SYLLABUS FOR CSE
PLAN AND SUBJECTS FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
| Compulsory Papers | Subjects | No Of Questions | Duration | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I General Studies | Current affairs, Indian and world geography, History of india and indian national movement, Indian polity and governance, Economic & social development, Environment/ ecology - climate change, General science | 100 | 2hrs | 200 |
| PAPER II CSAT | Comprehension, English language comprehension skills, Inter personal skills including communication skills, Logical reasoning and analytical ability, General mental ability, Basic numeracy and data interpretation and data sufficiency, Decision making and problem solving | 80 | 2hrs | 200 |
Paper 1 – Negative marks for wrong answers (1/3rd of the marks allotted for each question will be deducted)
Paper 2- CSAT is a Qualifying Paper with minimum qualifying marks of 33%.
(As per the present syllabus)
PLAN AND SUBJECTS FOR MAIN EXAMINATION
*1&2 are only FOR QUALIFYING
| S.No | Papers | TYPE OF QUESTION / SUBJECTS | DURATION OF THE TEST | MAX. MARKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Comprehension/precis writing/vocabulary | 3hrs | 300 |
| 2 | Indian language under schedule VIII | Précis writing, short essay etc. | 3hrs | 300 |
*The following are FOR RANKING
| Papers | Type | Subject | Duration | Max- Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I | Essay | Two essays of 1200 words each | 3hrs | 250 |
| Paper II | General studies I | Indian heritage & culture, history & Geography of the world and society | 3hrs | 250 |
| Paper III | General studies II | Governance, constitution, polity, Social justice, international relations | 3hrs | 250 |
| Paper IV | General Studies III | Technology,Economics Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security & Disaster Management | 3hrs | 250 |
| Paper V | General studies IV | Ethics, integrity and aptitude | 3hrs | 250 |
| Paper VI | Optional subject paper I | (To be selected by the aspirant) | 3hrs | 250 |
| Paper VII | Optional subject paper II | (To be selected by the aspirant) | 3hrs | 250 |
| Personality Test (Interview) | - | - | - | 275 |
(Final selection is out of 2025 marks from Main + Personality Test.)
Total Marks- 2025
Language Papers (included in Schedule VIII of the Constitution)
| LANGUAGE | SCRIPT |
|---|---|
| Assamese | Assamese |
| Bengali | Bengali |
| Gujarati | Gujarati |
| Hindi | Devanagari |
| Kannada | Kannada |
| Kashmiri | Persian |
| Konkani | Devanagari |
| Malayalam | Malayalam |
| Manipuri | Bengali |
| Marathi | Devanagari |
| Nepali | Devanagari |
| Oriya | Oriya |
| Punjabi | Gurumukhi |
| Sanskrit | Devanagari |
| Sindhi | Devanagari or Arabic |
| Tamil | Tamil |
| Telugu | Telugu |
| Urdu | Persian |
| Bodo | Devanagari |
| Dogri | Devanagari |
| Maithili | Devanagari |
| Santhali | Devanagri or Olchiki |
List of Optional Subjects for Main Examination
| Subjects | |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | Geography |
| Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science | Geology |
| Anthropology | History |
| Botany | Law |
| Chemistry | Management |
| Civil Engineering | Mathematics |
| Commerce and Accountancy | Mechanical Engineering |
| Economics | Medical Science |
| Electrical Engineering | Philosophy |
| Physics | Public Administration |
| Political Science and International Relations | Sociology |
| Psychology | Statistics |
| Zoology | Literature* |
*Literature of one of the languages included in the schedule VIII of the Constitution.
MINIMUM BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR GENERAL STUDIES
| SL.NO | TITLE | AUTHOR/PUBLISHER |
| 1. | General Studies Manual | Tata McGraw Hill |
| 2. | Introduction to constitution of India | D.D. Basu |
| Indian Polity | M. Laxmikanth | |
| Constitution of India Bare act | P.M. Bakshi | |
| 3 | India’s struggle for Independence | Bipan Chandra |
| India Since Independence | Bipan Chandra | |
| A brief history of Modern India | Rajiv Ahir/Spectrum | |
| A Facet of Indian Culture | Spectrum | |
| India After Gandhi | RamachandraGuha | |
| The wonder that was India | A L Basham | |
| Discovery of India | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| Indian art and culture | Nitin Singhania | |
| History VII – XII | NCERT | |
| 4 | Indian Economy | 1. Ramesh Singh |
| 2. Dutt and Sundaram | ||
| Indian Economy since Independence | Uma Kapila | |
| Economic Survey of India | Govt. of India | |
| Economics XI & XII | NCERT | |
| 5 | Certificate of Physical and Human Geography | Goh Cheng Leong |
| Indian and world Geography | D.R Khullar | |
| Geography VI – XII | NCERT | |
| Environment | Shankar IAS Academy | |
| School Atlas | Oxford | |
| 6 | Development in Science and Technology | Spectrum |
| Physics – VIII to X Chemistry – VIII to X Biology – VIII to XII | NCERT | |
| 7 | India Year Book | Govt. of India |
| 8 | The Hindu Business Line/ Economic Times | Newspaper |
| 9 | Yojana, Kurukshetra EPW, Frontline, Down to Earth India Today/Outlook/The Week | Periodicals (Selective reading of periodicals like Time and The Economist may be a value addition) |
