UPSC Civil Services Preliminary (CSP) Exam Syllabus : Download PDF

Knowing the syllabus of the exam is the first thing to do for the preparation. The Union Public Service Commission conducts the Civil Service Examination for selection into the IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, and other allied services.

This CSE exam is conducted in three phases – preliminary, main, interview. All applicants first face the prelims exam and majority of them get eliminated at this stage itself. Given the low pass through rate of this stage, it is important to prepare for the UPSC prelims exam in a holistic manner.

UPSC IAS Prelims Exam 2020 Syllabus

The UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.

UPSC Prelims Paper-I General Studies Syllabus 2020 :

• 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.

UPSC Prelims Paper-II CSAT Syllabus 2020 :

• 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).