- List of Services
- Procedure of the Civil Services Examination
- Eligibility - Academic, Age limit and Nationality
- Number of Attempts
- Preliminary Examination
- Main Examination
- Interview
- Application Procedure
- Job Prospects and Remuneration
- Candidates Appeared and Recommended
- Cut-Off Marks
- UPSC Exams Centers
- All India Services
- Indian Administrative Service
- India Foreign Service
- Indian Police Service
Group A Services - Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service
- Indian Customs and Central Excise Service
- Indian Defence Accounts Service
- Indian Revenue Service
- Indian Ordnance Factories Service
- Indian Postal Service
- Indian Civil Accounts Service
- Indian Railway Traffic Service
- Indian Railway Accounts Service
- Indian Railway Personnel Service
- Posts of Assistant Security Officer in Railway Protection Force
- Indian Defence Estates Service
- Indian Information Service
Group - B Services - Railway Board Secretariat Service
- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
- Customs Appraisers' Service
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service and Police Service
- Pondicherry Civil Service
The Application Procedure for the Civil Services Examination has been completely digitized at the preliminary level and applications can be made only online. This is going with the need for bureaucrats to be net savvy. No more the forms that need to filled and posted to UPSC. Even admit cards will be issued online and candidates are expected to download their copies between fixed days.
Scheme of the Examination
The successive stages of examination are:
- Preliminary Examination for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination
- Main Examination (Written) for the selection of candidates for interview for a Personality Test.
- Interview (Personality Test)
CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY ONLY THROUGH ONLINE MODE NO OTHER MODE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS IS ALLOWED.
HOW TO APPLY: Candidates are required to apply Online by using the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in . Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the above- mentioned website.
LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:
The online Applications can be filled up to 5th March, 2012 till 11.59 PM after which the link will be disabled.
The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The eAdmission Certificate will be made available in the UPSC website [www.upsc.gov.in] for downloading by candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by post.
The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/ her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. Commission take up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/ Personality Test
Academic Eligibility for IAS Exams- The candidate must hold a degree of any of 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 qualifying examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to appear for the Preliminary Examination. All such candidates who qualify to appear for the Civil Services Main Examination must produce proof of having passed the said examination along with their application for the Main Examination.
- The UPSC may in exceptional cases treat a candidate without the foregoing requisite qualification as an eligible candidate if he / she has passed an examination conducted by other institutions, the standard of which justifies his / her admission in the opinion of the Commission.
- Candidates with professional and technical qualifications recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical degrees.
- Candidates who have passed the final year of MBBS or any Medical Examination but are yet to complete the internship can also appear for the Main Examination. However they must submit along with their Main Examination application, a certificate from the concerned authority of the University / Institution that they have passed the final professional medical examination. At the Interview stage they must then produce a certificate from a competent authority that they have completed (including internship) all the requirements for the award of the Medical Degree.
Restrictions on applying for the examination :
A candidate who is appointed to the Indian examination and continues to be a member of that service will not be eligible to compete at this examination.In case such a candidate is appointed to the IAS/IFS after the Preliminary Examination of Civil Services Examination, 2012 is over and he/she continues to be a member of that service, he/she shall not be eligible to appear in the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2012 notwithstanding his/her having qualified in the Preliminary Examination, 2012.
Also provided that if such a candidate is appointed to IAS/IFS after the commencement of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2012 but before the result thereof and continues to be a member of that service, he/she shall not be considered for appointment to any service/post on the basis of the result of this examination viz.Civil Services Examination, 2012.
Other Eligibility Conditions for IAS Exams :
(i) Nationality :
- For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.
- For other services, a candidate must be either :—
- a citizen of India, or
- a subject of Nepal, or
- a subject of Bhutan, or
- a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
- a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East
African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the
intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Provided further that candidates belonging to categories (b), (c) and (d) above will not be eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.
A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/her by the Government of India.
- A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, 2012, i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1982 and not later than 1st August, 1991.
- The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable :
- upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
- upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.
- upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.
