Syllabus for UPSC Exam

Hi I am interested in having the syllabus for the IAS examination which is conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?

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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Exam Syllabus is isolated into three classes, to be specific Preliminary, Mains and Interview.

The Preliminary syllabus is chiefly intended to survey a hopeful's appreciation of current issues and inclination inside the stipulated time. The preparatory paper is a mandatory and qualifying paper.

Syllabus of Paper I (200 marks) Duration : 2 hours

Current events of national and international importance

History of India and Indian National Movement

Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World

Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc

Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc

General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialisation General Science

Syllabus for Paper II-(200 marks) Duration: 2 hours

Comprehension

Interpersonal skills including communication skills;

Logical reasoning and analytical ability

Decision-making and problem solving

General mental ability

Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)

The Mains syllabus is fundamentally intended to judge a hopeful's scholastic ability in his/her specific subject. The syllabus additionally concentrates on testing competitors' capacity to display information in an unmistakable and sound way.

The Main examination has 9 papers and the syllabus is planned by the subjects determined. The Preliminary and Mains syllabus is intended for composed test. Hopefuls, who develop effective in the Preliminary and Main examination, can show up for the meeting.

IAS or UPSC Civil Services New Mains Exam pattern:
The written examination consists of nine papers, two qualifying papers and seven papers counted for ranking

Paper
Subject
Marks

Paper A
(One of the Indian languages listed below, to be selected by the candidate (from the languages listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India) (Qualifying)
300

Paper B
English (Qualifying)
300

Paper I
Essay
250

Paper II
General Studies I (Indian heritage and culture, history and geography of the world and society)
250

Paper III
General Studies II (Governance, constitution, polity, social justice, and international relations)
250

Paper-IV
General Studies III (Technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security and disaster management)
250

Paper V
General Studies-IV (ethics, integrity, and aptitude)
250

Papers VI, VII
Two papers on subjects to be selected by the candidate from the list of optional subjects below (250 marks for each paper)
500

Total (Written Test) 1750

Aspirants may choose any one of the optional subjects from amongst the list of subjects given below.

List of optional subjects for UPSC Mains Examination
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
Indian History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology

Interview/Personality Test - 275 Marks Candidate can give preference of the language in which they may like to be interviewed. UPSC will make arrangement for the translators.