Civils Syllabus Overview
Civls Prelims Syllabus and Notes
PAPER-I: General Studies
PAPER-II: Aptitude Test
The Civil
Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by
the Union Public Service Commission for
recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India,
including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Revenue Service(IRS). It is
conducted in two phases - a preliminary examination consisting of two
objective-type papers (general studies and aptitude test), and a main
examination consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay) type followed by
a personality test (interview). The entire process from the notification
of the preliminary examination to declaration of the final results takes
roughly one year.
Stage I:
Preliminary examination - A qualifying test advertisied in May and held in August
each year. Results are published in mid-October.
Stage II:
Main examination - Held in December every year. Results are usually published
in the second week of March.
Stage III:
Personality Test (interview) - held in April/May each year. Final results are
usually announced in May .
The training
program for the selected candidates usually commences the following September.
Eligibility
for the examination is as follows:
For the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be
a citizen of India.
For the Indian Revenue Service, a candidate must
be one of the following:
A citizen of
India
For other services, a
candidate must be one of the following:
A citizen of
India
Education
All candidates must have as a
minimum one of the following educational qualifications:
A degree from a Central, State
or Deemed university
A degree received through
correspondence or distance education
A degree from an open
university
A qualification recognized by
the Government of India as being equivalent to one of the above
The following candidates are
also eligible, but must submit proof of their eligibility from a competent
authority at their institute/university at the time of the main examination,
failing which they will not be allowed to attend the exam.
Candidates who have appeared
in an examination, the passing of which would render them educationally
qualified enough to satisfy one of the above points
Candidates who have passed the
final exam of the MBBS degree but have not yet completed
an internship
Candidates who have passed the
final exam of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), ICSI and
ICWAI
A degree from a private
university
A degree from any foreign
university recognized by the Association
of Indian Universities
Age
A candidate must have attained
the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on August 1
of the year of examination. Prescribed age limits vary with respect to caste
reservations. For other
backwards castes (OBC) the upper age limit is 35, and for scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) the limit is 37
years. The upper age limit is relaxed for certain candidates who are backward
with respect to other factors and physically handicapped people.
Numbers of attempts
The number of times a
candidate may attempt the exam is limited as follows:
·
General category candidates: 6 attempts
·
OBC category candidates = 9 attempts
·
SC/ST Candidates = unlimited
Appearing to attempt one of
the papers in the preliminary examination is counted as an attempt, including
disqualification/cancellation of candidature. However, applying to sit the exam
but failing to attend is not counted as an attempt.
Vacancies and Selection
Generally the number of
vacancies varies every year. The number of candidates that pass the preliminary
examination is generally 11 or 12 times the number of vacancies, and the number
of candidates selected for the final interview is twice the number of
vacancies. As per existing policies, reservation for SC/ST/OBC is applied to
each level of the selection process.
Preliminary
The pattern of the Preliminary
examination up to 2010 was based on the recommendations of the Kothari
Commission (1979). It included two examinations, one on general studies worth
150 marks, and the second on one of 23 optional subjects worth 300 marks.[4][9] Until 2011, when it was
revamped, the preliminary pattern was sustained with only minor changes
once every ten to fifteen years.
From 2011 onwards, the
Preliminary examination, now popularly known as the Civil Services Aptitude
Test (CSAT) (officially it is still called General Studies Paper-1 and Paper-
2), intends to focus on
analytical abilities and understanding rather than the ability to memorize. The
new pattern includes two papers of two hours duration and 200 marks each. Both
papers have multiple choice objective type questions only. They are as
under:
·
Paper I tests the candidate's knowledge on current
events, history of India and Indian national movement, Indian and world
geography, Indian polity and governance, economic and social development,
environmental ecology, biodiversity, climate change and general science.
·
Paper II tests the candidates' skills in comprehension,
interpersonal skills, communication, logical reasoning, analytical ability,
decision making, problem solving, basic numeracy, data interpretation, English
language comprehension skills and mental ability.
In August 2014, the Centre
announced that English marks in CSAT-II will not be included for gradation or
merit and 2011 candidates may get a second chance to appear for the test next
year.
In May 2015, the Government of
India announced that Paper II of the preliminary examination will be qualifying
in nature i.e. it wouldn't be graded for eligibility in Mains Examination &
a candidate needs to secure at least 33% marks in order to be eligible for graded
on basis of Marks of Paper I of Preliminary Examination.
Mains
The Civil Services Mains
Examination consists of a written examination and an interview.
Examination
The written examination
consists of nine papers, two qualifying and seven ranking in nature. The
range of questions may vary from just one mark to sixty marks, twenty words to
600 words answers. Candidates who pass qualifying papers are ranked according
to marks and a selected number of candidates are called for interview or a
personality test at the Commission's discretion
According to the new marks
allocations in Civil Service Examination 2013 there are some changes made in
the examination according to the suggestion of the Prof. Arun. S. Nigavekar Committee. However,
after some controversy, the qualifying papers for Indian languages and English
were restored to the examination.
Civil
Services New Mains Format
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Paper
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Subject
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Marks
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Paper A
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(One of the Indian languages
listed below, to be selected by the candidate (from the languages listed in
the Eighth
Schedule to the Constitution of India) (Qualifying)
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300
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Paper B
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English (Qualifying)
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300
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Paper I
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Essay
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250
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Paper II
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General Studies I (Indian
heritage and culture, history and geography of the world and society)
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250
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Paper III
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General Studies II
(Governance, constitution, polity, social justice and international
relations)
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250
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Paper IV
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General Studies III
(Technology, economic development, bio-diversity, environment, security and
disaster management)
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250
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Paper V
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General Studies IV(ethics,
integrity and aptitude)
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250
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Papers VI, VII
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Two papers on subjects to be
selected by the candidate from the list of optional subjects below (250 marks
for each paper)
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500
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Sub Total (Written Test)
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1750
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Personality Test (Interview)
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275
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Total Marks
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2025
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List of Languages
The examination is offered in
the following languages, with the name of the script in brackets:
Dogri (Devanagari)
Hindi (Devanagari)
Konkani (Devanagari)
Maithili (Devanagari)
Manipuri (Bengali)
Marathi (Devanagari)
Nepali (Devanagari)
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
Urdu (Persian)
Optional subjects
The subjects available for
Papers VI and VII are:
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and
Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
History
Law
Literature of any one of the
non-English languages listed above
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and
International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Interview
Officially called the
"Personality Test", the objective of the interview is to assess the
personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service by a board
of competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended to evaluate the
mental calibre of a candidate. In broad terms, this is really an assessment of
not only a candidate's intellectual qualities, but also social traits and
interest in current affairs. Some of the qualities to be judged are mental
alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition,
balance of judgement, variety and depth of interest, ability for social
cohesion and leadership, and intellectual and moral integrity.
The technique of the interview
is not that of a strict cross-examination, but of a natural, though directed
and purposive conversation that is intended to reveal the mental qualities of
the candidate.
The interview is not intended
to be a test either of the specialised or general knowledge of the candidate,
which has been already tested through written papers. Candidates are expected
to have taken an intelligent interest not only in their special subjects of
academic study, but also in the events which are happening around them both
within and outside their own state or country as well as in modern currents of
thought and in new discoveries which should rouse the curiosity of all
well-educated youth.
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