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i would like to apply for ias exams....what are the necessary exams to write ?

Test for IAS post is done through 2 stages, CSAT and mains. Application for CSAT can be forwarded via the website of UPSC. CSAT is the preliminary exam. Those who qualify this exam will be considered for mains exam. Detailed information on CSAT and list of optional subjects for mains exam can be collected from the portal of UPSC.

Hi Friend...........

IAS aspirants, first crack the Civil Examination

Civil Examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission in yearly ones

for this Civil Examination some eligibility criteria are there i.e.

Educational Qualification

Age Limit

Nationality etc..........

Required Educational Qualification for Civil Examination

Candidates have a bachelor of degree in any stream from any recognized university

Final year appeared students also eligible for this examination

There is no percentage required for this examination

Age limit

Candidates age should between 21 years to 30 years for general candidates

5 years relaxation for SC/ST candidates

3 years relaxation for OBC candidates

Nationality

Candidates should be a citizen of India

Selection Procedure

Preliminary Examination

Mains Examination

Personnel Interview

No.of Attempts

Maximum 4 attempts for general candidates

Maximum 7 attempts for OBC candidates

No restriction for SC/ST candidates

Exam for IAS post is done various ways like Preliminary , Main and Personal Interview as well as physical Test . The application form filled through official website of UPSC Online . When the notification will be publish and that time the application forms are available in the www.upsconline.nic.in

First you have to crack the preliminary examination(Civil Service Aptitude Test), those who qualify in the preliminary exam and then called main examination . After clearing the main exam also , finally called for the Personal Interview . It is one year process of IAS examination . Full details about the IAS examination is available in the official website as well as other website also .

Eligibility Criteria ::

The candidate who have completed graduate degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent qualification . Any discipline degree holder can apply for the IAS Examination . There is no percentage bar required for this examination .

The candidate minimum age have a 21 years and maximum age have a 30 years and upper age limits is applicable . 33 years for Other Backward Caste , 35 years for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes , 40 years for Physically handicapped .

The candidate who are pursing in the last year of degree course may also eligible to apply for this examination and don't have any standing backlogs for this examination . Maximum 4 attempts is given to the Open category , 7 attempts for other backward caste and No limits for reserved categories .

Minimum qualification to apply for IAS examination is graduate degree if you are holding then apply for this examination . Notification will be publish in the month of February or March in the official website of UPSC as well as employment news papers .


www.upsc.gov.in

IAS - Indian Administrative Service, to become an IAS officer one has to apply, appear and crack Civil Service Exam, conducted by UPSC every year.

The eligible candidate must be an Indian National having either appear for the Graduation Degree exam or pass in any stream from a recognised University within the age of 21 to 30 years with upper age relaxation for reserved candidate.

The Civil Service can be applied through both off line and on line mode.

Through off line the application can be obtained from General Post Offices and on line application

If you have completed graduation, only then you are eligible to apply for Indian Administrative Service. The Civil Service Examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission and you need to clear two stage of written exams to become IAS officer.

There are two papers in the Preliminary Exam while nine papers in the Main Examination. You will have to clear all these written tests followed by a interview to become IAS officer. The written tests starts with Preliminary Exam.

There are two papers in it:

General Studies

Optional Subject

Only after clearing the preliminary exam, the candidate is allowed to appear for Main Examination. It is important to remember that marks obtained in preliminary exams will not be added to your final score.

Nine papers in Main Exams are:

Indian Language

English

Esssay

General Studies I

General Studies II

Optional Subject I

Optional Subject I

Optional Subject II

Optional Subject II


IAS Eligibility

1. Candidate should be Indian citizen.

2. Minimum qualification criteria is graduation degree in any stream.

3. There is no minimum percentage criteria.

4. Age limit is 21 to 30 years.

5. There is 3 years relaxation for OBC.

6. There is 5 years relaxation for SC/ST.

Hello Dear,

its a good thinking to apply for IAS exam. IAS exam is also known as CSAT exam this exam is conducted by UPSC once in a year. after cracking the CSAT exam on the basis of merit you can find the post like IAS, IPS , IRS
CSAt exam is the 3 step process

1. PRELIMS exam
2. MAINS exam
3. INTERVIEW

after clearing all three stage you can become an IAS officer
Eligibility Criteria
Candidate should be graduate from recognized university
final year candidate can also apply

