What is the exam pattern of UPSC?

The Union Public Service Commission's civil service exam pattern is officially divided into two stages called the preliminary and main examination, while in practice it is a three-stage exam. The third is the personality test PI or interview. Union Public Service Commission's Prelims consist of 2 papers, namely, General Studies I and Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT). While the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) is qualifying in nature, the marks obtained in the General Studies paper determine your selection for Union Public Service Commission's Mains. The score of the General Studies Paper will be considered for the prelims cutoff. 1/3 of the marks would be deducted for the wrong answer. Exam Pattern for IAS Main Examination: The IAS Mains Exam consists of two types of papers: qualifying and merit ranking. Paper A and Paper B, are Qualifying papers. The marks obtained in papers A and Paper B will not be added to the merit. All the other paper's marks will decide your rank. Hence, the Total Score will be out of 1750 marks. It is mandatory to score at least 25 percent in each paper to be evaluated during the final selection. Students will be required to write the answers on the answer sheets provided by the Union Public Service Commission. No extra sheets will be provided for the exam. I hope this will help you.

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UPSC (union public service commission) exam also known as IAS exam consists of 3 stages - Prelims, Mains, and Interview. UPSC CSE Prelims consists of two papers namely General Studies I and CSAT (General Studies Paper-II). While CSAT is qualifying in nature, the marks obtained in the General Studies paper determine your selection for UPSC Mains. It means your score in the General Studies Paper will be considered for the Prelims cutoff. Additionally, there is negative marking for the wrong answers. 1/3rd of the marks allotted for the question would be deducted as a penalty for marking the wrong answer. However, if you do not attempt the question, there will be no deductions. Hence, you should take only calculated risks when it comes to marking doubtful questions. In Paper 1 General studies:- No. Of questions- 100 Marks allotted- 200 Time allotted- 2 hours The score will be considered for cut-off In paper-2 General studies-2 (CSAT) (objective type) No. Of questions- 80 Marks allotted- 200 Time allotted- 2 hours Candidates will have to score 33% to qualify CSAT. The IAS Mains Exam consists of 8-9 papers of different subjects which you have to clear on merit or qualifying basis. If the candidate clears the Mains exam he needs to give an interview at the final stage for the selection.

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