Eligibility Criteria for UPSC Exam.

Many of our readers and UPSC aspirants want to know that how to become IAS/IPS/IRS/IFS Or What Eligibility Criteria for UPSC Exam?

Here we are writing complete information in the simplest way to explain our aspirants who will contain all the Eligibility Criteria to join UPSC or give Entrance Exam of UPSC.

This post will cover

• Pattern of Examination
• Nationality
• Age Limit
• Education Qualification
• Number of Attempts
• How and where to apply for UPSC Entrance Examination.

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• Pattern of Examination

The Civil Services Examination will be held in two stages.

• Civil Services Preliminary Examination which will be of objective type.
• Civil Services Main Examination, which will be in the form of written and Interview (only for applicants who will qualify Civil Services Preliminary Examination) are invited for Civil Services Main Examinations.
  

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About Nationality Criteria of IAS/IPS

• The applicant should be the citizen of India.
  

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About Age Limit Criteria of IAS/IPS

• The applicant should complete 20 years and enter at the age 21 years and he should not be more than 32 years of his/her age.
• If an applicant is SC/ST he/she will get more 5 years in short 32+5 =37 years of his/her age.
• If an applicant is OBC then he/she will get 3 years in short 32+3=35 years of his/her age.
• If the applicant is domiciled in J &K between year 1^st Jan 1980 to 31^st Dec 1989 he/she will also get more 5 years in short 32+5=37 years of his/her age.
• The decision of Date of birth or age will be declared whatever will be written on the applicant’s Mark sheet of 10th, 12^th, and Graduation.
  

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Educational Qualification   Criteria of IAS/IPS

• The applicant must have completed his/her graduation in any stream from recognized State or central university approved by UGC.
  

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Number of Attempts Criteria of IAS/IPS

• There are six attempts for all applicants who are not in the reserved category.
• There is no limit (No restriction ) for applicants who belong to SC/ST category in short from age 21 to 37 they are allowed to five attempts.
• There are nine attempts for all applicants who belong to OBC category.
  

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Where to apply

The applicant can apply online using the website  http://www.upsconline.nic.in

The full notification and advertisement chart is given for free to all applicants.

Click here to download it for Free.

Detail Eligibility for UPSC Exam

IAS Exam

Everyone Knows That IAS Is Most Reputed Job In India. It’s Not Easy UPSC to Prepare for It. Candidates Need to Work Hard. Every Year Lakhs Of Candidates Apply For It, But Only a Few Gets Selected. UPSC Conducts The Exam For Selecting Candidates. Candidates Who Get Passed Are Appointed as IAS Officers.

The Competition For The Selection Is Very High And To Qualify It Requires Smart And Hard Work.  In This Article, You Will Get To Know About All The Information Related To IAS 2018 Exam. Hope This Might Help You Get The Enough Information Regarding Exam.

Candidates Have To Meet Some of the Eligibility Criteria for Getting Selected For IAS Exam

IAS Exam Eligibility Criteria:

1. Nationality:

Candidate Must Be A Citizen Of India.

2. Education Qualification:

• Candidate Must Have Obtain A Degree In Any Discipline From A Recognized University Or Institution.
• Applicants Appearing For Their Final Year Degree Exam Are Also Eligible To Apply For IAS
• Candidates Who Have Passed Final Year Of MBBS Exam But Are Yet To Complete Internship Can Apply For The Prelim Exam.

3. Age Limit:

• Minimum Age Is 21 Years, and Candidates Will Be Not Allowed, If They Exceed Age Of 32
• Age Relaxation of 3 Years for OBC Candidates and 5 Years for SC/ST Candidates.

How to Apply for IAS 2018 Exam:

1. Candidate Can Apply For IAS in Two Ways, i.e., Either Online or Offline.
2. If Candidate Is Interested in Applying Offline, Then He Needs to Download the Application Form from UPSC Official Website ups online.nic.in
3. IAS Application Form Consists Of Two Stages
4. A) Registration Part-I     B) Registration Part-II
5. After The Submission Of Personal Details Candidate Will Be Asked To Print The SBI Bank receipt
6. The Printed Pay Slip Needs To Be Used For Payment Of Application Fee.
7. In Offline Mode Of Application, The Filled Application Form Is To Be Sent To The Mentioned Address Before The Last Date For Form Submission.

