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New Syllabus for UPSC Civil Services Prelim Exam
Syllabus for Civil Services (UPSC) Main Examination
Syllabus for Civil Services (UPSC) Preliminary Examination
Syllabus for UPSC Engineering Services Examination
Syllabus for UPSC Indian Forest Service Examination
Syllabus for UPSC other Competitive Examinations
Syllabus for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination
Syllabus for Andra Pradesh Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination
Syllabus for Maharashtra Public Service Commission Civil Services Main Examination
Syllabus for Punjab Public Service Commission – State Combined Civil Services Examination
Syllabus for Madhya Pradesh (MPSC) Civil Services Examination
Syllabus for Karnataka Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination
New Syllabus for UPSC Civil Services Prelim Exam
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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
Syllabus for Civil Services (UPSC) Main Examination
- Main Compulsory – English and Indian Languages
- Main Compulsory – Essay
- Main Compulsory – General Studies
- Main Optional – Agriculture
- Main Optional – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
- Main Optional – Anthropology
- Main Optional – Arabic
- Main Optional – Assamese
- Main Optional – Bengali
- Main Optional – Bodo
- Main Optional – Botany
- Main Optional – Chemistry
- Main Optional – Chinese
- Main Optional – Civil Engineering
- Main Optional – Commerce and Accountancy
- Main Optional – Economics
- Main Optional – Electrical Engineering
- Main Optional – English
- Main Optional – French
- Main Optional – Geography
- Main Optional – Geology
- Main Optional – Gujarati
- Main Optional – Hindi
- Main Optional – History
- Main Optional – Kannada
- Main Optional – Kashmiri
- Main Optional – Law
- Main Optional – Maithali
- Main Optional – Malayalam
- Main Optional -Konkani
- Main Optoinal – Dogri
- Main Optional – German
- Main Optional – Management
- Main Optional – Manipuri
- Main Optional – Marathi
- Main Optional – Mathematics
- Main Optional – Mechanical Engineering
- Main Optional – Medical Science
- Main Optional – Nepali
- Main Optional – Oriya
- Main Optional – Pali
- Main Optional – Persian
- Main Optional – Philosophy
- Main Optional – Physics
- Main Optional – Political Science and International Relations
- Main Optional – Psychology
- Main Optional – Public Administration
- Main Optional – Punjabi
- Main Optional – Russian
- Main Optional – Sanskrit
- Main Optional – Santali
- Main Optional – Sindhi
- Main Optional – Sociology
- Main Optional – Statistics
- Main Optional – Tamil
- Main Optional – Telugu
- Main Optional – Urdu
- Main Optional – Zoology
Syllabus for Civil Services (UPSC) Preliminary Examination
- Prelim Compulsory Subject – General Studies
- Prelim Optional – Agriculture
- Prelim Optional – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
- Prelim Optional – Botany
- Prelim Optional – Chemistry
- Prelim Optional – Civil Engineering
- Prelim Optional – Commerce
- Prelim Optional – Economics
- Prelim Optional – Electrical Engineering
- Prelim Optional – Geography
- Prelim Optional – Geology
- Prelim Optional – Indian History
- Prelim Optional – Law
- Prelim Optional – Mathematics
- Prelim Optional – Mechanical Engineering
- Prelim Optional – Philosophy
- Prelim Optional – Physics
- Prelim Optional – Political Science
- Prelim Optional – Psychology
- Prelim Optional – Public Administration
- Prelim Optional – Sociology
- Prelim Optional – Statistics
- Prelim Optional – Zoology
- Prelim Optional Medical Science
Syllabus for UPSC Engineering Services Examination
Syllabus for UPSC Indian Forest Service Examination
- Agricultural Engineering Paper I
- Agricultural Engineering Paper II
- Agriculture Paper I
- Agriculture Paper II
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science – Paper I
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science – Paper II
- Botany Paper I
- Botany Paper II
- Chemical Engineering Paper I
- Chemical Engineering Paper II
- Chemistry Paper I
- Chemistry Paper II
- Civil Engineering Paper I
- Civil Engineering Paper II
- Forestry Paper I
- Forestry Paper II
- General English
- General Knowledge
- Geology Paper I
- Geology Paper II
- Mathematics Paper I
- Mathematics Paper II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper II
- Physics Paper I
- Physics Paper II
- Statistics Paper I
- Statistics Paper II
- Zoology Paper I
- Zoology Paper II
Syllabus for UPSC other Competitive Examinations
- Syllabus for UPSC Combined Medical Services Examination
- Standard and Syllabus for UPSC Indian Economic / Statistical Services Examination
- Standard and Syllabus for UPSC Geologists’ Examination
- Syllabus for UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination
- Syllabus for UPSC National Defence and Naval Academy Examination
Syllabus for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination
Syllabus for Andra Pradesh Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination
Syllabus for Maharashtra Public Service Commission Civil Services Main Examination
