Civil service, the back bone of the Indian government machinery constitutes all the departments which runs the State administration. A highly competitive and challenging area, it involves a variety of jobs in different departments.
IAS is an exam which coverall the fields such as Arts Commerce and Science depending upon his/her interest subject can be choose Here in IAS 2rounds of
Written Tests will be there those who will be clear all the 2 rounds he/she will be called for interview.
The competitive examination comprises two successive stages:
(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.
2. The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 450 marks in the subjects set out in subsection (A) of Section II. Thisexamination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about twelve to thirteen times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year in the various Services and Posts. Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the PreliminaryExamination in a year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main Examination.
3. The Main Examination will consist of a written examination and an interview test. The written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the subjects set out in sub-section (B) of Section II. Also see Note (ii) under Para I of Section II (B).
4. Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Main Examination as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be summoned by them for an interview for a Personality Test vide sub-section ?C? of Section II. However, the papers on Indian Languages and English will be of qualifying nature. Also see Note (ii) under Para 1 of Section II (B). The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.The number of candidates to be summoned for interview will be about twice the number of vacancies to be filled. The interview will carry 300 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).
Marks thus obtained by the candidates in the Main Examination (written part as well as interview) would determine their final ranking. Candidates will be allotted to the various Services keeping in view their ranks in theexamination and the preferences expressed by them for the various Services and posts.
| Date of Issue of Forms | 2008/12/06 |
| Last date of Submission | 5th January, for candidate from remote area and abroad 12th January 2008 |
| Date of Examination | 2009/05/17 |
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