- UPSC 2015 application
- Age & Attempt limit for UPSC
- Education requirement
- Physical Standard: Eye, Height, Chest from gazette
- Which jobs reserved for PH?
- Multiple applications by same candidate?
- Prelim Papers / CSAT
- How to prepare for UPSC Prelims?
- Mains exam structure
- Syllabus of mains exam?
- Syllabus of optional subject
- OBC alert
- Fees
- Download Hallticket?
UPSC Notification 2015 is out
- online application link: upsconline.nic.in
- Read the notification carefully before applying.
- Last date to pay fees: 18th June 2015.
- Last date to apply: 19th June 2015. Till 23:59 hours.
- Prelim Exam date: 23rd August 2015 (Sunday)
- Total vacancies: 1129. within that, 29 for physically disabled
Age & Attempt limit for UPSC
- Minimum age is 21 years.
- Age is counted on 1st August of 2015.
- Candidate who gave Prelims-2011, is eligible for one more attempt, even if he has crossed the age / attempt limit in following table. Ref: rule 3(ii)C on page 2 of notification
- Candidate already selected in IAS or Indian foreign service (IFS)- not eligible to appear.
| Category | Maximum Age | Attempt |
|---|---|---|
| General | 32 | 6 |
| OBC | 32+3=35 | 9 |
| SC/ST | 32+5=37 | till upper age |
| Physically disabled (Blind, Deaf-mute, Orthopedic) |
32+10=42 |
|
| J&K domicile | 32+5=37 | depending on above categories viz.Gen, OBC, SC/ST, PH |
| Disabled serviceman discharged from duty | 32+3=35 | same as above |
| Ex-serviceman with five years duty* specific condition on page2 of notification | 32+5=37 | same as above |
Above relaxation are cumulative e.g. OBC candidate from J&K = 32 + 3(OBC) + 5 (J&K) = 40 years up age limit.
What doesn’t count as an attempt?
Ans. If you applied in previous exam, but remain absent in BOTH prelim papers, then your attempt is not counted.
Education requirement
- Bachelor’s degree from a university setup under union or state act or ‘deemed university’ under Union Government C.
- Candidates from last semester can apply, provided that they can show proof passing examination in October /November 2015. Because at that time, they’ll be required to fill up a new form for Mains exam (known as DAF form i.e. detailed application form).
- MBBS candidate must finish internship before interview phase.
Physical Standard: Eye, Height, Chest from gazette
This pdf file (click me) has all the answers about eyesight, height, chest, color blindness, lasik surgery etc.
Which jobs reserved for PH?
- 13 for Locomotor + 5 for blind + 11 for hearing impairment = total 29 jobs reserved.
- The ‘physical requirement’ for particular service, are mentioned in first table of the notification. from there you can find out whether your given disability is eligible for IAS / IFS or not?
Multiple applications by same candidate?
- Every time you apply, you get new registration ID (RID). you must preserve RID because you’ll have to quote it again in the Mains application form i.e. DAF form.
- If you applied multiple times (because of computer glitch, fee problem or xyz reason) then when downloading hallticket, you should use higher RID. Because higher RID corresponds to your latest application.
Prelim Papers / CSAT
| Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
|---|---|
| general studies (GS) | aptitude / CSAT |
| Marks counted for selection in mains exam…yes | You need to get only 33% passing marks. i.e. 200 x 0.33 = 66 passing marks required to clear prelims. |
| 200 marks | 200 marks |
| 0.33% negative marking | 0.33% negative marking |
| 20 minutes for blind and locomotors disability | same |
How to prepare for UPSC Prelims?
Mains exam structure
| Paper | Max. Marks |
|---|---|
| English Compulsory Paper | 300. Marks not counted in merit only 25% passing marks required. |
| Indian language paper (Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi etc. depending on your choice) | Same as above. |
| GS (mains) Paper1, 2, 3, 4 | 250 each x 4 papers = 1000 marks. |
| ONE Optional subject | 500 marks. |
| written total | 1750 |
| interview | 275 |
| grand total | 2025 |
Syllabus of mains exam?
Refer to page 6 of notification
Syllabus of optional subject
Refer to page 7 onwards of notification
OBC alert
To claim OBC reservation benefit in UPSC, you need TWO certificates:
- OBC caste certificate
- Non-creamy layer certificate.
- Non creamy layer status depends on your parents’ income and property.
- It doesn’t depend on your income/property
- It doesn’t depend on your husband/wife’s income/property.
