Civil Services Syllabus 2017 (Prelims/Mains) Exam Pattern in English PDF

Civil Services Syllabus 2017

Union public service commission has published Civil Services Syllabus for those candidates who are going to appear Civil Services exams. So, applicants can download Civil Services Syllabus 2017 through online process. Aspirants can also download Civil Services Prelims/Mains Exam Pattern in the form of Hindi or English PDF or by following some essential steps which is mentioned below.

About Civil Services

UPSC conducts the many civil services examination every year to recruit the talented aspirants to the various Civil Services of the Government of India, including Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, and Indian Police Service among others.

Civil Services provide a wide Range of jobs to our country and it’s conducted by the Union Service. There are some top services which are followed the same condition like for Civil Service, IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, Indian Customs and Central Excise Service etc.

Scheme of CS (Preliminary) Examination:

Paper No. (General Studies)	Duration	Maximum Marks
I	2 hours	200
II	2 hours	200

Mains Exam Pattern:

Paper No.	Subject Name	Maximum Marks
I	One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the 18 languages included in the VIIIth Schedule to the Constitution (Qualifying Paper)	300 Marks
II	English (Qualifying Paper)	300 Marks
III	Essay	200 Marks
IV & V	General Studies (300 Marks for each paper)	600 Marks
VI, VII, VIII & IX	Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the prescribed optional subjects (300 marks for each paper)	1200 Marks
	Total Marks for Written Examination	2000 Marks
	Interview Test	300 Marks

Civil Services Syllabus

Paper-1

1	Current Event of National and International importance.
2	History of India and Indian National Movement
3	Indian and world Geography
4	Indian polity and  Governance
5	Economic and social Development
6	General Science

Paper-2

1	Comprehension
2	Interpersonal skills including communication skills
3	Logical Reasoning and analytical ability
4	Decision making and problem solving
5	General Mental Ability
6	English language comprehension skills

List of Optional Subjects – CS (Main)

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

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