| (A) Tentative Schedule |
| (i) Notification of Examination |
November/December of previous year |
| (ii) Conduct of Examination |
May |
| (B) Age - limits: |
21-30 years as on 1st August of the year of Examination. |
| |
Certain categories of persons as specified in the
Commission's Notice as published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar are
eligible for age relaxation. |
| (C) Educational Qualification |
| Degree of a Recognised University or equivalent. |
| Candidates appearing in the requisite Degree
qualification are also eligible for appearing in the examination,
however, they are supposed to submit proof of passing the requisite
qualification along with with Detailed Application Form for Civil
Services (Main) Examination. |
The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of objective type
(multiple-choice questions) carrying a maximum of 450 marks.
The Question Papers (Test Booklets) are set in English & Hindi
| Paper - I |
General Studies |
150 Marks |
| Paper - II |
One of the optional subjects to be
selected from the prescribed optional subjects |
300 Marks |
| Agriculture |
Mathematics |
| Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Botany |
Medical Science |
| Chemistry |
Philosophy |
| Civil Engineering |
Physics |
| Commerce |
Political Science |
| Economics |
Psychology |
| Electrical Engineering |
Public Administration |
| Geography |
Sociology |
| Geology |
Statistics |
| Indian History |
Zoology |
| Law |
|
| Year of Exam |
No of Candidates |
| Applied |
Appeared |
| 1997 |
2,65,761 |
1,30,198 |
| 1998 |
2,71,517 |
1,22,363 |
| 1999 |
3,09,501 |
1,35,086 |
| 2000 |
2,25,555 |
1,19,398 |
| 2001 |
2,56,673 |
1,38,240 |
| 2002 |
3,01,585 |
1,57,486 |
Note : For further details, please refer to the
Commission's Notice when it is published in the Employment News and some of the
leading newspapers.
CS (Main)
Tentative Date of Examination : October - November
| Paper-I |
One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the
18 languages included in the VIIIth Schedule to the Constitution
(Qualifying Paper) |
300 Marks |
| Paper-II |
English (Qualifying Paper) |
300 Marks |
| Paper-III |
Essay |
200 Marks |
| Papers IV & V |
General Studies (300 Marks for each paper) |
600 Marks |
| Papers VI, VII, VIII & IX |
Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the
prescribed optional subjects (300 marks for each paper) |
1200 Marks |
| Total Marks for Written Examination |
2000 Marks |
| Interview Test |
300 Marks |
| Grand Total |
2300 Marks |
See Note below List of Optional Subjects
(Literature)
| Agriculture |
Management |
| Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science |
Mathematics |
| Anthropology |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Botany |
Medical Science |
| Chemistry |
Philosophy |
| Civil Engineering |
Physics |
| Commerce & Accountancy |
Political Science & International Relations |
| Economics |
Psychology |
| Electrical Engineering |
Public Administration |
| Geography |
Sociology |
| Geology |
Statistics |
| Indian History |
Zoology |
| Law |
|
| Arabic |
Gujarati |
Manipuri |
Sanskrit |
| Assamese |
Hindi |
Nepali |
Sindhi |
| Bengali |
Kannada |
Oriya |
Tamil |
| Chinese |
Kashmiri |
Pali |
Telugu |
| English |
Konkani |
Persian |
Urdu |
| French |
Marathi |
Punjabi |
|
| German |
Malayalam |
Russian |
|
Note : Total Optional Subjects :
51
| Note (i) : |
Candidates have the option to answer all the question papers, except
the language papers, viz, Paper-I and Paper-II, in any one of the
languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution or in
English |
| Note (ii) : |
Candidates who have opted for an Indian Language as language medium
for the Main Examination have an option of being interviewed either in
English or in the same language which they have opted for the Main
Examination |
| Year Of Exam |
Vacancies |
Candidates Recommended |
| SC |
ST |
OBC |
GEN |
TOTAL |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
GEN |
TOTAL |
| 1995 |
98 |
49 |
165 |
333 |
645 |
101 |
49 |
192 |
303 |
645 |
| 1996 |
125 |
57 |
174 |
383 |
739 |
138 |
59 |
212 |
330 |
739 |
| 1997 |
89 |
43 |
166 |
323 |
621 |
94 |
46 |
215 |
266 |
621 |
| 1998 |
53 |
28 |
114 |
275 |
470 |
60 |
30 |
142 |
238 |
470 |
| 1999 |
53 |
27 |
97 |
234 |
411 |
63 |
30 |
127 |
191 |
411 |
| 2000 |
54 |
29 |
100 |
244 |
427 |
58 |
34 |
128 |
207 |
427 |
| 2001 |
47 |
39 |
97 |
234 |
417 |
52 |
42 |
131 |
192 |
417 |
| 2002 |
38 |
22 |
88 |
162 |
310 |
38 |
22 |
88 |
138 |
286 |
