FOUNDATION Course

FOUNDATION COURSE FOR CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATIONS

This course has been developed to groom the students from Under-Graduate stage and enable them to join All India & State Civil Services at a young age. It will eventually enable them to rise to high positions in administration.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Week End Classes
• Coverage of UPSC syllabus by Experienced Faculty
• Examination oriented Study Materials
• Development of Communication Skills
• Personality Development
• Writing Techniques
• Weekly, Monthly & Semester-End Exams.
• Doubt Clarification Sessions
• AC Library with reading Room Facilities
• Conducting Quiz Competitions

Civil Services Examinations are held in three phases :

• Preliminary Examination
• Main Examination
• Personality Test

Those who clear all the three stages of the exam can join the prestigious civil services of the country, and become officers in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and other allied services. Although regarded as one of the toughest exams in the country, with the right approach and strategy, an aspirant can crack it. It is essential for the aspirants to know and understand the requirements of the exam such as the syllabus (Prelims and Mains), pattern, eligibility criteria, application procedure and other such significant details before starting the preparations. All the relevant details related to the exam. that is needed for aspirants to know are provided here.

Pattern of Examination The UPSC CSE pattern is: Stage I: Preliminary Examination (Multiple Choice Questions) Stage II: Main Examination (Written Examination) Stage III: Personality Test (Interview) For Updated Exam Syllabus PDF:Click here

Stage I: Preliminary Examination

• The questions in Preliminary are of objective type or Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
• Negative marking is there in prelims. In both GS Paper-I & Paper-II, one-third of the marks are deducted for every wrong answer. The GS Paper-II (CSAT) is of qualifying nature and candidates are required to score a minimum of 33 percent in this paper to qualify for the next stage of the exam i.e. the Mains.
• Appearing for both Papers (GS Paper-I & Paper-II) is mandatory for the students.
• The marks scored by the candidates in the preliminary examinations are not counted in the final score. It is only a screening test where candidates are meant to make it to the cutoff and be eligible for appearing the Mains.

Stage II: Main Examinations

The second stage of the UPSC (CSE) is called the Main Exam, which is a written descriptive examination and comprises of nine papers. They are as follows.

• Paper-A (Compulsory Indian Language); Paper -B (English) which are qualifying in nature, while the other papers like Essay, General Studies Papers I, II, III, and IV, and Optional Papers I and II are considered for the final ranking.
• The candidates can select their medium of writing the UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam as Hindi or English or any other language listed in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
• The Indian Languages included in the exam are as per languages listed in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
• The candidates who score above the prescribed cut-off marks in the UPSC (CSE) (Main) will be called for the Personality Test.
• The final ranking of the candidates is made on the basis of the marks obtained by them in the Main Examination and Personality Test/Interview Round of the exam.

Stage III: Personality Test

Candidates who clear the Mains with the required cut-off marks qualify for the final stage i.e., Personality Test which carries 275 marks.In this round, the board assesses the personality traits of the candidates, basedon their knowledge on hobbies, current affairs, profession and assess their quick thinking skills to evaluate if they are fit for a career in civil services. The interview board is also prone to asking situation based questions to the candidates.

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