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UPSC Prelims exam 2016 has been conducted today in which around 7-8 lakh aspirants appeared. UPSC Prelims or IAS Prelims exam analysis presented here has been done by the experts.

Union Public Service Commission has conducted the Civil Services (preliminary) examination on August 7, 2016 in two phases. The first phase started from 9.30 am and continued till 11.30 am while the second phase commenced on 2.30 pm and continued till 4.30 pm. The candidates are awaiting for the UPSC Prelims exam analysis. This year too, the multiple choice questions attracted major focus.

UPSC IAS Prelims is the first stepping stone towards the final dream of becoming a Civil Servant. It is an objective exam and marks secured by a candidate in Prelims are not counted towards the final merit. It is the essential stage of IAS Exam that you need to clear if you want to attempt the IAS Mains Exam. Out of nearly 7-8 lakh candidates that appear for Civil Services Exam annually, 13,000-15,000 candidates are selected to sit for the Main Examination. Hence, there is every reason why each candidate must take the Preliminary Examination seriously.

The Civil Services Exam is conducted to select candidates to fill administrative positions in different All-India Services and central civil services including IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, and IRTS.

The number of vacancies to be filled on the result of UPSC Civil Services exam 2016 are 1079 which includes 34 vacancies reserved for P.H. Category, i.e. 14 vacancies for LDCP, 7 Vacancies for B/LV and 13 Vacancies for H.I. The main examination will be conducted on December 3, 2016.

Detailed analysis is given in the table given below:

S.No. Topics No. Of Questions
1 Polity 7
2 History, Art and Culture 15
3 Science & Tech 8
4 Geography & Agriculture 7
5 Economy 18
6 Ecology & Environment 18
7 Misc. G.K. & Current Affairs 27
TOTAL 100

As per our analysis, there were 36 questions that were easy, 43 were moderate and 21 were tough. There is a difference in number of questions asked for various subjects. Like in history and culture section, more questions (overall 16) were asked on the Indian culture than on the modern India. The biggest difference was seen in the geography section where number of questions asked are comparatively less than the previous year, especially in the physical geography section.

About 40-45 questions were asked from economy and current affairs. Even in science and technology section, focus was on current topics related to the subject. Few questions were asked in the polity section.

On the basis of the same, the expected cut-off can be as follows:

General/Open Category: 110 (+ or -3)
OBC: 105 (+ or – 3)
SC: 100 (+ or – 3)
ST: 95 (+ or – 3)

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Two additional attempts for UPSC's civil services exams

For all those aspiring for the civil services can now make two additional attempts at clearing the prestigious exam and can try till they are 32.

In good news for lakhs of aspirants, the government has decided to allow more attempts for the exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission, from this year. This comes after an assurance by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to a delegation of civil service aspirants; many of them had protested outside his home.

Currently, a candidate is allowed a maximum of four attempts, till they are 30. There is no such limit on candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories. Candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes get seven attempts.

The government's decision will impact candidates who have exhausted six attempts before 30 years of age. This year's exams are scheduled to be held in August.

The Civil Service Examinations is conducted for the selection of officers for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS) among others.

The examinations are conducted in three stages-- preliminary, mains and interview.

The upper age limit is relaxable up to a maximum of five years for candidates belonging to SCs or STs categories and up to a maximum of three years for candidates of OBC category among others.

The upper age limit is also relaxable upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir during January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1989. It can also be relaxed for the disabled.