IAS (Indian Administrative Service) The Indian Administrative Service is popularly referred to as the IAS and was formally constituted in 1947. It is the premier service in India and offers an attractive and challenging career. There is fame and glamour also associated with this service for those who have excelled in their posts. Even though most people think being the District Magistrate or Collector is the most powerful and glamorous post, an IAS holds power at all levels of his/her job. IAS is the service that places the officer right at the top of any government organization. If you are a determined person you can change a lot of things as an IAS officer. Nationality
For IAS (Indian Administrative Service) and IPS (Indian Police Service), applicants must be a citizen of India. Other services require candidates to be either, 1. Citizen of India 2. Subject of Nepal 3. Subject of Bhutan 4. Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962 to settle permanently. 5. An Indian origin migrant from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam who came to permanently settle in India.
Age Limit
The lower age limit for IAS Exam is 21 years as on 1st August 2019, while upper age limit is 32 years. There is upper age relaxation for reserved category candidates, which is as follows: 1. SC/ST- Up to 5 years 2. OBC- Up to 3 years 3. Defence Services Personnel disabled in operations during hostilities- Up to 3 years 4. Ex-servicemen- Up to 5 years 5. ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service- Up to 5 years 6. PwD (Persons with Disabilities) candidates- Up to 10 years 7. Domiciles of Jammu and Kashmir from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1989- Up to 5 years.
Educational Qualifications
Applicants must hold a graduate degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized university. Candidates who have appeared for the qualifying examination and are awaiting results or those who are yet to appear for the qualifying examination are also eligible for the Preliminary Examination. Such candidates have to produce proof of passing the said examination along with the application for the Main Examination. Candidates with professional and technical qualifications recognized by the Government or its equivalent are also eligible to apply. Candidates who have passed the final year of MBBS or any Medical Examination but are yet to complete the internship can also appear for the Main Examination. However, they must submit a certificate from the concerned University that they have passed the final professional medical examination
Number of Attempts General Category 6 Attempts till 32 years of Age
OBC 9 Attempts till 35 years of Age
SC/ST Unlimited Attempts till 37 years of Age
IAS Exam Pattern: IAS is conducted for selection of officers for Indian Administrative service. The exam is also known as Civil Services Exam (CSE). The brief for all the three stages of IAS are:
IAS Prelims Exam IAS Mains Exam IAS Personality Test
Examination Scheme Specification Mode Medium Number of qualifying papers Type of questions Negative marking for each incorrect answer Duration of exam
Preliminary Offline Bilingual (English and Hindi) 2 Objective One-third (0.33) 2 Hours per Paper
Mains Offline Bilingual (English and Hindi) 7 Both Objective and Subjective One-third (only for objective type questions) 3 Hours per Paper
Prelims Exam Paper - I Syllabus
Paper- II (CSAT) Syllabus
General Studies - This paper marks will be counted for getting to write the Civil Services Mains exam. Aptitude test (CSAT) - This paper is of qualifying nature, but candidate must score at least 33% marks in this paper. However, marks of this paper are not counted for writing the Mains examination.
200 Marks
02 Hours
200 Marks
02 Hours
The UPSC Prelims exam is meant to serve as a screening test only. The marks of Paper 1 are alone considered for making the merit list for this exam. Only those candidates who have qualified the Prelims can write the Mains exam. The marks scored in the Prelim exam is not counted in the final tally of the Mains exam or the Interview. It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the papers of Prelim exam to be qualified for the evaluation purposes. The candidate will be disqualified in case he or she appears in only one paper of the Prelims exam. IAS Prelims Syllabus The syllabus for the Preliminary Exams for Paper-I:
Current events of national and international importance. History of India and Indian National Movement. Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World. Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc. General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change General Science
The syllabus for the Preliminary Exams for Paper-II:
Comprehension Interpersonal skills including communication skills; Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision-making and problem solving General mental ability Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)
Note
The questions in both Paper-I (current affairs) and Paper-II (aptitude test) will be of multiple choice, objective type for 200 marks each and the time allotted for each paper is two hours. The CSAT aptitude test or Paper-II will be a qualifying paper only with a minimum of 33% to be secured to qualify for the Mains exam. It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) examination. The candidate will be disqualified in case he or she appears in only one paper of the (Prelims) exam. So appearing in both the papers is mandatory for the evaluation of the (Prelims) exam.
Centers of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination: The Examination will be held at the following Centers: Agartala Chennai Jorhat Raipur Agra Coimbatore Kochi Rajkot Ajmer Cuttack Kohima Ranchi Ahmedabad Faridabad Kolkata Sambalpur Aizawl Gangtok Kozhikode (Calicut) Shillong Aligarh Gaya Lucknow Shimla Allahabad Ghaziabad Ludhiana Siligudi Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh) Gorakhpur Madurai Srinagar Aurangabad Gurgaon Mumbai Thane Bangalore Gwalior Mysore Thiruvananthapuram Bareilly Hyderabad Nagpur Tiruchirapalli Bhopal Imphal Navi Mumbai Tirupati Bilaspur Indore Gautam Buddh Nagar Udaipur Dehradun Itanagar Panaji (Goa) Varanasi Delhi Jabalpur Patna Vellore Dharwad Jaipur Port Blair Vijayavada Dispur Jammu Puducherry Vishakhapatnam Chandigarh Jodhpur Pune Warangal *The centers and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission. Mains Examination: The UPSC Mains exam consists of 9 papers, in which two are qualifying papers of 300 marks each. The two qualifying papers are:
Any Indian Language English Language Paper The papers on Essay, General Studies and Optional Subject of only such candidates who attain 25% marks in both the language papers as a minimum qualifying standard in these qualifying papers, will be taken cognizance of, for evaluation. In case a candidate does not qualify in these language papers, then the marks obtained by such candidate will not be considered or counted.
