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About IAS > Civil Services Main Exam > Scheme of Exam |
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The Main written examination comprises a total of nine (9) papers of two types: |
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2 papers of non-ranking types |
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7 papers of ranking type |
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Non-ranking Papers
Two papers of non-ranking type include: |
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Paper I: |
Indian language, to be selected by the candidate out of languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution, and – 300 marks |
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Paper II: |
English, which is a compulsory paper – 300 marks |
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Ranking Papers |
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Paper III: |
Essay - 200 marks |
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Paper
IV & V: |
General Studies – 300 marks per paper |
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Paper
VI, VII, VIII, IX: |
Two optional subjects with two papers each – 300 marks per paper |
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Notes |
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The papers on Indian Languages and English will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature the marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking. |
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The papers on Essay, General Studies and Optional Subjects of only such candidates will be evaluated as attain such minimum standard as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion for the qualifying papers on Indian Language and English. |
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The paper-Ion Indian Languages will not, however, be compulsory for candidates hailing from the North-Eastern States of Arunachanl Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and also for candidates hailing from the State of Sikkim. |
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For the Language papers, the script to be used by the candidates will be as under: |
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Language |
Script |
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Assamese |
Assamese |
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Bengali |
Bengali |
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Gujarati |
Gujarati |
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Hindi |
Devanagari |
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Kannada |
Kannada |
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Kashmiri |
Persian |
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Konkani |
Devanagari |
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Malayalam |
Malayalam |
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Manipuri |
Bengali |
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Marathi |
Devanagari |
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Nepali |
Devanagari |
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Oriya |
Oriya |
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Punjabi |
Gurmukhi |
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Sanskrit |
Devanagari |
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Santhali |
Devanagari or olchiki |
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Sindhi |
Devanagari or Arabic |
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Tamil |
Tamil |
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Telugu |
Telugu |
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Urdu |
Persian |
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Segments/portions of General Studies paper |
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There are 4 segments in GS paper 1: |
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a) |
History of Modern India & Indian culture |
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b) |
Geography of India |
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c) |
Constitution of India & Indian Polity |
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d) |
Current National Issues & Topics of Social Relevance |
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There are 5 segments in GS paper 2 |
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a) |
India & the World |
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India’s Economic Interaction with the World |
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c) |
Developments in the field of Science & Technology, IT and Space |
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d) |
International Affairs & Institutions |
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e) |
Statistical Analysis, Graphs & Diagrams |
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