Hello Sir I am taking part in the Union Public Service Commission IAS Examination but I have no idea about the syllabus of civil engineering for this exam so please can you give me the syllabus of this exam and tell me from where I can download the syllabus?

The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Exam syllabus conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) is as follows:

UPSC Civil Services IAS Prelims

Paper I – General Studies:
1. Current Affairs: Events occurring in the National as well as in the World.
2. Indian History & National Movement of India.
3. Geography: India & the World; Physical, Economic & Social Geography of India as well the World.
4. Polity of India & Indian Governance: Constitution, Panchayat Raj, Public Policy, Political System, Rights Issue, etc…..,
5. Economic Development & Social Development: Sustainable Development, Social Sector Initiatives, Demography of the Nation, Poverty, Inclusion.
6. General Issues on Bio-Diversity, Environmental Ecology and Change in the Climate (these do not require any specialization).
7. General Science.


Paper I – Aptitude:
1. Interpersonal Skills which include Communication Skills.
2. Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning.
3. Decision-Making & Problem-Solving.
4. General Mental Ability.
5. Basic Numeracy (numbers as well as their relations, orders of magnitude, etc…..,) & Data Interpretation ( Tables, Graphs, Charts, Data Sufficiency, etc…..,). Note: Basic Numeracy & Data Interpretation based on Level of Class X.
6. English Language – Comprehension Skills ( Based on Level of Class X)

IAS Mains Examination:

The UPSC Civil Services IAS Mains examination consists of papers. They are as follows:
1. Paper-A: Modern Indian Language. (Qualifying Paper).
2. Paper-B: English (Qualifying Paper).
3. Paper-I: Essay.
4. Paper-II: General studies-I.
5. Paper-III: General studies-II.
6. Paper-IV: General studies-III.
7. Paper-V: General studies-IV.
8. Paper-VI: Optional Subject (Paper-1).
9. Paper-VII: Optional Subject (Paper-2).

IAS Mains

Paper A – Modern Indian

Language (Qualifying Paper):
1. Comprehensive questions on given Passages.
2. Precise Writing. (Making a Summary).
3. Usage as well as vocabulary.
4. Short Essay.
5. Translation from English to the Indian Language & conversely.

Paper B – English (Qualifying Paper):
1. Comprehensive questions on given Passages.
2. Precise Writing. (Making a Summary).
3. Usage as well as vocabulary.
4. Short Essay.

Paper I – Essay:
One has to write an essay on any of the topics given. One needs to write the essay in the language of the choice of the candidate. One has to be close to the subject of the essay and arrange the ideas in orderly fashion and write in brief.

Paper II – General studies I:
The major areas of this paper are as follows:
1. Heritage & Culture of India,
2. History & Culture of the World as well as the Society.

Paper III – General studies II:
The major areas of this paper are as follows:
1. Governance
2. Polity
3. Constitution
4. Social Justice.
5. Internal Relations.

Paper IV – General studies III:
The major areas of this paper are as follows:
1. Technology
2. Economic Development.
3. Environmental
4. Security
5. Disaster Management.
6. Bio-Diversity.

Paper V – General studies IV:
The major areas of this paper are as follows:
1. Ethics
2. Integrity
3. Aptitude

Paper VI – Optional Subject
Paper 1:
The topics in this paper depend on the subject the candidate selects from the list of Optional Subjects.

Paper VII – Optional Subject Paper 2:
The topics in this paper depend on the subject the candidate selects from the list of Optional Subjects.

The List of Optional Subjects is as follows:
• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science.
• Anthropology
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering.
• Commerce & Accountancy.
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering.
• Geography
• Geology
• Law
• Management
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering.
• Medical Science.
• philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science & International Relations.
• Sociology
• Public Administration.
• Psychology
• statics
• Zoology
• Literature of any one of the language such as Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, gujarathi, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, English.