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CSAT Examination 2013-14

Union Public Service Commission conducts Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) every year for recruiting candidates to the various posts of government department and ministries. sarkarinaukridetails.com . Civil Services Aptitude Test is conducted to recruit candidates for the post of Indian administrative service, IPS, IFS etc. 

Examination:

Civil Services Aptitude Test

Educational Qualification:

Aspirant who is graduate in any stream from any reputed university or colleges may apply for the CSAT examination. 

Aspirants who are in final year of degree course may also apply. 

Candidates who have attained degree from Open University or correspondence are also eligible for the examination.

Age Limit:

 

A. The minimum age limit for the candidate is 21 years. 

B. The maximum age limit for the general category is 30 years. 

C. The maximum age limit for the schedule caste or schedule tribe category is 35 years.

D. The maximum age limit for the Physically Handicapped is 40 years. 

Maximum Number of Attempts:

1. Candidate who is in general category can apply for maximum 4 times for the CSAT examination. 

2. Applicant who belongs to OBC category can apply for maximum 7 times for the CSAT examination.

3. There is no restriction on number of attempts for the candidate who belongs to SC/ST category.

4. Entrants who is physically handicapped can apply for maximum 7 times for the CSAT examination.

Applying Procedure:

Interested candidates can apply online for the application. Last date to fill the examination form is 4th April 2013. 

 

Closing Date:

Closing date to fill the examination form is 4th April 2013.

Examination Date:

Examination is scheduled on 26th May 2013.

Selection Procedure: 

This examination is conducted in 3 phases:

 

I. 1^st phase involves Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT).

II. The aspirants who clears CSAT will be called for main examination of civil services.

III. Then candidates who pass both the examination will be called for the interview for the final selection. 

Examination Pattern of CSAT:

SCAT consists of objective type questions. It consists of 2 papers, which is of 200 marks each. The duration for the examination is two hours for each paper.

Examination Pattern of Mains:

After clearing this candidates will have to go through main examination. Civil service main examination consists of 7 papers. 

Details of papers are given below:

Papers	Subject	Marks	Syllabus
1st  Paper	Essay writing	250	Topic will be given at the time of exam
2nd Paper	Language Paper	300	Language will be on candidate’s choice
3rd paper	English language	300	Topic will be given at the time of exam
4th Paper	General knowledge I	250	Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society
5th Paper	General knowledge II	250	Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations
6th Paper	General knowledge III	250	Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management
7th Paper	General knowledge IV	250	Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

There will be two additional optional papers of candidate’s choice.

Website:

For more details visit official website of UPSC i.e. www.upsc.gov.in