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UPSC Syllabus PDF

  • The UPSC syllabus is an extremely crucial milestone on the road to clear the UPSC Civil Services Examination.
  • The Civil Services Exam (CSE) is a nationwide exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in India for recruitment of various designated posts viz IAS (Indian Administrative Service), IPS (Indian Police Service), IFS (Indian Foreign Service), IRS (Indian Revenue Service) and allied services.
  • This exam is considered to be one of the toughest exams in India.
  • Hence, to be able to get through the IAS exam successfully, candidates should know the latest IAS syllabus for UPSC in detail.
  • We have here the UPSC syllabus pdf for students to understand the syllabus of upsc thoroughly by downloading a copy and looking at it as often as possible.

UPSC Exam Pattern Prelims and Mains

UPSC Prelims Syllabus

MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) Marks / Duration Type Language
G.S 200 / 2 hrs Competitive Hindi / English
CSAT 200 / 2 hrs 330 / Qualifying Hindi / English

UPSC Main Syllabus

Upsc main syllabus
Qualifying Papers:
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 Marks
Paper-B
(English)
300 Marks
Papers to be counted for merit :
Paper-I
Essay
250 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
Optional Subject - Paper 1
250 Marks
Paper-VII
Optional Subject - Paper 2
250 Marks
Sub Total (Written test) 1750 Marks
Personality Test 275 Marks
Grand Total 2025 Marks

UPSC CSE Syllabus PDF Download

  1. UPSC prelims syllabus
  2. UPSC mains syllabus


Subjectwise UPSC Syllabus PDF Download in English

Name of the Subject Optional Syllabus PDF Download
General Studies UPSC General Studies Syllabus PDF Download
Essay UPSC Essay Syllabus PDF Download
English Qualifying UPSC English Qualifying Syllabus PDF Download
Indian Languages UPSC Indian Languages Syllabus PDF Download
Agriculture Optional Syllabus UPSC Agriculture Syllabus PDF Download
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Syllabus PDF Download
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Bodo Optional Syllabus UPSC Bodo Syllabus PDF Download
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Civil Engineering Optional Syllabus UPSC Civil Engineering Syllabus PDF Download
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Indian History CSE Syllabus UPSC History Syllabus PDF Download
Law Optional UPSC Syllabus UPSC Law Syllabus PDF Download
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