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.

1. Main Compulsory – English and Indian Languages
2. Main Compulsory – Essay
3. Main Compulsory – General Studies
4. Main Optional – Agriculture
5. Main Optional – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
6. Main Optional – Anthropology
7. Main Optional – Arabic
8. Main Optional – Assamese
9. Main Optional – Bengali
10. Main Optional – Bodo
11. Main Optional – Botany
12. Main Optional – Chemistry
13. Main Optional – Chinese
14. Main Optional – Civil Engineering
15. Main Optional – Commerce and Accountancy
16. Main Optional – Economics
17. Main Optional – Electrical Engineering
18. Main Optional – English
19. Main Optional – French
20. Main Optional – Geography
21. Main Optional – Geology
22. Main Optional – Gujarati
23. Main Optional – Hindi
24. Main Optional – History
25. Main Optional – Kannada
26. Main Optional – Kashmiri
27. Main Optional – Law
28. Main Optional – Maithali
29. Main Optional – Malayalam
30. Main Optional -Konkani
31. Main Optoinal – Dogri
32. Main Optional – German
33. Main Optional – Management
34. Main Optional – Manipuri
35. Main Optional – Marathi
36. Main Optional – Mathematics
37. Main Optional – Mechanical Engineering
38. Main Optional – Medical Science
39. Main Optional – Nepali
40. Main Optional – Oriya
41. Main Optional – Pali
42. Main Optional – Persian
43. Main Optional – Philosophy
44. Main Optional – Physics
45. Main Optional – Political Science and International Relations
46. Main Optional – Psychology
47. Main Optional – Public Administration
48. Main Optional – Punjabi
49. Main Optional – Russian
50. Main Optional – Sanskrit
51. Main Optional – Santali
52. Main Optional – Sindhi
53. Main Optional – Sociology
54. Main Optional – Statistics
55. Main Optional – Tamil
56. Main Optional – Telugu
57. Main Optional – Urdu
58. Main Optional – Zoology

1. Prelim Compulsory Subject – General Studies
2. Prelim Optional – Agriculture
3. Prelim Optional – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
4. Prelim Optional – Botany
5. Prelim Optional – Chemistry
6. Prelim Optional – Civil Engineering
7. Prelim Optional – Commerce
8. Prelim Optional – Economics
9. Prelim Optional – Electrical Engineering
10. Prelim Optional – Geography
11. Prelim Optional – Geology
12. Prelim Optional – Indian History
13. Prelim Optional – Law
14. Prelim Optional – Mathematics
15. Prelim Optional – Mechanical Engineering
16. Prelim Optional – Philosophy
17. Prelim Optional – Physics
18. Prelim Optional – Political Science
19. Prelim Optional – Psychology
20. Prelim Optional – Public Administration
21. Prelim Optional – Sociology
22. Prelim Optional – Statistics
23. Prelim Optional – Zoology
24. Prelim Optional Medical Science

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1. Agricultural Engineering Paper I
2. Agricultural Engineering Paper II
3. Agriculture Paper I
4. Agriculture Paper II
5. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science – Paper I
6. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science – Paper II
7. Botany Paper I
8. Botany Paper II
9. Chemical Engineering Paper I
10. Chemical Engineering Paper II
11. Chemistry Paper I
12. Chemistry Paper II
13. Civil Engineering Paper I
14. Civil Engineering Paper II
15. Forestry Paper I
16. Forestry Paper II
17. General English
18. General Knowledge
19. Geology Paper I
20. Geology Paper II
21. Mathematics Paper I
22. Mathematics Paper II
23. Mechanical Engineering Paper I
24. Mechanical Engineering Paper II
25. Physics Paper I
26. Physics Paper II
27. Statistics Paper I
28. Statistics Paper II
29. Zoology Paper I
30. Zoology Paper II

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1. Compulsory English
2. Compulsory General Studies I
3. Compulsory General Studies II
4. Optional – Agricultural Engineering
5. Optional – Agriculture
6. Optional – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
7. Optional – Botany
8. Optional – Chemistry
9. Optional – Civil Engineering
10. Optional – Commerce and Accountancy
11. Optional – Computer Science
12. Optional – Economics
13. Optional – Electrical Engineering
14. Optional – Electronics Engineering
15. Optional – English Literature
16. Optional – Geography
17. Optional – Geology
18. Optional – History
19. Optional – Home Science
20. Optional – Horticulture
21. Optional – Law
22. Optional – Management
23. Optional – Mathematics
24. Optional – Mechanical Engineering
25. Optional – Medical Sciences
26. Optional – Philosophy
27. Optional – Physics
28. Optional – Political Science and International Relations
29. Optional – Psychology
30. Optional – Public Administration
31. Optional – Sanskrit Literature
32. Optional – Sociology
33. Optional – Statistics
34. Optional – Urdu Literature
35. Optional – Zoology

