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UPSC Civil Services Syllabus 2020

• Advt No. : 05/2020-CSP
• Job Location: All India
• UPSC Civil Services Exam Selection Process : Selection will be based on Preliminary Written Exam, Main Written Exam & Interview.

Exam Pattern :-

The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory papers of 400 marks each.

• Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).
• The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.

Paper-I:-Paper-I will be of General Studies-I.

Paper-II:- Paper-II will be of General Studies-II. Paper-II will be of CSAT Pattern.

There will be negative marking. one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

Exam Syllabus :- The Exam Syllabus will be as follows:

Paper-I:-

• 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:-

• 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).

UPSC Civil Services Pre Exam 2020 Details