How should I apply for IAS exam? What is the syllabus for it?

How should I apply for IAS exam? What is the syllabus for it?

thank you..

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Hello,
You can apply for IAS (Civil Services Exam) through official website www.upsconline.nic.in
CSAT 2013 will be held on May 19, 2013. The application process will start in February 2013.
The Exam is conducted in 3 stages
1. CSAT preliminary
2. CSAT mains
3. IAS Interview

CSAT Paper 1 Syllabus
Marks 200
Duration 2 hours

1. Current events of national and international importance
2. History of India and Indian National Movement
3. Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World.
4. Indian Polity and Governance � Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
5. Economic and Social Development � Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
6. General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization
7. General Science

CSAT Paper 2 Syllabus

Marks 200
duration 2 hours

1. Comprehension
2. Interpersonal skills including communication skills
3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability
4. Decision making and problem solving
5. General mental ability
6. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level)
7. English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
8. Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.

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How should I apply for IAS exam? What is the syllabus for it?

thank you..

Hi

IAS is a short form of the Indian Administrative Services. This is a very tough and at the same time reputed examination in the whole world.

You can apply for the IAS Online by Clicking Here.

Also you may need study material, last year papers, syllabus, and other such information for the same. So for that I am giving you a link. Please follow it and refer for your use.

IAS INFORMATION

Hope this helps

All the best

Regards
RANJEET

you can apply for ias exam from the website upsc.gov.in or you can apply offline by buying the form from head post office. inorder to know the syllabus visit upsc.gov.in
all the best
happy learning!!!

Name of the Exam : Civil Services Exams
Conducted by : UPSC once in a year
For : IAS, IPS, IFS more administrative services
Age : 21yrs to 30yrs for general candidates
21yrs to 33 yrs for OBC
21yrs to 35yrs for SC/ST


Educational Qualification : Graduate in any discipline from any recognised university in India.


Attempts : 4 attempts for general
7 attempts for OBC
No restriction for SC/ST

If you want to become an IAS officer then you need to apply for the civil services examination for the same because after applying for the civil services exam a candidate needs to go through the written examination which is a very big procedure in this exam because the examination pattern include lots of papers so a candidate should be a good in general studies and the subjects that he or she like to choose as an optional subjects.
Well according to the notification the examination pattern is as follows-
-CSAT stands for the civil services aptitude test.
It includes the two papers in the first step both the papers will include the general studies of 200 marks of each.
So the total marks for the same will be 400.
-MAINS examination.
Into this a candidate should need to select the optional subjects according to his qualification or interest.
So he is not bound to go for that which he not likes to apply.
There will be total 9 papers in the Mains exam.
Total marks for the same will be 2000.
After clearing the mains candidates will be asked for the interview.
For more details log on to www.upsc.gov.in
Thank you.

Examination Pattern and syllabus for Indian Civil service examination :

Preliminary Examination - Test I that is conducted as the screening test to find out candidates deserving for main examination and there will be two papers conducted in this examination

General Studies - Objective type for 200 marks

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 and Technology

Paper II - CSAT - Civil Service Aptitude Test - 200 marks objective type

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, Data Interpretation - Charts, Graphs etc.
English Language and Comprehension Skills

Qualifying in preliminary examination is compulsory then you will be allowed for main examination

Main Examination - conventional type and contains following papers

Paper I - Section I for Essay Writing and Section II is for English Language and precis in that section I has 200 marks and section II has 100 marks = 300 marks

Paper II - General Studies I - Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society

Paper III - General Studies II - Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations

Paper IV - General Studies III - Technology, Economic Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management

Paper V - General Studies IV - Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

Paper VI and VII based on the subject that you will choose from the list given in notification that is attached below and complete detailed syllabus of each paper and subject is mentioned in that so please download and read carefully

All these papers of main examination contains 1800 marks

Personality Test - 275 marks and final stage of the selection

All the best

Dear Aspirant

Before you apply for the examination I would like to tell the what the examination is all about .What are the eligibilty criteria and pattern of examination.See because without knowing about anyone completely you cannot win over it.You need to prepare well if you like to crack the examination instead wasting your chances and then gaining knowledge.So first why civil servcie examiantion are conducted?.

See the civil service examination is conducted by UPSC for selection of those candidates who are willing and capabilty to serve in government prestigious offices for the country.THrough this examination commission select candidates for services like IAS(Indian Administrative Servcies),IPS(Indian POlice Services),IFS(Indian Foreign Servcies),IRS(Indian Revenue Servcies).Besides these many vacancies in government servcie are selected through it.

