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Latest news for civil services aspirants:

NEW DELHI: Civil Services aspirants will get two more additional attempts from this year onwards to write the prestigious exam but there will be no change in its format and syllabi, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said today. 

"The aspirants should note that the government has decided to allow two additional attempts with consequential age relaxations to all categories of candidates with effect from Civil Service Examination, 2014. "There are no other changes in the format  .. 

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A detailed time table for Civil Services 2014

Name of Examination	Date of Notification/ Last date for receipt of applications	Date of commence ment of Examination and its duration	Minimum academic qualifications prescribed	Remarks
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2014	17.05.2014 (SATURDAY)/ 16.06.2014 (MONDAY)	24.08.2014 (SUNDAY) 1 DAY	A degree from a recognised University or equivalent.	Candidates appearing at the degree examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions
Civil Services (Main) Examination 2014	-	14.12.2014 (SUNDAY) 5 DAY	-	-
INDIAN FOREST SERVICE (MAIN) EXAM, 2014	-	22.11.2014 (SUNDAY)	-	-

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According to the latest news

UPSC will be releasing the Civil Services Examination 2014 notification on May 31, 2014, according to a recent press release by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Also notified through the press release is that from the Civil Services Examination 2014, candidates are allowed two additional attempts for the exam, for which they will be eligible for the necessary relaxations in maximum age. The Civil Services examination 2014 notification was expected to be available for aspirants by May 17, 2014. However, the date was delayed.

Once the Civil Services Examination 2014 notification is released, aspirants will be able to apply online for the Civil Services Preliminary examination 2014. The UPSC Civil Services Prelims as the examination is popularly known serves as screening for the UPSC Civil Services Mains exam. The Civil Services Prelims are also required for candidates interested in applying for the Indian Forest Services. Upon clearing the Civil Services Prelims exams, candidates are eligible for Civil Services Mains and/or Indian Forest Services Mains exams, depending on their initial application.

Services recruiting based on the UPSC Civil Services exam include:
1. Indian Administrative Service
2. Indian Foreign Service
3. Indian Police Service
4. Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group 'A'
5. Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group 'A'
6. Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group 'A'
7. Indian Postal Service, Group 'A'.
8. Indian Railway Services, Group 'A'.

Aspirants successfully clearing the respective Mains examination i.e. Civil Services Mains or Indian Forest Services Mains will be required to appear for an interview before final selection. 

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About Civil Services:
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to the various Civil Services of the Government of India, including Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.The examination is conducted in two phases - the Preliminary examination, consisting of two objective-type papers (General Studies and Aptitude Test), and the Main examination, consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay) type followed by the Personality Test (Interview).The entire process from the notification of the Preliminary examination to declaration of the final results takes roughly one year.

Selection Process:

• Stage I: Preliminary examination - This is qualifying test held in May/June every year. Notification for this is published in December/January. Results are published in the first half of August.
• Stage II: Main examination - This is the main test, held in October/November every year. Results are usually published in the second week of March.
• Stage III: Personality Test (Interview) - It is the final test and is held in April/May every year. Final results are usually announced a few days before the next preliminary examination.

Eligibility:

Nationality

• For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.
• For the Indian Revenue Service, a candidate must be one of the following:
  • A citizen of India
  • a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
• For other services, a candidate must be one of the following:
  • A citizen of India
  • A citizen of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan
  • a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India

Numbers of attempts

The number of attempts a candidate can give the exam is limited as follows:

• six attempts for General category candidates and OBC category candidates under the Creamy layer
• nine attempts for OBC category candidates
• To SCs/STs, there is no limit on the number of attempts.

However these candidates are requested to bear in mind:

1. An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be considered to be an attempt at the Examination.
2. If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the Preliminary Examination, he/she shall be deemed to have made an attempt at the Examination.
3. Not withstanding the disqualification/cancellation of candidature, the fact of appearance of the candidate at the examination will count as an attempt.
4. Candidates just applied but not appeared at the exam is not an attempt.