Preliminary Examination Paper - I

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 specialisation General Science.

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 : The questions will be of multiple choice, 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.

Road Map For IAS Mains

Dear Students, The objective of the Civil Services (Main) Examination is to select candidates for the various AGrade services and posts of the Union Government. To achieve this U.P.S.C. has mentioned that the main examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory.

So, to evaluate candidates this trait, the main examination will consist of written examinations on various subjects. Written examination will consist of 9 papers, which carries total 2000 marks. In Main Examination General Studies papers carries 600 marks (Two papers), along with two optional subjects which carries 600 marks each (Two papers for first & second optional subjects, total four papers), plus one Essay paper comprises 200 marks. So the total marks of the Main Exam is 2000 marks. Moreover candidates must qualify the Compulsory papers for evaluation of their Mains Optional papers, Hence Compulsory papers are qualifying in nature. The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking purpose.

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