What is UPSC?

Union Public Service Commission is India’s central agency, which conducts various exams such as, Civil Services Exam, IFS, NDA, CDS, SCRA, etc. Civil services examination is popularly known as the IAS exam and includes almost 24 services like IFS, IPS, IRS, IRPS, and so on. The civil service exam is one the most reputed and tough to crack exams in India. Also simply referred to as the UPSC examination, it is conducted in three phases - a 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), and a main examination consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay) type, in which two papers are qualifying and only marks of seven are counted followed by a personality test (interview)

Eligibility

Educational Qualification

The various academic requirements as per the IAS Eligibility Criteria are given below:

• Minimum qualification for UPSC exam: The candidate must hold a degree from Government recognized Universities or possess an equivalent qualification.
• In their final year or awaiting results, candidates are also eligible to appear for UPSC preliminary Examination. All such candidates who are likely to appear for IAS exams must produce proof of having passed the said examination along with the application for the main IAS examination.
• Candidates having professional and technical qualifications recognized by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical degrees.

UPSC Eligibility- Nationality

Candidate must be either:-

• A citizen of India, or
• A subject of Nepal, or
• A subject of Bhutan, or
• A Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 intending to settle in India permanently, or
• A person of Indian origin (PIO) who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Zaire, and Vietnam intending to settle in India permanently.

Category wise UPSC age limit, relaxation, and maximum attempts-

• General Category & EWS: 32 years; 6 attempts.
• OBC (with certificate): 32 years + 3 years; 9 attempts.
• SC/ST: 32 years + 5 years; unlimited attempts.
• Physically Disabled: 32 years + 10 years; Gen/OBC/Person with Benchmark Disability(EWS category)- 9 attempts & SC/ST unlimited attempts.
• Jammu & Kashmir Domicile: 32 years + 5 years + (3 years, if OBC OR 5 Years, if SC/ST); Number of attempts depends on the reserved category.
• Disabled and discharged Defence service personnel: 32 years + 3 years + (3 years, if Gen/OBC OR 5 years, if SC/ST)
• Ex-Servicemen Commission Officer: 32 years + 5 years + (3 years, if OBC OR 5 Years, if SC/ST)

Vacancies

The Union Public Service Commission has announced a total of 712 vacancies which are to be filled through the Civil Services Examination 2021

22 vacancies are for the Persons with Benchmark Disability Category:

• 5 vacancies for candidates of blindness and low vision
• 6 Vacancies for deaf and hard of hearing
• 6 Vacancies for locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy, and
• 5 Vacancies for multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness.

What is the EXAM PATTERN for UPSC IAS Prelims & Mains 2021 exams?

Answer: The exam pattern is different for UPSC IAS Prelims and IAS Mains Exam. The UPSC IAS Prelims is an objective multiple-choice questions (MCQ) format exam and the IAS Mains is a descriptive format exam. Have a look at the detailed exam pattern of both the phases below along with the number of questions asked and marking scheme:

IAS Prelims 2020 Exam Pattern

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Unique IAS Academy

The Unique IAS academy established in 1990 provides coaching for the students preparing for IAS/UPSC exams. At the unique IAS academy, they help the students build their careers in civil and administrative services by improving their personality, ability, knowledge, and skills. At the unique IAS academy, the experienced faculty prepares the study materials and the test series along with other required materials to provide a better learning environment to the students. The regular mock exams are conducted and evaluated by the faculty thereby providing individual feedback to the students to improve their performance in the end exams. The students are provided with access to both online and offline classes. Special guest lectures and previous rank holders talk sessions are provided to the students along with regular doubt clearing sessions and revision sessions. Apart from the GS Prelims Cum Mains, optional subjects, current affairs sessions, special coaching is provided for answer writing and quantitative, logical reasoning for the overall development of the students.

Institute Details

Highlights

• Experienced faculty
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• Library with more than 2000 books
• Regular mock exams
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• Integrated study materials.

Vijetha IAS Academy

Vijetha IAS is a premier coaching institution to prepare for the most prestigious and one of the most difficult exams in the country. Being a relatively new player in the UPSC  Coaching space, Vijetha strives to improve based on the feedback of their students, and that accounts for its consistency and growthVijetha have a dedicated team of professionals handling various other General Studies Modules and helping students to realize their ambition and pursue the civil services preparation. They also conduct test series programs for Prelims, Mains, and daily answer writing sessions.

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• Updated Curriculum.
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• Job Assistance.
• Flexible Payment Methods.
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Everest IAS Academy

Everest IAS Academy is a renowned institute in the field of engineering.  The institute offers various services to the students like providing customized study material with high-quality content. The institute believes in innovative methods of teaching the students with excellent and experienced faculty. The institute believes in the overall grooming of the students as well by increase the student's motivation through motivational sessions. The institute prepares the students for the examination of UPSC, TNPSC, RAS, SSC, BANKING. The institute was established in the year 2019 by P.Tamil Selvan. 

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MISSION IAS ACADEMY

Mission Academy provides daily updates and important notes on Current Affairs and the latest jobs opportunity. It is very important for a student or a teacher that he keeps him/her updated on his current affairs knowledge. Mission Academy is one of the most favorite coaching Academies among students, teachers, and parents that helps them at any cost any time anywhere through online study. We also provide online study materials in various form as pdf notes and easily downloadable. Mission Academy is the best SSC examination preparation Institute near Uttam Nagar, Dwaraka, Janakpuri.

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DELHI’S IAS STUDY CIRCLE

DELHI’s s I A S Study Circle was founded and promoted by Sh. Dr. S. MOHAN AGGARWAL in 1979. He was an ex – IAS officer, served as a lecturer in JNU for some time before he finally started this IAS INSTITUTE in 1979 to impart guidance for the CIVIL SERVICES and other allied exams. SINCE then our Institute has given excellent results year in and year out. However, due to his illness which lasted for 2 to 3 years, and his untimely demise, there was a brief gap because of which our institute was not much in the public domain. HOWEVER, his son SH, CA DEEPAK MOHAN AGGARWAL has now taken over the baton from his father, SH. Dr. S. MOHAN AGGARWALA, to continue the noble work of providing guidance for IAS Aspirants

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The services and posts for which UPSC vacancies for 2021

• Indian Administrative Service.
• Indian Foreign Service.
• Indian Police Service.
• Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’.
• Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’.
• Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration).
• Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’.
• Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’
• Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’.
• Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Corporate Law Service, Group “A”.
• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade).
• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’.
• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’.
• Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’.
• Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’.

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UPSC Coaching FAQs

Q1. How the attempts are counted in UPSC?

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Q4. Is UPSC IAS Exam conducted Online OR Offline?

Q5. Is there a negative marking in UPSC IAS Exam 2020?