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Can you please explain me what is UPSC...Please provide me a detailed answer

thanks

Introduction:

The Indian Civil Service has great respect and responsibilities. Corporate jobs may offer more perks, but an entry to Civil Service as officers is considered prestigious by many Indian youngsters.

Entry into the IAS, IPS and the Central Services, Group A and Group B is through the All India Combined Competitive Examination for the Civil Services conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). One has to put a lot of time and energy to come out successful in Civil Service Examination.


There are many services one can opt if successful in the examination. They are:

->Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
->Indian Foreign Service
->Indian Police Service (IPS)


Group A

->Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service
->Indian Audit and Accounts Service
->Indian Customs and Central Excise Service
->Indian Defense Accounts Service
->Indian Revenue Service
->Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Assistant Works Manager, non-technical)
->Indian Postal Service
->Indian Civil Accounts Service
->Indian Railway Traffic Service
->Indian Railway Accounts Service
->Indian Railway Personnel Service
->Posts of Assistant Security Officer in Railway Protection Force (RPF)
->Indian Defense Estates Service
->Indian Information Service (Junior Grade)

Group B

->Railway Board Secretariat Service (Section Officer's Grade)
->Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (Section Officer's Grade)
->Customs Appraisers' Service
Delhi , Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & ->Nagar Haveli Civil Service and Police Service
->Pondicherry Civil Service

Indian Administrative Service (IAS) :

The post of an IAS officer carries a lot of responsibility. At the top of the hierarchy of IAS officers is the Cabinet Secretary followed by Secretary/ Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Director, Under Secretary and then the Junior Scale Officers. These posts are filled according to seniority.

The Indian Police Service (IPS) :

The Indian Police Service is mainly public safety and security. The Indian Police Service is divided into various departments like the Crime Branch, the Criminal Investigation Department, Home Guards and the Traffic Bureau. The area of functioning for the IPS can be broadly divided into: maintenance of law and order, crime prevention and detection, traffic control and accident prevention and management.

It has three stages:
->Preliminary Exam
->Main exam
->Interview - and is known for being extremely challenging.

Recently the preliminary exam pattern has been changed. There used to be 23 optional subjects along with a general studies paper.

Now there will be no optional subjects in the preliminary examination.

There will be a second paper which will be common for all candidates.
The Civil Service Aptitude Test [CSAT].It comprises of Aptitude, General Mathematics,Comprehensive English, etc.

UPSC Main Examination - Optional Subjects

General Studies
Essay
English Qualifying
Indian Languages
Mathematics
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
Indian History
Law
Mathematics
Management
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Anthropology
Arabic
Assamese
Bengali
Bodo
Chinese
Dogri
English
French
German
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
Maithili
Malayalam
Manipuri
Marathi
Nepali
Oriya
Pali
Persian
Punjabi
Russian
Sanskrit
Santali
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu

Well,this was just the examination description in short.

Good Luck!!

Hello,
UPSC means:UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Union Public Service Commission conducts Civil Service Examinations every year to select officers for various services including Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Police Services (IPS), Indian Foreign Services (IFS), Indian Revenue Services and other Group 'A' and Group 'B' central jobs.

The examination is a three stage process which consists of Civil Services Aptitude Test CSAT ( Earlier Civil Services Preliminary Examination) , Main Examination and the Interview

Exam Pattern:
All India Combined Competitive Examination for the Civil Services conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) comprises of two successive stages:
•Preliminary Examination: It is of objective type, which is a qualifying examination.
•Main Examination: It consists of written examination and interview.


How to apply for UPSC:

•Apply online by using the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in
•Apply offline by purchasing the application form from designated post offices throughout the country.

For complete details: http://www.upsc.gov.in

Hello Friend,

UPSC means Union Public Service Commission.

Indian Civil services Examination are conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) for the following posts: -

(i) Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
(ii) Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
(iii) Indian Police Service (IPS)
(iv) Indian Engineering Service (IES)
(v) Indian Audit and Accounts Service
(vi) Indian Customs and Central Excise Services.
(vii) Indian Revenue Service (IRS)
(viii) Indian Ordnance Factories Service
(ix) Indian Postal Service (IPS)
(x) Indian Trade Services (ITS) ....... etc.


Eligibility criteria for UPSC exam are as follows: -

1. Pass graduation / Bachelor’s degree in any subject or in any engineering stream or equivqlent from a recognised institute / university.

2. Age - 21 Years to 30 Years for General candidates, 21 Years to 33 Years for OBC candidates and 21 Years to 35 Years for SC / ST candidates.

3. Nationality - Indian

NOTE: - Final year appearing candidates can also apply.

For more details & updated information visit www.upsc.gov.in


Good Luck

dear,

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is a constitutional body in India authorized to conduct examinations for appointment to the various Civil Services of India.

Functions of the UPSC are to conduct examinations for appointment to the services of the Union.

1. Recruitment to services & posts under the Union through conduct of competitive examinations. This is the regular mode of recruitment where an examination is conducted followed by an interview.
2. Recruitment to services & posts under the Central Government by direct selection This type of recruitment is done to fill immediate/ irregular job vacancies. It is general done through direct interviews, but sometimes, a written test is conducted preceding the interview.
3. Advising on the suitability of officers for appointment on promotion as well as transfer-on-deputation
4. Advising the Government on all matters relating to methods of Recruitment to various services and posts
5. Disciplinary cases relating to different civil services and
6. Miscellaneous matters relating to grant of extra ordinary pensions, reimbursement of legal expenses etc.

for more information you can also visit:-
http://www.upscportal.com

best of luck

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can you please explain me what is UPSC...Please provide me a detailed answer

thanks

UPSC=Union Public Service Commission

UPSC is Union Public Service Commission.

