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About Civil Services Examination Exam

The Civil Services Examination (CSE) or otherwise called as IAS Exam, which is a nation level competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. This examination is conducted for recruiting eligible candidates to various Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and Indian Police Service (IPS).

This exam is also simply referred to as the UPSC examination. It is conducted in three phases –

Preliminary examination consisting of two objective-type papers (General Studies Paper I and General Studies Paper II also popularly known as CSAT or Civil Service Aptitude Test).

Main examination consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay) type, in which two papers are qualifying and only marks of seven are counted.

Final round exam is the personality test (interview).

Before attending the UPSC CSE 2019 exam to reach your desire, there are some important aspects to be considered and which you must know to keep yourself ahead of other fellow candidates.

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UPSC CSE EXAM DETAILS

UPSC CSE 2019 Exam Highlights:

You must know the complete details about UPSC CSE (Civil Services Examination) recruitment 2019.

Exam Name UPSC Civil Services Examination
Exam Level National
Conducting Body Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Official Website upsc.gov.in
Exam Periodicity Yearly
Exam Mode Offline (Pen-Paper Mode)
No. of Vacancies Nearly 900

UPSC CSE 2019 Exam Dates:

Here is the complete exam dates for you to prepare for the exam to achieve your best.

IAS Preliminary Exam held on June 2, 2019 (Over)
Announcement of Preliminary Exam Result July 12, 2019 (Out)
IAS Main Detailed Application Form released on August 1 – 16, 2019(OVER)
IAS Main Admit Card issued on August 31, 2019
AS Main Exam 2019 to held on September 20, 21, 22, 28 and 29, 2019
Announcement of Main Exam Result January 2024

UPSC CSE 2019 Eligibility:

Before applying to the exam, the applicants must ensure that they fulfil the following

Eligibility requirements to further proceed to the next level. The various criteria are as stated below:

For IAS and IPS, applicants must be a citizen of India.

Other services require candidates to be either,

  • 1. Citizen of India
  • 2. Subject of Nepal
  • 3. Subject of Bhutan
  • Tibetan immigrant who came to India to settle permanently before January 1, 1962.
  • An Indian origin migrant from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam who came to India to settle permanently

The lower age limit for IAS Exam 2019 is 21 years as on August 1, 2019,

While the upper age limit is 32 years.

There is also upper age relaxation for reserved category candidates, which is as follows:

SC/ST - Up to 5 years
OBC Up to 3 years
Defense Services Personnel disabled in operations during hostilities Up to 3 years
Ex-servicemen Up to 5 years
ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service Up to 5 years
PwD candidates Up to 10 years
Domiciles of Jammu and Kashmir from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1989 Up to 5 years

Educational Qualification of UPSC CSE 2019:

  • Must be a graduate (or)
  • Undergraduate in last year, last semester can apply (or)
  • American degrees valid but have to get equivalent certificate from AIU (or)
  • Distance education degree valid- IF recognized by UGC/AICTE/any Law (or)
  • MBBS must have completed internship before UPSC Interview-stage.

Number of Attempts:

General Category :
6 attempts
OBC :
9 attempts
SC/ST :
unlimited attempts

Physically Handicapped /disabled candidates belonging to General category will get the benefit of 9 attempts.

UPSC CSE 2019 Vacancies:

  • The number of vacancies to be filled on the result of the UPSC CSE 2019 is expected to be about 896.
  • This reported number is stated that it is about 100 vacancies higher than the number of reported vacancies in 2018. In 2018, there were only 782 Vacancies for CSE and 110 Vacancies for IFOS.
  • The vacancies can increase, once additional data becomes available in the coming months.

