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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
EXAMINATION NOTICE No. 05/2023-CSP DATE: 01.02.2023
(LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 21.02.2023 of CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2023)
(The Commission’s Website : www.upsc.gov.in)
IMPORTANT
1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:
All candidates (male/female/transgender) are requested to carefully read the Rules of Civil Services
Examination notified by the Government (Department of Personnel and Training) and this Notice of
Examination derived from these Rules. The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that
they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to all the stages of the
examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue
of e-Admit Card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the
Commission. The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original
documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.
2. HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in. It is essential for the
applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the
Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. OTR has
to be registered only once in life time. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is
already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the online application for the
examination.
2.1 Modification in OTR Profile:
In case, the candidate wants to effect any change in his/her OTR profile, it shall be allowed only
once in the lifetime after the registration at OTR platform. The change in OTR profile data shall be
available till expiry of 7 days from the next day after the closure of application window of his/her first
final application for any Examination of the Commission. In the case, the candidate after registration of
OTR applies for the first time in this examination last date of modification of OTR would be 28.02.2023.
2.2 Modification in application form (Other than OTR Profile):
The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s) of the
application form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this
Examination. This window will remain open for 7 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e., from
22.02.2023 to 28.02.2023. In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her OTR profile
during this period, then he/she should login to the OTR platform and do the needful accordingly. In other
words, no change in the OTR profile can be made by visiting the window for Modification in application form.
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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
EXAMINATION NOTICE No. 05/2023-CSP DATE: 01.02.2023
(LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 21.02.2023 of CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2023)
(The Commission’s Website : www.upsc.gov.in)
IMPORTANT
1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:
All candidates (male/female/transgender) are requested to carefully read the Rules of Civil Services
Examination notified by the Government (Department of Personnel and Training) and this Notice of
Examination derived from these Rules. The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that
they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to all the stages of the
examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue
of e-Admit Card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the
Commission. The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original
documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.
2. HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in. It is essential for the
applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the
Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. OTR has
to be registered only once in life time. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is
already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the online application for the
examination.
2.1 Modification in OTR Profile:
In case, the candidate wants to effect any change in his/her OTR profile, it shall be allowed only
once in the lifetime after the registration at OTR platform. The change in OTR profile data shall be
available till expiry of 7 days from the next day after the closure of application window of his/her first
final application for any Examination of the Commission. In the case, the candidate after registration of
OTR applies for the first time in this examination last date of modification of OTR would be 28.02.2023.
2.2 Modification in application form (Other than OTR Profile):
The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s) of the
application form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this
Examination. This window will remain open for 7 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e., from
22.02.2023 to 28.02.2023. In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her OTR profile
during this period, then he/she should login to the OTR platform and do the needful accordingly. In other
words, no change in the OTR profile can be made by visiting the window for Modification in application form.
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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
2.3 The cadidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after the submission of the same.
2.4 Candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card viz. Aadhaar Card/Voter Card/PAN
Card/Passport/Driving Licence/Any other Photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government.
The details of this Photo ID Card will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online
application form. This Photo ID Card will be used for all future reference and the candidate is
advised to carry this Photo ID Card while appearing for Examination/Personality Test.
3. LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS :
The online Applications can be filled up to 21
st
February, 2023 till 6:00 PM. The eligible candidates
shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-
Admit Card will be made available in the UPSC website [ https://upsconline.nic.in ] for downloading
by candidates. No Admit Card will be sent by post.
4. PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS:
Candidates should note that there will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by
a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.
5. FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES:
In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc.
candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over
Telephone No. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs
and 17.00 hrs.
6. MOBILE PHONES BANNED:
(a) The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment
or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or blue tooth
devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable
of being used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited. Any
infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future
examinations.
(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including
mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safe-keeping cannot be
assured.
7. Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable/costly items to the venue of the examination, as
safe-keeping of the same cannot be assured. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this
regard.
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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
EXAMINATION NOTICE No. 05/2023-CSP DATE: 01.02.2023
(LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 21.02.2023 of CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2023)
(The Commission’s Website : www.upsc.gov.in)
IMPORTANT
1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:
All candidates (male/female/transgender) are requested to carefully read the Rules of Civil Services
Examination notified by the Government (Department of Personnel and Training) and this Notice of
Examination derived from these Rules. The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that
they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to all the stages of the
examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue
of e-Admit Card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the
Commission. The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original
documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.
2. HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in. It is essential for the
applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the
Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. OTR has
to be registered only once in life time. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is
already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the online application for the
examination.
2.1 Modification in OTR Profile:
In case, the candidate wants to effect any change in his/her OTR profile, it shall be allowed only
once in the lifetime after the registration at OTR platform. The change in OTR profile data shall be
available till expiry of 7 days from the next day after the closure of application window of his/her first
final application for any Examination of the Commission. In the case, the candidate after registration of
OTR applies for the first time in this examination last date of modification of OTR would be 28.02.2023.
2.2 Modification in application form (Other than OTR Profile):
The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s) of the
application form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this
Examination. This window will remain open for 7 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e., from
22.02.2023 to 28.02.2023. In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her OTR profile
during this period, then he/she should login to the OTR platform and do the needful accordingly. In other
words, no change in the OTR profile can be made by visiting the window for Modification in application form.
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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
2.3 The cadidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after the submission of the same.
2.4 Candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card viz. Aadhaar Card/Voter Card/PAN
Card/Passport/Driving Licence/Any other Photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government.
The details of this Photo ID Card will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online
application form. This Photo ID Card will be used for all future reference and the candidate is
advised to carry this Photo ID Card while appearing for Examination/Personality Test.
3. LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS :
The online Applications can be filled up to 21
st
February, 2023 till 6:00 PM. The eligible candidates
shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-
Admit Card will be made available in the UPSC website [ https://upsconline.nic.in ] for downloading
by candidates. No Admit Card will be sent by post.
4. PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS:
Candidates should note that there will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by
a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.
5. FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES:
In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc.
candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over
Telephone No. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs
and 17.00 hrs.
6. MOBILE PHONES BANNED:
(a) The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment
or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or blue tooth
devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable
of being used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited. Any
infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future
examinations.
(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including
mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safe-keeping cannot be
assured.
7. Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable/costly items to the venue of the examination, as
safe-keeping of the same cannot be assured. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this
regard.
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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
F.No. 1/5/2022-E.I(B) : Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for recruitment to the
Services and Posts mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 28
th
May, 2023
in accordance with the Rules published by the Department of Personnel & Training in the Gazette of India
Extraordinary dated 1
st
Feb, 2023. All candidates must carefully read the Civil Services Examination-2023
Rules together with all the Appendices along with the Annexures thereof and this Examination Notice
derived from the CSE Rules-2023 in entirety for gaining awareness of the current Rules and Regulations as
changes may have been incorporated since the previous Examination Rules.
(i) Indian Administrative Service
(ii) Indian Foreign Service
(iii) Indian Police Service
(iv) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(v) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(vi) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(viii) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
(ix) Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’
(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
(xi) Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’
(xii) Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’
(xiii) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’
(xiv) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’
(xv) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)
(xvi) Indian Railway Management Service, Group ‘A’
(xvii) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
(xviii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’
(xix) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’
(xx) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’
(xxi) Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group ‘B’
The number of vacancies to be filled through the examination is expected to be approximately 1105
which include 37 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category, i.e. 7 Vacancies for
candidates of (a) blindness and low vision; 5 Vacancies for (b) deaf and hard of hearing; 15 Vacancies for (c)
locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular
dystrophy; and 10 Vacancies for (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c)
including deaf-blindness. The final number of vacancies may undergo change after getting firm number of
vacancies from Cadre Controlling Authorities. Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to
Scheduled Castes. Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections and
Persons with Benchmark Disability in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.
As per the decision taken by the Government for increasing the access of unemployed to job
opportunities, the Commission will publicly disclose the scores of the candidates (obtained in the Written
Examination and Interview/Personality Test) through the public portals. The disclosure will be made in
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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
EXAMINATION NOTICE No. 05/2023-CSP DATE: 01.02.2023
(LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 21.02.2023 of CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2023)
(The Commission’s Website : www.upsc.gov.in)
IMPORTANT
1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:
All candidates (male/female/transgender) are requested to carefully read the Rules of Civil Services
Examination notified by the Government (Department of Personnel and Training) and this Notice of
Examination derived from these Rules. The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that
they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to all the stages of the
examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue
of e-Admit Card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the
Commission. The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original
documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.
2. HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in. It is essential for the
applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the
Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. OTR has
to be registered only once in life time. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is
already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the online application for the
examination.
2.1 Modification in OTR Profile:
In case, the candidate wants to effect any change in his/her OTR profile, it shall be allowed only
once in the lifetime after the registration at OTR platform. The change in OTR profile data shall be
available till expiry of 7 days from the next day after the closure of application window of his/her first
final application for any Examination of the Commission. In the case, the candidate after registration of
OTR applies for the first time in this examination last date of modification of OTR would be 28.02.2023.
2.2 Modification in application form (Other than OTR Profile):
The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s) of the
application form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this
Examination. This window will remain open for 7 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e., from
22.02.2023 to 28.02.2023. In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her OTR profile
during this period, then he/she should login to the OTR platform and do the needful accordingly. In other
words, no change in the OTR profile can be made by visiting the window for Modification in application form.
2
Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
2.3 The cadidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after the submission of the same.
2.4 Candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card viz. Aadhaar Card/Voter Card/PAN
Card/Passport/Driving Licence/Any other Photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government.
The details of this Photo ID Card will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online
application form. This Photo ID Card will be used for all future reference and the candidate is
advised to carry this Photo ID Card while appearing for Examination/Personality Test.
3. LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS :
The online Applications can be filled up to 21
st
February, 2023 till 6:00 PM. The eligible candidates
shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-
Admit Card will be made available in the UPSC website [ https://upsconline.nic.in ] for downloading
by candidates. No Admit Card will be sent by post.
4. PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS:
Candidates should note that there will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by
a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.
5. FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES:
In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc.
candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over
Telephone No. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs
and 17.00 hrs.
6. MOBILE PHONES BANNED:
(a) The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment
or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or blue tooth
devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable
of being used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited. Any
infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future
examinations.
(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including
mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safe-keeping cannot be
assured.
7. Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable/costly items to the venue of the examination, as
safe-keeping of the same cannot be assured. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this
regard.
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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
F.No. 1/5/2022-E.I(B) : Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for recruitment to the
Services and Posts mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 28
th
May, 2023
in accordance with the Rules published by the Department of Personnel & Training in the Gazette of India
Extraordinary dated 1
st
Feb, 2023. All candidates must carefully read the Civil Services Examination-2023
Rules together with all the Appendices along with the Annexures thereof and this Examination Notice
derived from the CSE Rules-2023 in entirety for gaining awareness of the current Rules and Regulations as
changes may have been incorporated since the previous Examination Rules.
(i) Indian Administrative Service
(ii) Indian Foreign Service
(iii) Indian Police Service
(iv) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(v) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(vi) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(viii) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
(ix) Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’
(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
(xi) Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’
(xii) Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’
(xiii) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’
(xiv) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’
(xv) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)
(xvi) Indian Railway Management Service, Group ‘A’
(xvii) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
(xviii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’
(xix) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’
(xx) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’
(xxi) Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group ‘B’
The number of vacancies to be filled through the examination is expected to be approximately 1105
which include 37 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category, i.e. 7 Vacancies for
candidates of (a) blindness and low vision; 5 Vacancies for (b) deaf and hard of hearing; 15 Vacancies for (c)
locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular
dystrophy; and 10 Vacancies for (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c)
including deaf-blindness. The final number of vacancies may undergo change after getting firm number of
vacancies from Cadre Controlling Authorities. Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to
Scheduled Castes. Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections and
Persons with Benchmark Disability in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.
As per the decision taken by the Government for increasing the access of unemployed to job
opportunities, the Commission will publicly disclose the scores of the candidates (obtained in the Written
Examination and Interview/Personality Test) through the public portals. The disclosure will be made in
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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
respect of only those willing candidates who will appear in the Interview/Personality Test for the Civil Service
Examination and are not finally recommended for appointment. The information shared through this
disclosure scheme about the non-recommended candidates may be used by other public and private
recruitment agencies to appoint suitable candidates from the information made available in the public
portal.
Candidates will be required to give their options at the time of Interview/Personality Test, while
downloading the e-Summon Letter from the Commission’s website for the interview. A candidate may opt
out of the scheme also and in that case his/her details will not be published by the Commission.
