IAS Exam Pattern At A Glance

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

(1ST STAGE)

IN JUNE

  • Only around 5 Lakhs students appear in the 1st stage as the attempt is counted if a student appears in the 1st 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 1st stage in every state is provided in notification.

 

 

 

 

MAINS

(2ND STAGE)

IN OCTOBER

  • Around 10,000 students clear 1st stage and qualify for this 2nd stage.
  • 2nd 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
  • OptionalPaper 2
  • Merit is decided by marks of 1st 7 papers and last 2 papers are of only qualifying nature
  • It is conducted only offline.
  • List of  exam centers for 2nd stage in every state is provided in the notification

 

 

INTERVIEW 

(3RD STAGE IN FEBRUARY)

 

  • Around 2500 students clear the 2nd stage and qualify for this 3rd stage.
  • 3rd 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.
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