IAS exam preliminary and main examinations syllabus
SYLLABUS OF IAS EXAMINATION
Preliminary Examination
Ø Current events of national and international importance.
Ø History of India
Ø Indian National Movement.
Ø Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
Ø Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Ø Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
Ø General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization.
Ø General Science.
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PAPER-II (CSAT)
Ø Comprehension
Ø Interpersonal skills including communication skills
Ø Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Ø Decision making and problem solving
Ø General mental ability
Ø Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level)
Ø Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. Class X level)
Note 1: Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
Note 2: The questions will be of multiple choices, objective type.
Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.