Preliminary Syllabus

SECTION III: SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION

Note: Candidates are advised to go through the Syllabus published in this Section for the Preliminary
Examination and the Main Examination, as periodic revision of syllabus has been done in several subjects.

Part A—Preliminary Examination
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;

 Logical reasoning and analytical ability;

 Decision making and problem solving;

 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);

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 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.