UPSC Union Public Service Commission
UPSC which conduct Civil Services exam for All India services group A and group B has recently announced upsc calendar 2019 exam date syllabus details schedule for east-southeast, NDA, CDS, and alternative exams
upsc calendar 2019 exam date syllabus details |
UPSC calendar 2019
Here are some important dates UPSC 2019 exam
UPSC calendar 2019 |
UPSC Prelims Pattern
The UPSC prelims it consists of two papers which are shown below:
- General Studies Paper 1
- General Studies Paper 2 (CSAT)
UPSC Prelims Pattern
Paper | Total marks | No. of questions | Duration | Type | Negative marks | Nature |
General Studies Paper 1 | 200 | 100 | 2 hours | Objective | Yes | Merit ranking |
General Studies Paper 2 (CSAT) | 200 | 80 | 2 hours | Objective | Yes | Qualifying |
UPSC Mains Pattern
Paper | Subject | Nature of the paper | Duration | Total marks |
Paper A | Compulsory Indian language | Qualifying | 3 hours | 300 |
Paper B | English | Qualifying | 3 hours | 300 |
paper I | Essay | Merit ranking | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper II | General Studies I | Merit ranking | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper III | General Studies II | Merit ranking | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper IV | General Studies III | Merit ranking | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper V | General Studies IV | Merit ranking | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper VI | Optional I | Merit ranking | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper VII | Optional II | Merit ranking | 3 hours | 250 |