IAS 2018 Exam Selection Process:

Candidates Are Selected By Following Process-

• Prelims Written
• Mains Written
• Interview

No. Of Attempts for Candidates for IAS 2018 Exam:

• 6 Attempts For General Category
• 9 Attempts For Obc
• And No Limit For Sc/St Candidates

Subjects:

• General Studies
• CSAT (Civil Service Aptitude Test)
• Geography
• Geology
• Public Administration
• Essay

IAS  Exam Preliminary Exam:

Basic Info about the Preliminary Exam:

• Marks Of Preliminary Exam Are Not Counted For Final Marks.
• Candidates Should Attempt Two Papers (Paper 1 & Paper 2) Which Are Compulsory.
• Both The Papers Are Of 200 Marks.
• The Questions Will Be Of Multiple Choice.
• The Questions Will Be Objective Type.
• It Is Necessary For Candidate To Score Minimum 33% In Paper 2 If Fails To Score Minimum Marks Then The Candidate Won’t Be Able To Attempt For Its Main
• Both The Paper Will Be Of Two Hours Duration.
• There Is Negative Marking In The Prelims And 1/3rd Of Marks Allotted For Every Question Is Reduced From Your Score If You Get It Wrong.

IAS 2018 Exam Syllabus

Syllabus of Paper I:

1. Current Events of National and International Importance.
2. History of India and Indian National Movement.

• Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India And The World.

1. Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, Etc.
2. Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, Etc.
3. General Issues On Environmental Ecology, Bio-Diversity, And Climate Change – That Do Not Require Subject Specialization

• General Science.

Syllabus for Paper II:

1. Comprehension
2. Interpersonal Skills Including Communication Skills;

• Logical Reasoning And Analytical Ability

1. Decision-Making And Problem solving
2. General Mental Ability
3. Basic Numeracy (Numbers and Their Relations, Orders of Magnitude, Etc.) (Class X Level), Data Interpretation (Charts, Graphs, Tables, Data Sufficiency, Etc. – Class X Level)

IAS Exam Main Exam:

Basic Info about the Main Exam:

• Your Main Exam Will Consist Of 9 Papers.
• You Will Have Two Qualifying Papers Of 300 Marks Each.
• Marks Of Qualifying Paper Will Not Be Considered Or Counted.
• Rest Other 7 Subjects Will Be Of 250 Marks Each.

Examination Syllabus

Qualifying Papers-

Paper l. One of the Indian Language to Be Selected By Candidate

Paper-ll. English

Rest Papers:

1. Essay(Choices Will Be Given To Candidates And Are Expected To Write Important Points Close To Topic)
2. General Studies 1 (Indian Heritage/Culture, World History & Geography)

• General Studies 2(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice And Internation Relations)

1. General Studies3(Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security & Disaster Management)
2. General Studies 4(Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude)
3. Optional 1 (Of Your Choice)

• Optional 2 (Of Your Choice) Candidate Is Allowed To Take Up Literature As An Optional Subject “Without The Conditionality Of Having To Do His/Her Graduation In That Language’s Literature.

Candidates May Choose Any ONE Optional Subject From Amongst The List Of Subjects Given Below.

1. Agriculture
2. Animal Husbandry And Veterinary Science
3. Anthropology
4. Botany
5. Chemistry
6. Civil Engineering
7. Commerce And Accountancy
8. Economics
9. Electrical Engineering
10. Geography
11. Geology
12. History
13. Law
14. Management
15. Mathematics
16. Mechanical Engineering
17. Medical Science
18. Philosophy
19. Physics
20. Political Science And International Relations
21. Psychology
22. Public Administration
23. Sociology
24. Statistics
25. Zoology
26. 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 And English

Interview:

It Will Be Of 275 Marks this Is Vocal One And Candidates Have the Option To Choose Desired Medium Of Communication. Candidate Can Give Interview in the Language Which They May like.UPSC Will Make Arrangement for the Translators.

Eligibility for IAS Officer

It is essential for the Candidates to fulfill all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Excuses on any grounds other than the properties mentioned will not be granted. The admission of the candidates applying for the Civil Services Examination in all the stages of the examination will be provisional which will be subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Only by the issue of admission certificate, the candidate should not imply to them that his/her candidacy has been explicitly approved by the commission. Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions concerning original documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/ Personality Test.

