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Eligibility conditions for Civil Services Exam

Nationality  (1) For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.  (2) For other services, a candidate must be either:—  a citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal, or  a subject of Bhutan, or  a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or  a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.  Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. Provided further that candidates belonging to categories (b), (c) and (d) above will not be eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.  A candidate in whose case

UPSC Civil Services Exam

Every year UPSC calls application for Civil Services Examination for recruitment to the Services mentioned below: Indian Administrative Service. Indian Foreign Service. Indian Police Service Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’. Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’. Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’. Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’. Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’. Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration).  Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’.  Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.  Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’.  Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A'.  Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’.  Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’  Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’.  Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’.  Indian Trade Service, Group 'A'

IAS Exam (UPSC Civil Services Exam) Pattern and Syllabus

Civil Services Exams conducted by Union Public Service Commission. The exam is conducted in two phases: Preliminary Test  Mains Exam including Personality Test Preliminary Examination: The Preliminary Examination comprising of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each and of two hours duration each. Detailed below is the new syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination, which is brought to the notice of the prospective candidates intending to appear at the Civil Services Examination (CSE) in 2011 onwards: Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours 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 Initia

UPSC GS Syllabus for Preliminary Test and Mains Exam

Preliminary Test 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, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization General Science. Mains Exam General Studies- I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society. Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues The Freedom Struggle - its various