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UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION-syllabus & Dates
UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATON 2011-TENTATIVE DATES
Notification : December end/January 1stweek ,2011
Last date of submission of forms : January end/February 1stweek, 2011
Civil Services Prelims Exam 2011: Mid May, 2011
Civil Services Mains Exam 2011 : Mid October, 2011
Mode of Examination
PRELIMINARY EXAM:
CSP consists of two papers:
(1) optional subject to be selected from the listed subject for 300 marks.
(2) General studies for 150 marks. Total of 450 marks.
Each paper is of two hours duration. The course content of the syllabi for the optional subjects is at the degree level. Normally, there are about 3 lakh applications for the preliminary examination. From this, the UPSC selects 10 to 12 folds of vacancies for the main examinations. This is only for the selection and not to be taken into consideration in the main ranking.
Subjects for Preliminary Examination: The General Studies syllabus is same for all.
Subjects for Paper II (one subject to be selected): Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Indian History, Law, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology.
Note:CSP is to be changed to CSAT from 2011 onwards.Syllabus for CSAT is yet to be published by UPSC.
MAIN EXAMINATION:
The Main Examination is to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of the candidates. The Written Examination in the Main Examination consists of 9 papers and is conducted according to the following pattern:
| PAPER | SUBJECT | DURATION | MARKS |
QUESTION TYPE |
| I | One Indian language from those included in the Eighth Schedule* of the Constitution | 3 Hrs | 300 | Essay Type |
| II | English | 3 Hrs | 300 | Conventional Type |
| III | Essay | 3 Hrs | 200 | Essay Type |
| IV&V | General Studies | 3 Hrs | 300 for each | Essay Type |
|
VI,VII,VIII &IX |
Two papers in each of two Optional ** Subjects | 3 Hrs | 300 for each | Essay Type |
* Languages are: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
** Optional Subjects for the Main Examination: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce & Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science & International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology, Literature of one of the following languages: Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
Useful websites:
www.upsc.gov.in
www.threeauthors.com/upsc-exams
www.civilserviceindia.com
www.onestopias.com
www.iasgeneralstudies.com
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