IAS is not a job or a dream its like a responsibility of the person to have it .Union Public Services Commission(UPSC) is a constitution body that conducts Civil services examination(CSE) smoothly and Completes the recruitment process Every year.I am here to explain the exam pattern,Syllabus,eligibility and Cutoff marks briefly and make you have a broad overview about exam. lets have patience and read till end its the first qualification to become an IAS
Firstly we need to know what services would Exam be conducted by UPSC CSE.UPSC CSE conducts exam for 21 services which are broadly classified into 3 categories 1.All India Civil Services (IAS,IPS,IFos)
2.Group 'A' Civil Services
3.Group 'B' Civil Services
Ministry of railways consulted UPSC and DoPT Added IRMS services to be conducted by The UPSC from 2023
From past few years UPSC guarantees:
1.Upsc releases the exam Notification every year
2. It's releases the job calendar every year
3.Process takes almost one year from the date of prelims
4.After the announcing results of previous year batch only it further conducts the next batch prelims exam
The UPSC CSE has the Three Tire Structured Exam Pattern
1.Preliminary examination
2.Main Examination
3.Interview
Let's see how long it takes to complete entire procedure Requirement process from issuing of notification to announcing Results .your can observer it from the following table below
| Year | Date of notification issued | Preliminary exam | Mains exam | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | March 5th ,2013 | May 26th,2013 | December 1st,2013 | June 12th,2014 |
| 2014 | May 31th,2014 | August 24,2014 | December 14th,2014 | July 4th,2015 |
| 2015 | May 23rd,2015 | August 23,2015 | December 18th,2015 | May 10th,2016 |
| 2016 | April 27th,2016 | August 7th,2016 | December 3rd,2016 | May 31st,2017 |
| 2017 | February 22nd,2017 | June 18th,2017 | October 28th,2017 | April 27th,2018 |
| 2018 | February 7th,2018 | June 3rd,2018 | September 28th,2018 | April 5th,2019 |
| 2019 | February 19th,2019 | June 2nd,2019 | September 20th,2019 | August 4th,2020 |
| 2020 | February 12th,2020 | October 4,2020 | January 8th,2021 | August 4th 2021 |
| 2021 | March 4th,2021 | October 10th,2021 | January 1st, 2022 | May 30th,2022 |
| 2022 | February 22nd,2022 | May 26th,2022 | September16th,2022 | May 23rd,2023 |
| 2023 | February 1st,2023 | May 28th,2023 | September 15th,2023 | Awaiting |
As i mentioned before,UPSC releases Notification every year. Its takes almost one year to complete the entire requirement process.It basically releases notification on the month of February every year.
Now let's see the procedure of UPSC
1.HOW MANY NUMBER OF POSTS DOES UPSC RELEASES IN NOTIFICATION?
It's releases average of 700 postes every year but with the include of IRMS services it may announce posts upto 1100 every year
2.HOW MANY WILL APPLY FOR THE POST?
More than 13 lakh people apply for UPSC CSE every year
3.WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE POST?
A)BASED ON RESIDENT
i)For ALL INDIA CIVIL SERVICES,
only citizens of India are eligible
ii)For All OTHER SERVICES(A&B)
He must best be citizen of India
(or)
NEPAL Residents
(or)
BHUPAL Residents
(or)
TIBETIAN People who migrated to India before 1962 are eligible
B)BASED ON AGE LIMIT
i)Minimum 21 years of age and maximum age of 32
Exceptions:
Age Relaxation
ST/SC -- up to attain age of 32
OBC --- 3 Years
Ex-serviceman----5 Years
ii)Number of Attempts
| Category | Number of Attempts |
|---|---|
| SC/ST | Unlimited |
| OBC | 09 |
| PwBD | 09 for GL/EWS/OBS(Unlimited to SC/ST) |
Must be Any Graduate from Recognized University
Note:Final year graduates can also eligible for apply but only students who submit documents at the time of the Main examination are going to write mains that means The results of the final year students final results must be declared before mains are eligible
4)EXAM PATTERN
Three tier structure which have both Objective and Descriptive type examination
A)PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
B)MAINS EXAMINATION
C)PERSONALITY TEST (INTERVIEW)
I will briefly explain the exam pattern and what its consists of
NOTE:Exam will be conducted in offline only
A)PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:
This is like the elimination round its consists of two papers .Both the papers are Objective type that is OMR based model. For Both the papers,Exam will be conducted on the same day General studies on morning and CAST on Afternoon.All the exams are conducted in offline mode only.
