INFORMATION ABOUT UPSC EXAM...
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Answer:
UPSC stands for Union Public Service Commission.
Explanation:
1. UPSC is one of the greatest competitive exams in India.
2. This exam is conducted by the department of Indian Central Government.
3. This exam is compulsory for the well known posts like IAS ( Indian Administrative Service ), IPS ( Indian Police Service ) IFS ( Indian Foreign Serive ).
4. Stages of the exam:
1. Preliminary Exam
2. Main Exam
3. Interview
5. Preliminary Exam:
1. This is the first stage of UPSC exam.
2. The format of this stage is an objective type.
3. The main subject for the first stage is General Studies ( GS ).
4. Attempting and ranking to this exam is compulsory to attempt the next.
6. Main Exam:
1. This is the second stage of UPSC exam.
2. The format of this stage exam is long-answers type i. e. essay type.
3. The candidates have to give this exam on total nine subjects, but the marks of only seven subjects are counted.
4. All India Rank ( AIR ) plays a very important role to the next stage.
7. Interview:
1. This is the last stage of UPSC exam.
2. In this stage, the candidates have to face a interview.
3. Some situation-based questions are asked.
4. The main purpose of the questions asked in the interview is to check one's ability to handle some sudden situations / calamities easily.
8. Eligibilities to appear for UPSC exam:
1. The candidate must be an Indian and should have a country certificate.
2. The candidate must have completed the education with a degree certificate from a university.
3. The age of the candidate should be above 21 years to 32 years ( the age has some changes as per the different categories ).
4. A candidate can give this exam 6 times ( the number of attempts changes as per the different categories ).
9. Important things related to UPSC exam:
1. This exam is conducted all over the country.
2. This exam is conducted only once in a year.
3. The time required for the completion of whole process ( actual exam to the results ) is more than a year.
4. The main purpose to have that much time for this exam is to check the patience of the candidates.
5. The most important part of the exam is interview.
6. In order to crack this national competitive exam, one should always be up-to-date and should have a clear knowledge of all the necessary things.
Answer:
The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years (for the General category candidate) on 1 August of the year of examination. Prescribed age limits vary with respect to caste reservations. For Other Backward Castes (OBC) the upper age limit is 35 years.