IAS 2021 Exam Notification Released, Eligibility, Date, Syllabus & Question Papers

IAS Question Paper

IAS question paper is very important in IAS preparation. IAS question paper provides a real outline of the syllabus and works as an eye-opener for the IAS aspirants. The candidates should practice with the previous year question papers of IAS so that they can tackle the actual question paper in a better way.

Download here: IAS Question Papers

IAS Selection Process

IAS exam is conducted in two stages – preliminary (objective-type paper) and mains (descriptive paper and interview). UPSC IAS preliminary paper is conducted to select candidates for the main(written) exam. IAS prelims exam is just a screening test and the marks secured by candidates are not considered for the final merit. IAS selection process is fully defined in the official UPSC notification.

See in detail: UPSC IAS Selection Process

UPSC Civil Services main exam, as the name suggests, is the main stage of the IAS exam process. The marks of the IAS main exam is taken into consideration for the IAS final result. The final merit list for the UPSC Civil Services exam provides a rank to the candidate. Based on these ranks, services are allotted to the candidates.

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Medical Examination after IAS Interview

Each candidate has to undergo the medical examination after the IAS personality test. There will be a Central  Standing  Medical  Board  (CSMB) which will examine the mental and physical status of the candidate based on which the service will be allocated. The UPSC has empanelled the below-given hospitals and the candidates(male or female) are sent to these designated hospitals for the medical examination. The list of the hospitals is given below.

• Safdarjung Hospital
• Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
• Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital
• Sucheta Kriplani Hospital
• Guru  Teg Bahadur Hospital
• Deen  Dayal Upadhyay Hospital
• B.R. Ambedkar Hospital
• AIIMS, New  Delhi

The candidates are intimated for the date, time and venue for the medical examination. Besides, the candidates need to follow the given instructions for the medical examinations. The instructions are given below:

1. Candidate should come fasting for 10 hours or more on the day of Medical Examination.
2. Candidate should come without taking any medicine on the day of Medical Examination.
3. Candidate should bring along the spectacles, if any, being used by him/her along with the prescription for the same.
4. Candidate using Contact Lenses should stop using them at least  48 hours before the day of medical examination.
5. Candidate should bring along Hearing Aid, if any, being used by him/her and its latest audiometry report.
6. Candidate belonging to Persons with Benchmark Disability category is advised to bring along the appliances being used by him/her for his/her disability.
7. Candidate should bring along a prescription for any kind of medicine being taken by him/her on a regular basis.
8. Candidate should bring along records of any surgical procedure he/she has undergone in the past.
9. Candidate should bring along the Disability Certificate, if any, issued to him/her by any Disability Medical Board in the past.
10. Any other relevant record a candidate may like to bring to the notice of the Central Standing Medical Board.
11. The candidate will be required to make a statement as per the format provided at para-18 prior to his/her Medical Examination and must sign the Declaration appended thereto.
12. Candidate should submit to the Chairman of the Medical Board ten passport size photographs with white background.

A  candidate‘s medical examination report along with the recommendations is also to be published in the dedicated webpage of the candidate which is accessible only to the candidate concerned through his/her password on DoPT‘s website within 7 (seven) working days from the date of receipt of medical reports from the hospital to DoPT. In case, the candidate is not satisfied with the medical reports, he can appeal against it online within seven days. The DoPT will assign the candidates to the appellate board formed for this purpose only.

IAS Result

The candidates who score more than or equal to the IAS cut off are declared qualified in that stage of IAS exam and eligible to be promoted to the next stage. The IAS result is prepared after considering the IAS cut off marks. The IAS result is declared after each stage of IAS exam. 

UPSC will release a final IAS result on its official website. Candidates whose names and roll numbers appear in the merit list will then be eligible for recruitment in different services based on their preferences given in the DAF and the number of vacancies for the service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IAS Toppers Tips

IAS toppers are very helpful to provide all the details about their IAS preparation strategy. The IAS toppers suggest that the candidates should always take tips from the IAS toppers strategy but re-design that considering their own strength and weaknesses. One model does not fit all. Every IAS aspirant is unique and his reason for preparation is also unique which serve as the motivation factor to the candidates. IAS toppers suggest that the candidates must find the answer to "Why do you want to become an IAS". The rest will follow.

