UPSC CSE, IAS Prep 2021 | Details, Syllabus, Eligibility, Papers.

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What does UPSC stands for?

The full form of the UPSC is Union Public Service Commission.

What’s the job of UPSC?

UPSC conducts a National Level Exam for 24 civil services under the Central & State Government of India.

Is UPSC an exam?

No, that’s a very wrong interpretation. ‘Civil Services’ are the exams. UPSC is the organizer.

Civil Services Exams are the ones we’ll be talking about here.

What are Civil Service Exams?

TheCivil Services Examination(CSE) is an all India competitive examination in India conducted by theUnion Public Service Commission (UPSC)for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, and Indian Police Service.

It is conducted in three phases –

Written Exam in progress |Images Courtesy : Indiatv News

  • Preliminary examination consisting of two objective-type papers (General Studies Paper I) and (General Studies Paper II) also popularly known as Civil Service Aptitude Test or CSAT

  • Main examination consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay) type, in which two papers are qualifying and only marks of seven are counted

  • A personality test (interview)

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Structure of Civil Service Examinations:

  1. Preliminary or Prelims Examination
  2. CSAT – I General Studies (GS)

100 Questions | 200 Marks

  • CSAT – II

  • Main Examination

  • Personality Test

SLLYABUS/SUBJECTS OF PRELIMS CSAT I General Studies (GS) AND CSAT II

CSAT – I GENERAL STUDIES INCLUDE:

  • Current events of national and international importance
  • History of India and Indian National Movement
  • Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
  • Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
  • Economic and Social Development, Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives etc.
  • General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization
  • General Science

CSAT – II INCLUDE:

  • Comprehension
  • Interpersonal skills including communication skills
  • Logical Reasoning and analytical ability
  • Decision-making and problem-solving
  • General mental ability
  • 基本的计算能力(数字和他们的关系,订单s of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. Class X level)
  • English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level)

SLLYABUS/SUBJECTS FOR MAINS EXAMINATION (SUBJECTIVE/DESCRIPTIVE)

QUALIFYING PAPERS:

  • PAPER – A

One of the Indian Language selected by the candidate from the languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India

  • PAPER – B

English Language

MERIT COUNTING PAPERS:

  • PAPER – 1– Essay

  • PAPER – 2 TO PAPER 5General Studies (GS) :

  • GS – I

印度传统和文化、历史和地理f the world and society

  • GS – II

Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations

  • GS – III

Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management

  • GS – IV

Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

  • PAPER – 6 AND PAPER 7

1 optional with 2 papers

  1. Optional Paper 1
  2. Optional Paper 2

PERSONALITY TEST (INTERVIEW)

The Third Exam after passing out Prelims and Mains is the Personality Test which is taken in the form of interview. In the interview, the candidate is evaluated on the basis of his/her outlook on the current affairs in the national and global platforms. His/her General Knowledge, attitude, way of dealing with the situations in the country.

It is a 275 marks examination.

LIST OF OPTIONAL SUBJECTS:

Group 1:

  1. Agriculture
  2. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
  3. Anthropology
  4. Botany
  5. Chemistry
  6. Civil Engineering
  7. Commerce and Accountancy
  8. Economics
  9. Electrical Engineering
  10. Geography
  11. Geology
  12. History
  13. Law
  14. Management
  15. Mathematics
  16. Mechanical Engineering
  17. Medical Science
  18. Philosophy
  19. Physics
  20. Political Science and International Relations
  21. Psychology
  22. Public Administration
  23. Sociology
  24. Statistics
  25. Zoology

Group 2: (Literature of any one of these following languages)

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    1. Assamese
    2. Bengali
    3. Bodo
    4. Dogri
    5. Gujarati
    6. Hindi
    7. Kannada
    8. Kashmiri
    9. Konkani
    10. Maithili
    11. Malayalam
    12. Manipuri
    13. Marathi
    14. Nepali
    15. Oriya
    16. Punjabi
    17. Sanskrit
    18. Santhali
    19. Sindhi
    20. Tamil
    21. Telegu
    22. Urdu
    23. English

    ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR UPSC-CSE

    CATEGORY AGE LIMIT ATTEMPTS
    General 21 to 32 years of age 6
    OBC 21 to 35 years of age 9
    SC 21 to 37 years of age Unlimited
    ST 21 to 37 years of age Unlimited

    DATES FOR UPSC CSE 2021

    EXAM NAME EXAM DATE
    Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2021 27thJune 2021
    Civil Services (Main) Examination 2021 17th September 2021 onwards

    UPSC CALENDER 2021

    A date guide for students preparing for 2021 UPSC CSE Examinations

    For more details about UPSC CSE dates and fees please visitwww.upsc.gov.in

    Forget what happened in 2020. 2021 is just round the corner! Get going from now and serve the country by being a part of its administration.

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