UPSC CSE 2019 Application Form:

Candidates who have qualified the preliminary exam are required to register again for IAS Main examination by filling Detailed Application Form (DAF) from August 1 till August 16, 2019 at the official website. The application process mainly consists of the following steps which are given below:

  • Go to the official website of UPSC i.e. (upsc.gov.in)
  • Fill the basic application details using the UPSC CSE online 2019 link present on the website.
  • Go through the notification carefully. Once the above- mentioned step is completed, your Registration ID and Password will be sent to your registered mobile phone and email id.
  • Login again using your credentials to fill the DAF.
  • Candidates have to fill their Personal, Educational, Parental and Employment details.
  • You can make changes before the final submission.
  • However, no changes would be possible after the final submission, hence fill DAF very carefully.
  • Finally, the candidates should proceed for the application fee payment. You can make UPSC CSE 2019 application fee through various modes namely Credit/ Debit card, Net banking, Cash Card & Wallet and IMPS. You can also download and take a print out of the application for future use. Only after the application fee payment is done by an applicant, the online application form of the candidates will be accepted by the exam board.

UPSC CSE 2019 Application Fee:

Candidates must note that the application fee once paid will not be refunded. Here the application fee can be paid either online nor offline.

  • The application fee for the IAS 2019 examination is Rs. 100/- SC / ST / Female / Ex-Servicemen Candidates are exempted from paying the application fee

Mode of Payment

  • Online mode for payment of application fee

The candidates can sue the Debit card/ Credit Card/ Net Banking details to remit the application fee.

  • Offline mode for payment of application fee

The application fee for the UPSC IAS 2019 examination can also be paid offline. For paying the offline fee the candidates have to generate the payslip while filling the part II of the application form.

UPSC CSE 2019 Admit Card:

After registering successfully, UPSC will release admit card of UPSC CSE 2019 for the registered candidates. The admit card for IAS Main Exam has been released on August 31, 2019. Candidates can download their admit cards with the registered roll number and the password.

UPSC CSE 2019 Exam Center:

UPSC Main Exam will be held in numerous IAS Exam Centres in 24 different cities across India listed below:

Ahmedabad Dehradun Mumbai
Aizawl Delhi Patna
Allahabad Dispur (Guwahati) Raipur
Bengaluru Hyderabad Ranchi
Bhopal Jaipur Shillong
Chandigarh Jammu Shimla
Chennai Kolkata Thiruvananthapuram
Cuttack Lucknow Vijayawada

UPSC CSE 2019 Exam Pattern:

In advance to prepare yourself to give your best, we provide you the pattern for UPSC CSE 2019 and also the selection process. UPSC CSE 2019 will be conducted in the below mentioned steps:

IAS Exam 2019 consists of 3 stages namely, Preliminary, Main and Personal Interview. Each exam has a different pattern and different number of questions.

  • Preliminary exam in IAS Exam 2019 is just a screening test to shortlist the candidates for the further selection process.
  • The candidates who qualify Prelims are required to re-register for IAS Main 2019 exam which is the real qualifying in nature.
  • Further, selected candidates from the above 2 rounds will appear for the personal interview round.

Exam Pattern for IAS 2019 is given in the table below:

SPECIFICATIONS IAS PRELIMINARY EXAM IAS MAIN EXAM
Number of qualifying papers 2 7
Mode Offline Offline
Medium Bilingual (English and Hindi) Bilingual (English and Hindi)
Total weightage 400 Marks (200 each) 1750 Marks
Type of questions Objective Both Objective and Subjective
Negative marking for each incorrect answer one-third (0.33) one-third (only for objective type questions)
Duration of exam 2 Hours per Paper 3 Hours per Paper

UPSC CSE 2019 Syllabus:

IAS Syllabus is determined by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) each year. Each stage in the IAS exam has a different syllabus.

IAS Syllabus for Prelims- This evaluates a candidate’s knowledge and aptitude in current affairs.

IAS Syllabus for Main assesses- Here a candidate’s academic expertise in his specialized subject isn tested. It also tests his ability to present knowledge in a clear and coherent manner and his overall intellectual personality and understanding of concepts.

IAS Exam Main 2019 covers questions from History, Polity, Geography and Agriculture, Science and Technology, Ecology and Environment, Economics, Arts and Culture, Social Welfare and GK.

