IAS 2020 - UPSC Prelims Exam (Postponed), Admit Card, Syllabus, Pattern

Updated on May 26, 2020 - 9:25 a.m. IST by Piyush.Dixit #UPSC Civil Services Exam

IAS 2020 - UPSC has postponed IAS Prelims 2020 or Civil Services Exam (CSE) due to the COVID19 outbreak. UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam 2020 was supposed to be conducted across the country on May 31, 2020 in offline mode. The commission will declare the IAS 2020 exam dates for UPSC prelims on May 20, tentatively. Candidates who applied for the IAS exam 2020 will be able to download the admit card at least 3 weeks before the UPSC IAS exam. In order to get selected for final recruitment, candidates will be selected based on their performance in IAS 2020 prelims, main followed by the interviews. Candidates are advised to cover the IAS syllabus 2020 before downloading the admit card. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced approximately 796 vacancies that will be filled through UPSC IAS 2020. Read the article to check IAS 2020 exam pattern, marking scheme

IAS 2020 - UPSC Prelims Exam (Postponed), Admit Card, Syllabus, Pattern

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IAS 2020 (Prelims & Main) - UPSC Exam Overview

Exam Name	Civil Services Examination
Conducting body	Union Public Service Commission
Official URL	www.upsc.gov.in
Exam level	Graduate
Exam stages	Preliminary, Mains and Personality Test
Mode of exam	Preliminary - Objective pen and paper based exam Mains- Written exam with subjective questions Personality Test - Interview
Number of Papers	Preliminary - Two paper (General Studies Paper-I and General Studies Paper-II) Mains- Nine Paper General Studies I General Studies II General Studies III General Studies IV Optional Subject Paper I Optional Subject Paper II Essay Paper English Paper Region language Paper
Duration of Exam	Preliminary - Each paper is of 2 hours Mains - Each paper is of 3 hours
IAS Exam Dates	Preliminary - May 31, 2020 (Postponed) Mains - From September 18, 2020 Interview - January 2020 (Tentative)
IAS Vacancies	796 in 2020, 896 in 2019 and 759 In 2018
Number of Attempts and age limit	General Category- 6 attempts till completion of 32 years. OBC- 9 attempts till completion of 35 years. SC/ST- Unlimited attempts till completion of 37 years
Estimated Number of Applicants	Over 12 Lakh
Exam Centres	For Preliminary exam- 72 For Mains exam- 24
Contact Details	Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi
Contact Details	Ph. - 011-23098543 / 23385271 / 23381125 / 23098591

IAS 2020 Exam Dates (Prelims & Main)

Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC civil services exam dates 2020 for prelims and main. Candidates can refer UPSC IAS exam dates from the below-mentioned table to stay updated on important events of Civil Services 2020 exam.

UPSC IAS Important Dates 2020

Events	Prelims	Mains
Notification	February 12, 2020 (Released)	July 15, 2020 (Tentative)
Release of application form of UPSC IAS 2020	February 12, 2020 (Released)	July 15, 2020 (Tentative)
Last date of application	March 3, 2020	July 30, 2020 (Tentative)
UPSC IAS Admit card download dates	To be notified	August 25, 2020 (Tentative)
UPSC Civil Services exam 2020	July 19 (Tentative) ~~May 31, 2020~~	September 18, 2020
Declaration of UPSC IAS 2020 result	To be notified	To be announced
Personality Test	To be announced
Declaration of final Civil services result	To be announced

How to prepare for UPSC Civil Services 2020 - Video

IAS Admit Card 2020 (Prelims & Main)

UPSC will release the admit card of UPSC IAS 2020 for the prelims exam at least 20 days before the exam in online mode. Candidates can download it using their application number and password/date of birth. Details of the examination centre venue, exam timings, roll number and candidate details will be mentioned in UPSC IAS admit card 2020. Candidates must carry their admit card to the exam hall on the day of exam along with a valid photo identity proof and a passport size photo.

How to Download UPSC IAS 2020 Admit Card?

Go to the official website
Click on the link "download admit card"
Candidates will have to use their application number and password/date of birth.
Click on “Submit” button
The admit card will be displayed on the screen. Along with this candidates have to check admit card for any discrepancies.
After downloading UPSC IAS admit card 2020 applicants have to take print.

