IAS 2021: Application, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card & Result

Ans. IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service. It is a civil services exam that is conducted by UPSC each year. It contains 3 stages viz. Prelims, Prelims and Interview. All shortlisted candidates can choose from the given Group A/ B posts.

Ans. The 7th Pay Commission recommendations were approved by Cabinet on May 19, 2016. Now the basic pay of entry-level IAS officers is INR 56100. Allowances like Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), and Travel Allowance (TA) will be extra. The salary will increase as experience increases. The basic pay of Cabinet Secretary is fixed at INR 2,50,000.

So, IAS Salary = Basic Pay + DA + HRA + TA

Ans. Candidates preparing for IAS can take help from websites such as ClearIAS.com, cleariasexam.com, Mrunal.org, insightsonindia.com, iasbaba.com, gktoday.in, iasscore.in etc.

Ans. There are no minimum marks to qualify the interview round. However, the interview round carries 275 marks.

Ans. The number of available vacancies is noted in each of the advertisements. They vary every year. However, in the last 4 years, the number of vacancies has varied between 1000-1200.

Ans. UPSC will release IAS 2020 Notification and Application Form on February 12, 2020. 

Ans. Yes, you can apply only if it is a recognized university and you possess the educational qualifications prescribed for the exam.

Ans. A candidate from General Category can sit for IAS a maximum of 6 times. Candidates from reserved categories can sit as many times as they want. There is no restriction.

Ans. Yes, provided the graduation has been completed from a recognized University and you possess the educational qualifications prescribed for the exam.

Ans. Students will be able to fill the IAS 2020 Application form from February 12, 2020 to March 3, 2020, in online mode only.

Ans. The IAS 2020 exam will be held in two different phases i.e. Prelims and main followed by an interview round. Prelims will be conducted on May 31, 2020 and the main exam will be held on September 18, 2020.

Ans. No, students qualifying IAS main exam will only be called for interview round.

Ans. No, for appearing in the IAS 2020 Exam, the student must possess graduation degree from a recognized college or university.

Ans. Student’s minimum age should be 21 years and maximum age should be 32 years as on August 1, 2020.

Ans. Students must have been born not earlier than August 2, 1987, and not later than August 1, 1998.

The age limit for different categories is as:

Ans. Except for Indian Students, a citizen of Nepal or Bhutan or a Refugee from any other country can apply for IAS 2020 Exam but they must have a permanent plan to settle in India

Ans. The details that students need to provide while filling the application form are applicants name, father's name, mother's name, address, contact no., and email ID, etc.

Ans. On the examination day, students need to bring their admit card and ID proof along with them.

Ans. For the general category, male candidates have to pay INR 100/- as application fees and SC/ ST/ PWD/ Female candidates don’t have to pay the application fees. Online or offline are both the mode to pay the application fees.

Ans. No, online application fees can only be paid via Visa Card/ Credit Card or Debit card through net banking of SBI branches throughout India.

Ans. No, the application fees can only be paid at SBI branches.

Ans. In IAS 2020 Prelims exam, the questions will be asked from the subjects namely General Studies and Aptitude Test.

Ans. The IAS 2020 Main exam is divided into 9 sections and the subjects from which the questions asked are Modern Indian Language Skills, English Language Skills, Essay Writing, General Studies – I, General Studies – II, General Studies – III, General Studies – IV, Optional Subject Paper – 1, and Optional Subject Paper – 2.

Ans. The exam is conducted in both the English and Hindi medium. For the prelims exam, the total time duration given to complete per paper is 2 hours and for Main, to complete per paper 3 hours will be given.

Ans. The questions in the prelim exam are of objective type and for the main exam; the questions are of both objective and subjective type.

Ans. In IAS 2020 Prelims exam, each question in general studies carries 2 marks, and the civil service aptitude test carries 2.5 marks. For every incorrect answer, 0.33 marks will be deducted as penalty.

Ans. For every correct answer, students will get 2.5 marks. While 0.33 marks will only be deducted for every wrong objective type answer.

Ans. No, only those students are able to download the admit card who have successfully submitted their application form

Ans. The admit card will be released on the official website in the last week of May 2020. It can download through online mode only.

Ans. Those who did not bring the admit card will not be able to sit for the exam.

Ans. Students need to enter their registration number and date of birth for downloading the admit card

Ans. In the case of any discrepancy in the admit card, students have to instantly report the higher authorities.

Ans. Cut off are important in the recruiting process for shortlisting the students. UPSC board will consider the cut off marks.

Ans. At the time of the prelims exam, cut off marks is applicable to shortlist the candidates for IAS main exam Cut off of the main exam helps to select students for the personal interview

Ans. The IAS 2020 Prelims result will be announced in July and it will be declared by Commission on the official website.

Ans. For the student’s final selection they have to clear the three rounds i.e. Preliminary exam, Main Exam and Personal Interview round.

Ans. For preparing the final merit list, both the marks of written test and final interview will be taken into consideration and the merit list will be prepared after the declaration of the result.

Ans. General category candidates can sit for the exam for a maximum 6 times. There is no restriction for reserved category candidates (OBC- NCL category- 9 attempts), they can appear as many times as they want.

Ans. The total number of vacancies released by the UPSC every year for civil services is 782.

Ans. No, if a student writes the exam in the English language they can give the interview in the same language only.

Ans. Yes, final year students of graduation can apply for IAS 2020 but they have to give their passing proof.