- upto a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof.
- upto a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who
have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2012 and have been released .
- on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st August, 2012) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or
- on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service, or
- on invalidment.
- Upto a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2012 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three months notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.
- upto a maximum of 10 years in the case of blind, deaf - muteand orthopaedically handicapped persons.
Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clauses of para 3(ii) (b) above, viz. those coming under the category of Ex-servicemen, persons domiciled in the State of J & K, blind, deaf-mute and orthopaedically handicapped etc. will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both the categories.
NOTE II:
The term ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as ex-servicemen in the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time.
NOTE III :
The age concession under para 3(ii) (b) (v) and (vi) will not be admissible to ExServicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs who are released on own request.
NOTE IV:
Notwithstanding the provision of age-relaxation under para 3 (ii) (b) (vii) above, a physically disabled candidate will be considered to be eligible for appointment only if he/she (after such physical examination as the Government or appointing authority, as the case may be, may prescribe) is found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical standards for the concerned Services/posts to be allocated to the physically disabled candidates by the Government.
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A maximum of 4 attempts is permitted to every candidate and 7 to those belonging to Other Backward Classes. There is no restriction on the number of attempts in the case of SC/ST candidates. All this, provided you are still under the age limit. A physically handicapped person will get as many attempts as any other non-handicapped candidate of his/her community, but if they are from the general category they will get 7 attempts. It is wiser to be mentally ready for several attempts as cracking the Civil Services Exams is a tough nut to crack the first time around; and if you do qualify you may want to attempt again to improve your ranking and therefore your service allotment.
NOTE :
(i) An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be deemed to be an attempt at
the Examination.
(ii) If a candidate actually appears in any
one paper in the Preliminary Examination,
he/she shall be deemed to have made an
attempt at the Examination.
(iii) Notwithstanding the disqualification/
cancellation of candidature, the fact of appearance of the candidate at the examination will count as an attempt.
Restrictions on applying for the examination :
A candidate who is appointed to the Indian
Administrative Service or the Indian Foreign Service on the results of an earlier
examination and continues to be a member of that service will not be eligible to
compete at this examination.
In case such a candidate is appointed to
the IAS/IFS after the Preliminary Examination of Civil Services Examination, 2012
is over and he/she continues to be a member of that service, he/she shall not be eligible to appear in the Civil Services (Main)
Examination, 2012 notwithstanding his/her
having qualified in the Preliminary Examination, 2012.
Also provided that if such a candidate is
appointed to IAS/IFS after the commencement of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2012 but before the result thereof
and continues to be a member of that service, he/she shall not be considered for
appointment to any service/post on the
basis of the result of this examination viz.
Civil Services Examination, 2012.
Civil Services Aptitude Test
The new Recruitment Process of Civil Services Exam conducted by the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) is called the CSAT or the Civil Services Aptitude Test. The CSAT is coming into effect from the Civil Services Examination, 2011. CSAT will not only enable us to choose civil servants with right aptitudes but also end the use of scaling system for varying subjects that has been a matter of concern for many.
No changes are being introduced at this stage in the Civil Services (Main) Examination and Personality Test in the scheme of Civil Services Examination (CSE).
Scheme of Civil Services Examination
The Civil Services Examination consists of two successive stages -
(i) Civil Services Preliminary Examination
(Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination; and
(ii) Civil Services Main Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various Services and posts
noted above.
The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks. There are two compulsory papers of 200 marks each. The question papers are be set both in Hindi and English. However, questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills are tested through passages from English Language only without providing Hindi translation. Each paper is of two hours duration. Blind candidates are allowed extra time of twenty minutes for each paper.
Scheme of CS (Preliminary) Examination
This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about twelve to thirteen times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year in the various Services and Posts. Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in the year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main Examination.
Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
- Current events of national and international importance
- History of India and Indian National Movement
- Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World.
- Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
- Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
- General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization
- General Science.
