IAS & IPS Exam (Prelims/Mains)

The Civil Services Examination (CSE) offers the widest range of jobs in our country and is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). There are about twenty-three (23) services offered through this single examination. Some of the top services offered are the two All India Services, viz., the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS) along with the other central services, viz., Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Revenue Service (IRS), Indian Customs & Central Excise Services, etc. Due to the importance and nature of such civil/public service jobs, UPSC takes utmost care in selecting the right people.

The Civil Services Examination comprises two successive stages:

1) Civil Services Preliminary Examinations (Objective Type) - for the selection of candidates for Main Examination; and

2) Civil Services Main Examination (Written Test and Interview) - for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts

STAGE – 1 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

Papers

Subjects

Marks

Exam Time

1

GENERAL STUDIES
(100 Multiple choice questions-each question carry 2 marks)

200

2 HOURS

2

CIVIL SERVICE APTITUDE TEST
(80 Multiple choice questions-each question carry 2.5 marks)

200

2 HOURS

Total

400

STAGE – 2 MAIN EXAMINATION

A. LANGUAGES

Papers

Subjects

Marks

Exam Time

1

English

300

2 HOURS

2

Any One Indian Language

300

2 HOURS

Total

600

B. ESSAY & GENERAL STUDIES

Papers

Subjects

Marks

Exam Time

1

Essay

250

2 HOURS

2

Indian Heritage and Culture,History and
Geography of the World
and Society

and International relations

250

2 HOURS

3

Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice

250

2 HOURS

4

Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity,
Environment, Security and Disaster Management

250

2 HOURS

5

Ethics Integrity and Aptitude

250

2 HOURS