civilservices an introduction presentation

An introduction to Civil Services

1. PPT ON CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION

2. CIVIL SERVICES EXAM 26 Services that comprise what is popularly called The Civil Services is a major Career option to the youth today. A career in the services promise prestige, glamour, public status and unparallel respect and recognition.

3. DIFFERENT SERVICES TO WHICH RECRUITMENT IS MADE EVERY YEAR THROUGH THE CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION ARE: Armed forces H.Q. Civil Services(Civil as staff officer group B) Central Secretariat Service (Section Officer Group B) Customs Appraisers Service Union territory Group ‘B’ Civil Services Union Territory ‘Group ‘B’ Police Services I.A.S. Indian Audit and Accounts Services (Gr: A) Indian Audit and Accounts Services Indian Customs and Central Excise Service Group – A

4. 10. Indian Defence Accounts Service Group A 11. Indian Defence Estate Service Gr: A 12. Indian Foreign Service – (IFS) 13. Indian Information Service (Group A) 14. Indian Ordinance Factories Service Group A 15. Indian P & T Accounts and Finance Service Group A 16. Indian Police Service (IPS) 17. Indian Postal Service 18. Indian Railway Personnel Service 19. Indian Railway Traffic Service Group A 20. Indian Revenue Service, Group A

5. 21. Indian Trade Service Group – A. 22. Pondicherry Civil Service – Group B 23. Posts of Asst. Commandant, Group A in CISF 24. Posts of Asst. Security Officer Group ‘A’ in RPF 25. Posts of DSP, Group A in CBI 26. Railway Board Secretariat Service, Group B (Section Officer’s Grade)

6. 3 TIER EXAM SYSTEM Applications call for Date : December, 1 st week employment news I . PRELIMINARY (EXAM MAY-RESULT JULY – AUGUST) II . MAIN EXAMS (OCTOBER – NOVEMBER) III . INTERVIEW TEST (APRIL - MAY) Education Qualification: A Degree from any Recognized University / Deemed University Age Limit : General Category – 21- 32 Years ; SC/ST –21- 37 Years OBC – 21-35 Years Blind/Deaf/Ph persons – 42 years Attempts: General Category– 6 attempts ; SC / ST /PH – No Restriction of attempts; OBCs – 9 attempts

7. Prelims : Objective Type Questions : 2 papers General Studies – 200 marks (2 hrs) Covers the following Areas (Approximately) Indian History 25 -30 marks General Science 20 -30 marks Geography 15 -20 marks Indian Economy 10 -20 marks Indian Polity 10 – 15 marks Current Affairs 10 – 25 marks Mental Ability 10 – 30 marks Miscellaneous – 10 -20 marks

8. PRELIMS : PAPERII --- OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS - ( 200 MARKS) ( 2 HOURS) Comprehension Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills Logical Reasoning Decision Making & Problem Solving Mental Ability Basic Numeracy

9. STAGE II : MAIN EXAMINATION (MAINS ) THE WRITTEN EXAM CONSISTS OF FOLLOWING PAPERS: QUALIFYING PAPERS PAPER-A- (300MARKS) One language to be chosen out of the following : Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, German, Gujarat, Hindi, Kanada , Kashmiri, Kongani , Marathi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali, Oriya, Pali , Persia, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Sindi , Tamil, Telugu and Urdu PAPER-B - ENGLISH (300 MARKS)

10. Stage II : Main Exams (Mains ) This exam consists of 7 papers (1750 Marks) PAPERS TO BE COUNTED FOR MERIT Paper I – Essay - 250 marks (2 hrs) Paper-II- General Studies-I - 250marks(2 hrs) (Indian Heritage & Culture, History and Geography of World and Society) Paper-III - General Studies-II -250marks(2 hrs) (Governance, Constitution, Polity, SocialJustice, International Relations) Paper-IV- General Studies-III - 250marks(2hrs) (Technology,EconomicDevelopment,Biodiversity,Envir onment,SecurityDisaster management)

11. Paper-V - General Studies-IV -250marks(2 hrs) (Ethics, Integrity, Aptitude) Paper- VI - Optional Subject-I- 250marks(2 hrs) Paper- VII - Optional Subject-II- 250marks(2 hrs) Total -- 1750 Marks LIST OF OPTIONAL SUBJECTS Agriculture / Management/ Animal Husbandry / Veterinary / Mathematics/ Anthropology/ Mechanical Engg/ Botany/ Medicine/ Chemistry / Philosophy/ Sociology/ Civil Engg/ Physics/ Commerce and Accountancy/ Political Science/ Economics / Psychology / Electrical Engg/ Public Administration / Geology / Geography/ Statistics / History / Zoology/ Law

12. Stage III: Interview ; (275 marks) - May Interview Tests the following qualities Personality Leadership Qualities Judgement Logical Reasoning Overall fitness for Public Service

13. COACHING INSTITUTES : Vajiram and Ravi IAS Coaching Institute – 79, Old Rajinder Nagar Market – New Delhi – 110060 Raus IAS Study Circle, Hailey Road – New Delhi -110001 Sri Ram’s IAS - Old Rajinder Nagar Market – New Delhi – 110060 Chanakya IAS Academy, New Delhi -110009 R.C.Reddy Study Circle –Hyderabad.

14. FURTHER REFERENCES http://www.upsconline.nic.in