In Main examination- Here, the candidates have to choose two optional subjects, in which they have specialization and the level of paper corresponds to the bachelors’ degree.

Following are some books recommended to refer to give your best in the UPSC CCSE 2019 exam.

BOOK TITLE AUTHOR/PUBLICATION
History Of Modern India (History) Bipan Chandra
India’s Struggle For Independence (History) Bipan Chandra
India’s Ancient Past (History) R.S. Sharma
History Of Medieval India (History) Satish Chandra
A New Look at Modern Indian History BL Grover
The Wonder That Was India (Culture) A.L. Bhasham
Indian Art and Culture (Culture) Nitin Singhania
Our Parliament Subash Kashyap
Geography of India (Geography) Majid Husain
Oxford School Atlas (Geography) Oxford
Science and Technology TMH
CSAT Book Cracking the CSAT Paper-2 Arihant
Certificate Physical and Human Geography (Geography) Goh Cheng Leong
Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations (Polity) M. Laxmikanth
Indian Economy (Economy) Ramesh Singh
Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure (Environment) Rajagopalan
A History of Modern World Ranjan Chakravarti
Environment for Civil Services Prelims and main (Environment) Khuller
Facets of Indian Culture Spectrum
Indian Constitution PM Bakshi
Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning R. S. Aggarwal

UPSC CSE 2019 Result:

UPSC has declared that IAS Preliminary Exam Result 2019 to be announcede on July 12 at the official website upsc.gov.in. Candidates can also follow the below steps to access IAS Result 2019:

  • Visit the official website of IAS i.e. upsc.gov.in
  • Click on the link which shows ‘View IAS Result 2019’
  • Find your roll number in the list of the roll numbers mentioned in the PDF
  • Finally, Download PDF for future reference.

Salary of UPSC CSE:

IAS salary structure consists of different Pay Scales: Junior Scale, Senior Scales, Super Time Scale, Above Super Time Scales etc. Each of the pay scales further consists of different pay bands.

  • Junior Scale Pay Band: Rs 15600-39100 plus Grade Pay Rs 5400
  • Senior Time Scale Pay Band: Rs 15600-39100 plus Grade Pay Rs 6600
  • Junior Administrative Grade Pay Band: Rs 15600-39100 plus Grade Pay Rs 7600
  • Selection Grade Pay Band: Rs 37400-67000 plus Grade Pay Rs 8700
  • Super Time Scale Pay Band: Rs 37400-67000 plus Grade Pay Rs 10000
  • Above Super Time Scale
  • ❖ Rs 37400-67000. Plus Grade Pay of Rs 12000.
  • ❖ The Apex Pay Scale of Rs 80000 (fixed). No Grade Pay.
  • ❖ Cabinet Secretary Grade of Rs 90000 (fixed). No Grade Pay.

UPSC CSE Cut off –2019:

  • IAS Cut-off Marks is nothing but the minimum score that a canmdidate must be obtained in order to qualify the exam.
  • Candidates who scores more than or equal to the cut-off marks are eligible for the next level of IAS selection process.
  • The cut-off for both prelims and main exam depends upon a number of factors like the difficulty level of the exam, vacancies available and number of appearing candidates etc.
  • Meanwhile, candidates can also check IAS 2019 Expected Cutoff for different categories as tabulated below:
CATEGORY PRELIMINARY MAIN FINAL
General 150-200 660-679 860-889
OBC 140-201 600-631 809-845
ST 103-180 610-620 800-815
SC 101-185 615-633 815-835
PH 1 101-170 550-615 800-820
PH 2 89-120 550-630 780-835
PH 3 60-125 450-515 690-726

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UPSC Exam Previous year Question papers:

This was started with the service motive to help students to achieve their goal. So for better preparation of UPSC CSE 2019 exam, we've shared you the previous UPSC CSE exam question papers with answers to the various posts. You can check out the below link to the previous year question papers, which listed below-

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