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Also see the following websites–
http://www.upsc.gov.in
http://www.civilserviceindia.com
LIST OF CIVIL SERVICES INCLUDED IN IAS EXAM
Indian Administrative Service
India Foreign Service
Indian Police Service
Group A Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service Indian Audit and Accounts Service Indian Customs and Central Excise Service Indian Defence Accounts Service Indian Revenue Service Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Assistant Works Manager, non-technical) Indian Postal Service Indian Civil Accounts Service Indian Railway Traffic Service Indian Railway Accounts Service Indian Railway Personnel Service Posts of Assistant Security Officer in Railway Protection Force (RPF) Indian Defence Estates Service Indian Information Service (Junior Grade)
Group – B Railway Board Secretariat Service (Section Officer’s Grade) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (Section Officer’s Grade) Customs Appraisers’ Service
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands,
Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service and Police Service
Pondicherry Civil Service
IAS–PRILIMINARY EXAMINATION
The Preliminary Examination is meant to serve as screening test and has all objective type of questions. This examination is conducted according to the following pattern— With effect from 2011, the pattern of preliminary exam. will change. There will be no optional subject, which will be replaced by a paper on problem solving and general inellectual fitness.
| PAPER |
SUBJECT |
DURATION |
MARKS |
| I |
General Studies |
2 hrs |
150 |
| II |
Optional Subject |
2 hrs |
300 |
General Studies includes the following: General Science, Current Events of national and international importance, history of India and Indian National Movement, India and World Geography, Indian Polity and Economy and General Mental Ability.
Optional Subjects for Preliminary Examination: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Indian History, Law, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics and Zoology.
IAS Main Examination—Subjects
| Paper-I |
One of the Indian Languages has to be selected by the candidate from the 18 language list included in the VIII Schedule of the Constitution (This is a qualifying Paper). |
300 Marks |
| Paper-II |
English (This is a qualifying paper) |
300 Marks |
| Paper-III |
Essay |
200 Marks |
| Papers IV & V |
General Studies (300 Marks for each paper) |
600 Marks |
| Papers VI, VII, VIII & IX |
Any two Optional subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the prescribed Optional Subjects (300 marks for each paper) |
1200 Marks
(300 x 2 x 2) |
| Total Marks for Written Examination |
2000 Marks |
| Interview or Personality test |
300 Marks |
| Grand Total |
2300 Marks |
