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Civil Service Exam IAS

UPSC Exam Pattern and Syllabus

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Total Stage In Exam

Stage Name

2. Main Exam

3.Interview

Total Papers in Exam

2.Main Exam 9 Paper

Question Type

2.Main Exam: Subjective type

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Civil Service Exam IAS

UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern

Paper Name

Total Question

Total Marks

Timing

Paper 1 General Studies

100

200

120 min

Paper 2 General Studeies

80

200

120 min

Civil Service Exam IAS

UPSC Prelims Exam Syllabus

Paper Name

Syllabus

Paper 1 General Studies

·       Current events of international and national importance.

·        History of the Indian National Movement and India.

·        Indian and World Geography – Social, Physical,  Economic Geography of India and the World.

·        General issues on Bio-diversity, Environmental Ecology, and Climate Change do not require subject specialization.

·        Indian Polity and Governance – Political System, Constitution,  Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

·        Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.

·         General Science.

Paper 2 General Studies

·         Comprehension.

·         Interpersonal skills, including communication skills.

·         Decision-making and problem-solving.

·         General mental ability.

·         Logical reasoning and analytical ability.

·       Basic numeracy (numbers orders of magnitude, and their relations, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (graphs, charts,  tables, data sufficiency, etc. – Class X level).

Civil Service Exam IAS

UPSC Main Exam Pattern

Paper Name

Total Marks

Timing

Paper A Compulsory Indian Language

300

180 min

Paper B English

300

180 min

Paper 1 Essay writing

250

180 min

Paper 2 General Studies-I

250

180 min

Paper 3 General Studies-II          

250

180 min

Paper 4 General Studies-III

250

180 min

Paper 5 General Studies-IV

250

180 min

Paper 6 Optional Subject-I

250

180 min

Paper 7 Optional Subject-II

250

180 min

Total

1750

Optional Subject List

Public Administration

Statistics

Geology

Animal Husbandry& Veterinary Science

Botany

Law

Civil Engineering

Sociology

Commerce and Accountancy

Mechanical Engineering

History

Mathematics

Electrical Engineering

Anthropology

Agriculture

Philosophy

Economics

Medical Science

Political Science & International Relations

Chemistry

Geography

Psychology

Zoology

Management

Economics

The literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English.

Civil Service Exam IAS

UPSC Main Exam Syllabus

Paper Name

Syllabus

Paper 2 General Studies-I

(Indian Heritage and Culture, Geography, and History of the World and Society)

·        Indian culture will cover the salient areas of Art Forms, Architecture, and Literature from ancient to modern times.

·        Modern Indian history from about the center of the eighteenth century until the present- personalities, significant events, issues.

·        The Freedom Struggle – its different stages and important contributors /contributions from different elements of the nation.

·        Post-independence reorganization and consolidation within the nation.

·        History of the entire world will include events from the 18th century, such as the industrial revolution, world wars.

·        geographical highlights and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including water bodies and ice-caps) and flora and fauna and the results of such changes.

·        redraw of national boundaries, decolonization, colonization, political philosophies like communism,

·        capitalism, socialism, etc.- their forms and impact on society.

·        Social empowerment, regionalism, communalism & secularism.

·        Salient features of the Diversity of India and Indian Society.

·        Job of ladies and ladies’ association, populace and neediness, related issues.

·        developmental issues, urbanization, their remedies, and their problems.

·        Aftereffects of globalization on Indian society

·        Salient features of the world’s physical geology.

·       Distribution of key natural resources across the entire world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent);

·       factors in charge of the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in

·        various parts of the world (including India)

·       Important Geophysical phenomena such as for example, earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone, etc.

Paper 3 General Studies-II

(Polity, Governance, Social Justice, Constitution, and International relations)

·       Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, significant provisions, evolution, features, amendments, and basic structure.

·        Appointment to various Constitutional posts, responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies, functions, powers.

·        Capacities and responsibilities of the Union, and the States, issues, devolution of powers, and challenges pertaining to the federal structure and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.

·        Detachment of forces between different organs; dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.

·        Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with this of other countries

·        Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, powers & privileges, functioning, business conduct, and issues arising out of these.

·       Structure, organization, and the Judiciary Ministries, functioning of the Executive, and Departments of the Government; pressure gatherings and formal/casual affiliations and their job in the Polity. 

·        Salient highlights of the Representation of People’s Act. 

·        Statutory, regulatory, and various quasi-judicial bodies.

·       Government policies and interventions for development in several sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

·       Development forms and the improvement business the job of NGOs, SHGs, different gatherings and affiliations, contributors, good cause, institutional and different partners. 

·        Welfare schemes for vulnerable chapters of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions, and Bodies constituted the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.

·        Issues concerning the development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

·        Important International institutions, agencies, and fora- their structure, mandate.

·        Issues relating to poverty and hunger.

·        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.

·         India and its neighborhood- relations.

·        Bilateral, local, and worldwide groupings and understandings, including India, potentially influence India’s inclinations.

·        Effect of arrangements and legislative issues of created and creating nations on India’s inclinations, Indian Diaspora.

Paper 4 General Studies-III

(Bio-diversity, Technology, Economic Development, Disaster Management, Environment, and Security)

·         Indian Economy and issues identified with arranging, development, mobilization of resources, growth, and employment.

·         Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.

·         Government Budgeting.

·         Major crops cropping patterns in different 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 aid of farmers.

·         Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.

·         Issues inked 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.

·         Land reforms in India.

·         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.

·         Awareness in its fields of IT, Computers, robotics, Space, nanotechnology, biotechnology, and issues relating to intellectual property rights.

·         Science and Technology-advancements and their applications and impacts on a regular day to day existence.

·         Achievements of Indians in science & technology, indigenization of technology, and developing new technology.

·         Conservation, environmental pollution, and degradation, environmental impact assessment.

·         Disaster and disaster management.

·         Security challenges and their administration in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism.

·         Linkages among improvement and spread of radicalism. 

·         Role of outer state, and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.

·         Challenges to internal security through communication networks, media, and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cybersecurity, money-laundering, and prevention.

·         Various Security forces, and agencies, and their mandate.

Paper 5 General Studies-IV

(Aptitude, Ethics, Integrity)

·         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, family, society, and educational institutions in inculcating values.

·         Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behavior; moral and political attitudes; social influence, and persuasion.

·         Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality, and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance, and compassion towards the weaker sections.

·         Emotional intelligence-ideas, and their utilities and application in governance and administration.

·         Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and the 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.

·         Case Studies on the above issues.

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