Bhadra IAS Academy have been relentlessly trying to help and guide the civil service aspirants of the North Eastern region to realize their dream of becoming a Civil Servant. With the experienced guidance of our well qualified faculty we have been performing consistently which is attested by our proven track record.
IAS is the short form of Indian Administrative Service.
It is one of the prestigious services among the 24 services like IPS, IFS etc. for the UPSC conducts Civil Services Examination (CSE) for selecting the candidates.
An officer selected into the Indian Administrative Service
gets exposure in very diverse roles like the collector, commissioner, head of
public sector units, chief secretary, cabinet secretary etc.
Not only the experience and challenges but also the scope of
making positive changes in the life of millions in India makes IAS a unique
career choice. The IAS Exam Pattern consists of three stages viz.
Stage 1: IAS Prelims
Stage 2: IAS Mains
Stage 3: Interview/ Personality Test
The following are the services one can join after clearing
IAS Examinations:
- Indian Administrative Service
- Indian Post and Telecommunication Accounts and
Finance Service
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service
- Indian Postal Service
- Indian Civil Accounts Service
- Indian Railway Accounts Service
- Indian Corporate Law Service
- Indian Railway Personnel Service
- Indian Defense Accounts Service
- Indian Railway Traffic Service
- Indian Defense Estates Service
- Indian Revenue Service (Custom and Central
Excise)
- Indian Foreign Service
- Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)
- Indian Information Service (Junior Grade)
- Indian Trade Service (Gr. III)
- Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Assistant
Works Manager, Administration)
- Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway
Protection Force
- Indian Police Service
- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services
(Section Officer’s Grade)
- Pondicherry Civil Service
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands,
Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Services
- Pondicherry Police Service
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands,
Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Services
To clear IAS Exam, aspirants are advised to have a long-term
strategy. Though most of the serious candidates start preparation 9-12 months before
the exam date, there are candidates who successfully achieve top ranks with
only a few months of dedicated study.
A good understanding of UPSC syllabus and exam pattern is
the first step for all fresher.
The Civil Services Preliminary exam comprises of two
compulsory papers of 200 marks each (General Studies Paper I and General
Studies Paper II). The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
The marks in prelims will not be counted for final ranking, but just for
qualification for the main exam.
A candidate’s rank in UPSC Civil Service Exam depends only
on the mark scored in Main and Interview.
The written examination (main) will consist of the following
nine papers, but only 7 papers will be counted for final merit ranking. For the
rest two papers, the candidate should secure minimum marks prescribed by UPSC
each year. The main exam has 1750 marks while interview has 275 marks.
The number of times a candidate can appear for the exam are
given below.
General category candidates = 6
OBC category candidates = 9
SC/ST candidates = unlimited attempts till 37 years of age.