UPSC exam dates 2019 for IAS, IES, IPS, NDA, CDS & more
UPSC 2019 annual exam calendar
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released 2019 annual exam calendar for various exams under its purview.
The Union Public Service Commission is an autonomous body in India which conducts examinations every year for the appointment of officers to the Union services. The commission is also responsible for the framing and amendment of the recruitment rules for officers into various servicers controlled by the Government of India.
UPSC annual exam calendar is released every year typically in the month of January and February. The exam calendar comprises dates of UPSC exams including IES, IAS, NDA, CDS and various other job oriented examinations.
As mentioned in the UPSC 2019 exam calendar, some of the popular UPSC exams namely IES preliminary 2019, CDS I 2019 will be held in the first quarter of 2019. NDA NA 2019 I is to be held on April 22 while IAS Preliminary 2019 exam will be held on June 2. Take a look below at the detailed UPSC 2019 annual exam calendar. Also have a look at the UPSC 2018 exam schedule for the reference.
| Exam Name |
UPSC Exam schedule 2018 |
UPSC Exam schedule 2019 |
| Notification release – September 27, 2017 Last Date of Applications - October 23, 2017 Date of Exam - January 7, 2018 |
Notification release – September 26, 2018 Last Date of Applications - October 22, 2018 Date of Exam - January 6, 2019 |
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| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam |
Date of Exam - January 21, 2018 |
Date of Exam - January 20, 2019 |
| Notification release – November 8, 2017 Last Date of Applications - December 4, 2017 Date of Exam - February 4, 2018 |
Notification release – October 31, 2018 Last Date of Applications - November 26, 2018 Date of Exam - February 3, 2019 |
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| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam |
Date of Exam - February 25, 2018 |
Date of Exam - February 24, 2018 |
| CISF AC(EXE) LDCE |
Notification release – December 6, 2017 Last Date of Applications - December 29, 2017 Date of Exam - March 4, 2018 |
Notification release – December 5, 2018 Last Date of Applications - December 31, 2018 Date of Exam - March 3, 2019 |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam |
Date of Exam - March 11, 2018 |
Date of Exam - March 10, 2019 |
| Notification release – January 15, 2018 Last Date of Applications - February 5, 2018 Date of Exam - April 22, 2018 |
Notification release – January 19, 2019 Last Date of Applications - February 4, 2019 Date of Exam - April 22, 2019 |
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| Notification release – February 7, 2018 Last Date of Applications - March 6, 2018 Date of Exam - June 3, 2018 |
Notification release – February 19, 2019 Last Date of Applications - March 18, 2019 Date of Exam - June 2, 2019 |
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| Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Exam, through CS(P) Exam |
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| IES/ISS Exam |
Notification release – March 21, 2018 Last Date of Applications - April 16, 2018 Date of Exam - Jun 29, 2018 |
Notification release – March 20, 2019 Last Date of Applications - April 16, 2019 Date of Exam - June 28, 2019 |
| Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Exam |
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| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam |
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Date of Exam - July 7, 2019 |
| Date of Exam - July 1, 2018 |
Date of Exam - June 30, 2019 |
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| Combined Medical Services Exam |
Notification release – May 2, 2018 Last Date of Applications - May 25, 2018 Date of Exam - July 22, 2018 |
Notification release – April 10, 2019 Last Date of Applications - May 6, 2019 Date of Exam - July 21, 2019 |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam |
Date of Exam - July 29, 2018 |
Date of Exam - August 11, 2019 |
| Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Exam |
Notification release – April 25, 2018 Last Date of Applications - May 21, 2018 Date of Exam - August 12, 2018 |
Notification release – April 24, 2019 Last Date of Applications - May 20, 2019 Date of Exam - August 18, 2019 |
| CDS Exam (II) |
Notification release – August 8, 2018 Last Date of Applications - September 4, 2018 Date of Exam - November 18, 2018 |
Notification release – June 12, 2019 Last Date of Applications - July 8, 2019 Date of Exam - September 8, 2019 |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam |
Date of Exam - August 19, 2018 |
Date of Exam - September 15, 2019 |
| NDA & NA Exam (II) |
Notification release – June 6, 2018 Last Date of Applications - July 2, 2018 Date of Exam - September 9, 2018 |
Notification release – August 7, 2019 Last Date of Applications - September 3, 2019 Date of Exam - November 17, 2019 |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam |
Date of Exam - September 23, 2018 |
Date of Exam - November 24, 2019 |
| Date of Exam - September 28, 2018 |
Date of Exam - September 20, 2019 |
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| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam |
Date of Exam - October 28, 2018 |
Date of Exam - October 28, 2019 |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam |
Date of Exam - November 25, 2018 |
Date of Exam - November 25, 2019 |
| Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam, 2018 |
Date of Exam - December 2, 2018 |
Date of Exam - December 1, 2019 |
| SO/Steno (GD-B/GD-I) LDCE |
Notification release – September 12, 2018 Last Date of Applications - October 5, 2018 Date of Exam - December 15, 2018 |
Notification release – September 18, 2019 Last Date of Applications - October 10, 2019 Date of Exam - December 14, 2019 |
UPSC 2019 exam calendar is available online on the official website of UPSC in a downloadable format. Candidates planning to appear for any of the government exams conducted by UPSC can visit the official website and download the UPSC exam calendar. Candidates may take a note that the above exam dates are liable to alterations as prescribed by the Union Public Service Commission.
Upcoming Sarkari Exam Dates
31 Jan '25
31 Jan '25
31 Jan '25
31 Jan '25
22 Feb '25 - 23 Feb '25
4 Feb '25 - 25 Feb '25
27 Feb '25
13 Apr '25
13 Apr '25
25 Apr '25 - 25 May '25
For the year 2018-19, while most of the UPSC exams have been successfully concluded, some of the popular UPSC exams are lined up to held in the coming months. Mentioned below is a list UPSC exams that are yet to be conducted in the year 2018:
| Exam Name |
Exam Date |
| CDS Exam II 2018 |
November 18, 2018 |
| NDA NA Exam II |
September 9, 2018 |
| Civil Services Main Exam |
September 28, 2018 |
| Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam, 2018 |
December 2, 2018 |
| SO/Steno (GD-B/GD-I) LDCE |
December 15, 2018 |
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