UPSC CSE Main 2023 Exam Time Duration: The official notice for the UPSC Civil Service Mains Examination Time Duration has been released by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) at upsc.gov.in. From September 15, 2023, the exam will be conducted in two shifts from 9 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm.
UPSC CSE Main 2023 Exam Time Duration
As per the schedule released by UPSC for the main exam time duration 2023, the exam will start on September 15, 2023, With the essay paper, and it is scheduled to conduct more papers on September 16, 2023, September 17, 2023, September 23, 2023, and September 24, 2023. We have tabulated the detailed list of exams below
| Date(Day) | Forenoon Session (9.00 AM to 12.00 Noon) | Afternoon Session (2.00 PM to 5.00 PM) |
| 15.09.2023 (Friday) | Paper-I: Essay | No Paper |
| 16.09.2023 (Saturday) | Paper-II: General Studies-I | Paper-III: General Studies-II |
| 17.09.2023 (Sunday) | Paper-IV: General Studies-III | Paper-V: General Studies-IV |
| 23.09.2023 (Saturday) | Paper-A: Indian Language | Paper-B: English |
| 24.09.2023 (Sunday) | Paper-VI: Optional Subject-Paper-1 | Paper-VII: Optional Subject-Paper-2 |
Note: The Indian Language paper can be taken in any of the following languages:
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali (Devanagari/Olchiki script), Sindhi (Devanagari/Arabic script), Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
The Optional Subject paper can be taken in any of the following subjects:
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce and accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science & International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology, or Literature of any one of the languages listed below
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English.
Next Steps After UPSC Mains 2023 Exam
The Interview or the Personality Test is the final stage of the IAS Selection Process. Candidates who qualify for the Mains Exam are called for the Interview round
After the main exam, the selected candidates will be called for an interview which will be the final stage of the examination. The UPSC will conduct the interview for 275 marks which will last for approximately 30 minutes.
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