UPSC Recruitment 2021 Online Apply, Exam Date, Syllabus, Eligibility

 UPSC Recruitment 2021 Online Apply, Exam Date, Syllabus, Eligibility

UPSC Recruitment 2021: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India’s premier central recruiting agency. It is responsible for appointments and examinations for All India services and group A & group B of Central services. It was established on 1 October 1926 as Public Service Commission. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released recruitment of candidates in the Civil Service (Preliminary) Examination 2021 like every year. The UPSC released the Exam Calendar 2021 on its official website – www.upsc.gov.in. The candidates who want to seek UPSC jobs can apply for it by filling the application form by the mentioned time duration. The applying candidates must ensure eligibility before submitting the form. The details of the examination like the UPSC 2021 Application Form, Examination Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern, etc are given in this article.

UPSC 2020 Exam Date:

The interested candidates can check the details regarding the UPSC Exam Date 2020 below table:

UPSC IAS/ Civil Services 2021       Exam Dates (Announced)

UPSC 2021 Notification Released   4th March 2021

Available Application Forms     4th March 2021

submit the Application Form           24th March 2021

Preliminary Admit Card Released   Mid of May

UPSC Exam Date 2020 (Preliminary)   27th June 2021 (SUNDAY)

Preliminary Exam Result                    August

UPSC Main Admit card                          September

UPSC Mains Examination 2020       17th September 2021 (FRIDAY)

UPSC Mains Examination Result January 2022

How to Apply for UPSC 2021:

The candidates who wish to apply for UPSC Civil Services Exam 2021 can apply for the application form from the official website of UPSC. While filling the application form candidates must take care that they fill all the authentic details. Any details found wrong in the stage of examination might lead to the cancellation of candidates’ selection for UPSC.  Candidates can check here UPSC Apply Online form instructions provided.

To apply for Union Public Service Commission candidates will first have to visit official site: www.upsc.gov.in

Then move under ‘What’s News’ section from the right side of the opened page.

Read Exam Notice carefully and check If you find eligible for Registration.

Select the link “ONLINE APPLICATION FOR VARIOUS EXAMINATIONS OF UPSC”.

After that click on “Click Here (Part -I)”.

Now the candidates will have to enter a few details to register themselves.

A unique Exam Registration Number will be sent after completion of the first part of the registration.

Again Re-login using the Registration Number & Date of Birth.

Then click on “Click Here (Part-II)”.

upload scanned photo and signature(photo and signature should be in jpg format with file not exceeding 40 KB each and not less than 3 KB for Photo and 1 KB for Signature.

Pay the application fee online.

Click on “Submit” Button.

Keep a print copy of completed UPSC Form for future reference and keep it safe

Click here to Check UPSC Calendar 2021

UPSC 2021 Eligibility Criteria:

To apply for the IAS Examination 2021 Candidates have to check the Eligibility criteria:

Nationality:

The candidate should be a citizen of Indian. Apart from that, a subject of Nepal, Bhutan, and a refugee of Tibet can also apply.

The candidates of Indian Origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam for settling in India permanently can also apply.

UPSC 2021 Educational Qualification:

Candidates should have done graduation or post-graduation or any recognized Universities.

Candidates who are studying in the final year also can apply for the UPSC 2021 Exam.

Age Limit: UPSC Recruitment

The age of the applying candidates should be between 21-35 years at the time of applying. Age Relaxation will be provided to reserved category students.

UPSC Exam 2021 Application Fee:

The candidates are required to pay Rs.100/- as application fee. The application fee for Female/ SC/ ST/ Disability candidates is exempted. The payment of the application fee can be done by online mode by net banking/debit card/credit card etc.

