CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMINATION
Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) conducts “Civil Services Examination” to fill Group ‘A’ and
Group ’B’ posts in Central Government. This exam is specific to vacancies only
in Central Government.
Let us start with pattern
of the examination.
PATTERN OF THE EXAMINATION
Stage 1: Preliminary Examination (Screening Examination)
This is purely an objective type of examination. Exam consists of two papers :
Paper
1: General
Studies (200 marks)
Paper 2: CSAT
(200 marks)
Stage 2: Mains Examination (only for those who clear Preliminary exam)
Paper-I: Essay
250 Marks:
Paper-II: General
Studies-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of
the World and Society) (250 marks)
Paper-III: General
Studies -II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and
International relations) (250 marks)
Paper-IV:General Studies
-III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security
and Disaster Management) (250 marks)
Paper-V: General
Studies -IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) (250 marks)
Paper-VI: Optional
Subject
Paper VII:Optional
Subject
QUALIFYING PAPERS:
Paper A
|
One of the Indian
Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the
Eighth Schedule to the Constitution
|
300 Marks
|
Paper B
|
English
|
300 Marks
|
NOTE: It is mandatory to clear the qualifying papers . In case you do not clear these papers you cannot qualify the exam in that year.
Languages Included: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Stage 3: Personal
Interview (Those students who clear Mains exams qualify for the interview)
Final Selection:
Final Ranking and Services will be allotted to the candidates based on their
marks in Mains and Interview.
Eligibility for the exam:
Eligibility
|
Category
|
Age limit *
|
Max. No. of Attempts*
|
Any Degree
|
General
|
21-30 Years
|
4 attempts
|
SC/ST
|
21-35 Years
|
Unlimited
|
|
OBC
|
21-33 Years
|
7 attempts
|
|
J&KMIGRANTS
|
21-35 Years
|
4 attempts
|
Recently UPSC has relaxed age limit by 2 years and permitted 2 additional
attempts from 2014
DETAILED SYLLABUS
PRELIMINARY EXAM:
Syllabus for Paper 1:
- Current events (National and International)
- History of India
- Geography of the world (Physical, Social, Economic)
- Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution
- Economic and Social Development
- General Issues (Environmental Ecology, Bio-Diversity, Climate change etcs.)
- General Science
- Comprehension
- Interpersonal Skills
- Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
- Decision making and problem solving
- General mental ability
- Basic Numeracy
- Data Interpretation
- Comprehension Skill (English)
MAINS EXAM:
Paper-I
Essay - 250 Marks
Paper-II
- General Studies-I 250 Marks (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
- Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
- Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.
- The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.
- Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
- History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.
- Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
- Role of women and women's organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
- Effects of globalization on Indian society.
- Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.
- Salient features of world's physical geography.
- Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India)
- Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
Paper-III
- General Studies -II: 250 Marks (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations).
- Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
- Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
- Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
- Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries.
- Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
- Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.
- Salient features of the Representation of People's Act.
- Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
- Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies
- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
- Development processes and the development industry the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
- Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
- Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.
- Role of civil services in a democracy.
- India and its neighborhood- relations.
- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India's interests
- Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests, Indian diaspora.
- Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.
PAPER-IV
- General Studies -III 250 Marks (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
- Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management.
- Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
- Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
- Government Budgeting.
- Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.
- Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions;economics of animal-rearing.
- Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
- Land reforms in India.
- Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
- Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Investment models.
- Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology;indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
- Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
- Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.Disaster and disaster management.
- Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
- Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
- Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention. Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism
- Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate
Paper-V
- General Studies -IV 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
- This paper will include questions to test the candidates' attitude and approach to issues relating to integrity, probity in public life and his problem solving approach to various issues and conflicts faced by him in dealing with society. Questions may utilise the case study approach to determine these aspects. The following broad areas will be covered.
- Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships.
- Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
- Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
- Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.
- Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.
- Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
- Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance;ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.
- Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity; Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen's Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption. Case Studies on above issues.
Paper-VI
Optional Subject - Paper I -250 Marks.
Optional Subject - Paper I -250 Marks.
Paper-VII
Optional Subject - Paper II -250 Marks
Candidates may choose any
one optional subject from amongst the list of subjects given below.
Optional Subjects: Agriculture
; Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science ; Anthropology ; Botany ; Chemistry ;
Civil Engineering ; Commerce and Accountancy ; Economics ;
Electrical Engineering ; Geography ; Geology ;History ; Law ; Management;
Mathematics ; Mechanical Engineering ; Medical Science ; Philosophy ; Physics ;
Political Science and International Relations ; Psychology ;Public
Administration ;Sociology ;Statistics and Zoology.
Once you clear the exam ,
as per the final merit list you are allotted services in the following
profiles:
LIST OF SERVICES IN INDIA
1) Indian Administrative
Service (IAS)
2) Indian Foreign Service
(IFS)
3) Indian Police Service
(IPS)
4) Indian P & T
Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’
5) Indian Audit and
Accounts Service, Group ‘A
6) Indian Revenue Service
(Customs and Central Excise)
Group 'A'
7) Indian Defence
Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
8) Indian Revenue
Service, Group ‘A’ (IRS)
9) Indian Ordnance
Factories Service, Group ‘A’
(Assistant Works Manager,
Non-technical)
10) Indian Postal
Service, Group ‘A’
11) Indian Civil Accounts
Service, Group ‘A’
12) Indian Railway
Traffic Service, Group ‘A’
13) Indian Railway
Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
14) Indian Railway
Personnel Service, Group ‘A’
15) Post of Assistant
Security Officer, Group ‘A’ in
Railway Protection Force
16) Indian Defense
Estates Service, Group ‘A’
17) Indian Information
Service (Junior Grade), Group 'A'
18) Indian Trade Service,
Group "A" (Grade-III)
19) Indian Corporate Law
Service, Group "A"
20) Armed Forces
Headquarters Civil Service, Group 'B'
21) Delhi, Andaman &
Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep,
Daman & Diu and Dadra
& Nagar Haveli Civil Service,
Group 'B'
22) Delhi, Andaman &
Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep,
Daman & Diu and Dadra
& Nagar Haveli Police Service,
Group 'B'
23) Pondicherry Civil
Service, Group 'B'
24) Pondicherry Police
Service, Group 'B'
(Section Officer's Grade)
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