UPSC IAS Mains 2021 Exam Tomorrow; Check test pattern, timings here
Prabakaran K | January 6, 2022 | 11:50 AM IST | 2 mins read
The UPSC Civil Services 2021 mains exam will be conducted on January 7, 8, 9, 15 & 16, 2022 in offline mode. Candidates can check UPSC IAS 2021 exam pattern and timings here.
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Subscribe NowNew Delhi: The Union Public Services Commission is all set to conduct the Civil Services (Main) exam tomorrow. The UPSC IAS 2021 mains exam will be conducted in a pen and paper-based mode on January 7, 8, 9, 15 and 16. As per the released UPSC IAS exam schedule 2021 , the examination will be conducted in two sessions every day except day 1 (January 7, 2022). The first session will be held from 9 am to 12 noon and the second shift will be held from 2 pm to 5 pm.
As per the UPSC IAS mains exam pattern 2021, there is a total of nine papers in the examination. Candidates should obtain a minimum of 25% in their optional subject along with the other subjects. All languages covered in the 8th schedule of the Indian constitution will be taken into account for the language paper.
UPSC IAS mains exam date and timing 2021
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S.no |
Forenoon session (9 am to 12 noon) |
Afternoon session (2 pm to 5 pm) |
Dates |
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1 |
Paper‐I Essay |
No Paper |
January 7, 2022 |
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2 |
Paper‐II General Studies‐I |
Paper‐III General Studies‐II |
January 8, 2022 |
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3 |
Paper‐IV General Studies‐III |
Paper‐V General Studies‐IV |
January 9, 2022 |
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4 |
Paper‐A Indian Language |
Paper‐B English |
January 15, 2022 |
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5 |
Paper‐VI Optional Subject-Paper 1 |
Paper‐VII Optional Subject‐Paper 2 |
January 16, 2022 |
UPSC IAS 2021 exam pattern (mains)
The table below shows the detailed exam pattern of UPSC Civil Services examination 2021.
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Particulars |
Details |
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Number of papers |
9 |
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Language of paper |
English |
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Hindi |
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Descriptive paper: Candidates can appear for language paper in 22 languages mentioned in 8th schedule 8 of the Indian constitution. |
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Duration of exam |
Three hours each |
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Subjects |
1. Compulsory Indian language 2. English 3. Essay
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Number of questions |
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Maximum marks |
1750 |
About UPSC Civil Services Exam
The UPSC IAS 2021 selection process includes three major stages - preliminary, mains and interview. Candidates qualifying in all the stages of the UPSC IAS 2021 examination will be recruited as Group A & B officers to different posts. There are a total of 712 vacancies are available in the UPSC IAS recruitment 2021.
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