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UPSC Syllabus 2021: The complete

syllabus of the Indian Administrative
Service Recruitment Examination
organized by the Union Public Service
Commission is given below in a
sequential manner. Candidates can get
complete information about UPSC
Syllabus 2021 from this website.
Candidates should read UPSC Syllabus
2021 thoroughly. So that the preparation
for the examination of the candidate is
done well. Each year the Union Public
Service Commission conducts a
recruitment examination for the Indian
Administrative Services to the post of
Indian Administrative Service Officer.
Every year about 13 to 15 lakh
candidates fill the application form in the
Union Public Service Commission
recruitment examination.

Table of Content

UPSC Syllabus 2021: Prelims

Exam Pattern

UPSC Syllabus 2021: Mains Exam

Pattern

UPSC Syllabus 2021: Preliminary

Syllabus

UPSC Syllabus 2021: Mains

Syllabus

UPSC Syllabus 2021: Analysis of

the Questions Asked in Previous
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UPSC Syllabus 202…

In order to become an officer in all the above

services, the candidate has to take three stages
examination.

This three-phase examination is as follows-

1. Preliminary examination

2. Main exam

3. Interview

UPSC Exam Pattern

2021

UPSC Syllabus 2021: UPSC

Prelims Exam Pattern

General Studies I

No. of questions 100

Total Marks 200

Time 2 Hrs.

Negative marks Yes (One Third)

Paper Type Objective Type

General Studies II (CSAT)

No. of questions 80

Total Marks 200

Time 2 Hrs.

Negative marks Yes (One Third)

Paper Type Objective Type

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Mains Exam Pattern

Subjects To. Time

Marks

Paper A: 300 3 Hrs.

Compulsor
y Indian
language

Paper B: 300 3 Hrs.

English

Paper I: 250 3 Hrs.

Essay

Paper-II: 250 3 Hrs.

General
Studies I

Paper III: 250 3 Hrs.

General
Studies II

Paper IV: 250 3 Hrs.

General
Studies III

Paper V: 250 3 Hrs.

General
Studies IV

Paper VI: 250 3 Hrs.

Optional I

Paper VII: 250 3 Hrs.

Optional II

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UPSC Syllabus 2021

UPSC Syllabus 2021

Preliminary Examination
Paper I – (200 marks) Duration: Two
hours

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, Biodiversity and Climate
Change

General Science

Paper-II – (200 marks) Duration: Two

hours

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)

Paper-II of the Civil Services

(Preliminary) Examination will be a
qualifying paper with minimum
qualifying marks fixed at 33%.

The questions will be of multiple-

choice, objective type.

It is mandatory for the candidate to

appear in both the Papers of Civil
Services (Prelim) Examination for
the purpose of evaluation.
Therefore a candidate will be
disqualified in case he/she does not
appear in both the papers of Civil
Services (Prelim) Examination.

UPSC Syllabus 2021 for

Mains Examination
The Main Examination is intended to
assess the overall intellectual traits and
depth of understanding of candidates
rather than merely the range of their
information and memory.

The nature and standard of questions in

the General Studies papers (Paper II to
Paper V) will be such that a well-
educated person will be able to answer
them without any specialized study. The
scope of the syllabus for optional subject
papers (Paper VI and Paper VII) for the
examination is broad of the honors
degree level.

QUALIFYING PAPERS ON INDIAN

LANGUAGES (Paper A) AND ENGLISH
(Paper B): The aim of the paper is to test
the candidate’s ability to read and
understand serious discursive prose and
to express his ideas clearly and correctly,
in English and Indian language
concerned.

Paper A: Indian Languages:-

Comprehension of given passages.

Precise Writing.

Usage and Vocabulary.

Short Essays.

Translation from English to the Indian

Language and vice-versa

Paper B: English

Comprehension of given passages.

Precise Writing.

Usage and Vocabulary.

Short Essays.

PAPER-I: Essay:

Candidates may be required to write

essays on multiple topics.

PAPER-II: General Studies- I: Indian

Heritage and Culture, History, and
Geography of the World and Society

Indian Heritage

Modern Indian History

World History

Indian Society

Geography

PAPER-III: General Studies- II:

Governance, Constitution, Polity,
Social Justice and International
relations.

● Indian Constitution

● Indian Polity

● Social Justice

● Indian Governance

● International Relations

PAPER-IV: General Studies-III:

Technology, Economic Development,
Biodiversity, Environment, Security
and Disaster Management

● Indian Economy

● Science and Technology

● Environment & Biodiversity

● Disaster Management

● Disaster Management

● Security

PAPER-V: General Studies- IV: Ethics,

Integrity, and Aptitude

● Ethics and Human Interface

● Attitude

● Aptitude

● Emotional Intelligence

● Public/Civil service values and Ethics

in Public administration

● Probity in Governance

PAPER-VI & PAPER VII: Optional

Subject Papers I & II Candidate may
choose any optional subjects.

Agriculture

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary

Science

Anthropology

Botany

Chemistry

Civil Engineering

Commerce and Accountancy

Economics

Electrical Engineering

Geography

Geology

History

Law

Assamese

Bengali

Dogri

English

Gujarati

Hindi

Kannada

Kashmiri

Konkani

Maithili

Malayalam

Manipuri

Marathi

Nepali

Odia

Punjabi

Sanskrit

Santhali

Sindhi

Tamil

Telugu

Urdu

Mathematics

Mechanical Engineering

Medical Science

Philosophy

Physics

Political Science and International

Psychology

Public Administration

Sociology

Statistics

Zoology

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the optional subjects from amongst
the list of subjects

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