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UPSC Syllabus 2023 PDF & Exam Pattern for Prelims & Mains

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UPSC IAS Syllabus 2023 PDF, Latest Exam Pattern & Previous Year Question Papers PDF Download: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) Syllabus 2023 PDF. Every year UPSC releases notifications for recruitment to various services and posts. UPSC CSE 2023-24 Complete Syllabus PDF and Exam Pattern is available here in online mode.

Aspirants who are going to appear for UPSC Civil Services Prelims and Mains Exam must know all the details regarding the Latest UPSC Syllabus 2023 PDF and Exam Pattern. Here we have provided Latest UPSC IAS Prelims & Mains Syllabus 2023 Pdf, Exam Pattern, and Previous Year’s Question Papers. Aspirants can download the Latest New UPSC Syllabus 2023 PDF. If you prepare according to UPSC 2023 Syllabus pdf then you will perform better. To know more about UPSC Syllabus 2023 read the full article below.

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UPSC Syllabus 2023 PDF – Overview

UPSC Syllabus 2023
Organization Name	Union Public Service Commission(UPSC)
Examination Name	UPSC Civil Services Exam (CSE)
IAS Full Form	Indian Administrative Services
IPS Full Form	Indian Police Service
Category	Syllabus
Syllabus Status	Available Now
Location	Across India
UPSC Syllabus Release Date	2nd February 2023
UPSC IAS Prelims 2023 Exam Date	28th May 2023
UPSC IAS Mains 2023 Exam Date	15th September 2023
Number of Stages	Prelims exam Mains exam Interview
Number of papers	Prelims: 2 Mains: 7
Type of questions	Prelims: Objective type Mains: Subjective type
Important URL
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UPSC Syllabus 2023 PDF	Click Here
UPSC Previous Year Question Papers	Click Here
UPSC Exam Calendar 2023 PDF	Click Here
Notification	Click Here
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Official Website	@upsc.gov.in

UPSC IAS Prelims Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2023

UPSC IAS Prelims Exam consists of two papers of 200 marks. Check below for detailed information about UPSC IAS Prelims Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2023.

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UPSC IAS Prelims Exam Pattern 2023 – Overview

S.No.	General Studies Paper-I	General Studies Paper-II
Number of Questions	100	80
Total Marks	200	200
Duration of exam	2 hours	2 hours
Type of Paper	Objective (MCQ)	Objective (MCQ)
Mode of Exam	Offline/Pen-Paper mode	Offline/Pen-Paper mode
Negative Marking	1/3rd of the marks assigned to a question	1/3rd of the marks assigned to a question
Medium of Exam	Hindi & English	Hindi & English

UPSC IAS Prelims Syllabus 2023

General Studies Paper-I

General Science.
Indian Polity & Governance
Indian and World Geography
Economic & Social Development
History of India & Indian National Movement.
Current events related to national and international importance.
General issues on Environmental ecology especially climate change, Biodiversity and
Climate Change, solar inventions, green energy, etc.

General Studies Paper-II

Comprehension.
General mental ability.
Logical reasoning & analytical ability.
Decision-making & problem-solving.
Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. – Class X level)
Basic numeracy (orders of magnitude, numbers and their relations, etc.) (Class 10th level).

UPSC IAS Mains Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2023

UPSC IAS Mains Exam consists of seven papers including two optional papers. Check below for detailed information about UPSC IAS Mains Exam Pattern and Syllabus 2023.

UPSC IAS Mains Exam Pattern 2023

Paper	Subject	Duration	Marks
Qualifying Papers
Paper-A	Compulsory Indian language	3 Hours	300
Paper-B	English	3 Hours	300
Papers to be Counted for Merit
Paper-I	Essay	3 Hours	250
Paper-II	General Studies-I	3 Hours	250
Paper-III	General Studies-II	3 Hours	250
Paper-IV	Genera Studies-III	3 Hours	250
Paper-V	General Studies-IV	3 Hours	250
Paper-VI	Optional Subject – Paper 1	3 Hours	250
Paper-VII	Optional Subject – Paper 1	3 Hours	250
Total (Written Test)			1750
Personality Test			275
Grand Total			2025

UPSC IAS Mains Syllabus 2023

Qualifying Papers on Indian Languages and English

English Language
Indian Languages

UPSC IAS Mains Paper 1

Essay writing

UPSC IAS Mains Paper 2: General Studies-I

Based on Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society.

UPSC IAS Mains Paper 3: General Studies-II

Based on Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice, and International Relations.

UPSC IAS Mains Paper 4: General Studies-III

Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security, and Disaster Management

UPSC IAS Mains Paper 5: General Studies-IV

Based on Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude

UPSC IAS Mains Paper 6 & 7: Optional Subject Papers I & II

Agriculture
Geography
Geology
History
Economics
Zoology
Botany
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Anthropology
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Electrical Engineering
Law
Management
Sociology
Statistics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Political Science and International Relations
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Literature of any one language: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and English.

UPSC Syllabus 2023: FAQs

Where can I get the UPSC Syllabus 2023 PDF?

UPSC Syllabus 2023 PDF can be found on the official website of UPSC.

Who will release the UPSC IAS Syllabus 2023 PDF?

UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) 2023 Syllabus has been released by the Union Public Service Commission.

What is the syllabus of UPSC IAS 2023?

UPSC IAS 2023 Prelims Exam Syllabus consists of History of India, General Science, Indian & World Geography, Economic & Social Development, Current events of National & International importance, Logical reasoning, Problem-solving, Basic numeracy, etc Subjects.

How can I prepare for UPSC 2023?

Select from the best latest books based on UPSC IAS 2023 Syllabus & Exam Pattern.

How many papers are there in UPSC IAS Preliminary?

As per UPSC Syllabus 2023, UPSC IAS Preliminary Exam consists of two papers.

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