With almost 900,000 to 1,000,000 candidate application, UPSC Exam is one of the most difficult and competitive examinations of India. The root of UPSC Exam can be found in Imperial Services Examination of British rule-era. And the selection process can be further traced back to thousand of years to the time of Mauryan and Mughal empires as part of their employee selection process for different administrative purposes. So no wonder UPSC Exam is one of the most sought after competitive exams of India. And if you are planning to conduct UPSC exam mock tests then you should know the details about the examination first.
Following are the services which one gets on qualifying the UPSC Exam,
Like all other competitive exams UPSC Exam has its own eligibility for the examination. And it is as follows:
Nationality
For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, the candidate must be a citizen of India.
For other services, the candidate must be one of the following:
Education
All candidates must have as a minimum one of the following educational qualifications:
Age
The candidate must be between the age of 21-32 years (for the General category candidate) on August 1 of the year of examination. Prescribed age limits vary with respect to caste reservations.
Numbers of attempts
The number of times a candidate may attempt the exam is limited as follows:
Appearing to attempt one of the papers in the preliminary examination is counted as an attempt, including disqualification/ cancellation of candidature. However, applying to sit the exam but failing to attend is not counted as an attempt
Paper | Subject | Marks |
Paper A | (One of the Indian languages listed below, to be selected by the candidate (from the languages listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India) (Qualifying) | 300 |
Paper B | English (Qualifying) | 300 |
Paper I | Essay | 250 |
Paper II | General Studies I (Indian heritage and culture, history and geography of the world and society) | 250 |
Paper III | General Studies II (Governance, Constitution, polity, social justice and international relations) | 250 |
Paper IV | General Studies III (Technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security, and disaster management) | 250 |
Paper V | General Studies IV(ethics, integrity, and aptitude) | 250 |
Optional Paper I | One paper on subject to be selected by the candidate from the list of optional subjects below (250 marks) | |
Optional Paper II | One paper on subject to be selected by the candidate from the list of optional subjects below (250 marks) | |
Sub Total (Written Test) | 1750 | |
Personality Test (Interview) | 275 | |
Total Marks | 2025 |
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