IAS CORNER

Indian Administrative Service

small note on Indian Administrative Service 


The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative civil service of the executive branch of the Government of the Republic of India.
The officers of the IAS play a major role in managing the bureaucracy of both the Union Government (Central Government) and the state governments, with its officers holding strategic posts across the country. It is one of the three All India Services.

Entry and Examination


The Civil Services Examination is used for recruitment for many Indian administrative bodies. Civil Service Exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission. It has three stages: a preliminary exam, a main exam, and an interview, and is known for being extremely challenging. Recently the preliminary exam pattern has changed. There used to be 23 optional subjects along with a general studies paper. Now there will be no optional subjects in the preliminary examination. Instead there will be a second paper which will be common for all candidates. It covers aptitude, general mathematics, comprehensive English,social studies etc. Entry into the IAS is considered very difficult; most applicants rank the Indian Administrative Service as their top choices because of the high prestige, salary, and benefits that come with such positions. For example, in the 2005 batch, of the 425 selected candidates, 398 indicated IAS as their first preference, 18 chose IRS, and just nine chose IPS. But when it came to second preference, 200 candidates marked IPS as their choice, while only 195 marked IRS as their second choice.

Repeated attempts are allowed up to four times for General Merit candidates, seven times for OBC candidates. There is no bar on the number of attempts for SC/ST candidates. The upper age limit to attempt the examination is 35 for SC/ST and 30 years for the General Merit Candidate. The candidate should not be older than 30 years of age as on 1 August of that year. The minimum age is 21 years.


Recruitment into IAS


About 850 candidates are finally selected each year out of the nearly 300,000, but only a rank i.e. top 50 guarantees an IAS or IFS selection—an acceptance rate of 0.001 percent, which makes it the most competitive exam in the world.

The direct recruitment of a candidate into IAS is by Civil Service Exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission. However, also the recruitment into IAS is done by appointment by selection through powers conferred by section 3 of the All India Services Act of 1951 (61 of 1951) and in pursuance of sub-rule (2) of rule 8 of the Indian Administrative Service (Recruitment) Rules of 1954 and in supersession of the Indian Administrative Service (Appointment by Selection) Regulations of 1956.
Other than direct recruit through the civil service exam, candidates from State Civil Service through promotion and Non State Civil Service through appointment are recruited into IAS.

Important Dates :
CIVIL SERVICES (PREL) EXAM : notification in the  December-january month ..every year
DATE OF EXAM : IN THE 6TH MONTH OF YEAR
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAM: mainly in the 10th month
Minimum Qaulification : Graduation

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Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam, 2009        
1.GENERAL STUDIES 

Optional subjects Preliminary Exam, 2009  

  1. Agriculture
  2. Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
  3. Botany 
  4. Chemistry
  5. Civil Engineering
  6. Commerce
  7. Economics
  8. Economics (for Visually Impaired candidates)
  9. Electrical Engineering
  10. Geography 
  11. Geology 
  12. Geology (for Visually Impaired candidates) 
  13. Indian History 
  14. Law
  15. Mathematics
  16. Mechanical Engineering 
  17. Medical Science 
  18. Philosophy
  19. Philosphy (for Visually Impaired candidates)
  20. Physics 
  21. Political Science 
  22. Public Administration 
  23. Psychology 
  24. Statistics 
  25. Sociology
  26. Zoology

Civil Services (Main) Exam, 2010  
Essay
General Studies
Paper I
Paper II
English Language 2010
English Language (Compulsory)
One Indian Languages (Compulsory) 2010
  1. Assamese 
  2. Bengali
  3. Bodo 
  4. Dogri 
  5. Gujarati 
  6. Hindi 
  7. Kannada 
  8. Kashmiri
  9. Konkani
  10. Maithili 
  11. Malayalam 
  12. Manipuri 
  13. Marathi 
  14. Nepali 
  15. Oriya 
  16. Punjabi
  17. Sanskrit
  18. Santali
  19. Sindhi (Arabic) 
  20. Sindhi (Devnagiri)
  21. Tamil Telugu
  22. Urdu
Optional Subjects for Main Examination 2010

  1. Agriculture Paper I
  2. Agriculture Paper II 
  3. Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science Paper I 
  4. Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science Paper II
  5. Anthropology Paper I
  6. Anthropology Paper II 
  7. Botony Paper I
  8. Botony Paper II
  9. Chemistry Paper I
  10. Chemistry Paper II
  11. Civil Engineering Paper I
  12. Civil Engineering Paper II
  13. Commerce & Accountancy Paper I
  14. Commerce & Accountancy Paper II
  15. Economics Paper I
  16. Economics Paper II 
  17. Electrical Engineering Paper I
  18. Electrical Engineering Paper II
  19. Geography Paper I
  20. Geography Paper II 
  21. Geology Paper I
  22. Geology Paper II 
  23. History Paper I 
  24. History Paper II 
  25. Law Paper I 
  26. Law Paper II
  27. Management Paper I 
  28. Management Paper II
  29. Mathematics Paper I
  30. Mathematics Paper II
  31. Mechanical Engineering Paper I
  32. Mechanical Engineering Paper II
  33. Medical Science Paper I
  34. Medical Science Paper II
  35. Philosphy Paper I
  36. Philosphy Paper II
  37. Physics Paper I
  38. Physics Paper II
  39. Political Science & Internation Relations Paper I
  40. Political Science & Internation Relations Paper II
  41. Psychology Paper I
  42. Psychology Paper II 
  43. Public Administration Paper I
  44. Public Administration Paper II
  45. Sociology Paper I 
  46. Sociology Paper II 
  47. Statistics Paper I 
  48. Statistics Paper II
  49. Zoology Paper I
  50. Zoology Paper II
Literature Subjects for Main Examination

  1. Arabic Paper I 
  2. Arabic Paper II 
  3. Assamese Paper I 
  4. Assamese Paper II
  5. Bengali Paper I 
  6. Bengali Paper II
  7. Bodo Paper I
  8. Bodo Paper II 
  9. Dogri Paper I 
  10. Dogri Paper II 
  11. English Paper I 
  12. English Paper II 
  13. French Paper I
  14. French Paper II
  15. German Paper I
  16. German Paper II
  17. Gujarati Paper I
  18. Gujarati Paper II
  19. Hindi Paper I
  20. Hindi Paper II 
  21. Kannada Paper I 
  22. Kannada Paper II
  23. Manipuri Paper I 
  24. Manipuri Paper II
  25. Maithili Paper I
  26. Maithili Paper II 
  27. Malayalam Paper I
  28. Malayalam Paper II 
  29. Marathi Paper I
  30. Marathi Paper II 
  31. Oriya Paper I
  32. Oriya Paper II
  33. Pali Paper I
  34. Pali Paper II 
  35. Persian Paper I
  36. Persian Paper II
  37. Punjabi Paper I
  38. Punjabi Paper II 
  39. Sanskrit Paper I
  40. Sanskrit Paper II
  41. Santali Paper I 
  42. Santali Paper II 
  43. Sindhi (Arabic) Paper I
  44. Sindhi (Arabic) Paper II
  45. Sindhi (Devanagiri) Paper I
  46. Sindhi (Devanagiri) Paper II 
  47. Tamil Paper I 
  48. Tamil Paper II 
  49. Telugu Paper I 
  50. Telugu Paper II
  51. Urdu Paper I 
  52. Urdu Paper II