UPSC CS

Union Public Services Commission Civil Services
Union Public Services Commission Civil Services

Stage 1: UPSC CSE Prelims Exam Pattern

Civils Exam Pattern – Prelims
PaperTypeNo. of questionsUPSC Total MarksDurationNegative marks
General Studies IObjective1002002 hoursYes
General Studies II (CSAT)Objective802002 hoursYes
Total UPSC marks for Prelims400 (where GS Paper II is qualifying in nature with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%)

Stage 2: UPSC CSE Mains Exam Pattern

UPSC CSE Exam Pattern – Mains
PaperSubjectDurationIAS Total marks
Paper ACompulsory Indian language3 hours300
Paper BEnglish3 hours300
Paper IEssay3 hours250
Paper IIGeneral Studies I3 hours250
Paper IIIGeneral Studies II3 hours250
Paper IVGeneral Studies III3 hours250
Paper VGeneral Studies IV3 hours250
Paper VIOptional I3 hours250
Paper VIIOptional II3 hours250

Stage 3: UPSC CSE Pattern for Interview

UPSC Interview Total Marks275

Previous Year Question Papers

Year: 2023

General Studies Paper I General Studies Paper II

Year: 2022

General Studies Paper I  General Studies Paper II

Year: 2021

General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II

Year: 2020

General Studies Paper-I General Studies Paper-II

Year: 2019

General Studies Paper-I General Studies Paper-II

Past Years Question Papers Civil Services (Main) Exams

Year: 2023

English Compulsory

Hindi Compulsory

General StudiesGeneral Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV
GeneralEssay

Year: 2022

English (Compulsory)

Hindi (Compulsory)

GeneralEssay
General StudiesGeneral Studies – I General Studies – II
General Studies – III General Studies – IV

Year: 2021

English (Compulsory)

Hindi(Compulsory)

GeneralEssay
General StudiesGeneral Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II  General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV

Year: 2020

English Compulsory

Hindi Compulsory

General StudiesGeneral Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV
General Essay

Year: 2019

English Compulsory

Hindi Compulsory

GeneralEssay
General StudiesGeneral Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV

Optional Subjects

#Optional Paper IOptional Paper II
1Agricultural Paper – IAgricultural Paper – II
2Ani Hus. and Vet. Sc. Paper – IAni Hus. and Vet. Sc. Paper – II
3Anthropology Paper – IAnthropology Paper – II
4Botany Paper – IBotany Paper – II
5Chemistry Paper – IChemistry Paper – II
6Civil Engineering Paper – ICivil Engineering Paper – II
7Commerce and Accountancy Paper – ICommerce and Accountancy Paper – II
8Economics Paper – IEconomics Paper – II
9Electrical Engineering Paper – IElectrical Engineering Paper – II
10Geography Paper – IGeography Paper – II
11 Geology Paper – IGeology Paper – II
12History Paper – IHistory Paper – II
13Law Paper – ILaw Paper – II
14 Management Paper – I Management Paper – II
15Mathematics Paper – IMathematics Paper – II
16Mechanical Engineering Paper – IMechanical Engineering Paper – II
17Medical Science Paper – IMedical Science Paper – II
18Philosophy Paper – IPhilosophy Paper – II
19Physics Paper – IPhysics Paper – II
20Pol Science and IR Paper – IPol Science and IR Paper – II
21Psychology Paper – IPsychology Paper – II
22Public Administration Paper – IPublic Administration Paper – II
23Sociology Paper – ISociology Paper – II
24Statistics Paper – IStatistics Paper – II
25Zoology Paper – IZoology Paper – II

Literature Paper

#Literature Paper ILiterature Paper II
1Bengali Literature Paper – IBengali Literature Paper – II
   
2English Literature Paper – IEnglish Literature Paper – II
   
3Gujarati Literature Paper – IGujarati Literature Paper – II
   
4Hindi Literature Paper – IHindi Literature Paper – II
   
5Kannada Literature Paper – IKannada Literature Paper – II
   
6Maithili Literature Paper – IMaithili Literature Paper – II
 
7Malayalam Literature Paper – IMalayalam Literature Paper – II
  
8Manipuri Literature Paper – IManipuri Literature Paper – II
   
9Marathi Literature Paper – IMarathi Literature Paper – II
   
10Punjabi Literature Paper – IPunjabi Literature Paper – II
    
11Sanskrit Literature Paper -ISanskrit Literature Paper -II
   
12Sindhi Devanagari Literature Paper – ISindhi Devanagari Literature Paper – II
   
13Tamil Literature Paper – ITamil Literature Paper – II
   
14Telugu Literature Paper – ITelugu Literature Paper – II
  
15Urdu Literature Paper – IUrdu Literature Paper – II
   

Compulsory Subjects

#Compulary Subjects
1Assamese Compulsory
2Bengali Compulsory
3Bodo Compulsory
4English Compulsory
5Gujarati Compulsory
6 Hindi Compulsory
7Kannada Compulsory
8Maithili Compulsory
9 Malayalam Compulsory
10Manipuri Compulsory
11Marathi Compulsory
12Nepali Compulsory
13Odia Compulsory
14Punjabi Compulsory
15 Sanskrit Compulsory
16Sindhi Devanagari Compulsory
17Tamil Compulsory
18Telugu Compulsory
19Urdu Compulsory

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