Government jobs syllabus overview
General Studies:
General Studies topic include, General Science, Current events
of national and international importance, History of India and Indian National
Movement, Indian and World Geography, Indian Politics and Economy and
General Mental Ability.
General Science questions usually cover general appreciation and
understanding of science including matters of everyday observation and
experience, as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a
special study of any particular scientific discipline.
In current events, knowledge of major national and international
events will be tested.
In History of India, emphasis will be on broad general
understanding of the subject in its social, economic and political aspects.
Questions on the Indian National Movement will relate to the
nature and character of the nineteenth century resurgence, growth of nationalism
and attainment of Independence.
In Geography, emphasis will be on Geography of India. Questions
on the Geography of India will relate to physical, social and economic
Geography of the country, including the main features of Indian agricultural
and natural resources.
Questions on Indian Polity and Economy will test knowledge of
the country’s political system and Constitution of India, Panchayat Raj, Social
Systems and economic developments in India.
On general mental ability, the candidates will be tested on
reasoning and analytical abilities.
Optional Subjects:
Optional subjects include Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and
Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce, Economics,
Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Indian History, Law, Mathematics,
Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political
Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology.
Important Points:
The final results will be declared in April/May usually before
the prelims examinations of next year.
The Question Papers (Test Booklets) are set in English &
Hindi.
The course content of the syllabi is of degree level.
Duration of each paper is 2 hours.
Blind candidates are allowed an extra time of 20 minutes for
each paper.
UPSC has now introduced negative marking in the prelims
examination and for each incorrect answer you have deducted 1/3 marks.
Cut Off Marks for Prelims Exams for the Indian Civil Service
jobs:
The following marks were updated when there was no negative
marking. Now with the negative marking for the IAS exams the cut-off has gone
down further. Hence, make sure to answer only the questions that you know are
correct. Do not waste time and make guesses on unknown questions.
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Optional subject
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Minimum number of questions need to be correct for optional
subject
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Minimum number of questions need to be correct for General
Studies
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Geography
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84-95
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90+
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Indian History
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95-98
|
95
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Mathematics
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68
|
95
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Political Science
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90+
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95+
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Public Administration
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84-98
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90
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Sociology
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94-100
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95
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Statistical Data of Preliminary Exam. Following shows number of
candidates that appeared for indian civil service job vacancies:
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Year of Exam
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No of Candidates
|
|
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Applied
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Appeared
|
|
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1997
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2,65,761
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1,30,198
|
|
1998
|
2,71,517
|
1,22,363
|
|
1999
|
3,09,501
|
1,35,086
|
|
2000
|
2,25,555
|
1,19,398
|
|
2001
|
2,56,673
|
1,38,240
|
|
2002
|
3,01,585
|
1,57,486
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Main Examination for Indian Civil Service jobs:
The main examination for the post of Indian Civil Service job
consists of a written exam and an interview. The Main Examination is to
evaluate the overall logical traits and intensity of understanding of the
candidates. Normally 2.5 to 3 Lakh candidates take the Preliminary Examination.
From among them 6000 are selected to write Main Examination. The Written Exam
in the Main Examination consists of 9 papers and is conducted according to the
following model:
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PAPER
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SUBJECT
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DURATION
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MARKS
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QUESTION TYPE
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I
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One Indian language from those included in the Eighth
Schedule* of the Constitution
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3 hrs
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300
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Essay Type
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II
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English
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3 hrs
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300
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Conventional Type
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III
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Essay
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3 hrs
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200
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Essay Type
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IV&V
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General Studies
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3 hrs
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300 for each
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Essay Type
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VI,VII,VIII & IX
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Two papers in each of two Optional ** Subjects
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3 hrs
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300 for each
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Essay Type
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Note:
The papers on Indian Languages and English will be of
Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature; the
marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.
The papers on Essay, General Studies and Optional Subjects of
only such candidates will be evaluated as attain such minimum standard as may
be fixed by the Commission in their discretion for the qualifying papers on
Indian Language and English.
The paper-I on Indian Languages will not, however, be compulsory
for candidates hailing from the North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and also for candidates hailing from
the State of Sikkim.
Candidates who have opted for an Indian Language as language
medium for the Main Examination have an option of being interviewed either in
English or in the same language which they have opted for the Main Examination.
All the question papers for the examination will be of
conventional (essay) type.
Each paper will be of three hours duration.
* Languages are: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada,
Kashmiri, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi,
Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
** Optional Subjects for the Main Examination: Agriculture,
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry,
Civil Engineering, Commerce & Accountancy, Economics, Electrical
Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics,
Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science
& International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology,
Statistics, Zoology, Literature of one of the following languages: Arabic,
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam,
Manipuri, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Sindhi,
Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
Candidates applying for the main examination
of the Indian Civil Service post will not be allowed to offer the following
combinations of subjects:
Political Science & International Relations and Public
Administration
Commerce & Accountancy and Management
Anthropology and Sociology
Mathematics and Statistics
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science.
Management and Public Administration.
Of the Engineering subjects, viz., Civil Engineering, Electrical
Engineering and Mechanical Engineering - not more than one subject.
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science.
Statistical Data of Main Examination for Indian
Civil Service:
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Year Of Exam
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Vacancies
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Candidates Recommended
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SC
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ST
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OBC
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GEN
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TOTAL
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SC
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ST
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OBC
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GEN
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TOTAL
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1995
|
98
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49
|
165
|
333
|
645
|
101
|
49
|
192
|
303
|
645
|
|
1996
|
125
|
57
|
174
|
383
|
739
|
138
|
59
|
212
|
330
|
739
|
|
1997
|
89
|
43
|
166
|
323
|
621
|
94
|
46
|
215
|
266
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621
|
|
1998
|
53
|
28
|
114
|
275
|
470
|
60
|
30
|
142
|
238
|
470
|
|
1999
|
53
|
27
|
97
|
234
|
411
|
63
|
30
|
127
|
191
|
411
|
|
2000
|
54
|
29
|
100
|
244
|
427
|
58
|
34
|
128
|
207
|
427
|
|
2001
|
47
|
39
|
97
|
234
|
417
|
52
|
42
|
131
|
192
|
417
|
|
2002
|
38
|
22
|
88
|
162
|
310
|
38
|
22
|
88
|
138
|
286
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Sequence of papers:
General Studies
Essay, followed by English Language
Indian Language (1, 2 and 3 are on three consecutive days)
History
Mathematics/Statistics
Sociology/Anthropology
Geography
Civil Engg./Electrical Engg./Mechanical Engg./Medical Science
Political Science and International Relations/Public
Administration
Literature (literature in all languages)
Physics
Commerce and Accountancy/Management
Zoology
Economics
Botany
Law
Philosophy
Agriculture/Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Psychology
Chemistry
Geology
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