UPSC New Syllabus 2011

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PRESS NOTE

Subject:  Changes in syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination from

2011 in the scheme of Civil Services Examination

• As per the decision of Government of India, there shall be change in the syllabus and

pattern of the Preliminary Examination from 2011 in the scheme of the Civil Services

Examination. 

• The Preliminary Examination shall  now comprise of  two compulsory Papers of  200

marks each and of two hours duration each. Detailed below is the new syllabus and

pattern  of  the  Preliminary  Examination,  which  is   brought  to  the  notice  of  the

prospective candidates intending to appear at the Civil Services Examination (CSE) in

2011 onwards: 

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).

• 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. 

• A set  of  sample  questions   for  both  Papers  would  be   put  on  the  UPSC website

http://www.upsc.gov.in in due course for reference of the prospective candidates. 

• The prospective candidates are advised to note that no changes are being introduced

at  this stage in the Civil  Services  (Main) Examination and Personality  Test  in the

scheme of Civil Services Examination (CSE).