UPSC calendar 2023: Know dates of civil services prelims, main, NDA and other important exams

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has come up with the annual recruitment calendar for the year 2023 to help aspirants know details about the upcoming examinations and tests and prepare accordingly.

The Commission has shared the dates of commencement of examination and duration of examinations of as many as 25 recruitment examinations. 

"The dates of notification, commencement and duration of Examinations/ RTs are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant," the UPSC said. 

As per the calendar, the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination and Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2023 will be conducted on May 28, 2023 (Sunday) while Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2023 will be held on September 15, 2023 (Friday).

Here is complete programme of examinations/recruitment tests-2023

• Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination- 15.01.2023 (SUNDAY)
• Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2023- 19.02.2023 (SUNDAY) 
• Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2023- 19.02.2023 (SUNDAY)
• Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination- 19.02.2023 (SUNDAY)
• CBI (DSP) LDCE, 2023- 11.03.2023 (SATURDAY)
• CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2023- 12.03.2023 (SUNDAY)
• Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination- 12.03.2023 (SUNDAY)
• N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (I), 2023- 16.04.2023 (SUNDAY)
• Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination- 28.05.2023 (SUNDAY)
• I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, 2023- 23.06.2023 (FRIDAY)
• Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2023- 24.06.2023 (SATURDAY)
• Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2023- 25.06.2023 (SUNDAY)
• Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination- 02.07.2023 (SUNDAY)
• Combined Medical Services Examination, 2023- 16.07.2023 (SUNDAY)
• Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2023- 06.08.2023 (SUNDAY)
• Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination- 20.08.2023 (SUNDAY)
• N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (II), 2023, C.D.S. Examination (II), 2023- 03.09.2023 (SUNDAY)
• Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2023- 15.09.2023 (Friday)
• Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination- 08.10.2023 (SUNDAY)
• Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2023- 26.11.2023 (SUNDAY) 
• S.O./Steno (GD-B/GD-I) LDCE- 09.12.2023 (SATURDAY)
• Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination- 17.12.2023 (SUNDAY)  

Annual Calendar 2023