Civil Services IAS/IPS, Eligibility/ Criteria/Qualification /Attempts/ Relaxation Etc..

About The Exam:    

Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) annually conducts civil services exam and lakhs of candidates apply for the examination to get into the prestigious posts like Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), among others.

UPSC releases notification for the examination a year earlier and propounds some conditions under eligibility for IAS and candidates who are willing to apply for the exam should fulfill all the mentioned criteria.

Below given are the complete and important conditions for the eligibility of IAS Exam, which candidates can go through and make sure that they meet all the eligibility criteria for UPSC Civil Services Exam.

The IAS Eligibility includes rules as mentioned below.

 

The eligibility criteria required for a candidate to be able to apply for UPSC IAS exam are:- 

• 1.) A citizen of India: The candidate applying for the IAS should be a citizen of India. Candidates from Nepal, Bhutan, Tibetan refugees and immigrants with Indian origin will have to submit a certificate of eligibility that has been issued by the Government of India, as an evidence of their eligibility.

• Age limit: 21 to 32 years; there is relaxation of the upper age limit for SC, ST, OBC, physically handicapped candidates as well as ex- servicemen.
• Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has structured the age criteria for the candidates who are willing to appear for civil services IAS Examination. With effect from 2015, the UPSC raised the upper age limit and number of attempts for candidates who apply for civil service examination and is as given below.

To get into the civil services post, a candidate should have attained the age of 21 years and should not have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August, a candidate should have been born not before 2nd August.

Category	Upper Age Limit	Age Relaxation	No. of Attempts Allowed
General	32 Years	Nil	06 Attempts
Other Backward Castes (OBC)	32 Years	Relaxation of 03 years = 35 years	09 Attempts
Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)	32 Years	Relaxation of 05 Years = 37 years	Till the Upper Age limit
Physically disabled candidates (Blind, Deaf-Mute, Orthopedic)	32 years	Relaxation of 10 years = 42 years	General and OBC Candidates= 09 attempts                    SC/ST Candidates = Unlimited till age limit
Jammu & Kashmir Domicile	32 years	Relaxation of 5 Years General = 37 Years OBC = 40 Years SC/ST = 42 Years  PH = 50 years	Up to the Upper Age limit
Disabled servicemen disabled from duty	32 years	General = 37 years  OBC = 38 Years (Relaxation of 6 Years) SC/ST = 40 Years (Relaxation of 8 Years)	Up to the Upper Age limit

Selection procedure:

For selection in Indian Administrative Services, candidates have to follow some simple steps mentioned below:

• First of all candidates have to fill IAS application forms. Candidates will be shortlisted by the information mentioned in their application forms.
• After that candidates who get shortlisted have to appear for Preliminary Examination. It includes two mandatory papers having 200 marks each. This exam follows negative marking scheme. It is qualifying in nature.
• Now candidates who get shortlisted through Preliminary Examination then will be called for Mains Examination. It includes 09 papers of conventional type out of them 02 are qualifying in nature.
• Candidates who get shortlisted by Mains Examination then will be called for Personal Interview. This is done to check the capability of candidates to perform the job. This is done by selection panel of the commission.
• After that candidates who get shortlisted through personal interview then will be called for document verification. This is the last stage of selection procedure. Candidates will be selected taking into consideration their overall performance.

Exam Pattern For 

preliminary(Pre):

The preliminary examination will consist of two objective type (multiple choice questions) paper. 

Paper I- General Studies (2 hours)
Paper II- Aptitude Test (2 hours)
The question papers (test booklets) will be available in both languages, English and Hindi.
For both writing and marking answers in the OMR sheet (Answer sheet), candidates will have to use black ball pen only. Usage of pens with any other color would be prohibited. Use of pencil or ink pen would not be allowed. Blind candidates would be allowed an extra 20 minutes of time for each paper.

3. Exam Syllabus
Candidates preparing to appear for the UPSC IAS Preliminary Exam 2015 should remain acquainted with the syllabus for the preliminary exam.
The IAS preliminary exam comprises of two papers; paper I and II. The time duration and syllabus for IAS Prelims are as follows:
Paper I - General Studies
Marks: 200
Duration: 2 hours
Topics

• 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

Paper II - Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)
Marks: 200
Duration: 2 hours
Topics

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

UPSC IAS Mains + Interview Pattern

Paper	Marks	Subject
Paper 1: Essay	250 Marks	Essay
Paper 2: General Studies - 1	250 Mark	Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society
Paper 3: General Studies - 2	250 Marks	Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations
Paper 4: General Studies - 3	250 Marks	Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management
Paper 5: General Studies - 4	250 Marks	Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
Paper 6:Optional Subject	250 Marks	Optional Subject: Paper - 1
Paper 7:Optional Subject	250 Marks	Optional Subject: Paper - 2
Paper 8:Qualifying - 1	300 Marks	English
Paper 9:Qualifying - 2	300 Marks	Hindi or any language in the 8th schedule of the constitution
Sub Total (Written test) 2350 Marks Marks of English and Language will not be counted so total marks for Written exam will be 2350 MINUS 600 = 1750 Marks
The total marks of the written examination will be 1750 Marks.
Interview/Personality Test - 275 marks
Grand Total 2025 Marks
A candidate is allowed to use any one language from the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution or English as the medium of writing the examination.

 Note 1: The Papers on Indian Languages and English will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature only. The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.

Note 2: The candidates will have to answer the English and Indian Languages papers in English and the respective Indian language (except where translation is involved).

List of Posts 

• Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
• Indian Police Service (IPS)
• Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
• Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’ (IAFS)
• Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ (IAAS)
• Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’ (IRS)
• Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ (IDAS)
• Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’ (IRS)
• Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)
• Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’
• Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’
• Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’
• Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Gr. III)
• Indian Corporate Law Service, Group “A”
• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’
• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’.
• Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’.
• Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’

IAS is counted among the most renowned competitive exams conducted at national level and thousands of candidates appear in this exam every year. so Best of luck and keep reading.

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