Age of the candidate is 21 to 30 year.
there are relaxation in age for category candidate
3 year age relaxation for OBC candidate and 5 year for SC/ST candidate

Attempt Restricted Limit
general candidate can attempt only 4 times
OBC candidate can attempt only 7 times
SC/ST can attempt unlimited number of time

Good Luck

Hello Dear,

its a good thinking to apply for IAS exam. IAS exam is also known as CSAT exam this exam is conducted by UPSC once in a year. after cracking the CSAT exam on the basis of merit you can find the post like IAS, IPS , IRS
CSAt exam is the 3 step process

1. PRELIMS exam
2. MAINS exam
3. INTERVIEW

after clearing all three stage you can become an IAS officer
Eligibility Criteria
Candidate should be graduate from recognized university
final year candidate can also apply

Age of the candidate is 21 to 30 year.
there are relaxation in age for category candidate
3 year age relaxation for OBC candidate and 5 year for SC/ST candidate

Attempt Restricted Limit
general candidate can attempt only 4 times
OBC candidate can attempt only 7 times
SC/ST can attempt unlimited number of time

Good Luck

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i would like to apply for ias exams....what are the necessary exams to write ?

In order to become an IAS(Indian Administrative Service) Officer,you will have to appear in UPSC IAS Exam.

In order to appear in this Exam,you will require these Eligibility:-

Nationality:- You must be a Citizen of India.

Educational qualification:- You should completed your Graduation/Degree in any stream from Recognized university.

Age:-

• Your minimum age should be 21 years.
• Your age should not be above 30 years.

Age Relaxation Details:-

• If you are from SC/ST then you will get 5 years.
• If you are from OBC then you will get 3 years.
• If you are a Widow/Handicapped then you will get 10 years.

Attempt details(For this Exam):-There is restrictions for appearing in this Exam.You can exceed the maximum number of attempts.Its details are:-

• If you are from the General category then you can appear only 4 times.
• If you belong from the OBC category then you can appear only 7 times.

IMPORTANT:- There is No Limitations for the SC/ST category candidates.


Exam Pattern:-

1. Preliminary Exam(CSAT).
2. Mains Exam.
3. Interview.

CSAT Syllabus:- There will be 2 papers from which the questions will be asked.Each paper will be of 200 Marks.Total duration of each paper will be 2 hours.


Details of PAPER I

• Current events of national and international importance.
• History of india and indian national movement.
• Indian and world Geography.
• Indian Politics and and Government.
• Economic and Social development.
• General issues of Environmental ecology.
• General science.

Details of PAPER II

• Comprehension.
• Interpersonal and Communication skills.
• Logical reasoning and analytical reasoning.
• Decision making and problem solving.
• General mental ability.
• Elementary Mathematics.

In order to apply for this Exam,Please

HI,



IAS stands Indian Administrative Service

IAS is a one of the Civil Service exam
This exam conducted by UPSC once a year

IAS Eligibility :

Candidates must be a Indian
Candidates must be complete Graduation from a recognized university
Candidates age limit between 21 to 30 years for General
21 to 33 years for OBC Candidates
21 to 35 years fro SC/ST Candidates





thank you...................................

There is no specific exam as IAS Exam.

IAS - Indian Administrative Service, to become an IAS officer, one has to crack Civil Service Exam conducted by UPSC once every year.

The eligible candidate must be an Indian National having either appear for the Graduation Degree exam or pass in any stream from a recognised University within the age of 21 to 30 years with upper age relaxation for reserved candidate.

The Civil Service can be applied through both off line and on line mode.

The application can be obtained from General Post Offices and after filling the same with requisite fee, the form is sent to UPSC office at Delhi.

Through online mode the Form can be down loaded from the official website of UPSC i.e. http://www.upsconline.com

The selection is through two stages of written exam followed by personal interview.

The candidate applying for Civil Service is calld for a Preliminary Exam also called as CSAT(Civil Service Aptitude Test) comprises of objective type questions.

The candidate selected out of CSAT exam is called for Civil Service Main Exam comprises of subjective type questions.

The final selection is through personal interview.

For more information you may log on to http://www.upsc.gov.in

IAS is Indian Administrative Services and if you want to become an IAS Officer then you have to apply for Civil Services Examination and crack it with merit.

The basic qualification needed for Civil Services Examination is Graduate in any discipline from a recognised University.

The age is also a criteria for applying. Hence your age should be between 21 to 30 years if you are General Category Candidate. There is age relaxation available for other categories like OBC, SC/ST, PWD and Ex Servicemen.

