UPSC Notification 2022

UPSC Calendar 2022 was released in November 2021. According to the calendar 2022, the notification for IAS Exam 2022 will be released in February 2022. The aspiring candidates can check the official notification on the website of UPSC for more information and updates.

The notification of UPSC Exam 2021 was released in March 2021 and UPSC Prelims Exam 2021 was conducted on October 10th, 2021. IAS Mains Exam 2021 is scheduled to be conducted from 7th January 2022 onwards.

Download the notification: Civil Services 2021 Notification

Important Dates for UPSC CSE 2022 | UPSC Notification 2022

The UPSC notification is the only authentic source of information on the total number of vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam date, exam pattern, syllabus, selection procedure, and any proposed changes in the upcoming examination. The UPSC Notification 2022 will also provide detailed information on the pattern and marks of the Preliminary examination and Optional subjects for the UPSC Main Exam, etc.

The following exam calendar will be followed for UPSC CSE 2022:

UPSC Academic Eligibility | UPSC Notification

• As per UPSC Notification, the candidates must hold a PASS BACHELOR'S degree from any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University, under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.
• Candidates who have appeared or intend to appear for the final examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply for the Preliminary Examination.
• All such candidates who qualify the Prelims examination must produce a proof of Pass Bachelor Degree to appear for the Civil Services Main Examination. This Degree has to be attached to their application for the Main Examinations.
• The UPSC may, in exceptional cases treat a candidate without the foregoing requisite qualification as an eligible candidate if he/she has passed an examination conducted by other institutions, the standard of which justifies his / her admission in the opinion of the Commission. The criteria may apply to candidates having a bachelor's degree from any reputed foreign university, for example, Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard, etc.
• Candidates with professional and technical bachelor's degrees that are recognized by the Government are also eligible to apply for example MBBS, BE, etc.

Age limit as per UPSC Notification 2021

• According to the UPSC Notification, candidates must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on 1st August 2021. This means the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August 1989 and not later than 1st August 2000.
• The upper age limit will be relaxable on certain conditions mentioned below:
• Up to a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste (SC) or a Scheduled Tribe (ST).
• Up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC) who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates
• Up to a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof.
• Up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as of 1st August 2021 and have been released.
• On completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st August 2021) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service, or on invalid.
• Up to a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years Military Service as on 1st August 2021 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three months notice on the selection from the date of receipt of an offer of appointment.
• Up to a maximum of 10 years in the case of blind, deaf-mute, and orthopedically handicapped persons.

Age Relaxations For Category Students

Number of Attempts for IAS Exam

It is important to note that an attempt is counted if a person sits in the Prelims exam. Mere filling of the application form does not count for an attempt. The maximum number of attempts, as mentioned in UPSC Notification, for each category is tabulated below:

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IAS Exam Pattern

According to the latest UPSC Notification, the IAS exam 2021 will be conducted in three rounds namely:

1. Preliminary Examination

2. UPSC Civil Services Main Examination

3. Personality Test

Detailed IAS Exam Pattern | Check here

IAS Exam Syllabus

The syllabus for each of the rounds namely Preliminary Exam, Main Exam, and Interview is mentioned in the official UPSC notification. Our CL-Gurus have simplified the syllabus for your better understanding. You can access the topic-wise syllabus for each subject here.

Read more | Detailed Syllabus for UPSC Civil Services

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