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Re: New Format of Civil Services Exam
Indian Civil Services Examination is Conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) every year. The examination schedule is announced during January - February after which the selection is done in 3 stages. Candidates are filtered at every stage through a process of elimination. The competitive examination comprises of three successive stages : Civil Services - Preliminary Examination - Objective Type (Qualifier) Civil Services - Main Examination - Written Test Interview / Personality Test Prelims are held in May-June and the results are announced in July-August. The Main examination is held in October-November and the candidates who qualify at this stage are invited to the interview in March-April nex Scheme and Subjects for the Preliminary and Main Examinations Competitive Examination Comprises two successive stages: Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts Paper - A Language -300 Marks Candidate can take any Modern Indian language but this paper is of qualifying nature Paper - B English -300 Marks This paper is of qualifying nature Paper - I Essay - 250 Marks Can be written in the medium or language of the candidate's choice Paper-II General Studies-I 250 Marks (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) Paper-III General Studies -II: 250 Marks (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) Paper-IV General Studies -III 250 Marks (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) Paper-V General Studies -IV 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) Marks carried by General Studies papers are 4X 250=1000 Paper-VI Optional Subject - Paper 1 -250 Marks Paper-VII Optional Subject - Paper II -250 Marks Candidate is allowed to take up literature as an optional subject "without the condition of having it at the graduation level." Sub Total (Written test) 1750 Marks Marks of English and Language will not be counted in the total tally of marks for the written exam. So the total of the Mains exam will be 1750 Marks Only. 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. Grand Total 2025 Marks A candidate is allowed to use any one language from the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution or English as the medium of writing the examination. For More Details Here Attachment of this page: |
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