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Vinay kr PandeySimple but significant

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Dear aspirant, Glad to meet you. The UPSC optional subjects list consists of 48 subjects including Medical Science. The Medical Science syllabus for IAS Exam focuses on the candidates understanding of the basic concepts and application of knowledge to problems faced by patients. The topics included in this subject are related to basic medical knowledge, general medicine and community medicine. Candidates should choose Medical Science as an optional subject in UPSC Mains exam when they have very high competence and a strong interest in the subject so that they can easily prepare for the exam. Candidates who have studied Medical Science
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Vibhuti Tyagi

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Firstly, you should know about English is not compulsory for UPSC interview. Aspirants writing their Main examination in English language, but their interview medium can be Hindi or such languages. During form filling they ask for your medium of interview. So, you can apply for Hindi also. It doesn't matter which language you speak and how you speak, it is basically what you speak, what is your thought process and how do you think about a particular issue as your reactions are more important than the language. But if you want to improve your English and become fluent during an interview You should speak slowly. You should use simple se
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Deeksha Dixit

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The age for UPSC IAS is calculated from the August month of the year in which the exam will be conducted. The age limit for the UPSC 2023 exam is as follows:
1. The minimum age criteria is that the candidate must have completed 21 years of age.
2. The maximum age limit is that the applicant should not be more than 32 years old in the general category. For OBC, this age limit is 35, and for SC and ST it is 37 years. The age will be calculated as of August 1, 2023 for UPSC IAS 2023.

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Deeksha Dixit

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The Union Public Service Commission UPSC administers the Combined Defence Services CDS exam. I assume you want to compare the Civil Service and CDS. Both are reputed government jobs but are unique in the nature of work. Here is a brief comparison given between the two services:
Civil Services:
1. It includes services such as IAS IPS, and IFS. These are responsible for policy making and implementation.
2. Civil servants maintain public law and order. These services are comparatively less adventurous than CDS.
3. It is mostly a non-uniformed service except for IPS and IRS (C&CE).
4. Civil servants mostly deal with civilians and therefore l
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Deeksha Dixit

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The UPSC exam is conducted for around three all-India services, 13 Group A and four Group B posts. These posts are as follows: (a) The posts of all India service
1. IAS Indian Administrative Services
2. Indian Police Services.
3. Indian Forest Service: Only the Prelim is shared for this service; the rest of the Main and Interview are held separately. (b) The posts for Group A:
1. The Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
2. Indian Postal Services
3. Indian Revenue Service (IRS IT)
4. The Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes)
5. The Indian Defense Accounts Service (IDAS)
6. The Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS)
7. The Indian Corporate L
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Deeksha Dixit

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If you are referring to the civil services exam, then as per the UPSC calendar 2023, the Civil Services Prelims is scheduled to be held on May 28. So far, there has been no notification of a syllabus change. As per the latest information, the syllabus will remain the same in 2023 for both the prelims and main exams. If there is any change, it will be notified in the month of February in an official notification from UPSC. There may be some changes in the question pattern as seen in the 2022 papers, but they will be minor and will not be made all of a sudden. Therefore, there is no change in the UPSC syllabus for 2023 as of now. If ther
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