IAS Exam Prelims And Mains syllabus

Please provide me syllabus for the IAS prelims and mains examination of UPSC ??

As you asking for the IAS Examiation let me tell you that the IAS Examination, also called Indian Administrative Services Examination, Conducted by UPSC Every year.
the examionation has three phases :
Phase 1: Preliminary Examination or CSAT (Objective Section)

Phase 2: Main Examination (Subjective Section)

Phase 3: Interview (Vocal Section)

Syllabus of Prelinminary Examination :
Syllabus for Paper 1:

Current events (National and International)
History of India
Geography of the world (Physical, Social, Economic)
Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution
Economic and Social Development
General Issues (Environmental Ecology, Bio-Diversity, Climate change etcs.)
General Science

Syllabus for Paper 2:

Comprehension
Interpersonal Skills
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Decision making and problem solving
General mental ability
Basic Numeracy
Data Interpretation
Comprehension Skill (English)
Phase 2: Main Examination Syllabus (1750 Marks):

This phase will test your academic and intellectual talent in depth. It consists of 9 papers, in which two are qualifying papers of 300 marks each:

I. Any Indian Language

II. English

These two papers just need to qualify which is mandatory and marks obtained will not be considered or counted.

Language for the rest seven papers can be any of the languages mentioned in Eighth Schedule of the constitution or you can opt for English. Rest seven papers are mentioned below, each weighing 250 marks:

III. Essay

IV. General Studies 1 (Indian Heritage/Culture, World History & Geography)

V. General Studies 2 (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations)

VI. General Studies 3 (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security & Disaster Management)

General Studies 4 (Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude)
Optional 1 (Of your choice)

VII. Optional 2 (Of your choice)

These are the optional subjects from which you can choose your preference:

Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
Indian History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Anthropology
Assamese
Bengali
Chinese
English
French
German

IAS exam is generally known as the civil services examination organizes by UPSC for recruitment in IAS and IPS posts..

Here I am giving you syllabus for the IAS prelims and mains examination in PDF file attached with it so you can get it easily..

Some content is given below :
IAS Prelims Syllabus
General Studies Paper I
Maximum marks : 200
Number of Questions : 100
Total Time : 120 minutes (02 hours)

Syllabus
1. Current events of national and international importance
2. History of India and Indian national movement
3. Indian and World Geography
4. Indian Polity and governance
5. Economic and social development
6. General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change
7. General Science

General Studies Paper II
Maximum marks : 200
Number of Questions : 80
Total Time : 120 minutes (02 hours)
Syllabus

1. Comprehension
2. Interpersonal skills which include communication skills
3. Logical reasoning & analytical ability
4. Decision making & problem solving
5. General mental ability
6. Basic numeracy
7. English language comprehension skills (Class X level)

IAS Mains Syllabus
Paper I (One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate)
Maximum marks : 200
Paper II (English)
Maximum marks : 300
Paper III (Essay)
Maximum marks : 200
Paper IV & V (General Studies)
Maximum marks : 600
Paper VI, VII, VIII, IX (Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the prescribed optional subjects)
Maximum marks : 1200

Attached Files Available for Download

UPSC IAS exam syllabus.pdf (159.3 KB, 97 views)

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Answered By StudyChaCha Member

hii sir, I am preparing for the IAS Examination I heard there is a two papers Prelims and Mains please provide me the details of these two examinations ?