UPSC Civil Service - IAS Exam Syllabus
Prelims Paper exam -CSAT Paper I and Paper II
From 2011, the pattern of Civil service exam has been changed and it is popularly known as CSAT(Civil Service Aptitude Test) and it is combined of Paper - I and Paper- II.
IAS Exam Pattern - UPSC CSAT Preliminary Exam and its Syllabus
| Paper I | General Studies - This paper will be counted for qualifying to write the Civil Services Mains exam. | 300 (Two Hours) |
| Paper II (CSAT) |
Aptitude test (CSAT) - This paper is of qualifying nature, but candidate must score at least 33% marks in this paper. However, marks of
this paper are not counted for writing the mains examination.
| 300 (Two Hours) |
Full Detail about >> UPSC Prelims Syllabus - CSAT Syllabus
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UPSC Civil Service exam - IAS Mains Paper
The written examination consists of nine papers, two qualifying and seven ranking in nature.
IAS Exam Pattern
| Paper | Subject | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Paper A | (One of the Indian languages listed below, to be selected by the candidate (from the languages listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India) (Qualifying) | 300 |
| Paper B | English (Qualifying) | 300 |
| 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 | General Studies III (Technology, economic development, bio-diversity, environment, security and disaster management) | 250 |
| Paper V | General Studies IV(ethics, integrity and aptitude) | 250 |
| Papers VI, VII | Two papers on subjects to be selected by the candidate from the list of optional subjects below (250 marks for each paper) | 500 |
| Sub Total (Written Test) | 1750 | |
| Personality Test (Interview) | 275 | |
| Total Marks | 2025 | |
Full Detail about >> UPSC Mains Syllabus
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IAS Interview - Personality Test in Civil Service exam
Officially called the "Personality Test", the objective of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service by a board of competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended to evaluate the mental caliber of a candidate.
| Personality Test (Interview) | 275 | |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No comments:
Post a Comment