AS officer is to see to the administrative matters of the government.


Exam Pattern of the IAS

Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

Current events of national and international importance.

History of India and Indian National Movement.

Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India
and the World.

Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj,
Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty,
Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.

General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change -
that do not require subject specialization.

General Science.

Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

Comprehension

Interpersonal skills including communication skills

Logical reasoning and analytical ability

Decision-making and problem-solving

General mental ability

Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.)
(Class X level), Data

interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)

English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

Main Exam

Paper-I and II:

There will be two qualifying papers in any Indian language and English each of 300 marks.



Paper-III : Essay 250 Marks



Candidates will be required to write an essay on a specific topic.
The choice of subjects will be given.

Paper-IV

General Studies-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) of 250 marks


Paper-V

General Studies -II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) of 250 marks which

Paper-VI
General Studies -III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) of 250 marks
Paper-VII

General Studies -IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) of 250 marks

PAPER-VIII & PAPER IX



Optional Subject Papers I & II

List of optional subjects for Main Examination:

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


Literature of any one of the following languages

Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,
Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi,
Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, English.

You may choose any optional subject from the list of subjects



After clearing the above exams you also have top clear the Interview Part