Tuesday, March 5

UPSC CIVIL SERVICES MAINS EXAMINATION 2013 SYLLABUS CHANGED

UPSC CIVIL SERVICES MAINS EXAMINATION 2013 SYLLABUS CHANGED

Union Public Service Commission notified The Civil Services Examination 2013 advertisement. UPSC has changed the syllabus of mains examination. In another drastic change, UPSC will conduct Indian Forest Service preliminary examination with Civil Services preliminary Examination. It means from now onward combined preliminary examination will be conducted for Indian Forest Service and Civil Services Examination. However mains examination of both the services will be conducted separately.

In Civil Services mains Examination 2013 instead of two optional papers, now student will opt only one optional paper. Weight-age of General Study has been increased. Here is the new pattern of

Civil Services mains examination:
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Main Examination
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The written examination will consist of the following papers:

► Paper-I
Section 1 Essay 200 Marks
Section 2 English Comprehension & English Précis 100 Marks (Of Matriculation/ Xth standard level)

► Paper-II
General Studies–I 250 Marks (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)

► Paper-III
General Studies –II 250 Marks
(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)

► Paper-IV
General Studies –III 250 Marks (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)

► Paper-V
General Studies –IV 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)

► Paper-VI
Optional Subject – Paper 1 250 Marks

► Paper-VII
Optional Subject – Paper 2 250 Marks

= Sub Total (Written test) 1800 Marks

► Personality Test 275 Marks.

== Grand Total 2075 Marks

{Candidates may choose any optional subject from amongst the list of subjects given in para 2 below (Group 1). However, a candidate can opt for the literatures of a language, indicated in Group-2 below para 2, as an optional subject, only if the candidate has graduated in the literature of that particular language as the main subject}.

NOTE:
(i) Marks obtained by the candidates for all papers (Paper I-VII) will be counted for merit ranking. However, the Commission will have the discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all papers of the examination

Notification - Civil Services (P) Exam 2013 upsc.gov.in

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