The Union Public Service Commission will hold the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2013 on 26th May, 2013. This Preliminary Examination will be common for the candidates applying for Civil Services Examination and Indian Forest Service Examination, and will act as a screening mechanism for selection of candidates for the Civil Services (Main) Examination and Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination.
The examination will be held at various centres across the country, in accordance with the rules of Civil Services Examination notified in the official gazette extraordinary on 5th of March, 2013 by the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India and the rules of Indian Forest Service Examination notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forest in the official gazette extraordinary on 5th of March, 2013.
Candidates are required to apply through online mode in the Commission’s website
www.upsconline.nic.in. No other mode is allowed for submission of application. The commencement of filling online application shall
start from 5th March, 2013 and conclude on 4thApril, 2013[till 11.59PM].
For details regarding the Syllabus and Scheme of the examination, Centers of examination, Guidelines for filling up application form etc. aspirants must login Commission’s website
www.upsconline.nic.in or
www.upsc.gov.in