Sunday, September 29, 2013

Mains Exam: Change of format



Mains Exam: Change of format

Before (upto 2012)
After (2013)

Paper
Marks
Paper
Marks
Compulsory
language
papers
Regional language paper.
Marks not counted in merit.
300
Same as Earlier
300
English Paper. But marks
not counted
in final merit list.
300
same as earlier
300
Essay
Yes
200
Yes
250
General Studies
2 papers
600
4 papers (new topics included)
1000
First optional
2 papers
600
2 papers
500
Second optional
2 papers
600
Removed
0
Interview
Yes
300
Yes but marks reduced
275
Total

2900
Merit from 2300.

2900
Merit from 2025
What is removed from general studies?
  1. Statistics and data interpretation topic removed from General Studies (Mains).
  2. Public Health, Health education and ethical concerns regarding health-care, medical research and pharmaceuticals topic removed. (It is no longer Explicitly mentioned under syllabus, although doesn’t prevent UPSC from asking this under GS3!)

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