UPSC IAS Exam Interview Stage

UPSC Civil Services Examination Interview Stage

  • Candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Civil Services (Main) Examination as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be summoned by them for an Interview/Personality Test.
  • The number of candidates to be summoned for Interview/Personality Test will be about twice of the number of vacancies to be filled.
  • The Interview/Personality Test will carry 275 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).
  • Marks thus obtained by the candidates in the Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written part as well as Interview/Personality Test) would determine their final ranking.
  • Candidates will be allotted to the various Services keeping in view their ranks in the examination and the preferences expressed by them for the various Services and posts.

Source: UPSC CSE Notification