Print PDFCSAT marking scheme The CSAT paper consists of 80 questions which the candidate has to finish in the allotted time of 2 hours only. Each question carries 2.5 marks in the CSAT paper making the total to 200 marks. Candidates must remember that there is negative marking in the CSAT paper. For every incorrect answer, the candidate is penalised 1/3rd of the total marks allotted to that question, i.e., 0.83 marks will be cut. If a question is not attempted, i.e., the candidate leaves it blank on the OMR sheet, no marks will be cut for that question. See AlsoCSAT Exam PatternCSAT Exam PatternCSAT Syllabus CSAT Preparation StrategyUPSC CSAT 2013UPSC CSAT 2014UPSC CSAT 2015UPSC CSAT 2016UPSC CSAT 2017UPSC CSAT 2018