The Union Public Service Commission, commonly abbreviated as UPSC, is a premier central recruiting agency of Government of India. 

UPSC conducts the Civil Services Examination every year for recruitment to All India services(IAS, IPS, IFS) and various Group A and Group B of Central services in the Government of India. 

Civil services exam is a highly popular examination in India as it provides an attractive and challenging career option to the candidates appearing for the exam. First Home Minister of Independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel famously referred to civil servants as the ‘Steel frame of India’. 

A candidate planning to prepare for CSE must get himself well acquainted with the examination pattern, syllabus, preparation strategy and nature of various services. 

Read below to know each and every aspect of this prestigious examination.