About UPSC Civil Service Examination Schedule and Subject list :

Sr.No. Details 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UPSC advertises normally in the month of November / December in Employment News Preliminary Examination of objective type is held every year in MAY. Preliminary examination result - JULY / AUGUST. Mains Examination Descriptive type test held in - OCTOBER / NOVEMBER. Mains Examination result in MARCH Interview (viva - voce ) APRIL-MAY at New Delhi. Final Result MAY

Preliminary Examination The Examination consists of two papers. Sr.No. Paper Details Paper I: General Studies Paper II: One Subject to be selected from the list of optional Subject set out below. Total Total 150 Marks 300 Marks 450 Marks

List of Prelim optional Subjects (Select one subject) :

Sr.No. Subject Details 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 11. 13. 15. 17. 19. 21. 23. Agriculture Chemistry Commerce Electrical Engineering Geology Law Mechanical Engineering Physics Psychology Zoology Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Medical Science Sr.No. Subject Details 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 22. Botany Civil Engineering Economics Geography Indian History Mathematics Philosophy Political Science Sociology Statistics Public Administration

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i Both the question papers are of objective type (multiple choice questions). ii The Course content of the syllabi for the optional subjects are of the degree level. iii Medium English and Hindi Main Examination The written Examination consists of the following papers. Sr.No. Paper I: Paper Details One of the recognised Indian Languages ( Gujarati/ Marathi etc.) English Essay General Studies Optional Subjects (1) Optional Subjects (2) Total Marks 300 marks

Paper II: Paper III: Paper IV and V : Paper VI, VII : Paper VIII and IX

300 marks 200 x 1 = 200 marks 300 x 2 = 600 marks 300 x 2 = 600 marks 300 x 2 = 600 marks Total Marks 2000 marks

(The marks obtained in these two papers are not considered for the written score.)

The Candidates can also appear in all papers of main through Gujarati Medium except the compulsory English Paper.

List of Mains optional Subjects( two subjects needs to be chosen from the list below) :
Sr.No. Subject Details 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 11. 13. 15. 17. 19. 21. Agriculture Chemistry Commerce & Accountancy Electrical Engineering Geology Law Mechanical Engineering Physics Psychology Zoology Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Sr.No. Subject Details 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 22. Botany Civil Engineering Economics Geography History Mathematics Philosophy Political Science & International Sociology Statistics Public Administration

23. 25. 1 2 3 7.

Medical Science Management Political Science & International Relations Public Administration. Commerce & Accountancy - Management Anthropology - Sociology

24. 26. 4 5 6

Anthropology Literature any one (Gujarati, Hindi etc.) Mathematics - Statistics Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science - Agriculture Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science - Medical Science

Note : You are not allowed to offer the following combinations of subjects:

Of the Engineering Subjects viz. Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering - not more than one subject.

Total - Main Examination - 2000 Marks + 300 Marks Interview = 2300 Marks Note :- If any confusion prevails about the UPSC Civil Service Examination or its syllabus or any other point, please refer UPSC website ( www.upsc.gov.in) as well as employment news in which detailed advertisement of examination is published. Recruitment is made in following services through Civil Services Exam Sr.No. Details 1 2 3 Indian Administrative Service ( IAS ) Indian Foreign Service ( IFS ) Indian Police Service ( IPS )

GROUPA SERVICE 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service Indian Audit & Accounts Service Indian Customs and Central Excise Service Indian Defence Accounts Service Indian Revenue Service Indian Ordnance Factories Service Group A (Asst. manager, Non-technical) Indian Postal Service Indian Civil Accounts Service Indian Railway Traffic Service Indian Railway Account Service Indian Railway Personnel Service Posts of Assistant Security Officer, Group-A in Railway Protection Force Indian Defence Estates Service

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Post of Assistant Commandant, Group A in Central Industrial Security Force

GROUP B SERVICE 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Central Secretarial Service, (Section Officer Grade) Railway Board Secretariat Service, (Section Officer Grade) Armed Forces, Headquarters Civil Service,(Assistant Civilian Staff Officers Grade) Custom Appraisers Service, Group-B Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands Civil Service, Group B Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands Police Service Posts of Deputy Superintendent of Police in the Central Bureau of Investigation, Group B Pondicherry Civil Service Pondicherry Civil Service

Note : It is advised to refer the Syllabus given in the Eployment News of December every year. Reference Book for General Studies and Optional Subjects Sr.No. Details 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 General Studies Prelims General Study - Mains PAPER 1 Commerce & Accountancy Mains PAPER II Commerce & Accountancy History Book List - Prelims Mains Examination BOOK LIST PRELIMS MAINS I & II Sociology UPSC Prelims & Mains books list Topicwise suggested books Sociology Economics Subject Book List : Prelims GEOGRAPHY PRELIMS UPSC-IAS : Gujarat Book List Download

Note : - The above books' list is only illustrative and not exhaustive for the purpose of guidance to the candidates.