Civil Services examination is held by the UPSC in accordance with the rules published by the Department of Personnel & Training.
The competitive examination comprises two successive stages :

1. Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination; and

2. Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts.

In the scheme of the Civil Services Examination, as per the decision of Government of India, there is a change in the syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination from 2011. The Preliminary Examination will now comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each and of two hours duration each

T.I.M.E. has trained more than 8,00,000 students, over the past 18 years, for a range of competitive exams in the country. The network of 204 offices in 107 cities is backed by a highly trained and respected faculty team. Our course ware is considered to be a bench mark in competitive training circles.

T.I.M.E. provides training for paper-II of CSAT as per the revised syllabus. The training module covers each of the areas of the written test namely- Comprehension, Interpersonal Skills including communication skills, logical reasoning and analytical ability, Decision making and problem solving, General mental ability, Basic numeracy, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, and English Language Comprehension Skills.