Civil Services Syllabus (New Pattern-2015) CSAT Paper II: 200 Marks; Duration: Two Hours; Number of Questions: 80

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1 CSAT General Studies Paper 1 Syllabus Civil Services Syllabus (New Pattern-2015) CSAT Paper I: 200 Marks; Duratin: Tw Hurs; Number f Questins: Current Affairs: Events f natinal and internatinal imprtance 2. Histry f India and Indian Natinal Mvement 3. Indian and Wrld Gegraphy - Physical, Scial, Ecnmic gegraphy f India and the Wrld. 4. Indian Plity and Gvernance Cnstitutin, Plitical System, Panchayati Raj, Public Plicy, Rights Issues, etc. 5. Ecnmic and Scial Develpment Sustainable Develpment, Pverty, Inclusin, Demgraphics, Scial Sectr Initiatives, etc. 6. General issues n Envirnmental Eclgy, Bi-diversity and Climate Change (n subject specializatin required) 7. General Science CSAT Paper I Analysis Tpic Histry and Culture Ecnmy Plity Gegraphy Envirnment & Bi-diversity Science & Technlgy Current Affairs 7 Ttal CSAT General Ability Test Paper 2 Syllabus CSAT Paper II: 200 Marks; Duratin: Tw Hurs; Number f Questins: Cmprehensin 2. Interpersnal skills including cmmunicatin skills 3. Lgical reasning and analytical ability 4. Decisin making and prblem slving 5. General mental ability 6. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relatins, rders f magnitude etc.) (Class X level), Data Interpretatin (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level) 7. English Language Cmprehensin skills (Class X level). 8. Questins relating t English Language Cmprehensin skills f Class X level. (will be tested thrugh passages frm English language nly withut prviding Hindi translatin)

2 Marking Scheme: Ttal 80 questins have 200 marks, thus each questin is f 2.5 marks. There is a negative marking f 33% r 0.83 marks. Decisin making sectin desn't have any negative marking. CSAT Paper II Analysis Tpic Basic Numeracy General Mental Ability Decisin Making & Prblem Slving Analytical Ability & Lgical Reasning Cmprehensin (Bth English & Hindi) English Language Cmprehensin Skills Ttal Revised UPSC Exam Pattern 2015 The UPSC has revised the pattern f Civil Services Main examinatin frm Nw there are = 9 papers t be answered in the main examinatin. All f them are f descriptive type. There are tw qualifying papers 1) any mdern Indian language 2) English are f 300 marks each. Their marks will nt be cunted in the main examinatin. The candidate is allwed t use any ne language frm the Eighth Schedule f the Cnstitutin r English as the medium f writing the examinatin. Accrding t the new pattern there are "FOUR" General Studies paper each cmprising f 250 Marks with a ttal f 1000 Marks. The scpe f the syllabus f General Studies is f degree level. There is nly "ONE" ptinal subject t chse frm the list f subjects. It cmprises f tw papers each f 300 marks. S the ttal f ptinal paper is 600 marks. Candidate is allwed t take up literature as an ptinal subject "withut the cnditinality f having t d his/her graduatin in that language's literature. The scpe f the syllabus f ptinal paper is higher than the bachelr's degree but lwer than the master's level. Interview/Persnality Test is f 275 Marks. Candidate can give preference f the language in which they may like t be interviewed. UPSC will make arrangement fr the translatrs. The ttal mark f the written examinatin is 1750 Marks. The Interview/Persnality Test will be f 275 marks. The Grand Ttal 2025 Marks

3 Summary f the Latest Pattern f Civil Services (Mains) Examinatin Paper - I Language -300 Marks Candidate can take any Mdern Indian language but this paper is f qualifying nature Paper - II English -300 Marks This paper is f qualifying nature Paper - III Essay Marks Can be written in the medium r language f the candidate's chice Paper-IV General Studies-I 250 Marks (Indian Heritage and Culture, Histry and Gegraphy f the Wrld and Sciety) Paper-V General Studies -II: 250 Marks (Gvernance, Cnstitutin, Plity, Scial Justice and Internatinal relatins) Paper-VI General Studies -III 250 Marks (Technlgy, Ecnmic Develpment, Bi-diversity, Envirnment, Security and Disaster Management) Paper-VII General Studies -IV 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) Marks carried by General Studies was 4X 250=1000

4 Paper-VIII Optinal Subject - Paper Marks Paper-IX Optinal Subject - Paper II -250 Marks Candidate is allwed t take up literature as an ptinal subject "withut the cnditinality f having t d his/her graduatin in that language's literature. Sub Ttal (Written test) 1750 Marks Marks f English and Language will nt be cunted s ttal marks fr Written exam will be 1750 Marks Only Interview/Persnality Test marks Candidate can give preference f the language in which they may like t be interviewed. UPSC will make arrangement fr the translatrs. Grand Ttal 2025 Marks A candidate is allwed t use any ne language frm the Eighth Schedule f the Cnstitutin r English as the medium f writing the examinatin. Civil Services Mains Exam 2015 Syllabus The written examinatin will cnsist f the fllwing papers: Paper A - Mdern Indian language 300 Marks - Qualifying nature - Marks nt cunted - Passing mandatry- (i) Cmprehensin f given passages. (ii) Precis Writing (iii) Usage and Vcabulary. (iv) Shrt Essay (v) Translatin frm English t the Indian language and vice-versa.