It is responsible for conducting exam to appoint people for various post as an cntral government employee.

They conduct exams for various post like IAS,IPS,IES,etc.

Candidate which are able to clear these exams are further selected for interviews or higher rounds of selection.

Based on there score they are recruited for various post .

The various post for which they conduct exams are

• IAS
• IPS
• IES
• NDA
• IFS
• IMA
• SCRA
• CDS
• CMS & many more............

They keep on publishing notification on there official website & in newspapers like Employmnet News,Rozgar Samachar & many more.

For more details you can visit the offiical website:

www.upsc.gov.in

I hope this information would have given you atleast some idea about UPSC.

INTRODUCTION


Union Public Service Commission conducts Civil Service Examinations every year to select officers for various services including Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Police Services (IPS), Indian Foreign Services (IFS), Indian Revenue Services and other Group 'A' and Group 'B' central jobs. The examination is a three stage process which consists of Civil Services Aptitude Test CSAT ( Earlier Civil Services Preliminary Examination) , Main Examination and the Interview

Examinations Conducted by

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) - Overview

Indian Engineering Services Examination 2011 Indian Forest Service Examination 2011
Indian National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (NDA) 2011 Indian Geologist Examination 2011
Combined Defence Services Examination 2011 Combined Medical Services Examination 2011
Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination 2011 Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination 2011
Civil Services Aptitude Test CSAT

IAS,IPS,IFS,IRS Exam - New Pattern

This is the first stage of Civil Services Examination. It is an Objective type examination consisting of Two Papers that is common to all candidates from 2011 having special emphasis on testing their “aptitude for civil services” as well as on “ethical and moral dimension of decision making”. The details are yet to be published and all candidates for CSAT are advised to concentrate more on General Studies of Preliminary examination with specail focus on Current Affairs/ Events,Science and Technology,Economy and sports of National and International importance that has a bearing on public life in India;
Civil Services Main Examination

IAS,IPS,IFS,IRS Descriptive Exam

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) selects, successful cadidates to Main Examination i.e. about 10 - 14 times of the total number of vacancies mentioned in the Notification. It is a descriptive examination.
Civil Services - Interview

The Final Stage

This is the last stage of Indian Civil Service Examination. Interview has 200 marks and it will be counted for final list of candidates. Usually double the number of vacancies will be selected for the interview subjected to the reservation for various categories. It is advised that all candidates should prepare about the details given in the main application form


best of luck...............................

UPSC is Union Public Service Commission which is used to join NDA,IAF,IS,IPS,etc.

hello..!!

->UPSC means:UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

->Union Public Service Commission conducts Civil Service Examinations every year to select officers for various services including Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Police Services (IPS), Indian Foreign Services (IFS), Indian Revenue Services and other Group 'A' and Group 'B' central jobs.

->The examination is a three stage process which consists of Civil Services Aptitude Test CSAT ( Earlier Civil Services Preliminary Examination) , Main Examination and the Interview

->Exam Pattern

All India Combined Competitive Examination for the Civil Services conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) comprises of two successive stages:

1.Preliminary Examination: It is of objective type, which is a qualifying examination.

2.Main Examination: It consists of written examination and interview.



thank u..!!

which is main subject for upsc

UPSC - Union Public Service Commission is a constitutional body formed by Central Government to regulate and conduct various examination for appointment for various job under different Dept.under Central Government.

The exams as conducted by UPSC are:-

NDA - National Defence Academy

CDS - Combined Defence Academy

Civil Service Examination

SCRA - Special Class Railway Apprentice etc.

For more information you may log on to http://www.upsc.gov.in

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can you please explain me what is UPSC...Please provide me a detailed answer

thanks

Dear friend,

UPSC stands for Union Public Service Commission.

It submits report to the Central Government every year about its work.

It is self governing body that conducts several examinations for the prestigious posts in India.

It conducts following exams like:

>> National Defence Academy(NDA) Exams.
>> Civil Service Examinations-Preliminary and Mains.
>> Indian Forest Service Exams.
>> Indian Engineering Service Exams.
>> Combined Defence Services Exams.
>> Indian Statistical/Economics Service Exams.
>> Combined Medical Services Exams.
>> Central Police Force Examinations.
>> Section Officers/Stenographers exams.
>> Special Class Railway Apprentices.
>> Geologists Examinations.

Among these exams, Civil Services Exam for IAS, IPS, IFS is one of the most prestigious exams in India.

You will have to pass three stages to crack this exam i.e.

>> Preliminary Exam

>> Mains Exam

>> Personal Interview

For more information, you can visit: http://upsc.gov.in

Online Applications of UPSC are filled through this site: http://upsconline.nic.in

Currently now, you can apply for these Online Applications:

>> NDA II 2013 Exam whose Last Date to apply is 3 June 2013

upsc mean union public service commission of india
this organizational conduct server type exam like ias , afs , aps , civil , and many more .
for mare detail just log in www.upsc.in