The examination for the Civil Service (Mains) 2019 is scheduled to be conducted on September 20, 2019, by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Only those who have cleared the UPSC CSE 2019 prelims result will be eligible to apply. Around 8 lakh candidates had appeared this year for the prelims examinations on July 7, 2019. The UPSC CSE Mains 2019 examination will be conducted on September 20, 2019. Those who qualify mains will be called for interview.
The application process for the same commenced from August 2 and concluded on August 16, 2019.
Exam pattern of UPSC CSE Main Exam 2019
Written examination:
The written exam will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the subjects set out of which two papers will be of qualifying in nature.
The candidates will be given the final rank on the basis of the marks obtained in the main examination (written part as well as interview).
Those who qualify mains will be shortlisted for the interview round.
Interview round:
The candidates, opting for Indian Language medium for the written part of the Civil Services (Main) examination, may choose either the same Indian Language or English or Hindi as the medium for the interview as well.
The interview will carry 275 marks with no minimum qualifying marks.
Highlights
- The examination for the Civil Service (Mains) 2019 is scheduled to be conducted on September 20, 2019, by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
- Only those who have cleared the UPSC CSE 2019 prelims result will be eligible to apply.
- Around 8 lakh candidates had appeared this year for the prelims examinations on July 7, 2019.
- The UPSC CSE Mains 2019 examination will be conducted on September 20, 2019.
- Those who qualify mains will be called for interview.
- The application process for the same commenced from August 2 and concluded on August 16, 2019.