IAS 2020 Exam Centres (Prelims & Main)

The Commission provides a list of cities where the civil services exam will be held. UPSC IAS prelims exam will be conducted across 72 cities in the country while the mains exam will be held in 24 centres. Candidates will have to enter exam centre choices while filling out the application form. UPSC IAS exam centres will be allotted on the basis of availability and choices filled by the candidate. Detailed information about the exam centres like venue address, centre code, reporting time, etc. will be mentioned in UPSC IAS 2020 admit card.

UPSC Exam Centres

Name of City	Name of City	Name of City
Agartala	Gorakhpur	Panaji (Goa)
Agra	Gurgaon	Patna
Ajmer	Gwalior	Port Blair
Ahmedabad	Hyderabad	Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Aizawl	Imphal	Puducherry
Aligarh	Indore	Pune
Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)	Itanagar	Raipur
Aurangabad	Jabalpur	Rajkot
Bangalore	Jaipur	Ranchi
Bareilly	Jammu	Sambalpur
Bhopal	Jodhpur	Shillong
Dispur	Mumbai	Varanasi
Faridabad	Mysore	Vellore
Gangtok	Nagpur	Vijayawada
Gaya	Navi Mumbai	Vishakhapatnam
Ghaziabad	Gautam Buddh Nagar	Warangal

UPSC IAS Exam Pattern 2020 (Prelims & Main)

As per the exam pattern of UPSC IAS 2020, there will be two papers in the prelims exam and nine papers in the mains exam. UPSC IAS 2020 exam will be conducted in offline mode. Check detailed UPSC IAS exam pattern from the tables below.

IAS Prelims Exam Pattern 2020

Mode of Exam	Pen and Paper based
Language of exam	Hindi and English
Number of Papers	Two compulsory Paper: General Studies 1 General Studies 2
Type of questions	multiple choice, objective type
Total marks per paper	200
Total questions	Paper 1 -100 questions Paper 2 - 80 questions
Duration of exam	2 hours per paper
Marking scheme	Paper 1 - 2marks for a correct answer Paper 2 - 2.5 marks for every correct answer 1/3 rd marks deducted for every wrong answer in both papers
Qualifying paper and marks	Paper 2 and candidates have to score at least 33% which is 66 marks out of 200

IAS Main Exam Pattern 2020

Mode of Exam	Pen and Paper based
Total Papers	9 papers of conventional essay type out of which two papers will be of qualifying in nature
Duration of Exam	Conducted over 5 days
Qualifying Papers	Paper-A - (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution Paper-B - English
Papers considered for Merit	Paper-I Essay 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 Optional Subject - Paper 1 Paper-VII Optional Subject - Paper 2

IAS 2020 Marking Scheme

Papers	Name of Paper	Number of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
Paper A	Indian Language	25-30	300	3 hours
Paper B	English	25-30	300	3 hours
Paper 1	Essay	8-10	250	3 hours
Paper 2	General Studies 1	20-25	250	3 hours
Paper 3	General Studies 2	20-25	250	3 hours
Paper 4	General Studies 3	20-25	250	3 hours
Paper 5	General Studies 4	20-25	250	3 hours
Paper 6	Optional Subject 1	20-25	250	3 hours
Paper 7	Optional Subject 2	20-25	250	3 hours
Total marks		1750
Marks for Interview		275
Total marks		2025

UPSC IAS 2020 Mains Exam Evaluation Guidelines

UPSC IAS question papers on Indian languages and English (Paper A and paper B) will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and it will be of qualifying nature.
Marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.
Evaluation of Essay, General Studies and Optional subject will only be performed if candidates have secured 25 % marks in each English and Language paper.
Paper A on Indian Language will not be compulsory for candidates belongs to the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.
The paper A on Indian Language will not, however, be compulsory for candidates belonging to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (only for Hearing Impairment sub-category) provided that they have been granted such exemption from 2nd or 3rd language courses by the concerned education Board/University.

UPSC IAS Syllabus 2020 (Prelims & Main)

The exam authority has prescribed the syllabus of UPSC IAS recruitment for different papers. Candidates must go through the syllabus of UPSC IAS thoroughly, so that they do not miss any topics while preparing for the exam. The syllabus highlights are given below for the benefit of the candidates.