- Comprehension
- Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability
- Decision making and problem solving
- General mental ability
- Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level)
- Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level)
- English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
Note -
- Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
- The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
- A set of sample questions for both Papers would be put on the UPSC website http://www.upsc.gov.in in due course for reference of the prospective candidates.
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A set of sample questions for both Papers has given below for reference of prospective candidates.
Click here to download IAS Exam Syllabus (Preliminary Exam)
The Main examination comprises of nine papers, all of them of a descriptive type conducted within a span of 20 days.
It is designed to test not only the academic talent of the aspirant but also his ability to coordinate and present his knowledge in a clear and coherent manner. The main Examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory.
The scope of the syllabus for the optional
subject papers for the examinat ion is
broadly of the honours degree level i.e. a
level higher than the bachelors degree and
lower than the masters degree. In the case
of Engineering and law, the level corresponds to the bachelor's degree.
Civil Services Main Examination Timetable
Part B - Main Examination - Optional Subjects
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Click here to download IAS Exam Syllabus
Even though the interview carries 300 marks with no minimum qualifying marks, it is the deciding factor at many times of your being within the services or out of it and in the least matters in which service you get.However since the interview is so personal and variable it is most desirable to do very well in the written mains. But an Interview can make or break you so take your personality development rather seriously and make sure to attend some mock interviews at leading institutes.
UPSC Interview Questions
UPSC Interview questions range from questions about your choice of subject to why you want to join the civil services. It is good to answer honestly but at the same time avoid cliches like wanting to do service to the nation etc. Questions on your hobbies are imperative so prepare well as they expect some indepth knowledge on that. Questions relating to your name, your college or school name are also a big posibility. If someone well-know shares one of these names please also prepare on that. Also learn up about important events on the year or date of your birth. As you can see, UPSC Interview questions are mainly from what you have filled in your form including your subject but here it is more a test of logic and presentation and awareness rather than pure subject knowledge. In the UPSC interview many questions are situational like what will you do if a Tsunami strikes your district and you are the DM/Collector/SP. Questions on your choice of service preference also need to be prepared. Current affairs analysis is important too.
Tips to improve your performance at the UPSC Interview
- There are generally 5 members at the board with the Chairperson seated at the center. Enter confidently and greet the Chairperson, who will probably welcome you, and pleasantly nod at other members. Wait till you are asked to sit.
- Intelligent listing is the mantra, and for this maintaining eye contact is very important. You should not glare but all the same appear attentive and do not glance at other members, it can be very distracting for the interviewer. However if some other member asks you anything, look at that member and answer and turn back to the first - this is what we do in normal attentive listening.
- Do not fidget or throw your hands around, or shake your head. Less amount of movement does not mean you should sit unnaturally stiff. Your posture should be attentive and relaxed at the same time. Do not crouch/bend forward or place your hands on the table.
- Cut your answer short to the required patience shown by the member talking to you. They usually like to talk more, so listen carefully and think for a few seconds before you start answering the question. This will show that you are organising your thoughts in mind before starting to speak.
- Leave some room for difference in opinion. Do take a stand, but do not look adamant or unwilling to appreciate the board's opinion.
- Use couple of words from the question while answering any question. It shows you have listened to the question carefully. But at the same time limit the use the technical jargon.
- Listen very carefully. Come to the central issue of the enquiry immediately. Wild guessing or speculation are a complete no no.
- Do not start evaluating your performance while still inthe interview. Even if you have committed mistakes in the beginning, do not think that you have already lost the game. They are looking for warm, sensitive respectful and attentive youngsters. They know you are good or you would not have come so far.
- Talk humbly about your achievements and hobbies. You may have mentioned some hobbies in the form without serious background in them, but before the interview it would be useful to pick up some basic info on the hobby.
- Say less to convey more. Less is more these days as per the minimalist creed. Argue logically and generalise correctly. Do not try to read too much between the lines.
- Remember, while answering any question, what is easy to see is easy to miss. We often tend to miss the obvious and go for some non-crucial aspect of the subject.
