The UPSC Exam or more commonly known as IAS Exam is formally the UPSC Civil Services Examination. The UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) is one of the examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission to recruit suitable candidates into civil services of India including IAS, IPS, IFS, and other allied services. This examination is conducted in three phases namely UPSC Prelims, UPSC Main, and the personality Test or upsc interview guidance .
STRUCTURE OF THE EXAM
The Preliminary Examination consists
of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions – there are
four alternatives for the answer to every question) and carry a maximum of 400
marks.
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Paper I – is a paper on General Studies – 200 marks
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Paper II – is a paper on Aptitude Test- 200 marks
The Preliminary Examination is meant to serve
as a screening test only and the marks obtained by the successful candidates
(who are declared qualified for admission to the Main
Examination) will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.
The Main Examination (a written test)
consists of 9 papers of conventional essay type of the following nature:
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2 papers of non-Ranking type
(the marks obtained by candidates in these papers will not be counted for
determining the final order of merit).
The two papers of non-ranking type will include:
Paper – A: one paper of an Indian language
to be selected by the candidate out of languages included in the Eighth
Scheduled to the Constitution and
Paper – B: the second paper of English,
which is a compulsory language paper.
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7 papers of Ranking type
(marks obtained in these papers will be counted for merit). The seven papers of
ranking type will be:
1)
Paper I – Essay – 250 marks
2)
Four (4) papers of General
Studies in the following manner:
a)
Paper – II: General Studies – I
on Indian Heritage and Culture, History and
Geography of the World and Society – 250 marks
b)
Paper – III: General Studies –
II on Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social
Justice and International relations – 250 marks
c)
Paper – IV: General Studies –
III on Technology, Economic Development,
Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management – 250 marks
d)
Paper – V: General Studies – IV
on Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude – 250 marks
3)
Paper VI & Paper VII: Two
(2) papers in any one optional subject
(candidates may choose any one optional subject from amongst the UPSC’s list of
optional subjects in the Mains Examination) – 250 marks each
For the optional papers in the Main Examination, UPSC has a list of
about twenty-six subjects out of which any one subject has to be selected by
the candidate.
The Interview carries 275 marks with
no minimum qualifying marks. Marks, thus obtained by the candidates in the Main
Examination, (written part as well as interview) determines their final
ranking.
Candidates will be allotted to the various services and posts keeping in view their Ranks
in the examination and the preferences expressed by them for the services and
posts.
UPSC SYLLABUS
An aspirant need to know the complete UPSC
Syllabus inside out. IAS Syllabus should be in the aspirant’s head like a mind
map. It will help the aspirant in following ways:
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The syllabus helps an aspirant
to keep his/her preparation on the right track.
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Current Affairs is an important
part of UPSC preparation. There are ample of sources for current affairs. All the
articles in the newspapers are not relevant per se for the exam. Thus, the UPSC
civil services exam syllabus sets the boundaries within which, an aspirant must prepare.
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It helps in organizing the
notes for revision.
UPSC EXAM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
UPSC releases the UPSC Exam Eligibility criteria in the notification. Broadly, one needs to qualify the below-mentioned parameters to apply for the UPSC Civil Services Examination.
WHY TO CHOOSE RACE IAS FOR THE PREPARATION?
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE
Race IAS was created by Dr. Rajesh Shukla in
the year 2010 as an independent body with a view to establish a bench-mark
institution to achieve excellence in the toughest competitive exam in the
country, i.e., Indian Administrative Service Exam which has now come to be
known as Civil Services Exam. Over a decade, the institute has evolved into a
unique clan of educators and students striving together, year after year, in
pursuit of a single goal.
REASONS TO CHOOSE RaceIAS
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The faculty of the institute is
composed of experienced educators, competent administrators and dedicated
researchers.
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We provide a congenial
atmosphere in which the students are conditioned by a dedicated core faculty.
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We provide a detailed analysis
of important news articles. We also provide compilations and free downloads for
UPSC preparation. Best IAS Coaching in Lucknow
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Our effort is not only to
provide the students with a road-map to effective learning but also to reassure
them of our motivating company during their journey on the road to
success.
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We provide the students with
demo classes so that they can analyze as well as decide their course of action.
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