WHAT IS UPSC?
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India which is
conducted
by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to higher Civil
Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative
Service, Indian Foreign Service, and Indian Police Service. It is also refered as
UPSC.
UPSC stands for Union Public Service Commission. Every
year, the UPSC conducts various examinations for All India services and Group A
& Group B of Central services. The UPSC is India's premier central
recruiting agency, its under Department of Personnel and Training, Government
of India.
EXAM LIST CONDUCTED UNDER UPSC:
Following are the services which a candidate can persue after clearing
UPSC.
All India Services
·
Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
·
Indian Police Service (IPS)
Central Services (Group A)
·
Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
·
Indian Audit and Accounts
Service (IA&AS)
·
Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS)
·
Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS)
·
Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS)
·
Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES)
·
Indian Information Service (IIS)
·
Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS)
·
Indian Postal Service (IPoS)
·
Indian P&T
Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS)
·
Indian Railway Management
Service (IRMS)[13][14]
·
Indian Railway Protection Force
Service (IRPFS)
·
Indian Revenue Service (IRS-IT)
·
Indian Revenue Service (IRS-C&CE)
·
Indian Trade Service (ITrS)
Group B Services
·
Armed Forces
Headquarters Civil Services (AFHCS)
·
Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS)
·
Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS)
·
Pondicherry Civil
Service (PCS)
·
Pondicherry Police
Service (PPS)
UPSC Eligibility 2022
The
commission released the UPSC Notification 2022 on 2nd February 2022 along with
the IAS eligibility. Candidates who want to apply for 2022 can check the
eligibility criteria in this post. The first stage of UPSC or the Preliminary
examination is scheduled to be conducted on 05th June 2022. Below we will be
covering the updated IAS requirements so that candidates can get a clear idea
about the UPSC age limit, qualifications, and other requirements.
- UPSC
Age Limit - 21 -32 Years
- Maximum
Age for UPSC - Changes as per UPSC Age
Relaxation for reserved categories.
- UPSC
Qualification Criteria -
Educational Qualification for UPSC is to be a graduate from a recognized
university.
- Nationality- Indian
- UPSC
Attempt Limit- 6 attempts for General
Category
UPSC AGE LIMIT:
The age limit varies
as per reservation of the categories. The official IAS age limit of the UPSC eligibility,
the minimum age of the candidate must be 21 and the maximum age must be 32
years
UPSC Syllabus 2022
The
IAS syllabus is divided as per the selection process and stages - UPSC syllabus
for prelims and mains. The prelims exam is the first stage of the exam and is qualifying
and it is nature. Candidates who clear the prelims can exam appear for the
mains exam which is descriptive in nature. In the UPSC Syllabus for the Mains
exam, applicants can find GS syllabus and UPSC optional syllabus separately.
After the mains exam, the selected candidates can appear for the interview
stage. To ensure that you are fully prepared, you must go through all the
complete UPSC syllabus and then begin your preparation. This syllabus will help
you to crack the exam.
|
Stage-Wise UPSC Exam
Syllabus |
Details |
|
UPSC Syllabus for
Prelims |
Paper 1: UPSC
Prelims GS Syllabus Paper 2: UPSC
Prelims CSAT Syllabus |
|
UPSC Syllabus for
Mains |
IAS mains exam
consists of 9 papers. Qualifying Papers -
Any Indian Language Paper & English Language Paper, Essay Paper, General
Studies (Paper 1 to Paper 4) and Optional Paper - 2 Papers |
HOW TO CRACK UPSC EXAM IN FIRST ATTEMPT:
·
Stop
looking at the IAS curriculum as a whole – Divide and Conquer
·
Make
a timetable and follow it judiciously
·
Indulge
in Quality Discussions
·
Solve
Mock Papers Regularly
·
Develop
Answer Writing Skills
·
The
Two Time Revision Rule
·
Do
Not Ever Skip Newspapers.
·
Start
framing your own questions
·
Maintain
a healthy life and sleep
Note:
While
preparing for exam the candidate must maintain healthy life. It is important
because if the candidate is note felling healthy the one can not focus on the
study and it can impact on their marks.
The exams conducted by UPSC for selection into
Defence services:
1.
National Defence
Academy & Naval Academy Examination – NDA & NA (I).
2.
National Defence
Academy & Naval Academy Examination – NDA & NA (II).
3.
Combined Defense
Services Exam – CDS (I).
4.
Combined Defense
Services Exam – CDS (II).
HOW TO PREPWRE FOE
UPSC
1. Tip #1: Prepare Yourself.
2. Tip #2: Make a Time Table.
3. Tip #3: Know the UPSC
Syllabus.
4. Tip #4: Newspaper
Reading/Current Affairs for IAS.
5. Tip #5: Choosing Optional.
6. Tip #6: NCERTs.
7. Tip #7: Making Notes.
8. Tip #8: Answer Writing
Practice.
The educational requirement to attempt the
UPSC exam
Any
graduate can appear for the UPSC civil service examination
The
candidate can be graduated with any stream. It can be regular or distance
degree.
ALSO CHECK:JEECUP2022
UPSC 2022
The notification for
UPSC Civil Services Examination for 2022 will be published on February 02,
2022. You can apply for UPSC CSE 2022 between February 02, 2022, and February
22, 2022.
·
UPSC CSE 2022 Prelims
Date: June 05 2022 (Sunday)
·
UPSC CSE 2022 Mains
Date: September 16 2022 (5 days)
·
UPSC CSE 2022
Interview Date: January-March 2023 (expected)
·
UPSC CSE 2022 Final
Result Date: April 2023 (expected)
UPSC 2023
The notification for
UPSC Civil Services Examination for 2023 will be published on February 01,
2023. You can apply for UPSC CSE 2022 between February 01, 2023, and February
21, 2023.
·
UPSC CSE 2023 Prelims
Date: May 28 2023 (Sunday)
·
UPSC CSE 2023 Mains
Date: September 15 2023 (5 days)
·
UPSC CSE 2023
Interview Date: January-March 2024 (expected)
·
UPSC CSE 2023 Final
Result Date: April 2024 (expected)
ALSO CHECK:BCECE2022