- Compulsory English
- Compulsory General Studies I
- Compulsory General Studies II
- Optional – Agricultural Engineering
- Optional – Agriculture
- Optional – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
- Optional – Botany
- Optional – Chemistry
- Optional – Civil Engineering
- Optional – Commerce and Accountancy
- Optional – Computer Science
- Optional – Economics
- Optional – Electrical Engineering
- Optional – Electronics Engineering
- Optional – English Literature
- Optional – Geography
- Optional – Geology
- Optional – History
- Optional – Home Science
- Optional – Horticulture
- Optional – Law
- Optional – Management
- Optional – Mathematics
- Optional – Mechanical Engineering
- Optional – Medical Sciences
- Optional – Philosophy
- Optional – Physics
- Optional – Political Science and International Relations
- Optional – Psychology
- Optional – Public Administration
- Optional – Sanskrit Literature
- Optional – Sociology
- Optional – Statistics
- Optional – Urdu Literature
- Optional – Zoology
Syllabus for Punjab Public Service Commission – State Combined Civil Services Examination
- Prelim Exam Compulsory – General Studies
- Prelim Exam Optional – Agriculture
- Prelim Exam Optional – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
- Prelim Exam Optional Botany
- Prelim Exam Optional Chemistry
- Prelim Exam Optional Civil Engineering
- Prelim Exam Optional Commerce
- Prelim Exam Optional Economics
- Prelim Exam Optional Electrical Engineering
- Prelim Exam Optional Geography
- Prelim Exam Optional Geology
- Prelim Exam Optional Indian History
- Prelim Exam Optional Law
- Prelim Exam Optional Mathematics
- Prelim Exam Optional Mechanical Engineering
- Prelim Exam Optional Medical Science
- Prelim Exam Optional Philosophy
- Prelim Exam Optional Physics
- Prelim Exam Optional Political Science
- Prelim Exam Optional Psychology
- Prelim Exam Optional Public Administration
- Prelim Exam Optional Sociology
- Prelim Exam Optional Zoology
- Mains Compulsory English
- Mains Compulsory Essay
- Mains Compulsory General Studies 1
- Mains Compulsory General Studies 2
- Mains Compulsory Punjabi
- Mains Optional Agriculture
- Mains Optional Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
- Mains Optional Anthropology
- Mains Optional Botany
- Mains Optional Chemistry
- Mains Optional Civil Engineering
- Mains Optional Commerce and Accountancy
- Mains Optional Economics
- Mains Optional Electrical Engineering
- Mains Optional Geography
- Mains Optional Geology
- Mains Optional History
- Mains Optional Law
- Mains Optional Literature English
- Mains Optional Literature Hindi
- Mains Optional Literature Punjabi
- Mains Optional Literature Sanskrit
- Mains Optional Literature Urdu
- Mains Optional Management
- Mains Optional Mathematics
- Mains Optional Mechanical Engineering
- Mains Optional Medical Science
- Mains Optional Philosophy
- Mains Optional Physics
- Mains Optional Political Science and International Relations
- Mains Optional Psychology
- Mains Optional Public Administration
- Mains Optional Sociology
- Mains Optional Statistics
- Mains Optional Zoology
Syllabus for Madhya Pradesh (MPSC) Civil Services Examination
- Prelim compulsory – General Studies
- Prelim Optional – Agriculture
- Prelim Optional – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
- Prelim Optional – Botany
- Prelim Optional – Chemistry
- Prelim Optional – Civil Engineering
- Prelim Optional – Commerce
- Prelim Optional – Criminology and Forensic Science
- Prelim Optional – Economics
- Prelim Optional – Electrical Engineering
- Prelim Optional – Geography
- Prelim Optional – Geology
- Prelim Optional – Indian History
- Prelim Optional – Law
- Prelim Optional – Mathematics
- Prelim Optional – Mechanical Engineering
- Prelim Optional – Philosophy
- Prelim Optional – Physics
- Prelim Optional – Political Science
- Prelim Optional – Psychology
- Prelim Optional – Public Administration
- Prelim Optional – Sociology
- Prelim Optional – Statistics
- Prelim Optional – Zoology
- Main Compulsory – General Studies
- Main Optional – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
- Main Optional – Agriculture
- Main Optional – Anthropology
- Main Optional – Botany
- Main Optional – Chemistry
- Main Optional – Criminology and Forensic Science
- Main Optional – Civil Engineering
- Main Optional – Commerce and Accountancy
- Main Optional – Economics
- Main Optional – Electrical Engineering
- Main Optional – English Literature
- Main Optional – Geography
- Main Optional – Hindi Literature
- Main Optional – History
- Main Optional – Mathematics
- Main Optional – Mechanical Engineering
- Main Optional – Military Science
- Main Optional – Philosophy
- Main Optional – Physics
- Main Optional – Political Science and International Relations
- Main Optional – Psychology
- Main Optional – Public Administration
- Main Optional – Sanskrit Literature
- Main Optional – Sociology
- Main Optional – Statistics
- Main Optional – Urdu Literature
- Main Optional – Zoology
Syllabus for Karnataka Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination