Syllabus for UPSC Examination

Part- A UPSC preliminary examination

Paper 1 (200 Marks)                                                                                                                                     Duration 2 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.

Part- B UPSC preliminary examination

Paper 2 (200 Marks)                                                                                                                                     Duration 2 Hours

  • 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).

Note 1: Paper II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying
marks fixed at 33%.

Note 2: The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the paper civil service prelims examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he or she does not appear in both the paper of civil service prelims examination.