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UPSC
Futures Pillars of Indian Union
About UPSC
Civil service, which is the backbone of Indian governance constitutes all ministries and their departments. The Civil service and Forest service exams are conducted by the UPSC. The prestige, power, charm and responsibility that come along with the top jobs such as the IAS, IFS, IPS, etc., are a definite reason for anyone to choose Civil service and Forest service a career option
Eligiliblity Criteria
The Civil Services Examination comprises two successive stages:
(i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for Civil Services (Main) Examination; and
(ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview/Personality Test) for the selection of candidates for the various Services and posts.
Preliminary examination:
The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) namely General studies of 200 questions in Forenoon and the 200 questions in afternoon for CSAT and carry a maximum of 400 marks in the subjects set out in sub-section (A) of Section II.
"This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination"
Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination in the year will be eligible for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination.
Syllabus for Preliminary examination:
The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%, The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
Paper I(200 marks) Duration: Two Hours
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Current events of national and international importance.
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History of India and Indian National Movement.
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Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
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Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
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Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
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General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization.
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General Science
Paper II(200 marks) Duration: Two Hours
1. Comprehension;
2. Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability;
4. Decision making and problem solving;
5. General mental ability;
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);
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