Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics.
They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.
Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society.
Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations.
Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
This paper will include questions to test the candidates’ attitude and approach to issues relating to integrity, probity in public life and his problem solving approach to various issues and conflicts faced by him in dealing with society.
Questions may utilise the case study approach to determine these aspects.
The following broad areas will be covered:
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How should one prepare for the GS Mains? Ideally, a student must have revised his basic synopsis 3-4 times, written a lot of answers, and completed all the static portions before attempting any mock test. But, what if these things have not been done beforehand? Our GS Mains Support Program is not a CRASH Course - claiming to complete the syllabus by teaching from basics. Rather, the focus is on a lot of answer-writing practice according to the trend and pattern of PYQs. Hence, the structure is such that before giving the Mock Test, you read and revise 20 questions based on PYQ with their model answers to help you write with confidence in the real exam.
Ques: What score is a good/great score in UPSC Mains?
Ans: Great and most important question!! Let us break you a news- You need a max of 50% score in Prelims (GS) and 50% (Interview+Mains) to qualify and be in Top 100 (Rank 1 for 2021,22 & 23 got 1105, 1094 and 1099 marks respectively out of 2025). Focus on comprehensive knowledge about topics and not on the number of resources. Keep on adding value.Please note you can not score and should not try to attempt and reach at 100% preparation level. Having this in mind all the time will keep you focussed on limited resources and learn whatever you learn-comprehensively to get at least 50% marks. If you are able to do this. You will be in Top 20. Focus-Limit your resources-Enjoy what you learn-Add value. This will make this journey so much more fun.
Ques: How to approach Mains Answer Writing?
Ans: There are four steps to writing a great answer:
Ques: How to structure Mains Answers?
Ans: Follow this as a standard template:
Ques: How to manage time in Mains Answer writing
Ans: You have 180 minutes to solve for 250 Marks. Keep following time limits in mind: