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 |
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 |
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