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The Civil Services Examination is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service among others

UPSC Syllabus/IAS Exam Syllabus

The UPSC divides the Civil Services Exam into three successive stages:

1: Preliminary Examination (Objective)

2: Mains Examination (Subjective)

3: Personality Test (Verbal)

UPSC Mains Syllabus

Qualifying Papers (Non-Ranking)

Paper A One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the languages included in the Eight Schedule to the Constitution. 300 Marks
Paper B English48 300 Marks
Papers to be Counted for Merit (Ranking)
Paper I Essay 250 Marks
Paper II General Studies I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the Worl38d and Society) 250 Marks
Paper III General Studies II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) 250 Marks
Paper IV General Studies III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) 250 Marks
Paper V General Studies IV ( Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) 250 Marks
Paper VI Optional Subject- Paper 1 250 Marks
Paper VII Optional Subject- Paper 2 250 Marks
For the optional papers in the Main Examination, UPSC has a list of about twenty-six subjects out of which any one subject has to be selected by the candidate.

Subtotal (Written Test) 1750 Marks

Personality Test (Interview) 275 Marks

Grand Total 2025 Marks

UPSC Examination Calendar 2019 Important Dates

Date of Notification for Civil Service Prelims and Indian Forest Service Prelims: February 19, 2019
Last date to apply for Civil Service Prelims and Indian Forest Service Prelims: March 18, 2019
Date of UPSC CSE Prelims 2019 and IFS Prelims 2018: June 02, 2019
Date of UPSC CSE Mains 2019: September 20, 2019
Date of UPSC IFS Mains 2019: December 01, 2019 (Only for Indian Forest Service Aspirants)