Wednesday 2 September 2015

How to prepare for IAS Exam -Beginners Guide

Dear Students ,

Let us simplify IAS exam first ,understand the pattern and process. Then lets make our strategy and work towards our success.


HOW TO PREPARE FOR CIVIL SERVICES ?
Civil Services Exam is a common entrance test for All India Services like IAS,IPS,IRS,IFS ,etc.


PREPARATION TIME
One year of intense study after graduation, on average


DIFFERENT LEVELS


LEVEL
NO. OF MARKS
MONTH OF THE EXAM
TYPE OF QUESTIONS
Preliminary
400(200+200)
August
Objective type
Mains
1750
December
Descriptive type
Personality Test
275
April -June (following year)
Interview


PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION


PAPER 1
GENERAL STUDIES
100 QUESTIONS
100*2=200
PAPER 2
CSAT
80 QUESTIONS
80*2.5=200


Note :
There is also negative marking is 0.33.
Paper 2 is a qualifying paper .One has to get a minimum score of 66.67(Applicable from 2015)
Hence ,only Paper 1 marks count for the cutoff from 2015.


MAINS EXAMINATION


PAPER 1
Indian Language (Qualifying Paper)*
300 marks
PAPER 2
English (Qualifying Paper)*
300 marks
ESSAY
One or two essays.
250 marks
GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 1
Indian heritage, culture, history, geography of the world and society
250 marks
GENERAL STUDIES
PAPER 2
Governance, constitution, polity, social justice and international relations.
250 marks
GENERAL STUDIES
PAPER 3
Technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security and disaster management.
250 marks
GENERAL STUDIES
PAPER 4
Ethics,Integrity and Aptitude
250 marks
OPTIONAL PAPER 1

250 marks
OPTIONAL PAPER 2

250 marks

TOTAL
1750 Marks


Note :
Two qualifying papers: English and any of the languages mentioned in the eighth schedule of the Constitution (not for final ranking)


PERSONALITY TEST-


An interview ,out of 275 marks.


FINAL SCORE -


The total of the Mains examination and personality test decide your total score.And your All India Rank is allotted on the same basis.
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Stay tuned !
(This is a part of series of blogs on "Civil Services Examination - Simplified like never before )

Here is the list of blogs in this series so far -


71 comments:

  1. Great start Sir....!

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  2. Great start Sir....!

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  4. Thank you for the information, indeed it simplified the process. I am glued to your blog now.

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  5. sir.can you please explain how many optionals are to be choosed by the candidate except regional language paper???

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  6. you have to choose one optional subject for the Mains exam.

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  7. hi sir good evening.! sir due to financial problems iam not able to join in any coaching centers so is it possible to crack IAS by home preparation???

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    1. Yes ,you can prepare on our own. Just find a person to guide/mentor to help you understand more about the exam.
      You can read my blogs and ask me doubts if you have.
      Wish you good luck !

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  8. thank you so much sir..!! and i have no guide/mentors to help me sir that's why i am asking you sir.
    by gods grace i found your blog sir..its really helpful to me.
    once again thank you so much sir..!!

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  10. sir i completed my B.E but i have 12 history of arrears in my profile as i cleared it in my last semester .but now i like to give civil service exam because i am starving to develop my country whether my profile will gain me a negetive if cracked the main and go for interview

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    2. Hi SriRam ,
      Your past performance should not hinder you from aiming high.A lot of people who succeeded in life were dropouts or failures in initial stages of life.Just believe in yourself ,focus on the goal and work sincerely.
      As far as the interview is concerned ,we can always work a way out .Dont worry.

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  12. This section is great help for beginners like me. Im about to complete my Mech Engg. My dad is about to retire this June. As stated above, a dedicated one year is essential to crack upsc, but due to financial issues ill have to work after graduation. Does it concludes i cannot crack if i cannot a complete one year?

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    1. If i cannot dedicate one complete year*

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    2. Hi Anirudh ,
      I also cracked civil services preparation while working as a teacher full time. So dont worry. Dedicate your time judiciously. You will be able to crack the exam. All the best.

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  14. Sir, why are colour blind people declared unfit for all civil services??

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