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The upsc syllabus can be found at the UPSC official website – https://upsc.gov.in/
There is a common UPSC syllabus pattern for services such as the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) to name a few. However, different stages of the IAS exam have different syllabi. The UPSC Prelims syllabus focuses on general and societal awareness which is tested by objective-type (MCQ) questions. The UPSC Mains syllabus is much more comprehensive as this stage comprises nine theory papers.
The Civil services exam is conducted in three phases:
Phase 1: Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type)
Phase 2: Civil Services (Mains) Examination (Descriptive Type)
Phase 3: Personal Interview (Personality Test)
Phase 1: UPSC Prelims Exam
The UPSC Civil Services Prelims Examination is composed of two components:
General studies
Syllabus for GS Paper (Prelims Paper I)
1.Current events of national and international importance.
2.History of India and Indian National Movement.
3.Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
4.Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
5.Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
6.General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity, and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialisation.
General Science.
CsatSyllabus for CSAT Paper (Prelims Paper-II)
1.Comprehension
2.Interpersonal skills including communication skills
3.Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision-making and problem solving
4.General mental ability
5.Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. – Class X level)
Phase 2: upsc mains exam
The UPSC Civil Services Prelims Examination is composed of nine components:
The Mains examination constitutes the 2nd phase of the Civil Services Examination. Only after successfully qualifying in the prelims exam would the candidates be allowed to write the IAS Mains.
The Mains exam tests the candidate’s academic talent in depth and his/her ability to present his/her understanding according to the requirements of the question in a time-bound manner.
The UPSC Mains exam consists of 9 papers, out of which two are qualifying papers of 300 marks each.
The two qualifying papers are:
Any Indian Language Paper
English Language Paper
The papers on Essay, General Studies and Optional Subject of only such candidates who attain 25% marks in both the language papers as a minimum qualifying standard in these qualifying papers, will be taken cognizance of, for evaluation.
In case a candidate does not qualify in these language papers, then the marks obtained by such candidates will not be considered or counted.
Structure of the language papers:
The types of questions asked are –
1.Essay -100 marks
2.reading compulsory - 60 marks
3.precis writing -60 marks
4.translation
English to compulsory language (e.g. Tamil) – 20 marks
Compulsory language to English – 20 marks
5.Grammar and basic language usage – 40 marks
Main syllabus
Paper Subject Marks
Paper – I Essay (can be written in the medium of the candidate’s choice) 250
Paper – II General Studies – I (Indian Heritage & Culture, History & Geography of the World & Society) 250
Paper – III General Studies – II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice & International Relations) 250
Paper – IV General Studies – III (Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Security & Disaster Management) 250
Paper – V General Studies – IV (Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude) 250
Paper – VI Optional Subject – Paper I 250
Paper – VII Optional Subject – Paper
The UPSC Mains syllabus gives a list of 48 Optional Subjects which include Literature of different languages. Candidates need to choose any one of the ‘Optional Subjects’ from the list of subjects given below:
Optional upsc subjects for Social Science
Economics
Geography
Indian History
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Law
List of UPSC Optional Subjects for Science
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Botany
Chemistry
Mathematics
Statistics
Medical Science
Physics
Zoology
Anthropology
Geology
IAS exam Optional Subjects List of Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Optional subjects for IAS exam for Commerce and Management
Commerce
Management
UPSC Optional IAS subjects for Indian Languages
Assamese
Bengali
Bodo
Dogri
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
Maithili
Malayalam
Manipuri
Marathi
Nepali
Oriya
Punjabi
Sanskrit
Santali
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
English
Phase 3: IAS Interview/UPSC Personality Test (275 Marks)
Candidates who qualify the UPSC Mains Exam will be called for the ‘Personality Test/Interview’. These candidates will be interviewed by a Board appointed by the UPSC.
The objective of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in the civil services by a board of competent and unbiased observers.
The interview is more of a purposive conversation intended to explore the mental qualities and analytical ability of the candidate.
The Interview test will be of 275 marks and the total marks for written examination is 1750. This sums up to a Grand Total of 2025 Marks based on which the final merit list will be prepared.
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