| The
Examination |
| The Civil Service Examnition (CSE) is conducted
every year by UPSC as a common examination for the Central Service
which includes, interalia, IAS, IFS, IPS, Group A and Group B Central
Services. Every year, the notification for the examination is published
in the month of December in the Employment News/ Rozgar Samachar,
Gazette of India and same newspaper. And different states organise
Civil Service Exam though teir own Public Services Commision from
time to time. The competitive Examination compremises of successive
stages:
| (i) |
Civil Service Preliminary Examination(Objective
Type) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination,
and |
| (ii) |
Civil Service Main Examination (Written and
Interview) for the selection of candidates for Various services
and post. |
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| Educational
Qualification |
| Graduation or equivalent from any recognized University.
| Number of Attemts |
Four for General Category
Seven for OBCs
No Limits for SC/ ST candidate |
| Reservation |
15% for SC
71/2% for ST
27% for OBCs |
| Age Limit |
More than 21 years. But less than 30 years.
On 1st of the year of Exam. Upper age limit is relaxable upto
3 years for OBC and upto 5years for SC/ST Candidates. |
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| Plan
of Examination |
| First Stage: Preliminary Examination |
| Paper -I |
General Studies |
150 Questions |
150 Marks |
| Paper -II |
One Subject to be selected from the list of
optional Subjects |
120 Questions |
300 Marks |
| |
Total |
450 Marks |
| Note: |
| 1. |
Preliminary Exam is meant to serve as a screening
test only. The marks obtained will not be counted for determining
the final order of merits. |
| 2. |
The number of condidates to be admitted to
the Main Exam will be about 12-13 times the total approximate
number of vacancies to be filled in the year. |
| 3. |
The course and content of the syllabi of optional
subject will be of degree level. |
| 4. |
Each paper will be of two hours duration. |
| 5. |
Preliminary Exam is usually held on May or June
every year. |
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| Second Stage: Main Examination |
| Paper -I |
One of the Indian Language to be selected by Candidate |
300 Marks |
| Paper -II |
English |
300 Marks |
| These two papers are qualifying in nature.
The marks obtained in these papers will not be considered for
ranking. |
| Paper -I |
Essay |
200 marks |
| Paper -IV & V |
General Studies |
600 marks |
| Paper -VI & VII |
Optional Subject- I |
600 marks |
| Paper -VIII & IX |
Optional Subject- II |
600 marks |
| ( Optional Subjects are to be selected
by the candidate from the list of optional subjects ) |
| Interview |
300 marks |
| Total |
2300 marks |
| Note: |
| 1. |
The paper on Indian Language and English will be of matriculation
or equivalent standard. |
| 2. |
The question paper for lll to lX ill be set both in Hindi
and English medium. |
| 3. |
The main Exam is intended
to assess the overall intellectual traits and the depth of
understanding rather than merely the range of information
and memory. So sufficient choice of question will be allowed
in the question. |
| 4. |
Each paper will be of three hours duration. |
| 5. |
The Main Exam is usually held in October/ November
every year. |
| 6. |
Condidates will not be allowed to offer the
following combinations of subject.
A) Political Science & International Relations and Public
Administration;
B) Commerce & Accountancy and Management;
C) Anthropology and Sociology;
D) Mathematics and Statistics;
E) Agriculture and Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Sciece;
F) Management and Public Administration;
G) Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Sciece and Medical Science. |
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| Third
Stage: The Interview |
| The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who
will have before them a record of his Career. He will be asked question
on matter of general inetrest. The objective is to assess the personal
suitability of the candidate for a career in Public Servisce. The
test is intended to judge the mental caliber of a candidate. In broad
terms, this is realy an assessment of not only his intellectual qualities
but also social traits and his interest on current affairs. Some of
the qualities to be judge are like mentel alertness, critical power
of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, balance of judjment,
varietyand depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership,
Intellectual and moral integrity. |
