UPSC Civil Services exam 2020 NOTIFICATION-Detailed analysis on How to apply, changes and all you need to know

Lets go through the notification for UPSC Civil Services Examination 2020 and changes (if any) in context of last year. Aspirants who wish to join services like IAS, IPS, IFS etc can apply to appear for the Civil Services Exam (CSE) 2020. We will try to cover everything you need to know for 2020 civil service examination.

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UPSC IAS Civil service Exam 2020 Dates Notified by UPSC

Quick Highlights about upsc 2020 notification

1. The UPSC CSE Preliminary Exam will be conducted on May 31, 2019 (Sunday).
2. Last Date for Application 6PM, 3rd March {Never wait for last minute. Do at the earliest}
3. Optional Subject has NOT been removed.
4. No extra attempts/age relaxation as speculated.

• Date of UPSC CSE Mains 2020: September 18, 2020 (5 days)
• Date of UPSC IFS Mains 2020: November 22, 2019 (10 days; Only for Indian Forest Service Aspirants)
• Date of UPSC IFS Personality Test (Interview) 2020: January 2020 (Only for Indian Forest Service Aspirants)
• Date of UPSC CSE Personality Test (Interview) 2020-21 February-March 2020

How to apply for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2020?

Candidates are required to apply online by using the website https://www.upsconline.nic.in.

Candidates will be required to complete the Online Application Form containing two stages viz. Part-I and Part-II as per the instructions available in the above-mentioned site.

The Online applications (Part I and II) can be filled from 12th February 2020 to 03rd March 2020 till 18:00 Hrs.

Things you need for applying UPSC online:

• You need to upload Photo, Signature, and Photo ID card
• Before start filling up of Online Application, a candidate must have his/her photograph and signature duly scanned in the jpg format in such a manner that each file should not exceed 40 KB and must not be less than 3 KB in size for the photograph and 1 KB for the signature.
• Candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card viz. Aadhaar Card/Voter Card/PAN Card/Passport/Driving Licence/Any other Photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government. The details of this Photo ID Card will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. The candidates will have to upload a scanned copy of the Photo ID whose details have been provided in the online application by him/her. This Photo ID Card will be used for all future referencing and the candidate is advised to carry this Photo ID Card while appearing for Examination/Personality Test.

DETAILED UPSC PELIMS 2020 SYLLABUS

IAS Preliminary Examination CSAT Paper – 1 (GS)

Paper I – (200 marks) Duration : Two hours

• Current events of national and international importance.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
• Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• Economic and Social Development -Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization;General Science.

IAS Preliminary Examination CSAT Paper – 2 (APTITUDE)

Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision-making and problemsolving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level)
• English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

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