IAS Exam Pattern 2020, UPSC Exam Pattern

The format of Civil Service Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is as follows -

Examination	Month of Examination (Generally)	Subject	Total Marks
Preliminary*	May	General Studies Question Paper I & II	Question Paper I - 200
Preliminary*	May	General Studies Question Paper I & II	Question Paper II - 200
Main	September	General Studies (Paper-I)	250
		General Studies (Paper-II)	250
		General Studies (Paper-III)	250
		General Studies (Paper-IV)	250
		Optional Subject (Paper-I)	250
		Optional Subject (Paper-II)	250
		Essay	250
		Compulsory**: English	300
		Compulsory***: Indian Language	300
Interview	February-March-April	Personality Test	275

Note:

* The marks obtained in the preliminary examination are not added with the marks of the main examination and the interview.
**, *** The marks obtained in Compulsory English and Indian language papers are also not added with the marks of main examination and interview (1750 + 275 = 2025).
The final selection of the candidate is based on the sum of the marks obtained in the main examination and interview.