Download UPSC Pre and Mains full syllabus
The Civil Services Mains examination aims to test the academic talent and the ability of the candidate to present the answers in a clear and coherent manner. The Examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and understanding of the concepts rather than merely to check their information and memory.
Aspirants become eligible for Mains only after qualifying the Prelims Exam held by UPSC. If you are looking for prelims exam syllabus Click here – Upsc Prelims 2020
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| Paper – A Language -300 Marks Candidate can take any Modern Indian language but this paper is of qualifying nature |
| Paper – B English -300 Marks This paper is of qualifying nature |
| Paper – I Essay – 250 Marks Can be written in the medium or language of the candidate’s choice |
| Paper-II General Studies-I 250 Marks (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) |
| Paper-III General Studies -II: 250 Marks (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) |
| Paper-IV General Studies -III 250 Marks (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) |
| Paper-V General Studies -IV 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) Marks carried by General Studies papers are 4X 250=1000 |
| Paper-VI Optional Subject – Paper 1 -250 Marks |
| Paper-VII Optional Subject – Paper II -250 Marks Candidate is allowed to take up literature as an optional subject “without the condition of having it at the graduation level.” |
| Sub Total (Written test) 1750 Marks
Marks of English and Language will not be counted in the total tally of marks for the written exam. So the total of the Mains exam will be 1750 Marks Only. |
| Interview/Personality Test – 275 marks
This part of the exam comes only after the results of the mains exams are declared. Candidates can give preference of the language in which they may like to be interviewed. UPSC will make arrangement for the translators. THe marks fetched in this stage of the exam is combined with the marks obtained in the upsc mains. |
| Grand Total 2025 Marks |
| A candidate is allowed to use any one language from the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution or English as the medium of writing the examination. |