UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) Prelims Exam Pattern
Exam Pattern of Civil Services
Preliminary Examination: This article provides you the information
about the written exam pattern of Civil Services Examination phase-I, that is
Preliminary examination. Max no. of candidates knew about Civil Services Examination
motive for different administrative post recruitment. Aspirants are curious to
know about the complete details of Civil Services Examination, mainly the Civil
Services Examination conducted by UPSC nationwide for recruitment to various
Civil Services of the Government of India. UPSC plays a major role in this,
like from official notification to final selection list of the candidates. They
conduct two written examinations namely Preliminary Examination and Main
Examination. Here we discuss about the preliminary exam of Civil Services
Examination and we will provide related links of Civil Services Examination
like Main Exam Pattern and Syllabus of both examinations.
Civil
Services Examination process and name of the posts which will be fill up through
this Civil Services Examination also given for your reference. We hope that the
given information will be useful to you for to understand the exam patterns and
gather the related subject information. In these all One thing must have to
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Civil Services Examination Selection Procedure: Civil Services Examination consists of three
phases; they are preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Personnel
Interview. The candidates who are qualified in preliminary examination will get
chance to apply for main examination. The candidates who are qualified in main
examination will be invited for the Personnel Interview. The final selection is
based on the main examination and Personnel Interview.
Preliminary Examination ->
Main Examination -> Personnel Interview
Civil Services Preliminary Exam Pattern:
Civil
Services Preliminary Exam consists of two papers Paper-I and Paper – II, 200
marks each. Both Papers Exam pattern is objective type and time duration is 2
hrs for each paper. Paper – I is on General Awareness and Paper-II on English
Language, Reasoning & Metal ability. The paper-II of Preliminary
examination will be qualifying paper with minimum 33% marks. The Civil Services Preliminary Examination is like a
screening test. The candidates who qualified in this Preliminary Examination
will get admission for the Main Examination. The candidate must have to attend
both paper- I and paper –II of Preliminary Exam. In case of absence of any one
of the papers the candidate will be disqualified. The Exam Pattern and related
syllabus of Civil Services Preliminary Examination is given below in table
format.
Syllabus & Exam Pattern of Civil Services
Preliminary Examination
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Paper
- I
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General
Awareness
Syllabus:
1. Current Events of National and International.
2. History of India and Indian National Movement.
3. Indian and World Geography
4. Indian Polity and Governance
5. Economic and Social Development.
6. General issues on environmental ecology, bio Diversity and climate
change
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200 Marks
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Paper
- II
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Aptitude
test (English Language, Reasoning and Numerical Ability)
Syllabus:
1. Comprehension
2. Interpersonal Skills including communication skills.
3. Logical reasoning and Analytical Reasoning
4. Decision Making and Problem Solving
5. General Mental Ability
6. Basic Numerical ability & Data Interpretation
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200 Marks
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2 hours Time
duration for each paper
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Civil Services Main Exam Pattern
CSE (Mains) Syllabus