New Eligibility Criteria:

With effect from 2018, the government intends to raise the upper age limit and number of attempts of applicants of the UPSC Civil Service Examination.

From the published information on the website of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, we come to know that the upper age limitation will be 37 years for the person belonging to SC/ST candidates with unlimited number of attempts; for OBCs with 9 attempts the maximum age limitation is 35 years 0f age; for General category with 6 attempts it is 32years of his age, for physically handicapped candidates the age limit is 42, 45 and 47 years for General, OBC, and SC/ST category respectively and the total number of attempts of General and OBC`s is 9 and for SC/ST it is unlimited, in this particular case.

Academic Qualifications required for IAS Exam:

• The aspiring candidates must hold in minimum a degree of any University which is incorporated by an Act of the Central / 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.
  Candidates who have appeared or intend to appear for the qualifying examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to look for the Preliminary Examination.
• All such candidates who have cleared the preliminary examination and is qualified to appear for the Civil Services Main Examination must give proof of having passed the said examination along with their application for the Mains Examination.
  The UPSC may in very exceptional cases treat a candidate without the preceding requisites of qualification as an eligible candidate if he/she has passed an examination conducted by other institutions, the standard of which justifies his/her admission in the opinion of the commission.
  Candidates who have professional and technical qualifications recognized by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical degrees.
• Candidates who have completed the final year of MBBS or any Medical Examination but are yet to complete the internship can also appear for the Mains Examination.It is only permissible if they submit along with their Main Examination application a certificate from the concerned authority of the University or Institution that they have passed the final professional medical examination. At the stage of an interview, it is compulsory for them and all other aspirants to produce a certificate from a competent authority that they have completed with internship all the requirements for the award of medical Degree.

Restrictions on applying for the examination:

A candidate who has already been appointed as Indian Administrative Service or the Indian Foreign Services on the results of an earlier examination and continues to be a member of that service will not be eligible to compete at this examination. In case such a candidate is appointed to the IAS/IFS after the Preliminary Examination of Civil Services Examination, 2018 is over and he/she continues to be an existing member of that service then he /she shall not be eligible to appear for the Civil Services Mains Examination, 2018 ;their qualification in the Preliminary Examination, 2018 shall not be taken into consideration.
Also if such a candidate is appointed to IAS/IFS after the commencement of the Civil Services Main Examination, 2018 but before the result thereof and continues to be a member of that service then in that circumstances he/she shall not be considered for the appointment to any service/post on the basis of the result of this examination.

• (a)Nationality:
  For applying for the post of IAS and IPS candidate must be a citizen of India.
  For all other services candidates of the following nationality will also be allowed to appear:-
  a citizen of India, or
  a subject of Nepal, or
  a subject of Bhutan, or
  a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently residing in the territory of India, or
  a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

It is very important for a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the government of India.

Candidates belonging to categories of (b), (c) and (d) as mentioned above will not be eligible for the appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.

The offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/ her by the Government of India.

UPSC under any clause will not relax upper age limit.

Note I:
Candidates belonging to the SC & ST and the OBC’S who are also covered under any other clauses of para 3 (ii) (b) above viz. those coming under the category of Ex-servicemen, persons domiciled in the State of J & k , blind, deaf-mute and orthopedically handicapped etc. will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both the categories.

Note II:
The term ex-Servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as ex-servicemen in the Ex-servicemen ( Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time.

Note III:
The Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs who are released on own request shall not be admissible under the age concession under para 3(ii) (b) (v) and (vi).

Note IV:
A physically disabled candidate shall be considered to be eligible for appointment only if he/ she is found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical standards for the concerned Services/ posts to be allocated to the physically disabled candidates by the Government.Under such conditions provisions of age relaxation under para 3 (ii), (b) (vii) shall not be withstanding.

Some more important things to remember about IAS Exam are:

• Civil Services Examination and most popularly termed ( IAS Exam) is one of the most trending competitive exam organized by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India. The UPSC exam is organized every year for granting various Civil Service Officers including Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and Indian Revenue Service (IRS).
• The exam is organized every year in two stages, i.e., Civil Services Preliminary and Mains Exams.
• The Preliminary exam consists of multiple choice question type of paper which is going to check a candidate’s General Studies and Aptitude.
• Civil Services Mains examination is a subjective paper that tests a candidate on basically nine papers and an interview.
• The whole process for UPSC / IAS exam from the news of the Preliminary examination test dates to the announcement of the UPSC results takes almost a year.
• Civil Services Exam is organized into three major levels also called the Phases of IAS or IAS Exam.

