Civil Services (Main) Examination is the ‘written stage’ of the examination. It consists of 09 papers of which, marks of only 07 papers are counted in deciding the final merit list. In the remaining 02 papers, a candidate has to secure the minimum qualifying marks decided by UPSC each year. The question papers for the Mains examination are of conventional (essay) type.
The Civil Services Personality Test consists of a board of members for assessing the candidate’s personality. A candidate is asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service by a Board of competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended to judge the mental caliber of a candidate.
Final rank of a candidate in merit list depends upon the marks scored in second stage only i.e. written and Interview.
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