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UPSC 2024 Exam Date
UPSC CSE Notification 2024 | 14 February 2024 |
UPSC CSE 2024 apply online start date | 14 February 2024 |
UPSC CSE 2024 apply online last date | 5 March 2024 |
UPSC Prelims Exam 2024 | 26 May 2024 |
UPSC Mains Exam 2024 | 20 September 2024 |
Interview Date | Announced soon |
Final Results for UPSC 2024 | Announced soon |
UPSC Syllabus 2024- Overview
Particulars | Prelims | Mains |
No. of Papers | Two | Nine |
Types of Questions | Objective | Descriptive |
Duration of Exam | 2 hours each | 3 hours each |
Total Marks | 400 | 1750 |
Medium of Exam | English & Hindi | English & Hindi (except language paper) |
Negative Marking | ⅓rd. mark will be deducted | o negative marking |
Marks Counted in Merit | No | Yes |
Exam Pattern & Syllabus For UPSC Prelims
Two Compulsory Papers | General Studies Paper – I (GS) General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) |
Number of Questions (GS Paper – I) | 100 |
Number of Questions (CSAT) | 80 |
Total Number of Marks | Total – 400 (200 each paper) GS Paper 1 – 200 Marks CSAT Paper 2- 200 Marks |
Negative Marking | 1/3 will be deducted for every wrong answer |
Duration of Exam | Two hours for each exam: GS Paper 1 – 2hrs CSAT paper 2 – 2hrs Note:- 20 minutes per hour extra time. For Blind Candidates & candidates with Locomotor Disability & Cerebral Palsy [minimum 40% impairment] |
Type of Questions | Objective (MCQ) type |
Medium of Exam | Bilingual (Hindi & English) |
UPSC Mains Exam Pattern
Exam Component | Paper/Subject | Marks |
Qualifying Papers | Paper-A: Indian Language from 8th Schedule | 300 |
Paper-B: English | 300 | |
Merit-Based Papers | Paper-I: Essay | 250 |
Paper-II: General Studies-I (Indian Heritage, Culture, History, Geography) | 250 | |
Paper-III: General Studies-II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice, International Relations) | 250 | |
Paper-IV: General Studies-III (Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Environment, Security, Disaster Management) | 250 | |
Paper-V: General Studies-IV (Ethics, Integrity, Aptitude) | 250 | |
Paper-VI: Paper 1 -Optional Subject | 250 | |
Paper-VII: Paper 2 -Optional Subject | 250 | |
Sub Total | 1750 | |
Personality Test | 275 | |
Grand Total | 2025 |
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