Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination
- The UPSC Civil Services Examination is conducted in two stages:
- Preliminary Examination
- Main and Interview
- Stage 1: UPSC CSE Preliminary Exam Pattern
Name of the Paper Number of Question Marks Alloted Time Alloted Nature of Exam Negative Marks Paper I: General Studies(History, Indian Economy, Geography, Indian Polity, Science & Technology, Environment, and Current Affairs) 100 200 120 The score will be considered for Cut-off Yes Paper II: CSAT (Logical Reasoning, Decision-Making, General Mental Ability, Basic Numeracy and Data Interpretation) 80 200 120 Qualifying in Nature - 33% Cut-off Yes - Stage 2: UPSC CSE Mains & Interview Exam Pattern
Qualifying Papers (Non - Ranking) Paper A One of the Indian language to be selected by the candidate from the languages enumerated in the Eight Schedule of the Indian Constitution 300 Marks Paper B English 300 Marks Papers to be Counted for Merit (Ranking) Paper I Essay 250 Marks Paper II General Studies I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) 250 Marks Paper III General Studies II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations) 250 Marks Paper IV General Studies III (Technology, Economic,Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) 250 Marks Paper V General Studies IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) 250 Marks Paper VI Optional Subject- Paper 1 250 Marks Paper VII Optional Subject- Paper 2 250 Marks Subtotal (Written test) 1750 Marks Personality Test (Interview) 275 Marks Grand Total 2025 Marks
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