Start your Preparation according to the UPSC Exam Calendar with New Dates :
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has today announced the dates for the Civil Service Preliminary exam date for 2020. Besides the Civil Service Prelims, the Indian Forest Service preliminary exam also will be conducted.
UPSC Civil Service Prelims and IFS Prelims Exam Date will be on 31 May 2020 as per the official Calendar.
UPSC Exam Calendar 2020 New:
Registration Process:
The registration process will begin on 12 February 2020 and end on 3 March 2020. Candidates can register online for UPSC examinations.
Also Read: Reservation in UPSC Exam 2020
UPSC Exam Calendar 2020 New:
- UPSC CSE Prelims Registration Date starts on: February 12, 2020
- UPSC CSE Prelims Registration Date ends on: March 3, 2020
- Exam dates of UPSC CSE Prelims and Indian forest services prelims: 31 May 2020
- Date of UPSC Civil Service Mains: 18 September 2020
- UPSC IFS mains date: 22 November 2020
Note: The dates of notification, commencement, and exam span is liable to vary if conditions so warrant.
UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2020 Date Updated
UPSC CSE prelims exam 2019 was held on 2 June 2019. In other words, the UPSC Prelims exam 2020 is two days ahead of the preliminary exam 2019.
Civil Services Preliminary Exam
A government agency called the Union Public Service Commission ( UPSC) conducts the IAS examination. The Civil Service prelims test is a screening test to select appropriate candidates for top Services such as IAS, Indian Foreign Service(IFS), IPS and IRS.
Every year nearly 4- 5 lakhs candidates appear for the UPSC Civil Preliminary examination. However, only around 1000 candidates manage to get into the final list.
It is an undeniable fact that the IAS examination is one of the toughest exams in the world due to its vast syllabus, high competition, and exam duration. UPSC Civil Service exam is an almost one-year-long process with three steps.
The Preliminary exam is objective type and consists of two papers- General Studies Paper and CSAT. While the General Studies paper is counted for screening for Mains examination, CSAT is qualifying in nature.
UPSC Syllabus for Prelims GS Paper-1
- Current affairs: This comprises of matters relating to current events, both national and international importance.
- History: It consists of the Indian national movement and history of India.
- Geography [Indian and world]: It comprises physical, social, economic geography.
- Environment: It includes environmental ecology, biodiversity and general issues on climatic change and general science.
- Indian polity and governance: Constitution of India, the political system, Panchayati Raj, etc.
- Economics: It comprises of social sector initiatives, sustainable development, poverty, demographics poverty, etc.
- General Science
The duration of UPSC GS paper -1 is two hours and marks are out of 200.
UPSC Syllabus for prelims GS Paper-2 (CSAT)
- Problem- solving and decision- making
- General mental ability
- Comprehension
- Analytical and logical reasoning
- Data Interpretation.
- Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) conducts various exams every year. Let’s have a brief look at the UPSC calendar which contains details about the release of official notification, date of application, and the date of an examination conducted.
UPSC 2020 Exam Calendar | ||||
S. No. | Name of Examination | Opening & Closing Date of Application | Date of Commencement of Exam | Duration of Exam |
1 | Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 | 25 Sep 2019 to 15 Oct 2019 | 5th Jan 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY |
2 | Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 | 25 Sep 2019 to 15 Oct 2019 | 19th Jan 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY |
3 | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | – | 19th Jan 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY |
4 | C.D.S. Examination (I), 2020 | 30 Oct 2019 to 19 Nov 2019 | 2nd Feb 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY |
5 | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | – | 23 Feb 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY |
6 | CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2020 | 4 Dec 2019 to 24 Dec 2019 | 1st March 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY |
7 | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 8th March 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY | |
8 | N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (I), 2020 | 8 Jan 2020 to 28 Jan 2020 | 19th Apr 2020 (SUNDAY) Postponed | 1 DAY |
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9 | Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 | 12th Feb 2020 to 3rd March 2020 | 31st May 2020 (SUNDAY) Dates for IAS & IFS Exam 2020 (if postponed) will be notified on the UPSC website | 1 DAY |
10 | Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 through CS(P) Examination 2020 | |||
11 | I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, 2020 | 25th March 2020 to 13th April 2020 | 26th June 2020 (Postponed) | 3 DAYS |
12 | Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2020 | – | 27th June 2020 (SATURDAY) | 2 DAYS |
13 | Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2020 | – | 28th June 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY |
14 | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 5th July 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY | |
15 | Combined Medical Services Examination, 2020 | 8th April 2020 to 28th April 2020 | 19th July 2020 (Postponed) | 1 DAY |
16 | Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2020 | 22nd April 2020 to 12th May 2020 | 9th August 2020 (SUNDAY) Dates for CAPF Exam 2020 (if postponed) will be notified on the UPSC website | 1 DAY |
17 | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | – | 23rd August 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY |
18 | N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (II), 2020 | 10th June 2020 to 30th June 2020 | 6th September 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY |
19 | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | – | 13th September 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY |
20 | Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2020 | – | 18th September 2020 (FRIDAY) | 5 DAYS |
21 | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination – EPFO | 4th October 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY | |
22 | C.D.S. Examination (II), 2020 | 5th August 2020 to 25th August 2020 | 8th November 2020 (SUNDAY) | 1 DAY |
23 | Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2020 | 22nd November 2020 (SUNDAY) | 10 DAYS | |
24 | S.O./Steno (GD-B/GD-I) LDCE | 16 Sep 2020 to 6 Oct 2020 | 12th Dec 2020 (SATURDAY) | 2 DAYS |
25 | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 20th Dec 2020 | 1 DAY | |
Note: The dates of notification, commencement, and duration of Examinations/ RTs are liable to alteration if the circumstances so warrant. | ||||
Note: The dates of notification, commencement, and duration of Examinations/ RTs are liable to alteration if the circumstances so warrant.
UPSC CSAT exam duration is also two hours and marks are out of 200. Currently, CSAT is only qualifying in nature, therefore, candidates should secure a minimum of 66 marks out of 200. In other words, 33% is required to clear CSAT paper.
Just reading standard books will not help you to perform in a real UPSC Exam. Initially, one needs to recognize their weak area and then try to improve it. One can develop their ability to perform in an actual exam only if tested in an exam atmosphere with negative marking. Take free UPSC Prelims Online Mock Tests to find where you stand, what are the weak and strong areas in our artificial intelligence-enabled exam platform. Happy learning!
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