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Civil Services Preliminary Exam Pattern
- Preliminary exam contains two papers.
- Exam type: MCQ based (Objective types)
- Paper 1: General Studies Paper 1 - 200 Marks
- Paper 2: General Studies Paper 2 (Aptitude Test) - 200 Marks
Civil Service Main Exam Pattern
- Paper - I - Essay: 250 marks
- Paper - II - General Studies-I,: 250 marks
- Paper - III - General Studies-II: 250 marks
- Paper - IV - General Studies-III: 250 marks
- Paper - V - General Studies-IV: 250 marks
- Paper - VI - Optional Subject -Paper - 1: 250 marks
- Paper - VII - Optional Subject -Paper - 2: 250 marks
- Sub Total (Written test): 1750 marks
- Personality test: 275 marks
- Grand total: 2025 marks
Syllabus
Preliminary Exam:
Paper 1 :
- 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 Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization
- General Science.
Paper 2 :
- 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)
- Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
Civil Services Preliminary Exam Pattern
- Preliminary exam contains two papers.
- Exam type: MCQ based (Objective types)
- Paper 1: General Studies Paper 1 - 200 Marks
- Paper 2: General Studies Paper 2 (Aptitude Test) - 200 Marks
Civil Service Main Exam Pattern
- Paper - I - Essay: 250 marks
- Paper - II - General Studies-I,: 250 marks
- Paper - III - General Studies-II: 250 marks
- Paper - IV - General Studies-III: 250 marks
- Paper - V - General Studies-IV: 250 marks
- Paper - VI - Optional Subject -Paper - 1: 250 marks
- Paper - VII - Optional Subject -Paper - 2: 250 marks
- Sub Total (Written test): 1750 marks
- Personality test: 275 marks
- Grand total: 2025 marks
Syllabus
Preliminary Exam:
Preliminary Exam:
Paper 1 :
- 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 Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization
- General Science.
- 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)
- Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
