Indian Administrative Services Equivalent In USA

I am planning to give the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) exam and want to know some details related to this exam. Will you tell me what the Indian Administrative Services Equivalency in USA also tell me what the important dates of IAS exam?

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The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India, including:

Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
Indian Police Service (IPS)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS)

There is no equivalency of Indian Administrative Services in USA.

Stages of IAS Exam:

Stage I: Preliminary examination - This is qualifying test held in August every year. Notification for this is published in May. Results are published in mid-October.

Stage II: Main examination - This is the main test, held in December every year. Results are usually published in the second week of March.

Stage III: Personality Test (Interview) - It is the final test and is held in April/May every year. Final results are usually announced in the month of May every year

Numbers of attempts

The number of attempts a candidate can give the exam is limited as follows:

General Category Candidates and OBC Category Candidates under the Creamy layer = 6 attempts
OBC Category Candidates = 9 attempts
SC/ST Candidates = ANY NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS

IAS 2016 Date:-

CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) EXAM. 2016:- 07.08.2016 (SUNDAY).
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAM, 2016:- 03.12.2016 (SATURDAY)
DURATION OF EXAM:- 5 DAYS