UPSC IFoSDecision Making
Decision Making for UPSC IFoS
~5–8 questions — a small, distinctive UPSC-only section, shared with CSE.
📊 ~5–8 Q · ~12–20 marks of CSAT (qualifying, 33% cutoff)🧭
How toppers play this section
Scenarios describe an administrative or ethical situation and ask which response is most appropriate. The skill is recognising the soundest option among several plausible ones, not the most extreme or most passive.
Chapters
Built to the UPSC IFoS blueprint — notes, shortcuts, solved PYQ-style examples and practice in every chapter.
Topic-wise weightage in UPSC IFoS
Expected question counts from previous-year paper analyses. Topics with an arrow already have a full chapter.
| Topic | Prelims Q | Mains Q | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decision making & problem solving | ~5–8 | Medium |
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