{"id":8859,"date":"2025-12-09T10:27:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T04:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=8859"},"modified":"2025-12-10T10:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T05:16:21","slug":"upsc-full-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-full-form\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Full Form, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Important Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Full Form is the Union Public Service Commission. Considered to be one of the most competitive and challenging exams, the Union Public Service Commission is responsible for conducting this exam. UPSC Civil Services Examination is conducted by UPSC in three phases- Prelims, Mains and Interview. The UPSC Prelims Exam is of objective type and the UPSC Mains is descriptive in nature. UPSC is responsible for conducting examinations for IAS, IPS, IFS and various other positions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Full Form\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Full Form is the Union Public Service Commission. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is a constitutional body in India, established under Articles 315 to 323 of the Indian Constitution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Union Public Service Commission History\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Civil Service was set up in the year 1923 under the chairmanship of Lord Lee of Fareham with equal numbers of Indian and British members. In 1924, the Public Service Commission was set up after the recommendation of the report. According to the Lee Commission, the following points were important-\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">40% of future recruitment should be British<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">40% of Indians should be directly recruited<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">20% of Indians from provisional services should be promoted<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1926, the first Public Service Commission was set up by Sir Ross Barker as the chairman on 1st October. The body was without any power as a limited advisory body. In 1935, the Government of India Act 1935, changed the Federal Union Public Service Commission and became the Union Public Service Commission on 26 January 1950.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Functions<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The duties of UPSC are mentioned under Article 320 of the constitution. The UPSC Full Form is the Union Public Service Commission and the functions. Functions of UPSC include:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Managing appointments to the services of the union.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Development of recruiting schemes<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Consultation on matters relating to recruitment, appointment, pension claim, promotion or transfer, disciplinary cases, or other matters given to them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Examination Conducted by UPSC<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC conducts various examinations for group A, group B and various other positions. List of examinations include:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Statistical Service Examination (ISS)<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Forest Service Examination (IFS)<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Civil Services Examination (ICSE) for recruitment to IAS, IPS, IRS, etc officers<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Combined Medical Services Examination<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Combined Defence Services Examination (CDS)<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Various Recruitment Tests for UPSC EPFO, and other exams<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Engineering Services Examination<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (NDA)<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Economic Service Examination (IES)<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC 2025 Exam Dates<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<table style=\"width: 81.2801%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 46.2382%;text-align: center\"><strong>Event<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 87.3178%;text-align: center\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 46.2382%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Exam Calendar 2025<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 87.3178%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">26 April 2024<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 46.2382%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC 2025 exam notification<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 87.3178%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">22 January 2025<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 46.2382%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC 2025 exam application form<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 87.3178%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">22nd January 2025 to 18 February 2025<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 46.2382%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC 2025 admit card<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 87.3178%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To be released<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 46.2382%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC 2025 Civil Services Prelims exam<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 87.3178%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">25 May 2025<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 46.2382%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC 2025 Civil Services Mains exam<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 87.3178%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">22 August 2025<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Eligibility Criteria 2025<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In order to appear for UPSC 2025, aspirants are required to meet the eligibility criteria. Following are the necessary eligibility criteria that have to be met:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Age Limit<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">21 to 32 years<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Age relaxation<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As per the category (mentioned below)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Educational Qualification for UPSC Civil Services<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Graduation from any recognized university<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nationality<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Exam Number of Attempts<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UPSC Exam allows candidates to take upto the following number of UPSC attempts:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Category\/ EWS Category\u2013 6 attempts<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OBC candidates \u2013 9 attempts<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SC\/ST \u2013 no bar on the number of attempts (they can take the exam until they reach the upper age limit)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Exam Pattern 2025<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam Pattern is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Name of the Paper<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No of Questions\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marks Allotted\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time Allotted\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nature of Exam<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paper I: General Studies (Objective-type)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">100<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">200<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 hours<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The score will be considered for Cut-off<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paper-II: General Studies-II (CSAT) (Objective-Type)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">80<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">200<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 hours<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Qualifying Nature- Candidates will have to score 33% to qualify CSAT.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p>Paper<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p>Subject<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p>Duration<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p>Total marks<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p>Time Allotted<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p>Nature of paper<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p>Type of Paper<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Paper A<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Compulsory Indian language<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>300<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Qualifying<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Descriptive\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Paper B<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>English<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>300<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Qualifying<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Descriptive<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Paper I<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Essay<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>250<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Merit<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Descriptive<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Paper-II<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>General Studies I<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>250<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Merit<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Descriptive<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Paper III<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>General Studies II<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>250<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Merit<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Descriptive<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Paper IV<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>General Studies III<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>250<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Merit<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Descriptive<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Paper V<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>General Studies IV<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>250<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Merit<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Descriptive<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Paper VI<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Optional I<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>250<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Merit<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Descriptive<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Paper VII<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Optional II<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>250<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>3 hours<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Merit<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Descriptive<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC 2025 Important Books\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The following books are important for UPSC 2025 Preparation-\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"width: 64.2925%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 57.3854%\">\r\n<p><b>Name of the Book<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 50.764%\">\r\n<p><b>Author\u2019s name<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 57.3854%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Polity<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50.764%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M. Laxmikanth<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 57.3854%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Important Judgments that Transformed India<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50.764%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alex Andrews George<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 57.3854%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Important Acts that Transformed India<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50.764%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alex Andrews George<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 57.3854%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ancient and Medieval India<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50.764%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Poonam Dalal Dahiya<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 57.3854%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Art and Culture\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50.764%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nitin Singhania<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 57.3854%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Certificate Physical And Human Geography<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50.764%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Goh Cheng Leong<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 57.3854%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Geography of India<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50.764%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Majid Husain<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 57.3854%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Modern Indian History<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50.764%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sonali Bansal and Snehil Tripathi<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 57.3854%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Science and Technology<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50.764%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ravi P. 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