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On this page, you can read about the Civil Service exam pattern and UPSC syllabus \/ IAS syllabus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Abraham Lincoln wrote,<\/p>\n \u201cGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n So, as per the above saying by Lincoln, an aspirant needs to know the complete UPSC Syllabus inside out i.e. sharpening their tools, to start the preparation. UPSC syllabus should be in the aspirant’s head like a mind map. It will help the aspirant in several ways.<\/p>\n The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of objective type i.e.,<\/span> Paper I and Paper II.<\/span><\/b> This examination is meant for screening tests only.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are qualified for the main examination will not be counted for determining their final rank.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Commission will make a list of candidates eligible for the Civil Services Main Examination based on two criteria:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There will be negative marking for incorrect answers for all questions except some of the questions the negative marking will be inbuilt in the form of different marks being awarded to the most appropriate and not-so-appropriate answer for such questions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been marked by the candidate, one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If a candidate gives more than one answer it will be considered a wrong answer. No marks will be counted for unattempted questions, nor any marks will be deducted.\u00a0<\/span>The question paper is set in both languages: English and Hindi.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Each paper will be of two hours.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n Blind candidates and candidates with Locomotor Disability and Cerebral Palsy where the dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function (a minimum of 40% impairment) will however, be allowed an extra time of twenty minutes per hour for each paper.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The candidate must appear in both papers of the civil services preliminary exam<\/strong> to get evaluated. The candidate is disqualified if he\/ she does not appear in both papers.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUPSC Civil Services Exam 2025 syllabus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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UPSC Syllabus for prelims<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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