UPSC Syllabus, The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to
examination candidates (male/female/transgender) are requested to carefully read the Rules of Civil Services Examination notified by the Government (Department of Personnel and Training).
| Apply Online by using the website | https://upsconline.nic.in |
| Civil Services Examination will consist of two successive stages | (i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective type) (ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) |
| Eligibility Conditions: | (a) a citizen of India, or (b) a subject of Nepal, or (c) a subject of Bhutan, |
| Age Limits: | 21 years to 32 year |
| Minimum Educational Qualifications: | Degree of any of Universities incorporated |
| A number of attempts: | Permitted 6 tempts |
| Application FEE: | pay fee of Rs. 100/- |
| Negative Marking | Only Preliminary Exam for Objective Type Question Papers |
| Total Marks on Paper divided | 1. Preliminary Exam two paper each- 200 marks Duration -2 hr (this paper only Qualified for mains exam minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%) 2. (Written Exam )Mains Exam total marks-1750 marks 3. Interview test-250 marks |
The Number of Post on UPSC Candidates
| Indian Administrative Service | Indian Foreign Service | Indian Police Service | Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’. | Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ |
| Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’ | Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ | Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’. | Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration). | Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’. |
| Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ | Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’. | Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group ‘A’. | Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’ | Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’ |
| Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’. | Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade). | Indian Defense Estates Service, Group ‘A’. | Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’. | Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’. |
| Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’ | Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’ | Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’ |
Scheme and subjects for the Preliminary and Main Examination
A. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:
The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each.
Note :
(i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration.
(ii) The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%
(iii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
(iv) Details of the syllabi are indicated in Click here.pdf
B. MAIN EXAMINATION:
The written examination will consist of the following papers :—
Qualifying Papers : UPSC Syllabus,
| Qualifying Papers : | Marks |
| Paper-A (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution). | 300 |
| Paper-B English | 300 |
| Papers to be counted for merit | |
| Paper-I Essay | 250 |
| Paper-II General Studies-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) | 250 |
| Paper-III General Studies -II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) | 250 |
| Paper-IV General Studies -III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) | 250 |
| Paper-V General Studies -IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) | 250 |
| Paper-VI Optional Subject – Paper 1 | 250 |
| Paper-VII Optional Subject – Paper 2 | 250 |
| Sub Total (Written test) | 1750 |
| Personality Test | 275 |
| Grand Total | 2025 |
Candidates may choose any one of the optional subjects from among st the list of subjects given in para 2 below:—
List of optional subjects for Main Examination :
| Agriculture | Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science | Anthropology | Botany |
| Chemistry | Civil Engineering | Commerce and Accountancy | Economics |
| Electrical Engineering | Geography | Geology | History |
| Law | Management | Mathematics | Mechanical Engineering |
| Medical Science | Philosophy | Physics | Political Science and International Relations |
| Psychology | Public Administration | Sociology | Statistics |
| Zoology | Literature of any one of the following languages: | Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English. |
Each paper will be of 3 hours duration
UPSC SYLLABUS FOR THE EXAMINATION
Part A—Preliminary Examination
Paper I – (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
- Current events of national and international importance.
- History of India and Indian National Movement.
- Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
- Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
- Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,
- Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
- General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
- General Science
Paper II-(200 marks) Duration : Two hours
- Comprehension;
- Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability;
- Decision making and 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);
Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
Main Examination syllabus
PAPER-I
Essay: Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics. They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.
PAPER-II
(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society.)
PAPER-III
(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations.)
PAPER-IV
General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management
PAPER-V
General Studies- IV: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
PAPER-VI & PAPER VII
Optional Subject Papers I & II
Candidate may choose any optional subject from amongst the List of Optional Subjects.
Full Notification On Optional Subject– Click here.pdf