Hi there!

UPSC exam pattern for IAS is conducted in three stages. To become an IAS, you have to pass all the stages with higher ranks.

PRELIMS:

Paper 1: consist of history, geography, political science, economics and current affairs. This paper carries 200 marks.

Paper 2: Consist of 200 marks. The major syllabus for this paper is English comprehension, communication skills, logical reasoning, general mental ability, problem solving skills, basic mathematics (Class 10 level)

MAINS:

After securing a qualifying rank in PRELIMS, you would be called for MAINS.

Qualifying Paper: This is just a qualifying paper of 300+300 marks and it is not credited in the merit rank. This paper is to test the writing capacity of the aspirants in English and any regional language. Only 33% marks is enough for qualify this paper

Paper 1: Essay writing (250 marks)

Paper 2: GS1 Consists of History, Geography, Indian Heritage and culture, women empowerment.

Paper 3: GS2 Consist of Governance, Constitution, Social justice, polity, international relations

Paper 4: GS3 Technology, Economy, Bio-diversity, Environmental issues, disaster management

Paper 5: GS4 Case studies on ethics and human interface, moral and political attitude, Aptitude for Civil services, emotional intelligence.

Paper 6: Consist of Optional paper 1 and 2, each of 250 marks. Optional paper 1 tests for the subject of your interest, which may or may not be your graduation subject. Optional paper 2 tests for grammar and literature of any regional language.

MAINS constitute 1750 marks for the six papers. A qualifying rank will call you for the interview, which again constitute 275 marks. 

Hope this helps!

Hello Ritik,

The pattern of Civil services examination has been designed to test the academic expertise of a candidate and that candidate's ability to present himself/herself in a systematic and coherent manner. The examination pattern intends to assess the overall intellectual traits and understanding level of the candidates. The UPSC Civil Services Exam 2019 is conducted in two stages namely, Prelims and Mains, which are then followed by an interview. 

1. Preliminary Examination (400 Marks)

• (This is also called Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) and is a common test for all applicants)
• The Prelims consists of two papers of 200 marks each Both the question papers are of the objective type (multiple choice questions) of two hours each
• The question papers will be set in both Hindi and English. However, questions related to English Language Comprehension skills would be provided only in English.
• Blind candidates would be allowed an extra 20 minutes of time for each paper.

2. Main Examination (2025 Marks)

• Candidates who qualify Preliminary exam are called for the Main exam and on the basis of marks secured in the Main exam, they will be called for Interview
• The total marks of the Main exam and Interview sum up to produce the final result.
• Paper A - One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution - 300marks
• Paper B- English -300 Marks
• Paper-I - Essay250 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.
• Sub Total (Written Test)1750 Marks
• Personality Test275 Marks Grand
• Total 2025 Marks.

Hope you find the above information useful, however in case of any queries, feel free to drop a comment.

All the best...

Hello Ritik, for this Year IAS exam is conducted in three parts.

IAS prelims 

IAS mains

IAS Personality test

IAS prelim will have two papers for 400 marks. In this paper questions will be objective.

In IAS mains again two papers will be there. First will based on two languages, from which one is english and other language is of candidate choice. Second paper will be objective type question.

IAS personality test will be of 270 marks. It will include interview also.

I hope it will help.

Thanks.

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