UPSC 2020
IAS toppers recommend starting UPSC preparation at least one year before the Prelims Exam Date. The Union Public Service Commission has released the official exam calendar for 2020 on their official website. Serious aspirants should kickstart their UPSC 2020 preparation as soon as possible as the Civil Services Exam is a comprehensive and highly competitive exam that needs no introduction.
The Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) comprises three stages:
UPSC Prelims – 2 papers – objective type questions
UPSC Mains – 9 papers – descriptive-essay type
IAS Interview or UPSC Personality Test
UPSC Calendar 2020:-Download PDF Here
The first stage of the exam is UPSC Prelims where candidates are filtered out for the Mains stage of the exam. The final merit list is prepared based on the candidates’ marks in Mains + Interview.
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UPSC Prelims
Number of Papers: 2
Paper 1: General Studies I
Paper 2: General Studies II or CSAT
Duration: 2 hours each
Maximum Marks: 200 for each paper
Nature of Questions: Objective Type (MCQs)
UPSC Mains
Number of Papers: 9
Paper A: Compulsory Indian Language
Paper B: English
Paper 1: Essay
Paper 2: General Studies I
Paper 3: General Studies II
Paper 4: General Studies III
Paper 5: General Studies IV
Paper 6 and 7: Optional Subject
Duration: 3 hours each
Maximum Marks: 250 for each merit ranking paper
Nature of Questions: Descriptive-Essay Type
UPSC Personality Test
Maximum Marks: 275