See here: IAS Toppers Tips

IAS Prelims Video

Tie-Breaking Resolution in IAS Exam

The UPSC has notified new tie-breaking resolution rules for the IAS exam. These rules will come into play where two or more candidates having the same aggregate total marks in the IAS exam. The UPSC has defined the resolution mechanism as follows.

1. If the marks secured by two or more candidates are same in the aggregate total(out of 2025), the candidate who had secured more marks in the compulsory papers(Essay, GS I, GSII, GS III, GSIV) and the personality test(IAS interview) combined will be given preference over the others.

2. In case, the candidates tied in the above situation also, the candidate who is older will be given preference over the younger one.

See here: UPSC tie-breaking rules

IAS Exam Centres

This year UPSC added one more exam centre for the IAS prelims exam. The new IAS exam centre came up in Leh. IAS exam centres are notified in the IAS notification each year. IAS preliminary exam is conducted in about 73 across India. IAS mains exam is conducted in a total of 24 cities across India. The IAS exam centres for prelims and main exam are notified in the official UPSC notification every year.

Salary of an IAS officer

Salary though is not the motivating factor for the IAS aspirants but it is necessary and consequential to the selection of the candidate.  It is the opportunity to serve the society at large which motivates the IAS aspirants. Moreover, the IAS salary should be in congruence social status enjoyed by the IAS officers.

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Questions for IAS exam 2021

UPSC IAS 2021 FAQs

Q. What is the date of UPSC IAS 2021 prelims?

Q. What is the educational qualification required to become an IAS?

A. The educational qualification required to become an IAS Officer is a graduate degree in any discipline from any university established by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India. The candidates also visit IAS eligibility for details.

Q. Is coaching necessary for cracking the IAS Exam?

A. Every candidate has different needs and abilities. Joining a coaching institute is a very subjective decision. It can help some of the candidates in understanding the structure and pattern of IAS Exam but some of them find it useless. It differs from candidate to candidate.

Q. Can I prepare for IAS Exam without coaching?

A. Yes, any candidate can prepare for IAS exam without coaching. Nowadays so much information is available online which can help the candidates to prepare for IAS Exam by themselves. The candidate should select the best authentic source of information can prepare for the IAS Exam by themselves.

Q. How to start IAS preparation at home?

A. The candidates should start preparing the basics with the NCERT Books and Daily Newspaper. Complete the NCERT of History, Geography, Economics and Sociology first and then start reading the dedicated books for each subject supplemented with the Newspaper.

Q. What is the difference between IAS and PCS?

A. IAS means Indian Administrative Services and PCS means the Provincial Civil Services. IAS is one of the three All India Services. The recruitment for IAS is done by the Union Public Service Commission. PCS is the state-centric civil services recruited through the State Public Service Commissions.

Q. How many papers are there in the IAS Main Exam?

A. There are 9 question papers in the IAS Main Exam. Out of these 9 question papers, the candidates need to qualify in the General English and General Hindi papers and their numbers are not counted for the final merit.

Q. Can an average student crack IAS?

A. The IAS exam is an open platform with no limitation for the average students. There is no minimum percentage of marks required in the graduation course to appear in the IAS Exam. Each year, a good number of Average students crack the IAS Exam.

Q. Who is the Cadre Controlling Authority of IAS?

A. Ministry of Personnel, which works under the supervision of the Prime Minister of India, is the Cadre controlling authority for the IAS.

Q. When did UPSC issue the IAS Exam Notification?

A. The IAS 2021 Notification was issued on March 4. The IAS 2021 Prelims will be conducted on June 27. IAS 2021 notification was delayed this year.

Q. Can State PCS Officers be promoted to IAS?

A. Yes, the State PCS Officers can be promoted to the IAS subject to certain conditions laid down by UPSC. Each year, out of the total vacancies of IAS, 33% is filled through the promotion.