UPSC Syllabus 2022 PDF
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The Union Public Service Commission in consultation with the Government (Ministry of Mines, the Nodal Ministry) has decided to revise the Scheme, Civil services are preliminary, and the main examination. UPSC New Syllabus 2022 PDF can be downloaded from the link given at the bottom of this page.
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.
UPSC IAS Exam has three exam stages:
- Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for the Mains Exam.
- Civil Services Mains Examination (Written) for the selection of candidates for the next level of the UPSC IAS Exam.
- Civil Services Personality Test (PT)- The final stage of the selection process.
UPSC New Syllabus 2022 PDF – IAS Prelims Exam 2022
In IAS Prelims, UPSC tests the analytical, logical, and reasoning ability of the candidates. The IAS Prelims Exam is divided into two parts:
(i) General Studies Paper-I
(ii) General Studies Paper-II
Both papers have a maximum time limit of two hours and the General Studies Paper-II, which is popularly known as CSAT, is only qualifying in nature. The exam is conducted on a single day with Paper 1 in the morning session and paper 2 in the evening session.
UPSC IAS Syllabus Prelims Exam 2022: GS Paper I
Marks: 200
Duration: 2 hours
| SL. No | Subject-wise Division | Detailed Syllabus |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | History History of India and Indian Freedom Struggle | Ancient History of India Medieval History of India Modern History 1857 to 1947 Indian National Movement |
| 2 | Geography Geography of India and Concept of Physical Geography | Physical Geography Human Geography Economic Geography World Geography |
| 3 | Polity Indian Polity and Governance issues | Union Executives State Executives Federalism in India Judicial System Panchayati Raj |
| 4 | Economy Indian Economy and Social Development | Basic Principles of Indian Economy Social Schemes of Government Social Development through Economic Empowerment Sustainable Development Demographics |
| 5 | Environment and Ecology Principles of Environment and Ecology | General Principles Climate Change and Climate Summits and Conferences |
| 6 | General Science Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Technology | General Principles The Latest Science and Technological Development |
| 7 | Current Events It covers all the events of National and International Importance | Current Affairs Current Affairs with all Dimensions |
UPSC IAS Main 2022 Syllabus
| Name of Paper | Syllabus | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Essay Paper | Any Topic/Topics (Current issues) | 250 |
| GS Paper I | Indian Heritage and | 250 |
| Culture, Indian History, World History, World Geography, Indian Society, Important Geo-physical phenomena | ||
| GS Paper II | Governance, Indian Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and | 250 |
| International relations, Welfare Schemes, Statutory, regulatory and quasi-judicial bodies, Role of civil services in a democracy, India’s relation with neighbour countries, International institutions, | ||
| GS Paper III | Technology, | 250 |
| Economic Development, Bio diversity, | ||
| Environment, | ||
| Indian Economy and its various sectors | ||
| Government Budgeting | ||
| Land Reforms | ||
| Inclusive Growth | ||
| Security and Disaster Management | ||
| GS Paper IV | Ethics and Human Interface | 250 |
| Attitude | ||
| Aptitude | ||
| Emotional Intelligence | ||
| Emotional Intelligence | ||
| Public/Civil service value | ||
| Probity in Governance | ||
| Case study on above topics | ||
| Indian Language Paper | (i) Comprehension of given passages | 300 |
| (ii) Précis Writing | ||
| (iii) Usage and Vocabulary | ||
| (iv) Short Essays | ||
| (v) Translation from English to the Indian | ||
| language and vice-versa | ||
| English | Comprehension of given passages | 300 |
| Précis Writing | ||
| Usage and Vocabulary | ||
| Short Essays | ||
| Optional Paper I | As opted by the Candidate | 250 |
| Optional Paper-II | As opted by the Candidate | 250 |
For more details download the UPSC Syllabus 2022 in PDF format using the link given below.
