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2. Nationality for IAS exam: Must be a
citizen of India, a person of Indian origin
or a subject of Nepal, Bhutan or Tibet
settled in India before 1st January 1962.
Educational Qualification :
Candidate must hold a Graduate Degree
from a recognized University.
UPSC Civil Services Exam Age
Limit: Candidate must be a minimum of
21 years of age and must not be more
than 32 years of age.

3. UPSC Exam Age Limit for General, SC/ST, OBC & Other categories
Category UPSC Age Limit- Upper Relaxation Number of Attempts
General 32 6
OBC 35 9
SC/ST 37 Unlimited (Up to age limit)
Disabled Defence Services Personnel 35 9
Ex-Servicemen 37 9
Persons with
Benchmark Disability – EWS
(Economically Weaker Section)
42 9

6. UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern 2024
The 1st stage of the Exam is the Preliminary
Examination.
•In UPSC Prelims Exam, there are 2 papers - GS Paper
and CSAT Paper.
•There will be 100 questions in GS paper with 2 marks
for each question and there will be a negative marking
of 1/3rd or 0.66 marks.
•There will be 80 questions in the CSAT paper contains
with 2.5 marks for each question with 1/3rd or 0.83
marks of negative marking.
•No marks will be deducted for questions that you
choose to leave unanswered.
•The marks scored in UPSC CSE Prelims Exam, marks
will not be counted in preparing the merit list.

8. UPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2024
The second phase of the UPSC CSE Exam is the Mains
Examination which consists of 9 papers with different
subjects. The marks scored in the UPSC Mains Exam
2024 will be counted in preparing the merit list for final
selection. The important points to remember for UPSC
Mains Exam Pattern 2024 are as follows-
Paper 1 (Language Paper) and Paper 2 (English
language) are qualifying in nature with 300 marks each.
The minimum qualifying marks in papers 1 and 2 is 25%.
Attempting all papers is compulsory.
The duration of each paper is 3 hours (180 minutes).
The subject-wise papers consist of 250 marks.
In case you don't qualify in Paper 1 and Paper 2, the
rest of the mark shall not be considered for evaluation
and you will be declared disqualified/failed.

11. Top 10 Most Chosen UPSC Optional Subjects
If confused to choose from 26 subjects, do prefer the list
of 10 best optional subjects in UPSC from the below
section-
•Sociology
•Law
•Psychology
•Medical Science
•Agriculture
•Literature
•Anthropology
•Public Administration
•Geography
•History

12. Interview Round
The final stage, the UPSC Interview or Personality Test, is
where aspirants' personalities are evaluated The number of
candidates selected for the Interview will be around twice the
number of vacancies to be filled.
The interview process typically follows a structured pattern:
Duration: The interview usually lasts for about 20-30
minutes.
Panel: The interview is conducted by a panel of experts,
including experienced bureaucrats, academicians, and
subject-matter specialists.
Venue: The interviews are usually conducted at the UPSC
office in New Delhi.

13. What are the total marks of the UPSC Mains
Exam?
The UPSC Mains consists of a total of 1750
marks, in which papers A and B consist of 300
marks each, and the remaining 7 papers consist
of 250 marks each.
Interview: 275
Total-1750+275=2025

14. 2021: The last Rank to get IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS etc
IAS – The last rank of a general category candidate
allocated to IAS was 77.
IFS – The last rank of a general category candidate
allocated to IFS was 88.
IPS – The last rank of a general category candidate
allocated to IPS was 229.
IRS (IT) – The last rank of a general category
candidate allocated to IRS (IT) was 257.
IRS (C&CE) – The last rank of a general category
candidate allocated to IRS (IT) was 274.

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