UPSC IAS Marking Scheme 2022
Before you appear for the most prestigious exam of the country you must understand the marking scheme for it. This will help you to plan your preparation strategy. UPSC exam has three stages Prelims, Mains and Interview. These exams are conducted all through the year.
UPSC IAS Marking Scheme 2022
Before you appear for the most prestigious exam of the country you must understand the marking scheme for it. This will help you to plan your preparation strategy. UPSC exam has three stages Prelims, Mains and Interview. These exams are conducted all through the year. The first exam is UPSC prelims. To appear in the next level one has to clear the first level. To appear in mains, one has to clear prelims. Candidate must have clarity about the exam pattern with its marking scheme. Let’s understand the marking schemes for all the three stages of UPSC exam:
Prelims marking scheme for IAS 2022
UPSC prelims consist of two papers
- Paper I-General Studies
- Paper II-Civil services aptitude test(CSAT)
UPSC Prelims Exam
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Pattern Details
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Number of Papers |
2 |
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Type of Questions |
MCQs |
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Number of Questions in GS Paper 1 |
100 |
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Number of Questions in GS Paper 2 |
80 |
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Total Marks |
400 |
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Exam Duration |
2 Hours |
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Negative Marks |
1/3rd marks will be deducted for wrong answers |
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Medium of Exam |
English and Hindi |
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Mode of Exam |
Offline - Mark answers on OMR Sheet |
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Cut off Marks based on |
GS Paper 1 alone (GS Paper 2 Qualifying in nature) |
Prelims paper I which is General studies paper has 100 questions if 200 marks each question is of 2 marks. And for wrong answer there is negative marking with deduction of 1/3 marks
Prelims paper II(CSAT) has 80 questions with 200 marks total. To qualify this exam candidate has to score minimum 33% marks.1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Subjects
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Total Marks |
Duration |
Total Number of Questions |
Negative Marking |
Cut-off Marks
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Paper- I (GS) |
200 |
2 Hours |
100 (2 marks per question) | 1/3rd of the marks allotted to a question i.e. 0.66 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. | As per decided by UPSC every year. The candidate has to attain the marks equal to or more than the cut-off marks. |
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Paper-II (CSAT) |
200 |
2 Hours |
80 (2.5 marks per question) | 1/3rd of the marks allotted to a question i.e. 0.83 will be deducted for each wrong answer. | It is qualifying in nature. It is mandatory to score 33% of the total marks to pass this exam. |
UPSC Mains Exam Marking Scheme for 2020:
Paper
|
Subjects |
Marks |
| I |
Essay |
250 |
|
II |
General Studies-I (Indian History & Culture, History & Geography of the World and Society) |
250 |
| III | General Studies-II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations) | 250 |
| IV | General Studies-III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) | 250 |
| V | General Studies-IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) | 250 |
| VI | Optional Subject- Paper 1 | 250 |
| VII | Optional Subject- Paper 2 | 250 |
| Total (Written Test) | 1750 |
IAS marking scheme for interview:
UPSC Interview |
Marks |
|
IAS Interview Marks |
275 Marks (Maximum) |
IAS final merit list 2020:
Exam Stage |
Total Marks |
|
UPSC IAS Mains Examination |
1750 |
|
Personality Test (Interview) |
275 |
| UPSC IAS Final Merit List prepared out of | 2025 |
Things to remember:
- CSAT is a qualifying exam, which means that marks obtained in it will not be counted in final cut off.
- To clear prelims one has to score cut off marks in Paper I (100-125 marks) and 33% marks in paper II also.
- Prelims is just a screening test. Prelims marks will not be counted for the final merit list.
UPSC calendar for year 2020 has already been announced. Date mentioned for the starting of exam is 31st May 2020.
