UPSC Mains Exam Strategy

The UPSC civil service examination also complete in three main phases; including preliminary examination, mains Examination and last personal interview. The phase 2 of the exam are the most important and descriptive based with including 9 lengthy papers. This phase are make your ranking or this phase are responsible for the ranking. The pattern and the format of the exam are just below.

UPSC Examination Pattern:

S. No.	Paper	Name of the Paper	Nature of the Paper		Duration of the Exam	Marks
1	Paper – A	Compulsory Indian Language		QUALIFYING NATURE	3 Hours	300 Marks
2	Paper – B	English language paper are necessary		QUALIFYING NATURE	3 Hours	300 Marks
(Above papers are only qualifying in nature and these are not responsible for your merit or marking but qualify is must needed)
3	Paper – I	Essay writing		In this paper aspirants will be write two essay according to the questions paper with 1000-1200 words each essay.	3 Hours	250 Marks
4	Paper – II	General Studies-1		Number of questions will comes like the above paper from the,Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations.	3 Hours	250 Marks
5	Paper – III	GENERAL STUDIES II		Number of questions will comes like the above paper from the,Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations.	3 Hours	250 Marks
6	Paper – IV	GENERAL STUDIES III		Again in this paper the quantity of the questions around 25-30 from the source, Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management.	3 Hours	250 Marks
7	Paper – V	GENERAL STUDIES IV		The quantity of the questions will be reduce shortly around 10-15 questions could be ask in this paper.	3 Hours	250 Marks
8	Paper – VI	OPTIONAL PAPER I		Any subject by the choice of the aspirants	3 Hours	250 Marks
9	Paper – VII	OPTIONAL PAPER II		Any subject by the choice of the aspirants	3 Hours	250 Marks

(In this section two paper will be ask from the choice of the candidates )

Strategy for the UPSC mains:

The Mains examination of the UPSC Civil Service exam demand the different strategy and approach compared the preliminary exam. Where in prelims aspirants gives the answer in 2 hours with negative marking pattern but in mains the exam based on the good skills and batter knowledge, ideas and approach.

The language of the aspirants is play a big role during the examination, so the language should be simple, skilled and fine in nature. We should skip from the unmanaged and unskilled language.

What would to do during mains Examination of the candidates:

Firstly understand the question carefully, that what are the required from the question.
The ideas should be clear in mind according the asking questions.
Use the good and clear thoughts during the answer writing.
Be creative and try to write the well answer with different format.
Improve the writing speed, but it will done after the much practice of the questions which based on the Mains examination.
In this section you will found the some complex questions which would try your ability power as an IAS officer.