Hello,

UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages-

• Preliminary: Its numbers aren't added in the final list, candidates just need to score the required cut offs against their respective category, it consists of two paper of 200 marks each, both of these are MCQs based as follows;

• It mainly consists of GS Paper-I consists which include 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.

• Second paper is qualifying CSAT where you have to score 33%,( that is 66 marks out of 200 marks), this 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.

• Mains : It is more of a subjective type which require answer writing 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),
  • in addition to above, there are Two Optionals, One Essay, Two Language Paper , there are total nine papers here. 250 marks for each paper, total is 1750 marks. Personality Test of 275 marks.

• Interview or Personality Test is comprised of  275 marks.

Dear Aspirant,

please visit the link given below to view all necessary details for UPSC 2020 exam.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias

Dear Aspirant,

Union Public Service Commission conducts Civil Services examination every year for the recruitment of candidates for various Government services like Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Police Services (IPS) and Indian Forest Services (IFS) and Central Services such as Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS), Indian Foreign Service etc . The selection process of UPSC IAS comprises three stages prelims exam, mains exam and personal interview.

For more details, check out the link below:

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam

Hope this helps. Thank you.