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UPSC admit card for Civil Services preliminary exams; released

UPSC admit card for Civil Services preliminary exams; released

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released its admit card for Civil Services Preliminary Examination, 2017 on its official website. The examination will be held on June 18. Candidates who have applied for the Civil services examination can download the admit cards from the official website i.e., upsc.gov.in. Their approximately 980 vacancies and a total of 1,079 and 1,164 vacancies were reported to be filled through the civil services examinations 2016 and 2015, respectively. Those who clear the prelims can appear for the main exam which is scheduled to be held on October 10, 2017. Students will have to apply online again in a new form provided to them.

Steps to download UPSC Civil Service 2017 preliminary exam admit card:

  • Go to the official website of the UPSC i.e., upsc.gov.in
  • Click on the notification for the admit card of the UPSC civil service prelims 2017
  • Enter your details in the fields provided and submit them
  • Download the admit card and take a print out for further reference

The Civil Services Examination will be conducted in two successive stages: 1) Preliminary (objective type) for the selection of candidates for the main examination 2) Civil Services (Main) Examination (written and interview) for the selection of candidates for the various Services and posts announced. There will be negative marking for wrong answers by a candidate in the objective type question papers.

The posts are available in the following:

  • Indian Administrative Service
  • Indian Foreign Service
  • Indian Police Service
  • Indian P and T Accounts & Finance Service, Group A
  • Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group A
  • Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group A
  • Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group A
  • Indian Revenue Service (IT), Group A
  • Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group A (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)
  • Indian Postal Service, Group A
  • Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group A
  • Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group A
  • Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group A
  • Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group A
  • Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group A
  • Indian Defence Estates Service, Group A
  • Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group A
  • Indian Trade Service, Group A (Grade III)
  • Indian Corporate Law Service, Group A
  • Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group B (Section Officer)
  • Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group B
  • Pondicherry Civil Service, Group B
  • Pondicherry Police Service, Group B

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