{"id":800871,"date":"2024-05-03T18:05:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T12:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/?p=800871"},"modified":"2024-05-03T18:05:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T12:35:18","slug":"upsc-prelims-exam-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/upsc-prelims-exam-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern 2024: Types of Questions, Marks More \ud83c\udfaf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Union Public Service Commission conducts civil services exam annually. Candidates who are planning to appear in the exam next year should have detailed knowledge about the UPSC Prelims Exam pattern. It is known to all that candidates who score equal to or more than cut-off marks in prelims will get a chance to appear in the mains exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UPSC is the conducting body of the Civil Services Exam that is why UPSC releases the exam pattern along with official notification. This government institute has the authority to make changes in the UPSC exam pattern for the Prelims and Mains exam if needed. UPSC changed the pattern in 2013 last time. In this blog, we have focused on the UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern that includes types of questions, marking system, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Important Aspect<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>UPSC Exam Details<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Exam Conducting Body<\/td><td>UPSC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mode of IAS exam<\/td><td>Offline<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Number of times conducted<\/td><td>Once every year<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Prescribed age limit<\/td><td>21 \u2013 32 years (upper age relaxation for reserved candidates)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IAS Exam \u2013 Prelims 2024<\/td><td>Sunday, 26th May 2024 (Postponed to 16th June 2024)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IAS Exam \u2013 Mains 2024<\/td><td>20th September 2024 onwards (exams for five days)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IAS Exam Pattern<\/td><td>Prelims (MCQs), Mains (Descriptive papers)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-upsc-exam-pattern-prelims-2024\">UPSC Exam Pattern: Prelims 2024 \u270d\ufe0f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UPSC conducts the UPSC exam annually. The aim of this exam is to recruit skilled and knowledgeable IAS, IFS, IPS, and other top job roles. There are three stages of the UPSC exam; Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Prelims and Mains exams are written exams. To help candidates score well in the Prelims exam, we have mentioned the UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"5\"><strong>UPSC Exam Pattern For Prelims<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Paper<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Type<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>No. of questions<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total Marks<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">General Studies I<br><\/td><td>Objective<\/td><td>100<\/td><td>200<\/td><td>2 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">General Studies II (CSAT)<br><\/td><td>Objective<\/td><td>80<\/td><td>200<\/td><td>2 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Total marks for Prelims<br><\/td><td colspan=\"4\">400 (where GS Paper II is qualifying in nature with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/upsc-prelims-history\/\">UPSC Prelims History: Previous Year Questions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-upsc-exam-pattern-for-prelims-paper-1\">UPSC Exam Pattern for Prelims Paper 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, we have mentioned the important points of exam pattern for Paper 1 of the Prelims exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Candidates will face 100 questions that carry 2 marks each.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Questions will be multiple choice questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total duration is 120 mins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need to score equal to or more than the cut off score.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is a negative marking system, so you need to answer carefully.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-upsc-exam-pattern-for-prelims-paper-2\">UPSC Exam Pattern for Prelims Paper 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, we have mentioned the important points of the upsc exam pattern for Paper 2 of the Prelims exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Candidates will face 80 questions that carry 2.5 marks each.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Questions will be MCQ, so you will have 4 options to choose from.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total duration is 120 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This paper is just qualifying in nature and marks of this paper won\u2019t be added in the final score.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1702535642501\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the total marks in UPSC Prelims exam?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The total marks in the prelims exam is 400 marks of two papers.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1702535652102\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is there negative marking scheme in prelims exam?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">According to the UPSC Prelims exam, the candidates will face negative marking system. For every wrong answer, you\u2019ll lose 1\/3rd of 2 marks.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1702535711847\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who can make changes in Prelims exam pattern?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The Union Public Service Commission is the conducting body of this exam that holds the authority to make required changes in the exam pattern.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#2d7c56\"><strong>Related Blogs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>How to Prepare for UPSC 2024 at Home?<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/backup-plan-for-upsc-aspirants\/\"><strong>Backup Plan for UPSC Aspirants<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/upsc-previous-year-question-papers\/\"><strong>UPSC Previous Year Question Papers For Last 10 Years<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>UPSC Book List<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/how-many-questions-are-there-in-upsc-mains\/\"><strong>How Many Questions are there in UPSC Mains?<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/upsc-preparation-for-working-people\/\"><strong>\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbbUPSC Preparation for Working People<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was all about the UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern. 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