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Civil service aptitude test(CSAT)

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has changed the pattern of highly respected IAS exam from 2011 . In the new pattern the Preliminary Test (PT) for IAS exam is replaced by Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT). So strategy for IAS preparation needs to be Revised from now onwards.

From Civil Service Exam 2011, Preliminary Examination would consist of two papers- Paper I and Paper II.

IAS Syllabus for CSAT as proposed by UPSC

(Paper 1) (200 marks) - Duration : Two hrs.

• 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, etc.
• Economic and social development – sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc.
• General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change-that donot require subject specialization
• General science.

(Paper II) (200 marks) – Duration : Two hrs

• 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)

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Civil service Mains examination

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Compulsory subjects

• General Studies (2 papers of 300 marks each)
• Essay (1 paper of 200 marks )
• English (qualifying)(1 paper of 300 marks)
• 
  • Arabic
  • Assamese
  • Bengali
  • Bodo
  • Chinese
  • Dogri
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Gujarati
  • Hindi
  • Kannada
  • Kashmiri
  • Konkani
  • Maithili
  • Malayalam
  • Manipuri
  • Marathi
  • Nepali
  • Oriya
  • Pali
  • Persian
  • Punjabi
  • Russian
  • Sanskrit
  • Santali
  • Sindhi
  • Tamil
  • Telugu
  • Urdu

Optional subjects

Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the 25 optional subjects (300 marks for each paper)

The Following Combinations are NOT allowed by the UPSC

• Political Science & International relations and Pubilc Administration
• Commerce & Accountancy and Management
• Anthropology and Sociology
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
• Management and Public Administration
• Any TWO branches of Engineering
• Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science
• Combination of TWO Literatures

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