1. Do I have the mettle to make it to the IAS/IPS?
Every individual who is determined enough to put in real hard work consistently can for sure make it to the Civil Services Examination. The history of successful candidates corroborates this point.
2 In this peak of privatization and liberalization do government job still have the same sheen?
It is true that in this scenario of Liberalization, Privatization & Globalization the orientations of a commoner have changed a lot. However, a government job remains the last tent in terms of permanency and the power attached to the job. The entry into civil services is good enough to win you a place as a public figure and a member of privileged elite, securing you a power domain with an icing of permanency.
3 Should I be a walking encyclopedia to clear the civil services examination?
Definitely not; the UPSC provides a clean sum up on the requirements of an aspirant. “Candidates are expected to have taken an intelligent interest in their special subjects of academic study and also in the events which are happening around them both within and outside their own state or country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries which should arouse the curiosity of well educated youth.”
4. Will we be wasting a lot of our prime youth by dedicating years together?
The question of wasting never arises. The efforts you put in will pay you rich dividends along with laurels and recognition. The attempts you make at Civil Services Examination will enhance your knowledge frontiers thereby ensuring that you are successful in life, if not in civil services. Normally a candidate who has put in serious effort finds a reasonably good career, even if he/she fails to make it to the various Services.
5 What are the different stages in Civil Services Examination?
The Civil Services Examination consists of 2 stages.
1. Civil Services Examination (Preliminary) consisting of 2 papers of objective type.
2. Civil Services Examination (Main) consisting of 9 Papers of conventional essay type and a Personality Test (interview).
6 When should I apply for Civil Services Examination?
The notification of Civil Services Examination (Preliminary) appears around the 1st week of December every year in leading newspapers and a detailed notification of the same appear in Employment News. The Preliminary test normally takes place on the 2nd Sunday of May.
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8 How should I apply?
You must apply in the common application form devised by the commission for its examinations, which can be purchased from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country against cash payment of Rs.20/-.
9 Besides IAS/IPS which are the different Services to which recruitment is done through Civil Services Examination?
Besides IAS/IPS there is the Indian Foreign Service(IFS), Indian Revenue Service(IRS),Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Indian Audit & Account Services(IA&AS),Indian Information Service, Indian Trade Service and a host of other Group A & Group B services
10 Who all can make an attempt at Civil Services Examination?
Any graduate between 21 & 30 years of age can apply for Civil Services Examination. Reserved categories viz OBCs can write up to the age of 33 and SCs and STs get unlimited chances within the age of 35
11. How many times can I make attempts at civil services examination?
There are four (4) attempts available to a candidate who wishes to write Civil Services Examination. Reserved categories viz OBCs get 7 chances within the age of 33 and SCs and STs get unlimited chances within the age of 35.