The number of attempts are limited if you are General and OBC category with 4 and 7 attempts respectively.

For SC/ST category candidates there is no limit in attempts.

The examination will have three stages that you have to clear:

-Civil Services Aptitude Test

-Civil Services Mains Exam

-Personal Interview

If you score good marks and you are high on merit list then you will be selected as IAS officer.

For more information visit http://www.upsc.gov.in

from where i can get application form for ias (offline)

is not photo necessary for applying preliminary?

i want to be an IAS , in which field should i graduate?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i want to be an IAS , in which field should i graduate?

You can do your Graduation in any stream

To become an IAS officer you have to appear in the UPSC Civil services exams



Minimum eligibilty to apply for the UPSC Civil Services exams is:

Education: Graduation pass in any stream from a recognized university
No minimum percentage of marks is required in Graduation

Age- Minimum 21 years
Maximum 30 years
OBC can apply till 33 years
SC/ST can apply till 35 years

Attempts/Chances: UPSC has also fixed number of attempts
General- 4 times
OBC-7 times
SC/ST-No Restrictions


UPSC Civil Services Exams are held in three stages:
Prelims
MAINS
Interview

after inter what are coures needed for IAS.

ELIGIBILITY
Nationality

A candidate must be either:
(a) A citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India.
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, 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.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age Limits

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, in the year of examination.

The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable in the follwing cases:

Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe: upto a maximum of five years.
Other Backward Classes: upto a maximum of three years.
State of Jammu & Kashmir (Domiciled during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to 31st December, 1989): upto a maximum of five years.
Defence Services personnel : upto a maximum of five years
(disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof)

Ex-servicemen including Commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service and have been released (i) on completion of assignment otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or (ii) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service, or (iii) on invalidment: upto a maximum of five years.
ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three month's notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment : upto a maximum of five years.
Blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons: upto a maximum of ten years.
NOTE I

Cumulative Age relaxation:

Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes who are also covered under other clauses mentioned above will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both the categories.

Ex-servicemen eligibility:

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.

The age concession will not be admissible to Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs, who are released on own request.

NOTE II

Date of Birth Certificate:

The date of birth accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognized by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University, which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate.

No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, service records and the like will be accepted.

Once the date of birth is recorded in the Commission, no change is allowed subsequently (or at any other Examination of the Commission) on any grounds whatsoever.

Educational Qualifications

The candidate 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.

NOTE:

Candidates who have appeared at an examination which would educationally qualify them for the UPSC examination but have not received the the results will also be eligible for admission to the Preliminary Examination. They will have to produce the proof of passing the requisite examination with their application for the Main Examination.
In exceptional cases, UPSC may treat a candidate who has not any of the foregoing qualifications as a qualified candidate, provided that he has passed examination conducted by other Institutions, which UPSC deems fit.
Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications, recognised by Government as equivalent to professional and technical degree would also be eligible for admission to the examination.
Candidates who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S. or any other Medical Examination but have not completed their internship by the time of submission of their applications for the Civil Services (Main) Examination, will be provisionally admitted to the Examination. They will however, have to submit a copy of a certificate from the concerned authority of the University/Institution that they have passed the requisite final professional medical examination with their application . In such cases, the candidates will be required to produce original Degree or a certificate from the University/Institution at the time of their interview .
Number of attempts

The maximum number of attempts restriction is effective from the examination held in 1984. In case other eligibility conditions apply:

General candidates: four attempts.
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates: No restriction.
Other Backward Classes: seven attempts.
NOTE 1:

An attempt at a Preliminary Examination is considered an attempt at the examination.
If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the Preliminary Examination, he is considered to have made an attempt at the examination.
Notwithstanding the disqualification/cancellation of candidature the fact of appearance of the candidate at the examination will count as an attempt.
NOTE 2: Restrictions on reapplying for the examination

A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Administrative Service or the Indian Foreign Service 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.
If a candidate is appointed to the IAS/IFS after the Preliminary Examination of Civil Services Examination is over and he/she continues to be a member of that service, he/she shall not be eligible to appear in the Civil Services (Main) Examination notwithstanding his/her having qualified in the Preliminary Examination.
If a candidate is appointed to IAS/IFS after the commencement of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, but before the result thereof and continues to be a member of that service, he/she shall not be considered for appointment to any service/post on the basis of the result of this examination.