- If your mom/dad is government employee then INCOME criteria doesn’t apply. (e.g. if dad is class3 employee, then it doesn’t matter whether he gets 6 lakhs or 7 lakhs. You’re still non-cream layer. For more, read this PDF file click me)
| General Male and OBC male | Rs.100 for Prelims, Rs. 200 for Mains. |
| Female of any category | No fees |
| SC/ ST, PH | no fees |
Download Hallticket?
- Hall ticket will be available online, 3 weeks before prelim exam. exam on 23rd August
- If problem, contact 011-23381125/011-23385271/011-23098543.
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Thanks for your exhaustive posts,they do are of great help for us.
I have a small doubt regarding filling up of answer sheet in ias prelims exam.
If a person has Roll No of Six Digits in e-admit card(eg-875462),but in OMR answer sheet there are Seven columns to be filled in Roll No section,so do i have to prefix ZERO ‘0’ (eg-0875462) in columns and then encircle them OR should i have to write the same roll no as (875462) and left the last column respectively.
Please guide me regarding this,as am really confused about it.
Thanks
You may ask about it from invigilator’s at the time of exam.
So English comprehension is kept and not excluded from the Csat Paper right?
what does that 6 attempt for general means..i mean i appeared in 2014 so my 1 attempt is gone…so now how many attempts i am left with..3 or 5…???…if anyone here can clarify
Adi
Yu are left with 5 more attempts.
@ Armaan: the marks obtained in
the Preliminary Examination by the candidates
who are declared qualified for
admission to the Main Examination will
not be counted for determining their final
order of merit.
Will csat score be considered while drawing cutoffs for prelims or is it jus a qualifying paper now?
N what abt gs1 papers score being considered in mains exam? Plz clarify sir its really confusing..thank u
The Commission will draw a list of candidates to
be qualified for
Civil Service (Main) Examination based on the criterion
of minimum
qualifying marks of 33% in General Studies PaperII of
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination and total
qualifying marks of General Studies
Paper-I of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination as
may be determined by
the Commission……
Sir,what is actuly meaning of this ??
Is this means,now we want to obtain only 66 marks in
csat and merit decided
on g.s paper 1 score??if i got 150 marks then where is written in notification that these 150cant be added in g s paper score
Candidates from Punjab…now choose LUDHIANA as centre for CSP 2015..
i would like to know whether the marks scored in paper2 will only be qualifying in nature and only paper1 marks will be detriment for making through the mains.
Sir, I got my OBC certificate under “jat” reservation notified by UPA in 2014.
But, in 2015, Supreme Court has cancelled the reservation.
Now, Govt. has gone for a review petition.
My problem is- should I apply for CSE under OBC or General ?
Or it is understood that my certificate has no value as of today ?
please tell me what are the requirements of the photo,not for scanning but how to take photo,where is it given?
like how many cm by cm(centimeter),what colour background,and such details.please help.
What if CGPA is given in marksheet? What to write in % column?
I think u appeared in CBSE class 10 in the year 2010…… If yes then…….multiply ur CGPA with 9.5 to calculate ur %age……..this formula is clearly written in back side of ur grade-sheet…….
OR
If the CGPA is of ur Graduation then u can ask ur college for the formula………
format for community certificates ? anyone… pls ?
sir, i completed bachelor of physiotherapy,am i eligible for forest service?(one of my subject is biochemistry one semister(6months) )
i have filled the form via sbi net banking….MONEY HAS STILL NOT BEEN DEDUCTED FROM MY BANK ACCOUNT….but transaction was successful and it showed a window with transaction status : successful and also provided the transaction id …… i filled up the form around 12.15 am…. pl help…
dude wait its midnight, wait till morning
Same thing happened with me. I filled my application around 12:30 am.
Is Interview intake 1:2 only instead of 1:3???
no… it was 1:2 before and it is 1:2 now as well. eg Around 3000 students were called for interview this year while there are around 1000 seats. Ratio = 1000/(3000-1000) – 1:2
What should be filled for community certificate date for OBC-Non creamy layer candidates. Is it the date written in community certificate or in non creamy layer certificate?
pl reply….
prelimnary examination criteria is same for IFoS and IAS? 33% in paper II is qualifying for IFoS?
Yes, GS paper II is qualifying and its marks will not be counted in merit.
Yes… Paper-2 is qualifying at 33.3% for both.The difference will come in cutoffs for paper-1.
thanx Rajat and abhishek ji
Sir i need clarification on interview. If i cleared all my papers and crossed the final cutoff of upsc for selection through written and if i got zero marks in interview or i may absent for inteview then should i selected or not?
please give me reply
What should b the strategy now?
Some one pls help me..
