to the SPAM folder or any other folder.
Don’t wait for the last date; apply early!
Candidates are strongly advised to apply online well in time without waiting for the last date for submission of Online Applications.
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Akhil says
February 19, 2019 at 2:44 pmSir I HV graduate with physics hons. Is m eligible to fill both ias & ifs form
ClearIAS.com says
February 19, 2019 at 3:37 pm@Akhil – yes, you are eligibile. Read the IFoS eligibility here.
Nibedita says
February 19, 2019 at 3:56 pmsir i had appeared 2017 prelims exam but not 2018 exam…so what will i fill in this option..’NO.OF ATTEMPTS’…?
ClearIAS.com says
February 19, 2019 at 4:41 pmOne.
UPENDRAPRASAD ROY says
February 19, 2019 at 4:12 pmsir pl confirm am i eligible for csat 2019 age wise.my d.o.b is 1.3.1964.i am en ex servicemen served Indian Navy 20 yrs 9 months and fall in obc category.
upendra prasad roy
mob.9987585591
ClearIAS.com says
February 19, 2019 at 6:34 pmHi Sir,
In the case of ex-servicemen, the upper age-limit (32 years) prescribed above will be relaxable: up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2019 and have been released;
(a) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be
completed within one year from 1st August, 2019 otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; or
(b) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service; or
(c) on invalidment.
(v) up to a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 1st August, 2019 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three months’ notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.
Pinki Hazra says
February 19, 2019 at 5:00 pmCan I apply both cse and ifse?
ClearIAS.com says
February 19, 2019 at 5:09 pmYes, if you are eligible for both.
Rahul says
February 19, 2019 at 9:37 pmHow many seats for IAS and IPS out of 896 this year?
Dr Sarah Thomas says
February 20, 2019 at 12:14 amAny clarity regarding EWS ? Do they get 10% seats this year?
ClearIAS.com says
February 20, 2019 at 9:04 amHi, Yes, 10% seats are reserved for EWS. However there is no mention about relaxation in the age or number of attempts. This means the upper age-limit for EWS as per UPSC Notification 2019 would be 32 years. Also EWS will get only 6 attempts – just like General.
Sharaz Drabu says
March 21, 2019 at 8:38 amSir the concerned tehsildar declined to issue EWS certificate citing reason that he doesn’t have clear direction in this regard.
We inspite of falling in to the Weaker section could not avail the category.
Ashwith says
February 22, 2019 at 9:00 amSir after my btech graduation can I write this exams ias ips ias??
ADITI ASTHANA says
March 8, 2019 at 12:25 pmYes, you can… they ask for a graduation in any disciple or field be it B.A or B.Sc or B.Tech
Ravi says
February 23, 2019 at 1:00 amHi sir, I’m a graduate , shall I eligible to IPS / IAS
karthika says
February 23, 2019 at 7:14 amHello Sir
I am a civil service aspirant preparing by myself. I am married and belonging to obc .My ID proofs have address of my husband and he belongs to creamy layer obc. Can i avail reservation of obc?My date of birth is november 1988.
thank you
karthika says
February 23, 2019 at 7:17 amhi
Ravi Kant Dixit says
February 23, 2019 at 10:05 amHi sir my D. O. B. 9.5.1986 hai are I eligible Age upsc 2019.plese reply
Nabi says
February 24, 2019 at 1:39 pmHello sir I am jilani can I write main exam in Kannada language
mini says
February 27, 2019 at 5:39 pmsir,
my daughter is a civil services aspirant. she is a graduate. we belong to the OBC category. is there any income limit for OBC category.?
mini
Bakul chandra Majumder says
March 19, 2019 at 12:59 pmCreamy layer ::A) Government of India has increased the OBC non-creamy layer income limit to 8 lacs p.a. Earlier the limit was 6 lacs p.a. … OBC candidates who fall under creamy layer are treated as general category and they do not have any reservation at the Government institutions
B) Parents ( both or any one) are class I or Class II officers
C) Employees in Public Sector Undertakings, Banks, Insurance Organisations, universities who earn above 8 lakh per month
D) Persons engaged in the profession as a doctor, lawyer, chartered accountant, income tax consultant, financial or management consultant, dental surgeon, engineer, architect, computer specialist, film artists and another film professional, author, playwright, sports person, sports professional, media professional or any other vocations of like status, who earn above 8 lakh
E) Persons engaged in trade, business and industry and earn more than Rs. 8 lakh.
Please verify with the Government notification.
JANMEJAY SHAH says
February 28, 2019 at 7:10 pmHello, small correction required as limits for photograph upload is now changed to 30-300 KB and for signature 20-300 KB and pixel sizes are also changed upto 1000*1000 pixels.
anuj says
March 2, 2019 at 2:01 amHello sir, what will the criteria for deciding EWS category with regard to UPSC-2019 notification since the notification itself has not mentioned any specific criteria for this?
Tarh Tana says
March 2, 2019 at 1:37 pmI have graduated in Civil engineering, but Can I apply to History or Geography?
Raydu says
March 10, 2019 at 1:42 pmI fil the correct I’d card no final submit …but not taking..what the problem plz tel me
Sapana Padiyar says
March 13, 2019 at 9:37 amMy birth date is 17-05-1999 can i apply for the exam now??
Himabindu says
March 29, 2019 at 6:37 pmCan I write civils in Telugu
Vandna dubey says
April 17, 2019 at 8:36 pmIf i leave upsc 2019 pre exam, will it be counted as an attempt??