About: UPSC (Indian Civil Service) Examination
UPSC
(UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) Exam: It
is the constitutional body which selects the candidates and recommends to
concerned department of Central government for the recruitment of the
candidates into services, every year UPSC releases UPSC
Calendar and publishes dates of notification and
accordingly, it conducts exam in that year, but we can’t guarantee the same
dates that it conducts the exams until the notification and exam dates are
released officially, actual scenario varies according to situations like any
controversial issues surrounding the examination like court orders, government
orders etc. <<<<Read
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About Civil Service Exam and Services
Different
types of post/services are list below: All India Service’s are 3
(IAS/IPS/IFS) and remaining are classified as technical and non technical jobs.
S. NO
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Service/Post
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1.)
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IAS-
(Indian Administrative Services)
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2.)
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IPS-
(Indian Police Services)
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3.)
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IFS-
(Indian Foreign Services)
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4.)
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Indian
P&T Accounts and Finance Service
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5.)
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Indian
Audits and Account
Service
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6.)
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Examination Fee:
Rs
100/- (One Hundred Only), For Females and SC/ST/PH Candidates Fee is
exempted, Registration fees for UPSC Mains Exam, Those who cleared
prelims and are admitted for Mains will be required to pay Rs.
200/- as in the prescribed form by UPSC.
How to apply and Frequently Asked Questions?
For
the candidates who are applying for the very 1st time may have some questions
regarding application fill up, that arises when applying for UPSC ONLINE. How
to apply, fee details, etc, Online application process (contains 2 parts, Part
1 and Part 2) <<Read
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UPSC Civil Service Exam Centres
Based
on accessibility and the availability of resources for conduct of exam, the
Centres for Prelims and Mains, and Interview are different, as there is ceiling
for every centre so candidates are advised to apply earlier as soon as
notification releases, Centres for Prelims and Mains are listed below, but for
interview Only Center to appear is "NEW DELHI" Prelims, Mains and
Interview Center's <<Click
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Eligibility:
As
IAS and IPS are “All India Civil Services” the candidate has to satisfy the
following aspects as stated (conditions for qualifications, age and
Eligibility
are given below)
- Nationality
- Age Limitations
- Educational Qualifications
Nationality
- For the All India services (IAS, IPS, IFS) the candidates must be compulsorily the citizen of India
For
the all others services candidate must be either
- Citizen of India
- Subject of Nepal
- Subject of Bhutan
- Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1stJanuary 1962 with the intention of settling permanently in India
- Person of Indian origin (POI) migrated from the countries Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the united Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of settling permanently in the country, India.
Age criteria
Candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and not less than 30 years on 1st august of the year in which he/she is appearing for the prelims examination
For example: If
a candidate who is willing to attempt in the prelims exam in the year 2016 he
must be in the age between 21-30 years as on the august 1st, 2016.
Age relaxation (relaxation means
considered) if any one of the following criteria if the candidate have or met,
he will be considered to write examination, subjected to reservation
concept these are age relaxation as given below.
Category
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Age Relaxation
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For candidates belonging to SC/ST
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Up to
5 years
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For Candidates belonging to OBC’s eligible to
avail of reservation applicable to such candidates
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Up to Maximum of 3 years
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For candidates domiciled in Jammu and Kashmir
state during the period 1st January 1980 to 31st December , 1989
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Up to
3 years
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In the case of Ex-service men including ECOs/SSCOs
who served for at least 5 years
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Up to
5 years
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For Blind deaf-mute and orthopedically
handicapped candidates
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Up to
10 years
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In case of ECOs/SSCOs who completed initial
assignments of 5 years military service
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Up to
5 years
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Educational Qualifications:
In
Brief we can say those who completed their bachelor Degree from any streams
under recognized university or institutions are eligible to attempt UPSC Civil
Service examination
The
Eligibility for IAS, UPSC services the candidate should hold a degree of any
universities that are incorporated by act of the central or state legislative
bodies in India or other educational institutions established by an act of
parliament or declared to be deemed a University under section-3 of the
university Grants Commission (UGC) 1956, or possess an equivalent
qualification
OR
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Candidates
passing professional and technical Bachelor degrees from the institutions
recognized by the government as equivalent to professional and technical
degree would also eligible for admission to the examination
OR
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The
candidate who have passed the final professional MBBS or any other medical
examination but have not completed their internship by the time of submission
of their applications for Civil services (main) examination, will be
provisionally admitted to the examination provided they submit along with
their application a copy of certificate from the concerned authority of
university/institution that they had passed the requisite final professional
medical examination
OR
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In
short we can say that the candidates who had qualified the minimum
bachelor degree from the recognized educational institutions of the
governments are eligible to take the test subjected to conditions specified
by UPSC board
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Note: The criteria for the Eligibility
for IAS, IPS, and other services Educational qualifications and Age relaxations
are subjected to change if necessary by the UPSC board, so keep a regular watch
and check the notification in detail regarding the criteria and all the issues
relating to qualification, educational that are required to take an attempt for
the examination
No of attempts for IAS Exam (UPSC Exam)
Category
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Number
of attempts
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Age
limits up to candidate can attempt
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General
candidates (OC)
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4
attempts
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up
to 30 years
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OBC's
who have reservation
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7
attempts
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up
to 33 years
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For
Detail Article on No. of attempts
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Exam Pattern: (3 Stage Examination Pattern)
S. No
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Exam Stages
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1.)
