IAS PRELIMS EXAM PATTERN, SYLLABUS &

SUBJECTS
Know UPSC Civil Services Exam Syllabus. Download the UPSC Civil Services Exam Syllabus.
The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of objective type (multiple-choice questions)
carrying a maximum of 400 marks.
The Question Papers (Test Booklets) are set in English & Hindi

General Studies Paper – I 200 M

General Studies Paper – II 200 M

UPSC Prelims Syllabus for Paper I – (200 marks)

Duration: Two hours (Counted for the merit rank in the Prelims)
 Current events of national and international importance.
 History of India and Indian National Movement.
 Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
 Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy,
Rights Issues, etc.
 Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics,
Social Sector initiatives, etc.
 General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not
require subject specialization.
 General Science.
UPSC Prelims Syllabus for Paper II- (200 marks)
Duration: Two hours (Not counted for the merit rank in Prelims but a qualifying Paper;
just needs 33% marks)
 Comprehension.
 Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
 Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
 Decision-making and problem-solving.
 General mental ability.
 Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data
interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level)
IAS OR UPSC Civil Services New Mains Exam pattern:
The written examination consists of nine papers, two qualifying papers and seven papers counted
for ranking

Paper Subject
 (One of the Indian languages listed below, to be selected by the candidate (from the
Paper A
languages listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India) (Qualifying)

Paper B English (Qualifying)

Paper I Essay

General Studies I (Indian heritage and culture, history and geography of the world and
Paper II
society)

General Studies II (Governance, constitution, polity, social justice, and international

Paper III
relations)

General Studies III (Technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security

Paper-IV
and disaster management)

Paper V General Studies-IV(ethics, integrity, and aptitude)

Papers VI, Two papers on subjects to be selected by the candidate from the list of optional subjects
VII below (250 marks for each paper)

TOTAL(WRITTEN TEST)

Candidates may choose any one of the optional subjects from amongst the list of subjects given
below.
 The papers on Indian Languages and English (Paper A and Paper B) will be of Matriculation or
equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature. The marks obtained in these papers will not
be counted for ranking.
 Evaluation of the papers, namely, ‘Essay’, ‘General Studies’ and Optional Subject of all the
candidates would be done simultaneously along with evaluation of their qualifying papers on
‘Indian Languages’ and ‘English’ but the papers on ‘Essay’, General Studies and Optional
Subject of only such candidates will be taken cognizance of who attain such minimum standard
as may be fixed by Commission at their discretion for the qualifying papers on ‘Indian Language’
and ‘English’.
 The paper A on Indian Language will not, however, be compulsory for candidates hailing from
the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.
List of optional subjects for UPSC Mains Examination
 Agriculture
 Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
 Anthropology
 Botany
 Chemistry
 Civil Engineering
 Commerce and Accountancy
 Economics
 Electrical Engineering
 Geography
 Geology
 Indian History
 Law
 Management
 Mathematics
 Mechanical Engineering
 Medical Science
 Philosophy
 Physics
 Political Science and International Relations
 Psychology
 Public Administration
 Sociology
 Statistics
 Zoology
Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati,
Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya,
Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English.
The question papers for the examination will be of conventional (essay) type. Each paper will be
of three hours duration. The question papers (other than the literature of language papers) will be
set in Hindi and English only.
PERSONALITY TEST: 275 MARKS
Total – (B) Main Examination – 1750 Marks + (C) Personality Test – 275 Marks = 2025 Marks.
NOTE: The technique of the interview is to reveal the mental qualities of the candidate.
Note: If any confusion prevails about the UPSC Civil Service Examination or about Civil
Services Exam 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.
Also get UPSC Syllabus in Hindi. Download UPSC Syllabus in Hindi. Check out for UPSC
Syllabus in Hindi. Download UPSC Syllabus in Hindi from this article. Click on the provided
link to download UPSC Syllabus in Hindi.
In this IAS exam pattern, group 1 syllabus & Subjects article we gave a timeline of various stages
in IAS exam, Exam pattern of IAS prelims, mains exam, marks for various papers and some
important notes are explained. IAS exam is a nationwide exam and takes one year to complete.
 So the candidate must have clarity about the IAS exam pattern, group 1 syllabus and subjects.
IAS aspirant must improve their memory, writing skills, communication skills to crack IAS
exam. So, also download UPSC Syllabus 2017 pdf. We have here provided UPSC Syllabus 2017
pdf files in this article.

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