• OVERVIEW
Union Public Service Commission is going to conduct the UPSC Exam 2014-2015 for recruitment of eligible candidates; here we have UPSC Calendar 2014-2015, for the contestants who are going to appear for the examination. We are also providing important details regarding UPSC Online Test, Admit Card, Exam, Result etc on our web portal.
• ELIGIBILITY
General category
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before
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AFTER
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attempt limit
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4
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4+2 = 6 years
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age limit
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30 years
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30+2=32 years
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OBC category
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before
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AFTER
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attempt limit
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7
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7+2=9
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age limit
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33
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33+2=35 years
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SC/ST category
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before
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AFTER
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attempt limit
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unlimited
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unlimited
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age limit
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35
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35+2=37 years
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PH category
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PH candidate from
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before
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AFTER
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PH from General/OBC category
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attempt limit
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7
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7+2=9
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age limit
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40
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General PH: 30+12=42 years
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OBC PH: 33+12=45 years
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PH from SC/ST category
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attempt limit
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unlimited
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unlimited
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age limit
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40
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SC/ST PH: 35+12=47 years
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• PAPER PATTERN
As above mentioned, this exam is divided into two parts:
(I) Preliminary Examination
(II) Main Examination
And after qualifying in both the papers contestants will be called for interview/personality test which is a final stage to get selection for the post.
UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern:
1. In the prelims exam there are two papers are included of objective types (multiple choice questions-MCQ).
2. Negative marking will be for wrong answers attempt by the competitors in the multiple choice questions papers instead of few of the questions where the negative marking will be in-built in the form of different marks being given to most suitable for such questions.
Prelims Exam Objective Type (Qualifier)
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Papers
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Total Marks
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Duration period of time
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General Studies and Current Affairs (Paper-I)
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200 marks
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2 hours
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General Aptitude (Paper-II)
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200 marks
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2 hours
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Total marks
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400 marks
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UPSC Main Examination Pattern:
The UPSC Main Exam includes total 9 papers of conventional essay type questions. Check the entire details in the below given table.
Main examination
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Paper 1
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One of the Indian languages chosen from the prescribed list
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Paper 2
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English
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Paper 3
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Essay
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Paper 4, 5, 6 and 7
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Optional subject 4
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Paper 8 and 9
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Optional subject 2
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