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STRUCTURE OF

EXAMINATION

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Its a 3 stage exam

Stage 1: Preliminary

Stage 2: Mains

Stage 3: Interview

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1.Preliminary Examinations

Conducted in month of May

Paper I : General Studies 150 marks

Paper 2 : Optional Subject 300 marks

Total: 450 marks

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Optional Subjects for PRE

Agriculture Animal Husbandry& Veterinary

Botany Chemistry

CivilEngineering

Commerce Economics ElectricalEngineering

Geography Geology Indian History Law

Mathematics MechanicalEngineering

Medical Science Philosophy

Physics Political Science Political Science Psychology

Public

Administration

Sociology Statistics zoology

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Act as screening test only.

Anyone optional subject can be selected.

Objective type.

Negative marking.

2 hours duration each.

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2.The Main Exam

held in October/November

Total 9papers.

3 hours each

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Paper 1 & paper 2

Paper 1 : One Indian Language (300 marks).

Paper 2 : English (300 marks).

Compulsory to pass

Marks obtained in this paper will not be

includes in making final merit list.

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Languages

Assamese Bengali Bodo Dogri Gujarati

Hindi Kannada Kashmiri Maithili Malayalam

Manipuri Marathi Nepali Oriya Punjabi

Punjabi Sanskrit Santhali Sindhi Tamil

Telugu Urdu

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Paper 3

Paper 3 : Essay (200 marks)

No word limit.

Any topic can be asked.

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Paper:4 & 5 (general studies)

Paper 4 : General Studies (300 marks)

Paper 5 : General Studies (300 marks)

No specialized study is required.

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Paper 6,7,8 & 9

Paper 6 : Optional Subject 1 paper (300 marks)

Paper 7 : Optional Subject 1 paper (300 marks)

Paper 8 : Optional Subject 2 paper (300 marks)

Paper 9 : Optional Subject 2 paper (300 marks)

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Optional Subjects for Main

Agriculture Animal Husbandry& 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 Scienceand International

Relations

Psychology Public

Administration

Sociology Statistics Zoology

Continue

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Arabic Assamese Bodo Bengali Dogri

Chinese English French German Gujarati

Hindi Kannada Kashmiri Konkani Maithili

Malayalam Manipuri Marathi Nepali Oriya

Pali Persian Punjabi Russian Sanskrit

Santali Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu

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Total 55 optional subject. choose any 2 of

them.

Scope of the syllabus is a level higher than the

bachelors degree and lower than the masters

degree.

For Engineering the level corresponds to the

bachelor's degree.

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3.Interviewheld in April/May

300 marks.

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Selection of optionalsubjects

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Consider following:-

Familiarity or background.

Availability of study material.

The syllabus of almost every subject is equally

lengthy.

Consultyour friends, seniors, teachers etc. etc..

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Studythe syllabus properly.

Get the previous years papers from:-

SATISH U. P. S. C. SERIES

Published by:

SATISH & BROTHERPUBLISHERS & BOOK-SELLERS

9966, ISLAMGANJ, LIBRARY ROAD, AZAD MARKET, DELHI- 110006

NOTE :Almost all subjects papers are available

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HOW TO START

MEANINGFUL PREPARATION

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Difference between PRE & MAIN

Preliminary

Its a test of recognition.

Aim should be to clear exam Sometimes source of

question is difficult to trace.

Syllabus is not specific

You should work like donkey

i.e. all corners should be

touched.

Mains

Test of exactinformation.

To get maximum marks

Only straightforward questions

will be asked.

syllabus is beautifully elaborated

Run like a horse.

i.e. Focused study.

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History

Polity

GeographyScience and Technology

Economy

Current Affair

Social Issues

Statistics(for MAINS only)

Mental Ability(for PRE only)

General Studies

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NCERT books should be studied carefully

http://www.ncert.nic.in

whatever one has studied up to Class XII is only

asked in General Studies.

Googling.

http://www.ncert.nic.in/http://www.ncert.nic.in/

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Current affair A good newspaper and Magazine

http://www.hinduonline.com

Web site ofDDNews:

www.ddinews.gov.in

National Portal of India

http://india.gov.in/

Competitive magazine may mislead you. Dont blindly

believe them.

http://www.hinduonline.com/http://www.ddinews.gov.in/http://india.gov.in/http://india.gov.in/http://www.ddinews.gov.in/http://www.hinduonline.com/

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Optional Subjects

Approach to Optional paper is not universal and

is individual specific.

study the entire topics of the syllabusjust to

develop ideas about them.

Read standard books.

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Practice writing answer.

Frame the possible questions which can be asked

Topic / Subtopic wise.

Dont dig up into some topics cover all.

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Interview

Its a test of personality not your knowledge.

Intelligent listening is the mantra to succeed.

Talk humbly about your achievements and

hobbies.

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They know you are good or you would not have

come so far.

They are looking for warm, sensitive respectful

and attentive youngsters.

Presence of an inquisitive and independent

mind.

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Recap

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Be consistence.

Try to read a few books many times instead of

many books at one time

You are supposed to know something about

every thing not every thing about something.

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Should have good reason for why you want to

become a civil servant .

Read think, write and think again.

Stick to what you consider is good for you.

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References:

http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications

/csp2008/notcvl.htm

http://www.civilservicesindia.com

http://visionias.worldpress.com

http://www.crackias.com

http://www.civilservicesanalyst.com

http://www.geocities.com/indiancivilservices

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