Selection Process:

UPSC Exam is conducted in three phases as candidates can check all below the UPSC Recruitment 2021 Selection Process:

Civil Services Aptitude Test

Mains (Civil Services Mains)

Personality test (interview)

UPSC Exam Pattern 2021:

Prelims Exam Pattern:

Paper                         Total Questions Marks Time Duration

Paper I: General Studies   100           200 2 Hours

Paper II: GS (CSAT)            80                   200 2 Hours

Mains Exam Pattern:

Paper                       Name of Paper      Time Duration Marks

Paper – A     Any Indian Language             3 Hours       300

Paper – B                      English                    3 Hours       300

Paper I                              Essay                       3 Hours         250

Paper II                      General Studies I       3 Hours     250

Paper III                      General Studies II       3 Hours     250

Paper IV                    General Studies III       3 Hours     250

Paper V                    General Studies IV       3 Hours     250

Paper VI                    Optional Paper I               3 Hours     250

Paper VII                   Optional Paper-II               3 Hours     250

Total                                                                                   1750

Interview Round-275

Grand Total-2025

UPSC 2021 Interview:

The next phase after that is an interview. It is conducted to check your personality. The interviewer checks for your intellectual skills, communication skills, mental ability, and way of responding. It will be like a natural conversation. The candidates must be aware of the current things happening around them national as well as international.

UPSC Syllabus 2021:

Find below the UPSC Syllabus 2021 for Preliminary Examination CSAT Paper – 1 (GS) & Preliminary Examination CSAT Paper – 2 (Aptitude):

Preliminary Examination CSAT Paper – 1 (GS):

The Paper 1st total marks will be 200 and the exam time will be 2 Hours. Find below the topics UPSC Syllabus 2021:

Important current events for Both National & International.

Indian National Movement & History of India.

Geography of India & World –  Social, Physical, Economic Geography of India & World

Indian Polity and Governance: Political System, Constitution, Panchayati Raj, Rights Issues, Public Policy, etc:

Economic and Social Development: Poverty, Sustainable Development, Inclusion, Social Sector initiatives, Demographics, etc.

Bio-diversity & Climate Change, General issues on Environmental Ecology, that do not require subject specialization

General Science.

IAS Preliminary Examination CSAT Paper – 2 (Aptitude):

Paper 2nd will be a total of 200 Marks & exam duration of 2 hours:

Interpersonal skills including communication skills.

Comprehension.

Logical reasoning and analytical ability.

General mental ability.

Decision-making and problem-solving.

English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

Basic numeracy (Orders of magnitude, Numbers and their relations, etc.) (Class X level), Data Interpretation (Graphs, Tables, Charts, Data Sufficiency, etc. – Class X level).

Books for Preparation:

India & World Geography:

Certificate Physical & Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong

India: A Comprehensive Geography by D R Khullar

World Geography by Majid Hussain

Indian History & Culture:

India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra

A New Look at Modern Indian History by B L Grover & Alka Mehta

World History:

Mastering Modern World History by Norman Lowe

Indian Society:

Social Problems in India by Ram Ahuja

Indian Polity:

Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth

Introduction to the Constitution of India by D.D Basu

Our Constitution by Subash Kashyap

Economic Development:

Indian Economy Since Independence by Uma Kapila

Indian Economy Key Concepts by K. Shankarganesh

Latest Economic Survey and Budget

International Relations:

India’s Foreign Policy by V P Dutt

Rethinking India’s Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri

Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude:

Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by G Subba Rao

The Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by Niraj Kumar

Ethics, Integrity & Values in Public Services by Ramesh K Arora.

Best Books for UPSC Civil Service Preparation

UPSC Civil Services Admit Card:

Admission Enquiry Form – Apply Now

The UPSC Recruitment 2021 Admit Card will be made available on the official website. To download admit card candidates will have to visit the official website. UPSC will announce the availability of the admit card through an official notification on the official website. Candidates can download admit card by entering their application number and password/date of birth. Every candidate needs to bring the admit card to the examination hall along with some ID proof.

UPSC Exam 2021 Result:

The UPSC Exam 2021 Results of the preliminary examination will be announced on the official website. The check the result candidates will have to log in to the official website. The result would be declared on the official website after the completion of each phase. All the candidates can check their results by entering the roll number and password.

Official website for online: https://upsc.gov.in