UPSC Prelims

UPSC Prelims is the first stage of your Dream. This is officially known as the civil services preliminary exam but in common aspirants refer to it as UPSC Prelims,  IAS prelims, or UPSC pre.

Here we provide all the essential things which help you to clear this exam.

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Select Your Study Paper for UPSC 2023 Prelims

General Studies Paper CSAT

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UPSC Preliminary Exam Pattern

UPSC Civil Services Prelims Examination is comprised of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each.

Paper

Subjects

Total Marks

Duration

I

General Studies (GS)

200

2 hours (9:30 AM to 11:30 AM)

II

CSAT

200

2 hours (2:30 PM to 4:30 PM)

  • Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration. 
  • The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
  • The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.

UPSC Prelims 2022 – Syllabus

UPSC IAS Prelims syllabus for 2023 Exam is given below:

General Studies Paper-1 Syllabus:

  • 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, Biodiversity and Climate Change- that do not require subject specialization.
  • General Science.

General Studies Paper-2 (CSAT) Syllabus:

  • 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.
UPSC Prelims
UPSC Prelims