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IAS Exam 2024 or Civil Services Exam 2024

Indian Administrative Service Exam 2024 Offline

Eligibility criteria for IAS Exam 2022

Candidates who have passed graduation or postgraduation in any discipline can apply for IAS Exam 2022. The application is also open even for the people who are working in any organisation. However, the age criteria has to be met for applying for the exam. 

The applicants have to preferably be in the age group of 21 to 32 years. Relaxations with regards to age limit are provided for the candidates from the reserved categories. The details about the age relaxation available for candidates would be available when the notification of the exam will be released on the website at the appropriate time every year. 

 

Exam pattern for Civil Services Exam 2022

The exam pattern for IAS Exam 2022 will have questions in both objective and descriptive formats. Objective type questions will mostly be in multiple choice format where the answers have to marked on a separate answer sheet. The application process is online while the IAS Exam 2022 will be conducted in offline mode.

The format for the exam is being provided below for the sake of the applicants in a tabular format:

Prelims

IAS Exam  Marks Duration
General Studies Paper – I

 

  • Current events of national and international importance.
  • History of India and Indian National Movement.
  • Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
  • Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
  • Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
  • General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialisation
  • General Science
200 Marks 2 Hours
CSAT/ General Studies Paper-II

 

  • Comprehension
  • Interpersonal skills including communication skills
  • Logical reasoning and analytical ability
  • Decision-making and problem solving
  • General mental ability
  • Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) – Class X level)
  • Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level)
200 Marks 2 Hours

Mains 

 

Paper Subject Duration Marks
Paper A Compulsory Indian language 3 hours 300 (Qualifying)
Paper B English 3 hours 300 (Qualifying)
Paper I Essay 3 hours 250
Paper II General Studies I – Indian Heritage & Culture, History & Geography of the World & Society 3 hours 250
Paper III General Studies II – Governance, Constitution, Welfare Initiatives, Social Justice & International Relations 3 hours 250
Paper IV General Studies III – Technology, Economic Development, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Security & Disaster Management 3 hours 250
Paper V General Studies IV – Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude 3 hours 250
Paper VI Optional Subject – Paper I 3 hours 250
Paper VII Optional Subject – Paper II 3 hours 250

 

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