Best IAS Classes in Delhi | IAS Mains Exam Pattern

Every year UPSC conducts the most prestigious exam of the country, The civil services examination in three stages i.e prelims, mains, and interview. The mains examination is the most crucial stage which decides your selection and ranking in civil services examination. The pattern of the mains exam is-

• IAS Mains is also an offline exam. Each paper will carry 250 marks. 
•  Each paper is of 3 hours. 30 minutes are given extra to blind students.
• The exam will contain 7 papers. A candidate will be tested on the basis of their knowledge and understanding of the subject
• Questions will be both- objective and subjective in nature. They will be given in both Hindi and English language.
• IAS Mains is further divided into two types – Qualifying Exam and Merit Exam. It is compulsory to appear in both.

Qualifying Papers- 

1. Paper A: (One of the Indian Language to be selected from the ones included in the 6th Schedule of the Constitution – 300 Marks)
2. Paper B: English – 300 Marks

Merit Exams- 

• Candidates will have to score a minimum percentage in the qualifying exam to qualify for the exam. The question papers are prepared to test the intellectual and interpersonal skills of the candidate.
• The essay type questions will test the students understanding of the subject and the concept. The students will be tested on the strength of an Indian Language.
• There would be two optional papers which the candidates would have to select.

The following table will enrich the candidates for the compulsory papers, the marks allotted in which would be added to calculate Merit:

Paper	Title of the Paper	Marks Allotted
Paper 1	Essay writing	250 Marks
Paper 2	General Studies–I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)	250 Marks
Paper 3	General Studies –II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)	250 Marks
Paper 4	General Studies –III  (Technology, Economic Development, Bio‐diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)	250 Marks
Paper 5	General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude)	250 Marks
Paper 6	Optional Subject – Paper 1	250 Marks
Paper 7	Optional Subject – Paper 2	250 Marks
	Sub-total in the written test	250 Marks

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