The organizing authority has released the UPSC Main exam schedule. The exam will be conducted from 20th September 2019 to 29th September 2019. Candidates who have qualified the prelims were eligible to appear in the main exam, and now, students who will be qualified for the Main exam will be called for an interview.
Total of 11845 students got qualified to write UPSC mains 2019 exam. The cut off and marks will be released on the official website, https://upsc.gov.in/ .
Schedule for UPSC Main 2019 exam:
| Date | Session 1 (09 am to 12 pm) | Session 2 (2 pm to 5 pm) |
| 20th September 2019 | Paper 1 (essay) | No paper |
| 21st September 2019 | Paper 1 (General studies) | Paper 3 (general studies) |
| 22nd September 2019 | Paper 4 (General studies) | Paper 5 (general studies) |
| 28th September 2019 | Paper A (Indian Language) | Paper B (English) |
| 29th September 2019 | Paper 6 (Optional Paper 1) | Paper 7 (Optional paper 2) |
UPSC 2019 Main exam pattern:
| Nature of the exam | Subjective and essay-based paper |
| Language of the exam | Optional language will be given |
| Duration of the exam | 3 hours |
| Total number of papers | 9 |
| Type of questions | Subjective |
Marking Scheme of the Main exam:
| Paper | Marks |
| Paper A | 300 |
| Paper B | 300 |
| Paper 1 | 250 |
| Paper 2 | 250 |
| Paper 3 | 250 |
| Paper 4 | 250 |
| Paper 5 | 250 |
| Paper 6 | 250 |
| Paper 7 | 250 |
| Interview | 275 |
| Total | 2025 |
Candidates must fill the form for the main exam from 1st August 2019 to 16th August 2019. Those who fail to fill the form will not be eligible to appear for the main exam. Once the form is filled, the committee will release the admit card in the third week of August 2019. Qualified candidates are advised to keep an eye on the website of UPSC for latest notifications.