By Veronika The notification for UPSC Civil Service Examination 2021 will be released on February 10, 2021. This notification will help the candidates to finish their application process in a smooth manner. The application forms are different for prelims, mains and interview stages of UPSC Civil Service Examination. UPSC Apply Online registration process is a simple process. UPSC Apply Online registration involves creating an account on the UPSC website, once it is done, candidates will have to pay the requisite exam fees.
UPSC Civil Service Exams is a multi-tiered examination with stringent criteria for selection of candidates into the civil services of India. UPSC Prelims for 2020 was held on 4th October 2020. The results of UPSC Civil Service Prelims were released on October 23, 2020. Candidates who successfully cleared the prelims examination had to appear for UPSC Mains examination which was scheduled on 8th January 2021. UPSC Mains result will be announced after the examination is completed. A few thousand candidates who cleared the UPSC Mains examination will have to appear for the Interview stage of the examination. The Interview is tentatively scheduled for March 2021 and the results are expected to be announced in April 2021. As per the UPSC Mains result, it will usually have twice the number of vacancies to be filled. The interview carries a weight-age of 275 marks with no minimum qualifying marks.
The IAS 2021 Prelims examination will be conducted in June 2021. The results would be declared within 45 days from the date of the examination. One can tentatively expect the results in August 2021. Candidates can easily check the results of the examination by visiting the official website upsc.gov.in. Just click on the UPSC results link which will be given in the home screen of the website. The results will contain the list of roll numbers selected for the next stage of the examination. After the completion of UPSC Mains examination, the UPSC Mains Result can be found in the official website of the UPSC. It will contain a pdf with a list of roll numbers of candidates that have cleared the mains examination and are eligible for the next round i.e. interview round.
In the mains stage of civil service examination, two papers are dedicated for optional subjects.The optional subjects are Geology, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Agriculture, History, Medical Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Philosophy, Physics, Statistics, Law, Economics, Anthropology, Botany, Electrical Engineering, Management, Zoology, Political Science & International Relations, Commerce & Accountancy, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science.
The duration of all the nine papers are 3 hours. Paper A and B are of 300 marks each and Papers I to VII are of 250 marks each. Overall in the Mains stage of the UPSC Examination, the candidates will be assessed for a maximum score of 1750 marks. Candidates who clears the mains examination will move onto the next and final stage i.e. interview stage. In the Interview stage, candidates will be assessed for a maximum score of 275 marks.
Paper A is a compulsory Indian Language and UPSC has given plenty of options for candidates appearing for the UPSC civil service exam. The languages which can be chosen are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Manipuri, Punjabi, Telugu, Bodo, Dogro, Maithili, Santhali, Sindhi, Punjabi, Odia, Nepali, Konkani, Kashmiri.
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