UPSC IAS Prelims Syllabus 2020

General Studies Paper I Syllabus	General Studies Paper II Syllabus
1. Current events of national and international importance.	1. Comprehension
2. General issues on Environmental ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization	2. Interpersonal skills including communication skills
3. History of India and Indian National Movement.	3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability
4. Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc	4. Decision making and problem solving
5. General Science	5. General mental ability
6. Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc	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. Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World	-

What is success rate in UPSC?

Success Statistics in Civil Service Exam

Year	2018	2017	2016
Number of aspirants appeared in IAS exam	4,93,972	4,56,625	4,59,659
Candidates qualified in IAS Prelims	10,468	13,366	15,452
Applicants qualified in Civil Services Mains	1,994	2,568	2,961
Candidates finally selected in UPSC IAS	759	1,058	1,099

Above mentioned data itself says about the success rate in UPSC IAS. Hence it becomes important for applicants to know tips to qualify civil services exam.

How to Prepare for UPSC IAS 2020

Every year around 10 lakhs candidates fill the application form and less than 5 lakh appear in exam. Selection narrows down to less than 1,000 vacancies which means that success ratio in UPSC IAS exam is 0.002 % which shows the difficulty level of the exam. To qualify exam with flying colors applicants should know what should be the first step to crack the IAS. Below mentioned strategies will help candidates to help their preparation for the exam.

Be familiar with UPSC IAS exam pattern
Take a print of syllabus and stick in study room so that every topic should be remembered wholeheartedly.
Read the newspapers and be up to date on current affairs and general knowledge
Make short notes of important subjects i.e Polity, Economy, Art and Culture
Check previous year UPSC IAS question papers because around 10-15 questions are asked from last 15 years papers.
Check online videos and online app to boost preparation
Take mock test and do the needful to improve the performance
Revision is a must here making short notes play an important role.

UPSC IAS study timetable

Candidates who asks question such as how should I start from my preparation for the IAS exam should abide by making a disciplined yet flexible time table after knowing syllabus and exam pattern. Sudhir gahlot who qualified UPSC IAS with 42nd rank in 2018 shared the below mentioned study time table. Candidates can check this time table to qualify UPSC IAS and take the required input from it.

Serial Number	Study Schedule
1	Study 3 hours regularly and then take a break for 1 hour from 6 a.m to 9 p.m
2	Start the day reading news paper and making of notes
3	Study 6 days in a week and relax the body by playing outdoor sports on Sunday
4	If by any reason study schedule for UPSC IAS get deviated then make every second count to cover that loss of time

IAS 2020 Question Papers (Prelims & Main)

Commission releases question paper for both prelims and mains exam of UPSC IAS 2020 on the official website after a day of commencement of exam. Since paper is conducted in offline mode hence those candidates who will appear in exam can access the paper. UPSC IAS prelims question paper is of General Studies paper-I and General Studies paper-II (CSAT) while Mains exam includes General Studies paper I, II,III and IV, Essay, Two paper for optional paper and one-one papers each for regional language and English.

UPSC IAS Answer Key 2020 (Prelims & Main)

Union Public Service Commission will release UPSC IAS 2020 answer key in online mode after the declaration of the final result. However, many leading coaching institutes release the unofficial answer key of UPSC IAS 2020 soon after the exam concludes. Candidates can find question IDs and correct answer options in the answer key of IAS. By checking the answer key of UPSC IAS 2020, applicants can calculate their marks and predict their chances of qualifying for the next stage. Candidates can use answer keys and UPSC IAS question papers from past examinations to prepare better for the exam.

UPSC IAS Result 2020

Commission declares UPSC IAS result for each stage of the examination - prelims, mains and interview in online mode in pdf format. UPSC IAS 2020 result will include a merit list which will include roll numbers of qualified candidates. The exam body will also release the scorecard in which candidates can check individual marks for each stage. Candidates who are shortlisted in UPSC IAS result 2020 of one stage will be eligible to appear for the subsequent stage.

Steps to Check UPSC IAS 2020 Result

Visit the official website
Click on the UPSC IAS result link
Candidates will have to enter their application number and date of birth
Now click on Submit button
UPSC IAS 2020 result will be displayed on the screen.

IAS 2020 Score Card

Union Public Service Commission along with releasing the result and cut off of exam also releases the scorecard of exam after declaration of final result. The score card of UPSC IAS 2020 will be released for all the stage wise prelims, mains and final stage of the recruitment process. To check UPSC civil services scorecard candidates have to visit the official website and enter the required login credentials.

