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IAS Exam Details
25-May-2019
IAS
UPSC
Exam
UPSC Mains Syllabus
The Civil Services Main examination is designed to check the scholastic skills of the aspirants and also his/her ability to present his/her knowledge in a comprehensible, consistent and descriptive manner. The IAS Mains Exam intents to evaluate the intellectual quality in whole and candidates’ insights on diverse issues rather than just their memory.
| Paper | Subject | Marks |
| Paper – I | Essay (can be written in the medium of the candidate’s choice) | 250 |
| Paper – II | General Studies – I (Indian Heritage & Culture, History & Geography of the World & Society) | 250 |
| Paper – III | General Studies – II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice & International Relations) | 250 |
| Paper – IV | General Studies – III (Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Security & Disaster Management) | 250 |
| Paper – V | General Studies – IV (Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude) | 250 |
| Paper – VI | Optional Subject – Paper I | 250 |
| Paper – VII | Optional Subject – Paper II | 250 |
The UPSC Mains syllabus gives a list of 48 Optional Subjects which include Literature of different languages. Candidates need to choose any one of the ‘Optional Subjects’ from the list of subjects given below:
Optional Subjects:
| Agriculture | Zoology |
| Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science | Assamese (Literature) |
| Anthropology | Bengali (Literature) |
| Botany | Bodo (Literature) |
| Chemistry | Dogri (Literature) |
| Civil Engineering | Gujarati (Literature) |
| Commerce & Accountancy | Hindi (Literature) |
| Economics | Kannada (Literature) |
| Electrical Engineering | Kashmiri (Literature) |
| Geography | Konkani (Literature) |
| Geology | Maithili (Literature) |
| History | Malayalam (Literature) |
| Law | Manipuri (Literature) |
| Management | Marathi (Literature) |
| Mathematics | Nepali (Literature) |
| Mechanical Engineering | Odia (Literature) |
| Medical Science | Punjabi (Literature) |
| Philosophy | Sanskrit (Literature) |
| Physics | Santhali (Literature) |
| Political Science & International Relations | Sindhi (Literature) |
| Psychology | Tamil (Literature) |
| Public Administration | Telugu (Literature) |
| Sociology | English (Literature) |
| Statistics | Urdu (Literature) |
UPSC Mains 2019 General Studies Paper Syllabus (I, II, III, and IV )
| Paper | Paper | Marks | Syllabus |
| Paper I | General Studies | 250 |
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| Paper II | General Studies | 250 |
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| Paper III | General Studies | 250 |
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| Paper IV | General Studies | 250 |
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