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.
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) |
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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 )
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.