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The UPSC Civil Services (IAS) syllabus is divided into three sections in a line with the three phases of Civil Services IAS Exam i.e. IAS Prelims, IAS Mains and IAS Interview (PT)

Let's start with Prelims there's GS paper 1 and 2.

Both comprises of 200 marks each with duration of 2 hours-

History(History of India and Indian Freedom Struggle) Ancient History of India, Medieval History of India

, Modern History 1857 to 1947, Indian National Movement

Geography(Geography of India and Concept of Physical Geography) - Physical Geography, Human Geography, Economic Geography, World Geography

Polity(Indian Polity and Governance issues) Union Executives, State Executives, Federalism in India, Judicial System, Panchayati Raj

Economy(Indian Economy and Social Development) - Basic Principles of Indian Economy, Social Schemes of Government, Social Development through Economic Empowerment, Sustainable Development, Demographics

Environment and Ecology(Principles of Environment and Ecology) General Principles, Climate Change and

Climate Summits and Conferences

General Science(Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Technology) - General Principles, Latest Science and Technological Development

Current Events-It covers all the events of National and International Importance

General Studies Paper II (CSAT) [Qualifying]

Marks: 200 marks

Duration: 2 hours

1. Reading Comprehension

2. Interpersonal skills including communication skills;

3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability

4. Decision making and problem-solving ability

5. General mental ability

6. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)

7. English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

8. Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.