Subjects for IAS Prelim Exam

Which subject should I prefer to face the IAS prelims exam, will you please provide here???

[Arun Vats]

The Indian Civil Services examination IAS is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) every year.

The exam comprises of three stages :
Civil Services - Preliminary Examination - Objective Type (Qualifier)
Civil Services - Main Examination - Written Test
Interview / Personality Test

Preliminary Examination

The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks.

Main Examination

The Main Examination will consist of 9 papers in total comprising of conventional essay type questions.

Interview / Personality Test
The interview will carry 275 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).

UPSC IAS prelim exam is compulsory for all applicants.

Prelim 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).

Mains subjects:
Agriculture
Anthropology
Assamese
Chemistry
Chinese
Commerce and Accountancy
Electrical Engineering
French
Geology
Gujarati
Kannada
Konkani
Law
Manipuri
Mathematics
Medical Science
Nepali
Pali
Physics
Psychology
Punjabi
Sanskrit
Sociology
Tamil
Urdu
Zoology
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Arabic
Bengali
Botany
Civil Engineering
Economics
English
Geography
German
Hindi
History
Kashmiri
Malayalam
Management
Marathi
Mechanical Engineering
Oriya
Persian
Philosophy
Political Science and International Relations
Public Administration
Russian
Sindhi
Statistics
Telugu

Question paper:








Here is the attachment for IAS Prelim exam paper:

Can you tell me about the Subjects offered for IAS (Indian Administrative Service) Prelim Exam as I want to check it before applying for the exam?

[Raman Vij]

The Subjects offered for IAS (Indian Administrative Service) Prelim Exam as you want to check it before applying for the exam is as follows:

IAS Preliminary Examination CSAT Paper - 1 (GS)

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.

IAS Preliminary Examination CSAT Paper - 2 (APTITUDE)

Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

Comprehension

Interpersonal skills including communication skills;

Logical reasoning and analytical ability

Decision-making and problemsolving

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).

Subjects for IAS Prelim Exam





IAS Paper Pattern
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 choices, objective type.

It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate is disqualified in case one does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.