IAS Entrance Exam Details

Will you please give here detail about the IAS (Indian Administrative Services) Entrance Exam ?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

IAS (Indian Administrative Services) Entrance Exam is conducted by Union public service commission (UPSC) .

Eligibility:-

Minimum Educational Qualifications:-
Candidate must hold a degree in any discipline.

Age Limit:-
21 years -32 years

Age Relaxation:-
Up to maximum of five years to Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe candidates.

Up to a maximum of three years to Other Backward Classes candidates .

IAS exam Pattern:

IAS Preliminary Exam Pattern:-

The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.

i)Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).
(ii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.


IAS Main Examination Pattern:-

The written examination will consist of the following papers :-

Qualifying Papers:-

Paper-A (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution). - 300 Marks

Paper-B English - 300 Marks Papers to be counted for merit

Paper-I Essay - 250 Marks

Paper-II General Studies-I - 250 Marks (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)

Paper-III General Studies -II - 250 Marks (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)

Paper-IV General Studies -III - 250 Marks (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)

Paper-V General Studies -IV - 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)

Paper-VI Optional Subject - Paper 1 - 250 Marks

Paper-VII Optional Subject - Paper 2 - 250 Marks

Sub Total (Written test) - 1750 Marks

Personality Test - 275 Marks Grand

Total - 2025 Marks

Civil Services (Main) Exam 2015 Date:-
18.12.2015 (FRIDAY)
Duration of Exam:- 5 Days