UPSC Civil Services Prelims Syllabus

 

The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.  

 

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 Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization. 

🔬General Science. 

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Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours  

📎 Comprehension 

📎 Interpersonal skills including communication skills; 

📎 Decision-making and problem-solving

➗ Logical reasoning and analytical ability

➗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).   

 

Note 1 : 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.  

Note 2: General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services preliminary examination only a qualifying paper( Candidates should get 33% of the total marks in this paper to qualify).

Note 3 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.