UPSC civil services prelims exam 2025 today; barred items inside centre

UPSC IAS Prelims 2025: Things allowed

UPSC CSE Prelims 2025: Barred items

UPSC IAS e-Admit Card,

Pen,

Pencil,

Identity proof,

Copies of self-photographs

Bag,

Baggage,

Luggage,

Valuables or costly items,

Mobile phones,

Smart or digital watches,

other electronic gadgets,

Books or textual materials

UPSC IAS paper 1 syllabus

UPSC IAS paper 2 syllabus

• Current events of national and international importance.

• History of India and Indian National Movement.

• Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

• Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights

• Issues, etc.

• Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social

• Sector Initiatives, etc.

• General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require

• subject specialization.

• General Science.

• Comprehension;

• Interpersonal skills including communication skills;

• Logical reasoning and analytical ability;

• Decision making and problem solving;

• General mental ability;

• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data

• interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level)