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How to prepare for IAS exam and what are the subject/syllabus required for IAS.


Hammad Ahmad 29th Jun, 2019
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Tamajit Biswas Student Expert 29th Jun, 2019

Hi Hammad,

The exam for becoming an IAS Officer in India is the Civil Services Examination. So now let us learn about the exam. There are 3 parts of the Civil Services Examination: Prelims, Mains, Personal Interview. You have to clear the exams categorically in order to crack the Civil Services Examination.

There are nine subjects in the exam:

Paper A- Compulsory Indian Language- 300 Marks

Paper B- English- 300 Marks

Paper 1- Essay- 250 Marks

Paper 2- General Studies I- 250 Marks

Paper 3- General Studies II- 250 Marks

Paper 4- General Studies III- 250 Marks

Paper 5- General Studies IV- 250 Marks

Paper 6- Optional Paper I-250 Marks

Paper 7- Optional Paper II- 250 Marks

Total Marks = 1750 Marks.

Interview or Personality Test- 275 Marks.

GRAND TOTAL MARKS= 2025 Marks.

Things to work on:

Quality Study Material

Intelligent Choice of Subject

Working on vocabulary

Intensive Self Study

Introspection

Mock Tests

If you work smartly on the above-mentioned traits, then success is yours.

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