Hello, busy people. Welcome back to blog Sirius. In this blog, we are going to give a clear view of civil service examinations. Civil Services Examination (CSE) is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) which is a dream for millions of aspirants. UPSC board recruits different civil services of the Government of India including the IAS, IFS, IPS, and other services.
PATTERN:
CSE has 3 stages.
1. Preliminary examination
2. Mains
3. Personality test(interview)
For Prelims and mains examinations, the syllabus is available on UPSC official website.
1. Prelims:
Prelims consist of 2 papers with multiple-choice questions.
(i) General studies paper
(ii) CSAT
Mark's evaluation for general studies and CSAT is as follows.
(i) General studies:
Total marks: 200M
Number of questions: 100
Marks for each correct answer: +2M
Marks deducted for each wrong answer: -0.66 M
Duration: 2 hours
(ii)CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test):
Total marks: 200M
Number of questions: 80
Marks for each correct answer: +2.5M
Marks deducted for each wrong answer: -0.83M
Duration: 2 hours
For paper -1 the cut off marks will be decided by the UPSC board.
For paper-2 one should get at least 33% marks to get qualified.
Marks of prelims will not include in final marks & ranking.
2. Mains:
Mains consist of 9 papers that are descriptive. They are:
Paper-1: Essay
Paper-2: General studies-I ------250M
Paper-3: General studies-II ------250M
Paper-4: General studies-III ------250M
Paper-5: General studies-IV ------250M
Paper-6: Optional paper-I ------250M
Paper-7: Optional Paper-II ------250M
Paper-8: Qualifying paper-A (Indian language) ------300M
Paper-9: Qualifying paper-B (English) ------300M
if you qualify the papers 8 and 9 i.e. qualifying papers A&B. then Papers 1 to 7 will be corrected by the evaluator
3. Interview:
The interview is supposed to test our personality & confidence levels. The persons who get qualified in prelims followed by mains will be invited by the UPSC board for the personality test. It consists of 275M.
Grand total=1750+275=2025M
Preparation:
Don’t start your preparation without perfect strategy, vision & planning. You should have a commitment, consistency, hardworking nature, strong desire and belief in yourself to crack this exam. It is a very long process so you must have patience. The main intension of this exam is to test your patience.
After the preparation of strategy, write down the syllabus of this exam which is available on the UPSC official website. Along with the syllabus copy, the previous year question paper should be there on your table. After these form a booklist by watching the booklist of previous toppers with the help of the internet.
Then start your actual preparation with the basic NCERT books, one specialized book followed by value-adding materials like reports by the Government. Make short notes of each subject individually. Remember that your notes must be precise to revise quickly at the time of exams. The notes which you write with your hands are much valuable than any material available on the internet. Make a timetable and follow strictly. Newspaper reading is very important in your preparation to get perfection in current affairs. But don’t spend too much time on it. Be focused whenever you are in front of your books. Don’t read too many books, read books which are necessary. Read one book many times rather than reading many books for one time.
Give equal importance to prelims and mains. If you focus more on answer writing, current affairs before prelims, then it will be easy for you. To crack prelims easily, concentrate more on mock tests. Be ready for mains before prelims. Time management is an important factor in your preparation. For both preparation and exam writing, time management is essential.
Top mistakes that you should avoid during your preparation:
● Starting without a proper strategy and planning
● Not preparing your own notes
● Not being ready for mains before prelims
● Not practicing answers and mock tests
● Not sticking to one strategy
● Not reading the syllabus and previous papers
● Wasting time on social media
● Reading an excessive number of books
● Wasting more time on newspaper
● Overthinking about results
An online resource which are Completely free:
✔ Free UPSC materials website
✔ The Hindu app
✔ Insights IAS website
✔ IAS material website
✔ NCERT books and solutions app
There are some resources where you can find free along with premium material. They are
✔ Grade up
✔ Unacademy
✔ Dristi IAS
✔ UPSC Edu Rev
✔ Vision IAS
✔ Byjus
SERVICES:
UPSC Posts – 3 Types of Civil Services
1)All Indian civil services
2. Group ‘A’ Civil Services
3. Group ‘B’ Civil Services
1. Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
2. DANICS
3. DANIPS
4. Pondicherry Civil Service
5. Pondicherry Police Service
Salary:
● The basic per month salary of an IAS officer starts at Rs.56,100
● The basic salary of an IPS officer starts at Rs. 56,100
● The overall IFS salary is around 60,000 per month including all the benefits and allowances
According to the cadre, the basic salary of a civil servant will differ.
This is some information about Civil Services Examination. If the cracking of CSE is your ambition, then start your preparation immediately. Don’t let your desires as your dreams. Try to make them through your hard work. ALL THE BEST. If you like this blog, Subscribe to our blog. Stay tuned.
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