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Civil Services Exam conducts by Union Public Service Commision (UPSC) for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Servic (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Forest Service (IFoS) and many more other posts, their services serve under the Government of India as well as the individual states. UPSC Exam is conduct in three (3) Phases: Preliminary, Mains and Interview. Official Website: upsconline.nic.in
| Civil Services (IAS) 2023 | Date |
|---|---|
| Civil Services IAS Notification Date | 1 February 2023 |
| Last Date for receipt of UPSC CSE 2023 Applications | 21 February 2023 |
| IAS Prelims 2023 Exam Date | May 28, 2023 |
| IAS Mains 2023 Exam Date | September 15, 2023 |
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| Paper | Type | No. of questions | Marks | Duration | Negative marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies I | Objective | 100 | 200 | 2 hours | Yes |
| General Studies II (CSAT) | Objective | 80 | 200 | 2 hours | Yes |
| Sl. No. | IAS Exam Paper | Name of the Paper | Nature of the Paper | Duration of the Exam | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paper – A | Compulsory Indian Language | QUALIFYING NATURE | 3 Hours | 300 Marks |
| 2 | Paper – B | English | 3 Hours | 300 Marks | |
| 3 | Paper – I | ESSAY | MERIT RANKING NATURE | 3 Hours | 250 Marks |
| 4 | Paper – II | General Studies I | 3 Hours | 250 Marks | |
| 5 | Paper – III | General Studies II | 3 Hours | 250 Marks | |
| 6 | Paper – IV | General Studies III | 3 Hours | 250 Marks | |
| 7 | Paper – V | General Studies IV | 3 Hours | 250 Marks | |
| 8 | Paper – VI | Optional Paper I | 3 Hours | 250 Marks | |
| 9 | Paper – VII | Optional Paper II | 3 Hours | 250 Marks | |
| TOTAL | 1750 Marks | ||||
| Interview or Personality Test | 275 Marks | ||||
| GRAND TOTAL | 2025 Marks | ||||
The Eligibility parameters are set on the bassis of Nationality, Educational Qualifications, Age Limit, Number of Attempts and Physical Standards. Before applying for Civil Services Exam, you need to must check the following eligibility criteria:
(1) For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India
(2) For other services, a candidate must be either: -
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Provided further that candidates belonging to categories (b), (c) and (d) above will not be eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.
A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/her by the Government of India.
a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August, 2018 i.e., he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1986 and not later than 1st August, 1997. Necessary action to make corresponding changes in respective Rules/Regulations pertaining to various services is being taken separately.
(b) The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxable:
(i) up to a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe;
(ii) up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates;
(iii) up to a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services Personnel, disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof;
(iv) up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2018 and have been released;
(a) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st August, 2018 otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; or
(b) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service; or
(c) on invalidment.
(v) up to a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 1st August, 2018 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three months' notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.
(vi) up to a maximum of 10 years in the case of (a) blindness and low vision; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; and (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness.
The candidate must hold a degree of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University Under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.
Every candidate appearing at the examination who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted six attempts at the examination:
Provided that this restriction on the number of attempts will not apply in the case of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates who are otherwise eligible :
Provided further that the number of attempts permissible to candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes, who are otherwise eligible, shall be nine. The relaxation will be available to the candidates who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates :
Provided further that candidates of Persons with Benchmark Disability will get as many attempts as are available to other candidates who do not belong to Persons with Benchmark Disability of his or her community, subject to the condition that a candidate of Persons with Benchmark Disability belonging to the General Category shall be eligible for nine attempts. Necessary action to make corresponding changes in respective Rules/regulations pertaining to various services is being taken separately. The relaxation will be available to the candidates of Persons with Benchmark Disability who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.
