The qualifying paper on Indian Languages will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard.The marks obtained in this paper will not be counted for ranking. The aim of the paper is to test the candidates’s ability to read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express his ideas clearly and correctly, in English and Indian Language concerned. Minimum marks needed is 30%. (UPSC says, the papers on Essay, General Studies and Optional Subject of only such candidates will be taken cognizance who attain 30% marks in Indian Language and 25% marks in English as minimum qualifying standards in these qualifying papers.)
Qualifying Indian Language Syllabus – Civil Services Mains Exam
The pattern of questions in the qualifying Indian Language Paper would be broadly as follows:
(i) Comprehension of given passages.
(ii) Precis Writing
(iii) Usage and Vocabulary.
(iv) Short Essay
(v) Translation from English to the Indian language and vice‐versa.
Indian Languages and Scripts Allowed by UPSC for Civil Services Exam
For the Language medium/ literature of languages, the scripts to be used by the candidates will be as under:—
- Language Script
- Assamese Assamese
- Bengali Bengali
- Gujarati Gujarati
- Hindi Devanagari
- Kannada Kannada
- Kashmiri Persian
- Konkani Devanagari
- Malayalam Malayalam
- Manipuri Bengali
- Marathi Devanagari
- Nepali Devanagari
- Oriya Oriya
- Punjabi Gurumukhi
- Sanskrit Devanagari
- Sindhi Devanagari or Arabic
- Tamil Tamil
- Telugu Telugu
- Urdu Persian
- Bodo Devanagari
- Dogri Devanagari
- Maithilli Devanagari
- Santhali Devanagari or Olchiki
Note: For Santhali language, question paper will beprinted in Devanagari script; but candidates will be free to answer either in Devanagari script or in Olchiki.
Note: Paper A will not be compulsory for candidates hailing from the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.
Additional Links:
- Useful Civil Services Books
- Civil Services Study Materials for Online Preparation
- IAS Question Papers
hima varshini says
August 5, 2015 at 7:01 pmI want to know the books related to Telugu language paper in main examination..
Aravind Reddy says
April 17, 2019 at 3:24 pmWhat are the books for telugu to study
manish says
August 21, 2015 at 9:54 pmcan english be taken as language for Paper – I in Mains???
Sandeep Satrasala says
July 23, 2016 at 9:21 pmOnly Indian Languages Manish
Shivansh khandelwal says
August 12, 2018 at 12:34 amSandeep what is the syllabus of Paper-A HINDI ( Indian Language ) ?
Anu says
October 9, 2015 at 4:07 pmWhat are the Books for Tamil Language ?
ees says
June 20, 2017 at 9:10 amdo have the book list now pls suggest me too
manju says
October 26, 2015 at 12:28 pmPleas suggest me a book for hindi language?
Girjesh pal says
August 19, 2017 at 3:26 pmplease tell me books name for hindi language
kanika says
November 21, 2017 at 6:22 pmindia 2017 its published by govt of india
Raje says
March 17, 2019 at 6:00 pmSamanya Hindi unique publications
rohithsai says
November 30, 2015 at 10:43 amWhat are the books need to qualify in telugu paper
lohi says
December 2, 2015 at 11:11 amWhether hindi language paper is given more importance than any other languages?
Parveen Kumar says
January 18, 2016 at 2:48 pmWhat are the book for Hindi language clearing paper 1
Shiba Varghese says
February 15, 2016 at 9:28 amWHAT ARE THE BOOKS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Harish Mani Tripathi says
February 21, 2016 at 1:51 amFor English language which book are perfect
Hemanta Das says
April 10, 2016 at 2:13 pmI want to know about Assamese Language materials ….how can I prepare myself as a
IAS candidate….please give me a suitable
feedback thank you …
Hrishikesh Mahanta says
April 3, 2019 at 11:01 pmTumi matric level Assamese pohilei hobo. Like grammar, essay writing, comprehension etc
sa says
June 22, 2016 at 11:04 ambooks for tamil language?
Varsharani says
July 7, 2016 at 8:02 pmHow to prepare for Indian language exam from which study material.
