Benefits of Understanding the syllabus: –

• When the aspirants analyse syllabus, they get know the common topics to be covered for Prelims and Mains Examinations. These points can be studied integrating the Prelims and Mains scope. 
• This not only eases the preparation but also saves valuable time. 
• If an aspirant keeps study without analysing the syllabus, he may end up studying relevant and useless material. In this process the aspirants will lose their most valuable time. 
• To avoid this analysing the UPSC Prelims and Mains syllabus before starting the preparation is crucial.

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PRELIMS SYLLABUS: –

• Among the three stages of the UPSC exam, the first stage is the Preliminary Exam. 
• It comprises two papers of 200 marks each containing objective-type multiple-choice questions. 
• The time allotted to attempt each exam is 2 hours which needs to be mandatorily attempted by the candidates. 
• The candidates need to score qualifying marks to clear the cut-off. 
• The Prelims consists of two papers of 200 marks each. 
• Paper 1 consists of the General studies syllabus. 
• Paper-2 (CSAT) in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination is a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%. 
• The question papers will be set in both Hindi and English.

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IAS Prelims exam details:

Prelims General Studies Paper-1 Syllabus:

1. Current events of national and international importance.
2. History of India and Indian National Movement.
3. Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
4. Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
5. Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
6. General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change- that do not require subject specialization.
7. General Science.

Prelims General Studies Paper-2 (CSAT) Syllabus:

1. Comprehension.
2. Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
4. Decision-making and problem-solving.
5. General mental ability.
6. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level)
7. Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. – Class X level).
8. English language comprehension skills – Class X level.

General Studies MAINS SYLLABUS: –

• Candidates who qualify Preliminary exam are called for the Main exam. 
• The UPSC mains exam is conducted in 2 parts: – qualifying papers and merit exams. 
• There are a total of 9 papers in the Mains exam. Every paper is of 3 hours and extra 30 minutes extra is given to blind students.
• Paper A and Paper B are 300 marks each and the remaining papers are 250 marks each.
• The questions in Mains are of the subjective type and can be written in either Hindi or English language.

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UPSC Mains Exam pattern: –

General Studies (Mains) Exam Syllabus: –