The Exam is divided into three exam stages: (i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for the Mains Exam. (ii) Civil Services Mains Examination ...

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is going to release the notification for the Civil Services Examination 2018 today. The notification will provide details related to eligibility, syllabus, ...

The Indian Administrative Service, or IAS, is a branch of the Civil Services. The UPSC offered 796 open positions for UPSC IAS candidates in 2020. Every year, there are usually 180 open positions for ...

IAS officer Sonal Goel shares her UPSC Mains marksheet, recounting her journey from facing an initial setback in the 2007 exam to final selection in May 2008. She focused on mastering the General ...

The UPSC IAS Exam comprises of three stages: preliminary exam, main exam and personality test. The IAS Main exam consists of 7 papers, where paper VI and VII are allotted to optional subjects.

Written stage of the UPSC IAS Main Exam consists of total seven papers, wherein, first five papers are based on general studies, whereas paper VI and VII are optional subjects. For optional subjects, ...