NOTIFICATION ABOUT COMPLETE

DETAILS OF IAS

EXAM

IN FEBRUARY

• Around 10 Lakhs students fill the form.
• The Notification gives complete detail about the IAS exam.
• The Notification mentions the syllabus, age criteria, reservation criteria, and all other complete details of the IAS exam.
• It can be filled online.

PRELIMS

(1^ST STAGE)

IN JUNE

• Only around 5 Lakhs students appear in the 1^st stage as the attempt is counted if a student appears in the 1^st stage.
• GS – It has 100 questions of 2 marks each. It has a total of 200 marks.
• CSAT – It has 80 questions of 2.5 marks each. It is only qualifying. If any student gets 33% in this, his marks in the GS paper decide his selection in Prelims.
• It is conducted only offline.
• A-List of exam centers for 1^st stage in every state is provided in notification.

MAINS

(2^ND STAGE)

IN OCTOBER

• Around 10,000 students clear 1^st stage and qualify for this 2^nd stage.
• 2^nd stage has a total of 9 SUBJECTIVE TYPE PAPERS with NO NEGATIVE MARKING.
• GS - I   : History, Culture, Geography & Society.
• GS - II  : Constitution, Polity, Governance & International Relations.
• GS - III : Economic, Development, Security, Disaster Management, etc.
• GS - IV : Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude.
• Essay   : Essay on Current Events.
• Hindi    : Paper A - Any One Of The Indian Language.
• English : Paper B - English Language.
• Optional: Paper 1
• Optional: Paper 2
• Merit is decided by marks of 1^st 7 papers and last 2 papers are of only qualifying nature
• It is conducted only offline.
• List of  exam centers for 2^nd stage in every state is provided in the notification

INTERVIEW 

(3^RD STAGE IN FEBRUARY)

• Around 2500 students clear the 2^nd stage and qualify for this 3^rd stage.
• 3^rd stage has only 1 Interview of around 30 minutes by 5 members.
• In the interview, the personality of the candidate is checked. Even if, a candidate gives very few replies with normal communication skills if he gives logical replies then he is selected for IAS.
• It is conducted only offline.
• It is conducted only in Delhi, UPSC.
• Out of 2500 students, around 1000 students are finally selected for the civil services.