Besides sharing of the information of the non-recommended willing candidates of this examination,
the Commission will not assume any responsibility or liability for the method and manner in which
information related to such candidates is utilized by public/private organizations.
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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
EXAMINATION NOTICE No. 05/2023-CSP DATE: 01.02.2023
(LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 21.02.2023 of CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2023)
(The Commission’s Website : www.upsc.gov.in)
IMPORTANT
1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:
All candidates (male/female/transgender) are requested to carefully read the Rules of Civil Services
Examination notified by the Government (Department of Personnel and Training) and this Notice of
Examination derived from these Rules. The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that
they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to all the stages of the
examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue
of e-Admit Card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the
Commission. The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original
documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.
2. HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in. It is essential for the
applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the
Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. OTR has
to be registered only once in life time. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is
already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the online application for the
examination.
2.1 Modification in OTR Profile:
In case, the candidate wants to effect any change in his/her OTR profile, it shall be allowed only
once in the lifetime after the registration at OTR platform. The change in OTR profile data shall be
available till expiry of 7 days from the next day after the closure of application window of his/her first
final application for any Examination of the Commission. In the case, the candidate after registration of
OTR applies for the first time in this examination last date of modification of OTR would be 28.02.2023.
2.2 Modification in application form (Other than OTR Profile):
The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s) of the
application form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this
Examination. This window will remain open for 7 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e., from
22.02.2023 to 28.02.2023. In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her OTR profile
during this period, then he/she should login to the OTR platform and do the needful accordingly. In other
words, no change in the OTR profile can be made by visiting the window for Modification in application form.
2
Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
2.3 The cadidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after the submission of the same.
2.4 Candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card viz. Aadhaar Card/Voter Card/PAN
Card/Passport/Driving Licence/Any other Photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government.
The details of this Photo ID Card will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online
application form. This Photo ID Card will be used for all future reference and the candidate is
advised to carry this Photo ID Card while appearing for Examination/Personality Test.
3. LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS :
The online Applications can be filled up to 21
st
February, 2023 till 6:00 PM. The eligible candidates
shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-
Admit Card will be made available in the UPSC website [ https://upsconline.nic.in ] for downloading
by candidates. No Admit Card will be sent by post.
4. PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS:
Candidates should note that there will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by
a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.
5. FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES:
In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc.
candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over
Telephone No. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs
and 17.00 hrs.
6. MOBILE PHONES BANNED:
(a) The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment
or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or blue tooth
devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable
of being used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited. Any
infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future
examinations.
(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including
mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safe-keeping cannot be
assured.
7. Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable/costly items to the venue of the examination, as
safe-keeping of the same cannot be assured. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this
regard.
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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
F.No. 1/5/2022-E.I(B) : Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for recruitment to the
Services and Posts mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 28
th
May, 2023
in accordance with the Rules published by the Department of Personnel & Training in the Gazette of India
Extraordinary dated 1
st
Feb, 2023. All candidates must carefully read the Civil Services Examination-2023
Rules together with all the Appendices along with the Annexures thereof and this Examination Notice
derived from the CSE Rules-2023 in entirety for gaining awareness of the current Rules and Regulations as
changes may have been incorporated since the previous Examination Rules.
(i) Indian Administrative Service
(ii) Indian Foreign Service
(iii) Indian Police Service
(iv) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(v) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(vi) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(viii) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
(ix) Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’
(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
(xi) Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’
(xii) Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’
(xiii) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’
(xiv) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’
(xv) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)
(xvi) Indian Railway Management Service, Group ‘A’
(xvii) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
(xviii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’
(xix) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’
(xx) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’
(xxi) Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group ‘B’
The number of vacancies to be filled through the examination is expected to be approximately 1105
which include 37 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category, i.e. 7 Vacancies for
candidates of (a) blindness and low vision; 5 Vacancies for (b) deaf and hard of hearing; 15 Vacancies for (c)
locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular
dystrophy; and 10 Vacancies for (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c)
including deaf-blindness. The final number of vacancies may undergo change after getting firm number of
vacancies from Cadre Controlling Authorities. Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to
Scheduled Castes. Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections and
Persons with Benchmark Disability in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.
