IAS Entrance Exam Qualification

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Eligibility
Qualification Criteria
A degree of graduation in any stream from any recognized University recognized by the University grants Commission as lay down by the Parliament and the Legislature.

The candidates who have appeared in the qualifying examination and are waiting for the result are also eligible to apply provided they submit the certificate of qualification along with the mark sheet to the UPSC in the DAF before the Main Exam

Nationality
For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.
For other services, a candidate must be either :—

A citizen of India, or
A subject of Nepal, or
A subject of Bhutan, or
A Tibetan refugee

Exam pattern
The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.

(i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).

(ii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English. However, questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level will be tested through passages from English Language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.

IAS Main Examination Pattern:-
The written examination will consist of the following papers :-

Qualifying Papers:-
Paper-A (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution). - 300 Marks

Paper-B English - 300 Marks

Papers to be counted for merit
Paper-I Essay - 250 Marks
Paper-II General Studies-I - 250 Marks (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
Paper-III General Studies -II - 250 Marks (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
Paper-IV General Studies -III - 250 Marks (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
Paper-V General Studies -IV - 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
Paper-VI Optional Subject - Paper 1 - 250 Marks
Paper-VII Optional Subject - Paper 2 - 250 Marks
Sub Total (Written test) - 1750 Marks
Personality Test - 275 Marks
Grand Total - 2025 Marks

Optional Subject
(i) Agriculture
(ii) Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
(iii) Anthropology
(iv) Botany
(v) Chemistry
(vi) Civil Engineering
(vii) Commerce and Accountancy
(viii) Economics
(ix) Electrical Engineering
(x) Geography
(xi) Geology
(xii) History
(xiii) Law
(xiv) Management
(xv) Mathematics
(xvi) Mechanical Engineering
(xvii) Medical Science
(xviii) Philosophy
(xix) Physics
(xx) Political Science and International Relations
(xxi) Psychology
(xxii) Public Administration
(xxiii) Sociology
(xxiv) Statistics
(xxv) Zoology

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