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UPSC Exam Dates For The Entire Year: Dates With Deadlines Inside

Gurpreet Saini
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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the calendar for the year 2023. Every year millions of Indians appear for various exams conducted by UPSC. The most popular among these exams is the Civil Services Exam.  

Nearly 10 Lakh aspirants from across the country take the Civil Services exam. Some of them have been preparing for years if not more. Moreover, aspirants shell in hefty sums to attend coaching to clear the exam. It is touted as one of the most difficult exams in the country with a pass percentage of approximately 0.2%. 

Considering the competition, aspirants often appear for multiple exams. It ensures their efforts do not go wasted and they do end up with a government job. However, it is easy to miss out on important UPSC dates when one has to keep a tab on all of them. Unstop is here to help you with the UPSC exam dates for the whole year 2023.  

The exam calendar for 2023 has been released by UPSC. The exam calendar provides details of exam notifications and application dates. Aspirants can also find exam dates in the calendar. 

Aspirants should watch out for important dates for the preliminary exams. The application dates for National Defence Academy and Naval Academy examinations will close on 10 January 2023. Later in February, the notification for Indian Forest Service will be released. The application process for the exam will start in the same month. The application process for the Civil Service exam will commence in February as well. 

The preliminary exam for Engineering Services will be conducted on 19 February 2023. Exams for other services will be conducted in successive months. For this, the table below can be referred to. 

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION  PROGRAMME OF EXAMINATIONS/RECRUITMENT TESTS (RTs) -2023

Sl.

No.

Name of Examination

Date of Notification

Last Date for

receipt of Applications

Date of

commencement of Exam

Duration of Exam

1.

Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination

   

15.01.2023 (SUNDAY)

1 DAY

2.

Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2023

14.09.2022

04.10.2022

19.02.2023

(SUNDAY)

1 DAY

3.

Combined Geo-Scientist  (Preliminary) Examination, 2023

21.09.2022

11.10.2022

19.02.2023 (SUNDAY)

1 DAY

4.

Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination

   

19.02.2023 (SUNDAY)

1 DAY

5.

CBI (DSP) LDCE, 2023

30.11.2022

20.12.2022

11.03.2023

(SATURDAY)

2 DAYS

6.

CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2023

30.11.2022

20.12.2022

12.03.2023

(SUNDAY)

1 DAY

7.

Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination

   

12.03.2023 (SUNDAY)

1 DAY

8.

N.D.A. & N.A.  Examination (I), 2023

21.12.2022

10.01.2023

16.04.2023 (SUNDAY)

1 DAY

9.

C.D.S. Examination (I), 2023

10.

Civil Services (Preliminary)  Examination, 2023

01.02.2023

21.02.2023

28.05.2023 (SUNDAY)

1 DAY

11.

Indian Forest Service (Preliminary)  Examination, 2023 through CS(P)  Examination 2023

12.

I.E.S./I.S.S.  Examination, 2023

19.04.2023

09.05.2023

23.06.2023

(FRIDAY)

3 DAYS

13.

Combined Geo-Scientist  (Main)  Examination, 2023

   

24.06.2023 (SATURDAY)

2 DAYS

14.

Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2023

   

25.06.2023

(SUNDAY)

1 DAY

15.

Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination

   

02.07.2023 (SUNDAY)

1 DAY

16.

Combined Medical Services  Examination, 2023

19.04.2023

09.05.2023

16.07.2023

(SUNDAY)

1 DAY

17.

Central Armed Police Forces (ACs)  Examination, 2023

26.04.2023

16.05.2023

06.08.2023

(SUNDAY)

1 DAY

18.

Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination

   

20.08.2023 (SUNDAY)

1 DAY

19.

N.D.A. & N.A.  Examination (II), 2023

17.05.2023

06.06.2023

03.09.2023 (SUNDAY)

1 DAY

20.

C.D.S.  Examination (II), 2023

21.

Civil Services (Main)  Examination, 2023

   

15.09.2023

(Friday)

5 DAYS

22.

Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination

   

08.10.2023 (SUNDAY)

1 DAY

23.

Indian Forest Service (Main)  Examination, 2023

   

26.11.2023

(SUNDAY)

10 DAYS

24.

S.O./Steno (GD-B/GD-I)  LDCE

13.09.2023

03.10.2023

09.12.2023

(SATURDAY)

2 DAYS

25.

Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination

   

17.12.2023 (SUNDAY)

1 DAY

Note : The dates of notification, commencement and duration of Examinations/ RTs are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant.

It must be noted that the dates for the release notification and the exam schedules can be changed if the circumstances demand so. Thus, the aspirants should keep a close watch on any changes that may take place. You can stay on top of these notifications through this link

UPSC conducts recruitments of Group A and Groups B personnel for the Government of India. The recruitment is done for 24 services. Some of the popular services include Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service, and Indian Revenue Service. 

The journey of clearing these UPSC exams is not easy. However, a well-structured schedule will help aspirants to streamline their preparation. This UPSC exam calendar 2023 will help them to create a schedule. Hope you use this UPSC exam calendar 2023 to give direction to your exam preparation. Wishing you good luck with the upcoming exams.

Edited by
Gurpreet Saini
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