Mains GS Paper IIIEconomyHigh-yield

Industrial Policy, Make in India & Manufacturing

औद्योगिक नीति, मेक इन इंडिया और विनिर्माण

Industrial Policy, Make in India & Manufacturing is part of the UPSC Mains GS Paper III syllabus, under Economy. It appeared in Mains GS Paper III question papers in 4 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2016, 2019, 2022, 2024). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.

What should you study in Industrial Policy, Make in India & Manufacturing?

  • New Industrial Policy — NIP 1991 reforms; Make in India 2014
  • PLI scheme — 14 sectors; auto, pharma, electronics, textiles
  • MSME sector — 6.3 crore units, 30% GDP; Udyam registration
  • China+1 strategy — India's positioning; semiconductor, electronics

How often is Industrial Policy, Make in India & Manufacturing asked in UPSC Mains?

Asked in 4 of 10 years, including 2 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.

  1. 2016: asked
  2. 2017: not asked
  3. 2018: not asked
  4. 2019: asked
  5. 2020: not asked
  6. 2021: not asked
  7. 2022: asked
  8. 2023: not asked
  9. 2024: asked
  10. 2025: not asked

About the Mains GS Paper III paper

GS Paper III is a 250-mark descriptive Mains paper covering technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security and disaster management. See all 50 Mains GS Paper III topics.

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