UPSC (CSE) - SYLLABI FOR THE PRE EXAMINATION

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

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

Paper I - (200 marks)                         No. of Q : 100                                                 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.

Paper II- (200 marks)                         No. of Q : 80                                                   Duration: Two 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) 

·        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 PaperII) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.

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