How many papers are there in the IAS main exam?

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Rachit Kumar Saxena | Contributor-Level 9

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As the name suggest, the IAS main exam has 9 descriptive papers. The details of these papers are given below:

Paper	Description	Marks
A	One of the Indian language to be selected by the candidate from the languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the constitution (Qualifying only)	300
B	English (Qualifying Only)	300
1	Essay	250
2	General Studies-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)	250
3	General Studies –II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)	250
4	General Studies –III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)	250
5	General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)	250
6	Optional Subject - Paper 1	250
7	Optional Subject - Paper 2	250

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