What is the date for the IAS exam? What is the right time to join a class for the same?
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The UPSC IAS Prelims for 2025 is expected around May or June of that year. After the Prelims, the Mains will be in September 2025, followed by Interviews in early 2026. It's a good idea to start preparing early, ideally 12 to 15 months before the exam. This means beginning coaching between March and June 2024 would be perfect. If you start later, you should join coaching by August to October 2024. Starting your preparation early will give you enough time to study NCERT books, keep up with current events, and take practice tests, which can help you perform better.
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IAS (UPSC Civil Services) prelims is on May 25, 2025, and Mains exam starts from August 22, 2025. The best time to join a class is your choice, but preparing for a foundation course in February or March to complete the syllabus in depth before prelims is a good approach.
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The IAS Prelims exam is conducted offline in the pen and paper mode. There is no sectional cutoff in the IAS prelims exam because the number of questions from a section is not fixed and they vary year to year.
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