The Union of Public Service Commission popularly knows as UPSC was accorded a constitutional status as an autonomous entity in the new constitution on 26th January 1950.
One of the major functions of the Commission is recruitment to services & posts under the Union through conduct of competitive examinations. The Commission usually conducts a number of examinations every year on an all India basis, for direct recruitment in various fields, such as, Civil Services, Engineering, Medical and Forest Service, etc.
The plan of examinations usually includes, preliminary, and/or main examination followed by an interview for personality test.
The application form is common for all the examinations but the eligibility conditions and other details may vary. Also, one has to submit separate forms if he/she wants to appear in more than one examination.
For detailed instructions about the Application Procedure and Examination click on one of the UPSC examinations listed above.
