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plz explain about new examination pattern in upsc civil service examinations in detail regarding what all topic it covers ?

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Civil Service Examination has three stages

1st Stage: Preliminary Exam

2nd Stage: Main Examination

3rd(Final Stage): Interview

PRELIMS:
Current events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian National Movement
Indian and World Geography
Indian Polity and Governance
Economic and Social Development
General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
General Science.
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).

MAINS:

Paper-I	One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the 22 languages included in the VIIIth Schedule to the Constitution (Qualifying Paper)	300 Marks
Paper-II	English	300 Marks
Paper-III	Essay[in the medium you choose]	200 Marks
Papers IV & V	General studies(300 Marks for each paper)	600 Marks
Papers VI, VII, VIII & IX	Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the prescribed optional subjects (300 marks for each paper)	1200 Marks
Total Marks for Written Examination		2000 Marks

FOR MORE DETAILS VIEW ATTACHMENT

HELLO,

THE NEW INFORMATION IS THAT UPSC STARTING CSAT EXAM. CSAT stands for Civil Services Aptitude Test. Starting from 2011, CSAT will select candidates who can appear for Civil Services (Mains) Exam.

CSAT 2012 will be held on May 20, 2012.

The Notificaion for CSAT will be carried my all major newspapers of India on February 4, 2012.

Last date to apply is March 5, 2012

The CSAT has two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each and of two hours duration each. All questions are of objective type.

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)

- English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

Wish you all the best,
HOMI KOHLI
[email protected]

CIVIL SERVICE EXAM has
PRELIMS
MAIN
ITERVIEW

in prelims, there is no optional subjects. main exam only has optinal subjects.
prelims has English,Aptitude,Reasoning,General studies.
for detailed information, check the attached file below.

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plz explain about new examination pattern in upsc civil service examinations in detail regarding what all topic it covers ?

About CIVIL SERVICE EXAM Pattern
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Civil Service Exam is conducted by UPSC to recruit candidate in following Civil Services as given below..

Indian Administrative Service
Indian Foreign Service
Indian Police Service
Indian Revenue Service
etc..


Civil Service exam is conducted in two phases..

1. Preliminary Exam or CSAT(Civil Service Aptitude Test)

2. Main Exam or Written Test


::Pattern of Preliminary Exam(CSAT)::

PAPER-I

Current events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian National Movement
Indian and World Geography
Indian Polity and Governance
Economic and Social Development
General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
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. -Class X level)
English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).



:: Pattern of Main Exam ::




-Main Exam Optional Subjects-

• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
• Anthropology
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Commerce and Accountancy
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Geography
• Geology
• History
• Law
• Management
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Science
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science and International Relations
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Zoology

Important Books for Civil Service Exam Preparation