Preliminary Examination

Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

Syllabus

Current Affairs-Current events of national and international importance.

History -History of India and Indian National Movement.

Geography-Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

Polity-Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

Economics-Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.

Environment-General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization.

General Science.

Paper II-(200 marks) Duration: Two hours

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);

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, objective type.

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

Books list for Prelims General Studies Paper 1

1.Indian Polity- Basic books-6th  to 12th NCERTs ,Advance Books-Indian Polity by Laxmikanth (2-3 time reading)

2.Modern History- Basic Book- New NCERTs from 6 to 12th ;Advance Book-Modern India by Spectrum+Old NCERT(Bipin Chandra)

3.Ancient history and culture-NCERT of 11th class  +CCRT website(http://ccrtindia.gov.in/)

4.Geography-6-12^th NCERTs + Certificate of physical and Human Geography by GC Leong+Geography a Comprehensive Study by MK Barnwal

5.Economics-9-12th  NCERTs +Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

6.Environment-12th class NCERT+IGNOU notes or Shankar IAS Environment book

7.Science-9^th and 10^th ICSE books of biology.

8.Current Affairs-The Hindu+All India Radio+Rajya Sabha TV+any monthly magazine for current affairs

9.India Year Book+Economic Survey+Budget

10.Practice of objective through any test series.