UPSC EXAMS AN INTRODUCTION

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Introduction to UPSC

Indianisation of the superior Civil Services becameone of the major demands of the political movementcompelling the British Indian Government to considersetting up of a Public Service Commissionfor

recruitment to its services in the territory !he "rst PublicService Commission #as set up on $ctober %st& %'()

*o#ever& its limited advisory functions failed to satisfy thepeople+s aspirations and the continued stress on thisaspect by the leaders of our freedom movement resulted

in the setting up of the Federal Public ServiceCommission under the Government of India Act 1935

Under this Act& for the "rst time& provision #as also madefor the formation of Public Service Commissions at theprovincial level

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!he Constituent Assembly& after independence& sa#the need for giving a secure and autonomous status

to Public Service Commissions both at -ederal andProvincial levels for ensuring unbiased recruitmentto Civil Services as also for protection of serviceinterests

.ith the promulgation of the ne# Constitution for

independent India on ()th /anuary& %'01& the-ederal Public Service Commission #as accorded aconstitutional status as an autonomous entity andgiven the title 2 Union Public ServiceCommission

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SERVICES AN D PO STS TO BEFILLED TH RO UG H CIVIL SERVICESEXAM IN ATIO N 4i5Indian Administrative Service

4ii5 Indian -oreign Service

4iii5 Indian Police Service 4iv5 Indian Accounts 6 -inance Service& Group 7A+

4v5 Indian Audit and Accounts Service& Group 7A+

4vi5 Indian 8evenue Service 4Customs and

Central 9cise5& Group 7A+ 4vii5 Indian ;efence Accounts Service& Group 7A+

4viii5 Indian 8evenue Service 4I!5& Group 7A+

4i5 Indian $rdnance -actories Service& Group 7A+

4Assistant .or


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45 Indian Postal Service& Group 7A+

4i5 Indian Civil Accounts Service& Group 7A+

4ii5 Indian 8ail#ay !ra?c Service& Group 7A+

4iii5 Indian 8ail#ay Accounts Service& Group @A@

4iv5 Indian 8ail#ay Personnel Service& Group 7A+

4v5 Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in8ail#ay Protection -orce& Grp 7A+

4vi5 Indian ;efence 9states Service& Group 7A+

4vii5 Indian Information Service 4/unior Grade5&Group 7A+

4viii5 Indian !rade Service& Group @A@ 4Gr III5

4i5 Indian Corporate a# Service& Group A

45 Armed -orces *eaduarters Civil Service&Group 7B+ 4Section $?cer+s Grade5

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4i5 ;elhi& Andaman 6 Dicobar Islands&a


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Reservation in UPSC

Scheduled Tribes.

Other Backward Classes.

Physically Disabled Categories in respect of vacancies as

may be !ed by the "overnment.#

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!he number of vacancies reported byUnion Public Service Commission varies

every year !he number of vacanciesper year in the last > years had variedbet#een E11 and %111

hat is the number of vacancies inCivil Services f ever!!ear "


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9very year& in the month of =ay the %st stage 4Preliminary!est5 of the Civil Services 9amination is held

!he number of students aspiring for the UPSC Civil Services

has gone up to more than #$$%$$$#ho "ll the form And the number of people appearing in the preliminary

eam is almost &$$%$$$' $ut of the > la


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W hat is the e"i'i(i"it) to aea$ *o$ thisE%am i!atio!&

Students must be degree holders or

graduates 4degree recogniFed byUniversity Grants Commission5 toappear for this 9amination

Indian students holding a foreigndegree need to ensure that theirdegree is accredited or recogniFedby UGC


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W hat is the m i!im +m a!, m a%im +m a'e $e-+i$e, to aea$ i!the e%am &

Candidates belonging to General categoryand $BC 4creamy layer5 must have attained

the age of (% on %st August of the year ofthe 9am but must not have attained theage of 31 on %st August of the year of the9am

Candidates belonging to $BC 4non creamylayer5 category must have attained the ageof (% on %st August of the year of the 9ambut must not have attained the age of 33 on

%st August of the year of the 9am


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Candidates belonging to SC categorymust have attained the age of (% on%st August of the year of the 9am but

must not have attained the age of 30on %st August of the year of the 9am

Candidates belonging to S! category

must have attained the age of (% on%st August of the year of the 9am butmust not have attained the age of 30on %st August of the year of the 9am

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W hat is the !+m (e$ o* m a%im +m attem ts *o$ ,i**e$e!tcate'o$ies&