Phase I: Civil Services examination – Preliminary is organized every year in August, whose results are normally declared in mid-October.

Phase II: Civil Services Mains examination is organized every year in December for those who have passed the Civil Services Preliminary exam. The result for the Civil Services Mains examination is declared in March.

Phase III: Civil Services Personality Test (Interview) is the last stage organized in May every year. Notifications for the forms are usually notified by April.

After the final results are announced, selected aspirants are sent for further training programs.

Being one of the most important posts for the country, the UPSC board keeps an eye on the needs for the candidature for the post and accordingly make changes in the selection process and here are the new eligibility criteria that the board has introduced for the reason we were discussing above:

• The government has changed the upper age limit and the number of attempts of applicants for an aspirant of the UPSC Civil Service Examination with from 2018.

• According to information published on the website of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, the upper age limit will be 37 years for SC/ST aspirants with a fortunate choice of infinite attempts; 35 years for OBC with nine attempts; and 32 years for the general category aspirants with six attempts.

• For physically handicapped aspirants, the age limit tends to 42, 45 and 47 years for General, OBC, and SC/ST category respectively while the number of chances to pass is 9 for General and OBC and infinite for SC/SC category.

Table of IAS Exam Age Limit

Eligibility regarding academics for IAS Exam 

• There is a should for the candidates to hold a degree of any of Universities incorporated by the Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions introduced by the Act of Parliament or announced to be known as a University Under Section–3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, like DU, MGSU ,MU etc or tends to an equivalent qualification.

• Aspirants who are going to appear for the passing examination and are waiting for results for the same can also attempt the Preliminary Examination. All such candidates who will pass to sit in the Civil Services Main Examination should save the documents of proof of having cleared the mentioned examination along with their application for the Main Examination.

• The UPSC also has the power to treat a candidate without the asked requisite qualification as an eligible candidate if he has passed an examination organized by other institutions, whose standard can justify his admission in terms of the Commission as an exceptional condition.

• A candidate who has passed the last year of MBBS or any other medical examination but has not completed his/her internship can also sit in the Mains Examination. However, they should give a certificate from the related authority of the University / Institution that they have passed the final professional medical examination along with their candidature application. In the Interview stage, they should then have the certificate from a known authority that they have completed (including internship) all the prerequisites for the achievement of the concerned Medical Degree.

What is the procedure to become an IAS officer after giving IAS Exam?

Exam undertaken commonly known as IAS exam is officially called the UPSC Civil Services Exam or CSE. The UPSC CSE consists of 3 levels – Preliminary, Mains, and the Interview.

Cracking an IAS exam is not an easy task as mentioned before because of the competition involved. Moreover, it is one the toughest competition exam to get through, but that does not imply, it is impossible for a candidate with right attitude and approach.

Civil Services Examination (CSE) / IAS Exam

• UPSC is the agency authorized by the government to be held responsible for selecting the right candidates for this service. Every year only near 1000 aspirants are chosen for all the major all-India 24 services combined. The number of candidates who applied for IAS Exam was almost nine lakhs in 2018, out of which only half of them could appear on the exam day.

• IAS Exam is considered as the hardest exam in the world, including the exam duration (extends one year), depth of the syllabus and apparently the competition involved. The first stage of the exam – Preliminary (objective) – is usually organized in August, while the second stage, Mains (written), is arranged near December. Those who clear Mains will have to face interview/personality test during April-May time. The final result comes typically in June.

Conditions for considering the application Ineligible for IAS Exam:

A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Administrative Service or the Indian Foreign Service on the results of a previous examination and is also a member of that service will be forbidden from being eligible to compete at this examination.

In case if such a candidate is appointed to the IAS/IFS after the Preliminary Examination of Civil Services Examination, 2018 is over and he/she continues to be a member of that service, he/she shall be forbidden from being eligible to appear in the Civil Services (Main) Examination.

It should also be noted that if such a candidate is appointed to IAS/IFS after the Civil Services (Main) Examination is held, but before the result and continues to be a member of that service, he/she shall be banned to be a part of both the service/post on the basis of the result of this examination.

