The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India.

Eligibility criteria-
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) exam is conducted by UPSC for recruitment of eligible candidates for civil services.

Eligibility Criteria for exam :

Candidate must be citizen of India.

-Age limit:
21 to 32 yeears

Process to become an IAS officer

Even though the exam to be undertaken is popularly known as IAS exam, it
is officially called UPSC Exam Civil Services. The UPSC CSE consists of 3
stages –

Prelims, Mains, and Interview.

Tips to Clear Civil Services Exam

To clear IAS Exam, aspirants are advised to have a long-term strategy.
Though most of the serious candidates start preparation 9-12 months before
the exam date, there are candidates who successfully achieve top ranks with
only a few months of dedicated study. So what matters is not the duration of
the preparation, but the quality of the same.

IAS exams syllabus

A good understanding of UPSC syllabus and exam pattern is the first step for
all freshers.

Civil Services Preliminary exam comprises of two compulsory papers of 200
marks each (General Studies Paper I and General Studies Paper II).

The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type. The marks in prelims
will not be counted for final ranking, but just for qualification for main exam.

A candidate’s rank in UPSC Civil Service Exam depends only on the mark
scored in Main and Interview.

The written examination (main) will consist of the following nine papers, but
only 7 papers will be counted for final merit ranking.

For the rest two papers, the candidate should secure minimum marks
prescribed by UPSC each year. The main exam has 1750 marks while
interview has 275 marks.

Books required for Civil Services Exams

Taking inputs from toppers, a detailed list of the best UPSC books available
in the market as per the latest UPSC syllabus for each subject in Prelims and
Mains is prepared.

Importance of civil exams

As you may know, only when tested in an exam atmosphere with negative
marking, you can improve the ability to deliver in the actual exam hall.

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