UPSC Exam Pattern 2025

Stage	Paper	Type	Marks	Duration
Preliminary	General Studies I	Objective	200	2 hours
Preliminary	General Studies II (CSAT)	Objective	200	2 hours
Main	Eassy	Descriptive	250	3 hours
Main	General Studies I	Descriptive	250	3 hours
Main	General Studies II	Descriptive	250	3 hours
Main	General Studies III	Descriptive	250	3 hours
Main	General Studies IV	Descriptive	250	3 hours
Main	Optional Paper I	Descriptive	250	3 hours
Main	Optional Paper II	Descriptive	250	3 hours
Main	Indian Language	Qualifying	300	3 hours
Main	English	Qualifying	300	3 hours
Personality Test	Interview	Oral	275	-

The total marks for the preliminary exam is 400, and only general studies I is counted for ranking purposes. For the general studies II CSAT, you have to score a minimum of 33% to pass.

And the total marks for the main exam is 1550. In this, only essay and general studies papers are for ranking, and for optional and language papers, you have to score a minimum of 25% to pass.

And finally, we have a personality test in which your total mark is 275. These marks are added to the main exams, and they decide the final score.

If you want to get more information, then you can check out the UPSC official website for more information on the syllabus.

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