The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is one of the most well known and reputed examination body across India. The Union Public Service Commission is India's central autonomous agency authorised to organize the different exams tabulated below:
Civil Services Examination | Engineering Services Examination | Combined Medical Services Examination |
Combined Defense Services Examination | National Defence Academy Examination | Naval Academy Examination |
Indian Forest Service examination | Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination | - |
Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandant) Examination | Combined Geoscientist and Geologist Examination | - |
UPSC or Union Public Service Commission is a central level body responsible for organizing different appointment exams for civil servants in India. The selection is based on three stages. There might be some additional eligibility criteria depending upon the post or appointment exam an aspirant wishes to apply for. The at least eligibility to apply for UPSC is bachelor's degree.
Each year aspirants eagerly wait for the UPSC application form for different appointments. After applying for the examination, aspirants look for the schedule so that they can start their preparation.
UPSC publishes their Exam Calendar Each year on its official website. UPSC follows their calendar strictly. However, there may be few exceptions in the Last date to apply and Examination Date, if some other more important issue (s) arises.
UPSC has announced the examination calendar for the year 2018. Check out the table for different important competitive examination organizeed by UPSC along with their dates. Aspirants can also check the date of notification, date of online application commencement, the deadline for applying for that particular exam and the period of the examination.
Exam Name | Notification Date | Last Date to Apply | Exam Date | Duration(in Days) |
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Engineering Services (Prelims) | September 27, 2017 | October 23, 2017 | January 1, 2018 | 1 |
CDS (I) | November 8, 2017 | December 04, 2017 | February 04, 2018 | 1 |
CISF AC | December 16, 2017 | December 29, 2017 | March 04, 2018 | 1 |
NDA & NA (I) | January 01, 2018 | February 02, 2018 | April 22, 2018 | 1 |
IES/ ISS | March 21, 2018 | April 16, 2018 | June 29, 2018 | 3 |
CGSE/GE | March 21, 2018 | April 16, 2018 | June 29, 2018 | 3 |
Engineering Services (Mains) | July 01, 2018 | 1 | ||
Civil Services Prelims (CSAT)/ IFS Prelims | February 07, 2018 | March 06, 2018 | June 03, 2018 | 1 |
CAPF (AC) | April 11, 2018 | May 07, 2018 | July 22, 3018 | 1 |
CMSE | April 11, 2018 | May 07, 2018 | July 22, 2018 | 1 |
NDA & NA (II) | June 06, 2018 | June 02, 2018 | September 09, 2018 | 1 |
Civil Services Main | October 01, 2018 | 5 | ||
CDS (II) | August 08, 2018 | September 09, 2018 | November 18, 2018 | 1 |
IFS Main | December 02, 2018 | 10 | ||
SO/STENO | September 12, 2018 | October 05, 2018 | December 15, 2018 | 2 |
UPSC invites applications from applicable aspirants against different vacancies posted in various Ministries. The vacancies are posted regularly at upsconline.nic.in. Aspirants can check all the listed vacancies and apply as per their choice.
UPSC Appointment 2018 Calendar | ||
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Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) | Ministry of Shipping | |
Assistant Executive Engineer | Ministry of Shipping | |
Assistant professor (Microbiology) | Ministry of Health & Family Welfare | |
Assistant Legislative Counsel (Bengali) | Ministry of Law and Justice | |
Assistant Professor (Endocrinology) | Ministry of Health & Family Welfare | |
Managers Grade 1/Section Officers | Ministry of Defence | |
Scientist in CFSL | Department of Public Enterprises | |
Assistant Directors at DEPE | Department of Public Enterprises | |
Lecturers in School of Foreign Languages | Ministry of Defence | |
Assistant Security Officer | Army Headquarters & DGQA under Department of Defense | |
Assistant Commandant | Central Industrial Security Force |