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UPSC CSE Full Exam and Selection Pattern (Subject Wise)
Stages | Name | No. of Papers | Exam Pattern | Marks |
1st Stage (Single Day Exam) | Prelims Exam | 2 Papers (GS 1 & CSAT Papers) | Objective | 400 |
Stage 2 (9 Days Exam) | Mains Exam | 9 Papers | Descriptive | 1750 |
Stage 3 (1 Day Interview) | Interview | NIL | Personality Test | 275 |
Total Marks | 2025 Marks | |||
Prelims Exam Marking Pattern (Subject Wise)
Prelims Paper | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Negative Marking Scheme |
General Studies Paper 1 | 100 | 2X100 = 200 | 0.66 |
General Studies Paper 2 (CSAT) | 80 | 2.5x80 = 200 | 0.83 |
Mains Exam Marking Pattern (Subject Wise)
Paper | Subject Name | Type Of Paper | Time | Full Marks |
Paper A | Compulsory Indian language | Only Qualifying Paper - 25% Marks Needed | 3 hours | 300 |
Paper B | English | 3 hours | 300 | |
Paper I | Essay | Final Result Will Be Calculated On Basis of These Scores. | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper-II | General Studies Paper I | 3 hours | 250 | |
Paper III | General Studies Paper II | 3 hours | 250 | |
Paper IV | General Studies Paper III | 3 hours | 250 | |
Paper V | General Studies Paper IV | 3 hours | 250 | |
Paper VI | Optional I | 3 hours | 250 | |
Paper VII | Optional II | 3 hours | 250 | |
Mains Exam Total Marks | 1750 | |||
Mains Optional Subject List
| Mains Optional Subjects List | Literature Paper Languages |
| Agriculture | Assamese |
| Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science | Bengali |
| Anthropology | Bodo |
| Botany | Dogri |
| Chemistry | Gujarati |
| Civil Engineering | Hindi |
| Commerce and Accountancy | Kannada |
| Economics | Kashmiri |
| Electrical Engineering | Konkani |
| Geography | Maithili |
| Geology | Malayalam |
| History | Manipuri |
| Law | Marathi |
| Management | Nepali |
| Mathematics | Odia |
| Mechanical Engineering | Punjabi |
| Medical Science | Sanskrit |
| Philosophy | Santhali |
| Physics | Sindhi |
| Political Science and International Relations | Tamil |
| Psychology | Telugu |
| Public Administration | Urdu |
| Sociology | English |
| Statistics | |
| Zoology |