The IAS exam is the most coveted exam and lakhs of students seat for the exam annually. Moreover, the exam pattern of IAS is completely different from other exams. It consists of three stages such as prelim, main and personal interview. All these three levels are held by the Union Public Service Commission. As an aspirant for the exam, it is important to know in detail about these stages of the examination. Go through the slide to know more about the different phases of the IAS exam pattern.

2. Among the different exams
conducted in India every year,
the civil service generally
refers to the IAS exam.

3. Thus, the exam pattern of
IAS exam is comprised of
three stages such as prelim,
main and personal interview.

4. All of these three levels in the
IAS exam patterns are carried
out by the union public
service commission.

5. The below phases define the
three levels of IAS exam
patterns briefly.

7. The initial phase of the IAS
exam defined as preliminary
level usually conducted on the
second or third Sunday each
year in June.

8. The preliminary exam of IAS
comprises with a couple of
papers of two hundred marks
each which is equally
common to all prospects.

9. First paper of civil service
contains the questions on
Indian constitution history,
geography, general science,
current affairs, and financial
system.

10. Second paper of prelim
contain comprehension,
English passage, statistics,
mental ability, local analysis,
and decision making
potentials.

11. The result of prelim will be
announced during the second
week of August. The qualifier
of prelim can appear in the
second phase of the IAS
exam.

13. The second phase of IAS
referred as the main exam
and comprises with 1750
marks and appeared by the
prelim exam qualifiers.

14. In this phase of the IAS exam
pattern, the civil service
contenders have to choose two
optional paper for the purpose
of the main exam.

15. Among the different papers
in IAS main exam, the
general science and essay are
common for all aspirants.

16. In addition to the exam, the
english is a language paper
that is compulsory for all the
aspirants in a solely
qualifying nature.

17. After the exam, for the
purpose of merit
determination, the scores are
never revealed nor measured
by anyone.

19. The third phase of the IAS
exam considered the interview
which is conducted by a panel
of specialists within the UPSC
headquarters located in Delhi.

20. Those candidate who
qualifies the main exam are
eligible for the civil service
interview and carries on right
till the first week of March.

21. The interview is conducted by
the UPSC member and other
panel members who are
primarily invited to conduct
the interview.

22. The interview conducted by
the members are subject
experts or even noted as
bureaucrats or technocrats.

23. The IAS interviews normally
take 20 minutes for each
candidate and few of the IAS
candidates have faced 5-
minute interviews also.

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