Hello,

First of all, eligibility for UPSC is passed Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized university, you can apply even in the final year, there is no specific aggregate required here, you need to attain 21 years,

Coming to the exam, it consists of three levels namely; Preliminary, Mains and Interview.

Preliminary consists of two papers of 200 marks, it's MCQs based, its numbers aren't added in the list.

First paper is General Studies Paper I with topic 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.

Second paper is CSAT which is qualifying by nature where you need to score 33% which is 66 marks only out of 200 and this 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.

Coming to Mains it's more of a subjective type, you have to write answer for 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 total nine papers here. 250 marks for each paper, total marks in Mains is 1750 marks followed by Personality Test  which consists of 275 marks.

Hello,

UPSC Civil Services examination is an examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission for the recruitment of candidates for the various government service like IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS, etc. You can get complete information about UPSC Exam at this link: https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam

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