Types of Indian Administrative Services

Would you please give here type of exam conducted for selection of candidates for Indian Administrative Services ?

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Indian Administrative Services (IAS) exam is conducted by UPSC for selection of eligible candidates .

Types of exam for IAS selection:

Preliminary Examination
Main Examination

Preliminary Examination

Paper I: 200 Marks

General Studies (200 Marks, Duration Two Hours)
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 initiative, etc.
General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change – that do not require subject specialization.
General Science.

Paper II:
Aptitude Test (200 Marks Duration Two Hours)
Comprehension
Interpersonal skill 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 etc (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, cables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)
English Language comprehension skills (Class X level)

Total
400 Marks

Main Examination


Qualifying Papers :
Paper-A
One of the Indian Language (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution).
300 marks

Paper-B English
300 marks

Papers to be counted for merit
Paper 1 Essay
250 marks

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)
250 marks

Paper 4 General Studies –III
(Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
250 marks

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

Total Marks
1750 marks

List of optional subjects for Main Examination : (Any One) :

Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and 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
Zoology
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.