WHAT IS IAS (INDAIN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE)

Beginners IAS

INTRODUCTION

Hi guys, you are here to know something about IAS  or else u would not be here, will you? IAS (Indian administrative service) is one of the key positions in central government and also one of the all India services. Recruitment of these posts will be done by UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) through civil service examinations. The notification of the civil service examination will appear every year in the month of December. This exam consists of three stages 1. Preliminary examination 2. Main examination 3. Interview. Candidates who are qualified the preliminary exam conducted in may month of the year can only appear that years mains which will normally be conducted in October month of the year. (Due to some reasons mains were delayed in the year 2012 and conducted in November). candidates who qualify the mains examination are eligible for the personal interview and then the final list of candidates selected for various services will be released by UPSC. These services vary from all Indian services like

1. Indian administrative service,
2. Indian foreign service,
3. Indian police service,

Group A services like

1. Indian P&T accounts & finance services
2. Indian audit and accounts service,
3. Indian revenue service(customs and central excise),
4. Indian defense accounts  service,
5.  Indian revenue service(I.T),
6. Indian ordnance factories service,
7. Indian postal service,
8. Indian civil accounts service,
9. Indian railway traffic service,
10. Indian railway accounts service,
11. Indian railway personnel service,
12. Assistant security commissioner in railway protection force
13. Indian defense estates service,
14. Indian information service(Jr.grade),
15. Indian trade service,
16. Indian corporate law service,

and there are few group B services which include Armed forces headquarters civil service and civil & police services of union territories.

There are some more facts which everyone is well aware of, most of these services need the candidate to be an Indian citizen, age must be in between 21-30 in the case of general category and 5 and 3 years of age relaxation is available for SC/ST and OBC candidates respectively. Maximum attempts for general candidate are four.

EXAM SCHEME 

Preliminary exam

The preliminary exam consists of two parts

1. Paper - i (maximum marks-200)

• 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 - that do not require subject specialization
• General Science.

     2.  Paper - ii (maximum marks-200)

• 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 etc.) (Class X level)
• Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level)
• English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

Mains exam

Mains examination contains 9 papers in total

1. Paper 1 - Candidate has to choose any language from the 8th schedule of the constitution for this paper, this paper is of qualifying in nature and for the total marks of 300.
2. Paper 2 - This is also a qualifying paper in English language for 300 marks.
3. Paper 3 - Essay paper in the medium of choice for 200 marks.
4. Paper 4 & 5 - general studies papers of 300 marks each for the total of 600 marks.
5. papers 6,7 & 8,9 - Two optional papers from the subjects of choice for 300 marks each for the total of 1200 marks.

Interview

In the interview test the committee tries to find the Clarity of subject, ability to express the thoughts, awareness of a wide range of topics, their response to the social, economic issues and the ability to interact with the society and to find the solutions to the problems.

Don't get shocked with this syllabus guys. Even i was shocked when i first saw this but there is always a way. I have planned to come up with an idea to find a solution to this. (see my next post for the preparation methods.... )