Indian Administrative Service (IAS) exam is one of competitive job entrance exams for civil services, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). It is for the recruitment of Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officials by the central government. Candidates from all over the country apply for the entrance exam, which is conducted at various test centers throughout the country. Candidates appearing for final academic exam or if the result of the qualifying exam is awaited, are considered eligible to apply for the recruitment exam. Given below is the examination pattern of UPSC IAS exam.
Indian Administrative Services Examination Test Paper Pattern
Exam pattern of Preliminary Examination:
- The examination consists of two papers including Paper I is general studies and Paper II, which is one of the optional subjects.
- The optional subjects are Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Indian History, Law, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics and Zoology.
- Both question papers are of objective type.
- Mode of question papers is English and Hindi both.
- Duration of both papers is 2 hours.
Exam pattern of main examination:
- The question papers for the examination are of conventional (essay) type.
- Duration of each paper is three hours.
- It consists of one of the Indian languages, English, Essay and any two optional subjects.
- Optional subjects are Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce and Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics and Zoology.
- Mode of question papers is English and Hindi both except language papers.
Personal Interview:
Selected candidates, who successfully qualify in both preliminary and main examination, are called for personal interview.
