As per UPSC official website,the
government has made certain changes in the scheme of Civil Services (Main)
Examination, 2013 with consequential amendments in the rules of the examination.
In consequence to that, the Commission has also published a Corrigendum Notice
on its official website on 26th March, 2013.
NOTE: It may also be noted that there is no change in the pattern of
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, which will be held on 26.05.2013 as per
the earlier schedule. The Commission is accepting applications through online
mode only in the Commission’s website till 4th
April, 2013 [till 11.59 PM].
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| Information on UPSC official website |
NEW PATTERN:
A. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:
Paper I (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
• Current
events of national and international importance
• History
of India and Indian National Movement
• Indian
and World Geography‐Physical, Social,
Economic Geography of India and the World.
• Indian
Polity and Governance‐Constitution,
Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• Economic
and Social Development‐Sustainable Development,
Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
• General
issues on Environmental ecology, Bio‐diversity and Climate
Change ‐ that do not
require subject Specialization.
• General
Science.
Paper II(200 marks) Duration : Two hours
• Comprehension
• Interpersonal
skills including communication skills;
• Logical
reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision
making and problem solving
• General
mental ability
• Basic
numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X
level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. —
Class X level)
• English
Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
Note 1
: Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level
(last item in the Syllabus of Paper‐II) will be tested through passages from English language only without
providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
Note 2
: The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the
Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore
a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the
papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.
B. Main Examination
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‐I Essay 250 Marks
Paper‐II General Studies–I 250Marks
(Indian
Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
Paper‐III General Studies –II
250 Marks
(Governance,
Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
Paper‐IV General Studies –III
250 Marks
(Technology,
Economic Development, Bio‐diversity,
Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
Paper‐V General Studies –IV 250 Marks
(Ethics,
Integrity and Aptitude)
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
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