UPSC Full Form, Know what is the full form of UPSC and other details

The full form of UPSC is Union Public Service Commission. It is a constitutional body created to recruit suitable candidates for the top Group A and B posts. The constitution itself has bestowed on it the responsibility to ensure standards of services and suitable recruitment. Article 324 of the constitution deals with provisions related to UPSC. As government jobs are the most sought-after jobs in India UPSC conducts examinations like - IAS, CDS, NDA, CAPF etc.

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Table of Content

1. What is UPSC?
2. UPSC Exam Pattern
3. Full Form of UPSC Exams
4. Composition and Structure of UPSC

It is an independent constitutional body established on October 1, 1926, directly under the Constitution. It is the primary body under the Government of India which conducts exams to recruit candidates for All India Services, central services and public services of the centrally administered territories. The headquarters of UPSC is in New Delhi. The official website of UPSC is upsc.gov.in.
 

UPSC conducts a national level exam for 24 services under the Central and State Government of India. UPSC is concerned with conducting the exams and with developing methodologies for the recruitment process. Along with this UPSC is also concerned with matters relating to the promotion and transfer of officers under the Central Government and also in disciplinary matters involving civil servants. 

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UPSC is usually recognized with Civil Services Examination that it conducts to recruit candidates to for various Central Government posts such as IAS (Indian Administration Services), IPS (Indian Police Services), and so on. However, Civil Services Examination is just one of the examinations that UPSC conducts. Other examinations conducted by UPSC include:
 

UPSC Exam Pattern

There are two stages in UPSC Civil Services Exam:

•      Stage 1- Preliminary Exam
•      Stage 2- Mains Exam (which includes the Interview round)

The detailed pattern of each of these stages are as follows:

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UPSC Exam Pattern: Preliminary Examination

The UPSC Exam pattern for the preliminary exam consists of two papers:

1. Paper 1 is - General Studies I
2. Paper 2 is - CSAT (General Studies Paper-II).
3. Both these papers are objective in nature.
4. A preliminary exam is conducted to select the candidates who will appear for the Mains Examination.
5. A total of 100 questions are asked in Paper I and 80 questions in Paper-II.
6. There is negative marking and 1/3 marks are deducted for every incorrect answer. 

Paper Name	Time Duration	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Nature of Paper
GS Paper I	2 hours	100	200	Marks considered for Preliminary Exam Merit
GS Paper II (CSAT)	2 hours	80	200	Qualifying in nature

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UPSC Exam Pattern: Mains Examination

Candidates who qualify for the preliminary examination appear for Mains Examination. Knowing  UPSC Exam Pattern for the main examination is essential for all the UPSC Aspirants. There are 9 papers in Mains out of which 2 are qualifying in nature and the other 7 papers and interview are considered for preparing the merit list. All these papers are descriptive in nature. It is mandatory for candidates to score at least 25% in each paper to be considered for final selection. 
 

Paper Name	Time Duration	Total Marks	Nature of Paper
Paper A – Compulsory Indian Language Paper	3 hours	300	Qualifying in nature
Paper B – English Language Paper	3 hours	300
Paper I – Essay	3 hours	250	Considered for Merit
Paper-II – General Studies I	3 hours	250
Paper III – General Studies II	3 hours	250
Paper IV – General Studies III	3 hours	250
Paper V – General Studies IV	3 hours	250
Paper VI – Optional Paper I	3 hours	250
Paper VII – Optional Paper-II	3 hours	250
Total		1750
Interview/ Personality Test		275
Grand Total		2025

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All of these exams are conducted by UPSC and are unique in their own way and are equally prestigious as well. UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) is the most recognized one since it is the most competitive exam in the country. It consists of three stages:

Candidates who clear these stages are finally recruited to work under the central government and as per their ranks in the final merit list, candidates are allotted different services such as the Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Police Services (IPS), Indian Revenue Services (IRS), Indian Foreign Services (IFS) and more.

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Thus we see that UPSC is a central body that conducts various exams for the recruitment of eligible and interested candidates. Having learned about UPSC, candidates must understand that each of the exams that UPSC conducts is competitive in their own way and prestigious as well. There are lakhs of candidates who prepare for these exams, while it is just a handful of them who are finally selected. Thus it is very important that candidates prepare well for the exams conducted by UPSC.

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