IAS 2014: Notification, Eligibility, Syllabus and More The IAS 2014 Exam or Civil Services Exam will

be notified on 17th Ma 2014! The "reliminar exam will he cond#cted on 24th A#$#st 2014! The d#ration for the "relims exam is one da ! The civil services Mains exam will be cond#cted from 14th %ecember 2014 and its d#ration will be & da s! Eli$ibilit for 2014 IAS Exam 'ollowin$ is the eli$ibilit for IAS exam 2014! In case of an clarification o# can (ost o#r )#eries in the comments below! *ATI+*A,ITA.E ,IMIT E%/CATI+*A , 0/A,I'ICATI +* A de$ree 4minim#m5 from a #niversit reco$nised b /.C */M1E2 +' ATTEM"TS 4 4$eneral cate$or 5

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IAS 2014 "relims "attern and S llab#s The (relims will consist of two (a(ers common to all! .eneral St#dies "a(er I Maxim#m mar;s 8 200

 *#mber of 0#estions 8 100 Total Time 8 120 min#tes 402 ho#rs5 S-,,A1/S C#rrent events of national and international im(ortance! <istor of India and Indian national movement Indian and =orld .eo$ra(h > (h sical7 social7 economic $eo$ra(h of India and the world Indian "olit and $overnance > Constit#tion7 (olitical s stem7 "ancha ati 2a?7 (#blic (olic 7 2i$hts iss#es7 etc! Economic and social develo(ment > s#stainable develo(ment7 (overt 7 incl#sion7 demo$ra(hics7 social sector initiatives etc! .eneral iss#es on environmental ecolo$ 7 bio9diversit and climate chan$e > that do not re)#ire s#b?ect s(eciali3ation .eneral Science .eneral St#dies "a(er II Maxim#m mar;s 8 200 *#mber of 0#estions 8 @0 Total Time 8 120 min#tes 402 ho#rs5 S-,,A1/S Com(rehension ! Inter(ersonal s;ills incl#din$ comm#nication s;ills! ,o$ical reasonin$ and anal tical abilit !! %ecision ma;in$ and (roblem solvin$! .eneral mental abilit 1asic n#merac 4n#mbers and their relations7 orders of ma$nit#de etc! > Class A level57 %ata inter(retation 4charts7 $ra(hs7 tables7 data s#fficienc etc! > Class A level5! En$lish lan$#a$e com(rehension s;ills 4Class A level5

Ti(s on 'illin$ the 2016 IAS "reliminar 'orm +nline Candidates have to a((l online at #(sconline!com! A((l for the exam earl as examination centre allocation is on first come first served basis and exce(t for some centres7 there is a limit to the maxim#m n#mber of

candidates allotted a$ainst each centre! So if o# want o#r (referred centre7 close to o#r location7 a((l as )#ic;l as (ossible! 'ill in the correct details! 1e ver s#re of o#r name and date of birth as entered in the Matric#lation:SSC certificate! %ate of birth once acce(ted b /"SC cannot be altered! Ma;e s#re o#r (hoto and si$nat#re scan are clearl visible as these will be (rinted on the hall tic;et to be iss#ed b /"SC later! -o# m#st enter a valid email as the re$istration details from "art I will be mailed to this email! %onBt worr abo#t o(tional selection at this sta$e as o# donBt have to choose an o(tional in the "relims a((lication form! That will come later when a((l in$ for the Main exam!

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