Civil Services Examination is a nationwide competitive examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruitment to various
Civil Services of the Government of India,including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS),Indian Foreign Service (IFS),Indian Police Service (IPS).
Civil Services Exam conducted in two phases,A preliminary examination consisting of two objective type papers (General Studies Paper I and
General Studies Paper II also popularly known as Civil Service Aptitute Test or CSAT),and a main examination consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay)
type,followed by a personality test (interview).