- Get up to leave only when the chairperson asks you to, not because you think everyone has asked a question. Similarly, even if someone has not asked a question and the chairperson asks you to leave then please leave. Some members do not ask questions at all, due to various reasons like limited time.
- Before leaving politely thank the chairperson and nod at the others politely. Avoid saying "Have a good day sir". A "Thank you Sir/Madam" is enough.
The Application Procedure for the Civil Services Examination has been changed from this year. Now you can no longer post application forms, instead you have to apply online. No other mode for submission of applications is allowed. Candidates are required to apply Online by using the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in . The online Applications can be filled up to 5th March, 2012 till 11.59 PM. Candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate 3 weeks before the date of examination. The eAdmission Certificate will be available on www.upsc.gov.in for downloading by candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by post.
Links for UPSC Application Forms
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HOW TO APPLY FOR CIVIL SERVICES?
(a)Candidates are required to apply online using the website http://www.upsconline.
nic.in Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the
abovementioned website.The applicants are advised to submit only single application; however, if due
to any unavoidable situation, if he/she submits another/multiple applications,
then he/she must ensure that application with the higher RID is complete in all
respects like applicants’ details, examination centre, photograph, signature, fee
etc. The applicants who are submitting multiple applications should note that
only the applications with higher RID (Registration ID) shall be entertained by the
Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID.
(b) All candidates, whether already in Government Service, Government owned industrial under takings or other similar organisations or in private employment should submit their applications direct to the Commission.Persons already in Government Service,whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as workcharged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or those serving under the Public Enterprises are however, required to submit an undertaking that they have informed in writing to their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the Examination.
Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their employer
by the Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing
at the examination, their application will be liable to be rejected/candidature will be
liable to be cancelled.
NOTE 1 :
While filling in his/her Application Form,the candidate should carefully decide
about his/her choice of centre for the Examination.
If any candidate appears at a centre other than the one indicated by the Commission in his/her Admission Certificate,the papers of such a candidate will not be evaluated and his/her candidature will be liable to cancellation.
NOTE 2 :
Candidates are not required to submit alongwith their applications any certificate in support of their claims regarding Age, Educational Qualifications, Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other
Backward Classes and Physically disabled etc. which will be verified at the
time of the Main examination only.
The candidates applying for the examination
should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination.
Their admission at all the stages of examination for which they are
admitted by the Commission viz. Preliminary Examination, Main (Written) Examination and Interview Test will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the
prescribed eligibility conditions.
If on verification at any time before or after the Preliminary Examination, Main (written) Examination and Interview Test, it is found that they do not fulfil any of the
eligibility conditions, their candidature for the examination will be cancelled by
the Commission.
If any of their claims is found to be incorrect, they may render themselves liable
to disciplinary action by the Commission in terms of Rule 14 of the Rules for the subject
Civil Services Examination, 2012 reproduced below :
A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of :
(i) Obtaining support for his/her candidature by the following means, namely :–
- offering illegal gratification to, or
- applying pressure on, or
- blackmai l ing, or threatening to blackmail any person connected with the conduct of the examination, or
(iii) procuring impersonation by any person, or
(iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with, or
(v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information, or
(vi) resorting to the following means in connection with his/her candidature for the examination, namely
(a) obtaining copy of question paper through improper means,
(b) finding out the particulars of the persons connected with secret
work relating to the examination.
(c) influencing the examiners, or
(vii) using unfair means during the examination, or
(viii)writing obscene matter or drawing obscene sketches in the scripts, or
(ix) misbehaving in the examination hall including tearing of the scripts, provoking 24 www.employmentnews.gov.in Employment News 11 - 17 February 2012 fellow examinees to boycott examination, creating a disorderly scene and the like, or
(x) harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of their examinations, or
(xi) being in possession of or using mobile phone, pager or any electronic equipment or device or any other equipment capable of being used as a communication device during the examination; or
(xii) violating any of the instructions issued to candidates along with their Admission Certificates permitting them to take the examination, or
(xiii)attempting to commit or as the case may be abetting the Commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses;
may in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable.
