Civil Services Examination - The Civil Services Examination is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India including the Indian Administrative Service Indian Foreign Service and Indian Police Service The Preliminary Exam Prelims is the first stage of UPSC Civil Services Exam This exam is objective in nature answers are to be marked in an OMR sheet The Main examination of UPSC is designed to test a candidate rsquo s academic expertise and the ability to present his her knowledge in a consistent manner The second phase of the Civil Services Examination ndash the Main exam tests candidates of their in-depth knowledge The Main exam is descriptive in nature and has 9 papers Out of these 9 papers 7 are considered for final ranking These 7 papers are of 250 marks eachcivilservicesexam.myupsc.com