Part A - PreIiminary Examination - OptionaI Subjects

Scheme of CS (PreIiminary) Examination

The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of objective type (multiple-choice questions)
carrying a maximum of 400 marks. The Question Papers (Test Booklets) are set in English & Hindi

CiviI Services Aptitude Test
There is a proposal that there shall be no Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination from 2011 and its
place will come a new Recruitment Process of Civil Services Exam called the CSAT or the CiviI
Services Aptitude Test. The CSAT is expected to come into effect from Civil Services Examination,
2011. CSAT will not only enable us to choose civil servants with right aptitudes but also end the use
of scaling system for varying subjects that has been a matter of concern for many.
From Civil Service Examination 2011, Preliminary Examination would consist of two papers- Paper
and Paper . The syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination would be as under :
(Paper 1) (200 marks) - Duration : Two hrs.
O Current events of national and international importance
O History of ndia and ndian national movement
O ndian and World Geography- physical, social, economic geography of ndia and the world
O ndian Polity and governance constitution, political system, panchayati raj, public policy,
Rights issues, etc.
O Economic and social development sustainable development, poverty, inclusion,
demographics, social sector initiatives etc.
O General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change-that donot require
subject specialization
O General science.
(Paper II) (200 marks) - Duration : Two hrs
O Comprehension
O nterpersonal skills including communication skills
O Logical reasoning and analytical ability
O Decision making and problem solving
O General mental ability
O Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data
interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. Class X level)
O English language comprehension skills (Class X level)
The Previous pattern for UPSC IAS PreIims is as foIIows:-
Paper -
I
General Studies
150
Marks
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4:78
Paper -
II
One oI the optional subjects to
be selected Irom the
prescribed optional subjects
300
Marks
%4
4:78
O Agriculture Syllabus
O Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
O Botany Syllabus
O Chemistry Syllabus
O Civil Engineering Syllabus
O Commerce Syllabus
O Economics Syllabus
O Electrical Engineering Syllabus
O Geography Syllabus
O Geology Syllabus
O ndian History Syllabus
O Law Syllabus


SZS
The Main Examination is to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of
the candidates. The Written Examination in the Main Examination consists of 9 papers and is
conducted according to the following pattern:

* Languages are:
Assamese,
Bengali, Gujarati,
Hindi, Kannada,
Kashmiri,
Konkani, Marathi,
Malayalam,
Manipuri, Nepali,
Oriya, Punjabi,
Sanskrit, Sindhi,
Tamil, Telugu,
Urdu.

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Animal
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Science,
Anthropology,
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Chemistry, Civil
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Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical
Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science & nternational Relations, Psychology, Public
Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology, Literature of one of the following languages:
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