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Thousands of youth may be nurturing the aim of succeeding the UPSC Civil Service IAS exam. But most of them might be in a dilemma that what to study for IAS or how to study and when to start. To crack the UPSC Prelims exam is the primary step towards the dream of becoming an IAS officer. The UPSC Civil service exam comprises of three stages. They are the Preliminary exam, Mains exam and interview. The Preliminary exam is the first hurdles. The UPSC has released the dates for UPSC 2018 Civil services prelims and mains date.

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Important dates for Civil Services Exam 2018

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The UPSC civil services exam is conducted annually by UPSC. This exam is conducted in three stages.

1. UPSC Civil Services Preliminary exam
2. UPSC Civil Services Mains(written) Examination
3. Interview / Personality

UPSC Civil Services Preliminary exam 2018

The UPSC Civil services Preliminary Examination 2018 comprises of two papers. The prelims exam is an Objective type screening test to eliminate non- serious UPSC aspirants. Generally, it is qualifying in nature. The marks obtained from prelims exam would not be added to final merit.

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 The two papers are General studies Paper I and Paper II (CSAT). Each paper is of 200 marks. The General Studies Paper II (CSAT) will remain a qualifying paper with a minimum qualifying mark fixed at 33%.

UPSC Civil Service Exam syllabus 2018/Civil service exam 2018 syllabus

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UPSC civil service exam syllabus 2018: General Studies Paper I

The General Studies Paper I consists of all the subjects. This paper has 100 questions and 200 marks.

• Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• World and Indian- Social, Physical, Economic Geography of India and the World.
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change.
• Economic and Social Development – Poverty, Sustainable Development, Inclusion, Social Sector initiatives, Demographics, etc.
• Current events of national and international importance.

UPSC civil service exam syllabus 2018: General Studies Paper II (CSAT)

The General Studies Paper II consists of Aptitude, Comprehension and basic mental ability. This paper has 80 questions and 200 marks.

• Interpersonal skills (including communication skills)
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Data interpretation (Charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc of Class X level)
• Basic numeracy (Numbers and their relation, order of magnitude etc. of Class X level)
• Decision making and problem-solving
• Comprehension
• General mental ability

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Syllabus of IAS pre 2018

Syllabus for UPSC Mains 2018

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