UPSC Civil services ias Syllabus for prelims Paper I
- Paper I of UPSC IAS Prelims includes different topics with a total weightage of 200 marks.
- All questions are multiple choice and objective in nature.
- Total time given to solve the paper is (120 minutes) 2 hours.
- Marks obtained in Paper 1 will be counted for qualifying the prelims.
UPSC-IAS SYLLABUS FOR PAPER-I (prelims)
- Current events of national and international importance
- History of India and Indian National Movement
- Indian Polity and Governance Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, and Rights Issues
- Economic and Social Development‐Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives and General issues on Environmental ecology.
- Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World
- General Science
- Biodiversity and Climate Change ‐ that do not require subject specialization and General Science
upsc IAS Syllabus for Paper-ii (prelims)
- The total weightage of questions in Paper II is 200 marks.
- All questions are multiple choice and objective in nature.
- The total duration of the Paper II is 2 hours.
- Paper II is a qualifying Paper
- Marks obtained in Paper 2 will not be counted for the merit rank in Prelims but will be considered as a qualifying Paper.
- Candidates need 33% marks in Paper II to clear UPSC IAS Mains.
UPSC IAS Syllabus for Paper 2 (prelims)
- Reading Comprehension
- Decision-making and problem-solving
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability
- General mental ability
- Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class IX & X level)
- Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level)
Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam Pattern
| No. of Papers | Two (2) compulsory papers |
| Type of Questions | Objective (MCQs) |
| Total Marks | 200 marks each (400 marks) |
| Duration of Exam | 2 hrs. each (20 mins extra for a candidate with Locomotor Disability & Cerebral Palsy) |
| Negative Marking | Yes, one-third (0.33) as a penalty |
| Medium of Exam | Bilingual (Hindi and English) |
| Paper | Subject | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | General Ability Test (GAT) | 200 |
| Paper 2 | English Language and Aptitude | 200 |
| Total marks | 400 |
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