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There are three phases of the UPSC Civil Services Exam - Prelims, Mains, and Interview. There are lakhs of aspirants who appear for the Prelims exam every year, but only a few thousand are able to make it to Mains. If you have started preparing for the upcoming CSE exam, it is crucial for you to check the latest UPSC exam pattern to understand the subjects and papers covered in each stage, the number of questions asked, duration, total marks, etc.

The UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern consists of two papers:

General Studies Paper 1

Civil Services Aptitude Test (GS Paper 2).

The UPSC Mains paper pattern is the core evaluation phase, comprising a mix of compulsory and optional papers. It includes language papers, essay writing, general studies papers, and optional subject papers.

The written examination consists of 9 papers out of which 2 papers are qualifying in nature. The marks obtained in the remaining 7 papers and the interview test together are considered for making the final merit.

The final stage, the UPSC Interview or Personality Test, is where aspirants' personalities are evaluated. A panel of experts assesses qualities such as mental alertness, clear and logical exposition, critical powers of assimilation, balance of judgement, ability for social cohesion and leadership, and intellectual and moral integrity.

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Points to keep in mind while attempting questions

• Demand of the question: Understanding the demand and context of the question, focusing on ‘Key words’ & ‘Tail words’ in the question like Discuss, Critically examine, Analyze etc.

• Basic Content: Focus on main arguments in the context/demand of the question

• Value Addition: Use substantiation through examples, facts, data, diagrams.

• Structure of the Answer: Ensure a proper flow in the answer. Organising the content in accordance with the different parts of the question in order to maintain required connectivity

• Time Management: Time bound completion of paper is an absolute necessity.

• Model answers will be provided for the benefit of the students.

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