As per the decision taken by the Government for increasing the access of unemployed to job
opportunities, the Commission will publicly disclose the scores of the candidates (obtained in the Written
Examination and Interview/Personality Test) through the public portals. The disclosure will be made in
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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
respect of only those willing candidates who will appear in the Interview/Personality Test for the Civil Service
Examination and are not finally recommended for appointment. The information shared through this
disclosure scheme about the non-recommended candidates may be used by other public and private
recruitment agencies to appoint suitable candidates from the information made available in the public
portal.
Candidates will be required to give their options at the time of Interview/Personality Test, while
downloading the e-Summon Letter from the Commission’s website for the interview. A candidate may opt
out of the scheme also and in that case his/her details will not be published by the Commission.
Besides sharing of the information of the non-recommended willing candidates of this examination,
the Commission will not assume any responsibility or liability for the method and manner in which
information related to such candidates is utilized by public/private organizations.
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Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
NOTE:- A list of Services Identified suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disability along with the
Physical Requirements and Functional Classifications:
Sl.
No.
Name of
the Service
Category(ies) for which
Identified
Functional
Classification
Physical Requirements
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. Indian
Administrative
Service
(i) Locomotor disability including
Cerabral Palsy, Leprosy Cured,
Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims
OA, OL, BA, BH, MW, OAL,
Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism,
Acid Attack Victims
S, ST, W, SE, H, RW, C
BLA, BLOA, BL S, SE, H, RW, C
(ii) Blindness and Low Vision LV MF, PP, S, ST, W, L,C, RW, H,
KC, BN
B MF, PP, S, ST, W, L,C, RW (in
braille/ software), H, KC, BN
(iii) Deaf and Hard of Hearing FD, HH PP, S, ST, W, L, C, RW, KC,
BN
(iv) Multiple disability including
only above three sub-categories
1. Low vision + HH MF, PP, S, ST, W, L, C, RW,
H, KC, BN, SE
2. OA + Low vision MF, PP, S, ST,W, L, C, RW, H,
KC, BN, SE
OL + Low vision
Leprosy cured + Low vision
Acid attack victims + Low vision
Dwarfism + Low vision
3. OL + Blindness MF, PP, S, ST, W, L, C, RW
(in braille/software), H, KC,
BN
Dwarfism + Blindness
4. OA + HH MF, PP, S, ST, W, L, C, RW,
H, KC, BN, SE
OL + HH
OL + Deaf
Leprosy cured + HH
Acid attack victims+ HH
Dwarfism + Deaf
Dwarfism + HH
5. OA + Low vision + HH MF, PP, S, ST, W, L, C, RW,
H, KC, BN, SE
OL + Low vision + HH
Leprosy cured + Low vision + HH
Acid attack victims + Low vision + HH
Dwarfism + Low vision + HH
2. Indian Foreign Service (i) Locomotor disability including
Dwarfism and Acid Attack Victims
OA, OL, OAL S, ST, SE, H, W, RW, C, MF
(ii) Hearing Impairment HH H
(iii) Multiple disability including only
above two sub-categories
All mentioned above
[(i) and (ii) above]
All mentioned above
[(i) and (ii) above]
3 Indian Audit and
Accounts Service,
Group 'A'
(i) Locomotor Disability with One Leg
Affected or One Arm Affected
including Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism,
Acid Attack Victims
One leg affected (R or L), or one arm
affected (R or L) Leprosy Cured (LC),
Dwarfism (Dw), Acid Attack
Victims (AAV)
Work performed by reading
and writing (S, ST, W, BN, SE,
RW, C)
(ii) Hard of Hearing Hard of Hearing (HH)
(iii) Multiple Disabilities [2 or more
disabilities among (i) and (ii) above]
All mentioned above
[(i) and (ii) above]
4. Indian Civil Accounts
Service
(i) Locomotor Disability including
Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured,
Dwarfism and Acid Attack Victims
One Arm (OA) S, ST, W, SE, H, RW, C, MF,
PP, L, KC, BN
One Leg (OL) S, SE, H, RW, C, MF, PP, L
Both Arm (BA) S, ST, W, SE, H, C, KC, BN
Both Legs (BL) S, SE, H, RW, C, MF, PP, L
Both Hands (BH) S, ST, W, SE, H, C, KC, BN
Muscular Weakness (MW) S, SE, H, RW, C, MF
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