UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2018 paper I & CSAT analysis by an expert: Read here

Answer key Paper I download from here.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducted the Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2018 on June 3 at various test centers across the country. The exam was conducted in two parts with Paper-I being conducted in the morning and Paper-II conducted in the afternoon.Candidates need to clear the 66 marks cut-off in Paper-II, after which on the basis of their Paper-I scores they are selected for the mains.There were several changes in GS & Paper-II. Candidates have to clear this CSAT paper II  before their Paper-I answer response are checked and some who went in fully unprepared for this exam were in for a full surprise.

Meanwhile, the unofficial answer keys of the preliminary examination have been released by ga4allexam.

Complete Analysis of UPSC Civil Services and IFoS Prelims Exam 2018.

In GS Paper-I, the areas from which questions are usually asked was different for many questions,which are as follows:-

Current affairs & General news : 19
Economics : 13
Geography : 12
Govt polices / bodies / International bodies : 12
Modern History :12
Polity : 11
Science & Tech : 9
Art & Culture : 6
Biology : 4
Medieval history : 2

Cut-off marks:

The level of difficulty has increased this year, and this will influence the cut-off marks as well. There could be some 2-3 points drop from 105.3 marks, which was the cut-off for Prelims 2017, but it is difficult to say as there are some questions in Paper-I where many answer keys could be wrong.

The most important thing for candidates, especially in a year where the prelims exam was of this nature, is to take a short break and resume studies for mains 2018 with new approach.

Answer keys:

Speculation regarding answer keys should not lead to 'analysis paralysis' for candidates as for October 28, the date of the mains exam, will be here before we know it!

                                          Answer key Paper I download from here.