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Detailed Syllabus for UPSC Prelims published by UPSC

# SECTION III: SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION

Part A—Preliminary Examination

Paper I - (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 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) Examination.

# - UPSC Notification EXAMINATION NOTICE No 05/2024 - CSP DATE: 14.02.2024