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UPSC finally released corrigendum for the IAS Notification 2013, which has
clearly mentioned new pattern for IAS Exams 2013.
Scheme and subjects for the Preliminary and Main Examinations.
SectionI
Plan of Examination
The competitive examination comprises two successive stages:
1. Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (ObjectiveType) for the selection of
candidates for Main Examination
2. Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of
candidates for the various services and posts.
The preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple
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choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks in the subjects set out in sub
section (A) of Section II. This examination is
meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary
Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main
Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. The number of
Candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about twelve to thirteen
times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year through this
examination. Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have
qualified in the Preliminary Examination in the year will be eligible for admission to the
Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission, to the
Main Examination.
The Main Examination will consist of written examination and an interview test. The
written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the subjects
set out in subsection (B) of Section II out of which two papers will be of qualifying in
nature. Also see Note (ii) under Para I of Section II (B). Marks obtained for all the
compulsory papers (PaperIto PaperVII) and Marks obtained in Interview for Personality
Test will be counted for ranking.
Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Main
Examination as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be summoned
by them for an interview for a Personality Test, vide subsection C of Section II. The
number of candidates to be summoned for interview will be about twice the number of
vacancies to be filled. The interview will carry 275 marks (with no minimum qualifying
marks).

Section - II
Scheme and subjects for the Preliminary and Main Examination.
A. Preliminary Examination
The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200marks each.

B. Main Examination
The written examination will consist of the following papers:

Qualifying Papers:
Paper : A - (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the
Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution). 300 Marks
Paper : B English 300 Marks

Papers to be counted for merit

Paper Subject Name
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Paper- Essay

250

1
Paper- General StudiesI (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography
2

of the World and Society)

Paper- General Studies II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and

3

International relations)

Paper- General Studies III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio

4

diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)

Paper5
Paper6
Paper7

250
250
250

General Studies IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)

250

Optional Subject Paper 1

250

Optional Subject Paper 2

250

Sub Total (Written test)

1750

Personality Test

275

Grand Total

2025

Candidates may choose any one of the optional subjects from amongst the
list of subjects given below:
Language
Assamese
Bengali
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
Malayalam
Manipuri
Marathi
Nepali
Oriya
Punjabi
Sanskrit
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
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Script
Assamese
Bengali
Gujarati
Devanagari
Kannada
Persian
Devanagari
Malayalam
Bengali
Devanagari
Devanagari
Oriya
Gurumukhi
Devanagari
Devanagari or Arabic
Tamil
Telugu
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Urdu
Bodo
Dogri
Maithilli
Santhali

Persian
Devanagari
Devanagari
Devanagari
Devanagari or Olchiki

List of optional subjects for Main Examination:

1. Agriculture
2. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
3. Anthropology
4. Botany
5. Chemistry
6. Civil Engineering
7. Commerce and Accountancy
8. Economics
9. Electrical Engineering
10. Geography
11. Geology
12. History
13. Law
14. Management
15. Mathematics
16. Mechanical Engineering
17. Medical Science
18. Philosophy
19. Physics
20. Political Science and International Relations
21. Psychology
22. Public Administration
23. Sociology
24. Statistics
25. Zoology
26. Literature of any one of the following languages:
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili,
Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil,
Telugu, Urdu and English.

C. Interview Test
The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of
his career. He will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of
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the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in
public service by a Board of competent and unbiased observers. The test is
intended to judge the mental calibre of a candidate. In broad terms this is really an
assessment of not only his intellectual qualities but also social traits and his interest
in current affairs. Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical
powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgement, variety
and depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and
moral integrity.
The technique of the interview is not that of a strict crossexamination but of a
natural, though directed and purposive conversation which is intended to reveal the
mental qualities of the candidate.
The interview test is not intended to be a test either of the specialised or general
knowledge of the candidates which has been already tested through their written
papers. Candidates are expected to have taken an
intelligent interest not only in their special subjects of academic study but also in
the events which are happening around them both within and outside their own
State or Country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries
which should rouse the curiosity of well educated youth.

Click Here For Official Notification

(http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/2013/csp_ifs/corr_eng.pdf)

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