Union Public Service Commission will conduct UPSC IAS Mains Exam for the recruitment of 1255 vacancies in Indian Civil Services. Check here UPSC IAS Notification PDF 2023 details such as Selection Process, IAS Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Important Dates, Question Papers, Important Topics and others.
UPSC CSE Exam is considered to be one of the most difficult exams conducted in the country and clearing IAS Exam is like a dream for every Government Job Aspirant. Majority of candidates who start their preparation for the exam do so with the zeal of becoming an IAS Officer. Let’s have a look at the details of this examination.
UPSC Mains - 2023 Exam Notification
UPSC Mains - 2023 DAF Form Online
UPSC Mains - 2023 Exam Download Admit Card
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the Civil Services 2023 Mains Exam Timetable on the official website upsc.gov.in.Check here UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam 2023 dates and exam schedule here.
UPSC Exam date (Mains) | Morning | Afternoon |
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(Tentative) September 15, 2023 | Paper I Essay | - |
(Tentative) September 16, 2023 | General Studies-I | General Studies-II |
(Tentative) September 18, 2023 | General Studies-III | General Studies-IV |
(Tentative) September 19, 2023 | Paper- A (Indian Language) | Paper B- English |
(Tentative) September 20, 2023 | Optional Paper I | Optional Paper-II |
Aspirants can also download UPSC Mains Exam Timetable from Official website of the Commission. Click below to download Timetable
DownloadAs per the UPSC Civil Services timetable, the UPSC IAS Mains Exam 2023 will begin on 15 September 2023 and will conclude on 20 September 2023.
Candidates who have qualified the UPSC Civil Services (Prelims) 2023 Exam will be appearing for the Mains exams.
The Union Public Service Commission will released the Detailed Application Form (DAF) for the Civil Services Mains Exam 2023 on 3rd week of June 2023. The UPSC Mains DAF available on the official website of Commission.
DownloadEvent | Dates |
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UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam DAF submission | June 2023 (Tentative) |
UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination | 15th. 16th, 18th, 19th, 20th September 2023 |
The candidates who have qualified in the preliminary exam are now required to appear in the UPSC CSE Mains Examination. More than 14,500 candidates have been shortlisted for the main examination. The qualified candidates are required to submit the online DAF with the scanned documents/certificates with respect to DOB, qualification, category along with required examination fee.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the Admit cards of the Civil Services (Mains) Exam 2023 on its official website.
Candidates, who are eligible to appear in the Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2023, can download their E - Admit card from the official website of the Commission upsc.gov.in.
Date (Day) | Forenoon Session 9.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon | Afternoon Session 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. |
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(1) | (2) | (3) |
15.09.2023 (Friday) | Paper-I Essay | No Paper |
16.09.2023 (Saturday) | Paper-II General Studies-I | Paper-II General Studies-II |
18.09.2023 (Monday) | Paper-IV General Studies-III | Paper-V General Studies-IV |
19.09.2023 (Tuesday) | Paper-A
Indian Language {Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/ Gujarati/ Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/ Konkani/Maithilli/Malayalam/ Manipur/ Marathi/Nepali/Odia/ Punjabi/Sanskrit/Santhali (Devanagari/Olchiki Script)/ Sindhi (Devanagari/Arabic Script)/Tamil/ Telugu/Urdu} |
Paper-B English |
20.09.2023 (Wednesday) | Paper-VI
Optional Paper-I {Agriculture/Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science/Anthropology/ Botany/ Chemistry/Civil Engineering/ Commerce & Accountancy/ Economics/ Electrical Engineering/ Geography/Geology/History/Law/ Management/ Mathematics/ Mechanical Engineering/Medical Science/ Philosophy/Physics/ Political Science & International Relations/Psychology/Public Administration / Sociology/Statistics/ Zoology/Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/ Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/ Konkani/Maithilli/Malayalam/ Manipur/Marathi/Nepali/Odia/ Punjabi/Sanskrit/ Santhali/Sindhi/ Tamil/Telugu/Urdu/English} |
Paper-VII Optional Paper-II {Agriculture/Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science/ Anthropology /Botany/Chemistry/Civil Engineering/ Commerce & Accountancy/Economics/ Electrical Engineering/Geography/ Geology/ History/Law/Management/ Mathematics/ Mechanical Engineering/Medical Science/ Philosophy/Physics/Political Science & International Relations/ Psychology/Public Administration /Sociology/ Statistics/Zoology/ Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/ Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri /Konkani/Maithilli/Malayalam/ Manipur/Marathi/Nepali/Odia/ Punjabi/Sanskrit/Santhali/Sindhi/ Tamil/Telugu/Urdu/English} |