Precis Writing
संक्षेपण लेखन
Precis Writing is part of the UPSC Mains Language Papers syllabus, under English — Paper B (Qualifying). It appeared in Mains Language Papers question papers in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.
How often is Precis Writing asked in UPSC Mains?
Asked in 9 of 10 years, including 4 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.
- 2016: asked
- 2017: asked
- 2018: asked
- 2019: asked
- 2020: asked
- 2021: asked
- 2022: asked
- 2023: asked
- 2024: asked
- 2025: not asked
About the Mains Language Papers paper
The two language papers — Paper A (an Indian language) and Paper B (English) — carry 300 marks each. They are qualifying: you need 25% in each, and the marks are not added to your rank. See all 12 Mains Language Papers topics.
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- Translation Skillsasked 3/10 yrs
- Comprehension (Regional)High-yieldasked 9/10 yrs
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- Translation (Eng to Regional)High-yieldasked 9/10 yrs
Syllabus: UPSC Civil Services notification. Topic breakdown, subtopics and PYQ years: GS Score UPSC Syllabus 2026-27 booklet. Sources & credits
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