The IAS Exam is known as Civil Service Examination conducted by UPSC.

This Exam conducted by UPSC each year.

As you are looking for alerts for advertisement for this Exam, so here I am providing important dates for upcoming UPSC Civil Service Exam here:

UPSC Civil Service Exam Important Dates 2018

Preliminary Exam:
Date of Advertisement:
07.02..2018

Last Date to Apply: 06.03.2018

Exam Dates:
03.06.2018(SUNDAY)

Main Exam:
Exam Date:
01.10.2018(MONDAY)

Days: 5 DAYS

Here I am providing syllabus of UPSC Civil Service Preliminary Exam for your reference:

UPSC Civil Service Preliminary Exam Syllabus

Paper - I General Studies 200 Marks Two Hours
Paper- II (CSAT) Aptitude test (CSAT) 200 Marks Two Hours

Syllabus:

Paper-I:
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
General Science

Paper-II:
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision-making and problemsolving
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)