Indian Civil services examinations IAS

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IAS (Civil Services) exam is a nationwide competitive examination conducted by UPSC for the recruitment of various services like IAS, IFS, IPS and more. Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is one of the toughest and higher level jobs that the candidates are considering it as their life goal. This prestigious exam is fully equipped with many challenges but helps in transforming the candidate's life with great facilities. The examination is conducted in three phases Prelims, Mains and Interview. An IAS officer is also a representative of Government of India, responsible for holding various positions like Cabinet secretary, chief secretary, head of various public sector departments and collector etc.

UPSC will announce UPSC Civil Services notification 2018 in coming months. You can check out latest IAS exam syllabus, exam pattern, date, previous year question papers, eligibility criteria (age limit, qualification, no. of attempts) and preparation tips.

Summary

Important Dates
Eligibility Criteria
Application Form
Admit Card
Exam Pattern
Syllabus
Question Papers
Preparation Tips
IAS Exam 2018: Important Dates
Below are the important dates of Civil services examination (IAS) 2018.

Name of Examination

Date of Notification

Last Date for receipt of Applications

Date of commencement of Exam

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2018

07.02.2018

06.03.2018

03.06.2018 (SUNDAY)

Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2018

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01.10.2018 (MONDAY)

IAS Exam Eligibility Criteria
Before applying for IAS civil services examination you must review the eligibility criteria. These are below:

Nationality:
Citizenship of India required.
Citizen of Nepal or Subject of Bhutan required.
Must be Tibetan Refugee who migrated India to settle permanently before January 01, 1962.
Person of Indian origin who migrated from Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Malawi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda, Vietnam and Zaire.
Educational Qualification:
The candidates must have a bachelor degree from a govt recognized university.
The professional and technical qualification of a candidate should be recognized by the government.
The students who are waiting for final results can also apply. The result will be submitted while filling the application for mains exam.
Age Limit: To qualify for IAS exam, the candidate should have minimum 21 years and maximum 32 years old age.
Number of Attempts:
Category

Number of Attempts

General

6

SC/ST

No Limit

OBC

9

Application Form Procedure
The application form submission procedure has been changed in few previous years. The candidates will only submit the form in online mode. To submit the application no other mode will be permitted. Candidates can apply for the UPSC IAS online form on its official website https://upsconline.nic.in/.

Admit Card
You can download the admit card for civil services (IAS) prelims exams on its official website. The admit card is issued 15-20 days before the date of the examination. The candidates who have done the successful registration of online application form without any discrepancy will be able to get the instant link for admit card by logging in. The prelims examination will be conducted on 3rd June 2018.

IAS Exam Pattern
Below is the exam pattern for UPSC IAS (prelims and mains).

IAS Prelims Exam: The UPSC Civil services or IAS prelims exam pattern is divided into two compulsory papers with total 400 Marks. Check below:


Exam Pattern

Types of Test

Marks

Duration

Paper I

General Studies

200

2 Hours

Paper II

CSAT

200

2 Hours



IAS Mains Exam (2075 Marks): The candidates who have qualified Prelims exam will be called to attend the Mains Exam. The main exam is total of 2075 marks, on the basis of the secured marks interview process will be scheduled. At the end, the main exam and interview marks are sum up to finalize the resulting phase.
IAS Exam Syllabus
The UPSC civil services IAS exam syllabus is divided into three phase respectively:

Preliminary Exam: The preliminary syllabus is specifically designed to assess the ability of the candidates with the knowledge of UPSC current affairs and aptitude that too at the limited time.


Mains Exam: In the phase of the main exam your academic and intellectual talent will be tested in depth. You can see detailed syllabus detail for mains exam here.


Interview: In the phase of Interview your personality test matters. Because in every single step of the interview the interviewer looks at your communication skills, expression and way of response. This is the final stage of successful participation in the exam.
IAS Previous Year Question Papers
To enhance the preparation skills you must revise and learn previous years question papers. The IAS exam question paper will help you to understand the type of the questions asked in the examination.

Best Preparation Tips for IAS Exam
It's necessary to make a plan or strategies before the preparation of civil services examination. To qualify the IAS exam successfully you must follow the below preparation tips:

Clear the basic Concepts of IAS Exam
Analyse Upcoming Exam Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Prepare the Calendar of Daily Study
Go through Previous Year Preparation Strategies
Choose Best Books for IAS exam preparation
Analyse and Study Previous year question papers
Solve mock test series online with Gradeup
Read Newspapers and Magazines
Re-Test your Exam Preparation

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New Delhi: She has a habit of not forgetting anything taught in a class, and would study only ten hours before her examinations till completing her graduation in Engineering from Delhi. She is also an expert in cooking and astrology. Here are the highlights of Ira Singhal's interview, the woman who topped the Union Public Services Commission civil services exam this year.


I never considered my deformity to be a challenge for me. It all depends on how big you consider it to be a problem.
I donated all my savings to the Uttarkashi earthquake relief fund. I was in class III and about eight years old in 1991.
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I wanted to become a doctor, but my father did not let me take up Biology to study medicine due to physical constraints.
I qualified in 2010, 2011 and 2013 for the civil services exams, I should have been given a service but the current government criteria didn't allow me to get a service except in Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS).
I felt that with my background as an MBA, I should go for IFS.
I can speak Spanish and I have taught it also for some time, a bit of French and I am learning Italian, Portuguese and German.
I gave up last year when I got through Indian Revenue Service (IRS), as I was getting this service for the past three times. But then a friend of mine really insisted that I should not give up and try for IAS.
Preparation for civil services examination is all about smart study, more observation and analysis that actually gathering stuff and reading from 5,000 sources.
People who look at clearing civil services as a matter of life and death need to move beyond it. It will be tough for them to clear it if they think like that. There is life beyond these examinations.
My favourite author is Victoria Holt. These days I'm trying to read Agatha Christie. It is tougher to read course books, but I love reading other books.
Students who think that they are not good at Mathematics, it is mostly because of your teacher. It is the only subject where only teachers matter.
I realized that when I secured 99.6% in Mathematics in my CAT examination. It is the only subject where what you get what you expect.
We are normally not paying attention to our studies. Our attention span is not more than three minutes. When we sit for more time, we are actually fooling ourselves into believing that we are studying.
My single aim to help society and I'm not after power, money or success. I don't lie to myself.
IRS has little option of being in touch with people. You need a lot of work to be able to pick up minute details. It's quite a James Bond type of work.
We cannot handle everything be being aggressive. We need to be tactful and understand both points of view.
I'm not scared that I will keep fighting if I am wrong, and I will not stop if I'm correct. I can live with multiple transfers.
We should explore everything. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do anything that will harm you or society and I don't lie. I do it because of my conviction, and not for anyone else's approval.
I have roamed around the streets late night in Delhi many times at 4am with my friends. It is a wrong perception that Delhi is unsafe.
(File photo of IAS topper, Ira Singhal)
Edited by NDTV.com

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INERTIA AND AMNETIA
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