What can be the IAS Prelims Result Date?

The Union Public Service Commission released the IAS 2024 notification online on February 14, 2024. The Commission is expected to release the IAS 2024 admit card online on May 1, 2024. The UPSC will conduct the IAS 2024 exam on May 26, 2024. The Commission will conduct the IAS 2024 exam in online mode in the pen and paper mode. The exam will be conducted at the designated exam centres. IAS 2024 notification was released online on February 14, 2024 mentioning that there will be 1056 vacancies for the exam.

What qualities are tested in IAS Interview?

In the IAS interview test, candidates will be judged on different skills stated below: Mental Alertness, Critical Powers of Assimilation, Clear and Logical Exposition, Balance of Judgement, Variety and Depth of Interest, Ability for Social Cohesion and Leadership, Intellectual and Moral Integrity. The above information is taken from the notification and prescribed by the Union Public Service Commission.

How many exam centres are there in IAS prelims exam?

The Union Public Service Commission mention the number and names of the exam cities in the official notification. The IAS 2024 notificatin was released online on February 14, 2024. The Commission mention that the IAS 2024 prelims exam will be conducted in 80 cities across the nation. The IAS prelims exam is conducted offline simultaneously across the nation. The candidates are required to opt for three exam centres in the IAS application and the Commission allots the exam centre on first apply first allot basis.

What are the five fundamental subjects of IAS syllabus?

The candidates must prepare the five fundamental subjects as notified for the IAS prelims exam. These are History, Geography, Economy, Polity, Current Affairs, General Science. The candidates should also prepare the Environmental issues too.

Has the application dates for UPSC IAS 2025 been extended?

Yes, the Union Public Service Commission extended the UPSC IAS 2025 application dates through an official notification. The last date to apply online for the UPSC IAS 2025 exam is February 18, 2025. Earlier, it was February 11, 2025. The UPSC IAS 2025 online applications were started on January 22, 2025. The UPSC IAS prelims exam 2025 will be conducted on June 16, 2025.

When will UPSC IAS Prelims 2026 be conducted?

The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the UPSC Civil Service (prelims) exam on May 24, 2026. The exam will be conducted in two sessions and the General Studies Paper 2 will be qualifying only.

How many papers are there in the IAS main exam?

As the name suggest, the IAS main exam has 9 descriptive papers. The details of these papers are given below: Paper Description Marks A One of the Indian language to be selected by the candidate from the languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the constitution (Qualifying only) 300 B English (Qualifying Only) 300 1 Essay 250 2 General Studies-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) 250 3 General Studies –II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) 250 4 General Studies –III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) 250 5 General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) 250 6 Optional Subject - Paper 1 250 7 Optional Subject - Paper 2 250

What are the minimum marks required to become an IAS?

The candidates should note that there is no minimum marks that can be ascretained for the IAS. The final UPSC merit list is based on the marks secured in the main (written) and personlaity test condcuted at Dholpur House, UPSC. The Commission arrange the candidates in the order of their merit and select top candidates for the Indian Administrative Service if they have opted for it as their first choice. The minimum marks for IAS cannot be asertained as the cutoff for each year differs from year to year.

How many papers are there in the IAS prelims exam?

The IAS prelims exam is an objective type exam. The IAS prelims is conducted offline and the candidates need to mark their answers on the answer sheet (OMR). There are two papers in the IAS prelims exam. The details of IAS prelims exam is given below: General Studies Paper 1 General Studies Paper 2 ( Aptitude Test) The Aptitude paper is qualifying only and the passing marks in the aptitude paper is 67.5 marks out of 200.

How many papers are there in the IAS prelims exam?

The IAS prelims exam is an objective type exam. The IAS prelims is conducted offline and the candidates need to mark their answers on the answer sheet (OMR). There are two papers in the IAS prelims exam. The details of IAS prelims exam is given below: General Studies Paper 1 General Studies Paper 2 ( Aptitude Test) The Aptitude paper is qualifying only and the passing marks in the aptitude paper is 67.5 marks out of 200.

What is the duration of IAS prelims exam?

The IAS prelims exam is conducted offline in a pen and paper mode. The IAS prelims exam is conducted in two shifts on a single day. The candidates are required to appear in both the papers and clear both of them. The IAS prelims result is prepared based on the marks scored in the General Studies paper 1. The IAS prelims General Studies paper 2 is qualifying only. The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the IAS 2026 exam on May 24, 2026. The Commission is expected to release the IAS admit card online in the last week of April 2026.

IAS Exam Pattern 2025 - Check UPSC Prelims & Mains Pattern Here

182 Students Q&A

Updated on Oct 7, 2025 18:23 IST

By Rachit Kumar Saxena, Manager-Editorial

The Union Public Service Commission will notify the Civil Service (IAS) exam pattern in the official notification. The candidates must practice with the previous year’s IAS question papers to get the accustomed to the MCQ options in the UPSC IAS exam.

The Civil Service exam pattern is one of the most important component of UPSC IAS preparation. The candidates can score better marks in the IAS prelims exam if they solve the previous year question papers in time bound limit. The exam pattern coupled with the IAS syllabus forms the basis of preparation. The Union Public Service Commission will notify the exam pattern in the official notification.

The Commission mentions the UPSC Prelims and Main exam pattern separately in the official notification which will be released on January 14, 2026.

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