UPSC IAS Preliminary Examination Syllabus
Paper I – General Studies (GS)
Total Marks: 200
Time: 2 hours
Qualifying for Mains: Yes
🟢 Topics Covered:
- 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
- Economic and Social Development
- Sustainable Development
- Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives
- General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity, and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization
- General Science
Paper II – CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Total Marks: 200
Time: 2 hours
Qualifying Paper (33% qualifying marks required)
🟠 Topics Covered:
- Comprehension
- Interpersonal skills including communication skills
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability
- Decision-making and problem-solving
- General mental ability
- Basic numeracy (Class X level)
- Data interpretation (Class X level)
Important Points:
- Both papers are of objective type (multiple choice questions).
- There is negative marking (1/3rd marks will be deducted for each wrong answer).
- CSAT is qualifying in nature, but you must score at least 66.67 marks out of 200.
- Only marks of Paper I are counted for the cut-off.
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