CIVIL SERVICE EXAM

Civil Service is most popular and hot job of Indian government that recruits the candidates for the various civil services under central government. Now UPSC changed the name of civil service to CSAT. CSAT stands for Civil Service Aptitude test. CSAT is considered as the toughest exam of India. Candidates have need of very hard work, concentration and patience to crack this exam.

Union Public Service Commission conducts the Civil Service exam around the country once in a year. UPSC issues the notification of Civil Service exam through newspaper, employment newspaper and website. Candidates can download the notification for the Civil service exam from this blog as well as UPSC official website.

Salient civil service posts are as follows:

Indian Administrative Service (IAS)

Indian Foreign Service (IFS)

Indian Pollice Service (IPS)

Indian Revenue Service (IRS)

Salient Criteria for the Civil Service Exam

Educational Criteria

The candidates must have the degree of graduation in any subject or its equivalent from recognized university or colleges.

University or colleges must be recognized by the UGC, if it is distance, university must be approved by IGNOU or DEC.

Graduation appearing candidates can also apply for the exam.

Age Criteria

 The candidates age must be between 21 to 30 years.

The reserve categories are relaxable in age criteria.

There is 5 years age relaxation for schedule caste and schedule tribes, 3 years age relaxation for other backward classes and  5 years age relaxation for physically handicapped candidates.

Nationality

For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.

For other services, a candidate must be either :

A citizen of India, or

A subject of Nepal, or

A subject of Bhutan, or

A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Number of Attempts

4 attempts for general candidates

7 attempts for OBC candidates

Unlimited attempt for Schedule caste and schedule tribes

Exam Pattern

Civil Service exam divided into 3 parts of paper:

Preliminary Exam (400 marks)

 

Mains Exam ( 2000 Marks)

Interview ( 300 marks)

After qualifying mains exam you will be called for Interview that carries 300 marks.

Optional Subject for Mains Exam

Agriculture

Animal husbandry & vetinary science

Anthropology

Botany

Chemistry

Civil engineering

Commerce and accountancy

Economics

Geography

Indian History

Law

Management

Mathematics

Mechanical engineering

Medical science

Philosophy

Physics

Political science & international relations

Psychology

Sociology

Statistics

Zoology

Syllabus of Mains Exam

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS ENGLISH AND INDIAN LANGUAGUES

The aim of the paper is to test the candidate's ability to read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express his ideas clearly and correctly in English/ Indian language concerned.

The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows :-

(i) Comprehension of given passages.

(ii) Precis Writing

(iii) Usage and Vocabulary

(iv) Short Essay

INDIAN LANGUAGES

(i) Comprehension of given passages.

(ii) Precis Writing

(iii) Usage and Vocabulary.

(iv) Short Essay

(v) Translation from English to the Indian language and vice-versa.

Note 1 : The Papers on Indian Languages and English will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature only. The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.

Note 2 : The candidates will have to answer the English and Indian Languages papers in English and the respective Indian language (except where translation is involved).

ESSAY

Candidates will be required to write an essay on a specific topic. The choice of subjects will be given. They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.

GENERAL STUDIES

The nature and standard of questions in the General Studies papers will be such that a well-educated person will be able toanswer them without any specialized study. The questions will be such as to test a candidate’s general awareness of a variety of subjects, which will have relevance for a career in Civil Services. The questions are likely to test the candidate’s basic understanding of all relevant issues, and ability to analyze, and take a view on conflicting socio-economic goals, objectives and demands. The candidates must give brelevant, meaningful and succinct answers.