See before I tell you more you need to know the eligibilty criteria like age limits and educatinal qualification
The minimum age limit fixed by the commission is 21 years and upper agelimit should not exceeds 30 years for General Category candidates where as ithas been relaxed by 3 years for OBCs and 5 years for SC/ST.The educationalqualification fixed by the commission is you need to be graduate from arecognised university in any stream of education.You might have done your graduation from Arts,Science,Engineering or whatever as encouraged students from any background to apply for the examination if they want to serve the country.

The examination has been divided into stages Prelims and Mains.Main examination is further divided into Written and Interview process.See I am listig the subjects and syllabus of preliminary examination only for Mains exmaination you may either refer UPSC notification published in Employment NEWS or go to its official websites
Preliminary examination consists of
Paper 1 200 marks Duration 2hrs of MCQ types questions
Paper 2 200 marks Duration 2hrs of MCQ types questions
Paper I of preliminary examination consists of following syllabus
1)Current events of national and international importance.
2)History of India and Indian National Movement.
3)Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
4)Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
5) Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
6)General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
7)General Science.
Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
1)Comprehension Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
2)Logical reasoning and analytical ability
3)Decision-making and problem-solving
4)General mental ability Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level),
5)Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)
6)English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

In Mains examination it consists of four paper of conventional types
Main Examination

Paper-I Section 1 Essay 200 Marks
Section 2 English Comprehension & English Pr�cise 100 Marks (Of Matriculation/ Xth standard level)
Paper 2:General Studies�I Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society 250 marks
Paper 3:General Studies �II Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations 250marks
Paper 4:General Studies �III Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management 250marks
Paper 5:General Studies �IV Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude 250 marks
Paper 6:Optional Subject � Paper 1 250 Marks
Paper 7:Optional Subject � Paper 2 250 Marks
Personality Test -275 marks

You may apply for the examination online on (www.upsconline.nic.in).You may also download previous year examination paper form UPSC official websites (www.upsc.gov.in).You will get their date of examination,examination notification in the examination sections.

Hi,
IAS exam stands for Indian Administrative Services which is conducted by UPSC.

IAS exam requires a graduation degree from a recognized university in any stream.

Appearing in final year candidates. your age should be between 21-30 yers.

You must be Indian citizen.

IAS civil services Prelims exam consist Two papers of General studies

IAS Civil services Mains exam consist General studies, optional subjects papers, qualify language,General Englsh etc.....

I have uploaded Syllabubs of IAS exam.

It will be helpful for you.

All the best.............

Dear friend,
for applying for Civil Services Examination after clearing which you will get IAS(Indian Administrative Services) you have to go to www.upsc.gov.in and fill the online application form when application forms are released.The date of release of application forms will be advertised by UPSC through news papers and employment News .

This examination is conducted in 2 parts :-
first part is prelims which consists of general studies.The subjects included in general studies are mentioned on www.upsc.gov.in.

second part consists of mains examination in which candidate has to choose his/her optional subjects to appear for mains examination.

Thank you and all the best

The minimum qualification for IAS examination is Graduation in any discipline means you can opt for any type of Graduation.

After completion of Graduation you will be eligible for IAS examination. The examination is conducted by UPSC so to keep an eye on notification you can visit the UPSC official website regularly. Employment news also publish the Civil Services exam notification.

Age Limit :

Age should be between 21 to 30 years if you are a General category candidate. There is age relaxation available for reserved categories.

SC/ST Category - 5 years

OBC Category - 3 years

Selection Procedure:

-Preliminary Exam

-Mains Exam

-Personality Test

Number of Attempts:

General Category - 4 attempts

OBC Category - 7 attempts

SC/ST Category - No Limit

How to Apply:

Apply online by visiting official UPSC website http://www.upsconline.nic.in

Fee can be paid through Net Banking and Bank Challan.

List of Books for IAS Exam Preparation:

-An Introduction to the Constitution of India D.D.Basu

-Ancient India for XII Std NCERT

-District administration by M.P. Narwan

-Social Problem in India - Ram Ahuja

-Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram

-Reasoning Aptitude by R S Agarwal

-The Pearson CSAT Manual 2013: Civil Services Aptitude Test for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination by Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe

-CSAT: Interpersonal, Communication, Problem Solving and Decision Making Skills by Shalini Verma

-IAS Mains General Studies Chapterwise Solved Papers by Siddharth Mittal

-UPSC IAS PRE: Indian Polity for Civil Services Preliminary Examination, CSAT by Sachchida Nand Jha