UPSC.IFS-Preliminary-Exam-2017

UPSC IFS Selection Process 2017:

Preliminary Examination

Main Examination and also

Interview

UPSC IFS Civil Prelims Exam Pattern 2017:

PAPER       SUBJECTS                     MARKS    
Paper I  General English             (300 Marks)
Paper II  General Knowledge           (300 Marks)
Papers III,
IV, V and
VI          Select two subjects from list of optional subjects

IFS 2017 Syllabus:-

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination Syllabus

List of Optional Subjects:-

• Agriculture
• Agricultural Engineering
• Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Forestry
• Geology
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics
• Statistics
• Zoology

IFS 2017 Paper Pattern:-

A. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:-

The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each.
Note: (i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions). (ii) The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%. (iii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English. (iv) Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers for them. However, Low Vision candidates (minimum 40% impairment) will be allowed to write the examination with the help of a scribe. Low Vision candidates will also be allowed an extra time of forty minutes for each paper @ twenty minutes per hour. Each paper will be of two hours duration.