RPSC RAS Exam Pattern- Check Preliminary & Main Exam Pattern Here

Exam On - 2 Feb '25

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 13:21 IST

By Rupali Pruthi, Assistant Manager - Editorial

RPSC RAS Exam Pattern 2025: The exam pattern highlights the overall structure of the exam. Going through the RPSC RAS exam pattern, candidates can know the marking scheme, different sections, total number of questions, etc. The RPSC RAS exam is conducted in three stages – Preliminary, Main and Interview/ Personality Test. Candidates qualifying the RPSC RAS Prelims exam are called for Mains. Those who qualify the RPSC RAS Mains exam are called for the Interview/ Personality Test. The detailed RPSC RAS paper pattern for each stage is shared below. Candidates should go through the pattern thoroughly.

In the RPSC RAS Prelims exam, 150 objective-type questions are asked for 200 marks, carrying equal marks. Candidates need to complete the RPSC RAS Prelims question paper in three hours duration. On the other hand, the RPSC RAS Mains exam comprises four papers of 200 marks each.

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RPSC RAS Prelims Exam Pattern 2025
RPSC RAS Mains Exam Pattern 2025
RPSC RAS Interview Pattern 2025
RPSC RAS Exam Pattern: Important Points

RPSC RAS Prelims Exam Pattern 2025

The RPSC RAS Pre exam is a screening test that contains objective-type multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 200 marks. A screening test means that marks obtained by candidates in the preliminary exam are not counted at the time of preparation of the final RPSC RAS exam merit list. The preliminary exam is the first selection stage of the RPSC RAS Exam. The standard of questions asked in the RAS Pre exam is of graduation level. Subjects from which questions are asked in the paper are General Knowledge and General Science. Have a look at the RPSC RAS exam pattern 2025 for prelims below:

RPSC RAS Preliminary Exam Subject	RPSC RAS Prelims Questions	RPSC RAS Prelims Marks	RPSC RAS Prelims Exam Time
General Knowledge and General Science	150	200	3 hours

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RPSC RAS Mains Exam Pattern 2025

The Mains exam of RPSC RAS consists of a total of four papers of 200 marks each. Candidates must appear for all four papers. Each paper contains descriptive/ analytical (brief, medium, long answer and descriptive type questions) questions. Candidates need to complete each paper in a time duration of three hours. Have a look at the RPSC RAS exam pattern for Mains below:

RPSC RAS Main Exam Paper Number	RPSC RAS Main Exam Paper Name	RPSC RAS Main Exam Marks
I	General Studies-I	200
II	General Studies-II	200
III	General Studies-III	200
IV	General Hindi and General English	200
Total		800

Note: The standard of questions asked in General Hindi and General English is of class 12th level.

The Commission released the paper structure of all the RPSC RAS main exam papers. The candidates can see below the paper structure of all the RAS main exam papers. With the changes in the RPSC RAS syllabus, these paper structures expect more knowledge from the candidates.

RAS Mains Paper 1 Pattern

The total mark of the RAS Paper-I is 200. The RAS Mains Paper 1 is conducted as per the structure given below:

Part	No. of Questions	Marks Per Question (Total Marks)	Word Limit
A	25	02 (25 x 2=50)	15
B	16	05(16 x 5=80)	50
C	07	10(07 x 10=70)	100
	Total Questions = 48	Total = 200 Marks

The candidates need to stick to the word limit to complete the full paper.

RAS Mains Paper 2 Pattern

RAS main exam Paper-II will also be of 200 marks but the number of questions is different from Paper 1. The candidates can see below the Paper 2 structure:

Part	No. of Questions	Marks Per Question (Total Marks)	Word Limit
A	15	02 (15 x 2=30)	15
B	14	05(14 x 5=70)	50
C	10	10(10 x 10=100)	100
	Total Questions = 39	Total = 200 Marks

The candidates can see above that they need to write more in the second paper because the number of questions in part c is more.

RAS Mains Paper 3 Pattern

The RAS Paper 3 has a similar structure as the Paper 1. The candidates can see below the Paper 3 structure.

Part	No. of Questions	Marks Per Question (Total Marks)	Word Limit
A	25	02 (25 x 2=50)	15
B	16	05(16 x 5=80)	50
C	07	10(07 x 10=70)	100
	Total Questions = 48	Total = 200 Marks

The total number of questions and their break-up is the same as Paper 1.

RAS Mains Paper 4 Pattern

The RPSC RAS Paper 4 is different among all because there is no word limit for each of the questions. The commission did not specify the word limit for the questions. See below the RAS main Paper 4 structure:

Part	Total Marks
A	70
B	80
C	50
Total Marks	200

The marks are the same but there is no count of questions, word limit or anything specified for this paper.

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RPSC RAS Interview Pattern 2025

Candidates shortlisted based on the RPSC RAS Mains exam need to appear for the Interview round. The RPSC RAS Interview/ Personality Test round carries a weightage of 100 marks. In the RAS Interview round, candidates are evaluated based on the following parameters:

Character
Personality
Physique
Knowledge of Rajasthani culture

Note: For selection to Rajasthan Police Service (RPS), preference at the time of interview is given to candidates having an NCC ‘C’ Certificate.

RPSC RAS Exam Pattern: Important Points

Some of the points that candidates should keep in mind regarding the RPSC RAS exam pattern are:

All the papers (Pre and Main) can be answered in English or Hindi language. However, candidates are not allowed to answer a paper partly in Hindi and English, unless specified to do so
If a candidate’s handwriting is not clear to the examiner, a deduction is made from the total marks obtained by the candidate
According to the official notification of the exam, “Credit will be given for orderly, effective and exact expression combined with due economy of words in all subjects of the examination.”