UPSC IAS Exam Pattern 2022: Prelims & Main Exam Pattern
Indian Administrative Services (IAS), one of the wings of the Civil Services Examination, is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The Exam Pattern of IAS is designed to test candidates’ academic knowledge and understanding levels.
The IAS exam pattern 2022 has been released in the official notification which is expected to be declared on 2nd February 2022. No major changes in the exam pattern are to be expected. So, here is the UPSC IAS exam pattern based on the previous year’s question papers.
UPSC IAS 2022 Exam Pattern
The UPSC IAS Exam is conducted in three stages:
Preliminary Exam: It is an objective type test that shortlists the candidates for Mains exams.
Main Exam: It is a descriptive test that further shortlists the candidates for the interview round.
Interview round/Personality Test: This is the last stage of the selection process. It is done to select candidates for various posts.
UPSC IAS Exam Pattern: Prelims Exam
- The Preliminary exam consist of two papers –
- General Ability Test (GAT) and
- Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT)
- Both these papers are compulsory but their marks are not considered to prepare the final result.
- The questions are of objective type with 4 answer choices. Candidates have to select the correct answer.
- There is a provision of negative marking where ¼ of the total marks allotted to the question are deducted for incorrect answers.
- The question papers will be in two languages – Hindi and English. The question on reading comprehension will be only in English.
IAS Preliminary Exam Pattern: Quick Overview
|
Paper Name |
Time Duration |
Marks Allotted |
|
Paper 1: General Ability Test (GAT) |
2 Hours |
200 |
|
Paper 2: English Language and Aptitude |
2 Hours |
200 |
|
TOTAL |
|
400 |
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UPSC IAS Exam Pattern: Main Exam
Only those candidates who qualify Prelims are eligible to appear for the Main exam.
- IAS Mains consist of 9 papers:
- 2 papers of qualifying nature
- 7 papers to be considered for merit formation
- Candidates have to appear in all 9 papers. Failing in any of the qualifying papers will result in the cancellation of candidature.
IAS Main Exam Pattern – List of Papers
|
Paper Name |
Marks |
|
Qualifying Paper |
|
|
Paper 1 (Candidates have to select one of the Indian languages included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution) |
300 |
|
Paper 2 (English) |
300 |
|
Papers Considered for Merit |
|
|
Paper 1 – Essay |
250 |
|
Paper 2 – General Studies I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) |
250 |
|
Paper 3 – General Studies II (Constitution, Governance, Social Justice, Polity and International Relation) |
250 |
|
Paper 4 – General Studies III (Economic Development, Technology, Environment, Bio-diversity, Security and Disaster Management) |
250 |
|
Paper 5 – General Studies IV (Integrity, Ethics and Aptitude) |
250 |
|
Paper 6 – Optional Subject 1 |
250 |
|
Paper 7 – Optional Subject 2 |
250 |
|
TOTAL |
1750 |
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Each paper is of 3 hours time duration.
List of Optional Subjects
|
S. No. |
Subject Name |
|
1 |
Agriculture |
|
2 |
Anthropology |
|
3 |
Chemistry |
|
4 |
Geography |
|
5 |
History |
|
6 |
Political Science & International Relations |
|
7 |
Commerce & Accountancy |
|
8 |
Economics |
|
9 |
Management |
|
10 |
Mathematics |
|
11 |
Mechanical Engineering |
|
12 |
Psychology |
|
13 |
Public Administration |
|
14 |
Sociology |
|
15 |
Electrical Engineering |
|
16 |
Physics |
|
17 |
Zoology |
|
18 |
Medical Science |
|
19 |
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science |
|
20 |
Botany |
|
21 |
Civil Engineering |
|
22 |
Geology |
|
23 |
Law |
|
24 |
Philosophy |
|
25 |
Statistics |
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UPSC IAS Pattern: Personality Test/Interview
Candidates who get through Mains are called for Interview round/Personality Test. It is of 275 marks and includes a psychometric test, assessment test and Personal interview. The marks obtained in this round are added to prepare the final merit list.
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