upsc civil service ias exam 2014- What is the new Syllabus of the Examination?

What is the Syllabus of the Examination?

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upsc civil service ias exam 2014-What is the combination of Optional subjects which is not allowed? or allowed?

What is the combination of Optional subjects which is not allowed? Combinations not allowed are:

• Any two literature subjects

• Political Science & International Relations + Public Administration

• Commerce & Accountancy + Management

• Anthropology + Sociology

• Mathematics + Statistics

• Agriculture + Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

• Management + Public Administration

• Any two engineering subjects

• Medical Science + Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

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upsc civil service ias exam 2014-What are the optional subjects which students can choose?

What are the optional subjects which students can choose?

IAS aspirants can choose any two optional subjects from a list of the following optional subjects.

IAS aspirants canalso opt for one literature subject as an optional, if they so desire.

Optional subjects (26) offered by UPSC are given bellow

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upsc civil service ias exam 2014-What is the schedule or time table of the Civil Services exam?

What is the schedule or time table of the Civil Services exam?

The exact schedule of Main exam varies every year and is usually notified by UPSC on its website r www.ias-exam.in

As per previous years UPSC IAS notifications of 2012-2011-2010-2009

Notification and  filling online application form for IAS exam Preliminary Test – January

Date of IAS exam Preliminary Test – 2nd or 3rd week of May

Result of IAS exam Preliminary Test – late-July or early August

IAS Main Examination commencement – October/Nov (duration – 21 days)

Declaration of IAS Main Examination results – February or March (next year)

IAS exam Personality Test or Interview – March and April (next year)

Declaration of IAS Final merit list – Early May (next year)but  before notifications of IAS prelims(next year).
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clik here to know the IAS final results of each years 2012-2011-2010

upsc civil service ias exam 2014-What is the expected number of vacancies in UPSC IAS Civil Services for which the examination is conducted every year by UPSC?

What is the expected number of vacancies in UPSC IAS Civil Services for which the examination is conducted every year by UPSC?

The number of vacancies reported by Union Public Service Commission varies every year.

The number of vacancies per year in the last 4 years had varied between 900 and 1100.


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upsc civil service ias exam 2014-What is the number of maximum attempts for different categories?

What is the number of maximum attempts for different categories?

General category and OBC (creamy layer) category have a maximum of 4 attempts.

OBC (non creamy layer) have a maximum of 7 attempts.

For Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe category candidates there is no limit on the number of attempts till they attain the age of 35 years.

options for OBC/SC/ST- first  4 attempt as GM(must & should )+rest 7 as OBC/SC/ST=total 11 attempts.

(Note-no 7 OBC/SC/ST+4GM options is given or available, only  4GM +7OBC/SC/ST is available  for those who desire to take risk & it is not compulsory)

Students belonging to OBC/SC/ST can give the first 4 attempts as General category candidates (if they so desire) and thereafter they can avail the relaxation in the number of attempts by availing the category benefits.

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upsc civil service ias exam 2014-What is the minimum and maximum age limit to appear in the UPSC IAS exam?

What is the minimum and maximum age limit to appear in the UPSC IAS exam?
 
Candidates belonging to General category and OBC (creamy layer)
must have attained the age of 21 on 1st August of the year of the Exam but must not have attained the age of 30 on 1st August of the year of the Exam.

Candidates belonging to OBC (non creamy layer) category
must have attained the age of 21 on 1st August of the year of the Exam but must not have attained the age of 33 on 1st August of the year of the Exam.

Candidates belonging to SC category
must have attained the age of 21 on 1st August of the year of the Exam but must not have attained the age of 35 on 1st August of the year of the Exam.

Candidates belonging to ST category
must have attained the age of 21 on 1st August of the year of the Exam but must not have attained the age of 35 on 1st August of the year of the Exam.

click here to know the  official central list of OBC(no state list of OBC is considered as OBC in UPSC IAS or central govt jobs)

click here to know the difference between OBC(creamy layer) Vs OBC( non creamy layers).
note- OBC (creamy layer) is considered as GM(general merit)in UPSC or any other central govt jobs).They cannot claim themselves as OBC candidates.They treat as GM not OBC.
note- only OBC(non creamy layer) is considered as OBC.They are eligible for reservation for central govt jobs & fee concession.

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upsc civil service ias exam 2014-What is the eligibility or education qualification to appear for this Examination?

What is the eligibility or education qualification to appear for this Examination?
 
