The main Examination is intended to assess
the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory.
The nature and standard of questions in the
General Studies papers (Paper II to Paper V) will be such that a well-educated person will be able to
answer them without any specialized study. The questions will be such
as to test a candidate’s general awareness of a variety of
subjects, which will have relevance for a career in Civil Services.
The questions are likely to test the candidate’s
basic understanding of all relevant issues, and ability to analyze, and take a
view on conflicting socio- economic goals, objectives and demands.
The candidates must give relevant, meaningful and succinct answers.
The scope of the syllabus for optional
subject papers (Paper VI and Paper VII) for the examination is broadly of the honours degree level i.e. a
level higher than the bachelors’ degree and lower than the masters’ degree.
In the case of Engineering, Medical Science and law, the level corresponds to
the bachelors’ degree.
GS Paper- I
Indian Heritage and
Culture
•Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture
from ancient to modern times.
Indian History
•
Modern Indian history -mid 18th
century until the present- significant events,
personalities, issues.
•
The Freedom Struggle - its various stages
and important contributors
/contributions from different parts of the country.
• Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within
the country.
World History
•History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal
of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies
like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the
society.
World Geography
•
Salient features of world’s physical
geography.
•
Distribution of key natural resources
across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent);
•
Factors responsible for the location
of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries
in various parts of the world (including India)
Physical Geography
•
Important Geophysical phenomena such
as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in
critical geographical features (including water bodies and ice-caps) and in
flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
Society
•
Salient features of Indian Society,
•
Diversity of India.
•
Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues,
•
Poverty and developmental issues,
•
Urbanization, their problems and their
remedies.
•
Effects of globalization on Indian
society
•
Social empowerment,
• Communalism, regionalism & secularism.
GS Paper- II
Governance
•
Important aspects of governance,
transparency and accountability,
•
e-governance- applications,
models,
successes, limitations, and potential;
•
Citizens charters,
•
Transparency & accountability
and
Institutional
and other measures.
• Role of civil services in a democracy.
Constitution
•
Indian Constitution - historical underpinnings, evolution, features,
amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
•
Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries.
Social Justice
•
Government policies and interventions
for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and
implementation.
•
Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs,
SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and
other stakeholders
•
Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population
by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes;
•
Mechanisms, laws, institutions and
Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
•
Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/ Services
relating to Health, Education, Human
Resources.
• Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
Polity
•
Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States,
•
Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure,
•Devolution of powers and finances up to
local levels and challenges therein.
•
Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and
institutions.
•
Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of
business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
•
Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary.
•
Ministries and Departments of the Government;
•
Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.
•
Salient features of the Representation
of People’s Act.
•
Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and
responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
• Statutory, regulatory
and various quasi-judicial bodies.
International relations
•
India and its neighborhood- relations.
•
Bilateral, regional and global groupings
and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
•
Effect of policies and politics of
developed and developing countries on India’s interests,
•
Indian diaspora.
•Important
International institutions, agencies and
fora- their structure, mandate.
GS Paper- III
Technology
•
Science and Technology- developments and
their applications and effects in everyday life
•
Achievements of Indians in science
& technology;
•
Indigenization of technology and
developing new technology.
• Awareness in the fields
of IT, Space, Computers, robotics,
nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
Economic
Development
•
Indian Economy and issues relating to planning,
mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
•
Inclusive growth and issues arising
from it.
•
Government Budgeting.
•
Effects of liberalization on the
economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
•
Infrastructure: Energy, Ports,
Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
• Investment models.
Bio diversity/
Agriculture
•
Major crops & cropping patterns in
various parts of the country,
•Different
types of irrigation and irrigation
systems
•
Storage, transport and marketing of
agricultural produce and issues and related constraints;
•
e-technology in the aid of farmers
•
Issues related to direct and indirect farm
subsidies and minimum support prices; •Public
Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping;
•Issues
of buffer stocks and food security;
•
Technology missions; •Economics of animal-rearing.
•
Food processing and related
industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream
requirements,
•
Supply chain management.
• Land reforms in India.
Environment
•Conservation,
environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment/ EIA.
Disaster Management
•Disaster and disaster
management
Security
•
Linkages between development and
spread of extremism.
•
Role of external state and non-state
actors in creating challenges to internal security.
•
Challenges to internal security
through
communication networks,
•
Role of media and social networking
sites in internal security challenges,
•
Basics of cyber security;
•
Money-laundering and its prevention
•
Security challenges and their management
in border areas;
•
Linkages of organized crime with
terrorism
• Various Security forces and agencies and their
mandate.
GS-IV
Ethics, Integrity and
Aptitude
Questions to test
the candidates’ attitude and approach to issues relating to integrity,
probity in public life and his problem solving approach to various issues and conflicts faced by him in
dealing with society.
Questions may
utilise the case study approach to
determine these aspects.
Ethics and Human
Interface:
•Essence,
determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions;
•Dimensions
of ethics;
•
Ethics in private and public relationships.
•Human
Values – lessons from the lives and
teachings of great leaders,
reformers and administrators;
•Role
of family, society and educational
institutions in inculcating values.
Emotional
intelligence/ EI
•
Concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.
•Contributions
of moral thinkers and philosophers
from India and world.
Public/Civil
service values and Ethics in Public administration:
•Status
and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions;
•Laws,
rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance;
•Accountability
and ethical governance;
•Strengthening
of ethical and moral values in governance;
•Ethical
issues in international relations and funding;
•Corporate governance.
Probity in Governance:
•
Concept of public service;
•Philosophical
basis of governance and probity;
•Information
sharing and transparency in government,
•
Right to Information,
•
Codes of Ethics,
•
Codes of Conduct,
•
Citizen’s Charters,
•
Work culture,
•
Quality of service delivery,
•
Utilization of public funds,
• Challenges of corruption.
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