What is UPSC Prelims Syllabus ?

 Preliminary Examination

Paper 1 - (200 marks)                                                                          Duration: Two hours

• 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 do not require subject specialization
• General Science

  Paper 2 - (200 marks)                                                                         Duration: Two hours

• Comprehension;
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
• Local 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 - 2 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, objectives types.

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) Examination.