Gujarat PCS (GPSC) — Exam Pattern ✓ verified

Prelims

GPSC Class 1-2 Prelims: single GS paper (200 Q / 200 marks, 3 hrs) from the 2024-25 cycle (reduced from 2 papers / 400); negative marking 1/3; ~30-40% Gujarat-specific; screening only.

Mains

GPSC Mains descriptive: 7 papers — Gujarati (300) & English (300) qualifying; merit (1250): Essay (250) + GS I-IV (250 each); NO optional; heavy Gujarat GS.

VERIFIED 2026-08: prelims collapsed to a single 200-mark paper (Advt 240/2024-25); merit = Essay + GS I-IV (1250). Interview marks to reconfirm.

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