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15th October 2014, 03:39 PM
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Re: Subjects and Papers under IAS Exam

UPSC conducts Civil Services exam to recruit the eligible candidate for IAS Post. IAS Exam is conducted in 2 stages

Prelim Exam
Mains Exam

Subjects and Paper of IAS Exam –

Preliminary Examination --


Paper I : General Studies (GS) - 200 marks - 2 hours
Subject Area
Current events of national & international importance
History of India and Indian National Movement
Indian and World Geography - Phsical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the world
Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Right Issues, etc.
Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
General issues on Environmentel Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialisation
General Science
Negative Marking: 1/3rd of marks allotted for every question

Paper II : Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT) - 200 marks - 2 hours
Subject Area
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills
Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability
Decision-making & Problem-solving
General Mental Ability
Basic Numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (CLass X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. - Class X Level)
English Language Comprehension Skills (Class X Level)

Mains Exam—

Paper - I Language -300 Marks
Paper – II English -300 Marks
Paper – III Essay - 200 Marks

Paper-IV
General Studies-I 300 Marks (Indian Heritage and Culture,
History and Geography of the World and Society)

Paper-V
General Studies -II: 300 Marks
(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)

Paper-VI
General Studies -III 300 Marks
(Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)

Paper-VII
General Studies -IV 300 Marks
(Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
Marks carried by General Studies was 4X 250=1000

Paper-VIII
Optional Subject - Paper 1 -300 Marks

Paper-IX
Optional Subject - Paper II -300 Marks

Optional Subjects of IAS Mains Exam:

Agriculture
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Geology
Indian History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce & Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Political Science & International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics

List of Optional Subjects (Literature)

French
German
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Pali
Arabic
Assamese
Bengali
Chinese
English
Persian
Punjabi
Russian
Sanskrit
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Kashmiri
Konkani
Marathi
Malayalam
Manipuri
Nepali
Oriya


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