The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the timetable for civil services main exam 2020, on its official website at upsc.gov.in. UPSC main exam will begin from January 8 and will conclude on January 17, 2021. The exam will be held for five days.
Important dates for UPSC Civil Services Main Exam 2020
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Notification | February 12, 2020 |
| IAS-Exam Application Form begins | February 12, 2020 |
| Application Form Ends | March 03, 2020 (till 6:00 PM) |
| Admit Card | September 01, 2020 |
| UPSC IAS Prelims Exam (Online) | October 04, 2020 |
| IAS Exam Result | November 2020 |
| UPSC IAS Mains 2020 | January 08, 2021(05 days) |
| UPSC IAS Mains Result | February 2021 |
| UPSC IAS Personality Test | March/April 2021 |
| UPSC IAS Final Result | May 2021 |
| Date/Day | Forenoon Session 9.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon | Afternoon Session 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. |
|---|---|---|
| January 08, 2021 (Friday) | Paper‐I Essay | No Paper |
| January 09, 2021 (Saturday) | Paper‐II General Studies‐I | Paper‐III General Studies‐II |
| January 10, 2020 (Sunday) | Paper‐IV General Studies‐III | Paper‐V General Studies‐IV |
| January 16, 2021 (Saturday) | Paper‐A Indian Language {Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/ Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/ Konkani/Maithili/Malayalam/Manipuri/ Marathi/Nepali/Oriya/Punjabi/Sanskrit/ Santhali/Sindhi (Devanagari/Arabic Script)/Tamil/Telugu/Urdu}. | Paper‐B English |
| January 17, 2021 (Sunday) | Paper‐VI Optional Paper‐I {Agriculture/Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science/Anthropology/ Botany/Chemistry/Civil Engineering/ Commerce & Accountancy/Economics/ Electrical Engineering/Geography/ Geology/History/Law/Management/ Mathematics/Mechanical Engineering/ Medical Science/Philosophy/Physics/ Political Science & International Relations/Psychology/Public Administration/Sociology/Statistics/ Zoology/Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/ Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/ Konkani/Maithili/Malayalam/Manipuri/M arathi/Nepali/Oriya/Punjabi/Sanskrit/San thali/Sindhi /Tamil/Telugu/Urdu/English} | Paper‐VII Optional Paper‐II {Agriculture/Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science/Anthropology/ Botany/Chemistry/Civil Engineering/ Commerce & Accountancy/Economics/ Electrical Engineering/Geography/ Geology/History/Law/Management/ Mathematics/Mechanical Engineering/ Medical Science/Philosophy/Physics/ Political Science & International Relations/Psychology/Public Administration/Sociology/Statistics/ Zoology/Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/ Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/ Konkani/Maithili/Malayalam/Manipuri/Mara thi/Nepali/Oriya/Punjabi/Sanskrit/ Santhali/Sindhi /Tamil/Telugu/Urdu/English} |
The main exam 2020 will be held in one shift on the first day and in two shifts on rest of the days. The first shift exam will be held from 9am to 12noon and second shift will be held from 2 to 5pm.
The paper 1 essay will be held on January 8 in first shift. The paper 2- general studies I, II, III and IV will be held on January 9 and 10 in two shifts daily. The paper 1 on Indian Language and English will be held on January 16 in first and second shifts, respectively. The optional paper 1 and 2 will be held on January 17 in first and second shifts, respectively. UPSC has also released the detailed application form (DAF) for candidates who are eligible to appear for civil services main exam 2020. The DAF (CSM) will be available on the website of the commission until November 11, 2020, until 6 pm.
