UPSC Syllabus

Preliminary Examination

Paper I - (200 marks)                                                                                     Duration : Two hours

• Current events of national and international importance.

• History of India and Indian National Movement.

• Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

• Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues,etc.

• Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.

• General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and ClimateChange - that do not require subject specialization.

• General Science.

Paper II-(200 marks)                                                                                    Duration : Two hours

• Comprehension;

• Interpersonal skills including communication skills;

• Logical reasoning and analytical ability;

• Decision making and problem solving;

• General mental ability;

• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level);

Note 1 : Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.

Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

Note 3 : It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.

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 MAIN Examination

 The written examination will consist of the following papers :—

Qualifying Papers

Paper-A                                                                                                          300 Marks

(One of the Indian Language to be selected 

by the candidate from the Languages included 

in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution). 

Paper-B                                                                                                          300 Marks

English 

Papers to be counted for merit

Paper-I                                                                                                         250 Marks

Essay

Paper-II                                                                                                        250 Marks

General Studies-I 

(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and

Geography of the World and Society)

Paper-III                                                                                                       250 Marks

General Studies -II 

(Governance, Constitution, Polity,

Social Justice and International relations)

Paper-IV                                                                                                       250 Marks

General Studies -III 

(Technology, Economic Development,

Bio-diversity, Environment, Security

and Disaster Management)

Paper-V                                                                                                       250 Marks

General Studies -IV 

(Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)

Paper-VI                                                                                                       250 Marks

Optional Subject - Paper 1

Paper-VII                                                                                                       250 Marks

Optional Subject - Paper 2 

Written test                                         1750 Marks

Personality Test                                                                                             275 Marks

Grand Total                                          2025 Marks.

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