~~~~~ UPSC NEW SYLLABUS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Section‐I Plan Of Examination The competitive examination comprises two successive stages: Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (ObjectiveType) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts. The preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks in the subjects set out in sub‐section (A) of Section II. This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. The number of Candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about twelve to thirteen times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year through this examination. Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in the year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission, to the Main Examination. The Main Examination will consist of written examination and an interview test. The written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the subjects set out in sub‐section (B) of Section II out of which two papers will be of qualifying in nature. Also see Note (ii) under Para I of Section II (B). Marks obtained for all the compulsory papers (Paper–Ito Paper‐VII) and Marks obtained in Interview for Personality Test will be counted for ranking. Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Main Examination as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be summoned by them for an interview for a Personality Test, vide sub‐section ‘C’ of Section II. The number of candidates to be summoned for interview will be about twice the number of vacancies to be filled. The interview will carry 275 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks). Section - II Scheme And Subjects For The Preliminary And Main Examination. A. Preliminary Examination The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200marks each. B. Main Examination The written examination will consist of the following papers: Qualifying Papers: 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 Subject Name Marks Paper-1 Essay 250 Paper-2 General Studies–I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) 250 Paper-3 General Studies –II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) 250 Paper-4 General Studies –III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio‐diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) 250 Paper-5 General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) 250 Paper-6 Optional Subject – Paper 1 250 Paper-7 Optional Subject – Paper 2 250 Sub Total (Written test) 1750 Personality Test 275 Grand Total 2025 Candidates May Choose Any One Of The Optional Subjects From Amongst The List Of Subjects Given Below: Language Script Assamese Assamese Bengali Bengali Gujarati Gujarati Hindi Devanagari Kannada Kannada Kashmiri Persian Konkani Devanagari Malayalam Malayalam Manipuri Bengali Marathi Devanagari Nepali Devanagari Oriya Oriya Punjabi Gurumukhi Sanskrit Devanagari Sindhi Devanagari or Arabic Tamil Tamil Telugu Telugu Urdu Persian Bodo Devanagari Dogri Devanagari Maithilli Devanagari Santhali Devanagari or Olchiki List Of Optional Subjects For Main Examination: Agriculture Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Anthropology Botany Chemistry Civil Engineering Commerce and Accountancy Economics Electrical Engineering Geography Geology History Law Management Mathematics Mechanical Engi
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