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IAS

IAS

Indian Administrative Services
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Exam Pattern

Exam Pattern for Prelims Exam

  • The question paper is available in Hindi or English language
  • There are two papers in the exam
  • The time duration will be four hours
  • There are 100 questions in paper 1 while 80 questions in paper 2
  • 400 will be the total marks for the exam 

 

Exam Pattern for Mains Exam:

  • There are total of nine papers for the Mains exam
  • The question paper will be available in Hindi as well as English language
  • The time duration of the Mains exam will be three hours
  • There are 300 questions in Part A and Part B
  • There are 250 questions in General Studies and Optional Papers
  • The maximum marks for the exam will be 1750

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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