AspirantGoal study plan sheet: UPSC CSE. Free from aspirantgoal.com/guides/upsc-cse-study-plan/,,,,,,,, Table,Subject,Questions,Marks,Share of marks,Printed units,Share of units,Minutes per unit (yours),Notes Prelims,General Studies Paper-I (screening),,200,,7,53.8%,, Prelims,"General Studies Paper-II (qualifying at 33%, commonly called CSAT)",,200,,6,46.2%,, Main,Essay (Paper-I),,250,12.3%,,,,no topic list printed Main,General Studies-I (Paper-II),,250,12.3%,12,20.0%,, Main,General Studies-II (Paper-III),,250,12.3%,20,33.3%,, Main,General Studies-III (Paper-IV),,250,12.3%,20,33.3%,, Main,General Studies-IV (Paper-V),,250,12.3%,8,13.3%,, Main,"Optional subject (Papers VI and VII, 250 marks each)",,500,24.7%,,,,printed per optional subject Main,Interview / Personality Test,,275,13.6%,,,,not applicable Main,"Paper-A, Indian language (qualifying)",,300,,,,,not counted here Main,"Paper-B, English (qualifying)",,300,,,,,not counted here ,,,,,,,, "Made with AspirantGoal, the all-in-one study app for exams and goals. aspirantgoal.com",,,,,,,,