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UPSC (IAS / IPS / IFS)
Indian Civil Service which includes the top services i.e. the IAS, IPS and IFS, is the dream career for millions of aspirants from all over the country.
About the Examination
Union Public Service Commission every year directs the most reputed and one of the toughest competitive examinations of the year. This examination is a national level examination, anyone, if he or she is a citizen of India can apply for this exam. This year around 900+ vacancies have been released by the Union Public Service Commission for the IAS Post.
IAS Exam Dates 2020
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Events
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Dates
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IAS exam Notification 2020
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12th February 2020
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Commencement of IAS application form 2020
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12th February 2020
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Last date to apply for the IAS exam
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3rd March 2020
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Release date of IAS Admit card
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Yet to be announced
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Date of IAS preliminary examination
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Yet to be announced
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Date of IAS preliminary exam result
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Yet to be announced
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Date of IAS Mains examination
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Yet to be announced
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Date of IAS Mains exam result
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Yet to be announced
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Date of IAS Personal Interview round
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Yet to be announced
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IAS 2020 Eligibility Criteria
IAS eligibility is based on various parameters which the candidates have to fulfill to apply for this exam. The parameters that the candidates have to fulfill are Nationality, Age, Qualification, number of attempts, and physical standards.
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Nationality
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The candidate should be an Indian Citizen.
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The Subject of Nepal
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The Subject of Bhutan.
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Tibetan refugee person who came to India before January 1, 1962, to settle for all time.
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An Indian birthplace migrant from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African nations of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam who came to forever settle in India.
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Age Limit
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The candidate age should be between 21 to 32 years as on 1st August 2020 to apply for this exam.
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The SC/ST category candidate gets an age relaxation of 5 years.
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The OBC category candidate gets an age relaxation of 3 years.
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The Defense Services Personnel Disabled in operations during hostilities gets an age relaxation of 3 years.
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Ex-Servicemen get an age relaxation of 5 years in the examination.
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The PwD candidate gets an age relaxation of 10 years.
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The Domiciles of Jammu and Kashmir from 1st January 1981 to 31st December 1981 get an age relaxation of 5 years.
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Educational Qualification
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The candidate who wants to apply for this post he or she needs to have a degree of Bachelor's or equivalent qualification from a recognized university.
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Number of attempts
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The General Category candidate can apply 6 times.
The OBC Category Candidate can apply 9 times.
The SC / ST Category candidate can apply unlimited no. of times.
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Follow the steps listed below to fill UPSC IAS Application Form 2020 correctly.
- SIGNUP/REGISTRATION
- Go to the official site – upsc.gov.in
- FILL THE PERSONAL DETAILS IN APPLICATION FORM
- UPLOAD YOUR REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
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Scanned Images
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Size
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Dimension
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Format
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Photograph
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20KB – 50KB
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200 x 230 Pixels
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JPG or JPEG
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Signature
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10KB – 20KB
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140 x 60 Pixels
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JPG or JPEG
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- PAYMENT OF APPLICATION FEES
- Firstly, the candidate has to choose what they will like to pay the application offline or online.
- If offline they can pay through the E-challan issued by SBI bank.
- If online then they can pay through many ways like through net banking, debit cards, UPI.
Application fees of IAS exam 2020
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Category
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Preliminary Exam Application Fee
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Mains Exam Application Fee
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General
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Rs. 100/-
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Rs. 200/-
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OBC
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Rs. 100/-
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Rs. 200/-
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EWS
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Rs. 100/-
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Rs. 200/-
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SC/ST
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Rs. 0/-
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Rs. 0/-
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PwD
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Rs. 0/-
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Rs.0/-
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Females
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Rs. 0/-
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Rs. 0/-
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IAS 2020 Exam Pattern
- The IAS exam comprises of the Preliminary exam, Mains Exam, and Personal Interview round.
- The preliminary exam comprises of 2 papers of 200 marks each and the time allotted for each paper is 2 hours. The candidate has to qualify for this exam to give the mains exam. Question paper type is multiple choice question.
- The mains exam consists of 9 papers of 250 marks each and time allotted for each paper is 3 hours. This exam includes both Objective and subjective type questions.
- In both preliminary and mains examination there will be negative marking only in objective type paper that will be of 1/3rdmarks
IAS 2020 Exam Pattern of Preliminary Examination
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Exam Language
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Hindi and English
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Sr. No.