5 Nte 1: The Papers n Indian Languages and English will be f Matriculatin r equivalent standard and will be f qualifying nature nly. The marks btained in these papers will nt be cunted fr ranking. Nte 2 : The candidates will have t answer the English and Indian Languages papers in English and the respective Indian language (except where translatin is invlved). Paper B - English -300 marks - Qualifying nature - Marks nt cunted- Passing mandatry The aim f the paper is t test the candidates' ability t read and understand serius discursive prse, and t express his ideas clearly and crrectly, in English and Indian Language cncerned. The pattern f questins wuld be bradly as fllws:- (i) Cmprehensin f given passages (ii) Precis Writing (iii) Usage and Vcabulary (iv) Shrt Essay. Paper-I Essay Marks - T be written in the medium r language f the candidate's chice - Candidates will be required t write an essay n a specific tpic. The chice f subjects will be given. They will be expected t keep clsely t the subject f the essay t arrange their ideas in rderly fashin, and t write cncisely. Credit will be given fr effective and exact expressin. Paper-II General Studies-I 250 Marks (Indian Heritage and Culture, Histry and Gegraphy f the Wrld and Sciety) Indian culture will cver the salient aspects f Art Frms, Literature and Architecture frm ancient t mdern times. Mdern Indian histry frm abut the middle f the eighteenth century until the presentsignificant events, persnalities, issues The Freedm Struggle - its varius stages and imprtant cntributrs /cntributins frm different parts f the cuntry. Pst-independence cnslidatin and rerganizatin within the cuntry. Histry f the wrld will include events frm 18 th century such as industrial revlutin, wrld wars, redrawal f natinal bundaries, clnizatin, declnizatin, plitical philsphies like cmmunism, capitalism, scialism etc.- their frms and effect n the sciety. Salient features f Indian Sciety, Diversity f India. Rle f wmen and wmen's rganizatin, ppulatin and assciated issues, pverty and develpmental issues, urbanizatin, their prblems and their remedies. Effects f glbalizatin n Indian sciety Scial empwerment, cmmunalism, reginalism & secularism.

6 Salient features f wrld's physical gegraphy. Distributin f key natural resurces acrss the wrld (including Suth Asia and the Indian sub-cntinent); factrs respnsible fr the lcatin f primary, secndary, and tertiary sectr industries in varius parts f the wrld (including India) Imprtant Gephysical phenmena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Vlcanic activity, cyclne etc., gegraphical features and their lcatin- changes in critical gegraphical features (including water-bdies and ice-caps) and in flra and fauna and the effects f such changes. Paper-III General Studies -II: 250 Marks (Gvernance, Cnstitutin, Plity, Scial Justice and Internatinal relatins) Indian Cnstitutin- histrical underpinnings, evlutin, features, amendments, significant prvisins and basic structure. Functins and respnsibilities f the Unin and the States, issues and challenges pertaining t the federal structure, devlutin f pwers and finances up t lcal levels and challenges therein. Separatin f pwers between varius rgans dispute redressal mechanisms and institutins. Cmparisn f the Indian cnstitutinal scheme with that f ther cuntries Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functining, cnduct f business, pwers & privileges and issues arising ut f these. Structure, rganizatin and functining f the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments f the Gvernment; pressure grups and frmal/infrmal assciatins and their rle in the Plity. Salient features f the Representatin f Peple's Act. Appintment t varius Cnstitutinal psts, pwers, functins and respnsibilities f varius Cnstitutinal Bdies. Statutry, regulatry and varius quasi-judicial bdies Gvernment plicies and interventins fr develpment in varius sectrs and issues arising ut f their design and implementatin. Develpment prcesses and the develpment industry the rle f NGOs, SHGs, varius grups and assciatins, dnrs, charities, institutinal and ther stakehlders Welfare schemes fr vulnerable sectins f the ppulatin by the Centre and States and the perfrmance f these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutins and Bdies cnstituted fr the prtectin and betterment f these vulnerable sectins. Issues relating t develpment and management f Scial Sectr/Services relating t Health, Educatin, Human Resurces. Issues relating t pverty and hunger. Imprtant aspects f gvernance, transparency and accuntability, e-gvernanceapplicatins, mdels, successes, limitatins, and ptential; citizens charters, transparency & accuntability and institutinal and ther measures. Rle f civil services in a demcracy.

