UPSC Exam Pattern:Prelims

Paper Name	Time Duration	No.of Questions	Total marks	Nature of papers
GS PaperI	2 hours	100	200	Marks considered for Preliminary Exam Merit
CSAT	2hours	80	200	Qualifying in nature

UPSC Exam Pattern:Mains

Paper	Subject	Total Marks	Nature of Paper	Type of paper
Paper A	Compulsory Indian language	300	Qualifying	Descriptive
Paper B	English
Paper I	Essay	250	Merit
Paper II	General Studies I
Paper III	General Studies II
Paper IV	General Studies III
Paper V	General Studies IV
Paper VI	Optional I
Paper VII	Optional II

- Allotted Time - 3 Hours
- Total Marks - 1750

The written examination consists of 9 papers out of which 2 papers are only qualifying in nature. The marks obtained in the remaining 7 papers and the interview test together are considered for making the final merit.

Interview Marks – 275 which make the grand total of maximum marks 2025.