NOTE 1: Paper is in the medium of ENGLISH and HINDI only (this is one of the drawback)
NOTE 2: Marks of the preliminary exam was not consider in the final list of marks
NOTE 3: Only after the correction of CSAT.Only CSAT Qualified member of GENERAL STUDIES paper is corrected
| SUBJECT | NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | MARKS | DURATION | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPER --1 | GENERAL STUDIES | 100 | 200 | 2 Hours | MERIT |
| PAPER--2 | CSAT | 80 | 200 | 2 Hours | QUALIFYIN |
General Studies paper consists of 100 questions each question carries two mark
CSAT paper consists of 80 questions each question carries two and half mark(2.5)
Both the paper has NEGATIVE MARKS of one-third (0.33)
CSAT is just qualifying paper one must need to get 33% of toatl marks
Candidates are Selected only marks obtained on GENERAL STUDIES paper
NOTE: Every year only less than 0.15% of exam appeared qualify for Mains exam(thats is less than 15000)
B) MAIN EXAMINATION:
Paper is Descriptive in Nature.Medium of language will be of any official language must be from schedule eight of constitution .There are toatally NINE Papers In that Two are qualfying in Nature and remaining are based on the merit.The Obtained marks are consider in the final list of marks
| PAPER | MARKS | DURATION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAPER A | 300 | 3 HOURS | QUALIFYING |
| PAPER B | 300 | 3 HOURS | QUALIFYING |
| ESSAY | 250 | 3 HOURS | MERIT |
| PAPER 1 | 250 | 3 HOURS | MERIT |
| PAPER 2 | 250 | 3 HOURS | MERIT |
| PAPER 3 | 250 | 3 HOURS | MERIT |
| PAPER 4 | 250 | 3 HOURS | MERIT |
| OPTIONAL PAPER 1 | 250 | 3 HOURS | MERIT |
| OPTIONAL PAPER 2 | 250 | 3 HOURS | MERIT |
PAPER B is a English language
Both PAPER A and Paper B are qualifying in nature on must obtain the 25% of total marks of that subject are qualified
NOTE:After the correction of qualifying papers.If he Obtain qualify marks then only the remaining merit papers will be corrected
NOTE2:Only 0.05% will be called for the interview(that is less than 2000)
INTERVIEW/PERSONALITY TEST:
This is the final state of UPSC CSE. Here the candidates are called for the interview its consists of 275 marks. Its a test of your personality. After the personality test results are announced
| MARKS | |
|---|---|
| SUB TOTAL (WRITTEN TEST) | 1750 |
| PERSONALITY TEST | 275 |
| TOATL MARKS | 2025 |
Syllabus of UPSC is so Dynamic and syllabus is open ended we cannot expect the questions .We say just syllabus is only a reference .I will classify the syllabus outline only for the detailed syllabus one must need to approach the Official Website
A)SYLLABUS OF PRELIMINARY EXAM
Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
i) Current events of national and international importance.
ii) History of India and Indian National Movement.
iii) Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
iv) Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights
Issues, etc.
v) Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social
Sector Initiatives, etc.
vi) General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require
subject specialization.
vii) General Science.
