Civil Servant (IAS/PCS)

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The UPSC exam pattern for the Mains stage consists of 9 papers conducted over 5 to 7 days. Only those candidates who secure at least the declared cut off in General Studies I and 33% in General Studies II in Prelims will be allowed to appear for the Mains Examination. The 9 papers in IAS Exam (Mains) are as follows: Paper A (Compulsory Indian Language); Paper B English which are qualifying in nature, while the other papers like Essay, General Studies Papers I, II, III, and IV, and Optional Papers I and II are considered for the final ranking. UPSC Syllabus Civil Services Mains Exam
Paper I: (Essay) 250 Marks. Paper 2: (General Studies 1) 250 Marks. Paper 3: (General Studies 2) 250 Marks. Paper 4: (General Studies 3) 250 Marks. Paper 5: (General Studies 4) 250 Marks. Paper 6: (Optional Subject Paper 1) 250 Marks. Paper 7: (optional subject paper 2) 250 marks.

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