UPSC CIVIL SERVICES MAIN EXAM SCHEME , SYLLABUS AND PLAN
UPSC CIVIL SERVICES MAIN EXAM SCHEME , SYLLABUS AND PLAN Scheme and subjects for the Preliminary and Main Examinations. Section‐I Plan of Examination The competitive examination comprises two successive stages: Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (ObjectiveType) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts. The preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks in the subjects set out in sub‐section (A) of Section II. This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. The number of Candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be ab
