India: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

Overview

UPSC is India's constitutional recruiting body for the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service and other All India and Central Civil Services — recruiting through the Civil Services Examination, one of the world's most competitive public-service exams. Each Indian state also runs its own State Public Service Commission (the same role BPSC plays in Pakistan) for state-level civil service posts.

Coverage & Financial Benefits

• Constitutional body with over a century of history recruiting for India's top civil services
• Structured three-stage process: preliminary exam, main exam and interview
• Reservation categories published transparently for each recruitment cycle

Requirements & Eligibility

• Indian citizenship (with limited exceptions for a few services)
• Meeting the age and educational-qualification criteria for the specific exam and category

Required Documents