UPSC 2019 –All you need to Know!

Are you planning to attempt UPSC 2019? Check everything you need to know here. This article is brought to you by Oliveboard, an online preparation platform for government and banking exams.

UPSC CSE: About the Exam

The Union Public Service commission (UPSC) conducts the Civil Services Examination (CSE) to recruit officers for various officer level all India services such as: the Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Foreign Services (IFS), and Indian Police Services (IPS) etc. The exam is conducted in offline mode (pen-paper test).

UPSC CSE: Pattern and Syllabus

The competitive exam comprises of two successive stages:

 

UPSC CSE: Preliminary Exam Pattern & Syllabus

The exam pattern for the UPSC CSE prelims is as follows:

UPSC CSE Prelims: Syllabus

General Studies Paper I (100 questions): Syllabus

– Current Affairs (National + International)
– History of India and the Indian National Movement
– Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and the World
– Economic and Social Development: Sustainable Development, Poverty, Demographics, Inclusion, Social Sector Initiatives etc.
– General Issues on Environmental Ecology: Bio-diversity, Climate Change etc. (Topics not requiring specialisation)
– General Science

General Studies Paper II (CSAT*) (80 questions): Syllabus

– Reading Comprehension
– Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills
(This is includes decision making questions, assertion, stress management, verbal and non-verbal communication)
– Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
– Decision Making and Problem Solving (questions from this topics were last asked in 2013)
– General Mental Ability
– Basic Numeracy (Numbers and Relations, Orders of Magnitude etc.)
– Data Interpretation (Tables, Graphs, Charts, Data Sufficiency etc.)

*MCQs/ Objective Type

UPSC CSE: Mains Exam Pattern & Syllabus

This exam tests a candidate’s level of general awareness and the ability to analyse and take a view on various socio-economic issues. The exam is descriptive in nature. Relevant, meaningful and succinct answers are expected.

UPSC CSE: Tentative Dates

UPSC CS Prelims Notification Release: 19 Februrary, 2019
UPSC CS Preliminary Examination 2 June, 2018 (Sunday)

UPSC CSE: Eligibility

·         A candidate must be between 21 – 32 years of age. This criterion is for the general category. 

·         Age relaxation is provided as per norms

 

UPSC CSE: Allowed Number of Attempts And How Are They Calculated

There are some restrictions on the number of times this exam can be taken is different for different categories as mentioned below.

·         The number of attempts for IAS exam: General Category: 6 attempts till 32 years of age.

·         The number of attempts for IAS exam: OBC: 9 attempts till 35 years of age.

·         The number of attempts for IAS exam: SC/ST: unlimited attempts till 37 years of age.

·         Physically Handicapped /disabled candidates belonging to General category will get the benefit of 9 attempts till the age prescribed by UPSC – 42 years.

How Are These Attempts Calculated?

If you appear for any of the papers of the Civil Services Preliminary Exam, your attempt is counted. If you filled up the UPSC application form but didn’t go to take the Preliminary Exam, your attempt will NOT BE COUNTED.

 

Note that all the information presented in this article is as per older notifications and is subject to change in this year’s official release.Hope this helps.All the best!