UPSC Guide

The competitive examination comprises two successive stages : (i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination;  and (ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various Services and posts. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION: The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each. Note : (i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration. (ii) The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%. (iii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English. MAIN EXAMINATION: The written examination will consist of the following papers :— Qualifying Papers :

UPSC Eligibility Criteria for IAS & IPS Exam 2020 - UPSCGUIDE2020 i) UPSC Eligibility - Academic The candidate must hold a PASS BACHELOR'S degree from any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University, under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification. Candidates who have appeared or intend to appear for the final examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply for the Preliminary Examination. All such candidates who qualify the Prelims examination must produce a proof of Pass Bachelor Degree to appear for the Civil Services Main Examination. This Degree has to be attached with their application for the Main Examinations. The UPSC may in exceptional cases treat a candidate without the foregoing requisite qualification as an eligible candidate if he /