RAS
What is RPSC RAS?
Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS) is a state-level civil services exam conducted by Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC). The exam is also known as RAS/RTS Combined Competitive Exam or Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services Combined Competitive Exam.
The exam is conducted to fill Group-A and B vacancies in the state of Rajasthan. The Group-A and B vacancies are usually released for recruitment in the following administrative state and subordinate services:
RPSC RAS State Services |
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Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) |
Rajasthan Police Service (RPS) |
Rajasthan Account Service |
Rajasthan Industry Service |
Rajasthan State Insurance Service |
Rajasthan Cooperative Service |
Rajasthan Commercial Tax Service |
Rajasthan Jail Service |
Rajasthan Planning Service |
Rajasthan Women And Child Development |
Rajasthan Fertilizer and Civil Supplies |
Rajasthan Rural Development Service |
Rajasthan Women Development |
Rajasthan Minority Service |
Rajasthan Excise (General) |
Rajasthan Excise (Preventive Force) |
RPSC RAS Subordinate Services |
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Rajasthan Industry Subordinate Service |
Tehsildar |
Rajasthan Planning Subordinate Service |
Rajasthan Temple Subordinate Service |
Rajasthan Excise Subordinate Service |
Rajasthan Commercial Tax Subordinate Service |
Rajasthan Fertilizer and Civil Supplies Subordinate Service |
Rajasthan Cooperative Subordinate Service |
Rajasthan Women and Child Development Subordinate |
Jail Welfare Officer |
Social Welfare Officer |
Rajasthan Labour Welfare Subordinate Service |
District Minority Welfare Officer |
Rajasthan Programme Officer |
RPSC RAS Highlights
Exam Name |
Rajasthan Public Service Commission Rajasthan Administrative Services (RPSC RAS) |
Conducting Body |
Rajasthan Public Service Commission |
Exam Level |
State |
Exam Mode |
Offline |
Exam Duration |
3 hours |
Language |
English and Hindi |
Exam Purpose |
To recruit candidates in state and subordinate services of Rajasthan |
Exam Helpdesk No. |
0145-2635212 |
Official Website |
rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in |
Important RPSC RAS Dates
Candidates can check important RPSC RAS 2019 dates below:
RPSC RAS Events |
RPSC RAS Dates (Tentative) |
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Notification |
September, 2019 |
Online applications |
October, 2019 |
Admit card |
November, 2019 |
Prelims exam |
November, 2019 |
RPSC RAS Eligibility
The basic eligibility criteria for RPSC RAS 2019 exam includes:
- Candidates should obtain a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university
- Candidates should be minimum 21 years and maximum 40 years in age as on January 1, 2020. For non-gazetted employees, the minimum age limit is 25 years and maximum age limit is 45 years as on January 1, 2020
RPSC RAS Selection Process
The RPSC RAS selection process includes the following three stages:
- Preliminary exam: This is an objective-type screening test of 200 marks. Candidates need to complete the paper in three hours duration.
- Main exam: This is a descriptive-/ analytical-type written test. The test contains four papers of 200 marks each. Time allowed to complete each paper is three hours.
- Personality/ viva-voce exam: Candidates qualifying the Main exam need to appear for a personality test/ interview. The weightage for the personality test is 100 marks.