In earlier post we have already told about preliminary examination
pattern which is most commonly known as CSAT pattern as of now. After
qualifying the preliminary examination, an aspirant will be able to sit
for the mains
examination. The mains examination is of written type and
it consist of following papers:
Interview Process:
After completing the mains examination candidates will need to appear in the Interview process.
There will be a board of members assigned for candidates to appear before them. They ask questions based on their academic career and personal thoughts about different things of their interest. They try to assess the personality of candidates, whether they are internally ready for becoming a civil servant or not? Their mental awareness and intellectual capability along with their balance of judgement, ability of tackling with social situations and leadership qualities are also evaluated.
Interview process held in very comfortable environment. The panel always try to assess the best qualities within a candidate. The panel never consider your academic or general knowledge test, which has already been evaluated in the preliminary and main examinations.
Papers of Qualifying Nature:
Paper : A - One
of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the
Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. It will be of 300 Marks
Paper : B - English is another paper of qualifying nature but its compulsory for all candidates appering into the mains examination.
Papers to be evaluated for qualifying the civil services examination:
| Paper | Subject Name | Marks |
| Paper-1 | Essay | 250 |
| Paper-2 | General Studies–I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) | 250 |
| Paper-3 | General Studies –II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) | 250 |
| Paper-4 | General Studies –III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio‐diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) | 250 |
| Paper-5 | General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) | 250 |
| Paper-6 | Optional Subject – Paper 1 | 250 |
| Paper-7 | Optional Subject – Paper 2 | 250 |
| Sub Total (Written test) | 1750 | |
| Personality Test | 275 | |
| Grand Total | 2025 |
Candidates may choose any one of the optional subjects from amongst the list of subjects given below:
Language Script
Assamese Assamese
Bengali Bengali
Gujarati Gujarati
Hindi Devanagari
Kannada Kannada
Kashmiri Persian
Konkani Devanagari
Malayalam Malayalam
Manipuri Bengali
Marathi Devanagari
Nepali Devanagari
Oriya Oriya
Punjabi Gurumukhi
Sanskrit Devanagari
Sindhi Devanagari or Arabic
Tamil Tamil
Telugu Telugu
Urdu Persian
Bodo Devanagari
Dogri Devanagari
Maithilli Devanagari
Santhali Devanagari or Olchiki
List of optional subjects for Main Examination:
- Agriculture
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
- Anthropology
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Commerce and Accountancy
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Law
- Management
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Science
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science and International Relations
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Zoology
- Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English.
Interview Process:
After completing the mains examination candidates will need to appear in the Interview process.
There will be a board of members assigned for candidates to appear before them. They ask questions based on their academic career and personal thoughts about different things of their interest. They try to assess the personality of candidates, whether they are internally ready for becoming a civil servant or not? Their mental awareness and intellectual capability along with their balance of judgement, ability of tackling with social situations and leadership qualities are also evaluated.
Interview process held in very comfortable environment. The panel always try to assess the best qualities within a candidate. The panel never consider your academic or general knowledge test, which has already been evaluated in the preliminary and main examinations.
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