Paper-A Paper-B
One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution English
300 Marks
03 Hours
300 Marks
03 Hours
Structure of the Language Papers: The types of questions asked are1. 2. 3. 4.
5.
Essay - 100 marks Reading comprehension - 60 marks Précis Writing - 60 marks Translation: English to compulsory language (e.g. Hindi) - 20 marks Compulsory language to English - 20 marks Grammar and basic language usage - 40 marks
The rest of the seven papers can be written in any of the languages mentioned under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India or in English. Paper-I Paper-II Paper-III Paper-IV
Paper-V Paper-VI Paper-VII
Essay General Studies - I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) General Studies - II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) General Studies -III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) Optional Subject - Paper 1 Optional Subject - Paper 2
250 Marks 250 Marks
03 Hours 03 Hours
250 Marks
03 Hours
250 Marks
03 Hours
250 Marks 250 Marks 250 Marks
03 Hours 03 Hours 03 Hours
Note: Marks obtained by the candidates for the Paper I-VII only will be counted for merit ranking. However, the Commission will have the discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all of these papers. For The Language Medium/Literature of Languages, the Scripts to be used by the Candidates will be as under: Language Assamese Bengali Gujarati Hindi Kannada Kashmiri Konkani Malayalam Manipuri Marathi Nepali Odia
Script Assamese Bengali Gujarati Devanagari Kannada Persian Devanagari Malayalam Bengali Devanagari Devanagari Odia
Language Punjabi Sanskrit Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu Bodo Dogri Maithilli Santhali
Script Gurumukhi Devanagari Devanagari or Arabic Tamil Telugu Persian Devanagari Devanagari Devanagari Devanagari or Olchiki
Note: For Santhali language, question paper will be printed in Devanagari script; but candidates will be free to answer either in Devanagari script or in Olchiki. List of Optional Subjects for Main Examination Agriculture Chemistry Electrical Engineering
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Civil Engineering Geography
Anthropology
Botany
Commerce and Accountancy Geology
Economics History
Law Medical Science Psychology Zoology
Management Philosophy
Mathematics Physics
Mechanical Engineering Political Science and International Relations Public Administration Sociology Statistics Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English.
Centers of Civil Services (Mains) Examination Ahmedabad Chennai Jaipur Raipur Aizawl Cuttack Jammu Ranchi Allahabad Dehradun Kolkata Shillong Bangaluru Delhi Lucknow Shimla Bhopal Dispur (Guwahati) Mumbai Thiruvananthapuram Chandigarh Hyderabad Patna Vijayawada *The centers and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission. IAS Personality Test: A test of 275 Marks would be taken of the candidates qualified in Mains Exam. This would include Psychometric Test, Assessment Test as well as the Personal Interview. Marks obtained in the test would be added in the calculation for the declaration of the final Merit list.
All candidates qualifying the Mains examination will proceed towards the Personality Test. The objective of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service by a Board of competent and unbiased observers. He will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The test is intended to judge the mental caliber of a candidate. In broad terms, this is really an assessment of not only his intellectual qualities but also social traits and his interest in current affairs. Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgment, variety and depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity. This test will be conducted in the language of choice. The interview will be graded for 275 marks. The total marks of IAS is 2025 marks Candidates will be ranked on basis of the grand total and called for the final interview.
List of Civil Services: Here is the complete list of the civil services for which combined examinations are held. 1. 2. 3.
Indian Administrative Service Indian Foreign Service Indian Police Service
Group A Services
Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service Indian Audit and Accounts Service Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) Indian Defence Accounts Service Indian Revenue Service (I.T.) Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Assistant Works Manager, Administration) Indian Postal Service Indian Civil Accounts Service Indian Railway Traffic Service
Indian Railway Accounts Service Indian Railway Personnel Service Indian Railway Protection Force (Assistant Security Commissioner) Indian Defence Estates Service Indian Information Service (Junior Grade) Indian Trade Service, Group 'A' (Gr. III) Indian Corporate Law Service
Group B Services
Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (Section Officer's Grade) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service Pondicherry Civil Service Pondicherry Police Service
Indian Forest Service: A combined Preliminary examination is held for Indian Forest Service and Indian Civil Services. Other UPSC Services exams held for Various Jobs & Posts: The UPSC also holds various exams for other services some of which are
Engineering Services Examination Geologists Examination Special Class Railway Apprentices Exam National Defence & Naval Academy Combined Defence Services Examination Combined Medical Services Examination Indian Economic / Statistical Service S.O./Stenographer Limited Departmental Competitive Exam Central Police Forces (Assist Commandants)
Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Civil Services Examination, 2019.
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