Founded: 1858 (as Imperial Civil Service) January 26,1950 (as Indian Administrative Service)
UPSC conducts Civil Services Examination (CSE) to shortlist candidates for more than 20 services, such as IAS, IPS and IFS. Selection of candidates will be made through preliminary exam, main examination and interview⟋personality test. This year-long selection process will begin in the month of June and conclude in April. The final merit list for CSE will be released in May.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released notification for UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2019. Civil Services exam, known as UPSC IAS 2019 or CSAT 2019, consist of Preliminary and Main stages. The candidates needed to apply separately for both stages.
The online registration for IAS 2019 Prelims can be filled up to 18th March, 2019 till 6.00 pm. The Exam is scheduled to be conducted from second June, 2019.
Highlights of IAS Exam
Exam Name | Civil Services Examination |
Exam Level | National |
Conducting Body | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
Official Website | Click here for more information |
Exam Periodicity | Yearly |
Exam Mode | Offline (Pen-Paper Mode) |
Expected Registration | Approx. 3 lakh |
IAS Exam Dates
Event | Date |
Date of UPSC IAS 2019 Notification | 19th Feb. , 2019 |
UPSC IAS 2019 Application Form Start Date | |
Generate Pay-in-Slip Before | 17th March, 2019 |
UPSC IAS 2019 Application Form & Fee Last Date (Online & Offline) | 18th March, 2019 |
PSC IAS 2019 Admit Card | 2nd week of May |
UPSC IAS 2019 - Prelim Exam Date | 2nd June, 2019 |
UPSC IAS 2019 - Main Exam Date | 20th Sep. , 2019 |
Eligibility Criteria
How to apply
IAS Exam Pattern
SPECIFICATION | PRELIMINARY | MAINS |
Mode | Offline | Offline |
Medium | Bilingual (English and Hindi) | Bilingual (English and Hindi) |
Number of qualifying papers | 2 | 7 |
Total weightage | 400 Marks (200 each) | 1750 Marks |
Type of questions | Objective | Both Objective and Subjective |
Negative marking for each incorrect answer | 1⟋3rd (0.33) | 1⟋3rd (only for objective type questions) |
Duration of exam | 2 Hours per Paper | 3 Hours per Paper |
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✍Examrace Team at Aug 22, 2021