Scheme of Civil Services Examination 2013

Union Public Service Commission in its latest notification released on 6 March 2013 changed the Scheme of Civil Services {MAIN (Written+Interview/Personality Test)} Examination, 2013. The commission had also made some changes in the choice of language medium in the Civil Services (Main) Examination. 

For the first time in the history of Civil Services the candidates planning to apply for the Civil Services Examination or Indian Forest Service Examination or both will have to fill in this common Application Form.

Comparison of changes implemented in the syllabus of the examination

Previous	Present
Essay – 200 Marks	Essay – 200 Marks
	English – 100 marks
General Studies Paper I and II	General Studies Paper I, II, III and IV
Marks carried by General Studies was  2*300=600	Marks carried by General Studies was  4*250=1000
Optional A Paper I - 300 Marks, Paper II - 300 Marks	Optional A Paper I - 250 Marks, Paper II - 250 Marks
Optional B Paper I - 300 Marks, Paper II - 300 Marks	Optional B (No more in existence)
Interview/Personality Test - 300	Interview/Personality Test – 275 marks

New topics added to the syllabus include
• In Paper I Section 2 - English Précis of Matriculation or 10th standard level had been added
• In Paper II General Studies – I part the History and Geography of the World and Society had been added
• In Paper IV General Studies – III Disaster Management had been added along with Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment and Security
• In Paper-V General Studies –IV Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude has been added

Analysis
The weightage of marks of the interview have been kept at the same standard of 13 percent, i.e. 
• Previously the Interview Carried: 300/2300*100=13 percent approx.
• At Present 275/2075*100=13 percent approx.

Similarly the weightage of the Optional Paper had been reduced from 52 percent to 24 percent, i.e.
• Previously it was 1200/2300*100=52%approx.
• And now it is 500/2075*100=24%approx.

In case of the General Studies Paper the Weightage of Marks have gone up to 48 percent from 26 percent, i.e.
• Previously it was 600/2300*100=26%;
• And now it is 1000/2075*100=48%