UPSC Mains GS syllabus, topic by topic

Unlike Prelims, whose entire syllabus is seven lines, UPSC itemises Mains properly. These pages list the official wording topic by topic, with our notes mapped against each one. Across the four GS papers that is 60 topics, 44 of which have at least one note behind them today.

The notes themselves live under their subject, not here. Much of what Mains asks about is the same material Prelims tests at shallower depth, so these pages are a second way into the same library rather than a separate set of notes.

• General Studies Paper 1

  9 of 12 topics covered

  General Studies-I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society

• General Studies Paper 2

  18 of 20 topics covered

  General Studies-II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations

• General Studies Paper 3

  13 of 20 topics covered

  General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management

• General Studies Paper 4

  4 of 8 topics covered

  General Studies-IV: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude