Your prospects after civil services & government exams

Civil services constitute all departments of the government machinery which run the state administration. The Central and State Civil Servants are in charge of the governance of the various departments (non-military) to ensure that the administrative infrastructure works according to the Constitutional provision. The charisma of Civil Services has inspired young aspirants to gear themselves to prepare for the coveted services to fulfill their desire for achieving ‘power' and ‘authority'.

To enter Civil Services, one has to appear for UPSC exams that recruit personnel for the most important echelons of the bureaucracy, closely and intimately associated with decision making, policy formulations and its execution.

In June 2011, Civil Services Prelims Exam was replaced by CSAT.

Besides civil services, there are many other government jobs that are traditional favorites of Indian students and their parents alike. The job stability and associated benefits are the main reasons that lure eligible candidates to government jobs.

Besides UPSC, some of the most popular government exams are:

• BPOE - Bank Probationary Officers Examination
• NET - National Eligibility Test
• SSCE - School Service Commission Examination

Indian Railway is also a major recruiter in India. The details about government exams are conducted in all the leading newspapers of India.

Who can appear for Civil Services & other government exams?

Most government exams like Civil Services Exams and BPOE ask for candidates to have completed three-year Bachelors degree programme in a related discipline. However, there are some government exams for lower positions in departments, where candidates may appear after 12th, or even 10th for the lowest positions.

For NET, students should have completed their Masters degree with at least 55% marks.