Knowledge of the UPSC exam pattern is the best way to start your preparation for UPSC CSE (Union public service commission Civil Services Examination) exam. The cost of popularity it's also called IAS Exam Pattern.
The UPSC exam pattern is made by experts for Indian administrative services with perfectness. According to the UPSC, there are three stages of UPSC Civil Services Examination. The detail information about the UPSC exam pattern is given below with easy steps.
Stage - 1 Preliminary Test -Commonly known as PT exam, in which objective types questions are asked. This exam is just a screening test, after passing it, you get a chance to appear in the next stage of the exam.
Stage - 2 Main Examination - Students who pass the PT exam have appeared in the main examination. This examination is written which includes both qualifying and result oriented papers.
Stage - 3 Personality Test - This is the last test for the civil service exam. Generally known as Interview.
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UPSC Exam Pattern For Preliminary Test
This is the first stage exam which aims to shortlist candidates for the second stage exam. The marks obtained in this examination do not contribute to the final result.
The preliminary exam consists of two multiple choice objective type questions paper. First Paper is GS - I and Second GS -II (CSAT - Civil service aptitude test ). 400 marks are prescribed for both papers, ie 200 marks for each paper and 2 hours for each paper. Visually handicap students are given 20 minutes of additional time.
In this exam GS - II (CSAT) is only qualifying paper, Which is compulsory 33% marks. The marks of this paper are not added to make the merit of the PT exam. The merit of PT Exam is made only based on GS-I. For which cut-off is determined by UPSC.
The number of questions in GS Paper-I is 100 and the number of questions in GS Paper- II is 80. Both papers are available in Hindi and English language. In the PT exam, negative marking is one - third. It means one correct answer is deducted on every for wrong answers.
UPSC Exam pattern For mains
After passing the preliminary examination you appear in the main exam. It is the second stage. In this stage, UPSC conducts a written exam for the total number of 1750. There are two types of papers in the written exam. First is Qualifying papers and Second is that which creates merit.
The total number of papers in the main exam is 9, in which two papers are Qualifying with 33% Marks and the marks obtained in 7 papers are counted for merits. In all nine papers, questions and their answers are like short and long essay types.
Qualifying papers
Paper - A
One of the Indian language exams is described in Schedule 8 of the Indian Constitution. Candidates can choose the language of their choice. 300 marks for this paper.
Paper - B
This paper consists of an English test, which is aimed at the candidates to understand the understanding of the English language. 300 marks are also prescribed for this paper.
The level of questions asked in paper A and paper-B are of matriculation or its equivalent. Both papers are of qualifying nature, but a minimum of 25% marks is mandatory in each paper. For each paper, 3 hours is fixed
Note - Students who belong to Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim, for them Paper-A is not compulsory. As well as candidates with hearing impairment provided they can prove that they have been exempted from such 2nd or 3rd language courses by their concerned board or university.
7 Merit oriented papers for Mains
These 7 papers which make merit in the main examination, divided into three parts. All details of the above are given below-
- Essay (1 paper)
- General Studies (GS)(4 papers)
- Optional subject (2 papers )
Paper - I
Essay
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250 Marks
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3 Hours
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Paper-II
General Studies - I
(Indian Heritage and Culture, Salient feature of Indian society, Indian and World History, Geography of India & World.)
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250 Marks
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3 Hours
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Paper - III
General Studies - II
( Constitution, Governance, Polity, International relations, and Social Justice.)
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250 Marks
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3 Hours
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Paper - IV
General Studies - III
(Science &Tech, Economy development, Environment,
Biodiversity, Disaster Management, and security.)
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250 Marks
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3 Hours
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Paper - V
General Studies - IV
(Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude.)
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250 Marks
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3 Hours
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Paper - VI
Optional Subject
paper - I
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250 Marks
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3 Hours
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Paper - VII
Optional Subject
paper - II
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250 Marks
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3 Hours
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UPSC optional subjects for mains
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Agriculture
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14.
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Management
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2.
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Animal husbandry and veterinary science
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15.
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Mathematics
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3.
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Anthropology
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16.
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Mechanical Engineering
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4.
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Botany
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17
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Medical Science
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5.
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Chemistry
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18.
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Philosophy
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6.
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Civil Engineering
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19.
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Physics
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7.
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Commerce and Accountancy
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20.
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Political science and International relationship
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8.
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Economics
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21.
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Psychology
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9.
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Electric engineering
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22.
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Public Administration
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10
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Geography
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23.
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Sociology
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11.
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Geology
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24.
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Sanskrit
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12.
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History
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25.
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Zoology
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13.
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Law
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26.
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Literature (anyone in 23 languages) List is below
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Literature Subjects
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Assamese, Bangali, Dongri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannad, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Uriya, Panjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telgu and Urdu.
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Interview or personality Test
This is the last and final round for the UPSC civil service exam. The interview is apart of the mains exam, But it is considered different due to having an oral test. For this, 275 marks are fixed while the time limit is not fixed. The time can be 10 minutes or even 30 minutes, which is not guaranteed. Your interview marks are added to merit.
After passing the main examination UPSC called for Interview. In this stage, UPSC wants to know your talking and Quek decision skills. For this reason, it is also called a psychological test. In this, the attitude and nature of the candidates are also examined.
UPSC Syllabus for CSE Exam.
UPSC civil service exam syllabus for preliminary and mains exam are different from each other. Here some topics are similar but patterns of both are different. Preliminary is Objective type exam while mains are Descriptive (written) types. The syllabus for both the exams is given below separately.
UPSC Prelims Syllabus
There are two Objective types of questions paper in the preliminary exam. 200 Marks and 2 hours times for each paper. Negative marking is one third.
Paper - I (General Studies)
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Paper-II ( CSAT )
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UPSC Mains Exam Syllabus
The main exam consists of nine papers in total. Which is a descriptive type written test. All the papers have included topics related to different fields, whose detailed information is given below. In this exam, candidates can choose Hindi or English as the medium for writing.
Paper - A
Paper -A is Indian languages, 300Marks, Qualifying Nature
In this paper, candidates choose a modern Indian language, according to your wish. In this, questions are related to 10th level Grammar. The topics are following
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Paper - B
Paper -B is English, 300Marks, Qualifying Nature.
The purpose of this paper is to test the candidate's understanding of reading and writing in the English language. Whose standard is of the 10th level. In this paper, questions are asked from Grammar. The topics are given below-
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Paper - I
Essay, 250 Marks,
In this paper, candidates are given the option of some specific subjects like economic, social, technology, current issues, etc. of which it is mandatory to write an essay on one of them. In this paper, I expected to candidate to write a pithy article keeping his views on the relevant subject close. Candidates can write in their preferred medium or language. There is no compulsion of word limit. Effective and factual answers are given more importance.
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Paper-II
GS - I, 250 Marks
For this paper following topics to be covered -
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Paper - III
GS - II, 250 Marks
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Paper - IV
GS - III, 250 Marks
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Paper - V
GS - IV, 250 Marks
This question paper contains questions that will reveal the candidates' loyalty to public life, their aptitude and their attitude towards honest matters, and the will of the society will be tested on the various issues of behavior and solutions to the problems faced. Question papers to test include a case study of a case. The following topics will be covered mainly in this paper.
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Paper - VI
Optional subject paper - I
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Paper -VII
Optional subject paper - II
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Note:- Candidates may choose any one Optional subjects from amongst the list of optional subjects are given above. There will be two papers of the chosen subject which have to be given as Paper VI and Paper VII.
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