Civil Services Preliminary Exam Syllabus

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

Paper I - (200 marks) 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) Duration: Two hours  

• Comprehension 
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills; 
• Decision-making and problem-solving
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• 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 Paper II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.  

Note 2: General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services preliminary examination only a qualifying paper( Candidates should get 33% of the total marks in this paper to qualify).

Note 3 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.