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UPSC Civil Services Syllabus
The UPSC syllabus, paper by paper and topic by topic.
Stage 1: Preliminary Examination
Stage 2: Main Examination
- UPSC Mains: Indian Language (qualifying)
- UPSC Mains: English (qualifying)
- UPSC Mains: Essay
- UPSC Mains: General Studies I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History, Geography and Society)
- UPSC Mains: General Studies II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations)
- UPSC Mains: General Studies III (Technology, Economic Development, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
- UPSC Mains: General Studies IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
- UPSC Mains: Optional Subject (two papers)
- UPSC Interview: Personality Test