IAS Exam Pattern for UPSC Prelims
The Prelims stage IAS exam pattern basically consists of 2 papers , both conducted on the same day. The question type in both papers is objective with one right answer out of several multiple choices . The prelims paper, as I have mentioned before is essentially a qualifying stage designed to filter out the unsuitable candidates from the exam process. The remaining candidates get to appear for the Mains exam. Also, important to note down is that the marks secured in the prelims paper will not be counted when the final merit list of successful candidates is prepared. Having said the aforementioned, I don’t even for a moment mean to imply that the prelims papers are less important or are easy to crack. I would even go so far as to say that clearing the prelims is even tougher than clearing some of the other eminent exam prelim papers in the world. This is mostly because the UPSC cut offs for...