Paper II-(200 marks) Duration : Two hours
i) Comprehension;
ii) Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
iii)Logical reasoning and analytical ability;
iv)Decision making and problem solving;
v) General mental ability;
vi) Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data
B)MAINS EXAMINATION:
QUALIFYING PAPERS ON INDIAN LANGUAGES AND ENGLISH
The aim of the paper is to test the candidates' ability to read and understand serious discursive proseand to express ideas clearly and correctly, in English and Indian language concerned.
The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows;
PAPER A
(i) Comprehension of given passages.
(ii) Precis Writing.
(iii) Usage and Vocabulary.
(iv) Short Essays.
PAPER B
Indian Languages
(i) comprehension of given passages.
(ii) Precis Writing.
(iii) Usage and Vocabulary.
(iv) Short Essays.
(v) Translation from English to the Indian Language and vice-versa.
PAPER-I
Essay: Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics.
PAPER-II
General Studies-I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society.
PAPER-III
General Studies- II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations.
PAPER-IV
General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and
Disaster Management
PAPER-V
General Studies- IV: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
PAPER-VI & PAPER VII
Optional Subject Papers I & II
There are various optional subject candidate should select one.it is same for both paper I and paper 2
1 Agriculture Syllabus
2 Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
3 Anthropology
4 Botany
5 Chemistry
6 Civil Engineering
7 Commerce & Accountancy
8 Economics
9 Electrical Engineering
10 Geography
11 Geology
12 History
13 Law
14 Management
15 Mathematics
16 Mechanical Engineering
17 Medical Science
18 Philosophy
19 Physics
20 Political Science & International Relations
21 Psychology
22 Public Administration
23 Sociology
24 Statistics
25 Zoology
26.Literature
If you opted to Literature optional subject than you want to choose one from below
1 Assamese
2 Bengali
3 Bodo
4 Dogri
5 Gujarati
6 Hindi
7 Kannada
8 Kashmiri
9 Konkani
10 Maithili
11 Malayalam
12 Manipuri
13 Marathi
14 Nepali
15 Oriya
16 Punjabi
17 Sanskrit
18 Santhali
19 Sindhi
20 Tamil
21 Telugu
22 Urdu
23 English
The candidate who preparing for upsc he must had a copy of syllabus .Syllabus is the guide to UPSC CSE
6)CUTOFF MARKS
Following are the cutoff marks given below you can get an idea about it
2020 CUTOFF MARKS
| EXAM | GENERAL | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwBD-1 | PwBD-2 | PwBD-3 | PwBD-4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS(Prelim) | 92.51 | 77.55 | 89.12 | 74.84 | 68.71 | 70.06 | 63.94 | 40.82 | 42.86 |
| CS(Main) | 736 | 687 | 698 | 680 | 682 | 648 | 699 | 425 | 300 |
| CS(Final) | 944 | 894 | 907 | 875 | 876 | 876 | 910 | 675 | 465 |
| EXAM | GENERAL | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwBD-1 | PwBD-2 | PwBD-3 | PwBD-4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS(Prelim) | 87.54 | 80.14 | 84.85 | 75.41 | 70.71 | 68.02 | 67.33 | 43.09 | 45.80 |
| CS(Main) | 745 | 713 | 707 | 700 | 700 | 668 | 712 | 388 | 560 |
| CS(Final) | 953 | 916 | 910 | 886 | 883 | 892 | 932 | 689 | 701 |
| EXAM | GENERAL | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwBD-1 | PwBD-2 | PwBD-3 | PwBD-4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS(Prelim) | 88.22 | 82.83 | 87.54 | 74.08 | 69.35 | 49.84 | 58.59 | 40.40 | 41.76 |
| CS(Main) | 748 | 715 | 714 | 699 | 706 | 677 | 706 | 351 | 419 |
| CS(Final) | 960 | 926 | 923 | 893 | 900 | 879 | 913 | 632 | 590 |
In my comming blogs i will clearly explain the strategy and upsc topices in brief
ALL THE BEST FOR THE UPSC ASPIRANTS
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