General category and $BC 4creamy layer5category have a maimum of > attempts

$BC 4non creamy layer5 have a maimum of Eattempts

-or Scheduled Caste and Scheduled !ribe categorycandidates there is no limit on the number ofattempts till they attain the age of 30 years

Students belonging to $BC,SC,S! can give the "rst> attempts as General category candidates 4if theyso desire5 and thereafter they can avail therelaation in the number of attempts by availing

the category bene"ts


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W hat is the c+$$e!t atte$! o* the Ci#i" Se$#ices E%am i!atio!&

Civil Services )*amination is a 3+sta,e e*amination held ever!!ear'Stage % 2 Preliminary !estStage ( 2 =ain 9amStage 3 2 Personality !est , Intervie#


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W hat is the P$e"im i!a$) Test&

Stage % 2 Preliminary !est 2 consists ofobjective uestions #ith penalty 4negativemar


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W he! ,oes the UPSC a,#e$tise a(o+t the E%am i!atio!&

UPSC publishes the advertisementfor holding the Civil Services9amination every year in the monthof /anuary for the Preliminary !est tobe held in =ay& of that yearApplications are invited by UPSC till

-ebruary of that year


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W hat is the S)""a(+s o* the E%am i!atio!&

Paper I - .($$ mar/s0 ( hrs .GeneralStudies0 Current events of national and international

importance *istory of India and Indian Dational=ovement Indian and .orld Geography 2 Physical&Social& 9conomic geography of India and the

.orld Indian Polity and Governance 2 Constitution&Political System& Panchayati 8aj& Public Policy&8ights Issues& etc

9conomic and Social ;evelopment 2


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Pae$ II . /011 m a$2s3 0 h$s /CSAT. Ci#i" Se$#ices Atit+,e Test3 Comprehension

Interpersonal s


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S)""a(+s 4 H isto$) o* I!,ia a!, I!,ia!N atio!a" M o#em e!t

Under this topic& uestions includesocial& economic and political aspects

of ancient& medieval and modern Indianhistory

Special emphasis should be given to

%'th century resurgence and theattainment of the Indian Independence


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G S Pae$5I4 I!,ia! H e$ita'e a!, C+"t+$e6H isto$)

!he part related to =odern Indian *istory shall cover theperiod bet#een !he 8evolt of %M0E and modern times

It is epected that this section #ill account for E1M1mar


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Important Governor Generals andthe signi"cant measures initiated bythem

!he Postindependent India section#ill have uestions relating to thefollo#ing areas:

Integration of Indian StatesJinguistic 8eorganisation of StatesJ

!as< of nation BuildingJ Secularism&

communalism& bac


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W orld History

$ne can conceptualiFe and systematiFe thesyllabus of the .orld *istory as follo#s:

Industrial 8evolution and its impactJ the t#o

#orld #ars: causes and eHects !he eague of Dations and the UD$J !he

process of decoloniFation

=ajor ideologies: communism& socialism&

capitalismJ !he Cold .arJ Policy of DonAlignmentJ

GlobaliFation

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Question Paper

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!he basic concepts of diHerent segments of

General Studies are derived from DC98! boo


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BO O 7S LISTG e!e$a" St+,ies 5 Pae$ I

Indian erita,e and Culture

GaFetteer of India Oolume II

Basham: !he #onder that #asIndia

S A A 8iFvi : !he #onder that #asIndia 4volume II5

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M o,e$! I!,ia! H isto$) 8 Post5i!,ee!,e!t I!,ia

DC98!: =odern India

B Grover: =odern India

DB! : -reedom Struggle Bipan Chandra :India+s Struggle for

Independence

Bipan Chandra: Post IndependentIndia

8C Guha: India after Gandhi

GaFetteer of India: Oolume II


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DC98!: !he Story of CiviliFation 4(Oolumes5

DC98!: Contemporary .orld *istory =u


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N EW SPAPERS

A regular study of ne#spapers #ith focuson issues before society and issuesraised by civic society groups #ill be

bene"cial All events of Dational and International

importance #hich eHect human lives atlarge are important from the point ofvie# of General Studies

!he *indu

!he !imes of India


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M AG A9IN ES

Pratiyogita ;arpan

Special Issues of Pratiyogita ;arpan4latest issues in in *istory& Geography&

Indian Polity and Indian 9conomy5 -rontline

.orld -ocus 4for International 8elations5

!he 9conomist 4for International8elations5

;o#n to 9arth 4for Science 6 !echnology5


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ELECTRO N IC N EW S

;oordarshan De#s

o< Sabha and 8ajya Sabha !O

BBC .orld De#s 4):(1 am to E:11am and E:31 pm to M:31 pm in *indi5

All India 8adio De#s 4':11 pm to':31 pm in 9nglish5


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UPSC M ains,

PaperI : $ne of the Indian anguages to be selected bythe candidate from the %M languages included in the OIIIthSchedule to the Constitution 4Lualifying Paper5 311 =ar