Some other Eligibility Conditions considered for IAS Exam:

• Nationality:

For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate should be a citizen of India.

For other services, a candidate should be either

1. a citizen of India,
2. or a subject of Nepal,
3. or a subject of Bhutan,
4. or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the thought of permanently settling in India,
5. or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the thought of permanently settling in India.

Now if a candidate concerned with categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose concern a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India, but aspirants concerned to categories (b), (c) and (d) above will be forbidden from being eligible for post to the Indian Foreign Service.

• Age Limit for IAS Exam:

A candidate should have gained the age of 21 years and should not have gained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August, Present Year 2018, i.e., he should have been born neither previous than 2nd August 1983 nor after than 1st August 1994.

The upper age limit mentioned above will be given relaxation in following conditions:

1. Till a limit of 5 years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
2. Till a limit of 3 years in the case of candidates concerned to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.

• Till a limit of 5 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 December 1989.

1. Till a limit of 3 years in the condition of Defense Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof.
2. Till a limit of 5 years in the condition of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2018 and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st August, 2018) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service.
3. Till a limit of 3 years in the condition of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed the infant period of assignment of five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2018 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose condition the Ministry of Defense issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be declared on 3 month notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of post.

• Till a limit of 10 years in the condition of blind, deaf-mute and orthopedically handicapped persons.

This, not enough till we have known. There are some more criteria’s under which UPSC allows aspirants to be a part of IAS Exam for IAS under certain conditions as follow:

• Candidates concerned to the SC, ST, and OBC who are also relaxed under any other clause of eligibility above, i.e. those coming under the category of Ex-servicemen, persons from State of J & K, blind, deaf-mute and orthopedically handicapped etc. will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both the categories.
• The term ex-servicemen are for those persons who are defined as ex-servicemen in the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time.

• The age concession under paragraph 3(ii) (b) (v) and (vi) will not be admissible to ExServicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs who are relaxed on own request.

• Against the rules decided in previous paragraph, a physically disabled aspirant will be considered to be eligible for post only after a physical examination as the Government or any other appointing authority, as the condition found to be, and is located to fulfill all the requirements of physical and medical standards for the concerned posts to be granted to the physically disabled candidates by the Government.

OVERVIEW – EXAMINATION SCHEME / IAS Exam

EXAMINATION SUMMARY

The Indian Civil Services examination is organized by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) every year. The examination schedule is announced during January – February after which the selection is done in 3 levels. Elimination is processed at every stage of the final selection.

The competitive examination comprises of three successive levels:

Phase 1 – Preliminary Examination – Objective Type (Qualifier)

Phase 2 – Main Examination – Written Test

Phase 3 – Interview / Personality Test

The Preliminary exam is held in May-June, and the results are announced in July-August.

The Main examination is held in October-November, and the aspirants who clear at this stage are transported to the interview in March-April next. The final recruitment and posting of aspirants depend on their ranking and the available vacancies for different posts to be filled during that particular year.

1. Preliminary Examination

The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a limit of 400 marks. Only those aspirants who are permitted by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in the year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main Examination.

The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the aspirants who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination is not considered in the final recruitment process.

1. Main Examination

The number of aspirants to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about twelve to thirteen times the total an approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year for various Services and Posts.

The Main Examination will consist of 9 papers in total including long essay type questions. They will invite an aspirant who manages minimum passing marks in the Main Examination as decided by the Commission earlier for a Personality Test.

1. Interview/Personality Test

The number of aspirants invited for an interview will be two times the number of vacancies to be filled. it will carry 275 marks. Marks thus obtained by the aspirants (in the Main Examination as well as interview) would decide their final ranking.

Candidates will be posted to various services according to their ranks in the examination and the preferences expressed by them while applying.

And hence aspirants are wished with luck and are said to have a good long-term strategy to crack this exam. Although the duration of the preparation is not the thing that is going to matter here, but the quality of the same is what matters. A real and well-concentrated mind with a passion for learning new things, strong willpower to follow own dream and reading as an addiction is the main formula for all successful aspirants. The IAS exam is moreover a place to check one’s analytic and presentation skills along with knowledge gathered by them as an aspirant rather than a test to check one’s mathematical or verbal skills.

 We wish for you to achieve your goal and hope you find our initiative to educate you about this exam turns to be a useful one.