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UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern
Before going to the check UPSC Syllabus 2023, candidates should well-understand the exam pattern of the UPSC CSE (Civil Service Examination) exam.
Paper | Subjects | Marks | No. of Question | Duration |
I | General Studies (GS) | 200 | 100 | 2 hours (9:30 AM to 11:30 AM) |
II | CSAT | 200 | 80 | 2 hours (2:30 PM to 4:30 PM) |
- 1. For every incorrect answer, 1/3rd mark of the total mark will be deducted.
- 2. For the blank answers, no marks will be deducted.
- 3. In General Studies (Paper I), each question is of 2 marks and there is a negative marking of 0.66 marks
- 4. In CSAT (Paper-II), each question is of 2.5 marks and a negative marking of 0.833 marks for each wrong answer marked.
- 5. The prelims marks will not be included in the final result (merit list).
- 6. Paper II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
UPSC Syllabus 2023 for Prelims Exam
In this section, we have provided the detailed UPSC syllabus 2023 for the Prelims Exam. The candidates can check the General Studies (Paper I) syllabus of the Prelims examination and begin with their preparation for UPSC CSE 2023.
UPSC Prelims Syllabus for General Studies (Paper I)
- Current Affairs(Events) of national and international importance.
- History of India and Indian National Movement.
- Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, and 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, Biodiversity and Climate Change: that do not require subject specialization.
- General Science
UPSC IAS Prelims Syllabus for CSAT (Paper-II)
Candidates can check the IAS Prelims CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) Syllabus given below. This section do need constant practice and reading articles, and newspapers, and solving as many mock tests would be of great help.
- 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).
Candidates can check the detailed UPSC Prelims Syllabus 2023 by clicking on the link given below.
UPSC Syllabus 2023 for Mains Exam
The candidates qualifying prelims exam will be eligible to appear for the Mains exam. It is the scoring and rank-deciding stage of the exam process and candidates have to qualify for each paper. The Mains exam tests the candidate’s academic knowledge and ability to present the understanding according to the requirements of the question in a time-bound manner. UPSC Syllabus 2023 with Exam pattern for Mains exam is given below.
UPSC IAS Mains Exam Pattern 2023
The Mains exam comprises nine papers and candidates have to score minimum qualifying marks in each subject. Language papers are of qualifying marks and the rest of the papers will be scored.
UPSC Mains Exam | ||
Qualifying Papers | Marks | |
Paper-A | One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from | 300 |
Paper-B | English | 300 |
Papers Counted for Merit | ||
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 | Genera Studies-III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) | 250 |
Paper-V | General Studies-IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) | 250 |
Paper-VI | Optional Subject – Paper 1 | 250 |
Paper-VII | Optional Subject – Paper 2 | 250 |
Sub Total (Written Test) | 1750 | |
Personality Test | 275 | |
Grand Total |
| 2025 |
Important Points:
- There are two qualifying papers in the mains exam, Namely “Paper A” and “Paper B” of 300 marks each.
- Two Qualifying Papers are “Any Indian Language from Eight Schedule ” and “English Language Paper”.
- Candidates need to score 25% in both qualifying papers i.e, 75 marks each.
- All other seven papers are scoring in nature their marks will be included in the final merit list.
- Candidates can answer all the scoring subjects in English or any of the eight schedule languages.
- Candidates have to select any one subject from the table as their Optional subject for Paper VI and Paper VII.
Dreams come true (DCT)program
This course conducted parallel to college studies. The students doing first or second year of any degree can Join this course. The very aim of this course is make the students government officer by writing competitive exams as soon as they Complete their collage.
The very important point to be noted here is that this DCTP Program does no way affects students regular Academic Carrier.The candidates who opt for this program have to attend atleast one day a week either through offline or Online.
This Program has two Components
- IAS(upsc) & Deputy Collector(Tnpsc) Exams.
- Banking, SSC and Railway exams
1.IAS(upsc) & Deputy Collector(Tnpsc) Exams.
The entire IAS or TNPSC Group 1 Syllabus is covered within this two or three years.Study program of every week is provided to students they they can read the lesson, attend the recorded videos and attend the tests online also.