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IAS

IAS

Indian Administrative Services
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Syllabus

Check the Prelims exam syllabus of the UPSC IAS exam from the below information: 

Prelims Syllabus of UPSC IAS:

Paper 1 Paper 2
Current news and events related to national and international topics. Comprehension
Environmental ecology specially climate change, general issues on the Biodiversity &Climate Change, green energy, solar inventions  etc. Interpersonal skills including communication skills
Sustainable Development, Economic and Social Development, Inclusion, Poverty, Social Sector Initiatives, Demographics, Government schemes, etc. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) 
Indian and World Geography, General Science. Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, Governor and President powers, Vidhan Sabha, Public Policy, Fundamental Rights Issues, Panchayati Raj, Directive policy of state principals Questions on General mental ability
  Decision making and problem-solving
  Data interpretation (charts, data sufficiency, graphs, tables etc.)


The Mains exam syllabus is very broad, applicants who clear the Prelims exam can check the syllabus from the official webiste.

FAQ

Ques: How a candidate can start preparation of IAS exam at home?
Ans: Applicants can start their preparation for IAS exam from NCERT books and daily newspaper. Complete NCERT subjects Sociology, Economics, Geography, and History first and then start reading other books.
 

Ques: How many papers on the IAS Mains exam?
Ans: There are total 9 papers in the IAS Mains exam. Apart from these nine papers, applicants also need to qualify in the General Hindi and General English papers.
 

Ques: What is the qualification required for the IAS exam?
Ans: Applicants need a Graduation degree from a recognized university of India.
 

Ques: What is the difference between PCS and IAS?
Ans: The full form of IAS is Indian Administrative Services and the full form of PCS is Provincial Civil Services. The recruitment of IAS exam will be done by the Union Public Service Commission while the PCS recruitment will be done through State Public Service Commission.
 

Ques: Which is the Cadre Controlling Authority of IAS exam?
Ans: The Cadre Controlling Authority of IAS is the Ministry of Personnel.

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