UPSC Recruitment 2021 - Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Salary, Exam Pattern
UPSC Recruitment 2021 - The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India's premier exam recruitment authority. UPSC conducts a host lot of exams under the UPSC recruitment 2021, to fill in vacant posts in Administrative Posts, Army Wings, Armed Forces, Indian Railways etc. All the exams are conducted on national-level. The UPSC 2021 recruitment prescribes the mode of selection, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus etc. Some of the most famously known exams under the recruitment of UPSC 2021 are Civil Services Exam, CDS, NDA, ESE, CAPF, IES/ISS etc. Check more details related to the UPSC recruitment 2021 here.

Highlights of UPSC Recruitment 2021
From the following table candidates can check all the highlights related to the UPSC recruitment 2021. Check the highlights here.
Overview | Specifications |
Exams Under UPSC Recruitment | ESE, CDS, NDA, Civil Services Examination, IFS, IES/ISS, Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist, CMS, CAPF ESE - Engineering Services Exam CDS - Combined Defense Services NDA - National Defense Academy CSE - Civil Services Exam IFoS - Indian Foreign Services IES/ISS - Indian Economic Services/Indian Statistical Services Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Exam CMS - Combined Medical Services CAPF - Central Armed Police Forces |
Mode of exam | Offline |
Exam conducting authority | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
Mode of application | Online |
UPSC Recruitment 2021 Dates
From the following table candidates can check all the dates related to the UPSC recruitment 2021 exams.
Exam Name | Application Date | Last day of Application Form | Prelims Exam | Mains Exam |
ESE 2020 | April 07, 2021 | April 27, 2021 | July 18, 2021 (Sunday) | October 10, 2021 (Sunday) |
CDS I 2020 | October 28, 2020 | November 17, 2020 | February 07, 2021 | SSB (TBA) |
CDS II 2021 | August 04, 2021 | August 24, 2021 | November 14, 2021 | SSB (TBA) |
NDA I 2020 | December 30, 2020 | January 19, 2021 | April 18, 2021 | SSB (TBA) |
NDA II | June 9, 2021 | June 29, 2021 | September 05, 2021 | SSB (TBA) |
February 10, 2021 | March 02, 2021 | June 27, 2021 | September 17, 2021 | |
IES/ISS | April 07, 2021 | April 27, 2021 | July 16, 2021 (3 days) | TBA |
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination | October 07, 2020 | October 10, 2020 | February 21, 2021 | TBA |
Combined Medical Services Examination | May 05, 2021 | May 25, 2021 | August 29, 2021 | TBA |
CAPF | April 4th Week, 2021 | May 3rd Week 2021 | August 21, 2021 (2nd week) | PET/PST Dates (TBA) |
UPSC Recruitment 2021 - Eligibility Criteria
From the following table candidates can check the eligibility criteria of each exam conducted under the UPSC recruitment 2021 Check the age limit, academic qualification required and more details here.
Exam Name | Age limit | Academic Qualification | Detailed Information |
NDA (National Defense Academy) | 16.5 to 19.5 years | Class 12th | |
CDS (Combined Defense Services) | 19 to 24 years | Graduation | |
CSE (Civil Services Examination | 21 to 32 years | Graduation | |
Indian Forest Service Examination (IFS) | 21 to 32 years | Graduation | Check Here |
I.E.S./I.S.S. (Indian Economic Services/ Indian Statistical Services) | 21 to 30 years | Post-Graduate (IES) Masters or Graduation (ISS) | Check Here |
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination | 21 to 32 years | Masters degree | Check Here |
ESE (Engineering Services Examination) | 21 to 30 years | Bachelor’s degree in Engineering | |
CMS (Combined Medical Services Examination) | Not more than 32 years | MBBS | Check Here |
CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) | 20 to 25 years | Graduation | Check Here |
UPSC recruitment 2021 - Application Form of Various Exams
To apply for UPSC recruitment 2021, aspirants need to fill the online application form in online mode. From the following table candidates can check the direct link to the application form.
Exam Name | Application Form |
NDA (National Defense Academy) | |
CDS (Combined Defense Services) | |
CSE (Civil Services Examination) | |
IFS (Indian Forest Services) | Click here |
I.E.S./I.S.S. (Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Services) | Click here |
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist | Click here |
ESE (Engineering Services Examination) | |
CMS (Combined Medical Services) | Click here |
CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) |
UPSC Recruitment 2021 - Exam Pattern
The exam pattern consists of all the stages, sections, marking scheme and time duration of each exam under the UPSC recruitment 2021. Check the exam pattern here.
Exam Name | Exam Pattern |
NDA (National Defense Academy) | |
CDS (Combined Defense Services) | |
CSE (Civil Services Examination) | |
CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) | |
IFS (Indian Forest Service) | |
I.E.S./I.S.S. (Indian Economic Services/Indian Statistical Services) | Click here |
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination | Click here |
ESE (Engineering Services Exam) | Click here |
CMS (Combined Medical Services) | Click here |
UPSC recruitment 2021 - Admit Card
The admit card is issued by UPSC for all candidates who successfully fill the application form. The admit card is an important document that is compulsory to carry to the exam centre on the day of exam. Check the admit card of each exam here.
Exam Name | Admit Card |
NDA (National Defense Academy) | |
CDS (Combined Defense Services) | |
CSE (Civil Services Examination) | |
IFS (Indian Forest Service) | |
I.E.S./I.S.S. (Indian Economic Services/Indian Statistical Services) | |
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination | |
ESE (Engineering Services Exam) | |
CMS (Combined Medical Services Exam) | |
CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) |
UPSC recruitment 2021 - Result
Candidates who qualify the exam as per the result of UPSC recruitment 2021 are recruited to the vacant posts. Check the result of all the exams here.
Exam Name | Result |
NDA (National Defense Academy) | |
CDS (Combined Defense Services) | |
CSE (Civil Services Examination) | |
IFS (Indian Forest Service) | Check here |
I.E.S./I.S.S. (Indian Economic Services/Indian Statistical Services) | |
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination | |
ESE (Engineering Services Exam) | |
CMS (Combined Medical Services Exam) | |
CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) |
UPSC Recruitment 2021 - Cut off
The cut off marks is the minimum prescribed marks that candidates need to score in order to qualify the exam of UPSC recruitment 2021. Check the cutoff table below.
Exam Name | Cut off |
NDA (National Defense Academy) | |
CDS (Combined Defense Services) | |
CSE (Civil Services Exam) | |
IFS (Indian Forest Service) | Check here |
I.E.S./I.S.S. (Indian Economic Services/Indian Statistical Services) | |
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination | |
ESE (Engineering Services Examination) | |
CMS (Combined Medical Services Examination) | |
CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) |
UPSC Recruitment 2021 - Salary
Check the salary of each exam under the UPSC recruitment 2021 here.
Exam Name | Salary |
NDA (National Defense Academy) | |
CDS (Combined Defense Services) | |
CSE (Civil Services Exam) | |
IFS (Indian Forest Service) | Click here |
I.E.S./I.S.S. (Indian Economic Services/Indian Statistical Services) | |
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination | |
ESE (Engineering Services Examination) | |
CMS (Combined Medical Services Examination) | Click here |
CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) | Click here |
Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - UPSC Recruitment 2021 - Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Salary, Exam Pattern
Question: What is the fullform of UPSC?
Answer:
UPSC stands for Union Public Service Commission.
Question: How many exams are conducted by UPSC?
Answer:
UPSC conducts a host of exams like - NDA, CDS, IES/ISS, ESE, CMS, CAPF, EPFO etc.
Question: Which is the toughest exam of UPSC?
Answer:
The toughest exam is UPSC IAS, however, all the exams that fall under the UPSC recruitment 2021 are tough considering their exam pattern, syllabus and competition. But IAS gets 10 lac applications.
Question: Who is the chairman of UPSC?
Answer:
The current chairman of UPSC Mr. Pradeep Kumar Joshi.
Question: Which post has the highest salary in UPSC?
Answer:
The highest salary is 56100 – 132000 for UPSC IAS.