Exam Stages and Services to which recruitment is made

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The examination comprises two successive stages :

• Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination  and

• Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts.

Services to which recruitment is to be made:

• Indian Administrative Service.

• Indian Foreign Service.

• Indian Police Service. 

• Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group A

• Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group A 

• Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) Group 'A'

• Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group A

• Indian Revenue Service, Group A

• Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group 'A' (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)

• Indian Postal Service, Group A

• Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group  A

• Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group  A

• Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group  A.

• Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group A

• Post of Assistant Security Officer, Group 'A' in Railway Protection Force.

• Indian Defence Estates Service, Group A

• Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group A

• Indian Trade Service, Group "A" (GR.III)

• Indian Corporate Law Service, Group "A"

• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group B (Section Officers Grade)

• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B'.  

• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group 'B'.

• Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'

• Pondicherry Police Service, Group 'B'

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