UPSC Prelims Exam
Preliminary Exam Pattern and Syllabus
Civil Services
Preliminary exam comprises of two compulsory papers of 200 marks each (General
Studies Paper I and General Studies Paper II). The questions will be of
multiple choices, objective type. The marks in prelims will not be counted for
final ranking, but just for qualification for main exam.
The Commission
will draw a list of candidates to be qualified for Civil Service (Main)
Examination based on the criterion of minimum qualifying marks of 33% in
General Studies Paper-II of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination and total
qualifying marks of General Studies Paper-I of Civil Services (Preliminary)
Examination as may be determined by the Commission.
UPSC Syllabus
for GS Paper I – (200 marks)
Duration: Two hours (Counted for the merit rank in the Prelims)
·
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.
UPSC Syllabus
for Paper II- (200 marks)
Duration: Two hours (Not counted for the merit rank in Prelims but a qualifying
Paper; just needs 33% 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)
PRELIMS PAPER I (GS)
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E-books for Prelims GS Paper - 1 are available for Download and we arranged
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