- to be disqualified by the Commission f rom the examinat ion for which he/she is a candidate and/ or
- to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period
- by the Commission from any examination or selection held by them;
- by the Central Government from any employment under them; and
- if he/she is already in service under Government to disciplinary action under the appropriate Rules.
(i) giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation, in writing as he/she may wish to make in that behalf; and
(ii) taking the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period allowed to him/her into consideration.
LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS :
The Online Applications can be filled up to 5th March 2012 till 11.59 pm after which the link will be disabled.
WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATIONS :
No request for withdrawal of candidature received from a candidate after he/she has submitted his/her application will be entertained under any circumstances.
Job Prospects :
Depending upon his rank, a candidate is recruited to services such as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and other departments including Finance, Post and Telegraph, Revenue, Secretariat and so on. The appointment offers executive power. Promotions are time bound and increase in privileges are automatic. Selected candidates are first put through a training session for a short period. He is usually sent to an academic staff college associated with the service to which he is allocated. The greatest thing about civil service is the job security. Special facilities include subsidised accommodation, telephone and transport facilities, medical benefits, leave travel concession, etc. After retirement, there are very good social welfare facilities. Last but not the least is the immense satisfaction one derives at being able to participate in the development process of the country.
Remuneration :The Government of India has fixed salary grades for Civil Servants. Approximately the range of salaries drawn at various levels is as follows:
Junior Officers: Rs. 8000-275-13500
Senior Officers: Rs. 10650-325-15200
Junior Administrative Grade: Rs. 12,750-375-16,500
Selection Grade: Rs. 15,100-400-18,300
Additional Secretary: Rs. 22400-525-24500
Secretary/Cabinet Secretary: Rs. 26,000/30,000
(The above scales only provide an idea of the pay scales. Different branches of the service have different scales of pay.)
In addition to the salary civil servants receive various allowances such as Dearness Allowance, City compensatory Allowance, Leave Travel Allowance, Medical and subsidised housing.
Statement showing the number of Candidates Applied and Appeared for the years 1997 to 2002
| Year of Exam | No of Candidates | |
| Applied | Appeared | |
| 1997 | 2,65,761 | 1,30,198 |
| 1998 | 2,71,517 | 1,22,363 |
| 1999 | 3,09,501 | 1,35,086 |
| 2000 | 2,25,555 | 1,19,398 |
| 2001 | 2,56,673 | 1,38,240 |
| 2002 | 3,01,585 | 1,57,486 |
Statement showing the number of Vacancies and the Candidates Recommended by the Commission for the years 1995-1996 to 2004-2005
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Year Of Exam |
Vacancies |
Candidates Recommended |
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| SC | ST | OBC | GEN | TOTAL | SC | ST | OBC | GEN | TOTAL | |
| 1995 | 98 | 49 | 165 | 333 | 645 | 101 | 49 | 192 | 303 | 645 |
| 1996 | 125 | 57 | 174 | 383 | 739 | 138 | 59 | 212 | 330 | 739 |
| 1997 | 89 | 43 | 166 | 323 | 621 | 94 | 46 | 215 | 266 | 621 |
| 1998 | 53 | 28 | 114 | 275 | 470 | 60 | 30 | 142 | 238 | 470 |
| 1999 | 53 | 27 | 97 | 234 | 411 | 63 | 30 | 127 | 191 | 411 |
| 2000 | 54 | 29 | 100 | 244 | 427 | 58 | 34 | 128 | 207 | 427 |
| 2001 | 47 | 39 | 97 | 234 | 417 | 52 | 42 | 131 | 192 | 417 |
| 2002 | 38 | 22 | 88 | 162 | 310 | 38 | 22 | 88 | 138 | 286 |
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2003
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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| 2004 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 385 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 325 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cut Off Marks for Prelims Exams
The following marks were when there was no negative marking. Now with the system of -ve marking for the IAS exams the cut-off has gone down further. So the trick is not to guess unecessarily and reduce your marks. Concentrate on the correct answers and make no guesses. That should take you far.
