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what is the syllabus of ias exam


Daya Rathour 23rd Aug, 2021
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14bce106 23rd Aug, 2021

Dear aspirant,

To become IAS one need to clear UPSC recruitment process which coprises of 3 phases prelims mains and interviews.

The Preliminary syllabus is mainly designed to access a candidate's comprehension of current affairs and aptitude within the stipulated time and  The preliminary paper is a compulsory paper to be qualified for further round.

The Mains syllabus is basically designed to judge a candidate's academic knowledge in yourr specialised subject. The syllabus also focuses on testing yours ability to present knowledge in a clear and coherent manner.  The main examination has 9 papers and the syllabus is designed according to the subjects specified. The Preliminary and Mains syllabus is designed for the written test. Candidates, who emerge successful in the Preliminary and Main examination, can appear for the interview.

For detailed info about UPSC IAS syllabus kindly vist- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus

Hope this will helpful and sort your query.



Swarnendu Bhattacharya 23rd Aug, 2021

Hi

UPSC main written exam consists of nine papers including two qualifying papers and seven papers calculated for ranking. Papers consisting of:

Paper A: compulsory indian language

Paper b : English

Paper 1: essay

Paper 2: indian heritage and culture, history and geography of the world and society

Paper 3: governance, constitution and welfare

Paper 4: technology, economic, development, agriculture, biodiversity, security and disaster management

Paper 5: ethics, integrity and aptitude

And the other 2 are optional subject papers


UPSC prelims subjects list are:

History

Geograpy- including all the aspects of geography including physical, social, economic geography all across the globe

Civics/ political science

Economics

General science- physics, chemistry, biology

Environmental science

Sociology


For more information visit:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus/amp


hope this helps

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23rd Aug, 2021
thanks sir
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23rd Aug, 2021
Daya Rathour You are welcome...and best of luck
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