CSAT 2018 Overview

ExamType	Format	Language
National Level	Online/CBT, Offline/PBT	English

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) or Civil Services Preliminary Examination to recruit personnel in the elite Government Services of India such as IAS, IFS, IPS etc. Civil Services Examination and Civil Services Mains Examination is an essential process for recruitment which is followed by an interview. This is a screening test conducted annually by UPSC.

Application process for CSAT 2018 that will be conducted on June 03, 2018 will start from February 2018. Candidates who are interested in making career in government sector should regularly check UPSC website to ensure that they get CSAT 2018 notifications at the right time.  

CSAT 2018 Overview

Exam Name	Union Public Service Commission
Commonly known as	UPSC CSAT
Exam Level	National Level
Conducting Body	UPSC
Posts Available	Government Posts

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CSAT 2018 Eligibility Criteria

Only the candidates who meet CSAT 2018 eligibility criteria will be allowed to apply for the exam. Application forms of the candidates who don’t qualify on eligibility criteria will be rejected. So it is better to first check requirements of UPSC and apply for CSAT 2018 exam only when you meet them.

Citizenship:

• Resident of India
• A subject of Nepal, Sri Lanka or Bhutan

Age limit

• Candidates between the age of 21 and 30 years can only apply for CSAT 2018 exam.
• Age relaxation: 3 years for OBC candidates
• 5 years for SC/ ST candidates

Qualification

Minimum graduate degree from a recognised university/ college is required

CSAT 2018 Application Details

After the release of CSAT 2018 notification, candidates will be allowed to fill the online application form. To register for CSAT 2018 exam, candidates need to visit the official website of UPSC and click on “UPSC Civil Services 2018 Exam Application Form’.

• The next step after landing on the registration page is to register on the site by providing your login details
• Fill the application form by providing all the details like age, name, qualification etc.
• Submit all the required documents including scanned copy of photo and signature
• Now when you are done with the information filling process, go through it once again and submit CSAT 2018 application form.

CSAT 2018 Exam Dates

Event	CSAT 2018 Dates (Tentative)
Release of notification	February 2, 2018
Starting of online application process	February 22, 2018
Last date to apply for CSAT 2018	March 17, 2018
Release of CSAT 2018 admit card	April 2018
CSAT 2018 Preliminary Exam	June 03, 2018
CSAT 2018 preliminary examination result	August 2018
CSAT 2018 Main Exam	October 01, 2018

 

Application fees detail

To complete CSAT 2018 application process candidates need to pay an application fee of Rs. 100. Candidates will be allowed to make payment via online mode through debit/ credit card or net banking as well as through offline mode where they will be able to do it via a Challan. Candidates from SC/ ST category, females and PwD candidates are exempted from the payment of the fee.

Category	Fee
General and OBC Candidates	Rs. 100/-
SC/ST/PH/Women Candidates	No Fee

 

Exam Pattern

CSAT Exam Pattern

CSAT 2018 Counselling/Interview

Candidates who successfully clear both Preliminary and Main exam will be called for interview round. Candidates need to check merit list to find whether they qualify for the interview round or not. 

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Candidates who successfully clear both Preliminary and Main exam will be called for interview round. Candidates need to check merit list to find whether they qualify for the interview round or not. 

CSAT 2018 Exam Syllabus

The main objective of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) is to assess logical reasoning and thinking the performance of the candidates. Keeping this in the mind, multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from English, one language paper, and General studies are asked.

CSAT 2018 General Studies Paper 1

•   Current Affairs: Events of national and international importance
•   History of India and Indian National Movement
•   Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World.
•   Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
•   Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
•   General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change (no subject specialisation required)
•   General Science

CSAT 2018 General Ability Test Paper 2

•   Comprehension
•   Interpersonal skills including communication skills
•   Logical reasoning and analytical ability
•   Decision-making and problem-solving
•   General mental ability
•   Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level), Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)
•   English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
•   Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level. (will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation)

CSAT 2018 Exam Centers

Agartala	Jaipur	Nagpur	Aurangabad	Tirupati
Chandigarh	Mumbai	Madurai	Srinagar	Gangtok
Imphal	Lucknow	Sambalpur	Dharwar	Kohima
Ahmedabad	Ranchi	Shimla	Jorhat	Hyderabad
Chennai	Shillong	Allahabad	Bangalore	Udaipur
Itanagar	Aligarh	Delhi	Bareilly	Kolkata
Aizawl	Dehradun	Jodhpur	Dispur	Vishakhapatnam
Cuttack	Jammu	Panaji	Pondicherry	Goa
Bhopal	Kochi	Patna	Raipur	Port Blair
Thiruvananthapuram

 

CSAT 2018 Contact Details

Shri MangalMarndi (secretary) (Examination):
Ph: 011- 23384610

Shri S.R.Ghosh(secretary) (Examination)
Ph: 011- 23383052

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