The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released a new timetable for the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2016. The details of the pattern are as follows: Paper I (Essay): Saturday, December 3, 2016 Timings: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (forenoon session) Paper II (General Studies-I): Monday, December 5, 2016 Timings: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (forenoon session) Paper III (General Studies-II): Monday, December 5, 2016 Timings: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (afternoon session) Paper IV (General Studies-III): Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Timings: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (forenoon session) Paper V (General Studies-IV): Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Timings: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (afternoon session) Paper A (Indian Language): Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Timings: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (forenoon session) Paper B (English): Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Timings: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (afternoon session) Paper VI (Optional Paper-I): Friday, December 9, 2016 Timings: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (forenoon session) Paper VII (Optional Paper-II): Friday, December 9, 2016 Timings: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (afternoon session) The Indian Language paper (Paper A) is for the following languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi (Devanagari/Arabic Script), Tamil, Telugu, Urdu What else is making news? The Optional Paper I (Paper VI) is for the following subjects: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce & 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, Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, San thali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, English Read: UPSC Mains exams 2016: Check these preparation tips The Optional Paper II (Paper VII) is for the following subjects: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce & 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, Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, English For more information on UPSC, click here
