This is a No-Nonsense guide for Civil Services Exam preparation. The Examination has three stages- Preliminary, Mains and the Interview. IAS Exam 2010 Preparation Schedule PrelimsThe preliminary exam will be replaced by Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) from 2011. More details: Personality attributes UPSC is looking for Sources of the Indian Constitution IAS Mains ExamScheme of the examination: Paper-I: One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the 18 languages included in the VIIIth Schedule to the Constitution (Qualifying Paper) 300 Marks Paper-II: English (Qualifying Paper) 300 Marks Paper-III: Essay 200 Marks Papers IV & V: General Studies (300 Marks for each paper) 600 Marks Papers VI, VII, VIII & IX: Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the prescribed optional subjects (300 marks for each paper) 1200 Marks Total Marks for Written Examination 2000 Marks Interview Test 300 Marks Grand Total 2300 Marks Google news | Essential Reading (General Studies):Introduction to the Constitution of India - D.D.Basu Indian Economy- Dutt and Sundaram Geography of India - D.R.Khullar India's struggle for independence- Bipan Chandra Modern India - Bipan Chandra Our Constitution- Subhash Kashyap NCERT Text Books India Year Book Economic Survey of India Oxford Atlas India Newspaper - The Hindu Periodicals - Frontline Yojana Kurukshetra World Focus Tata McGraw Hill General Studies Manual Indian Economy- Mishra and Puri Certificate Physical and Human Geography - Goh Cheng Leong Human Geography - Majid Hussain Indian Economy- Uma Kapila Our Parliament - Subhash Kashyap Links:
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