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8-week schedule · day by day
UPSC Daily Answer Writing Schedule 2026
The whole programme, mapped day by day: 158 GS questions and 4 essays across 8 weeks — 2,500 marks on the page before UPSC sets a single one. Write a real question every day, get a free AWE Bot evaluation, and post it for peer review.
Week 1This weekGS Paper 2
Polity, Constitution & Governance
Secularism, rights & duties, judiciary, federalism, Parliament
Mon
2 Qs
20m
Tue
2 Qs
25m
Wed
4 Qs
50m
Thu
4 Qs
55m
Fri
6 Qs
75m
Sat
Essay
125m
350 marks this week
Week 2GS Paper 1
History, Freedom Struggle & Art-Culture
Nationalism, the national movement, world history and Indian culture
Mon
2 Qs
25m
Tue
2 Qs
25m
Wed
3 Qs
35m
Thu
3 Qs
40m
Fri
4 Qs
50m
Sat
Essay
125m
300 marks this week
Week 3GS1 + GS3
Geography, Environment & Disaster Management
Hazards, conservation, resources and climate risk
Mon
2 Qs
25m
Tue
3 Qs
35m
Wed
5 Qs
65m
Thu
6 Qs
75m
Fri
3 Qs
40m
Sat
3 Qs
35m
275 marks this week
Week 4GS Paper 3
Economy, Agriculture & Science-Tech
Macroeconomy, farm policy, frontier technology and fiscal choices
Mon
2 Qs
20m
Tue
4 Qs
55m
Wed
5 Qs
60m
Thu
5 Qs
60m
Fri
4 Qs
50m
Sat
4 Qs
55m
300 marks this week
Week 5GS Paper 4
Ethics — Theory & Thinkers
Attitude, emotional intelligence, moral thinkers and public-service values
Mon
2 Qs
20m
Tue
3 Qs
30m
Wed
3 Qs
30m
Thu
4 Qs
40m
Fri
4 Qs
40m
Sat
Essay
125m
285 marks this week
Week 6GS Paper 4
Ethics — Probity & Case Studies
Probity in governance and applied case-study dilemmas
Mon
2 Qs
20m
Tue
3 Qs
30m
Wed
3 Qs
30m
Thu
3 Qs
40m
Fri
5 Qs
100m
Sat
6 Qs
120m
340 marks this week
Week 7GS2 + GS3
International Relations & Internal Security
Multilateralism, the neighbourhood, terror and border security
Mon
2 Qs
20m
Tue
3 Qs
45m
Wed
4 Qs
50m
Thu
4 Qs
45m
Fri
4 Qs
55m
Sat
Essay
125m
340 marks this week
Week 8GS1 + GS2
Society, Governance & Social Justice
Gender, social change, welfare delivery and federalism
Mon
2 Qs
25m
Tue
4 Qs
45m
Wed
5 Qs
65m
Thu
5 Qs
65m
Fri
5 Qs
60m
Sat
4 Qs
50m
310 marks this week
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Explore the Mains Comprehensive ModuleDaily Answer Writing Schedule — FAQs
How is the daily answer-writing schedule structured?
Eight weeks, six writing days each (Monday to Saturday), Sunday off. Each week covers one cluster of the GS syllabus; four weeks end on a Saturday essay. Across the cycle you write 158 GS questions and 4 essays — about 2,500 marks before UPSC sets a single one.
Where do I start if I land mid-week?
Open “Today’s question” to jump straight to the day you’re on, or pick any week below and start from Day 1 — the programme is self-paced, so you can begin whenever you like and follow the same Monday-to-Saturday rhythm.
Do I get my answers evaluated?
You get one free AWE Bot AI evaluation against the UPSC rubric — one per aspirant, and each question can be evaluated once (first come). Posting your answer for peer review and comments is always free and unlimited. Essays get peer review on-page; essay AWE evaluation and the full model answers are part of the Sherlocking Mains Comprehensive Module.
UnlockIAS Daily Answer Writing 2026 programme — original practice questions modelled on the UPSC Mains pattern, not official UPSC past papers.