Two Additional Attempts for IAS

Sir I heard that there are two additional attempts introduced for IAS Exam. Is it true? If yes, what will be the Age limit?

[Shaleen]

Yes, you are right. Candidates for the civil services exam can now make two additional attempts at clearing the prestigious exam.

The Civil Service Examinations is conducted for the selection of officers in:

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

The examinations are conducted in three levels:

1. Preliminary
2. Mains
3. Interview

Candidates shall be permitted six attempts (two more than earlier four) for Civil Services Examination.

The upper age limit is also relaxable upto a maximum of five years.

The upper age limit turns out to be:

General = 32,
OBC = 35,
SC/ST=37.


This year UPSC Preliminary Civil Services Examination 2015 will commence on 23rd August.

There is Negative Marking in the prelims and 1/3rd of marks allotted for every question will be reduced from your score if you get it wrong.


Syllabus of Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

Current events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian National Movement
Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World
Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc
Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc
General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization General Science.

Syllabus for Paper II - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision-making and problem solving
General mental ability
Basic numerical (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)

I am providing you last year papers of IAS preliminary exam for General Studies in the attachments.