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Tarun IAS

Prelims Syllabus

Part A—Preliminary Examination Paper I - (200 marks)

Duration: Two hours

  1. Current events of national and international importance.
  2. History of India and Indian National Movement.
  3. Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
  4. Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
  5. General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization
  6. General Science

Paper II-(200 marks) CSAT

Duration : Two hours

  1. Comprehension
  2. Interpersonal skills including communication skills
  3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability
  4. Decision making and problem solving Movement
  5. General mental ability
  6. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level)
  7. Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level specialization

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.

Note 3 : It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelims) 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 (Prelims) Examination

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