UPSC Calendar is published by Union Public Service Commission. Union Public Service Commission conducts exams as per year calendar. UPSC Calendar 2019, UPSC Calendar 2018 and UPSC Calendar 2017 are available.
UPSC Calendar 2019
UPSC Calendar 2018
| S.No. | Name of exam | Date of notification | Last date for receipt of applications | Date of commencement of exam | Duration of exam |
| 1 | Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination 2018 | 27.09.2017 | 23.10.2017 | 07.01.2018 | 1 Day |
| 2 | Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination (I) 2018 | 08.11.2017 | 04.12.2017 | 04.02.2018 | 1 Day |
| 3 | CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2018 | 06.12.2017 | 29.12.2017 | 04.03.2018 | 1 Day |
| 4 | NDA and NA Examination (I) 2018 | 15.01.2018 | 05.02.2018 | 22.04.2018 | 1 Day |
| 5 | Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2018 | 07.02.2018 | 06.03.2018 | 03.06.2018 | 1 Day |
| 6 | Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination 2018 through CS (P) Examination 2018 | 07.02.2018 | 06.03.2018 | 03.06.2018 | 1 Day |
| 7 | IES / ISS 2018 | 21.03.2018 | 16.04.2018 | 29.06.2018 | 3 Days |
| 8 | Combined Geo Scientist and Geologist Examination 2018 | 21.03.2018 | 16.04.2018 | 29.06.2018 | 3 Days |
| 9 | Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination 2018 | 01.07.2018 | 1 Day | ||
| 10 | Combined Medical Services Examination 2018 | 11.04.2018 | 07.05.2018 | 22.07.2018 | 1 Day |
| 11 | Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination 2018 | 25.04.2018 | 21.05.2018 | 12.08.2018 | 1 Day |
| 12 | NDA and NA Examination (II) 2018 | 06.06.2018 | 02.07.2018 | 09.09.2018 | 1 Day |
| 13 | Civil Services (Main) Examination 2018 | 28.09.2018 | 5 Days | ||
| 14 | Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination (II) 2018 | 08.08.2018 | 03.09.2018 | 18.11.2018 | 1 Day |
| 15 | Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination 2018 | 02.12.2018 | 10 Days | ||
| 16 | SO / Steno (GD-B / GD-I) LDCE | 12.09.2018 | 05.10.2018 | 15.12.2018 | 2 Days |
UPSC 2017 Calendar
While the Commission tries to release notification on date mentioned in calendar, it may so happen that notification, application, exam date has to be changed for some reason. You can always find exam (recruitment) notification with finally decided upon dates on official website while exam is happening.
Significance of UPSC Calendar 2019
UPSC Calendar helps government job aspirants, such as you, know a tentative timeline. By looking at UPSC calendar you know when that exam which you have been waiting for is going to happen.
Calendar of UPSC exam helps in charting a preparation strategy. Depending upon time left for exam, you need to take decisions like which topics to study first, when to start taking mock tests.
Marking dates mentioned in UPSC exam calendar avoids missing the last date to apply. For an exam that you have been preparing to appear in, it is important to make sure that you apply on that.
