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UPSC Prelims 2024: Civil service exams postponed due to general elections

The UPSC CSE 2024 which was planned to be conducted on May 26 has been postponed to June 16. Applicants who have applied for the exam can take a look at the official notice on upsc.gov.in

UPSC reschedules civil services preliminary exam to June 16 due to LS polls

Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases starting April 19 and counting of votes will be on June 4

Impossible to hold UPSC prelims exams in state: Manipur govt tells Delhi HC

Citing the conflict situation in Manipur, the state government asks UPSC to arrange for alternative centres in nearby states, the travel cost to be borne by the govt.

UPSC Prelims 2024: Last day to register today at upsconline.nic.in

UPSC will conduct the Civil Services Exam in three phases i.e. preliminary, mains, and personality test round. The online registration process will end today i.e. March 5

UPSC CSE 2024: Registration for prelims exams started on upsc.gov.in

The registration for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary exam 2024 has been started today, on February 14. The test will be held on May 26 and the application window will be open till March 5

LS passes bill to tackle malpractices, irregularities in competitive exams

A bill, which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations with provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to Rs 1 crore, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Piloting The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, Union minister Jitendra Singh said its provisions are meant to safeguard the interest of meritorious students and candidates. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha after rejecting amendments proposed by the opposition members. Singh said the government "will not allow meritorious (candidates) to be sacrificed at the alter of organised crimes". He added that the students and candidates do not fall in the purview of this bill and there will ne no harm to job aspirants. The move comes against the backdrop of cancellation of a series of competitive tests such as the teacher recruitment exam in Rajasthan, Common Eligibility Test (CET) for Group-D posts in Haryana, recruitment exam for junior cle

Vikrant Massey's '12th Fail' declared 'Best Film' at Filmfare Awards 2024

It's a special moment for the team of '12th Fail' as the film bagged the Best Film Award at the 69th edition of the Filmfare Awards

UPSC CMS Exam 2023: Scorecard of recommended candidates revealed

UPSC has released CMS result 2023 marks of recommended candidates, they can check their marks on the official website at upsc.gov.in. Here's all you need to know

'63% of candidates recommended for CSE (Mains) during 2017-21 had B.Tech'

Over 63 per cent of the total candidates recommended by the Union Public Service Commission for the Civil Services Examination (Mains) during 2017-21 had Engineering degrees, Rajya Sabha was informed. Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh presented data of candidates recommended in CSE (Mains) which showed that out of 4,371 aspirants who appeared during the period, 2,783 were from the engineering stream. The statistics showed that 1,033 candidates came with humanities background, 315 from science and 240 medical graduates. In case of the candidates with higher degrees, humanities background contenders ruled the charts with 597 postgraduates in humanities and 243 postgraduates in engineering clearing the examination. The data presented by the minister on Thursday in response to a question showed that 3,265 male candidates (74.6 per cent) and 1,106 woman candidates (around 25.4 per cent) made it through the examination during 2017-21. The candidates recommended by the UPSC

NDA exam 1 and 2 exam schedule out at upsc.gov.in; check details here

NDA Test Date 2024 for both NDA/NA 1 and NDA/NA 2 has been declared alongside UPSC Calendar 2024. NDA 1 Test is planned for 21st April 2024 and NDA 2 to be conducted on 1st September 2024

Civil service exam toppers will no longer be allowed to earn from ads

The Central Consumer Protection Authority has also sent notices to 20 IAS coaching institutes for misleading ads

UPSC CSE 2022 reserve list out at upsc.gov.in; Reserve list released

After the declaration of the UPSC IAS main results, applicants can download the UPSC Civil Services exam (CSE) main result 2023 reserve list from the official site of the commission at upsc.gov.in

UPSC NDA Result 2023 result expected soon at upsc.gov.in; details inside

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Naval Academy Examination (II) and National Defence Academy 2023 result can be accessed at upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in

UPSC NDA 2 Result 2023 to be released soon, check the latest updates here

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is expected to announce the UPSC NDA 2 result 2023 soon. UPSC conducted the examination on September 3, 2023

