IAS Main
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is granted as India’s Central Institution assigned to depart best Civil Services and Several Nationalized Services within best interface and qualitative approach. The agency’s contract has been assigned under the Constitution of India so as to provide Public Services on a broad platform. IAS or Indian Administrative Services is said to be one of the toughest examination and is totally organized under the guidelines of UPSC.
IAS Examination, or Indian Administrative Services
Examination is considered as one of the most popular, competitive and difficult
examination to crack and is totally designed under the observation of Indian
Government. Following is a detailed look into the process.
Exam Name: Civil
Services Main Exam
Commonly Called As:
IAS Main (Indian Administrative Service)
Exam Level:
National
Conducting Institute:
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Academic Qualification
·
Candidates applying must obtain a Bachelor’s
Degree within the relevant discipline from any recognized institution.
·
Candidates waiting for the final year result or
pursuing for the final exams are eligible to apply.
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Accordingly, the criteria for the age limit and
number of attempts has been changed with 2015. Minimum age limit is 21 years
and extends till 30 years till Aug. 1 2015.
·
According to information published by Department
of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, SC/ST Candidates will be
provided an upper limit relaxation till 29 years, 28 years for OBC and 26 for
the unreserved category. An additional 2 years will be added for PWD Candidates
in each category.
·
Similarly, a total of six for SC/ST candidates,
five for OBC and three for unreserved candidates has been limited as total
attempts for IAS Main 2015.
·
Candidates who have acquired professional
qualification in Technical criteria and medical (MBBS) under Governmental
recognition are eligible to appear.
Nationality:
Candidates must be of Indian Nationality, or from one of
them:
·
a citizen of India, or
·
a subject of Nepal, or
·
a subject of Bhutan, or
·
a Tibetan refugee who migrated to India before
1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement in India, or
·
a person of Indian source who has migrated from
Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United
Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the
intention of permanent settlement in India.
·
IAS Main 2015 applications can be filled online
and offline.
·
If applying offline, application must be
downloaded from the official website, all the information must be filled and
the print out along with required documents and pay slip must be sent to the
official address.
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If applying online, candidates can contact the
official website and fill up the form in two phases; registration part-I &
part-II. Form must be filled and fees must be paid duly via SBI Challan. Form
must be submitted and a printout must be taken for future use.
A total of Rs.200 must be paid via online mode
(Debit/Credit/Net Banking/E-Challan) or offline via Cash Pay slip offered by
SBI.
UPSC – IAS examination will be held in three different
phases:
·
Phase 1: Preliminary Examination or CSAT
(Objective Section)
·
Phase 2: Main Examination (Subjective
Section)
·
Phase 3: Interview (Vocal Section)
Phase 2: Main
Examination Syllabus (1750 Marks):
This level is created so as to construct a candidate’s academic
and rational talent in detail. It comprises of total 9 papers in which 2 are
said to be qualifying papers of 300 marks each. The papers included are:
·
Any Indian Language
·
English
These two papers are mandatory to qualify and secured marks
will not be counted and candidates are free to choose any language recognized
from Indian Constitution including English. 7 papers are mentioned below
comprising of 250 marks each:
·
Essay
·
General Studies 1 (Indian Heritage/Culture,
World History & Geography)
·
General Studies 2 (Governance,
Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations)
·
General Studies 3 (Technology, Economic
Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security & Disaster Management)
·
General Studies 4 (Ethics, Integrity &
Aptitude)
·
Optional 1 (Of your choice)
·
Optional 2 (Of your choice)
Following are the optional subjects from which you can
choose according to your preference:
I.
Agriculture
II.
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
III.
Botany
IV.
Chemistry
V.
Civil Engineering
VI.
Commerce
VII.
Economics
VIII.
Electrical Engineering
IX.
Geography
X.
Geology
XI.
Indian History
XII.
Law
XIII.
Management
XIV.
Mathematics
XV.
Mechanical Engineering
XVI.
Medical Science
XVII.
Philosophy
XVIII.
Physics
XIX.
Political Science
XX.
Psychology
XXI.
Public Administration
XXII.
Sociology
XXIII.
Statistics
XXIV.
Zoology
XXV.
Anthropology
XXVI.
Assamese
XXVII.
Bengali
XXVIII.
Chinese
XXIX.
English
XXX.
French
XXXI.
German
XXXII.
Gujarati
XXXIII.
Hindi
XXXIV.
Kannada
XXXV.
Kashmiri
XXXVI.
Konkani
XXXVII.
Malayalam
XXXVIII.
Manipuri
XXXIX.
Marathi
XL.
Nepali
XLI.
Oriya
XLII.
Punjabi
XLIII.
Russian
XLIV.
Sanskrit
XLV.
Sindhi
XLVI.
Tamil
XLVII.
Telugu
XLVIII.
Urdu
Candidates who have passed the IAS Main will be called up
for interview, and based on the integrated performance will be selected.
Q&A
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