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Prelims (GS
Paper-I and CSAT Paper-II)
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2.)
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Mains (5
Compulsory Subjects + 2 Optional Subjects)
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3.)
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Interview (Interview
by UPSC Board)
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Those
who clear the prelims test or passed the cut of level that is prescribed by the
civil service commission are admitted to the mains examination which contains
total 9 papers which are of written type for more Details regarding UPSC
Prelims, Mains and Interview Pattern
UPSC Exam Syllabus
1.)
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UPSC Prelims
Syllabus
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2.)
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UPSC
Mains Syllabus
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3.)
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UPSC
Interview
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For Complete
UPSC (Civil’s Exam) Syllabus
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Complete UPSC
Syllabus (Prelims and Mains)
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UPSC Prelims Syllabus in Brief
UPSC Prelims
Topics in Brief
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General Studies
Indian History
Polity and Governance
Geography
Indian Economy
Science and Technology
Current affairs
General
Knowledge & Misc topics
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CSAT
English - Reading Comprehension, Decision Making
Topics
Numerical Aptitude
Reasoning
Miscellaneous
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100
questions -200 marks -1/3rd negative for wrong one-2 hour
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80
questions - 200 marks- 1/3rd negative for wrong one 2 hours
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UPSC
Complete Prelims Syllabus - Click
Here
UPSC Mains Syllabus in Brief
UPSC
Mains Topics in Brief
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Mains
Subjects
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Brief
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Essay
(Paper-1)
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Word
limit: 3000 words Click Here to download previous 10 year essay topics
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GS-I
(Paper 2)
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(General
Studies I, Paper -2) India heritage and culture, history and
geography of the world and Indian society, Indian Heritage and Culture
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GS-II
(Paper 3)
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(General
Studies-II, Paper–3) Governance, constitution, polity, social justice
and international relations)
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GS-III
(Paper 4)
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For Complete
UPSC (Civil’s Exam) Syllabus
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Complete UPSC
Syllabus (Prelims and Mains)
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UPSC Exam- Interview Resources and Tips
The
interview test will not check candidate’s knowledge as it has already done
through prelims and mains examination. It checks personnel traits and
behavioral aspects of the candidates.
UPSC Interview
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For
Complete Details about UPSC Interview, recommendations about books, important
tips and useful resources
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UPSC (Civil Service) Exam Books
UPSC Complete
Exam Books
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UPSC
Exam All Books
Prelims
Mains
and Optional Subject Books
Interview
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UPSC (Civil’s Exam) Prelims Books
UPSC
(Civil’s Exam) Prelims Books
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Prelims
Books
GS
Paper –I (General Studies)
GS
Paper- II (CSAT)
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UPSC (Civil’s Exam) Mains Books
UPSC (Civil’s
Exam) Mains Books
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Mains Books
Compulsory
Subjects
Paper-
I Essay
Paper-
II (GS paper-I)
Paper
–III (GS paper-II)
Paper-IV
(GS paper-III)
Paper
–V (GS paper-IV)
Optional Subjects
Paper
–VI (Optional – I)
Paper
– VII (Optional –II)
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UPSC
(Civil’s Exam) Interview Useful Resources
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Interview useful Books
All Sources Books/Tips/Video Suggestions
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UPSC - Syllabus/Previous/Model/Hindi Medium Books
UPSC Books
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Details
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UPSC
Syllabus Books
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UPSC
Previous Books
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UPSC
Model/Practice Papers
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UPSC
Hindi Medium Books
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Coaching Centres and Coaching Fee’s - UPSC Exam
UPSC (Civil’s
Exam) Books- Coaching Centers Suggested
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Coaching Center's details and Coaching Fees?
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Top Coaching Centers Details for UPSC (IAS/IPS)
Exams Coaching In New Delhi, Hyderabad and All Over India.
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Coaching Centres Suggested Books
UPSC (Civil’s
Exam) Books- Coaching Centers Suggested
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Rau’s
IAS Study Circle
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Rau’s
IAS Academy Monthly Magazines
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Vajiram
and Ravi Notes
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Free Downloads and Exam Useful Resources
Free Downloads
and Useful Resources
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Free Download Books Magazines, Subscriptions, Audio
Notes, etc
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Useful Websites List for UPSC Exam Preparation
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Complaint and Communication- UPSC Board
UPSC
will not entertain any complain and correspondence with any
candidate except in rare cases, to avoid any disruptions in the process of
the selection, for that year in which examination is conducted, the UPSC will
not entertain even RTI for the marks and mains answers sheet display till it
completes the selection process for that year. <<Read
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Official Website’s UPSC
Official
Websites of UPSC Exam
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UPSC Important
Exam Dates:
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Complete One year Exam not month/days/few weeks
The
whole process of examination Prelims, Mains and Interviews takes one year to
complete, If you write Prelims now, the Mains is after 3-4 months and then
after 2-3 months of mains interviews are scheduled for conducting and
finalizing the successful candidates it takes another 3-4 months, so to give an
attempt it takes nearly one year for the candidate, So, if you fail in
prelims, you have to wait again for one more year to write prelims again, you
valuable year is lost in preparation process so be careful if you are preparing
for civil’s examination.
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