1. Prelim Exam Compulsory – General Studies
2. Prelim Exam Optional – Agriculture
3. Prelim Exam Optional – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
4. Prelim Exam Optional Botany
5. Prelim Exam Optional Chemistry
6. Prelim Exam Optional Civil Engineering
7. Prelim Exam Optional Commerce
8. Prelim Exam Optional Economics
9. Prelim Exam Optional Electrical Engineering
10. Prelim Exam Optional Geography
11. Prelim Exam Optional Geology
12. Prelim Exam Optional Indian History
13. Prelim Exam Optional Law
14. Prelim Exam Optional Mathematics
15. Prelim Exam Optional Mechanical Engineering
16. Prelim Exam Optional Medical Science
17. Prelim Exam Optional Philosophy
18. Prelim Exam Optional Physics
19. Prelim Exam Optional Political Science
20. Prelim Exam Optional Psychology
21. Prelim Exam Optional Public Administration
22. Prelim Exam Optional Sociology
23. Prelim Exam Optional Zoology

1. Mains Compulsory English
2. Mains Compulsory Essay
3. Mains Compulsory General Studies 1
4. Mains Compulsory General Studies 2
5. Mains Compulsory Punjabi
6. Mains Optional Agriculture
7. Mains Optional Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
8. Mains Optional Anthropology
9. Mains Optional Botany
10. Mains Optional Chemistry
11. Mains Optional Civil Engineering
12. Mains Optional Commerce and Accountancy
13. Mains Optional Economics
14. Mains Optional Electrical Engineering
15. Mains Optional Geography
16. Mains Optional Geology
17. Mains Optional History
18. Mains Optional Law
19. Mains Optional Literature English
20. Mains Optional Literature Hindi
21. Mains Optional Literature Punjabi
22. Mains Optional Literature Sanskrit
23. Mains Optional Literature Urdu
24. Mains Optional Management
25. Mains Optional Mathematics
26. Mains Optional Mechanical Engineering
27. Mains Optional Medical Science
28. Mains Optional Philosophy
29. Mains Optional Physics
30. Mains Optional Political Science and International Relations
31. Mains Optional Psychology
32. Mains Optional Public Administration
33. Mains Optional Sociology
34. Mains Optional Statistics
35. Mains Optional Zoology

1. Prelim compulsory – General Studies
2. Prelim Optional – Agriculture
3. Prelim Optional – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
4. Prelim Optional – Botany
5. Prelim Optional – Chemistry
6. Prelim Optional – Civil Engineering
7. Prelim Optional – Commerce
8. Prelim Optional – Criminology and Forensic Science
9. Prelim Optional – Economics
10. Prelim Optional – Electrical Engineering
11. Prelim Optional – Geography
12. Prelim Optional – Geology
13. Prelim Optional – Indian History
14. Prelim Optional – Law
15. Prelim Optional – Mathematics
16. Prelim Optional – Mechanical Engineering
17. Prelim Optional – Philosophy
18. Prelim Optional – Physics
19. Prelim Optional – Political Science
20. Prelim Optional – Psychology
21. Prelim Optional – Public Administration
22. Prelim Optional – Sociology
23. Prelim Optional – Statistics
24. Prelim Optional – Zoology

1. Main Compulsory – General Studies
2. Main Optional – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
3. Main Optional – Agriculture
4. Main Optional – Anthropology
5. Main Optional – Botany
6. Main Optional – Chemistry
7. Main Optional – Criminology and Forensic Science
8. Main Optional – Civil Engineering
9. Main Optional – Commerce and Accountancy
10. Main Optional – Economics
11. Main Optional – Electrical Engineering
12. Main Optional – English Literature
13. Main Optional – Geography
14. Main Optional – Hindi Literature
15. Main Optional – History
16. Main Optional – Mathematics
17. Main Optional – Mechanical Engineering
18. Main Optional – Military Science
19. Main Optional – Philosophy
20. Main Optional – Physics
21. Main Optional – Political Science and International Relations
22. Main Optional – Psychology
23. Main Optional – Public Administration
24. Main Optional – Sanskrit Literature
25. Main Optional – Sociology
26. Main Optional – Statistics
27. Main Optional – Urdu Literature
28. Main Optional – Zoology

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