Civil Services Examination

 Career as IAS(Indian Administrative Services), IRS (Indian Revenue

Services), IPS(Indian Police Services)

 Graduation in any stream from a recognised university

 Candidates appearing for last year/semester exam provided they
submit proof of eligibility before final exam
 Age –
 General – 21 yrs to 32 yrs on August 1 of the year of examination
 OBC – Upto 35 years; SC/ST – Upto 37 years
 No of Attempts
 General – 6
 OBC – 9
 SC/ST - Unlimited
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 Civil Services Examination
 Example data for 2018
te s  Applying for Prelims – 11 Lakh ; Appeared for prelims – 4.93 Lakh
id a  Appeared for Mains – 10468 ; Appearing for Interview – 1994

and  Final candidates selected – 758

of c  Final nos varies every year from 700 to 1200

No
 Prelims-2018 (Out of 200)
 General – 98; OBC – 96.66; SC – 84; ST – 83.34
 Main – 2018 (Out of 1750)
 General – 774; OBC – 732; SC – 719; ST – 719
 Total – 2018 (Out of 1950)
 General -

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Civil Services Examination
 Preliminary Exam
 Paper 1 – Current Affairs, Indian History/Geography/Polity etc.
 Paper 2 – Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) – Comprehension, LR,
Analytical ability, English, DI – Only qualifying (Min 33%)
 Mains –
 Written Exam – 9 papers (2 qualifying)
 Range of questions – 1 marks to 60 marks
 Answer word limit – 20 to 600 words
 Exam duration – each paper – 3 hours
 and Interview

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Indian Economic Services

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 Indian Economic Services
 Inter ministerial civil service under Group A with Government of India
 The posts are primarily located in Ministries/ Departments dealing
with economic and social sectors
 Key roles include Planning Commission, Plannig Board, Ministry of
Economic Affairs, National Sample Survey, etc.
 Deputation roles in various Domestic and international organizations
like UN, foreign Governments, State Governments and regulatory
bodies

 PG degree in Economics/Applied Economics/Econometrics/Business

Economics
 Age –
 General – 21 yrs to 30 yrs on August 1 of the year of examination
 OBC – By 3 years; SC/ST – Age above relaxed by 5 years
 No of Attempts
 Subject to age restrictions.

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 Indian Economic Services
 Part I
 Paper 1 – General English 100 Marks 3 Hours
 Paper 2 – General Studies 100 Marks 3 Hours
 General Economics – I 200 Marks 3 Hours
 General Economics – II 200 Marks 3 Hours
 General Economics – III 200 Marks 3 Hours
 Indian Economics 200 Marks 3 Hours

 Part II

  Viva-voce of such candidates as may be called by the Commission

carrying a maximum of 200 marks.

 General English and General Studies are common for both IES and ISS

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 Indian Economic Services
 Direct Recruits undergo probationary training at Institute of Economic

in g Growth (IEG) at Delhi

in  Exam frequency
Tra  Once every year
 No of Vaccancies
 30 to 40 apprx every year

 Notable Members

 I G Patel – 14th Governor RBI

 Manmohan Singh – Economic Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Trade
 Montek Singh Ahluwalia – Economic Adviser in Ministry of
Finance

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