Sir , Can anyone tell the subjects involved in IAS ?
UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages-
Preliminary
Mains
Interview
To give you a brief about the exam;
Preliminary consists of two papers, each is of 200 Marks and MCQs based, its numbers are not added in the final list,
First is GS Paper-I consists of the following 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.
Candidates are only need to score the required cut offs against their respective category.
Second is CSAT which is qualifying by nature and candidates need to score 33% which means 66 Mark's out of 200,this includes following topics such as
basic numeracy, comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general mental ability, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal skills including communication skills.
Second Stage is Mains which is more of a subjective type, one needs 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, there are total nine papers here, each paper consists of 250 marks, total is 1750 marks.
Last Stage is Personality Test of 275 marks .
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