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Subject
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No. of Questions
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Total Marks
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Time Duration
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1
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General Study
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80
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200
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2 Hours
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2
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CSAT
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100
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200
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2 Hours
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Total
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180
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400
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IAS 2020 Exam Pattern of Mains Examination
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Paper
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Title of the Paper
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Marks Allotted
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Paper A
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Any Indian Language :(One of the Indian Languages to be selected from the ones included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution)
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300 Marks
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Paper B
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English
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300 Marks
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Merit Exam Papers
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Paper I
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Essay
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250 Marks
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Paper II
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General Studies – I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
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250 Marks
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Paper III
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General Studies – II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
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250 Marks
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Paper IV
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General Studies – III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
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250 Marks
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Paper V
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General Studies – IV (Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude)
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250 Marks
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Paper VI
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Optional Subject – Paper 1
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250 Marks
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Paper VII
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Optional Subject – Paper 2
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250 Marks
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Sub Total in the Written Test
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1750 Marks
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Personal Interview
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275 Marks
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Grand Total (for Merit Exam Calculation)
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2025 Marks
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IAS 2020 Syllabus
- Every year Union Public Service Commission makes the IAS Syllabus. The syllabus of the IAS Exam is different for each paper.
- IAS Syllabus for Prelims assesses a competitor's information and fitness in current issues.
- IAS Syllabus for Main evaluates a competitor's scholastic skill in his specific subject. It additionally tests his capacity to display information in a reasonable and rational way and his general scholarly characteristics and comprehension of ideas.
- IAS Exam 2020 spreads questions from History, Polity, Geography and Agriculture, Science and Technology, Ecology and Environment, Economics, Arts and Culture, Social Welfare and GK.
- In the Main assessment, applicants need to pick two discretionary subjects in which they have specialization and the degree of the paper relates to the bachelors' degree.
Syllabus of IAS 2020 For Preliminary exam
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IAS PRELIMS SYLLABUS OF PAPER I
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IAS PRELIMS SYLLABUS FOR PAPER II
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Current events of national and international importance.
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Comprehension
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History of India and Indian National Movement.
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Interpersonal skills including communication skills
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Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World
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Logical reasoning and analytical ability
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Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
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Decision-making and problem solving
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Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
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General mental ability
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General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
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Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. - Class X level)
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General Science
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IAS 2020 Syllabus for mains Exam
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Papers
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Topics
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Paper A
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Any Indian Language (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution).
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Paper B
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English
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Paper I
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Essay
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Paper II
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General Studies – I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History, and Geography of the World and Society).
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Paper III
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General Studies – II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations).
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Paper IV
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General Studies – III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management).
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Paper V
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General Studies – IV (Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude)
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Paper VI
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Optional Subject – Paper 1
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Paper VII
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Optional Subject – Paper 2
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IAS Exam Result Dates
IAS exam result will be released by the Union Public Service Commission soon after the exam is held. Applicants can check the result on the official website – www.upsc.gov.in
Result dates of both Prelims & Mains 2020
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Events
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Dates
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IAS PRELIMS result date 2020
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July 2020
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IAS MAINS result date 2020
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November 2020
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Personal Interview Test date
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To be announced soon
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IAS Exam 2020 Salary and Vacancy
- This year UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) has announced around 900 seats for IAS (Indian Administrative Service). This test is taken to hire talented officers in the civil service department of the India Government.
- After getting recruited to the civil service department, the selected candidate will get a salary of Rs. 56100/- to Rs. 250000/-
- The salary in hand will be Rs. 56100/- to Rs.250000/- + (TA, DA, HRA).
IAS Cut Off 2020
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Category
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Preliminary exam (Out of 200)
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Mains Exam (out of 1750)
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Final (out of 2025)
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General
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98.00
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774
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982
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OBC
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96.66
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732
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938
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SC
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84.00
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719
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912
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ST
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83.34
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719
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912
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PH 1
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73.34
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711
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899
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PH 2
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53.34
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696
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908
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PH 3
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40.00
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520
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754
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PH 5
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45.34
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460
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718
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IAS 2020 Selection Process
- The selection process of the IAS Exam is a 3 phase evaluation, wherein, applicants need to show up for Prelims, main and Personal Interview round.
- The preliminary test is essentially a screening test in which, more than 8 lakh competitors take an interest each year.
- There are two papers for the possibility to attempt obligatorily in IAS Exam 2020 Prelims.
- Further, based on the IAS Exam 2020 result for prelims, applicants register for the mains test.
- IAS mains test will cover 9 traditional essay type papers, 2 being discretionary in them.
- The mains test and interview session form the premise of an up-and-comer's determination.
- After the IAS Exam 2020 mains examination of 1750 marks, students need to clear the cutoff as chose by UPSC.
- The individuals who clear the cutoff are required the Interview session which is the last phase of the IAS Selection Process.
- Marks got in a personal interview out of an aggregate of 275 marks will likewise be considered while setting up the rundown of at long last chosen competitors.