UPSC IAS Cut off 2020

Cvili services cut off marks are the minimum marks that the candidates need to score in order to qualify the exam. UPSC IAS cutoff is released separately for prelims and mains exam. Candidates who score the cutoff marks of one stage are eligible to appear for the subsequent stage. Number of candidates appearing for the exam, difficulty level, number of shifts, etc. will be considered to determine the cutoff of UPSC IAS 2020. Candidates can check previous years’ UPSC IAS cutoff from the tables below.

Previous years’ UPSC IAS Cut off for Prelims – (Out of 200 marks)

Category	2018	2017	2016	2015
General	98.00	105.34	116.00	107.34
SC	84.00	88.66	99.34	94
ST	83.34	88.66	96.00	91.34
OBC	96.66	102.66	110.66	106
PwD 1	73.34	85.34	75.34	90.66
PwD 2	53.34	61.34	72.66	76.66
PwD 3	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00
PwD 5	45.34	-	-	-

Previous years’ UPSC Civil Services IAS Cut off for Mains - (Out of 1750)

Category	2018	2017	2016	2015
General	774	809	787	676
SC	719	756	739	622
ST	719	749	730	617
OBC	732	770	745	630
PwD 1	711	734	713	580
PwD 2	696	745	740	627
PwD 3	520	578	545	504
PwD 5	460	-	-	-

Previous years’ UPSC IAS Final Cut off - (Out of 2025)

Category	2018	2017	2016	2015
General	982	1006	988	877
OBC	938	968	951	834
ST	912	939	920	801
SC	912	944	937	810
PwD 1	899	923	927	802
PwD 2	908	948	951	830
PwD 3	754	830	817	697
PwD 5	718	-	-	-

IAS Salary 2020

Candidates who qualify the exam will be entitled to receive the salary of IAS officer as per the seventh pay commission. Though salary is not very high seeing the competitive level of UPSC IAS 2020 exam but there are various other facilities which makes this job the best-desired career option in India. Candidates who ask question as what is the salary of IAS officer should note that remuneration is rs 56,100 as basic pay during time of entry level. While calculating total salary of candidates below mentioned formula is used.

Total Salary = Basic Pay + DA + HRA + TA

Hence IAS officer will collectively receive the total salary something around 80,000.

IAS Salary in India

Basic Pay(INR)	Number of years required in Service	Careers wise Posts
Basic Pay(INR)	Number of years required in Service	*District Administration*	*State Secretariat*	*Central Secretariat*
56100	1-4	Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM)	Under Secretary	Assistant Secretary
67,700	5-8	Additional district magistrate (ADM)	Deputy Secretary	Under Secretary
78,800	9-12	District magistrate (DM)	Joint Secretary	Deputy Secretary
1,18,500	13-16	District magistrate (DM)	Special Secretary-cum-Director	Director
1,44,200	16-24	Divisional Commissioner (DC)	Secretary-cum-Commissioner	Joint Secretary
1,82,200	25-30	Divisional Commissioner (DC)	Principal Secretary	Additional secretary
2,05,400	30-33	No Equivalent Rank	Additional Chief Secretary	No Equivalent Rank
2,25,000	34-36	No Equivalent Rank	Chief Secretary	Secretary
2,50,000	37+ years	No Equivalent Rank	No Equivalent Rank	Cabinet Secretary of India

UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria 2020

To apply for the civil services examination, candidates must meet the UPSC IAS 2020 eligibility criteria specified in the official UPSC notification. Candidates must meet the given age criteria, nationality and specified educational qualifications while not crossing the allowed number of attempts. UPSC IAS eligibility criteria is mentioned in detail for candidates to check in the table below.

Eligibility for UPSC IAS

Nationality	For IAS, IFS and IPS, - Only Indian nationals For other services, any one of the following are eligible a citizen of India a subject of Nepal a subject of Bhutan a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
Educational Qualification	All candidates must hold a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised university Final year students can also apply provided they pass the exam at the time of filling the application for the Mains exam
Age as on August 1, 2020 i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than August 2, 1988 and not later than August 1, 1999	Minimum age limit for all categories is 21 years Maximum for all the categories is listed below General- 32 years. OBC- 35 years. SC/ST- 37 years
Number of attempts	General Categories - 6 attempts OBC- 9 attempts SC/ST- Unlimited attempts Note: An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be deemed as one attempt. If a candidate appears for any one paper in the Preliminary Examination, it will be treated as one attempt.

