The UPSC Civil Services or IAS 2021 Exam is conducted for the recruitment of Group A & B officers in various departments of Govt. of India. The services into which recruitment is made are IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, etc. The exam is considered to be one of the toughest exams in the country as the Commission receives around 1 million applications of people fighting for about 100 seats.
Exam Name |
Union Public Service Commission Civil Service Examination |
Acronym |
UPSC IAS |
Exam Level |
National |
Exam Mode |
Online |
Frequency |
Once a year |
Eligibility |
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Conducting Authority |
UPSC |
Medium of Exam |
English and Hindi |
Negative Marking |
No negative marking |
UPSC IAS Minimum Age Requirement |
21 Years (both male and female) |
UPSC IAS Maximum Age Limit |
32 Years (both male and female) |
UPSC IAS Website |
www.upsc.gov.in |
Acronym | Full Form |
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CAIIB | Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers |
CAT | Common Admission Test |
CPT | Common Proficiency Test |
GATE | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering |
IAS | Indian Administrative Service |
ICSE | Indian Certificate of Secondary Education |
IELTS | International English Language Testing System |
JAIIB | Junior Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers |
NDA | National Defence Academy |
NET | National Eligibility Test |
SSB | Service Selection Board |
TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
UPSC | Union Public Service Commission |
CTS | Certified Technology Specialist |
NTSE | National Talent Search Examination |
NET JRF | National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship |
CLAT | Common Law Admission Test |
CSC | Civil Service Commission |
AFCAT | Air Force Common Admission Test |
RAC | Regulatory Affairs Certification |
JEE | Joint Entrance Examination |
SAT | Scholastic Assessment Test |
CTET | Central Teacher Eligibility Test |
UPTET | Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test |
APTET | Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test |
BTET | Bihar Teacher Eligibility Test |
TNTET | Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test |
KTET | Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test |
MAHATET | Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test |
KARTET | Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test |
HTET | Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test |
UTET | Uttarakhand Teachers Eligibility Test |
PSTET | Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test |
OSSTET | Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test |
MPTET | Madhya Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test |
Tripura TET | Tripura Teacher Eligibility Test |
TS TET / TSTET | Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test |
SSC FCI | Staff Selection Commission Food Corporation of India |
SSC JE | Staff Selection Commission Junior Engineer |
SSC GD | Staff Selection Commission General Duty |
SSC MTS | Staff Selection Commission Multitasking Staff |
SSC CHSL | Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level |
SSC CGL | Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level |
SSC CPO | Staff Selection Commission Central Police Organization |
HSSC | Haryana Staff Selection Commission |
UPSC CSE | Union Public Service Commission Civil Service Examination |
UPSC CDS | Union Public Service Commission Combined Defence Service |
UPSC NDA | Union Public Service Commission National Defence Academy |
UPSC IES | Union Public Service Commission Indian Engineering Services |
UPSC CAPF | Union Public Service Commission Central Armed Police Forces |
UPSC SCRA | Union Public Service Commission Special Class Railway Apprentice |
RPSC | Rajasthan Public Service Commission |
TSPSC | Telangana State Public Service Commission |
TNPSC | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission |
UPPSC | Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission |
KSET | Karnataka State Eligibility Test |
TSSET | Telangana State Eligibility Test |
Kerala SET | Kerala State Eligibility Test |
GSET | Gujarat State Eligibility Test |
MH SET | Maharastra State Eligibility Test |
USET | Uttarakhand State Eligibility Test |
JKSET | Jammu and Kashmir State Eligibility Test |
RRB NTPC | Railway Recruitment Board Non-Technical Popular Categories |
RRB ALP | RRB Assistant Loco Pilot Exam |
RRB Group D | Railway Recruitment Board Group D |
RRB JE | The Railway Recruitment Board |