IAS syllabus 2023 - Indian Polity and Governance for prelims and mains

Edited By Devnath Tiwari | Updated on May 22, 2023 03:20 PM IST

UPSC IAS Indian Polity and Governance Syllabus 2023 - UPSC prescribe sthe IAS syllabus for all subjects asked in the examination on the official notification. The IAS syllabus 2023 has been released with the UPSC IAS notification on February 1, 2023. The UPSC IAS 2023 syllabus for Indian Polity and Governance covers a vast number of topics like Constitution of India, The preamble of the Constitution, Parliamentary Form of Government, Parliamentary Committees, Union Budget, Federal Structure of India, Judicial System, State governments, Administration of Union Territories, NITI Aayog, Finance Commission, Election Commission, Central Information Commission of India, Lokpal and Lokayukta and more. UPSC IAS 2023 exam for prelims will be conducted on May 28, 2023.
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IAS syllabus 2023 - Indian Polity and Governance for prelims and mains

IAS syllabus for Indian Polity and Governance over the years has not changed much for the IAS exam. Along with the IAS syllabus the UPSC IAS notification also contains IAS exam pattern and marking scheme. Candidates must read the IAS 2023 syllabus for Indian Polity and Governance before starting their IAS exam preparation and selecting the optional subject for their mains examination. Know more about the UPSC IAS syllabus 2023 Indian Polity and Governance in the article below.

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UPSC IAS Exam Pattern 2023

Applicants along with the IAS syllabus for Indian Polity and Governance must also know the UPSC IAS exam pattern 2023 for prelims and mains exam. The IAS prelims exam has two papers - GS paper 1 and 2. While the IAS mains exam has nine papers in total. The prelims exam is objective type and the mains is descriptive in nature. There is deduction of marks for wrong answers in the UPSC IAS 2023 prelims exam. Check the UPSC IAS exam pattern 2023 in the tables below.

UPSC IAS Prelims Exam Pattern 2023

Particulars	IAS Prelims Paper Pattern Details
Number of papers	Two papers General studies - Paper I General studies - Paper II
Language of paper	English and Hindi
Duration of exam	2 hours for each paper
Number of questions	General studies paper I - 100 General studies paper II - 80
Type of questions	Objective type
Maximum marks	Each paper is of 200 marks
Qualifying papers	GS paper II is qualifying in nature with 33% marks

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UPSC IAS 2023 Prelims Marking Scheme

Particulars	Total Marks	GS paper I	GS paper II
Marks awarded for correct answer	200	+2	+2.5
Marks deducted for incorrect answer	200	-0.66	-0.83
Marks for unanswered questions	-	-	-

UPSC IAS Mains Exam Pattern 2023

Particulars	UPSC IAS Mains Paper Pattern
Number of papers	9
Language of paper	English
	Hindi
	Descriptive paper: Candidates can appear for language paper in 22 languages mentioned in schedule 8 of the Indian constitution
Duration of exam	3 hours each
Subjects	Compulsory Indian language English Essay General Studies I General Studies II General Studies III General Studies IV Optional I Optional II
Number of questions	Language paper Part A and B: 300 each General studies, essay and optional paper: 250 each
Maximum marks	1750

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