CSAT Official Syllabus - As Released By UPSC

 The much awaited syllabus for the Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT) has been released by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). As said earlier the Civil Service Preliminary Examination will consists of two common papers immaterial of their subject of specialization. Both the papers will be for 200 marks each with a duration of 2 hours.

Paper-1 (200 Marks / 2 hrs)

1. Current Affairs - Current events of national and international importance.
2. Indian History and Indian national movement.
3. Indian and World Geography - Comprising of physical, social and economic geography.
4. Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, political system, panchayat raj etc.,
5. Economic and Social Development-development, poverty, inclusions, demographics etc.,
6. General Issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change.
7. General Science.

Paper-2 (200 Marks / 2 hrs)

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. Basic Numeracy and Data interpretation (Class X level).
7. English Language comprehension skills )Class X level).