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IAS

IAS

Indian Administrative Services

Exam Center

The UPSC IAS is a national-level exam. The Prelims exam will be held in 73 cities while the Mains exam will be held in 36 cities of India. All the exam centers are available on the official UPSC notification. Applicants can fill their exam center as per their choice.

FAQ

Ques: How a candidate can start preparation of IAS exam at home?
Ans:
Applicants can start their preparation for IAS exam from NCERT books and daily newspaper. Complete NCERT subjects Sociology, Economics, Geography, and History first and then start reading other books.

 

Ques: How many papers on the IAS Mains exam?
Ans:
There are total 9 papers in the IAS Mains exam. Apart from these nine papers, applicants also need to qualify in the General Hindi and General English papers.

 

Ques: What is the qualification required for the IAS exam?
Ans:
Applicants need a Graduation degree from a recognized university of India.

 

Ques: What is the difference between PCS and IAS?
Ans:
The full form of IAS is Indian Administrative Services and the full form of PCS is Provincial Civil Services. The recruitment of IAS exam will be done by the Union Public Service Commission while the PCS recruitment will be done through State Public Service Commission.

 

Ques: Which is the Cadre Controlling Authority of IAS exam?
Ans:
The Cadre Controlling Authority of IAS is the Ministry of Personnel.

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