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The examination has three stages i.e.,
1.) Civil Services Preliminary Examinations (CSP) - normally conducted during the second half of May.
2.) Civil Services (Main) Examinations conducted during the month of October/November. Here, those who are selected in the preliminary examination only are eligible to appear.
3.) Those who are selected in the main examination will be eligible to appear before the Interview Board at New Delhi.
Preliminary Examination (CSP) :
CSP consists of two papers containing a total of 400 marks:
(1) Compulsory General Studies paper for 200 marks.
(2) CSAT paper for 200 marks which includes even major topics which are as follows
1. Interpersonal skills including communication skills
2. Decision making and problem solving
3. General mental ability
4. Comprehension
5. Logical reasoning and analytical ability
6. English aptitude
7. Basic numeracy
Each paper is of two hours duration. Normally, there are about 5 lac applications for the preliminary examination. From this, the UPSC selects 10 to 12 folds of actual vacancies declared by UPSC for the main examinations. This examination is just a screening test - those students who qualify in this exam are given chance to appear in the Main exam but the score of this exam is not considered for final selection.
Subjects for Preliminary Examination: The General Studies syllabus is same for all and its standard is that of plus-two level.

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