CSAT (UPSC 2012) EXAMINATION
SYLLABUS FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
SYLLABUS FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
The candidates are put through three kinds of testings to ensure that the persons selected have
- a wide range of general awareness;
- analytical ability and content retention capacity; and
- a cheerful mental disposition even under stressful conditions and some other officers like qualities. Each one of these requirements is tested respectively through:
(a) testing a candidate’s decision-making skills and aptitude for the civil services; and
(b) providing a level playing field for all the aspirants, since all the candidates will have to attempt two common objective type papers.
The new pattern has come into effect from Civil Services Exam, 2011. The change is effective only for the Preliminary Test, i.e., the first stage of the Civil Services Exam from 2011 onwards. The second and third stages — Civil Services Main Exam and Interview, respectively — will remain the same.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION SYLLABUS
The Preliminary Examination is conducted in the month of May/June every year and it consists of two Objective type (multiple choice questions) compulsory papers and carries a maximum of 400 marks in the following manner:
- Paper I – 200 marks and,
- Paper II – 200 marks.
Syllabus for Preliminary Examination as per the New Pattern
PAPER I - It comprises seven areas:
Paper I of Preliminary Exam is the same which was known earlier as General Studies paper. To prepare for Paper I, the candidate should see the last ten years’ question papers of General Studies Preliminary Exam. These questions will give them a fair idea as to how the question is framed from the respective themes of the syllabus and also know the difficulty level.1. Current Events of National and International Importance –Here, questions generally revolve around such happenings that have taken place during the previous 12 months.
2. History of India and Indian National Movement –Under this topic, questions include social, economic and political aspects of ancient, medieval and modern Indian history. Special emphasis should be given to 19th century resurgence and the attainment of the Indian Independence.
3. Indian & World Geography –Physical, Social,Economic Geography of India & the World - Geography questions usually focus on Indian geography, with regard to physical, social and economic aspects.
4. Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues etc. – In these topics, an analysis of the previous years’ questions suggests that majority of the questions cover the themes related to the Indian Constitution and the existing political system.
5. Economic and Social Development –Sustainable Development,Poverty,Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives,etc. –Recent developments in the field of economic priorities are also a favorite area for questioning.The candidate should be more focused on various policy programmes initiated by the government to eradicate poverty.
6. General Issues on Environmental ecology,Bio-diversity & Climate Change –This is a new topic added in the new pattern of the syllabus,so the candidates should thoroughly understand the basic concepts of Ecology,Biodiversity and Climate Change.They should also keep in mind the recent debates on environment and climate change.
7. General Science -In this segment,questions include the basics and scientific awareness of related areas. It comprises themes such as physics, astrophysics, chemistry, botany, zoology, agriculture,medicine & life science etc.Though,each one of these is a fully developed discipline, but the questions asked here are the ones that can be expected from a well-educated person without any special knowledge of these disciplines
PAPER II- It comprises seven areas
- 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) English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
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.A Hindi equivalent / translation will be available for the initial 6 tested areas,while the seventh area.English Language Comprehension skills,will be available exclusively in English language, indicating a need of understanding of English language in prospective IAS officers as English is the Lingua Franca of our country
Note 2 :
The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
Note 3:
Penalty for Wrong Answers:
- There will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the objective type question papers except some of the questions where the negative marking will be in built in the form of different marks being awarded to most appropriate and not so appropriate answer for such questions.
- There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question.
- If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate,there will be no penalty for that question
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