UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam consists of nine papers out of which two are Language Paper. These are qualifying papers, hence, the score obtained is not calculated while determining the final rank. You need to score 25% or 75+ marks out of 300 marks in order to pass. If you do not clear these, the UPSC will not disclose your marks in the GS, optional and essay paper.
General tips to be followed :
The compulsory Indian language paper is called Paper A. You can pass in this paper by getting at least 25% of the total, i.e., 75 out of 300 marks. Paper A is not compulsory for candidates hailing from the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.
Below is a list of the languages you can choose from for the UPSC language paper :
Language |
Script |
Assamese |
Assamese |
Bengali |
Bengali |
Gujarati |
Gujarati |
Hindi |
Devanagari |
Kannada |
Kannada |
Kashmiri |
Persian |
Konkani |
Devanagari |
Malayalam |
Malayalam |
Manipuri |
Bengali |
Marathi |
Devanagari |
Nepali |
Devanagari |
Odia |
Odia |
Punjabi |
Gurmukhi |
Sanskrit |
Devanagari |
Sindhi |
Devanagari or Arabic |
Tamil |
Tamil |
Telugu |
Telugu |
Urdu |
Persian |
Bodo |
Devanagari |
Dogri |
Devanagari |
Maithili |
Devanagari |
Santhali |
Devanagari or Olchiki * |
*For Santhali language, the question paper will be in Devanagari script; but candidates will be free to answer either in Devanagari script or in Olchiki.
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English paper :
Compulsory English Language Paper is Paper-B in the scheme of UPSC Mains Exam. You need to score a minimum of 25% marks or 75+ marks out of 300 to pass this paper.
It is a generic English language paper whose objectives include:
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