TRIPURA UNIVERSITY IAS COACHING CENTRE

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1 TRIPURA UNIVERSITY IAS COACHING CENTRE IAS COACHING ENTRANCE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: 1. Nationality: Candidate must be a citizen of India 2. Educational Qualification: Candidate must have obtained a degree in any discipline from a recognized university or institution. Applicants appearing for their final year degree examination are also eligible to apply for IAS coaching 3. Age limit: Minimum age is 20 years and candidates will be not allowed, if they exceed age of 30. Age relaxation of 3 years for OBC candidates, 5 years of SC/ST candidates and 7 years for differently abled persons. HOW TO APPLY FOR IAS COACHING AT TRIPURA UNIVERSITY: Fill up the On Line Application Form on or before 30 th September, 2018 by visiting Tripura University website ( Entrance Test Fee: Rs. 500/- for General and OBC categories, Rs.300/- for SC/ST Mode of Payment: Online mode Last Date of On Line Application: 30 th September, 2018 Date of Entrance Examination: 2 nd October, 2018 at 1.00 p.m. Venue: Tripura University. Course Fee: Rs.60,000/- per annum for General and OBC categories; Rs.50,000/- for SC/ST category payable in 5(five) equal installments through online payment. TOTAL NO. OF SEATS: 40: 20 SEATS FOR GENERAL & OBC AND 20 SEATS FOR ST/SC Guidelines for Entrance Test: Questions will cover the following Area: 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.

2 General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change- that do not require subject specialization. General Science. Pattern of Question Paper: MCQ (100 Nos) Duration of Entrance Test: 120 minutes Any Electronic Gadgets are not Allowed in Entrance Test For Any clarification, Please contact The IAS aspirants are requested to check their eligibility criteria before filling online application form for IAS coaching A BRIEF ABOUT IAS PRELIMS AND MAIN EXAM PATTERNS ARE GIVEN BELOW: Syllabus Pattern for Prelims Exam Paper - I Syllabus General Studies - This paper marks will be counted for getting to write the Civil Services Mains exam. 200 Marks Two Hours Paper- II (CSAT) Syllabus Aptitude test (CSAT) - This paper is of qualifying nature, but candidate must score at least 33% marks in this paper. However, marks of this paper are not counted for writing the Mains examination. 200 Marks Two Hours The UPSC Prelims exam is meant to serve as a screening test only. The marks of Paper 1 are alone considered for making the merit list for this exam. Only those candidates who have qualified the Prelims can write the Mains exam. The marks scored in the Prelim exam is not counted in the final tally of the Mains exam or the Interview. The number of candidates who qualify the Prelims Exam is about twelve to thirteen times of the total of the approximate number of vacancies that has to be filled in that year in the various Services and Posts. It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the papers of Prelim exam to be qualified for the evaluation purposes. The candidate will be disqualified in case he or she appears in only one paper of the Prelims exam. Negative Marking: There is "Negative Marking" in the Prelims exam. For every wrong answer, 1/3rd of marks allotted for every question will be reduced from the correct tally of score. So candidates need to be extra careful while making wild guesses in the prelim exams.

3 IAS Prelims Syllabus The syllabus for the Preliminary Exams for Paper-I: 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 General Science The syllabus for the Preliminary Exams for Paper-II: 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) Note 1: The questions in both Paper-I (current affairs) and Paper-II (aptitude test) will be of multiple choice, objective type for 200 marks each and the time allotted for each paper is two hours. Note 2: The CSAT aptitude test or Paper-II will be a qualifying paper only with a minimum of 33% to be secured to qualify for the Mains exam. Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) examination. The candidate will be disqualified in case he or she appears in only one paper of the (Prelims) exam. So appearing in both the papers is mandatory for the evaluation of the (Prelims) exam. Revised UPSC Exam Pattern (2018) The UPSC has revised the pattern of Civil Services Main examination from Now there are = 9 papers to be answered in the main examination. All of them are of descriptive type. There are two qualifying papers 1) any modern Indian language of 300 marks 2) English of 300 marks. The marks of these two papers will not be counted in the merit list of the main examination. The candidate is allowed to pick any one language from the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution or English as the medium for writing the mains examination. According to the new pattern in the UPSC syllabus, there are "FOUR" General Studies paper each comprising of 250 Marks with a total of 1000 Marks are made compulsory. The scope of the syllabus of General Studies papers are of degree level.

4 There is only "ONE" optional subject to choose from the list of subjects. It comprises of two papers each of 300 marks. So the optional paper has total 600 marks. Candidate is allowed to take up literature as an optional subject "without the condition of having the same at graduation level. The scope of the syllabus of optional paper is higher than the bachelor's degree but lower than the master's level. Interview/Personality Test is of 275 Marks. Candidate can give preference of the language in which they may like to be interviewed. UPSC will make arrangement for the translators. The total mark of the written examination is 1750 marks. The interview / personality test will be of 275 marks. The Grand Total 2025 marks. Summary of the latest pattern of Civil Services (Mains) Examination Paper - A Language -300 Marks Candidate can take any Modern Indian language but this paper is of qualifying nature Paper - B English -300 Marks : This paper is of qualifying nature Paper - I Essay Marks Can be written in the medium or language of the candidate's choice Paper-II General Studies-I 250 Marks (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) Paper-III General Studies -II: 250 Marks (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) Paper-IV General Studies -III 250 Marks (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) Paper-V General Studies -IV 250 Marks

5 (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) Marks carried by General Studies papers are 4X 250=1000 Paper-VI Optional Subject - Paper Marks Paper-VII Optional Subject - Paper II -250 Marks Candidate is allowed to take up literature as an optional subject "without the condition of having it at the graduation level." Sub Total (Written test) 1750 Marks Marks of English and Language will not be counted in the total tally of marks for the written exam. So the total of the Mains exam will be 1750 Marks Only. Interview/Personality Test marks Candidate can give preference of the language in which they may like to be interviewed. UPSC will make arrangement for the translators. Grand Total 2025 Marks A candidate is allowed to use any one language from the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution or English as the medium of writing the examination. Prof. M.K. Singh Coordinator Tripura University IAS Training Centre Tripura University Suryamaninagar