Introduction: IAS 2022 Exam is an all India level entrance exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for which notification will be released soon. In this article we will provide complete information on IAS 2022 EXAM.
Due to current situation of the corona virus pandemic the dates needs to be re-confirmed.
About IAS exam in India
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the Civil Services Examination organized by the Union Public Service Commission of India (UPSC). IAS exam is considered to be one of the toughest entrance exams in India for which thousands of aspirants appear for the examination just to be selected by one of the recruiting agency ie. Union Government, State Government, and Public Sector Unit (PSU) for various job roles.
The hosting organization UPSC will release application form on its official web portal for which link will be provided below. The main qualification for the IAS exam is to have a graduation degree in prescribed age limit bracket to be eligible for the exam.
The UPSC notification will have all details and also we will provide all information possible like Application process, Eligibility Criteria, Syllabus, Exam Dates and Exam Patterns etc.
The recruitment process is done in 3 major parts which is
- 1. Preliminary Exam
- Mains Written Exam
- Personal Interview (Personality Test).
Please follow the complete article to obtain information on IAS Exam 2022
IAS 2022 Exam Important Dates
| Event | UPSC 2022 exam dates |
| Release of Official Notification | 2nd week of February 2022 |
| Start Date of Online Registration for IAS Exam 2022 | February 2022 |
| Last Date for submitting online registration | March 2022 |
| Release of UPSC IAS 2022 Admit Card | 3rd week of May 2022 |
| UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2022 Exam Date | June 2022 |
| Declaration of IAS Prelims 2022 Result | August 2022 |
| Civil Services (Main) 2022 Exam Date | September 2022 |
| Over all Result | January 2023 |
IAS 2022 Exam eligibility Criteria
| Nationality
Only Indian citizens who have valid Identity proof are eligible to apply for IAS exam 2022 |
| Age Limit (as on 1st August, 2022)
· The age bracket of candidate should be between 21 years to 32 years. The birth date should be not before 2nd August 1987 and not after 1st August 1998.
· Relaxation in age is given for OBC, ST/SC and PwD candidates. |
| Minimum Educational Qualifications
Applicant should have graduate degree in any discipline from a recognized university. |
IAS 2022 Exam Application Form
All candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria are entitled to apply online using the UPSC official website. For your reference here are few steps mentioned to follow in filling the application form.
- The IAS exam 2022 application form can be filled and submitted on the online portal of UPSC website from 2nd week of February 2022. (https://upsc.gov.in/)
- Applicants have to upload necessary Photograph and documents in the online application form.
- The format for the Photograph and Documents have been prescribed so kindly uses the format according to the guidelines.
- The permitted size of the photograph should not above 3kb and below 40kb. The size of the signature should be 1kb.
- Application fee submission can be done through e-challan form, net-banking, Visa/Master Credit/ Debit Card.
- Always check the application form before submission for information fed into the form because once the information is submitted then correction is not possible.
- Always take the printout of the application form till the last process of admission is completed.
IAS 2022 EXAM Application Fee
Candidates can deposit the fee through e-chalan form, net-banking, Visa/Master Credit/ Debit Card. Or they can deposit the fee by cash in State Bank of India (SBI).
- Application fee charges: Rs 100/
- For ST/SC/Female/Physically Handicapped candidates: Fee is exempted
IAS EXAM 2022 Exam Pattern
1. Preliminary Exam
The exam pattern for IAS entrance exam for preliminary examination is divided into 2 papers of 2 hours each. Each paper carries 200 marks. Below table has the detail of the exam pattern.
- Paper-I:It is designed to check the candidate’s knowledge on current events, Indian history, Indian national movements, Indian & world geography, Indian polity, economy, social development, environmental ecology, biodiversity, etc.
- Paper-II: It is designed to check candidate’s knowledge on comprehension, interpersonal skills, communication, logical reasoning, analytical ability, decision making, problem-solving, data interpretation, English language, etc.
- The exam will be conducted in offline mode in 2 hours duration.
- Each question will be 1/3 Mark penalty for the wrong answer.
| Papers | Question paper details | Total Marks | Total Time |
| I | General Studies – This paper will be counted for qualifying to write the Civil Services Mains exam. | 200 | 2 hrs |
| II | Aptitude test (CSAT) – This paper is of qualifying nature, but the candidate must score at least 33% marks in this paper. However, marks of this paper are not counted for writing the Mains examination. | 200 | 2 hrs |
| Total | 400 | 4 hrs | |
2. Main Exam
The main exam consists of a total of 9 papers. Further out 9 papers 7 are ranking papers and 2 are qualifying papers. This main exam is very crucial as the candidates who will qualify the main exam will be invited for personal interview.
| Papers | Subjects | Marks |
| Paper A | One of the Indian languages from the list selected by the applicants (qualifying) | 300 |
| Paper B | English (qualifying) | 300 |
| Paper I | Essay | 250 |
| Paper-II | General studies I | 250 |
| Paper III | General Studies II | 250 |
| Paper IV | General Studies III | 250 |
| Paper V | General Studies IV | 250 |
| Paper VI, VII | 2 papers on subjects to be selected by the applicants from the list of optional subjects (250 marks for each paper) | 500 |
| Sub-total | (of Written Exam) | 1750 |
| PI | 275 | |
| Total marks | 2025 |
3. Personal Interview
The IAS job is an administrative job which requires a lot human skills to handle situations and lead a diverse group of people. Therefore the personal interview of the candidate is to evaluate his/her ability to stand out in situations with sound mind power.
Applicants must expect questions related to intellectual skills, psychological abilities, social and worldly traits with good knowledge on current affairs.
The interview will test the knowledge as well as the confidence of the candidate. It’s good to prepare on current affairs, your personal take to handle those situations and ability to handle counter questions should also be included in the preparation for the personal interview.
IAS 2022 EXAM Admit Card
The provisional date to release the admit card is 3rd week of May 2022. To download the admit card candidates have to visit the official website of the UPSC and candidates will have to use their login credentials to download the admit card.
A direct link will be provided on the official website of the UPSC where candidates can click on the link and get the admit card.
All candidates are requested to bring the admit card in the examination venue otherwise entry will not be allowed.
IAS 2022 EXAM Result
The UPSC official will declare the result of the preliminary IAS exam 2022 first after the one month of the IAS exams. Only candidates clearing the preliminary exams will be invited to appear in the main examination of the civil services.
The provisional date for the civil service main exam will be around September 2022. From here the applicants who have qualified the main exam and made into the IAS exam 2022 cut off list will be invited for the third process which is the interview (personality test).
IAS 2022 Exam Cut Off
The IAS exam 2022 cut off will be declared by the UPSC official for the next step of the selection process. Just to make you aware what you can expect from the cut off marks follow the table below for cut off marks for the year 2018.
IAS Exam cut off for the year 2018 for candidate’s reference.
| Category | IAS Prelims | IAS Mains | IAS Cutoff(Final) |
| General | 98.00 | 774 | 982 |
| OBC | 96.66 | 732 | 938 |
| SC | 84.00 | 719 | 912 |
| ST | 83.34 | 719 | 912 |
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