UPSC Civil Service Prelims Exam Postponed
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has delayed the communicating date of the UPSC Civil Services exam 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The UPSC Civil Services prelims communicating are going to be conducted on Oct ten, 2021. Earlier, it absolutely was regular to be prevailed June twenty seven, 2021. The civil services choice consists of 3 stages to recruit eligible employees for the posts of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and Indian Police Service (IPS) – prelims, main, and interview. The conducting body has already closed the appliance method for Civil Services Examination 2021. Candidates WHO have crammed the appliance kind by March twenty four, 2021, are going to be able to transfer UPSC Civil Service Exam Prelims Admit Card. As per the Civil Service Exam Notification 2021 around 712 vacancies are notified by the commission.
Overview of UPSC Civil Service Exam 2021 :
| Authority | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
|---|---|
| Exam | Civil Services Examination (CSE) |
| Vacancies | Not Yet Announced |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Posts | IAS, IPS, IFS |
| Exam Stages | Prelims, Mains, and Personal Interview |
| Exam Mode | Pen-Paper Based (Offline) |
| Exam Date | 10-10-2021 |
UPSC Civil Services Exam Eligibility Criteria 2021:
Candidates appearing for UPSC CSE must fulfill the following CS Exam eligibility criteria:
I. Nationality: In order to apply for UPSC Civil Service Exam 2021 IAS, IFS & IPS posts, a candidate should be a citizen of India.
For other UPSC CSE Services, candidates must be either:
– a citizen of India (or)
– a subject of Nepal (or)
– a subject of Bhutan (or)
– a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India (or)
– a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to the above categories except Indian Citizen should have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India.
II. Age Limit: The candidate should have attained the age of 21 years and must not be more than 32 years as on August 01, 2021. This means that candidates must have been born not earlier than August 02, 1989 and not later than August 01, 2000.
III. Educational Qualification: Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent qualification from any recognized University.
IV. Number Of Attempts: A candidate is only eligible for 6 attempts.
UPSC Civil Service Exam 2021 Selection Process
The prelims examination thought of|is taken into account} as a screening take a look at solely which suggests the marks obtained in prelims won't be thought-about for the ultimate benefit list however are considered for qualifying to mains examination.
The Mains examination can encompass a written examination associated an interview take a look at. The written examination can encompass nine papers of typical essay kind (out of that two papers are qualifying in nature). Candidates who acquire minimum qualifying marks (which are determined by the board) within the written a part of the most examination are mixed up interview for a test.
Finally, the marks obtained within the Mains and Interview are thought-about for the ranking.
UPSC CS 2021 Prelims Exam Pattern :
| Sections | Number of Questions/ Maximum Marks | Exam Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1- General Ability Test | 80 questions/ 200 marks | 120 Minutes |
| Paper 2- English Language | 100 questions/ 200 marks | 120 Minutes |
| Total | 180 questions/ 400 marks | 240 Minutes(4 Hours) |
Official Notification :