Sathish kumar says
July 29, 2016 at 10:08 amI don’t no… how to prepare dis exam please help me……
Tribeni says
August 8, 2016 at 9:26 amCould you please post the syllabus and necessary links for Indian Language – Assamese paper ?
Thanks
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takesh says
September 14, 2016 at 11:50 amSir,,..plz inform me mains papers write in telugu or not sir
Pradeep kumar says
September 23, 2016 at 1:08 pmI want to know who book is best for Hindi language…..plz sirmam suggest me.
Anupkumar says
November 7, 2016 at 11:02 pmplease some one suggest me the books to refer for INDIAN LANGUAGE COMPULSORY (KANNADA), which is qualifying paper
raj desai says
November 9, 2016 at 11:29 ami need your Gaydens Can I writ upsc exam in gujrati language oll pepar
Vandana Tiwari says
February 1, 2017 at 11:28 pmI want to know that which books are better for hindi language …
Plzz tell me…
Inamul islam says
February 25, 2017 at 8:04 amSir want to know about indian language’..In ias mains exam
yash says
March 7, 2017 at 9:33 amis there any mocks paper for civil services mains language qualifying paper?
Siva says
April 5, 2017 at 4:37 pmThere are lot of mistakes when I wrote in Telugu is it possible to clear Telugu language paper in mains?
nayeem says
August 8, 2017 at 10:45 pmFor bengali language, which book are perfect?
Shyamal kumar says
September 12, 2017 at 5:37 pmSuggest Syallabus and Book for Odia language paper please..plz soon anyone.?
riju says
September 17, 2017 at 9:28 amgive the details of malayalam language paper
its syllubus
reference books
Veena says
October 22, 2017 at 12:19 pmSir,Pls suggest syllabus and peparation stategy for malayalam language as regional language paper
Shakoor Ahmad Dar says
December 2, 2017 at 4:52 pmWhat are the books required for qualifying urdu compulsory paper…. Plz suggest
Akshay says
December 8, 2017 at 10:31 amFor a person who chooses hindi,is he supposed to write devanagri too?
Arun Kumar Sikder says
May 24, 2018 at 11:21 pmI want suggestions for the best coaching centre for UPSC MAIN Examination. ..
Sermon Tisso says
August 3, 2018 at 8:05 pmI from assam and I wanna use only English language. So can I?
TAPAS DAS says
October 21, 2018 at 8:03 amI am from Assam. What will be my Assamese qualifying paper’s syllabus?
Pooja kalita says
February 9, 2019 at 1:03 pmHow to prepare for Assamese and English languages ?
Rosanalligari Valli Basha says
February 21, 2019 at 4:50 pmDear Brother,
I physically handicapped candidate (Hearing impairment) and studied 10th class and Intermediate in Andhra Pradesh. While I applying UPSC prelims 2019, It showing below
” The paper A on Indian Language will not, however, be compulsory for Candidates belonging to
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (only Hearing Impairment sub-category) provided that they
have been granted such exemption from 2nd or 3rd language courses by the concerned education
Board/University. The candidate needs to provide an undertaking/self declaration in this regard in
order to claim such an exemption to the Commission.”
Please explain what is above rule.
And
Dear brother , Can I claim Exemption of UPSC Mains Paper-A for physically handicapped candidate (Hearing impairment).
Please anyone explain this
Bikram waikhom says
April 28, 2019 at 7:38 pmDear sir, I would like to crearify about the paper A in indian language. It says in note as “paper A will not be compulsory for Candidates hailing from the state of arunachal pradesh, manipur, and most North East state”. And I’m from manipur. So, should I prepare for paper A Or not. Please help me to clear my confused.
Thanks you.
Bikram waikhom says
May 9, 2019 at 4:37 pmDear sir, I like to know about indian language because I confused sir. I’m from manipur so should I attaind the papar A Or not. Therefore I request you to help me erase my doubt.
Radra Mahanta says
June 9, 2019 at 2:22 pmI’m belongs to North East India so what does it means “Paper A will not be compulsory for candidates hailing from the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.”…..??? Will u please clear this question