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    Overview Of UPSC – IAS Examination – For Beginners.

    The Civil Services exam is the doorway to exciting careers in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Revenue Service (IRS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and more.Continue Reading Overview Of UPSC – IAS Examination – For Beginners.

    With lakhs of people attempting the elite services examination and only a few hundred seats typically available, the competition is fierce. To beat the competition, it’s important to prepare thoroughly and give yourself the maximum chance of success.

    The Indian Civil Service Exam (UPSC IAS exam / UPSC Civils) is conducted in three stages:

    1. Civil Services Exam (Preliminary)  – Objective Type
    2. Civil Services Exam (Main) – Descriptive Type
    3. Personality Test / Interview

    The entire process of the Indian civil services examination from the notification of the preliminary examination to the declaration of the final results takes place roughly within a year.

    The candidates who get selected are recruited and trained for various services by the Central Government and then allotted different State Cadres, as per their preference and ranking.

    Overview Of The Exam

    Name of the exam

    Civil Services Exam- IAS

    Conducting authority

    Union Public Service Commission

    Mode of Exam

    Offline

    Number of Stages

    Prelims exam
    Mains exam
    Interview

    Number of papers

    Prelims: 2
    Mains: 9

    Prelims marking scheme

    Paper 1: +2 marks

    Paper 2: +2.5 marks

    Negative marking: One-third of marks allotted to each question

    Duration

    Prelims: 2 hours (Each paper)

    Mains: 3 hours (Each paper)

    Type of questions

    Prelims: Objective type

    Mains: Subjective type

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