Civil Services Examination (CSE) is one of the most popular exams conducted by UPSC. It is widely known as the ‘IAS exam’ even though CSE is a common exam to recruit candidates to about 24 top government services like IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, etc.

UPSC Civil Services Exam (CSE) consists of 3 stages. The stages are:

1. Preliminary Exam (objective)
2. Main Exam (written)
3. Interview (personality test)

PRELIMINARY EXAM SYLLABUS

PRELIMS has two papers:

1. GS PAPER I

• Current event of National and International importance
• History of India and INM
• Indian and World Geography- Physical, social, economic, the geography of India and the world
• Indian Polity and Governance- Constitution, Political system, Panchayati Raj, Public policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• Economic and Social development- sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives
• General issues on environmental ecology, biodiversity, and climate change that do not require subject specialization
• General Science

2. CSAT PAPER II

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision making and problem-solving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy ( numbers and their relation, orders of magnitude) {class X level}
• Data interpretation ( charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc) {class X level}

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MAINS EXAM SYLLABUS

Mains has 9 papers:

1. Two qualifying paper: a) Any Indian Language b) English Language Paper
2. Essay
3. GS I
4. GS II
5. GS III
6. GS IV
7. Optional Paper I and II

Structure of the English Language Paper:

• Essay (100 marks)
• Comprehension (60 marks)
• Precis (60 marks)
• Translation (English to Hindi and vice-versa) (40 marks)
• Grammar (40 marks)

ESSAY:

• Mainly current affairs related topic or some important issues.

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER I:

• Indian heritage and Culture
• History and Geography of the world and Society

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER II:

• Governance
• Constitution
• Polity
• Social Justice
• International Relations

GENERAL STUDIES III:

• Technology
• Economic development
• Biodiversity
• Disaster management

GENERAL STUDIES IV:

• Ethics
• Integrity
• Aptitude

INTERVIEW

This is totally a personality test and thus, doesn’t have any syllabus.