Civil Services Exam 2022: Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility & Pattern

Civil Services Exam 2022: The Union Public Service Commission is responsible for the selection of eligible candidates for training and/or appointment within the Defence Services, the National Defence Academy, the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy, etc. The commission conducts examination and interview at a national scale for combing out the eligible candidates. 

The UPSC Civil Services (IAS) preliminary exam 2022 is conducted in 2 stages. The preliminary examination helps select the eligible candidates for the Mains examination, that is scheduled at a later stage. The notification mentioning the tentative dates for all the examinations are available at the official UPSC web site.

UPSC Civil Services 2022 Exam Dates:

Events	Exam Dates (Tentative)
Notification of UPSC Prelims Exam Date	Feb 2022
Last Date to Submit Application Form	March 2022
Prelims Exam Admit Card Available	June 2022
Civil Services Preliminary Exam Date	May 2022 (1 Day)
Exam Result 2022 (Prelims)	August 2022
Admit Card for Main Exam	September 2022
Main Examination Date	Sept 2022 (5 Days)
Final Result Declaration Date	January 2023
Interview & Personality Test Date	2nd week of Feb 2023

Civil Services Exam 2022 Application Form:

The official notification for Civil Services Prelims exam 2022 is expected on-line and in print from Feb 2022. The applications are accessible the same day. The last date by that the application should be submitted online is March 2022. The examination is held in June 2022. A candidate has to apply for the examination at a link given on the UPSC web site solely. Registration at the given link needs a valid email address and phone number. The portal is split into 2 parts specifically, part I and part II. A candidate is needed to submit correct educational and DOB details as mentioned within the certificates.

A candidate should have in readiness, the means to make the payment of Rs 100 on-line. Alternatively, the candidate could choose to pay in cash at the SBI counter after generating the pay-in-slip during application submission. The candidate conjointly needs to have in readiness, the scanned copy of candidate signature and photograph in JPG format, each of that should not exceed 40KB in size, to be attached to part II of the application form.

Groups and Services:

Here we are giving the data regarding what kind of services offer the UPSC. Candidates conjointly find below civil service group A and group B Service:

 All India Services: 

• Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
• Indian Foreign Service (IFS).
• Indian Police Service (IPS).

Central Services (Group A):

• Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS).
• Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS).
• Indian Information Service (IIS).
• Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES).
• Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS).
• Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS).
• Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS).
• Railway Protection Force (RPF).
• Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS).
• Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS).
• Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS).
• Indian Postal Service (IPoS).
• Indian Revenue Service (IRS-IT).
• Indian Revenue Service (IRS-C&CE).
• Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS).
• Indian Trade Service (ITS).

Group B Services:

• Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS).
• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (AFHCS).
• Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS).
• Pondicherry Civil Service.
• Pondicherry Police Service.

Civil Services Prelims Exam 2022 Eligibility:

An Indian citizen satisfying the age criteria, academic qualification criteria, and physical standard criteria will apply for the UPSC Civil Service preliminary examination. There is conjointly a restriction on the number of attempts for a candidate. The age criteria need the candidate to have attained twenty-one years older (not more than thirty-one years) as of August 2022.

Age relaxation norms are applicable for ex-servicemen and SC/ST candidates. educational needs of a candidate dictate the need for a degree from a school that’s deemed as a university. A candidate is allowed to attempt the examination six times. This norm is relaxable for a candidate belonging to backward categories. A candidate should adhere to strict physical standards as mentioned by the commission within the notification guidelines.

UPSC Age Limit 2022:

Category	No. Of Attempts	UPSC Age limit 2022
OBC	9th Attempts	35 Years
SC/ST	No Age Limit	37 Years
General	Six Attempts	32 Years
PH (Blind, Deaf, Orthopedic)	GEN/OBC= 9 Attempts SC/ST= No bar	42 Year
J & K Domicile	No Age Limit	GEN=37 Yrs, OBC= 40 Yrs, SC/ST=40 Yrs, PH=50 Yrs
Disabled servicemen, disabled from duty.	No Age Limit	GEN=37 Yrs, OBC=40 Yrs, SC/ST=40 Yrs.

UPSC 2022 Nationality:

Candidates should be Indian citizens for the IAS & IPS.
Candidates can also apply for Nepal or a subject of Bhutan.
Candidates who migrate from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Myanmar, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Zaire & Vietnam currently permanent shift India will also apply.

UPSC IAS Exam Pattern 2022:

The preliminary exam consists of 2 papers, Paper I and Paper II given in multiple-choice queries. Paper I carries two hundred Marks and tests the candidate’s knowledge of General Science, current national, international events and earth science, Indian politics, governance, economic and social development. Paper-II tests for comprehension skills, logical reasoning, general mental ability, basic skill, information interpretation, communication skills, etc. It’s a qualifying paper requiring 33rd of minimum qualification marks. A candidate should seem for each of the papers so as to qualify for the Mains examination that is held in October 2022.

UPSC 2022 Preliminary Exam:

The UPSC 2022 exam is divided into 2 parts first is GS (General Studies) and CSAT (Civil Service Aptitude Test). The GS is 400 marks and CSAT is two hundred marks.
The question paper is Multiple types.
Paper Medium: The question papers are English and Hindi.
Duration of Exam: The Prelims Exam duration is 2-hour.

Mains Exam:

Paper	Subject	Marks
A	This will languages which is  select by Applicants	300
B	English (Qualifying)	300
I	Essay	250
II	General Studies I	250
III	General Studies II	250
IV	General Studies III	250
V	General Studies IV	250
Sub Total (Written Test)		1750
Personality Test (Interview)		275

UPSC 2022 Selection Process:

Here candidates can find the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2022 selection method.

Stage I: Preliminary Examination:
Advertised can become in May and held in August once a year.
The result is published in middle of­ Oct.

Stage II: Main Examination:
UPSC Main exam is in Dec every year.
The result is declared within the second week of March.

Stage III: Test (Interview):
The UPSC 2022 Interview held in April/May every year.
The final result is declared in May.

Admit Card:

Candidates will check the UPSC civil service 2022 exam Admit Card from the UPSC official web site.
The Admit Card is accessible through online mode.
The Authority won’t send the Hall ticket by speed post.

UPSC 2022 Result:

On the Official web site of UPSC, candidates can check the civil service exam 2022 Result.

Authority can release the separate result for Preliminary and Mains Examination.
Between January to Feb Mains results are declared.
The Final Result and benefit List are published the June or July.
The result is in PDF format. Before getting result candidates should have Roll number.