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UPSC Union Public Service Commission
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01Exams & posts
What UPSC recruits for
| Exam | Posts | Education | Age | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Services Examination (CSE)Prelims (May/June), Mains (Sept), Interview. Three-stage exam. | IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS and 20+ other Group A/B central civil services | Graduate | 21-32 | annual |
| Indian Forest Service Examination (IFoS)Science/engineering/agriculture graduates; Prelims combined with CSE prelims. | Indian Forest Service officers | Graduate | 21-32 | annual |
| Engineering Services Examination (ESE) | Group A engineering posts in Railways, CPWD, Telecom, Defence Production etc. | Engineering | 21-30 | annual |
| Combined Defence Services Examination (CDS) | Officer cadets, Indian Military Academy / Naval Academy / Air Force Academy / Officers Training Academy | Graduate | 19-24 | twice-a-year |
| National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (NDA & NA) | Army, Navy and Air Force cadets | 12th pass | 16.5-19.5 | twice-a-year |
| CAPF Assistant Commandant Examination (CAPF AC) | Assistant Commandant in BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB | Graduate | 20-25 | annual |
| Combined Medical Services Examination (CMS)Requires MBBS. | Medical Officers in Railways, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Central Health Service | Medical | up to 32 | annual |
| Indian Economic Service / Indian Statistical Service Examination (IES/ISS)PG in Economics/Statistics/Applied Statistics/Mathematics required. | Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service officers | Post-graduate | 21-30 | annual |
| Combined Geo-Scientist Examination | Geologist, Geophysicist, Chemist posts in Geological Survey of India, Central Ground Water Board etc. | Post-graduate | 21-32 | annual |
| EPFO Enforcement Officer / Accounts Officer Recruitment (EO/AO) | Enforcement Officer-cum-Accounts Officer, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation | Graduate | up to 30 | irregular |
| Section Officer / Stenographer Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (SO/Steno LDCE)Limited to serving departmental candidates only. | Section Officer and Stenographer promotion posts for serving central government staff | Graduate | — | irregular |
| Direct Recruitment (Online Recruitment Application / ORA portal)Applications accepted only through the ORA portal at upsconline.nic.in. | Specialist Group A/B posts advertised by individual central ministries and departments | Post-graduate | — | rolling |
A dash means that detail is not stated on the official page — it is left blank rather than guessed. Always confirm against the notification itself.
02How it recruits
In plain words
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India's central agency for recruiting officers into the country's premier civil, defence, engineering, medical, forest and economic/statistical services on behalf of the Government of India. It conducts the Civil Services Examination (CSE) for IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS and other Group A/B services, along with the Indian Forest Service Examination, Engineering Services Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination, CAPF Assistant Commandant Examination, Combined Medical Services Examination, Indian Economic/Statistical Service Examination and the Combined Geo-Scientist Examination. It also recruits EPFO Enforcement/Accounts Officers, conducts Section Officer/Stenographer Limited Departmental Competitive Examinations for serving staff, and processes direct-recruitment advertisements from central ministries and departments through its Online Recruitment Application (ORA) portal. Most examinations run once a year; NDA/NA and CDS are held twice a year. Applications are submitted online at upsconline.nic.in.
UPSC recruits mainly through a written competitive examination, or a written examination followed by an interview, or direct recruitment, without a competitive exam. Posts recorded here are commonly classified as Group A/B.
Entry qualifications recorded: 12th passGraduatePost-graduateEngineeringMedical
03Contact
As published on its own official site
- AddressDholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi 110069
- Helpline01123385271
Contact details are read off the body's own site. This directory does not take applications, forward CVs or answer recruitment queries on any body's behalf.
04Exams
Exams UPSC conducts or recruits through
- Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducts
- Indian Forest Service Examination (IFoS) conducts
- Engineering Services Examination (ESE) conducts
- Combined Defence Services Examination (CDS) conducts
- National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (NDA & NA) conducts
- CAPF Assistant Commandant Examination (CAPF AC) conducts
- Combined Medical Services Examination (CMS) conducts
- Indian Economic Service / Indian Statistical Service Examination (IES/ISS) conducts
- Combined Geo-Scientist Examination conducts
- Section Officer / Stenographer Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (SO/Steno LDCE) conducts
05Vacancies
Open notifications from UPSC
No open notification from this body is indexed yet. New notifications are added on a 2–3 day research rotation — until one appears here, check the official recruitment page above, which is always the first place a genuine notification is published.
Closed notifications from UPSC
- Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2027Closed on 22 Sep 2026
- UPSC Special Recruitment Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner EPFO 2026Closed on 11 Sep 2026
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