Information about UPSC Civil Services Prelim and Mains Exams and Personality Test

Preliminary Examinations

There are some changes in syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination from 2011 in the scheme of Civil Services Preliminary Examination.

It will usually be notified in the month of February of every year and conducted in the month of May every year.

• As per the decision of Government of India, there shall be change in the syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination from 2011 in the scheme of the Civil Services Preliminary Examination.
• The Preliminary Examination shall now comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each and of two hours duration each. Detailed below is the new syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination, which is brought to the notice of the prospective candidates intending to appear at the Civil Services Examination (CSE) in 2011 onwards:

Paper I – (200 marks) Duration: Two hours – 100 Questions, each carrying 2 marks. All wrong answers will carry .33 negative marks.

• 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 II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours – 80 Questions, each carrying 2.5 marks – All wrong answers, except Question Numbers 73 to 80, will carry .33 negative marks.

• 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)
• English Language Comprehension skills (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.
• The questions will be of multiple choices, objective type.

The prospective candidates are advised to note that no changes are being introduced at this stage in the Civil Services (Main) Examination and Personality Test in the scheme of Civil Services Examination (CSE).

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Preliminary Examination – Paper 1 General Studies.

1. Current events of national and international importance
2. Indian History and Indian National Movement
3. Indian and World Geography, including the physical, social and economic Geography of India and the World
4. Indian polity and governance – Constitution, the political system, panchayati raj, public policy and Rights Issue
5. Economic and social development, sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics and social sector initiatives etc
6. General Issues on Environmental Ecology, bio-diversity and Climate Change- that do not require subject specialization
7. General Science
8. Full Test covering all the above sub-topics

Preliminary Examination – Paper 2 – General Studies (CSAT)

1. Logical Reasoning
2. Analytical Ability
3. Decision making and Problem solving
4. General Mental Ability
5. Basic Numeracy
6. English Language and Comprehension Skills
7. Comprehension
8. Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills
9. Full Test covering all the above sub-topics

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