1. The Indian and State governments' permanent arm is called IAS.
2. Government policy formulation and implementation fall under the purview of the IAS cadre.
3. India's All India Administrative Civil Service is known as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
4. The LBSNAA in Mussoorie is where the IAS probationers start their training.
Though it is actually a three-stage exam, the UPSC civil services exam pattern is formally split into two phases termed the preliminary and main examination. Interview/personality test comes in third.
Exam Pattern for UPSC CSE Prelims:-
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Civils Exam Pattern –
Prelims |
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Paper |
Type |
No. of questions |
UPSC Total Marks |
Duration |
Negative marks |
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General Studies I |
Objective |
100 |
200 |
2 hours |
Yes |
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General Studies II (CSAT) |
Objective |
80 |
200 |
2 hours |
Yes |
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Total UPSC marks for Prelims |
400 (where GS Paper II is qualifying in
nature with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%) |
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The UPSC Mains exam format consists of nine papers that are
given across five to seven days. Students must receive at least the declared
cut-off in General Studies I and 33% in General Studies II on the preparatory
exam in order to be eligible to take the Mains Examination.
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UPSC CSE Exam Pattern
– Mains |
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Paper |
Subject |
Duration |
IAS Total marks |
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Paper A |
Compulsory Indian
language |
3 hours |
300 |
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Paper B |
English |
3 hours |
300 |
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Paper I |
Essay |
3 hours |
250 |
|
Paper II |
General Studies I |
3 hours |
250 |
|
Paper III |
General Studies II |
3 hours |
250 |
|
Paper IV |
General Studies III |
3 hours |
250 |
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Paper V |
General Studies IV |
3 hours |
250 |
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Paper VI |
Optional I |
3 hours |
250 |
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Paper VII |
Optional II |
3 hours |
250 |
With the exception of the language papers A and B, all of the main exams are merit-ranked. Candidates must receive at least 25% in both Paper A and B, which are qualifying papers, in order for the marks from Paper I through Paper VII to be considered.
Candidates from the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim, as well as candidates with hearing impairment, are exempt from taking Paper A if they can demonstrate that their respective boards or universities have granted them an exemption from taking such second or third language courses. Any language listed in the Constitution's 8th Schedule is covered in the Indian Language paper.
The subjects which are covered by the General Studies Papers in Mains Exam are:
The Optional subjects for Paper VI and VII of the mains examination have to be any one of the subjects from the following list:
Stage 3: UPSC CSE Pattern for Interview
Before the final results are announced, this is the last phase of the IAS Exam. For the purposes of merit ranking, it is officially referred to as the Interview/Personality Test and is included in the Mains Examination. Since the written and interview rounds require distinct preparation techniques, it is regarded as the third level in terms of preparation. This is an interview conducted by the UPSC board to determine the candidates' eligibility for a career in the civil services and related responsibilities, in accordance with the format of the IAS test. The board is made up of impartial, knowledgeable observers who have followed the applicants' careers. The board would use questions of wide interest to assess the candidates' mental and social qualities. Among the attributes the board considers
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