upsc civil service ias exam 2014-What is the UPSC IAS Main Examination?

What is the UPSC IAS Main Examination?

stage 2 – IAS mains

Latest pattern- pattern changed from 2012 IAS Main exam-see the offical IAS 2012 notification here
The UPSC IAS Mains Exam (Subjective papers of 2000 marks) consists of 9 papers which are usually held from early October/November for around 21 days.

The current pattern of UPSC IAS Main examination is as follows:-

PAPER-I:
Section 1 Essay-200 Marks
Section 2 English Comprehension & English Précis-100 Marks

PAPER-II: General Studies- I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society-250 Marks

PAPER-III: General Studies- II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations-250 Marks

PAPER-IV: General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management-250 marks

PAPER-V: General Studies- IV: Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude-250 Marks

PAPER-VI & PAPER VII: Optional Subject Papers I & II-250 Marks Each
Total marks-2075(9 descriptive papers)

Personality Test- 275 Marks

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