Punjab to open training centres to impart coaching to UPSC aspirants: Mann

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said his government will soon open eight modern training centres to impart coaching to aspirants of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations. Chairing a meeting here, Mann expressed concerns over the declining ratio of candidates from the state in the central services, especially in the exams conducted by the UPSC, according to an official statement. Despite having enormous talent, youngsters of the state are not being able to crack these exams firstly due to their inclination towards going abroad and secondly, in the dearth of quality coaching in the state, he noted. Mann said his government is committed to reverse this trend. The proposed centres will provide quality training free of cost so that candidates from the state can become officers of the IAS, IPS, IRS and other services and serve the country, he said. The chief minister said the state has a glorious legacy of producing ace bureaucrats who have made huge ...

Only a glimpse, more to come: Prez Murmu on women getting top ranks in exam

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said the progress made by women in various sectors presents a glimpse of the change happening in India. Specifically referring to women bagging the four top ranks of the Union Civil Services examination this year, she said "daughters can perform better than boys if given equal opportunities". "I am extremely glad that in this year's civil services examination, our daughters made it to the top four ranks. This indicates that whenever equal opportunities are given, our daughters perform better than our boys," Murmu said during the second convocation of Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence (SSSUHE) at Muddenahalli in Karnataka's Chikkaballapura district. "This is a glimpse of the change happening in India and the golden future of our country," Murmu said. "Ye to trailer hai. Picture abhi baaki hai. (This is just a trailer. The main picture is yet to come out)," she quipped amidst a round of applause from the audience while uttering the ...

HC to hear plea challenging UPSC Civil Services Exam prelims on July 3

The Delhi High Court has said it will hear on July 3 a plea challenging the preliminary examination of Civil Services Examination, 2023 conducted by the UPSC. The petition, filed by 17 civil services aspirants, seeking quashing of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Preliminary Examination, 2023, and for re-conducting the preliminary test and general studies paper 1 and 2 came up for hearing before a vacation bench of justice Manoj Jain. The plea also challenged the press note issued by the UPSC on June 12 declaring the results of the preliminary examination, and sought direction to the commission to publish the answer key with immediate effect. The judge ordered listing of the petition on July 3. During the hearing, advocate Naresh Kaushik, appearing for the UPSC, raised a preliminary objection on the maintainability of the petition, saying the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was the competent forum for hearing the matter. The petition, filed through

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2023 result declared; see details

Qualified candidates must register for the main exam. Here are the steps to access the result

Former MSME Secretary Bidyut Bihari Swain sworn in as UPSC member

Former Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) secretary Bidyut Bihari Swain was on Thursday sworn in as a UPSC member, an official statement said. Swain, a 1988 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Gujarat cadre, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by UPSC chairman Manoj Soni, said the statement issued by the Personnel Ministry. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts civil services examination annually to select officers of IAS, Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others. The Commission is headed by a chairman and it can have a maximum of 10 members. With Swain's appointment, there now exists a vacancy of four members. A UPSC member is appointed for a term of six years or until attaining 65 years of age. Swain was going to superannuate in September this year after turning 60, the age of retirement. Between 1989 and 2018, Swain served the government of Gujarat at the district and state levels. He joined

MSME Secretary Bidyut Bihari Swain appointed as UPSC member: Official

Senior bureaucrat Bidyut Bihari Swain, who is currently the Secretary of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), has been appointed as UPSC member, officials said on Tuesday. Swain, a 1988 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Gujarat cadre, will be administered the oath of office and secrecy on Thursday, they said. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts civil services examination annually to select officers of IAS, Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others. The Commission is headed by a chairman and it can have a maximum of 10 members. With Swain's appointment, there now exists a vacancy of four members. A UPSC member is appointed for a term of six years or until attaining 65 years of age. Swain was going to superannuate in September this year after turning 60. During 1989 and 2018, Swain served the government of Gujarat in various posts, at district and state level. He joined the government of India in 2018 as