UPSC IAS Selection Process 2020

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 preliminary exam 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 has released UPSC IAS 2020 application form in online mode.

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 will be available from February 12, 2020, and the preliminary exam will be held don March 3, 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.

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 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.