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

Civil Services Syllabus

Maximum marks Total Time :200

Preliminary

Examination

General Studies Paper I

Number of Questions:100 :120 minutes (02 hours)

SYLLABUS
1.Current events of national and international importance 2.History of India and Indian national movement 3.Indian and World Geography physical, social, economic geography of India and the world 4.Indian Polity and governance Constitution, political system, Panchayati Raj, public policy, Rights issues, etc. 5.Economic and social development sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc. 6.General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change - that do not require subject specialization 7.General Science

General Studies Paper II

Maximum marks Total Time :200 :120 minutes (02 hours) Number of Questions :80

SYLLABUS
1.Comprehension 2.Interpersonal skills including communication skills 3.Logical reasoning and analytical ability 4.Decision making and problem solving 5.General mental ability 6.Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. Class X level) 7.English language comprehension skills (Class X level)

Table of Contents History of India 1. Ancient History 2. Medieval History 3. Modern History 4. Indian National Movement Geography 1. Physical Geography 2. World Political Geography 3. Geography of India 4. Agriculture Indian Polity and Governance 1. Constitution 2. Political System 3. Panchayati Raj & Public Policy 4. Judiciary & Right Issues Economic Social Development 1. Structure of the Indian Economy 2. Planning and Economic Development 3. Agriculture in the National Economy 4. Indian Industries 5. The Tertiary Sector in the Indian Economy General Science 1. Physics 2. Chemistry 3. Biology 4. Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate Change Mental Ability & Management Ability 1. Mental Ability, Analytical & Logical Reasoning 2. Arithmetic 3. Geometry & Mensuration 4. Permutation, Combination & Probability 5. Time and Distance 6. Data Interpretation 7. General Comprehension 8. English Language (Comprehension) 9. Interpersonal Skills, Communication & Decision Making General Knowledge 1. World Panorama 2. Indian Panorama 3. Sports and Games Current Affairs 1. International 2. National 3. Sports and Games 4. Trends in Science and Technology

CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)- Preliminary Examination- New Pattern.

The Preliminary Examination shall now comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each and of two hours duration each. Click here to download the new syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination, applicable for Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2011 onwards:

Comparison: New Pattern & Old Pattern

The table below gives a comparison between the old pattern and the new pattern on different parameters like Marks, questions, marks per question, time, negative marking. New Pattern(from 2011) Civil Services Name of the examination Civil Services Preliminary examination Aptitude Test Paper Paper 2(One optional Paper 1(General paper out of 23 Paper I Paper II Studies) subjects) 200 200 Marks 150 marks 300 marks marks marks Old Pattern(till 2010) Questions Marks Per question Time Negative Marking 150 1 120 mins 0.33 marks 100/120 ** 3/2.5** 120 mins 0.33 of the marks allotted to that question * * * *

120 mins 120 mins * *

Comparison: Past and Present (for Paper-I) The table below gives the comparison between the old syllabus for Paper-I and the new syllabus for PaperII. It can clearly be observed that the test area of 'General Mental Ability which was there in Paper-I(old syllabus) has now been taken out from Paper-I and kept in Paper-II(as the next table indicates). Old Syllabus-Paper I or General Studies(till 2010) General Science Current events of national and international importance History of India and Indian national Movement India and World Geography Indian Polity and Economy General Mental Ability New Syllabus -Paper I(from 2011) General Science Current events of national and international importance History of India and Indian national Movement India and World Geography Indian Polity and Governance Economic and Social Development General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate chage

Comparison: Past and Present (for Paper-II) The table below gives the comparison between the old syllabus and the new syllabus for Paper-II. It can be observed that Paper-II had undergone a major change in light of the fact that lots of new areas have been included, which were earlier not there in Civil services(Preliminary) examination. Old Syllabus Paper II(till 2010)

New Syllabus- Paper II(from 2011) Comprehension Interpersonal Skills including Comprehension Skills Logical reasoning & Analytical ability Decision making and Problem Solving General Mental Ability Basic Numeracy(Numbers & their relations, orders of magnitude etc)-Class Xth level, Data Interpretation(charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc)-Class Xth level. English Language Comprehension Skills(Class Xth level

Optional Paper(any one out of 23 subjects)