UPSC Civil Services Syllabus

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UPSC Civil Services Syllabus Topic-Wise:

Union Public Service Commission is going to organize UPSC Civil Service Exam on scheduled date that is 02-06-2019 (Sunday). Contenders who want to appear in UPSC Civil Service Recruitment Exam need to apply by submitting their application form between 19-02-2019 to 18-03-2019.

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UPSC IAS Exam Schedule

• Stage 1: IAS Prelims – 02-06-2019 (Sunday)
• Stage 2: IAS Mains – 20-09-2019
• Stage 3: Interview/ Personality Test

IAS 2019 Exam Dates:

Event	UPSC IAS Dates
Release of UPSC IAS Application Form	19-02-2019 – 18-03-2019
Availability of UPSC IAS Admit card	May 2019
UPSC IAS Preliminary Exam	02-06-2019
Announcement of UPSC IAS Preliminary Exam Result	August 2019
UPSC IAS Main Exam 2019	20-09-2019
Announcement of UPSC IAS Main Exam Result	January 2020

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UPSC Civil Services Syllabus PDF:

Individuals will get the complete UPSC IAS Syllabus on this page and they can also download the UPSC Civil Services syllabus in Hindi PDF by hitting the available link.

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UPSC Civil Services Syllabus

Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Exam is conducted into two parts i.e. Preliminary exam (400 marks) and Mains exam (1750 marks).

After the exam, the organization will conduct personality test (275 marks). The topic wise UPSC IAS Exam Syllabus is listed below:

UPSC Civil Services Pre Exam Syllabus

UPSC Civil Services Syllabus of General Studies Paper-I

• 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.

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UPSC Civil Services Syllabus of General Studies Paper-II

• 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)

UPSC Civil Services Pre Exam Pattern:

• UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam will be of 400 marks.
• Questions from two sections i.e. General Studies Paper-I and II will be asked in the exam.
• Each paper will runs for 2 hours.

Subject	Max. Marks
General Studies Paper-I	200
General Studies Paper-II	200
Total	400 marks

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UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam Syllabus

UPSC Civil Services Mains Paper A Syllabus:

• In Paper A, candidates need to select any one of the Indian Languages but it’s not compulsory for the aspirants who are belonging to Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur and Nagaland.

UPSC Civil Services Syllabus 2019 Mains Paper B

• This paper is conducted to test eligibility of aspirants and to check skills of aspirants in English and Indian Language concerned.
• Aspirants are selected on basis of some facts like how they understand these languages and how they express their ideas clearly and correctly.
• The pattern of questions would be generally as follows:- Comprehension of given passages, Precise Writing and Usage and Vocabulary

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UPSC Civil Services Mains Paper 1 Syllabus:

• Candidates will be required to write essays on multiple topics.
• They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion and to write concisely Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.

UPSC Civil Services Syllabus 2019 General Studies Paper 2

• Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from olden to present times.
• Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues
• The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.
• Post-independence consolidation and restructuring within the country
• History of the world will include events from 18th Century.
• Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India
• Role of women and women’s organization.
• Effects of globalization on Indian Society
• Social Empowerment
• Salient Features of world’s Physical Geography
• Distribution of Key Natural Resources Across the world
• Important Geographical Phenomena
• India and its neighborhoods-relations
• Bilateral, Regional and global groupings
• Effects of policies
• Important international institutions etc

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Civil Services General Studies Paper 3 Syllabus:

• Functions and duties of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
• Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
• Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
• Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.
• Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
• Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
• Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
• Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
• Government Policies and interventions for development in various sectors
• Development process and the development industry
• Welfare schemes for vulnerable section of the population by centre and states.
• Issue relating to development
• Issues relating to poverty and hunger
• Important aspects of Governance
• Role of Civil Services in a democracy
• Role of external state
• Challenges of internal security through communications networks
• Security challenges
• Various security forces and agencies and their mandate etc

UPSC Civil Services Syllabus of Paper 4- General Studies

• Inclusive growth and issues arising from it
• Government Budgeting
• Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management.
• Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism
• Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management
• Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate
• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment
• Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
• Disaster and disaster management
• Linkages between development and spread of extremism
• Land reforms in India
• Effects of Liberalization on the economy
• Infrastructure: Energy, ports, roads etc
• Investment models
• Science and technology
• Achievements of Indian in Science and technology
• Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers etc
• Conversation, environmental pollution and degradation
• Disaster and Disaster Management
• Linkages between development and spread of extremism etc

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UPSC Civil Services Syllabus of Paper 5- General Studies 4

• Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships.
• Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
• Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.
• Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
• Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
• Probity in Governance: Concept of Public Service
• Case studies on Above Issues etc

UPSC Civil Services Syllabus of Paper 6 & 7 Optional 1/ Optional 2:

Applicants can choose any optional from the subjects, which are given below and also download Civil Services Optional Subjects Syllabus

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

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UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam Pattern:

• The UPSC Indian Administrative Service Main exam will be of 1750 marks.
• After that a personality test (interview) of 275 marks will be conducted by the organization.
• Question paper will be available in both English and Hindi languages, so that every aspirants can understand it.
• The exam includes 7 papers with 2 papers of descriptive in nature.

Subject	Max. Marks
Paper – A
Regional language (Qualifying)	300
Paper – B
English Language (Qualifying)	300
Essay	250
General Studies- 1 (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)	250
General Studies -2 (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)	250
General Studies -3 (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)	250
General studies – 4 (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)	250
Optional Paper –  1	250
Optional Paper –  2	250

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Written Test Total	1750 marks
Personality Test (interview)	275
Grand Total	2025 marks

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List of Optional Subjects for Mains Exam:

• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry and 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

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Civil Services Interview Test:

Apart from Civil Service Pre Syllabus and Civil Service Mains Syllabus, contenders need to know about Interview round also. Qualified contenders in Prelims and Mains exam will undergo for Interview round which will be conducted of 275 marks.

Book Title	Author/Publication
History Of Modern India (History)	Bipan Chandra
India’s Struggle For Independence (History)	Bipan Chandra
India’s Ancient Past (History)	R.S. Sharma
History Of Medieval India (History)	Satish Chandra
A New Look at Modern Indian History	BL Grover
The Wonder That Was India (Culture)	A.L. Bhasham
Indian Art and Culture (Culture)	Nitin Singhania
Our Parliament	Subash Kashyap
Geography of India (Geography)	Majid Husain
Oxford School Atlas (Geography)	Oxford
Science and Technology	TMH
CSAT Book Cracking the CSAT Paper-2	Arihant
Certificate Physical and Human Geography (Geography)	Goh Cheng Leong
Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations (Polity)	M. Laxmikanth
Indian Economy (Economy)	Ramesh Singh
Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure (Environment)	Rajagopalan
A History of Modern World	Ranjan Chakravarti
Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains (Environment)	Khuller
Facets of Indian Culture	Spectrum
Indian Constitution	PM Bakshi
Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	R. S. Aggarwal

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