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UPSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern

Civil Services Examination is one of the most prestigious and the
toughest examination in India. But do you know, why it is regarded
as the toughest?
Civil Services-The toughest exam???

The candidates need to understand the UPSC exam pattern is
an important part of the exam preparation.
Getting a good insight into the UPSC Exam Pattern will surely
help you to gain more marks.
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UPSC IAS SYLLABUS

• Please note, that it is compulsory to
clear UPSC Prelims in order to appear
for the next stage i.e UPSC Mains.
• This stage acts as a screening test only.
The marks obtained in the UPSC
Prelims are not counted for
determining the final order of merit
after UPSC Mains.
UPSC PRELIMS

• Also, the number of candidates to be admitted in UPSC Mains are
about 12 to 13 times the total number of approximate vacancies to
be filled in that particular year.
• There are in total of 6 attempts for General Category students.

• If we come to second stage, then we can say, it is a tiring
marathon! UPSC Mains is a descriptive type examination, which
consists of 8 Papers and total 1750 marks.
• Paper 1 is termed as GS 1 of 250 marks and comprises of Indian
Heritage & Culture, History, Geography of India & World, Indian
Society.
UPSC MAINS

• Paper 2 is termed as GS 2 of 250 marks and comprises of Polity,
Social Justice, Governance, Constitution, International Relations.
• Paper 3 is termed as GS 3 of 250 marks and comprises of Science &
Technology, Biodiversity, Disaster Management, Environment,
Economic Development, Internal Security.

• Paper 4 is termed as GS 4 of 250 marks and comprises of Ethics,
Integrity & Aptitude.
• Paper 5 is termed as GS 5 of 250 marks and comprises of Essay
writing.
• Paper 6 comprises of Optional paper A & B and constitutes of total
500 marks.

• You can choose your optional subject by determining your strength
& grip over that particular subject.
• A list of Optional subjects include: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry &
Veterinary, Anthropology, Botany, Zoology, Statistics, Psychology,
Statistics, Sociology, Public Administration , Physics, Philosophy,
Medical Science, Mathematics, Management, Mechanical
Engineering, Political Science & International Relations, Law,
Geography, History, Geology, Electrical Engineering, Economics,
Commerce & Accountancy, Chemistry and Civil Engineering. Choose
wisely amongst these subjects.

• Paper 7 is any one Indian language mentioned in the Indian
Constitution. This paper is of 300 marks. For example, you can
choose Hindi as this paper. The last set of paper is Paper 8,
comprising of English and 300 marks. Paper 8 is of qualifying nature
only. All the papers from 1-7 are used to determine merit.

• The last stage is the Personality Test in
the form of a tough Interview. Many
candidates loose out in this stage only.
• This stage comprises of 275 marks and
requires good communication skills,
sound knowledge and real attitude.
INTERVIEW

• No fake attitude can help you through this stage.
• Therefore, compiling the marks of Stage -2 and Stage-3, the final
merit order is determined.
• The total marks add up to (1750+275= 2025). The question papers,
other than Paper-7 & 8, are set in both Hindi & English.

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