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UPSC CSE IAS
Overview
This flagship GS Foundation Recorded Course lays the foundation for Civil Services Examination and covers all the important areas for both Preliminary and Mains Examination as prescribed by UPSC.
The upcoming batch is tailored to equip students for the UPSC IAS examination. Annually, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) orchestrates the Civil Services Examination (CSE) to shortlist candidates for over 20 prestigious services, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and Indian Foreign Service (IFS). Typically, the IAS exam witnesses registration from more than eight lakh aspirants, with approximately five lakh candidates actually appearing for the examination.
The selection process for this coveted examination involves three stages: the preliminary exam, the main examination, and an interview/personality test. This rigorous year-long procedure commences in June and concludes in April of the following year. The final merit list for the Civil Services Examination is typically unveiled in May. UPSC issues the notification for the examination annually in February
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Subjects Covered
- Ancient History
- Med. History
- Modern History
- World History
- Polity
- Art & Culture
- Geography & Mapping
- General Science
- Science & Tech
- Environment
- Economics
- International Relations
- Ethics
- Governance
- Social Issues & Social Justice
- Internal Security
- Disaster Management
- Essay Writing
- CSAT
Exam Pattern
Exam Pattern
UPSC conducts 3 stages of recruitment for the Civil Services Examination – Prelims, Mains, and Interview! UPSC Preliminary Examination is an objective type consisting of 9 descriptive examinations to shortlist the candidates for the Main Examination. Only the candidates who qualify for all the papers of the Main Examination will be called for the interview round to assess their intelligence, attentiveness, balance of judgment, and human qualities like honesty, integrity, and leadership qualities, which will form part of the final selection process.
UPSC Prelims 2024 Exam Pattern:
UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) Preliminary Examination is the first stage of the examination and is qualifying in nature. Candidates must have obtained a minimum 33% marks with marks above the cut-off decided by UPSC. UPSC preliminary examination is conducted to shortlist a limited number of candidates for the main examination. The UPSC syllabus for the Prelims exam consists of two papers namely General Studies and CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test).
| UPSC Prelims 2024 Exam Pattern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | Subjects | Marks | No. of Question | Duration |
| I | General Studies (GS) | 200 | 100 | 2 hours (9:30 AM to 11:30 AM) |
| II | CSAT | 200 | 80 | 2 hours (2:30 PM to 4:30 PM) |
Important Points:
- For each wrong answer, 1/3 of total marks will be deducted.
- No marks will be deducted for blank answers.
- In General Studies (Paper I), each question carries 2 marks and there is a negative marking of 0.66 marks
- In CSAT (Paper-II), each question carries 2.5 marks and there is a negative marking of 0.833 marks for each wrong answer.
- Marks of the preliminary examination will not be included in the final result (merit list).
- Paper II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying
UPSC Syllabus 2024-25 for Main Exam:
Candidates who qualify the preliminary examination will be eligible to appear for the main examination. This is the scoring and rank-determining stage of the examination process and the candidates have to qualify for each paper. The Main Examination tests the candidate's academic knowledge and ability to present understanding as per the requirements of the question in a time bound manner. UPSC Syllabus 2024 for Mains Exam is given below.
| UPSC Mains 2025 Exam Pattern | ||
| Qualifying Papers | Marks | |
| Paper-A | One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution | 300 |
| Paper-B | English | 300 |
| Papers Counted for Merit | ||
| 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 |
| Paper-VI | Optional Subject – Paper 1 | 250 |
| Paper-VII | Optional Subject – Paper 2 | 250 |
| Sub Total (Written Test) | 1750 | |
| Personality Test | 275 | |
| Grand Total | 2025 | |
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