Students must be degree holders or graduates (degree recognized by University Grants Commission

or respective recognized  state/central govt ) to appear for this Examination. Indian students holding

a foreign degree need to ensure that their degree is accredited or recognized by UGC.



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upsc civil service ias exam publishes or release the advertisement for conducting the IAS Civil Services Examination every year in the month of

When does the UPSC advertise or release notification about the IAS Examination?
 
UPSC publishes or release the advertisement for conducting the IAS Civil Services Examination every year in the month of January for the Preliminary Test to be held in May, each year.
Applications are invited by UPSC till February of that year.

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upsc civil service ias exam 2014-When is the Final result declared?

When is the Final result declared?
 
The total marks scored by candidates in Main Examination (2000) + Personality Test or Interview (300).

The final result is declared around 10 days prior to the next year’s Preliminary Test.

Final Ranking and Service allocation is based on the combined marks scored in Main Examination (2000) and Interview (300) and on the preferences given by the candidates at the time of filling up of the Main Examination application form.

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upsc civil service ias exam 2014-What is the Interview or Personality Test stage?

What is the Interview or Personality Test stage?

stage 3 – IAS interview or PT

IAS aspirants who qualify in ias mains call for Interview by the UPSC usually in the month of March or April.

The Interviews usually start 2 weeks after the Main Exam results are announced.

The duration of Interviews is around 40 days.

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upsc civil service ias exam 2014-What is the UPSC IAS Main Examination?

What is the UPSC IAS Main Examination?

stage 2 – IAS mains

Latest pattern- pattern changed from 2012 IAS Main exam-see the offical IAS 2012 notification here
The UPSC IAS Mains Exam (Subjective papers of 2000 marks) consists of 9 papers which are usually held from early October/November for around 21 days.

The current pattern of UPSC IAS Main examination is as follows:-

PAPER-I:
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 & PAPER VII: Optional Subject Papers I & II-250 Marks Each
Total marks-2075(9 descriptive papers)

Personality Test- 275 Marks

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upsc civil service ias exam 2014-What is the ias Preliminary Test?upsc ias prelims CSAT-Civil Service Aptitude Test

What is the Preliminary Test?upsc ias prelims CSAT-Civil Service Aptitude Test

Stage 1 – Preliminary Test – consists of objective type questions with negative marking for wrong answers.

(IAS prelims exam generally held on 2nd or 3rd Sunday in the month of May every year)

Paper 1 – General Studies (100 questions, 200 marks, each question carry2 marks,penalty of 1/4(0.33) for every wrong answer) 2 hours(120 min)

Paper 2 – CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) -100 questions, 200 marks, each question carry2 marks,penalty of 1/4(0.33) for every wrong answer) 2 hours(120 min).
There is a cut-off in the IAS Preliminary Test which varies every year and is decided by the UPSC.

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upsc civil service ias exam 2014-What is the current pattern of upsc ias civil service exam?

What is the current pattern of upsc ias civil service exam?

upsc ias Civil Services Examination ias exam held every year in 3-stages of examination

Stage 1 – Preliminary Test-popoularly known as Objective CSAT from 2011 onwards(

Stage 2 – Main Exam-popularly known as written examination(WE) from 2011 onwards

Stage 3 – Personality Test / Interview(PT/PI-from 2011 onwards

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upsc civil service ias prelims exam 2014-CSAT 2014-notification detailes.exam dates.tips&tricks

UPSC has announced dates for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam 2014. This years UPSC civil service ias prelims exam 2014 is expected to drag 1 or 3 months more to complete ias prelims & ias mains exam due to upcoming election schedule. Usually every year civil service exams are conducted in the month of may(prelims) & nov(mains),but due to this years election schedule, both ias prelims & ias mains expected to complete by next year jan/feb 2014.So all aspirants get ample months time to prepare prelims & mains exam.
Here is the UPSC official tentative ias exam date & time table for the year 2014.visit here www.ias-exam.in

name of exam	date of notificatin	last date to apply	date of exam	duration of exam
	civi service UPSC ias prelims exam 2014 time table
ias prelms 2014(CSAT 2014)
plus	17-05-2014	16-06-2014	24-08-2014	1 day
ifs prelims 2014(CSAT 2014)
	civi service UPSC ias mains exam 2014 time table
ias mains 2014	17-05-2014	16-06-2014	14-12-2014	5 days
ifs mains 2014	17-05-2014	16-06-2014	22-11-2014	10 days