UPSC IAS 2022 Exam : 7 Things to know about Civil Service Exam

UPSC IAS 2022 applications are closing soon. Read here important points about the Civil Service (IAS) 2022 exam.

UPSC IAS 2022 notification was released on February 2. The last date to apply for the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) 2022 exam is February 22. The candidates can see some important points about the IAS 2022 notification here. Union Public Service Commission conduct the Civil Service Exam every year to recruit candidates for All-India Service and Central Civil Services.

UPSC Vacancies 2022

UPSC increased the number of vacancies from 861 to 1011 on February 17. The commission released an addendum to the CSE 2022 notification and added 150 vacancies of the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS). UPSC vacancies in 2022 are more compared to 712 vacancies of last year. The candidates can expect the lower cutoff in the Civil Service main (written) exam and the result. Department of Personnel and Training will release the break-up of UPSC vacancies 2022.

UPSC 2022 Eligibility

UPSC did not change the eligibility conditions for the Civil Service (IAS) exam 2022. Any graduate candidate from a recognised university can fill IAS 2022 application. There is no bar of percentage for the Civil Service Exam. The candidate belonging to any stream can apply for the Civil Service Exam 2022. The candidates can see here the details about the IAS 2022 eligibility criteria.

Can the final year students fill the UPSC IAS 2022 Application?

The candidates appearing in their final year of graduation can also apply for the Civil Service Exam, but they need to submit the proof of the educational qualification with the submission of the Detailed Application Form. The condition for doctors doing their final year is different. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) mentioned all the important details about the Civil Service exam in the IAS 2022 notification.

How an attempt is counted?

Around ten lakh candidates apply for the exam every year and a half of them do not appear in the exam. One question is asked by most of the candidates is How an attempt is counted? UPSC does not count the attempt only by filling out the application form. Attempt in the UPSC Civil Service Exam is counted if the candidate appears in any one paper of the IAS prelims exam. Irrespective of them not appearing in the second paper.

UPSC IAS 2022 application process

The candidates can fill out the IAS 2022 application online only. The IAS application has two parts. Part-I is concerned about the registration of personal details and Part II is concerned with the uploading of the picture, signature, Photo ID card and submission of the application fee as per the category of the candidate. One important point is that there is no application fee for the female candidates and the candidates belonging to SC and ST communities.

Number of Subjects in UPSC IAS Exam

The candidates often ask about the number of optional subjects in the Civil Service Main Exam. The complete list of optional subjects is provided in the notification itself. There is not any subject which can be more scoring than others. The marking in the subject is based on the quality of answers written.

Scaling in IAS Main exam

The UPSC has mentioned nothing about the scaling in the IAS prelims or main exam. After introducing four general studies papers in the Civil Service Main exam, there was no need for scaling in the main exam. Though the scoring in the optional subjects sometimes demands scaling because of the difficulty level of the question paper, it is neither accepted nor mentioned by the Commission on any platform.

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