Jagriti Rai ( intern journalist ) New Delhi : The Union public service commission has released the notification for the civil service prelims exam ( CSE )2021 . The registration process has opened from march 4 and candidates can apply till march 24 through the website – upsc.gov.in Or upsconline.nic.in
The prelims exam will be held on June 27 . The no. Of vacancies is approximately 712 posts.
Eligibility criteria : The candidate has to be an Indian national for IAS and IPS posts . For others , they can be citizen of India, Nepal , Bhutan , Tibetan refugees.
Age limit : A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years . There is age relaxation for the reserved category.
Educational qualification: Candidate must hold a degree of Universities incorporated by an Act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of parliament or declared to be deemed as a university under section 3 of the University grants commission act , 1956 , or posses an equivalent qualification.
Paper pattern : The preliminary test connects of paper 1and 2. In the objective types , multiple choice questions are asked that carry a total of 400 marks . In the general studies paper – 11 , a candidate has to qualify with a minimum of 33% marks . Negative marks for every questions is one – third of the marks assigned to that question . The questions in paper 1 come from seven different test areas like Science and technology , history and culture , Geography , Indian policy , Indian economy , Environment and ecology , Current affairs of national and international importants.
For updates on recruitment notification , visit the website upsc.gov.in
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