Steps in Filling up the application form:

Step 1

• Go to the Official site.

Step 2

• Click on “ONLINE APPLICATION FOR VARIOUS EXAMINATIONS OF UPSC”  link.
• Candidate must provide Correct Name, Date of Birth, Mobile Number and Email Address as these details cannot be changed once the registration is complete.

Step 3

• Click on the Part 1 registration given against Notice no 05/2020-CSP&  05/2020-IFS. This will lead you to the Part 1 Registration Form. The candidates must read the instructions carefully and must agree that he/she has read them. The Part-I Registration is done in 2 steps in which the applicants have to fill in the requisite information, particulars and details asked for.

Step 4

• The applicant must fill all the required fields. Fields with red STAR (*) marks are mandatory and essential to be filled in by the applicant. 
• Name as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate.  Please do not use any prefix such as Mr. or Ms. Etc. unless it consists of only 3 letters as 4 letters are mandatory for the NAME field.  When you enter your name more than 30 characters in the name column, then Full Name column automatic display below to facilitate the abbreviate name. Now you can abbreviate your name within 30characters and fill the abbreviate name in Name column. Do not forget to send a signed written request to Joint Secretary (Examination), UPSC, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi 110069 by Speed-post or by Fax (011-23387310) giving details of the full name and reasons for abbreviation in this regard; otherwise your application/ candidature may be rejected at a later stage.  
• Gender: Select from Male/Female/Transgender
• Date of Birth

Note:-Candidate should note that only the date of birth as recorded in the  Matriculation/Secondary Examination certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of application will be accepted by the Commission, and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted. 

• Father’s Name
• Mother’s Name
• Nationality
• Marital Status
• PwBD(Persons with Benchmark Disability)
• PwBD Category

For more details refer to the prospectus

A student can submit the application for only once; multiple forms will be rejected.  

The submission is ONLINE only.  

Requirements to be readied before you start filling up the Application Form of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020

• FEE PAYMENT (Female / SC, ST &PwBD Candidates are exempted from payment offee)
• EXAMINATION CENTRE for Civil Services (Prelims) HAS TO BE CHOSEN FROM THE AVAILABLE DROP DOWN MENU.
• UPLOADING OF PHOTOGRAPH, SIGNATURE and PHOTO ID.

The Usual Steps in filling up the Online Application Form of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020

Step-1: Students have registered for the Online Application Form. Login and Password are created. 

Step-2: Student has to complete the Application Form and its various sections  

Step-3: Required documents in the form of Scanned Images of Candidate’s Photograph, Candidate’s Signature and Left Thumb Impression.  

Step-4: Payments have to be made by Debit / Credit Card / Net Banking.

Important Instructions Application Process

• All steps have to be completed before you can submit the form.
• Incomplete forms will be rejected.
• No correspondence is allowed on incomplete submission of the form.
• No request for remitted fees is entertained
• Please keep visiting the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020 official website for the latest updates.

Important Instructions for withdrawal of Application

• Candidates are advised to go through the instructions carefully before filling up the request for withdrawal of application.
• The Commission has provided the withdrawal facility from 12-03-2020 to 18-03-2020 to those candidates who do not want to appear at examination.
• Candidates are advised to provide the details of registered application with registration-id which was completed and submitted finally. There is no provision for withdrawing of incomplete applications.
• Before making the request for withdrawal, candidate must ensure the availability of registered mobile number and email-id as provided while submitting the application. Request will be accepted only after the confirmation by validating the OTP details sent on candidate's mobile and email, such OTP will be valid for 30 Minutes. In case the OTP is not received within 10 Minutes resend option is also available.
• Request for generating OTP for withdrawal of application will be accepted only till 5.30 PM on 18-03-2020.

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION :

• The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each

Note : (i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each  will be of two hours duration. 

(ii) The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%. 

(iv) Details of the syllabi are indicated in Part A of Section III. 

MOBILE PHONES BANNED:

• The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment  or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or blue tooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable of being used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.
• Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safe keeping cannot be assured.
•  Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable/costly items to the venue of the examination,  as safe-keeping of the same cannot be assured. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard

Admit Card three weeks before the commencement of the examination

The admit card of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020 contains a lot of information including

• Roll Number
• Name and place along with the address of the Exam or Test entre

No paper Admit Card will be issued for this Examination.