I am not eligible for 2015 as per age limit.(My DOB is 04/09/1982), but I attempted in 2011. Even 2015 notification says I am eligible. I was very happy till filling this year’s (2015) application…thinking that I have given an additional attempt. While filling the application form..it asked me..
*”Have you appeared in 2011″…But after filling and taking the print out of the application..the sentenced changed as “was 2011 your last attempt”…I was very tensed after seeing this..and couldn’t control my tension…Bkas 2012 was my last attempt and last year bkas of 32 year age limit I got one more chance. since govt declared on 22nd Aug, 2014 that ” all those who attempted in 2011 will be given a chance”, I Quit my studies, kept myself away from family and only preparing for this. Whats my future? Can anyone please clarify….pls..
I am also facing the same issue, but no one are observing it I think.
No worry…u will get an additional attempt this year as per the notification page 2 sec 3 (c) …plz contact
011-23385176 / 23098591 Ext.4754 they check the online application
hi sekhar, did u try to contact upsc regarding 2011 attempt as last attempt which appeared only after filling d form.. I’m also in d same boat.. lets try together.. I’m @ 9908815644
@ram,
dont worry! Our problem is solved. UPSC has rectified the technical problem arisen during filling the form. Now we are all in.
i have a small doubt,fr ex if some one secures 100 out of 200 in CSAT paper 2 , then being said that it is of qualifying nature, marks will not be added in selection for mains. So, does it mean that if u clear ur cutoff in paper 2, then only paper 1 marks will b counted for selection ??
please correct me if i am wrong
Multiply your cgpa with 10..
Eg: if its 8.76 then 8.76*10=87.6..either write 87 or 88..prefrebally 87
not sure if you are right!!!
If i am correct than p 1+ p2(which is 66 marks) = total marks obtain required for cut off
It’clearly given in the notification that u need to score 33% marks in prelims paper2. Understand this way…
U have given both the exams (gs and csat), now your first paper would be evaluated is Csat. If you score 33% or more then ONLY your prelims GS paper would be evaluated and if not, gs paper would not be evaluated. And the final cut-off would be on the basis of prelims gs i.e. out of 200…
There are numerous of mistakes in your explanation, you had shown 7 attempts for O.B.C. Candidates, but actually it’s 9.
Also, you had not shown any essay paper in the mains scheme columns,
But had added the marks for the same in the total.
Please try to avoid such errors ,it create unnecessary confusion in minds specially to the new candidates.
Your website is having national audiences.
Such errors are detrimental for both.
What would be the cut-off in Paper-II for SC candidates?
please clear that 1st &2nd paper have negative marking or not?and In mains these paper are subjective or objective?? Iam new please help
Yes Sakshi… Both Paper 1 and Paper 2 have negative marks (one third of marks for question, as it was for previous years). Mains paper are subjective, that has been the pattern for many years and I dont think it will change
negative marking is there
yes , both papers have negative marking of 0.33% each wrong answer…………..
but in mains both papers are subjective in nature……..
on of the worst negative marking in pre
1/3…..
one of the worst negative marking in pre i.e. 1/3….
what books we prefer for exam as i have no idea. This is my 1st attempt
As you are new
Polity – M. Lakshmikant
History – Bipin Chandra/ Spectrum – Use spectrum only for prelims
Geography – NCERT 11 and 12, Oxford or Orientlongman Atlas, Also 6, 7, 8, 9 , 10 if u have time
Arts – NCERT Arts 11, and NIOS books (Available on Mrunal and other sites)
Science – TMH
Economics – NCERT 11, 12 and Ramesh Singh, Economic Survey 2015, OR Just see Mrunal Economics Lectures — They are awesome
Governance – Lakshmikant on Governance
Newspaper – The Hindu
Good Luck
Radhika Madam,
Respected Madam,
With the help of your kind guidance I am able to crack West Bengal Civil Service with optional History & Anthropology.
I was not able to score very good marks in optional.
this time I am preparing for CSE-2015.
I am B.E (Mechanical Engineering ).
This time I want to take mechanical engineering as optional.
in UPSC Civil Service Exam (Mains ) optional marks are multiplied by some factor or taken as it is ??
I shall be highly obliged if you kindly clarify.
Yours Faithfully
Mahuya Ghosh
top corner of this page on the left go to studyplans–> UPSC
prelims is objective mains is subjective …. read the whole notification you will understand the pattern
sir ji has written detailed articles on how to prepare upsc and other exams. go to the top of this page , locate studyplan and hit enter, there hit upsc :)
Hi Mrunal…
You have mentioned that score obtained in prelims paper I is counted for mains, can you elaborate this… Is there any change this time, I haven’t found in the notification.. I think prelims is only a screening test..
Got clarified..