7 India and its neighbrhd- relatins. Bilateral, reginal and glbal grupings and agreements invlving India and/r affecting India's interests Effect f plicies and plitics f develped and develping cuntries n India's interests, Indian diaspra. Imprtant Internatinal institutins, agencies and fra, their structure, mandate. PAPER-IV General Studies -III 250 Marks (Technlgy, Ecnmic Develpment, Bi -diversity, Envirnment, Security and Disaster Management) Develpment, Bi diversity, Envirnment, Security and Disaster Management. Indian Ecnmy and issues relating t planning, mbilizatin f resurces, grwth, develpment and emplyment. Inclusive grwth and issues arising frm it. Gvernment Budgeting. Majr crps crpping patterns in varius parts f the cuntry, different types f irrigatin and irrigatin systems strage, transprt and marketing f agricultural prduce and issues and related cnstraints; e-technlgy in the aid f farmers Issues related t direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum supprt prices; Public Distributin System bjectives, functining, limitatins, revamping; issues f buffer stcks and fd security; Technlgy missins; ecnmics f animal-rearing. Fd prcessing and related industries in India- scpe and significance, lcatin, upstream and dwnstream requirements, supply chain management. Land refrms in India. Effects f liberalizatin n the ecnmy, changes in industrial plicy and their effects n industrial grwth. Infrastructure: Energy, Prts, Rads, Airprts, Railways etc. Investment mdels. Science and Technlgy- develpments and their applicatins and effects in everyday life Achievements f Indians in science & technlgy; indigenizatin f technlgy and develping new technlgy. Awareness in the fields f IT, Space, Cmputers, rbtics, nan-technlgy, bi-technlgy and issues relating t intellectual prperty rights. Cnservatin, envirnmental pllutin and degradatin, envirnmental impact assessment Disaster and disaster management. Linkages between develpment and spread f extremism. Rle f external state and nn-state actrs in creating challenges t internal security.

8 Challenges t internal security thrugh cmmunicatin netwrks, rle f media and scial netwrking sites in internal security challenges, basics f cyber security; mney-laundering and its preventin Security challenges and their management in brder areas; linkages f rganized crime with terrrism Varius Security frces and agencies and their mandate Paper-V General Studies -IV 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) This paper will include questins t test the candidates' attitude and apprach t issues relating t integrity, prbity in public life and his prblem slving apprach t varius issues and cnflicts faced by him in dealing with sciety. Questins may utilise the case study apprach t determine these aspects. The fllwing brad areas will be cvered. Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and cnsequences f Ethics in human actins; dimensins f ethics; ethics in private and public relatinships. Human Values - lessns frm the lives and teachings f great leaders, refrmers and administratrs; rle f family, sciety and educatinal institutins in inculcating values. Attitude: cntent, structure, functin; its influence and relatin with thught and behaviur; mral and plitical attitudes; scial influence and persuasin. Aptitude and fundatinal values fr Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and nnpartisanship, bjectivity, dedicatin t public service, empathy, tlerance and cmpassin twards the weaker-sectins. Emtinal intelligence-cncepts, and their utilities and applicatin in administratin and gvernance. Cntributins f mral thinkers and philsphers frm India and wrld. Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administratin: Status and prblems; ethical cncerns and dilemmas in gvernment and private institutins; laws, rules, regulatins and cnscience as surces f ethical guidance; accuntability and ethical gvernance; strengthening f ethical and mral values in gvernance; ethical issues in internatinal relatins and funding; crprate gvernance. Prbity in Gvernance: Cncept f public service; Philsphical basis f gvernance and prbity; Infrmatin sharing and transparency in gvernment, Right t Infrmatin, Cdes f Ethics, Cdes f Cnduct, Citizen's Charters, Wrk culture, Quality f service delivery, Utilizatin f public funds, challenges f crruptin. Case Studies n abve issues. Paper-VI Optinal Subject - Paper I -250 Marks Paper-VII Optinal Subject - Paper II -250 Marks

9 Interview/PersnalityTest-275Marks Candidate can give preference f the language in which they may like t be interviewed. UPSC will make arrangement fr the translatrs. NOTE: Marks btained by the candidates fr all papers EXCEPT PAPER A & B will be cunted fr merit ranking. Hwever, the Cmmissin will have the discretin t fix qualifying marks in any r all papers f the examinatin Aspirants can lg n t UPSC's fficial website ( t see the detailed ntificatin. Candidates may chse any ONE ptinal subject frm amngst the list f subjects given belw. Part B - Main Examinatin - Optinal Subjects Agriculture Assamese Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Bengali Science Chinese Btany English Chemistry French Civil Engineering German Cmmerce Gujarati Ecnmics Hindi Electrical Engineering Kannada Gegraphy Kashmiri Gelgy Knkani Indian Histry Malayalam Law Manipuri Mathematics Marathi Mechanical Nepali Medical Science Oriya Philsphy Persian Physics Punjabi Plitical Science Russian Psychlgy Sanskrit Public Administratin Sindhi Scilgy Tamil Statistics Telugu Zlgy Urdu Anthrplgy Management Arabic