UPSC CIVIL SERVICE EXAM SYLLABUS

CIVIL SERVICE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

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

Paper1-(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 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

*Comprehension

*Interpersonal skills including communication skills

*Logical reasoning and analytical ability

*Decision-making and problemsolving

*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)

Note1: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 only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper

B.Main Examination

The written examination will consist of the following papers

Paper I One of the Indian languages to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.-300 marks 

Paper II English-300 Marks

Paper III Essay-200 marks

Paper IV and V General Studies-300 Marks for each paper

Paper VI,VII,VIII and IX Any two subjects to be selected from the list of the optimal Subjects set out in para 2 below.Each Subject will be two papers.-300 Marks for each paper

Interview test will carry 300 Marks

Languages selecting Main Exam

Assamese-Assamaese,Bengali-Bengali,Bodo-Devanagiri,Dogri-Devanagari,Gujarati-Gujarati,Hindi-Devanagari,Kannada-Kannada,Kashmiri-Persian,Konkani-Devanagari,Maithili-Devanagari,Malayalam-Malayalm,Manipuri-Bengali,Marathi-Devanagari,Nepali-Devanagari,Oriya-Oriya,Punjabi-Gurumukhi,Sanskrit-Devanagari,Santali-Devanagari or Olchiki,Sindhi-Devanagari or Arabic,Tamil-Tamil,Telugu-Telugu,Urdu-Persian

2.List of optional subjects for Main Examination

*Agriculture

*Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

*Anthropology

*Botany

*Chemisty

*Civil Engineering

*Commerce and Accountancy

*Economics

*Electrical Engineering

*Geography

*Geology

*History

*Law

*Management

*Mathematics

*Mechanical Engineering

*Medical Science

*Philosophy

*Physics

*Political Science and International

*Relations

*Psychology

*Public Administration

*Sociology

*Statistics

*Zoology

Literature of one of the following languages

Arabic,Assamese,Bodo,Bengali,Chinese,Dogri,English,French,German,Gujarati,Hindi,Kannada,Kashmiri,Konkani,Maithili,Malayalam,Manipuri,Marathi,Nepali,Oriya,Pali,Persian,Punjabi,Russian,Sanskrit,Santali,Sindhi,Tamil,Telugu,urdu.

NOTE(i)Candidates will not be allowed to offer the following combinations of subjects-

A.Political Science & International Relations and Public Administrations;

B.Commerce & Accountancy and  Management;

C.Anthropology and Sociology;

D.Mathematics and Statistics;

E.Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science;

F.Management and Public Administration.

G.Of the Engineering subjects,riz,Civil Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering-not more than one subject.

H.Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical  Science.

LIST OF CIVIL SERVICE  APPOINTMENT SECTIONS

1.Indian Administrative Service

2.Indian Foreign Service

3.indian Police Service

4.Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service,Group

5.Indian Audit and Accounts Service,Group

6.Indian Revenue Service(Customs and Central Excise),Group

7.Indian Defence Accounts Service,Group

8.Indian Revenue Service(I.T.)Group

9.Indian Ordinance Factories service,Group(Assistant Works manager,Administration)

10.Indian Postal Service,Group

11.Indian Civil Accounts Service,Group

12.Indian Railway Traffic Service,Group

13.Indian Railway Accounts Service,Group’A’

14.Indian Railway personnel Service,Group

15.Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force,Group

16.Indian Defence Estates Service,Group

17.Indian Information Service(Junior Grade),Group.

18.Indian Trade Service,Group’A’(Gr.III)

19.Indian Corporate Law Service,Group EEA”.

20.Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service,Group(Section Officer’s Grade)

21.Delhi,Andaman & nicobar islands,Lakshadweep,Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service,Group’B’.

22. Delhi,Andaman & nicobar islands,Lakshadweep,Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service,Group’B’.

23.Pondicherry Civil Service,Group’B’.

24.Pondicherry Police Service,Group’B’.