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W hat is the sche,+"e o* the Ci#i" Se$#ices e%am &

!he eact schedule of =ain eam varies every year and isusually noti"ed by UPSC on its #ebsite ###upscgovin

!o give an idea follo#ing is the usual schedule of the9amination:

Doti"cation and -orm "lling for Preliminary !est 2 /anuary ;ate of Preliminary !est 2 (nd or 3rd #ee< of =ay

8esult of Preliminary !est 2 late/uly or early August

=ain 9amination commencement 2 $ctober 4duration 2 (%days5

;eclaration of =ain 9amination results 2 -ebruary or =arch4net year5

Personality !est or Intervie# 2 =arch and April 4net year5;eclaration of -inal merit list 2 9arly =ay 4net year5
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W hat a$e the otio!a" s+(:ects ; hich st+,e!ts ca! choose&

Students have to choose any t#o optional subjects from a list of thefollo#ing optional subjects Students can also opt for one literature subjectas an optional& if they so desire2ptional sub


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=anagement=athematics=echanical 9ngg

=edical SciencePhilosophyPhysicsPol Sc 6 I8PsychologyPublic AdministrationSociology

StatisticsQoology


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Lite$at+$e o* a!) o!e o* the *o""o; i!' "a!'+a'es/


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=aithili=alayalam=anipuri=arathiDepali$riyaPaliPersianPunjabi8ussian

Sans


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W hat is the com (i!atio! o* O tio!a" s+(:ects ; hich is !ota""o; e,&

Combinations not allo#ed are: Any t#o literature subjects

Political Science 6 International 8elations Public Administration Commerce 6 Accountancy =anagement Anthropology Sociology =athematics Statistics

Agriculture Animal *usbandry 6 OeterinaryScience =anagement Public Administration Any t#o engineering subjects =edical Science Animal *usbandry 6Oeterinary Science


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Syllabus of History.

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Question Paper

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If the prelim+s is to be compared #ith one daymatch& mains could be described as test match!he temperament and techniue to play it isdiHerent than prelims

Prelim is mainly factual study& many times#ithout


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H o; m +ch sco$i!' histo$) is&

istor! is one of the most popular option isU'P'S'C' eamination for obvious reasons It has synergy#ith General studies In prelim history occupies frontline4%) 4Ant'& =ed%& =od)5 uestions out of %11 in prelim

(1%35 In mains its important component in GS paper I

1&$ mar/s uestions of history and culture get coveredby optional history 4As per mains (1%3GS paper5

.ith GS for mains epanded considerably no#&

importance of history has gone up in ne# syllabus& fromculture of India to #orld history to post independencedevelopments Do# those #ho are going to have historyas optional subject #ill get natural advantage and edgeover others

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Topic Analysis

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Boo2s o! I!,ia! Histo$) as Otio!a" s+(:ect *o$ IAS E%am a$e as Fo""o; s4A!cie!t I!,ia

Ancient India 4DC98!5 Prof 8S Sharma

!he .onder !hat #as India A Basham

Ancient India An Introductory $utline ;D /ha

*istory of India& Ool I 8omila !hapar

Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India 8S Sharma 4onlyConclusion5

=aterial culture 6 Social -ormation in Ancient India 8S Sharma

Indian -eudalism 8S Sharma

Asho


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M e,ie#a" I!,ia

=edieval India 4DC98!5 Satish Chandra

=edieval India 4=acmillan5 Satish Chandra

!he .onder !hat #as India 4Ool(5 SAA 8iFvi

!he Agrarian System of =ughal India %00)%E1E Irfan *abib

!he =ughal 9mpire /- 8ichards

Urban ;ynamics *C Oerma !he =arathas Gordon

Advanced study in the *istory of =edival India Oolume I& II& III / =ehta

=edival India Oolume I 6 II Satish Chandra

=edival India =u


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M o,e$! I!,ia

=odern India 4DC98!5 Bipan Chandra

=odern India 4=acmillan5 Sumit Sar


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A struggle for Independence Bipin Chandra

-reedom Struggle 2 Bipin Chandra

=odern India =u


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!he story of CiviliFation& Ool ( 4DC98!5 Arjun ;ev

Contemporary .orld *istory 4DC98!5 Arjun ;ev 6 others

!he =ainstream of CiviliFation Strayer& GatF


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