VAJIRAM & RAVI
Institute for IAS Examination
SYLLABUS
UPSC CSE PRELIMS
& MAINS
, PRELIMS SYLLABUS
Paper I - General Studies 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
● Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,
Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
● General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change - that do
not require subject specialisation
● General Science
Paper II - General Studies Paper II:
CSAT: Civil Services Aptitude Test
● 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)
Institute for IAS Examination
SYLLABUS
UPSC CSE PRELIMS
& MAINS
, PRELIMS SYLLABUS
Paper I - General Studies 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
● Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,
Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
● General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change - that do
not require subject specialisation
● General Science
Paper II - General Studies Paper II:
CSAT: Civil Services Aptitude Test
● 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)
