UPSC IAS Selection Process 2020 - Prelims, Mains & Interview
UPSC IAS Selection Process 2020 - Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the IAS examination in three stages every year for the recruitment of candidates in various services. The selection process of UPSC IAS 2020 consists of preliminary examination followed by mains examination and interview. Candidates who will clear the UPSC Civil Services exam for preliminary will be called for mains examination. The preliminary examination is qualifying nature and its marks will not be considered for the UPSC IAS Selection process. Candidates who will clear the mains examination will be called for a final interview round. The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained by candidates in mains and interview round. Candidates can check more information about UPSC IAS Selection Process 2020 from the article given below.
Latest: UPSC IAS 2020 answer key has been released on August 11 at the official website.
UPSC IAS 2019 final result has been declared on August 04 at its official website. As per the news dates released by UPSC on June 05 2020, the preliminary exam will now be held on October 04, 2020, while the mains will be held on January 08, 2021. UPSC is to release UPSC IAS 2020 Admit Card in online mode soon tentatively in the second week of September.
Stages Of UPSC IAS 2020 Selection Process
Preliminary Exam
Mains Exam
Interview (Personality Test)
UPSC IAS Selection Process 2020 - Preliminary Exam
Candidates can fill UPSC IAS 2020 application form from the official website of the board. The application form of UPSC IAS 2020 was released on February 12, 2020, and the last day date to fill the form was March 03, 2020. The preliminary exam is scheduled to hold on October 04, 2020. Candidates who will successfully submit the application form can download UPSC IAS admit card from the official website a few days prior to the examination. The preliminary examination of UPSC IAS consists of two papers. Paper 1 will be of general studies and paper 2 will be optional in nature. Candidates can choose any one subject from the lists of subjects provided by the conducting body. UPSC IAS Selection Process 2020 for preliminary exam will be based on the marks obtained by candidates in birth the examination. The list of subjects that candidates can choose as an option subject for paper 2 is given in the table below.
Agriculture | Law |
Animal Husbandry and veterinary science | Mathematics |
Botany | Mechanical Engineering |
Chemistry | Philosophy |
Civil Engineering | Physics |
Commerce | Political Science |
Economics | Psychology |
Electrical Engineering | Public Administration |
Geography | Sociology |
Geology | Statistics |
Indian History | Zoology |
UPSC IAS 2020 Selection Process - Mains Exam
Candidates who will qualify the preliminary examination of UPSC IAS 2020 will be called for mains examination. The mains exam is scheduled for January 08, 2021. The admit card will be released on the official website a few days prior to the examination. Candidates need to appear in 8 papers in the mains examination. The marks scored by candidates in language tests are not considered for the final merit list. Scores of all 7 papers will be considered for the final merit list along with the interview marks. The list of all the papers included in the mains examination is given below.
Compulsory Indian Language (only qualifying)
Essay Paper
General Studies Paper 1
General Studies Paper 2
General Studies Paper 3
General Studies Paper 4
Optional Paper 1
Optional Paper 2
UPSC IAS Selection Process 2020 - Interview
After the successful completion of the mains examination, the next stage in UPSC IAS Selection Process is interview round. Candidates who will qualify the mains examination will be called for the interview round. The final merit list for UPSC IAS Selection Process will be made on the basis of marks scored by candidates in the mains exam and interview.
UPSC IAS 2020 Selection Process - Merit List
After the completion of all the stages conducting body will publish a merit list along with the final results. The merit list of UPSC IAS 2020 will be made on the basis of marks scored by candidates in the mains exam and interview round. Candidates who will score marks equal to or more than the cut off marks will be declared as qualified to join the services in the various cadre.
UPSC IAS Selection Process 2020 - Final Result
After the completion of the interview round, UPSC will publish the list of qualified candidates. The results will be declared in PDF format. The details mentioned in the final result PDF file are candidates name, roll number along with other details. On the basis of marks and preference of candidates, the various cadre will be allotted to candidates.
