WHAT Is UPSC and Pattern of UPSC
What is UPSC and pattern of UPSC .These questions are runned in your mind . I will told you all the detail about UPSC civil service exam.
What is UPSC ?
UPSC civil service exam is conducted by Union Public Service Comission (UPSC) . It is responsible for appointments to and examination for All india services and group A and group B of central services.
Civil service exam can be divided into two exams preliminary exam and mains exam
Preliminary Exam Pattern
The UPSC exam pattern for the Preliminary stage consists of two papers, conducted on one day. Both the papers comprise objective type questions with multiple choice of answers. The prelims examination is a qualifying stage to filter candidates for the mains exam. The marks secured at this stage are not counted towards the final merit list, though candidates have to prepare well for this exam as cut-offs are unpredictable and depend on the average score every year. The details of UPSC Prelims Exam are given below:
Paper | Type | No. of questions | Marks | Duration | Negative marks |
General Studies 1 | Objective | 100 | 200 | 2 hours | Yes |
General Studies 2 (CSAT) | Objective | 80 | 200 | 2 hours | Yes |
Mains Exam Pattern
The UPSC exam pattern for the Mains stage consists of 9 papers conducted over a period of 5-7 days. Only those candidates who secure at least the declared cut off in General Studies 1 and 33% in General Studies 2 in Prelims will be allowed to appear for the Mains Examination. As per the exam pattern of UPSC Mains, all of the papers consist of descriptive answer type questions. The details of UPSC Mains Exam are given below:
Paper | Subject | Duration | Total marks |
Paper A | Compulsory Indian language | 3 hours | 300 |
Paper B | English | 3 hours | 300 |
Paper 1 | Essay | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper 2 | General Studies 1 | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper 3 | General Studies 2 | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper 4 | General Studies 3 | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper 5 | General Studies 4 | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper 6 | Optional 1 | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper 7 | Optional 2 | 3 hours | 250 |
All of the mains papers except for the language papers A and B are of a merit ranking nature. Paper A and B are of qualifying nature and candidates must score at least 25% in each for the marks from their Paper 1 – Paper 7 to be given weightage. Paper A is not compulsory for candidates from the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim as well as candidates with hearing impairment provided they can prove that they have been exempted from such 2nd or 3rd language courses by their concerned board or university. The Indian Language paper covers any of the languages included in the 8th Schedule of the constitution.
The subjects which are covered by the General Studies Papers in Mains Exam are:
General Studies 1 | General Studies 2 | General Studies 3 | General Studies 4 |
Indian Heritage and Culture | Governance | Technology | Ethics |
History and Geography of the World | Constitution | Economic Development | Integrity |
Society | Polity | Bio-diversity | Aptitude |
Social Justice | Environment | ||
International relations | Security and Disaster Management |
The Optional subjects for Paper 6 and 7 of the mains examination have to be any one of the subjects from the following list:
Agriculture | Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science | Anthropology | Botany | Chemistry |
Civil Engineering | Commerce and Accountancy | Economics | Electrical Engineering | Geography |
Geology | History | Law | Management | Mathematics |
Mechanical Engineering | Medical Science | Philosophy | Physics | Political Science and International Relations |
Psychology | Public Administration | Sociology | Statistics | Zoology |
Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English. |
All the papers except the Language papers A and B can be answered in English or any of the languages listed in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India. The optional papers can be answered in English even if none of the other papers has been answered by the candidate in English.
UPSC Interview
This is the final stage of the IAS Exam before the final results are declared. Officially it is called the Interview/Personality Test and counted as a part of the Mains Examination for merit ranking purposes. From a preparation standpoint, it is considered the third stage as preparation strategies for the written and interview stages are different. As per the IAS exam pattern, this consists of an interview by the UPSC board to assess the candidates’ suitability for a civil services career and associated responsibilities. The board consists of competent and unbiased observers who have a record of the candidates’ career. The board would judge the candidates mental and social traits by asking questions of general interest. Some of the qualities that the board looks for are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, a balance of judgement, variety and depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity.
The maximum marks allotted for the interview stage is 275, thus bringing the total marks for the merit list consideration to 2025.
The whole exam pattern of the UPSC examination is comprehensive and the competition is intense. One should start preparing in-depth as the examination process lasts for almost a year and not making the cut means starting from scratch next year.
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