UPSC IAS Application Form 2020

Candidates can fill the application form of UPSC IAS 2020 from February 12, 2020, in online mode. The last date to apply for UPSC IAS is March 3, 2020. Candidates have to first register themselves on the official website and then log in to fill the application form. The exam body will provide the facility to withdraw applications for a specified time duration for candidates who wish to withdraw the same after the last date of filling the application form.

How to Fill UPSC IAS Application Form 2020

Visit the official website of UPSC - upsconline.nic.in
Click on the “Online applications of various exams” link
Click on Registration Part I and fill all the details.
Similarly, fill all other details in UPSC IAS Registration Part-II.
Upload scanned copy of Photograph, Signature, and Photo ID.
Pay application fee for and save the receipt for future reference.

Application Fee: Rs 100 (SC/ST/ Female/PwD candidates are exempt). Payment can be made by depositing the money in any branch of State Bank of India by cash, or online through net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using any Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/ Debit Card

Documents to upload with the application form of UPSC IAS 2020

Document	Format	Size
Signature	JPG JPG	20 kb to 300 kb
Photograph	JPG JPG
Photo ID	PDF

Steps to fill UPSC IAS Mains Application Form

Candidates who qualify the UPSC IAS prelims exam will also have to fill out a detailed application form (DAF) to take the mains exam. UPSC IAS DAF application form is filled in 6 steps

Step 1: Fill Personal details

Step 2: Educational Information

Step 3: Parental Information

Step 4: Employment Information

Step 5: Upload documents

Step 6: Final Submission.

Once submitted no changes are possible to edit in the mains application form of UPSC IAS.

Number of Candidates applied for UPSC IAS in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018

upsc-ias-application-stats

UPSC IAS 2020 Posts

Number of Posts-

Indian Administrative Service
Indian Foreign Service
Indian Police Service
Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’
Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’
Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)
Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A'
Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’
Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’
Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’
Indian Trade Service, Group 'A'
Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade),
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B',
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group 'B',
Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'
Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’

What is IAS- UPSC Civil Services Exam?

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the Civil Services examination every year for recruitment to the Indian Administrative Services and 23 other allied services. However, IAS is the most preferred and coveted services amongst most applicants. Other allied service recruitment through UPSC civil services exam are the Indian Police Services (IPS) and Indian Forest Services (IFS) etc. The exam has two stages - Preliminary, Main. Candidates who clear both these stages will have to appear for a personal interview. If they clear this last stage, they are allotted the services as per their merit ranks and offered training accordingly before being absorbed in the administrative services of the government.

IAS Exam 2018 Highlights

A total of 10,65,552 candidates applied while only 4,93,972 appeared in the exam and 10,468 qualified in UPSC prelims exam.
Only 1,994 applicants secured the passing marks in UPSC mains exam and were invited to appear for the interview out of which 759 candidates made it to the UPSC final list
Top 25 candidates comprise 15 men and 10 women
For the top 25 candidates optional subjects ranged from Anthropology, Chemistry, Commerce & Accountancy, Geography, Law, Maths, History, Political Science & International Relations, Public Administration, Psychology, Sociology, and English Literature.
Educational qualification-wise the top 25 candidates had graduated in Engineering; Sciences; Economics; Law; Mathematics; History; Political Science; Public administration and Commerce.
A good number of candidates had graduated from premier institutes like IITs, NIT, NLU, BITS Pilani, DU, Mumbai University, Anna University, Pune University, etc.

Contact Details of UPSC

Union Public Service Commission

Dholpur House,

Shahjahan Road, New Delhi - 110069

Facilitation Counter Phone No: 011-23098543 / 23385271 / 23381125 / 23098591

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - IAS 2020 - UPSC Prelims Exam (Postponed), Admit Card, Syllabus, Pattern

Question: How many posts are there in UPSC Civil Services recruitment exam?

Answer:

UPSC Civil Services is conducted for a total of 24 posts and services like Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A, etc.

Question: What is the salary of an IAS Officer?

Answer:

The basic pay is entry-level IAS officer is Rs. 56100. Allowances like DA, HRA and TA are also given.

Question: How are candidates shortlisted for posts other than IAS in UPSC Civil Services?

Answer:

Candidates who qualify the exam are recruited for posts in order of merit and choices filled by them.

Question: When can I apply for IAS 2020?

