Is the syllabus same for both preliminary and Mains exam?

Sir/Madam
Is the syllabus same for both preliminary and Mains exam?
Thank you.

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NO Dear

there is no same syllabus for both preliminary and the mains exam.

in the preliminary exam the two paper include--both of the general study.

in the general study exam following subject/topic covered

1. History
2. Political Science
3. Ciivs
4. Current Affairs
5. Numerical apptitude
6. Reasoning
7. Social SCience
8. General Science
9. Geography
10.international current affairs
11.Indian Econmy
12.Arts and culture etc
number of the topic is covered.

in the mains exam:-

again general study paper
comprehensive English paper
one language paper
two optional subject-4 paper

best of luck for the exam.

Hi,

the answer is NO. there is separate syllabus for mains and prelims.

PRELIMS SYLLABUS:

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).

Note -
Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

MAINS :

you have to appear in 9 papers to qualify mains.

general studies-2 papers
optional subjest-I(2 papers)
optional subject-II(2 papers)
essay
language paper
english paper

to know the syllabus see employment news dated 11-17th february 2012.all the best