Overview

UPSC Exam 2025

Important Dates, Syllabus & Exam Pattern For UPSC 2025

 

• IMPORTANT DATES

• UPSC Exam Eligibility Criteria

• UPSC PRELIMS Exam Pattern

• UPSC PRELIMS Exam Syllabus

Paper I - General Studies Paper I

• a) Current events of national and international importance
• b) History of India and Indian National Movement
• c) Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World.
• d) Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues
• e) Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
• f) General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialisation
• g) General Science

Paper II - General Studies Paper II:

CSAT: Civil Services Aptitude Test

• a) Comprehension
• b) Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
• c) Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• d) Decision-making and problem solving
• e) General mental ability
• f) Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level),
• g) Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)
• Note 1 :  Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
• 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.

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