IAS - Indian Administrative Service exam is one of the highest designations offered by the Indian Government. IAS Exam will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

UPSC examination is conducted using a two-step method. The interested candidate needs to appear for the civil services preliminary exam which is followed by the civil services mains exam.

IAS Exam Eligibility Criteria
-You must be a citizen of India.
- You must hold a degree of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University Under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification
-You must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years

-The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable :
upto a maximum of five years -- Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
upto a maximum of three years -- Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.
upto a maximum of five years --if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.
upto a maximum of three years-- in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities
upto a maximum of five years --in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service
Upto a maximum of five years ---in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years Military Service
upto a maximum of 10 years ---in the case of blind, deaf - muteand orthopaedically handicapped persons.

IAS 2014 Exam Dates

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam, 2014
Date of Notification: - 17.05.2014
Last Date for Receipt of Applications: - 16.06.2014 (Monday)

Date of Commencement of Exam: - 24.08.2014 (Sunday)
Duration of Exam: - 1 Day
Civil Services (Main) Exam. 2014
Date of Commencement of Exam: - 14.12.2014 (Sunday)

Last Date for Receipt of Applications: - 5 Days

List of Optional Subjects in IAS Mains Exam:

Agriculture
Commerce & Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
Indian History
Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Law
Management
Mathematics
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science & International Relations

List of Optional Subjects (Literature) - Main
Assamese
Bengali
Hindi
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
Marathi
Malayalam
Manipuri
Chinese
English
French
German
Gujarati
Nepali
Oriya
Pali
Persian
Nepali
Oriya
Pali
Persian
Punjabi
Russian
Punjabi
Russian
Sanskrit
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Manipuri