UPSC Mains Syllabus 2021

 


Remember what I wrote about the Himalayan valley reminding me about the syllabus of UPSC, it was actually the Mains syllabus that came to my mind then.

The vastness of the IAS/IPS syllabus for the Mains is quite capable of stirring up anxiety-ridden shivers in even the most seasoned aspirants.

The key highlights from the UPSC Mains syllabus for IAS/IPS are provided in the image below:

Mains Syllabus Highlights

UPSC Mains Exam Syllabus (All Papers)

This is because only the candidates that are able to successfully clear Phase 1, or the Prelims, are allowed to appear for the Phase 2 or Mains exam. In other words, only the candidates that are able to score above the UPSC cut offs for the Prelims are then allowed to take the Mains exam.

Moreover, the UPSC Mains exam consists of 9 subjective type papers out of which 2 are qualifying language papers, one English, and any other Indian language of 300 marks each.

The rest of the 7 papers have a maximum mark of 250. Also, it should be noted that not qualifying in the 2 language papers will cause the rest of your 7 papers to be disbarred from further evaluation. The minimum qualifying mark in the language papers is 25%.

The Mains exam, fundamentally, is designed to test your understanding of the various subjects falling under the purview of the UPSC Mains syllabus, and it is designed to make you do so in a time-bound fashion.

An important thing to note is that all the papers except for the 2 language papers included in the UPSC Mains syllabus can be written in any of the languages mentioned in Schedule 8 of the Indian Constitution.

Okay, now that we have already talked about the 2 language papers it’s time to look at the 7 main papers of the UPSC Mains exams. To help you better understand, I have provided a table listing all the subjects of the 7 papers comprising the Mains syllabus along with their weightage:

List of Papers in UPSC Mains Exam

PapersSubjectsMarks
Paper AAny Indian Language (compulsory) - qualifying paper300
Paper BEnglish - qualifying paper300
Paper 1Essay (you can choose to write it in a medium of your choice)250
Paper 2General Studies 1 (Indian and World History, Culture, Heritage, & Geography)250
Paper 3General Studies 2 (Polity, Constitution, Governance, International Relations & Social Justice)250
Paper 4General Studies 3 (Economic Development, Technology, Disaster Management & Security, Biodiversity)250
Paper 5General Studies 4 (Aptitude, Ethics, & Integrity)250
Paper 6Optional Subject: Paper 1250
Paper 7Optional Subject: Paper 2250

 

UPSC Mains Syllabus for Optional subject (2 papers – Paper 1 and paper 2)

For the optional subject papers, you need to choose a subject of which you have an in-depth understanding.

The UPSC allows you to choose one out of a total of 48 different subjects. There’ll be 2 papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2 of 250 marks each pertaining to the subject that you choose.

Having said that, I have shared a table listing all the optional subjects for UPSC, below:

Subjects
AgricultureAnimal Husbandry & Veterinary ScienceAnthropologyBotany
ChemistryCivil EngineeringCommerce and AccountancyEconomics
Electrical EngineeringGeographyGeologyHistory
PhilosophyPolitical Science and International RelationsPsychologyPublic Administration
PhysicsSociologyLawMathematics
ManagementMedical ScienceStatisticsMechanical Engineering
Zoology

Also read: UPSC mains commerce coaching

Source by: https://www.anujjindal.in/upsc-syllabus-for-ias-exam/

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