STATSTRIVE - UPSC PRELIMS SYLLABUS
UPSC Prelims syllabus
The syllabus owner page for Prelims. PYQ archives, mocks and analytics are linked from here, not embedded into the syllabus body.
Papers
2
GS Paper I and CSAT.
GS Paper I
Merit
Counts for Prelims screening.
CSAT
Qualifying
Keep official notification as final source.
General Studies Paper I
Current events
- National importance
- International importance
- Government schemes and public issues
History and national movement
- Ancient and medieval context
- Modern Indian history
- Indian national movement
Geography
- India and world geography
- Physical geography
- Economic geography
- Social geography
Polity and governance
- Constitution
- Political system
- Panchayati Raj
- Public policy
- Rights issues
Economy and social development
- Sustainable development
- Poverty
- Inclusion
- Demographics
- Social sector initiatives
Environment and ecology
- Ecology
- Biodiversity
- Climate change
- Environmental policy and conservation
General science
- Science fundamentals
- Applied science in public issues
- Technology-linked current affairs
CSAT Paper II
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills and communication
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision making and problem solving
General mental ability
Basic numeracy
Data interpretation
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