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Candidates appearing in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) must refer to the marking scheme to prepare better for the entrance exam. The marking scheme for the Preliminary and Main examinations is mentioned below.
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Preliminary Examination
The examination contains two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.Note
- Both the papers will be of objective type [MCQs] and the duration of the exam will be of two hours
- The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Service [Preliminary] examination will be qualifying in nature with minimum marks of 33%
- The question papers will be available in both Hindi and English
| Paper 1 – General Studies | 200 |
| Paper 2 – General Studies | 200 |
| Total Marks | 400 |
Main Examination
The details of the written examination are as follows:| Paper A – One of the Indian languages to be selected by the candidate | 300 | |
| Paper B – English | 300 | |
Papers To Be Counted for Merit |
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| Paper I | Essay | 250 |
| Paper II | General Studies I – Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society | 250 |
| Paper III | General Studies II – Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations | 250 |
| Paper IV | General Studies III – Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management | 250 |
| Paper V | General Studies IV – (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude | 250 |
| Paper VI | Optional Subject – Paper 1 | 250 |
| Paper VII | Optional Subject – Paper 2 | 250 |
| Personality Test | 275 | |
| Total Marks | 2025 | |
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