The Indian Civil Service serves as the backbone of India and
carries great respect and responsibilities. Civil Services are jobs directly
related with public service and are widely considered prestigious in India. UPSC
conducts Civil Service Exams for Central Government job vacancies while PSC in
each state fills the State Government job vacancies. There are about 24
services, which come under the Civil Services Exam conducted by UPSC every
year. These services include IAS, IFS, IPS etc. Though popularly known as ‘IAS
exam’, the official name of the exam is UPSC Civil Services Exam. This exam is
considered toughest exam in India and even at the world-level. The exam is
attempted by around 5 Lakh candidates each year. UPSC Civil Services exam
is conducted in 3 phases: 1) Prelims and 2) Mains 3) Interview.
Date
of civil services prelims examination
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18th, June (Every Year)
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Number of services
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24 (IAS, IFS, IPS, etc.)
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Number of vacancies
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Approx. 1000
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Eligibility
criteria-Educational qualification
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Graduate in any discipline
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Eligibility criteria-Age limit
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Minimum 21 years and Maximum 32 years (for
general category, as on 1st August 2014) relaxation for others
(upto 3 years for OBC, upto 5 years for SC/ST)
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Number of permissible attempts
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6 (for general category), 9 (for OBC/PH), no
limit (for SC/ST)
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Latest Pattern of Preliminary Examination (IAS)
Maximum
Marks & Time
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Paper
I (200 marks, 2hrs), Paper II (200 marks, 2hrs)
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Types of questions
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Multiple choice questions
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Number of choices for each
question
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4 (a, b, c, d)
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Booklet series
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A, B, C, D
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Number of answers correct for
any question
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ONLY one
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Negative marking for wrong
answers
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0.33 of the marks assigned to
that question
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Maximum
Marks
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Minimum
Passing Marks
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Paper-I General Studies
(counted for merit)
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100*2.0 = 200
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30 (Merit)
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Paper-II CSAT (not counted for
merit)
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80*2.5 = 200
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66 (Qualifying)
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Total
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400
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Latest Pattern of Mains
Examination (IAS)
Paper
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Subject
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Marks
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1.
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Paper A
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Indian Language (Qualifying)
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300
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2.
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Paper B
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English (Qualifying)
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300
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3.
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Paper I
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Essay
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250
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4.
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Paper II
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GS-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and
Geography of the World and Society)
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250
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5.
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Paper III
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GS-II (Governance,
Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
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250
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6.
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Paper IV
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GS-III (Technology, Economic Development,
Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
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250
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7.
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Paper V
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GS-IV (Ethics, Integrity and
Aptitude)
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250
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8.
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Paper VI
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Optional Subject Paper 1
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250
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Paper VII
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Optional Subject Paper 2
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250
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Total
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1750
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Interview (Personality Test)
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275
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Grand Total
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2025
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Cut off marks for
Indian Civil Services Prelims Exam 2015
Sr.No.
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Category
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Marks (200)
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1.
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GENERAL
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107.34
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2.
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OBC
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106.00
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3.
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SC
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94.00
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4.
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ST
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91.34
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5.
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PH1
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90.66
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6.
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PH2
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76.66
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7.
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PH3
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40.00
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Cut off marks for
Indian Civil Services Mains Exam 2015
Sr.No.
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Category
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Marks (1750)
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1.
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GENERAL
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676
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2.
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OBC
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630
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3.
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SC
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622
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4.
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ST
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617
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5.
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PH1
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580
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6.
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PH2
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627
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7.
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PH3
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504
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Cut off marks for
Indian Civil Services Exam 2015: Final Rank List
Sr.No.
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Category
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Marks (2025)
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1.
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GENERAL
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877
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2.
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OBC
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834
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3.
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SC
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810
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4.
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ST
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801
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5.
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PH1
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802
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6.
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PH2
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830
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7.
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PH3
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697
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