General Information about UPSC
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is a constitutional body authorised to conduct exams in India through which civil service employees are appointed. It is responsible for eleven exams:
- Civil Service Examinations (CSE)
- Engineering Services Exam (IES),
- Indian Forest Services Exam (IFoS)
- the Special Railway Class Apprentice (SRCA) exam
- Combined Defence Service (CDS) exam
- Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Examination (IES/ISS)
- Assistant Provident Fund Commissioners,
- National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Exam (NDA and NA)
- Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE)
- Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination
- Central Armed Police Forces Exam
The Civil Services Exam (IAS) is the flagship exam conducted by this body for recruitment to 25 major services:
- Indian Administrative Service
- Indian Foreign Service
- Indian Police Service
- Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group 'A'
- Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group 'A'
- Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group 'A'
- Indian Postal Service, Group 'A'
- Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group 'A' (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)
- Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group 'A'
- Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A'
- Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group 'A'
- Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group 'A'
- Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group 'A'
- Indian Defence Estates Service, Group 'A'
- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group 'B' (Section Officer's Grade)
- Indian Trade Service, Group 'A' (Gr. III)
- Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group 'A'
- Indian Corporate Law Service, Group “A”
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B'
- Pondicherry Police Service, Group 'B'
- Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'
- CAPF (ACs)
- Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner
- Central Armed Police Forces (AC)
- Medical Examination Service Personnel