Answer:

Aspirants will be able to apply for UPSC IAS 2020 from February 12 to March 3.

Question: What is age limit for IAS 2020 ?

Answer:

A candidate must be 21 to 32 years of age on August 1, 2020, to be able to apply for UPSC IAS 2020.

Question: How many marks are required to clear the prelims?

Answer:

The marks required to clear Civil Services prelims exam is not predefined. The cutoff for general category ranges between 100 to 125 marks for general category.

Question: What is qualifying marks in UPSC Prelims exam 2020 ?

Answer:

Candidates need to secure 33% marks in General Studies paper 2 while merit list will be decided from the marks of General Studies paper 1.

Question: Is coaching necessary to crack IAS Exam ?

Answer:

Coaching plays a vital role in the selection of candidates in UPSC IAS. Many a times applicants qualify the exam after taking coaching and doing self study at home.

Question: I have made a mistake in my UPSC IAS application. Shall I fill another form?

Answer:

If any candidates have made a mistake then they can apply for the exam again and their new application form of UPSC IAS 2020 will be considered.

Question: What is the best newspaper/book for preparing for UPSC IAS?

Answer:

To qualify UPSC IAS exams candidates have to read all standard book and The Hindu and Indian Express newspaper.

Question: When should i start studying current affairs for UPSC IAS 2020 ?

Answer:

It is advised that candidates should religiously prepare one year current affairs for the exam.

Question: Who has secured highest marks in UPSC Ever?

Answer:

The highest marks in UPSC IAS exam were secured by Anudeep Durishetty, the topper for UPSC 2017. He scored 1126 (55.60%) out of total 2025 marks.

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i am a student from biology stream i wish to become an ias which degree can i prefer

Ayush 29th May, 2020

Hello ,

For becoming an IAS officer there is no restriction of degree choice , you can choose any degree of your own choice but remember one thing that is all the degrees you choose must be a graduation degree eg - BA , BSc , BTech , MBBS etc even students having post graduation degree can appear in UPSC exam . So any degree is preferable but must be atleast graduation because that is a necessary condition for eligibility .

But it is a general perception of taking BA in social sciences as questions are asked majorly from these subjects but you can have any degree of your own choice and then opt for exam . But for exam you must have knowledge about Indian History , Political Science , Indian Geography , General Studies and Current affairs , so apart from degree programs of your own choice you can join online coachings or coachings near by your college or even prepare on your own through different books , websites and YouTube etc.

Here is links which tells you about Eligibility criteria and exam pattern based on which you can make your decision :-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern/amp

Hope this will help .

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Should a 11th class student start preparing for UPSC ( IAS ) from 11th class ownwards itself or from college ownwards ?

Surmayee Gupta 29th May, 2020

Hi Raghav ! UPSC has got a vast syllabus ,but basics are always important . I would advise you to study sincerely whatever is there in course . But don't sweat it. Just cover the syllabus in your course properly.

During the final year of graduation , you can start preparing for the exam in a structured manner. Now if your basics are strong , it would prove to be the brownie point for you , as you would only have to brush them up , and focus on learning the new content more.
Hope my answer would clear your doubt.

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what can I do after d pharma to be An IAS office

Aditya Kumar Student Expert 29th May, 2020

With D pharma which is a diploma you are not eligible for UPSC or IAS examination as to be eligible for UPSC one needs to be graduate so the first thing you need to do to become an IAS officer is do graduation in any subject or discipline based on your interest and then you need to appear in one of the toughest examination called UPSC, and it has 3 stages which are listed below :-

The first stage of the exam is Preliminary examination (objective )

The second stage, Mains (written).

If you manage to clear both prelims and mains then you are to go through interview/personality test .

And if you managed to clear all the three rounds mentioned above, then congratulations you may become an ias officer

Thankyou

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how to get 2016 ias pre answer key this site please tell me

Mishika 28th May, 2020

UPSC Prelims Answer Key Paper 1:-Download PDF Here

UPSC Prelims Answer Key Paper 2:-Download PDF Here

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After d pharmacy we can make IAS officer

Priyaanka Sarkar Student Expert 28th May, 2020

D Pharmacy is a year Diploma Degree and for appearing for UPSC, you need to have a Bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum duration of 3 years. It can be B.Sc or BA. But it cannot be Diploma course. So if UPSC is your goal, you should pursue atleast a 3 year Bachelor's degree.