UPSC IAS 2021 Notification, Check Exam Date, Eligibility,Apply Online
Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) released a notification for the recruitment of Civil Services,. Eligible Candidate can apply Online upto 24th March 2021. by knowing the details of UPSC IAS Notification 2021.
Note: Number of Vacancy : 712
UPSC IAS 2021 Recruitment Important Date
| Event | Date |
| Date of Release Notification | 21st Jan 2021 |
| Start Date to apply Online | 4th Mar 2021 |
| Last date to Apply Online | 24th March 2021 |
| Prelims Exam Date | 27th Jun 2021 |
| Prelims Result Date | Updated Soon.. |
| Mains Exam Date | Updated Soon… |
UPSC IAS 2021 Eligibility Criteria
Nationality
For IAS, Indian Foreign Services and IPS , candidate must be a citizen of India
For other Services, A candidate mus be either a Citizen of India, Nepal or Bhutan.
Age Limit
Minimum Age – 21 Years
Maximum Age – 32 Years
The Upper age limit will be relaxed in case of the following categories.
SC/ ST – 5 years
OBC- 3 years
Ex- serviceman – 5 years
PwD – 10 Years
Education Qualification
Candidate must have passed degree in any stream from a recognized university incorporated by an Act of the central or State Legislature in India.
Number of attempts
Number of attempts refers to a candidate how much time a candidate appeared in the UPSC Exam
For General candidate – 6 Attempts
For OBC Candidate – 9 Attempts
For SC / ST Candidate – No Restrictions
Physical standard
Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Civil Services Examination, 2020 as per guidelines given in Appendix-III of Rules for Examination published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary.
UPSC IAS 2021 Selection Process
The selection process for UPSC IAS 2021 comprises of two stage Examination
Preliminary Exam
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) and each will be of two hours duration.
(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) Details of the syllabi are indicated in Part A of Section III
Mains Exam
Mains exam consists of written and Interview. The written exam will consists of the following papers.
| Name of Exam | Marks |
| Paper – A(Language Basis) | 300 |
| Paper -B English Language | 300 |
| Paper to be counted for merit | |
| Paper -I (Essay Writing) | 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 (Optional Subject Paper -1) | 250 |
| Paper -VII(Optional Subject Paper -2) | 250 |
| Total | 1750 |
There is 0.33 is negative marking for each wrong answer given by the candidate
UPSC IAS 2021 Civil Services
(i) Indian Administrative Service
(ii) Indian Foreign Service
(iii) Indian Police Service
(iv) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(v) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(vi) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(viii) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
(ix) Indian Information Service, Junior Grade Group ‘A’
(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
(xi) Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’
(xii) Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’
(xiii) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’
(xiv) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’
(xv) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)
(xvi) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
(xvii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’
(xviii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’
(xix) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’
UPSC IAS 2021 Recruitment Application Fee
For General candidate – Rs. 100 /-
For SC / ST/Female/ PwD – No Fee
UPSC IAS 2021 Recruitment Preliminary Examination Centres
UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) scheduled the following Exam centres for the Prelims Exam for Civil Services
| Agartala | Kohima |
| Agra | Kolkata |
| Ajmer | Kozhikode |
| Aizawl | Lucknow |
| Anantpur(AP) | Ludhiana |
| Aurangabad | Madurai |
| Bangalore | Mumbai |
| Bareilly | Mysore |
| Bhopal | Nagpur |
| Bhilaspur | Navi Mumbai |
| Chandigarh | Gautam Buddh Nagar |
| Chennai | Panaji(Goa) |
| Coimbatore | Patna |
| Cuttak | Port Blair |
| Dehradun | Pragaraj(Allahabad) |
| Delhi | Puducherry |
| Dharwad | Pune |
| Dispur | Raipur |
| Faridabad | Rajkot |
| Gangtok | Ranchi |
| Gaya | Sambalpur |
| Ghaziabad | Shillong |
| Gorakhpur | Shimla |
| Gurgaon | Siligudi |
| Gwalior | Srinagar |
| Hyderabad | Thane |
| Imphal | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM |
| Indore | Thiruchirapalli |
| Itanagar | Tirupati |
| Jabalpur | Udaipur |
| Jaipur | Varanasi |
| Jammu | Vellore |
| Jodhpur | Vijyavada |
| Jorhat | Vishakhapatnam |
| Kochi | Varangal |
UPSC 2021 Recruitment Mains Examination Centres
UPSC Scheduled the examination centre for the Mains Examination
| Ahmedabad | Jammu |
| Aizawl | Kolkata |
| Bangaluru | Lucknow |
| Bhopal | Mumbai |
| Chandigarh | Patna |
| Chennai | Prayagraj(Allahabad) |
| Cuttak | Raipur |
| Dehradun | Ranchi |
| Delhi | Shillong |
| Dispur(Guwahati) | Shimla |
| Hyderabad | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Jaipur | Vijayawada |
UPSC IAS 2021 Recruitment Notification PDF
Candidate can download the Official Notification by clicking on the Below Link
UPSC IAS 2021 Recruitment Apply Online
Eligible candidate can apply online by visiting the below link Upto 24th March 2021.
Click on the above link a Below page screen will appear
Click on Part I Registration.
Fill Information in Part I application and Click on Submit and a registration number will be generated.
Click on Part II Registration and Log In by entering registration number and D.O.B.
Select Mode of Examination fee, Exam Centre, Uploading of photograph and Signature , Photo ID etc.
Click on Final Submit button