| Optional subject | Minimum number of questions need to be correct for optional subject | Minimum number of questions need to be correct for General Studies |
| Geography | 84-95 | 90+ |
| Indian History | 95-98 | 95 |
| Mathematics | 68 | 95 |
| Political Science | 90+ | 95+ |
| Public Administration | 84-98 | 90 |
| Sociology | 94-100 | 95 |
Toppers' Marks - Civil Service Mains Examination 2003
|
Subject |
Maximum Marks |
1st Rank1 |
3rd Rank2 |
6th Rank3 |
7th Rank4 |
|
Essay |
200 |
125 |
132 |
119 |
108 |
|
General Studies - Paper I |
300 |
192 |
197 |
179 |
154 |
|
General Studies - Paper II |
300 |
147 |
164 |
180 |
127 |
|
Optional I - Paper I |
300 |
173 |
173 |
165 |
174 |
|
Optional I - Paper II |
300 |
180 |
171 |
180 |
183 |
|
Optional II - Paper I |
300 |
190 |
166 |
181 |
205 |
|
Optional II - Paper II |
300 |
157 |
191 |
200 |
185 |
|
Interview |
300 |
230 |
180 |
174 |
201 |
|
Total marks |
2300 |
1394 |
1374 |
1338 |
1337 |
|
Subject |
Maximum Marks |
1st Rank1 |
3rd Rank2 |
6th Rank3 |
7th Rank4 |
|
Essay |
100 |
62.50 |
66.00 |
59.50 |
54.00 |
|
General Studies - Paper I |
100 |
64.00 |
65.67 |
59.67 |
51.33 |
|
General Studies - Paper II |
100 |
49.00 |
54.67 |
60.00 |
42.33 |
|
Optional I - Paper I |
100 |
57.67 |
57.67 |
55.00 |
58.00 |
|
Optional I - Paper II |
100 |
60.00 |
57.00 |
60.00 |
61.00 |
|
Optional II - Paper I |
100 |
63.33 |
55.33 |
60.33 |
68.33 |
|
Optional II - Paper II |
100 |
52.33 |
63.67 |
66.67 |
61.67 |
|
Interview |
100 |
76.67 |
60.00 |
58.00 |
67.00 |
|
Total marks |
100 |
60.61 |
59.74 |
58.17 |
58.13 |
| Centre | Code | Centre | Code | Centre | Code |
| Agartala | 45 | Gangtok | 42 | Panaji ( Goa ) | 36 |
| Ahmedabad | 01 | Hyderabad | 10 | Patna | 15 |
| Aizawl | 47 | Imphal | 44 | Puducherry | 20 |
| Aligarh | 21 | Itanagar | 48 | Port Blair | 37 |
| Allahabad | 02 | Jaipur | 11 | Raipur | 49 |
| Aurangabad | 38 | Jammu | 34 | Ranchi | 41 |
| Bangalore | 03 | Jodhpur | 22 | Sambalpur | 53 |
| Bareilly | 54 | Jorhat | 46 | Shillong | 16 |
| Bhopal | 04 | Kochi | 24 | Shimla | 17 |
| Chandigarh | 35 | Kohima | 43 | Srinagar | 18 |
| Chennai | 12 | Kolkata | 06 | Thiruvananthapuram | 19 |
| Cuttack | 07 | Lucknow | 26 | Tirupati | 50 |
| Dehradun | 14 | Madurai | 40 | Udaipur | 52 |
| Delhi | 08 | Mumbai | 05 | Vishakhapatnam | 51 |
| Dharwar | 39 | Nagpur | 13 | Dispur | 09 |
The centres for holding the examination are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission. While every effort will be made to allot the candidates to the centre of their choice for examination, the Commission may, at their discretion allot a different centre to a candidate, when circumstances so warrant. Blind candidates will, however, be required to take the examination at any one of the seven centres viz. Chennai , Delhi , Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Dispur and Mumbai. Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table and place or places of examination. The candidates should note that no request for change of centre will be granted.
