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UPSC is one of the most prestigious exam in our country, in order to appear for it candidates need to attain 21 years age and should have graduated in any discipline from a recognized university, those in the final year of graduation too are eligible to apply for this coveted exam. There are various posts involved in this exam, but the top preference for major candidates remains IAS, IPS, IFS to name a few. IAS is the topmost choice for any candidate, the reason being the diversity of work involve in this profile.

This exam is conducted in three stages such as

• Preliminary
• Mains
• Interview

Preliminary consists of two papers and is MCQs based, each of 200 marks as mentioned below;

GS Paper-I with topics such as History of India and Indian national movement, Indian and World geography, Economic and social development- sustainable development, poverty,inclusion demographics, social sector initiatives etc,Indian polity and governance-constitution,political system,Current Events nationally and Internationally, General Science,General Issues on environmental ecology,biodiversity and climate change.candiates just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

Second Paper is CSAT for which candidates need to score 33% that is only 66 marks, this paper includes topics such as basic numeracy, comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general mental ability, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal skills including communication skills.

Speed, accuracy and knowledge plays a vital role in qualifying Prelims exam

The second stage is Mains which is more of a subjective type, candidates  needs to write answer for Four General Studies Paper such as

GS-I includes Indian Heritage and Culture,History and Geography of the World and Society,

GS-II includes Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations,

GS-III includes Technology, Economic Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management,

GS-IV includes Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude),

And apart from the four GS papers there are two optionals, one Essay, two language paper, there are total nine papers, each consisting od 250 marks.So, the total is 1750 marks followed by Personality Test which is of 275 marks.

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