PAPER
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AREA/SUBJECT
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Maximum Marks (From 2013 onwards)
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Maximum Marks (previous -till 2012)
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Qualifying Paper -A
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One of the Indian Languages from
the languages included in the eighth schedule
|
300
|
300
|
Qualifying Paper-B
|
English
|
300
|
300
|
1
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Essay
|
250
|
200
|
2
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GS-I (Indian Heritage and Culture,
History and Geography of the World and Society)
|
250
|
600 marks
(Previously, these four papers existed
as two papers each of 300 marks)
|
3
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GS-II (Governance, Constitution,
Polity, Social Justice and International Relations)
|
250
|
4
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GS-III (Technology, Economic
Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
|
250
|
5
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GS-IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
|
250
|
6
|
Optional Subject(I) Paper-1
|
250
|
300
|
7
|
Optional Subject(I) Paper-2
|
250
|
300
|
8
|
Optional Subject(II) Paper-1
|
Not Applicable
|
300
|
9
|
Optional Subject(II) Paper-1
|
Not Applicable
|
300
|
|
WRITTEN TOTAL
|
1750
|
2000
|
|
PERSONALITY TEST (INTERVIEW)
|
275
|
300
|
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
2025
|
2300
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