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Questions related to UPSC Civil Services Exam
how to make ias and kas after 2nd puc by taking pcmb
See, you become IAS via the UPSC entrance exam. Similarly there's entrance exam for becoming KAS. But, the general Eligibility criteria for both the fields is that you need to have completed a graduation Degree, in any subject subject combination, with minimum 50% marks from a recognised University.
So, after class 12th, go for graduation in a relevant field and then, after graduation, apply for the exams.
Hope this helps.
Good luck!
Answer laterafter 10th ,which subjects take to easy to prepare IAS ,, UPSC exam
There are two ways to decide your career path regarding your query, if you're completely focused towards only cracking Civil Service Exams, then choosing humanities stream will give an edge undoubtedly, as UPSC is more humanities oriented, so you may choose to pursue graduation in political science, public administration, law, economics, geography, history etc. Another thing is to have a back up plan regarding this, you have to remember that right now you're only in class 10th, so there's lot to explore for you in terms of your skillsets, aptitude, interest areas, if you have any preference for other streams such as engineering or medical, then it even after pursuing these fields you can appear for UPSC, for example many engineering/medical or for that matter any other working professional they gain few experiences in their respective field and then apply for UPSC, and let me tell you one thing very honestly, the success of UPSC is dependent entirely on the dedication, planning, preparation of the candidates, yes we may argue humanities candidates are well acquainted with the subjects unlike in case of say science or other field students, but then they do the work from the scratch, and if you have single-minded focus, determination and perseverance, you'll sail through this no matter what stream you belong, what subject combinations you've at 10+2 or graduation level, so think through this all and then take a decision with clear mindset.
after d pharmacy I can appear for upsc?
With diploma in pharmacy you are not eligible for UPSC, either you have to complete BPharm through lateral entry in order to appear for UPSC or you can pursue graduation in any stream from a recognized university, you need to be 21 years and can apply even in the final year.
i am become IAS officer so what degree will complete plz give suggetion
Hey!
To become an IAS Officer you need to be graduate from any recognized university, then you need it qualify UPSC exam (3 rounds)
Now coming to your question most of the aspirants prefer humanities degree courses over any other courses due to the fact that it help them a lot during the preparations. You can do B.A, B.A Political science, B.A History etc.
Choose the option which satisfies you best. Anyways, you can also choose any other stream in which you are interested such as CSE, IT, ECE etc.
Thank you
After graduation i.e b.sc can I prepare for ias and then when I clear my ias then can prepare for mbbs. After that how can manage both?????
You want to take couple of detours. First after B.Sc, you want to appear for IAS. For that you should be appearing for UPSC.
UPSC is a 3 stage selection process involving Prelims, Mains and Interview which tests your personality test. Prelims has 2 Papers namely General Studies and CSAT.
General Studies has Current Events, History of India and Indian National Movement, Indian and World Geography, Indian Polity and Governance, Economic and Social Development, Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change and General Science.
CSAT has Comprehension, Interpersonal skills including communication skills, Logical Reasoning and Analytical ability, Decision making and problem solving, General Mental Ability, Basic numeracy and Data Interpretation.
You will need atleast to start preparing ahead of 1- 2 years. If you are preparing at home, you need to keep yourself away from distractions and focus on the goal ahead. Gather as much as information as you can on each topic and keep yourself updated. Practise mock test papers.
Indian Polity for Civil Services bby M. Laxmikanth
Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
Certificate Physical and Human Geography by Gog Cheng Leong
Oxford School Atlas by Oxford Publishers
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Economic Survey by Ministry of Finance
India Year Book
A Brief History of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir
Now let's say you also crack UPSC, if you want to study MBBS, you should appear for NEET. As of now, there is no upper age limit for NEET and so if you have secured a minimum aggregate of 50% in Physics, Chemistry and Biology, you are eligible for NEET. It is 50% for General Category, 45% for PWD and 40% for OBC,SC,ST. Now the upper age limit has been put on hold. And we do not know how long that might be the case. But if you crack UPSC and become an IAS officer, you cannot study MBBS and work at the same time. You have to go on a student break, complete your MBBS and then come back and join your duties.
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