UPSC Civil Services Exam Pattern

The UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) is conducted in three distinct stages. You must qualify for each stage to proceed to the next. The pattern for 2025 follows the standard structure detailed below:

Stage 1: Preliminary Examination (Prelims)

Nature: Objective Type (Multiple Choice Questions).
Purpose: Screening test only; marks are not counted for the final ranking.
Negative Marking: Yes, 1/3rd (0.33) of the marks assigned to a question are deducted for every wrong answer.

Paper	Subject	Questions	Marks	Duration	Remarks
Paper I	General Studies (GS)	100	200	2 Hours	Counted for Cut-off. Determine eligibility for Mains.
Paper II	CSAT (Aptitude)	80	200	2 Hours	Qualifying Nature. You need to score at least 33% (approx. 66 marks) to pass.

Stage 2: Main Examination (Mains)

Nature: Descriptive (Subjective/Essay type).
Total Papers: 9 Papers.
Ranking: Only marks from the 7 Merit Papers are counted for the final ranking.

A. Qualifying Papers (Marks NOT counted for ranking)

You must score at least 25% in each of these to have your other papers evaluated.

Paper A: One Indian Language (from the 8th Schedule of the Constitution) – 300 Marks
Paper B: English Language – 300 Marks

B. Merit Papers (Marks Counted for Ranking)

Paper	Subject	Marks
Paper I	Essay	250
Paper II	General Studies I (History, Geography, Society)	250
Paper III	General Studies II (Polity, Governance, IR)	250
Paper IV	General Studies III (Economy, Environment, Science, Security)	250
Paper V	General Studies IV (Ethics, Integrity, Aptitude)	250
Paper VI	Optional Subject – Paper 1	250
Paper VII	Optional Subject – Paper 2	250
Total Written Marks		1750

Stage 3: Personality Test (Interview)

Nature: Oral interview by a UPSC Board.
Marks: 275 Marks.
Purpose: To assess your intellectual qualities, social traits, and interest in current affairs.

Final Selection

Your final rank is determined by the sum of your marks in the Mains (Written) and the Interview.

Mains Written: 1750 Marks
Interview: 275 Marks
Grand Total: 2025 Marks

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