UPSC Exam Pattern: Prelims, Mains Exam & Interview

Overview of the UPSC Syllabus Without beating much around the bush let me get straight to the point. The UPSC exam is a 3-phase affair: Phase 1 is the UPSC Preliminary Examination, also called UPSC Prelims. This exam contains questions of the objective type. Phase 2 is the UPSC Mains Examination, also called UPSC Mains. This exam contains descriptive-type questions. Phase 3 is the Personal Interview round conducted to test the Personality of the Candidate. UPSC  Preliminary   Exam   Syllabus Starting  with  the  UPSC  Prelims  syllabus,  it  should  come  as  no  surprise  that  the  syllabus  is  quite  extensive  in  and  of  itself. The  UPSC  Prelims  examination,  on  the  other  hand,  is  mostly  used  for  screening  purposes.  As  a  result,  if  you  pass ...

Overview of the UPSC Syllabus Without beating much around the bush let me get straight to the point. The UPSC exam is a 3-phase affair: Phase 1 is the UPSC Preliminary Examination, also called UPSC Prelims. This exam contains questions of the objective type. Phase 2 is the UPSC Mains Examination, also called UPSC Mains. This exam contains descriptive-type questions. Phase 3 is the Personal Interview round conducted to test the Personality of the Candidate. Having said that I will now start off with the first part of the article which is the UPSC prelims syllabus. Are you ready? Oh, and if by any chance you want to directly get to know the UPSC Syllabus without going through the article, I have prepared for you a UPSC syllabus PDF. In this PDF of the UPSC syllabus, I have mentioned the syllabus of both, Prelims and Mains in much detail.     Also, this UPSC Syllabus PDF is made as per the latest UPSC CSE 2021 official notification.   You can Download the UPSC Syllabus...

  UPSC Prelims Syllabus Starting off with the UPSC Prelims syllabus, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to you if I say that the syllabus is pretty vast in its own right. However, the  UPSC Prelims examination  is basically conducted for the purpose of  screening only.  Thus if you clear the Prelims exam, you will be eligible for the Mains exam. Also, your Prelims marks will not be considered in your final order of merit, provided you manage to make it through to the interview round. The UPSC prelims examination comprises  2 papers , namely the  General studies  paper and the  CSAT  paper or the Civil Services Aptitude Test. If you want to   know about the UPSC Prelims exam pattern in further detail , you can check out my article on the same.   We will start with the syllabus for Paper 1 i.e., General Studies (GS) paper. Prelims Syllabus Highlights UPSC Prelims Syllabus for Paper 1: General ...

  Basically, the UPSC exam is a 3-phase affair: Phase 1 is the UPSC Preliminary Examination, also called UPSC Prelims. This exam contains questions of the objective type. Phase 2 is the UPSC Mains Examination, also called UPSC Mains. This exam contains descriptive-type questions. Phase 3 is the Personal Interview round conducted to test the Personality of the Candidate. UPSC Prelims Syllabus Starting off with the UPSC Prelims syllabus, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to you if I say that the syllabus is pretty vast in its own right. However, the  UPSC Prelims examination  is basically conducted for the purpose of  screening only.  Thus if you clear the Prelims exam, you will be eligible for the Mains exam. Also, your Prelims marks will not be considered in your final order of merit, provided you manage to make it through to the interview round. The UPSC prelims examination comprises  2 papers , namely the  General stu...

  UPSC Syllabus for Language Papers: (Any Indian Language & English) The aim of the paper is to test the candidates' ability to read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express ideas clearly and correctly, in English and Indian language concerned.  The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows :  English Languages:— (i) Comprehension of given passages.  (ii) Precis Writing.  (iii) Usage and Vocabulary.  (iv) Short Essays.  Indian Languages:— (i) comprehension of given passages.  (ii) Precis Writing.  (iii) Usage and Vocabulary.  (iv) Short Essays.  (v) Translation from English to the Indian Language and vice-versa.  Note 1: The papers on Indian Languages and English will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature only. The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.  Note 2: The candidates will have to answer the English and Indian Languages paper...

The IAS mains exam comprises nine theory papers and marks in seven of those papers are taken into consideration for preparing the final merit list. The other two papers, English and Indian Language, are qualifying in nature (candidates have to score 25% or above to be eligible for selection). The Main examination of UPSC is designed to test a candidate's academic expertise and the ability to present his/her knowledge in a consistent manner. The UPSC Mains exam intends to assess the overall intellectual traits and understanding of the concept by the candidates. The Civil Services Main examination is designed to test the academic talent of the aspirant, also his/her ability to present his/ her knowledge in a clear and coherent manner. So, the  UPSC Mains  syllabus can also be called the  Phase 2  syllabus. This is because  only the candidates  that are able to  successfully clear the Phase 1  or the UPSC Prelims, are  allowe...