How many subjects will be there in Civil Services Prelims Exam (CSAT)? How to get prepared for it?

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Civil Services examination is conduct by UPSC once every year.

3 stages in Civil Services Examination.

� Preliminary Examination (CSAT)
� Main Examination
� Interview


Preliminary Examination ( CSAT) Pattern

Paper 1 Syllabus

� Current events of national and international importance
� History of India and Indian National Movement
� Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic
� 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

Marks -200Duration: Two hours



Paper 2 Syllabus

� Comprehension
� Interpersonal skills including communication skills
� Logical reasoning and Analytical Ability
� Decision making and Problem solving
� General Mental ability
� Basic numeracy ,Data interpretation
� English language comprehension skills

Marks - 200Duration: Two hours

You need to be well verse upto 10th class syllabus of all the above topics.

It need 2 years to prepare for such Examination but you can prepare well in one year if you take help of any good coaching Center.



Best Civil Services Coaching Institutes in India

• Vajiram and Ravi IAS Study Centre
• Rau's IAS Study Circle
• Delhi's IAS Study Circle
• Sachdeva New P.T. College
• Chanakkya IAS Academy
• Reddy's IAS Study Circle

For more information visit the official website
www.upsc.gov.in/

In the civil service mains exam you need to choose two optional subject. List of optional subject ============== Agriculture Animal husbandry & vetinary science Anthropology Botany Chemistry Civil engineering Commerce and accountancy Economics Geography Indian History Law Management Mathematics Mechanical engineering Medical science Philosophy Physics Political science & international relations Psychology Sociology Statistics Zoology For the preparation of civil service exam you need of very hard because Civil service exam is the toughest exam of India. for the preparation of civil service exam you should join any good coaching institute. Here you can get good study material and better guidance. You should maintain reference books and NCERT books. Study news paper for Gs. Practice previous year question paper.

The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.
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 specialisation
� 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) English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).