| Names of Exams |
Time |
| Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination |
May |
| Civil Services (Main) Examination |
October/November |
| Engineering Services Examination |
June |
| Geologist Examination |
December |
| Indian Forest Service Examination |
July |
| National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination |
April and September |
| Combined Defence Services Examination |
February and August |
| Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination |
July |
| Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination |
November |
| Combined Medical Services Examination |
January |
| Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination |
October |
| Section Officers/Stenographers (Grade-B/Grade-I) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination |
December |