What is IAS Exam?
UPSC IAS notification 2021 may be delayed because of the petition for extra attempt in the Supreme Court of India (SC). On January 25, SC directed the Centre to not to publish the UPSC notification 2021 till the matter is sub judice. UPSC IAS 2021 exam is scheduled to be conducted on June 27. IAS prelims 2021 is delayed by around three weeks because, in the previous years, it was conducted in the first week of June. The UPSC 2021 exam notification will be released on February 10 and the IAS application 2021 last date will be March 3, 2021. The IAS main exam 2021 will be conducted from September 17. The IAS prelims exam 2021 will be the objective type exam conducted in two sessions. The IAS 2021 main exam will be the conventional essay type exam. The IAS application fee was Rs 100 in the past years and expected to be same this year also. The IAS main exam is scheduled to be conducted from January 8, 2021.
IAS exam is the most coveted exam in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). UPSC recruits the candidates for Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Police Services (IPS) and Central Civil Services including the Indian Foreign Services through this exam. All the ministries and the departments in the union and state governments are headed by the IAS officers. Hence the IAS exam has acquired this much of importance. The topper of the IAS exam has the opportunity to become the Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India. It is the highest bureaucratic position one person can have in India.
Merit-based Civil Services was first introduced in India in 1854. For this purpose, a Civil Service Commission was set up in 1854 in London and a competitive examination was conducted in 1855. This service was called Indian Civil Services(ICS) at that time. For the first time in 1922, the Indian Civil Service Examination began to held in India also, first in Allahabad and later in Delhi with the setting up of the Federal Public Service Commission. The ICS examination in London continued to be conducted by the Civil Service Commission.
How many services are there in the UPSC IAS Exam 2021?
All India Services
Indian Administrative Services(IAS)
Indian Police Servies(IPS)
Indian Forest Services(IFoS) [Prelims Only]
Central Civil Services
Indian Foreign Services(IFS)
Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’ Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’ Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’
Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’ Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’ Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A' Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’
Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’ Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’ Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’
Indian Trade Service, Group 'A' Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’ Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade).
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B' Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’ Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'
UPSC IAS Exam 2021 Highlights
Exam Name UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS) 2021
Conducting Body Union Public Service Commission(UPSC)
Exam Level National
UPSC Vacancies To be notified
Exam Frequency Once a year
Exam Mode Offline - Pen and Paper Mode
Exam Stages Prelims - Mains(Written) - Mains(Interview)
Application Fee(Prelims) 100
Language Prelims - English and Hindi
No. of Test Cities Test centres across the nation
Exam Helpdesk No. 011-23098543 / 23385271 /23381125 / 23098591
Official Website:
https://www.upsc.gov.in/
IAS Eligibility
Eligibility for IAS is one of the first questions which crops up in the mind of an IAS aspirant. The nationality, the number of attempts, age limit and the educational qualifications are some of the basic eligibility criteria for IAS exam. All candidates who wish to appear in IAS exam 2021 need to ensure that they meet all the eligibility criteria as mentioned below.
Number of Attempts in IAS Exam
All candidates are allowed a maximum of six attempts in the IAS exam. However, it may be noted that the restriction of the number of attempts is not applicable for candidates belonging to SC/ST category. Also, candidates belonging to OBC and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities categories are allowed a maximum of nine attempts in the exam.
If a candidate appears in any one paper of the IAS Prelims Exam, then it is deemed that he has made an attempt in the IAS Exam.
Category Number of Attempts(Allowed)
General/Economically Weaker Section(EWS) ..._6
Other Backward Classes ............_9
SC/ST .......................Till the age limit
Person with Disabilities ......................Till the age limit
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