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title: "Interesting IAS Exam facts aspirants should know about"  
description: "The IAS (Indian Administrative Service) is a competitive examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) here's some facts about UPSC"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-12-28  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1945/interesting-ias-exam-facts-aspirants-should-know-about  
category: "examination"  
tags: ["Aspirants", "UPSC aspirants", "aspirants facts", "UPSC facts", "IAS exam", "IAS facts", "IAS exam facts"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Interesting IAS Exam facts aspirants should know about

![Interesting IAS Exam facts aspirants should know about](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5a223be3-55fe-4748-a232-b0955bc3dc88/images/323e3b4e-69b5-4a04-9bf5-c42482f1b406.jpeg) ![Interesting IAS Exam facts aspirants should know about](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5a223be3-55fe-4748-a232-b0955bc3dc88/images/00412022-47a7-46cb-a72a-22022bd5b89d.jpeg) The IAS (Indian Administrative Service) is a competitive examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in India ![Interesting IAS Exam facts aspirants should know about](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5a223be3-55fe-4748-a232-b0955bc3dc88/images/a8cac9ed-1f33-44c3-ae63-2a996ea1b039.jpeg) The IAS exam is also known as the Civil Services Exam (CSE). ![Interesting IAS Exam facts aspirants should know about](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5a223be3-55fe-4748-a232-b0955bc3dc88/images/2b90aa91-fe82-4c54-8c92-b49072d07dac.jpeg) The IAS exam is conducted annually in three stages: the preliminary exam, the main exam, and the interview. ![Interesting IAS Exam facts aspirants should know about](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5a223be3-55fe-4748-a232-b0955bc3dc88/images/9683601a-946b-4285-bbe4-8953e7df3a62.jpeg) The preliminary exam consists of two objective-type papers: General Studies Paper 1 and General Studies Paper 2 (also known as the CSAT ![Interesting IAS Exam facts aspirants should know about](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5a223be3-55fe-4748-a232-b0955bc3dc88/images/cfedfcc0-42f9-4b0c-90ce-135cc24e6a81.jpeg) The main exam consists of nine papers, including two qualifying papers (one on the Indian language of the candidate's choice and one on English) ![Interesting IAS Exam facts aspirants should know about](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5a223be3-55fe-4748-a232-b0955bc3dc88/images/660f0dda-16fe-4a48-be9d-81a65e26822c.jpeg) Rest seven papers on various subjects such as history, law, public administration, economics, and more. ![Interesting IAS Exam facts aspirants should know about](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5a223be3-55fe-4748-a232-b0955bc3dc88/images/6727539e-fbd7-4442-ba9a-f04c04d5ae06.jpeg) The interview, also known as the Personality Test, is a face-to-face evaluation of the candidate's suitability for a career in the IAS ![Interesting IAS Exam facts aspirants should know about](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5a223be3-55fe-4748-a232-b0955bc3dc88/images/ffb2176a-3d59-4caa-831d-cfb0139137e1.jpeg) To be eligible to sit for the IAS exam, candidates must be citizens of India, hold a bachelor's degree, and be between the ages of 21 and 32.

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