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UPSC Exam is conducted in three stages mainly such as

Prelims Preliminary is the first stage, it is is MCQs based exam, it has two papers and each one consists of 200 marks,its numbers ain't added to final list, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

GS Paper-I is the first paper which consists of  topics such as History of India and Indian national movement, Indian and World geography, Economic and social development- sustainable development, poverty,inclusion demographics, social sector initiatives etc,Indian polity and governance-constitution,political system,Current Events nationally and Internationally, General Science,General Issues on environmental ecology,biodiversity and climate change. in this first paper of prelims you just need to score the required cut offs against your category, its numbers are not added to the final list.

Second Paper is CSAT which includes  topics such as basic numeracy, comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general mental ability, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal skills including communication skills. This paper is qualifying by nature,you need to score merely 33% which means 66 marks out of 200.

Mains is a second stage and it's subjective paper which include Four General Studies Paper such as

GS-I includes Indian Heritage and Culture,History and Geography of the World and Society,
GS-II includes Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations,
GS-III includes Technology, Economic Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management,
GS-IV includes Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude

In addition to above there are two optionals,one essay, two language paper, so there are a total of  nine papers in Mains, and each paper is of 250 marks, total adds up to 1750 marks.

Interview is the last stage which consists of of 275 marks.

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