The examination is held for the following posts: 
1. Under Secretaries 
2. Tehsildars 
3. Excise & Taxation Officers 
4. Other isolated gazetted posts.

Qualifications: Degree

Age: 21-26 years on January 1. Relaxable for SC/STBC candidates.

Subjects for Examination: Compulsory: 

· General English 
· English Essay 
· General Knowledge.

Optional: Any three of the following: 

1. Pure Mathematics 
2. Applied Mathematics 
3. Statistics 
4. Chemistry 
5. Physics 
6. Geology 
7. English Literature 
8. Indian History (from 4 Century BC - 1526 AD) 
9. Indian History (from 1526 - 1947) 
10. British History (from 1616 - 1939) 
11. World History (from 1789 - 1939) 
12. Indian Constitutional History (1857 - 1947) 
13. Botany 
14. Zoology 
15. Economics 
16. Political Science 
17. Constitutional Law 
18. International Law 
19. Mercantile Law 
20. Geography 
21. Philosophy 
22. Ancient Language 
23. Regional Language 
24. Advance Accountancy & Auditing 
25. Sociology.

Written examination is followed by Viva-Voce.