CSAT 2025 Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Registration, Eligibility, Preparation Tips
CSAT 2025 Info
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 2023 that will be conducted on June 03, 2023 will start from February 2023. Candidates who are interested in making career in government sector should regularly check UPSC website to ensure that they get CSAT 2023 notifications at the right time.
CSAT 2023 Overview
Exam Name |
Union Public Service Commission |
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Commonly known as |
UPSC CSAT |
Exam Level |
National Level |
Conducting Body |
UPSC |
Posts Available |
Government Posts |
UPSC CSAT Related Articles:
CSAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Only the candidates who meet CSAT 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2025 Application Details
After the release of CSAT 2023 notification, candidates will be allowed to fill the online application form. To register for CSAT 2023 exam, candidates need to visit the official website of UPSC and click on “UPSC Civil Services 2023 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 2023 application form.
CSAT 2023 Exam Dates
Event |
CSAT 2023 Dates (Tentative) |
Release of notification |
February 2, 2023 |
Starting of online application process |
February 22, 2023 |
Last date to apply for CSAT 2023 |
March 17, 2023 |
Release of CSAT 2023 admit card |
April 2023 |
CSAT 2023 Preliminary Exam |
June 03, 2023 |
CSAT 2023 preliminary examination result |
August 2023 |
CSAT 2023 Main Exam |
October 01, 2023 |
Application fees detail
To complete CSAT 2023 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 |
CSAT 2025 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.
CSAT 2025 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 2023 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 2023 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 2025 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 2025 Contact Details
Shri MangalMarndi (secretary) (Examination):
Ph: 011- 23384610
Shri S.R.Ghosh(secretary) (Examination)
Ph: 011- 23383052
Frequently Asked Questions
The preliminary examination is objective type. You will see multiple choice questions in the exam.
No, An attempt is counted only if a candidate has appeared in at least one paper in CS (P) Examination.
Yes, number of attempts for Physically Handicapped and OBC students is 7 and while for SC/ST students, there is no restriction for number of attempts.
No, only candidates with a degree recognised by UGC can apply.