How to prepare for the IAS Exam?
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Examination
- Preliminary Examination
- Main Examination
- Negative Marking / Penalty for wrong answers
- GS Syllabus
- IAS Exam 2010 Preparation Schedule
- Tips on IAS Coaching
- Answer writing tips
- Exam Strategy
- Poll 1 - optionals
- Poll 2 - coaching
- Guestbook
- IAS Exam Guide
- www.jatang.in
Overview of the Examination
The Examination comprises two successive stages.
(i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination; and
(ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts.
(i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination; and
(ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts.
Preliminary Examination
The preliminary examination consists of two papers of objective type carrying a maximum of 450 marks. The optional paper has 300 marks and the general studies (GS) paper has 150 marks.
The optional paper has to be studied extensively and one should aim at scoring 95-110 out of 120 questions. The GS paper has 150 questions and each question here has 1 mark compared to 2.5 for the optional. One should aim to score 90-110 out of the 150.
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The optional paper has to be studied extensively and one should aim at scoring 95-110 out of 120 questions. The GS paper has 150 questions and each question here has 1 mark compared to 2.5 for the optional. One should aim to score 90-110 out of the 150.
For more info iasguide.googlepages.com
Main Examination
Scheme of the Main Examination.
Paper I: One of the Indian languages to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. 300 marks
Paper II: English. 300 marks
Paper III: Essay. 200 marks
Papers IV and V: General Studies. 300 marks for each paper
Papers VI, VII, VIII and IX: Any two subjects to be selected from the list of the optional subjects. Each subject will have two papers. 300 marks for each paper
Interview test. 300 marks
Note: The Papers on Indian Languages and English will be of qualifying nature; the marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.
Paper I: One of the Indian languages to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. 300 marks
Paper II: English. 300 marks
Paper III: Essay. 200 marks
Papers IV and V: General Studies. 300 marks for each paper
Papers VI, VII, VIII and IX: Any two subjects to be selected from the list of the optional subjects. Each subject will have two papers. 300 marks for each paper
Interview test. 300 marks
Note: The Papers on Indian Languages and English will be of qualifying nature; the marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.
Negative Marking / Penalty for wrong answers
As per the notification issued by UPSC on December 16, 2006, there will be penalty in the form of negative marking for wrong answers given by a candidate in the objective type question papers for theCivil Services (Prelim) Exam 2007 and onwards. As such, every question will have four alternatives for the answer and in case of each question, a wrong answer marked by the candidate will account for the deduction of one third (0.33) of themarks assigned to that question.
If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question. However, if a question is left blank without any answer marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question. However, if a question is left blank without any answer marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
GS Syllabus
GS Prelims Syllabus
GS Mains Syllabus
GS Mains Syllabus
IAS Exam 2010 Preparation Schedule
IAS Exam 2010 Preparation Schedule
Tips on IAS Coaching
Tips on finding a good coaching centre for IAS Coaching
Answer writing tips
Answer writing tips
Exam Strategy
Exam Strategy
Personality attributes UPSC is looking for
Personality attributes UPSC is looking for
Poll 1 - optionals
Give your views on selecting a fresh optional
As a new subject, which optional will you suggest?
