Answers to general queries candidates make regarding the Civil Services Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Q. Can a candidate choose an optional subject, which he has not studied at graduate/PG level?
Ans. Yes. UPSC has given liberty to choose any subject from the given list of optional subjects.
Q. If a candidate has applied for the CS (P) Examination but has not appeared at any paper in the CS (P) Examination will it be counted as an attempt?
Ans. No. An attempt is counted only if a candidate has appeared in at least one paper in CS (P) Examination.
Q. Is a candidate who has done his graduation without passing class X and class XI eligible for Civil Service Examination?
Ans. Yes.
Q. Can a candidate write different papers of Civil Service (Main) Examination in different languages?
A. No, Candidates have the option to write their answers either in English or in any one of the Eighth schedule languages.
Q. Can a candidate write the Civil Service (Main) Examination in English and take the interview in Hindi or any other Indian language?
A. 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.
The candidates, opting to write the Civil Services (Main) Examination in English, may choose as the medium for interview either English or Hindi or any other Indian Language opted by them for the compulsory Indian Language Paper in the written part of the Civil Services (Main) Examination. However, the candidates, who are exempted from the compulsory Indian Language Paper, will have to choose either English or Hindi as medium of Interview of Personality Test.
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