Indian Administrative Service - IAS

Conducted By UPSC

house / Courses / Indian Administrative Service

About the Course: - The preparation of UPSC CSE demands a calibrated Approach to tackle various aspects like basic concepts, their application in the examination, ability to articulate through answer writing, regular updates and dynamic approach with a focus on current affairs. Hence it needs  synchronised and systematised effort to make a lot of entity work in  MCI serves each of the above vital components covering all the levels i.e. Prelims, Mains and Personality tests through a protected and measured process involving :

Key Features

  •          800 + teaching hours.
  •          Comprehensive coverage of both Preliminary and Main syllabus including full form.
  •          Well-Structured and planned subject sequence.
  •          Personalized mentorship.
  •          Regular answer writing Practice.
  •          Prelims & Mains test series (including Ethics test series).
  •          Essay writing
  •          Additional Classes As per latest updates
  •          Weekly current affairs classes.
  •          Interview guidance, Mock Panel Interview.
  •          Well-designed study material.

Lecture Criteria

Procedure:-

  • Regular and sequential to maintain continuity offline classes.
  • It is the original method of teaching where students and teachers have face-to face interactions while learning.
  • It is the best mode of learning and helps students learn subjects at a faster pace with a rigid schedule to follow.
  • Teachers have access to analyses every student’s learning techniques and behavioral patterns. They keep a hawk-eye on each student and monitor the responses and address them when needed.

Problem Solution:-

  •          Students can put their doubts after the lecture session.
  •          Students can also interact with faculty through offline doubt clearing session.
  •          After evaluation of test copy, discussion with respective faculty will be done in class.
  •          If required a mentor session will be arranged with head of the Institute.

Test Series:-

  •          Test schedule will be given in advance. Test will be activated on the scheduled date.

IAS Prelims Syllabus

The UPSC Prelims syllabus can be divided into two parts:

  1. General Studies Paper I
  2. CSAT or General Studies Paper-II
General Studies Paper – I
  • Current events of national and international importance.
  • History of India and Indian National Movement.
  • Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
  • Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues,
  • Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives,
  • General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialisation
  • General Science
200 Marks 2 Hours
CSAT/ General Studies Paper-II
  • Comprehension??
  • Interpersonal skills including communication skills
  • Logical reasoning and analytical ability
  • Decision-making and problem solving
  • General mental ability
  • Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) – Class X level)
  • Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level)
200 Marks 2 Hours

Exam Pattern

Prelims:  It is the first stage of the exam process and consists of 2 papers, i.e., GS Paper 1 and CSAT.  

           Paper      Type No. of questions UPSC Total Marks Duration Negative marks
General Studies I     Objective           100   200 2 hours            Yes
 General Studies II (CSAT)    Objective            80   200 2 hours            Yes
Total UPSC marks for Prelims 400 (where GS Paper II is qualifying in nature with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%)

Mains: 

It is the second stage of the exam pattern and is comprised of 9 papers which are descriptive in nature 

               Paper              Subject           Duration            IAS Total marks
Paper A Compulsory Indian language             3 hours                  300
Paper B English             3 hours                  300
Paper I Essay             3 hours                  250
Paper II General Studies I             3 hours                  250
Paper III General Studies II             3 hours                  250
Paper IV General Studies III             3 hours                  250
Paper V General Studies IV             3 hours                  250
Paper VI Optional I             3 hours                  250
Paper VII Optional II             3 hours                  250

The subjects which are covered by the General Studies Papers in Mains Exam are:

General Studies I General Studies II General Studies III General Studies IV
Indian Heritage and Culture Governance Technology Ethics
History and Geography of the World Constitution Economic Development Integrity
Society Polity Bio-diversity Aptitude
Social Justice Environment
International relations Security and Disaster Management

The Optional subjects for Paper VI and VII of the mains examination have to be any one of the subjects from the following list:

Agriculture Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Anthropology Botany Chemistry
Civil Engineering Commerce and Accountancy Economics Electrical Engineering Geography
Geology History Law Management Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering Medical Science Philosophy Physics Political Science and International Relations
Psychology Public Administration Sociology Statistics Zoology