UPSC Civil Services (Prelims) Exam will be replaced by Civil Services Aptitude Test

(CSAT) starting Civil Services Exam 20! T"e exam pattern and syllabus "as been
revamped t# create a m#re level playing $ield $#r candidates #$ all streams!
%"at was t"e &ld Pattern'
(#u may already )n#w t"at t"e Preliminary Exam $#r Civil Service laid stress #n &pti#nal
Sub*ects! T"ere used t# me tw# papers in t"e exam wit" t#tal #$ +,0 mar)s! Paper - was
based #n .eneral Studies and carried ,0 mar)s! /#wever0 m#re mar)s c#uld be
sc#red in Paper -- w"ic" was based #n &pti#nal sub*ects and carried 100 mar)s!
%"at is t"e 2ew Pattern #$ Test'
T"e new pattern dr#ps t"e &pti#nal Sub*ect Paper and replaces it wit" a .eneral
Aptitude Test! T"e mar)s "ave als# been redistributed as explained bel#w3
T#tal 4ar)s3 +00
Time All#wed3 + /#urs
Paper - 5 .eneral Studies3 200 mar)s
Paper -- 5 Aptitude Test3 200 mar)s
6etailed Syllabus3
T"e detailed syllabus #$ eac" paper is given bel#w3
Paper -3 .eneral Studies (2 /#urs)
! Current events #$ nati#nal and internati#nal imp#rtance!
2! /ist#ry #$ -ndia and -ndian nati#nal m#vement!
1! -ndian and %#rld .e#grap"y3 P"ysical0 S#cial0 Ec#n#mic ge#grap"y #$ -ndia and
%#rld!
+! -ndian P#lity and .#vernance3 C#nstituti#n0 P#litical System0 Panc"ayati 7a*0 Public
P#licy0 7ig"ts issues!
,! Ec#n#mic and S#cial 6evel#pment3 Sustainable 6evel#pment0 P#verty0 -nclusi#n0
6em#grap"ics0 S#cial Sect#r initiatives!
8! .eneral issues #n Envir#nmental Ec#l#gy0 9i#diversity0 Climate C"ange 5 t"at d#n:t
re;uire sub*ect speciali<ati#n!
=! .eneral Science
Paper -- 3 Aptitude Test (2 /#urs)
! C#mpre"ensi#n
2! -nterpers#nal s)ills including c#mmunicati#n s)ills
1! >#gical reas#ning and analytical ability
+! 6ecisi#n ma)ing and pr#blem s#lving!
,! .eneral mental ability
8! 9asic 2umeracy #$ Class ? >evel (2umbers and t"eir relati#ns0 #rders #$ magnitude
etc!)0 6ata -nterpretati#n (C"arts0 .rap"s0 Tables0 6ata Su$$iciency etc!)
=! Englis" language C#mpre"ensi#n S)ills #$ Class ? >evel