IAS New Pattern

You want to know the UPSC IAS exam pattern i am giving here:

The entrance for Civil Services is of two stages:

Preliminary Examination (Written)
Main Examination (Written and Interview)

A. Preliminary Examination
Paper Duration Maximum Marks
I 2 hours 200
II 2 hours 200

Both papers will consist of Objective (multiple choice answer) Type questions only
Both the question papers would be English and Hindi, except for some questions specifically intended to test English Language Comprehension skills, which would be in English only

Main Examination
Paper
Subject
Duration
Maximum Marks

I
One of the Indian Languages chosen from the prescribed list
3 hours
300

II
English
3 hours
300

III
Essay
3 hours
200

IV
Optional Subject 1
3 hours
300

V
Optional Subject 1
3 hours
300

VI
Optional Subject 2
3 hours
300

VII
Optional Subject 2
3 hours
300

Total
2000

Interview
The interview will carry 300 marks.
Total marks obtained by the candidate in the Main Examination (written part as well as interview) would decided his/her final ranking.

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Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (Objective Type)
Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
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.

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Can any of you here provide me the IAS Exam pattern???????????

IAS Exams (Civil Services Exams) are being conducted every year

The Civil Services Exams (IAS Exams) are conducted in three phases.
Phase I: CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) in Agust
Phase II: Mains (Civil Services Mains) in December
Phase III: Personality test (interview) in Feb/Mar of the following year

Preliminary Examination pattern

-There are two compulsory papers of 200 marks each in the Civil Services Prelims Exam.
- Both the question papers are of the objective type (multiple choice questions) of two hours each.
- The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
- Blind candidates would be allowed an extra 20 minutes of time at each paper.

Main examination Pattern --

PAPER-I: English 300 marks (Section 1 Essay-200 Marks
Section 2 English Comprehension & English Précis-100 Marks)
PAPER-II: General Studies- I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society-250 Marks
PAPER-III: General Studies- II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations-250 Marks
PAPER-IV: General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management-250 marks
PAPER-V: General Studies- IV: Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude-250 Marks
PAPER-VI : Optional Subject Papers I 250 Marks
PAPER VII: Optional Subject Papers II 250 Marks

Personality Test (Interview)-
275 Marks

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As per your demand here I am telling the IAS New Pattern:

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Will you please provide the paper pattern of IAS exam?

I want to know the paper pattern of the Indian Administrative Service examination; can you tell me the same????

The IAS exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission every year.

Eligibility Criteria:
Interested applicants must have any graduate degree from any recognized University.
Students who are in the final year are also eligible.
Candidate’s age should be between 21 and 30 years.

IAS Exams are conducted in three following phases.
Phase I:Civil Services Aptitude Test
Phase II:Civil Services Mains
Phase III: Personality test (Interview)

Preliminary Examination :
It is Objective type examination divided into two parts :
Paper I Paper II
200 marks 200 marks
120 mins 120 mins

Paper I syllabus
General Science
Indian Polity and Governance
Economic and Social Development
Current events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian national Movement
India and World Geography
General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate chage
Paper II Syllabus
Comprehension
Interpersonal Skills including Comprehension Skills
Basic Numeracy, Data Interpretation.
English Language Comprehension Skills
Logical reasoning & Analytical ability
Decision making and Problem Solving
General Mental Ability

The Main exam will consist of Essay, Modern Indian Language, English, General Studies-I, General Studies-II, General Studies-III, General Studies-IV
List of optional subjects for IAS Main Examination are given below:
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Statistics
Zoology
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Pubic Administration
Sociology

Literature from one of the following languages:
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English.

For your idea , here i am providing list of few questions of sociology subject.
Section A
1. Write short notes on the following: (Each note should not exceed 150 words)
(a)"Sociology emerged in Europe and flourished to begin with on social reformist orientation in the U.S.A." - Comment.
(b) Compare and contrast Sociology with Anthropology.
(c) Critically examine positivistic approach in sociological studies.
(d) Examine science and technology as agents of social change.
(e) Analyse the contemporary trends in family with examples.

2. (a) Analyse the limitations of quantitative methods in social research. 20
(b)Critically examine the functionalist tradition in Sociology.
(c)Analyse the salient features of historical materialism.

3. (a)Compare Karl Marx with Emile Durkheim with reference to the framework of 'division of labour'.
(b)Critically analyse the contributions of G.H. Mead to 'symbolic interactionism'.
(c) Examine the salient features of Weberian bureaucracy.

4. (a) How are open and closed systems of stratification undergoing transformation in the emergence of new hierarchical social order in societies?
(b) Is patriarchy a universal phenomenon? Critically examine how does patriarchy affect sexual division of labour in societies.
(c) Examine the role of pressure groups in parliamentary democracy.

Section B
5. Write short notes on the following: (Each note should not exceed 150 words)
(a) Distinguish between people being socially excluded and people excluding themselves socially in societies.
(b) Define social movement. Elucidate the role of reformist movements in social change.

(c) "Science has empirical means to logical ends and religion has non-empirical means to logical ends." - Comment.
(d) Examine the social dimensions of displacement induced by development.
(e) Analyse the gender bias in the present society with examples.

6. (a) How do Karl Marx and Max Weber differ in terms of their analysis of social stratification?
(b)Examine the social impact of globalization on labour and society.
(c)Examine the relevance of Parsonian Social System in the present society.

7. (a) Evaluate how do civil society and democracy mutually reinforce each other.
(b)Examine the emerging trends in marriage and family as a response to the changes in economic and social order.
(c) Critically examine the role of civil society in democracy.

8. (a) Illustrate the conflicts and tensions experienced by societies undergoing social change.
(b) Critically examine the cultural theories of social change with suitable examples.
(c) Is religion antithetical to science? Comment.

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The Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) conducts Prelims and Mains examination for post of Indian Administrative Service. The prelims examination has been replaced by another examination. This pattern will be called the Civil Services Aptitude Test or CSAT. In the new paper pattern they plan to have a GS paper and a general aptitude paper.

Paper pattern;
Paper Subject Name Marks
Paper-1 Essay 250
Paper-2 General Studies–I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) 250
Paper-3 General Studies –II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) 250
Paper-4 General Studies –III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio‐diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) 250
Paper-5 General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) 250
Paper-6 Optional Subject – Paper 1 250
Paper-7 Optional Subject – Paper 2 250
Sub Total (Written test) 1750
Personality Test 275
Grand Total 2025

Candidates may choose any one of the optional subjects:
Language Script
Assamese Assamese
Bengali Bengali
Gujarati Gujarati
Hindi Devanagari
Kannada Kannada
Kashmiri Persian
Konkani Devanagari
Malayalam Malayalam
Manipuri Bengali
Marathi Devanagari
Nepali Devanagari
Oriya Oriya
Punjabi Gurumukhi
Sanskrit Devanagari
Sindhi Devanagari or Arabic
Tamil Tamil
Telugu Telugu
Urdu Persian
Bodo Devanagari
Dogri Devanagari
Maithilli Devanagari
Santhali Devanagari or Olchiki

List of optional subjects for Main Examination:
Agriculture
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Literature of any one of the following languages:

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