UPSC Exam Pattern 2023 or the IAS Exam Pattern 2023 for prelims and mains have been announced by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). You can know the complete UPSC examination scheme here to prepare for the Civil Services Examination. The exam pattern of UPSC CSE indicates subjects, number of questions, marking scheme, mode, duration, negative marking for UPSC 2023 question paper. Therefore it is important to know this scheme along with syllabus before appearing in the UPSC 2023.
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UPSC Exam Pattern 2023
The exam pattern is as follows for this UPSC Exam.
UPSC IAS Prelims Exam Pattern 2023
| Paper | Marks |
|---|---|
| General Studies Paper I | 200 marks |
| General Studies Paper II | 200 marks |
The exam pattern is as follows
- Mode of Exam – The exam is a Offline Pen and Paper based test.
- Question type – The questions are Objective type.
- Exam Duration – Each paper is of 2 hours.
- Language of Question Paper – The question paper is in language Hindi and English.
Negative Marking –
- For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
UPSC IAS Mains Exam Pattern 2023
Qualifying Papers:
| Paper | Marks |
|---|---|
| Paper-A (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution). | 300 Marks |
| Paper-B English | 300 Marks |
Papers to be counted for merit :
| Paper | Marks |
|---|---|
| Paper-I Essay | 250 Marks |
| Paper-II General Studies-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) | 250 Marks |
| Paper-III General Studies -II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) | 250 Marks |
| Paper-IV General Studies -III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) | 250 Marks |
| Paper-V General Studies -IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) | 250 Marks |
| Paper-VI Optional Subject – Paper 1 | 250 Marks |
| Paper-VII Optional Subject – Paper 2 | 250 Marks |
| Sub Total (Written test) | 1750 Marks |
| Personality Test | 275 Marks |
| Grand Total | 2025 Marks |
The exam pattern is as follows
- Mode of Exam – The exam is a Offline Pen and Paper based test.
- Question type – The questions are conventional (essay) type.
- Exam Duration – Each paper is of 3 hours.
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UPSC Exam Pattern – An Overview
The important things to remember about this exam are as follows.
| Aspects | Details |
|---|---|
| Competitive Exam | UPSC CSE |
| Details Here | Exam Pattern of UPSC CSE |
| Full Name of Exam | Civil Services Examination |
| Exam Conduting Body | Union Public Service Commission |
| Union Public Service Commission Full Form | UPSC |
| Official Website | upsc.gov.in |
| Exam Is For recruitment of | Group A and B service posts |
| Services Where You Get Job On Its Basis | Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Indian Civil Accounts Service, Indian Corporate Law Service, Indian Defence Accounts Service, Indian Defence Estates Service, Indian Information Service, Indian Postal Service, Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes), Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax), Indian Trade Service, Indian Railway Management Service, Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service,Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lakshadweep Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lakshadweep Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS) |
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