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    Updated : 17-Sep-2017

    Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India’s central agency which holds the authority of conducting many high level exams such as Civil Services Exam, IFS, NDA, CDS, and SCRA etc. Civil services examination is commonly known as IAS exam but there are other various exams taken all over India like IFS, IPS, IRS, and IRPS and many more. Civil services exam is the most repudiated exam and the toughest exam to crack in India. On an average almost 4 lakh candidates appear for this exam. There are around 980 vacancies for UPSC Civil Services according to the UPSC latest notification. Clearing this exam is not an easy job as some of many hardworking students goes through clearing it and this all can be done not only by hard work carried with a good preparation strategy .

    UPSC CIVIL SERVICES MAINS EXAMINATION

     The Civil Services Mains examination is totally different from prelims examination as it written based exam. The second stage of this exam which is the mains exam, tests the academic ability of the aspirant and the talent to present the answers in a clear and a qualified manner.

    Intellectual traits and depth are the intension of this examination and letting the candidates about subject matter prescribed in the syllabus rather than merely the range of their information and memory.

    Following the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution candidates can pick any of the two languages i.e. Hindi or English as the medium for writing the answers in the Mains examination.

    Total marks of the mains examination is 1750. To select for the interview, the candidates need to score more than 875 marks which is more than fifty percent of the total marks. The cutoff marks for this exam varies year to year and the also varies when it comes to categories like general, schedule cast, schedule tribe or PWD (person with disability (s)).

    ELIGIBILITY:

    • For the IAS, IFS & IPS, the candidate must/should be a citizen of India.
    • For the IRS and other services, a candidate must be one of the following:
    1. A citizen of India
    2. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India

    EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR UPSC CIVIL SERVICES:

    Here you can get details like Qualification for IAS, IFS & IPS from below. To be eligible, candidate must possess one of these qualifications:

    • A degree from a Central, State or Deemed university
    • A degree through correspondence
    • A degree from a open university or a college
    • A qualification or degree recognized by the government of India including the above mentioned points

    AGE CRITERIA:

    A candidate must be between the age of 21 and 31 years on the year of examination. For OBC, the upper age limit is 35, for SC 37 and for ST the limit is 37 years.

    TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTEMMPTS FOR THIS EXAM

    • There are 4 number of attempts for general students
    • For OBC category candidates there are 7 attempts
    • But for ST/ SC there are unlimited number of attempts

    PATTERN OF UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION

    • Every year the UPSC change the pattern of the Civil Service examination.
    • There are now a total of 9 question papers to be answered. All 9 papers are descriptive type. There are two qualifying papers mentioned as follows: modern Indian language which will be worth of 300 marks, and English that will also be of 300 marks. The marks of these two papers will not be counted during the making of merit list of this examination.
    • Following the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution candidates can pick any of the two languages i.e. Hindi or English as the medium for writing the answers in the Mains examination.
    • According to the latest pattern of this exam, there are 4 papers of 400 marks of general studies which are made compulsory be the UPSC. The level of syllabus that comes in the exam in general studies section is of degree level.
    • There is only 1 optional subject to choose from the list of subjects. There are two papers worth of 300 marks each. Therefore, the optional paper is of 600 marks. Aspirants are allowed to take literature as one of their optional subjects without the condition of having the same at graduation level. The level of optional paper is tougher than graduation degree level but it is very easier than master’s degree.
    • The interview includes itself in the exam and is of 250 marks. Candidates have the right to choose the language in which they would like the interview to go on. There are translators in case of any problem
    • All of this comprises if 1750 marks.

    PREPARATION FOR UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION

    • To do well in the civil services examination one needs to be sure of oneself about his/her own abilities as you can give your hundred percent only by desiring themselves to do well
    • To start the preparation, the candidate need to leave all the things he/ she does which wastes most of their time
    • They need to think straight forward towards the examination and collect all the latest information which can be found on UPSC official website.
    • The syllabus needs to be torn into small groups and start the preparation from easy to hard.
    • The candidate needs to study all the latest facts from newspapers, magazines or from anywhere possible
    • The aspirant needs to choose the subject that they have studied or are studying. This will help you in a positive way as you will know what the important points are. Then you will only need a little more concentration toward that subject and the preparation will be done
    • The candidate should know that sometimes it take more than one attempt to crack this exam so you need to work very hard to clear it in once
    • Try mock tests as they can and will help you in saving and managing time
    • You should discuss this preparation will fellow candidates as you can also know a lot of facts and tips of this exam
    • You need to learn how to manage time even if you are 100% prepared for your exam. As there are 1750 marks of questions and more than 700 questions you have to save time

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