IAS Entrance Entrance Exam Quailifications

What are the minimum eligibility conditions are required to become an IAS Officer?

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IAS is the abbreviated form of the Indian Administrative Services .To become an IAS officer one has to fulfill the following eligibility conditions.

Eligibility Criteria:
Interested students must have any graduate degree from any recognized University.
Applicants who are in the final year are also eligible.
Candidate’s age should be between 21 and 30 years.

IAS Exams are conducted in three following phases.
Phase I:Civil Services Aptitude Test
Phase II:Civil Services Mains
Phase III: Personality test (Interview)

Paper I syllabus
India and World Geography
General Science
Indian Polity and Governance
Economic and Social Development
Current events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian national Movement
General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate chage
Paper II Syllabus
Decision making and Problem Solving
Comprehension
Interpersonal Skills including Comprehension Skills
Basic Numeracy, Data Interpretation.
English Language Comprehension Skills
Logical reasoning & Analytical ability
General Mental Ability

The Main exam will consist of Essay, Modern Indian Language, English, General Studies-I, General Studies-II, General Studies-III, General Studies-IV
List of optional subjects for IAS Main Examination are given below:
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Statistics
Zoology
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Pubic Administration
Sociology

Literature from one of the following languages:
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English.