Overview : IA S – Preliminary Examination, which serves as a screening test only, now consists of two papers of Objective Type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks. Thus, only those candidates who are declared by UPSC to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination become eligible for admission to the Main Examination. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination Examination are NOT counted for determining their final order of merit.
Usually, the number of candidates who are declared to have qualified the Preliminary examination are about twelve to thirteen times of the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year for various Services and Posts.
The Preliminary Examination comprises of TWO Compulsory Papers of 200 marks each.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION – Paper I – Objective Type (Marks: 200 Duration: 2 hours)
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION – Paper II – Objective Type (Marks: 200 Duration: 2 hours)
Some of the features of Preliminary Examination are :
Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).
The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level will be tested through passages from English Language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
Each paper will be of two hours duration. (Blind candidates will however, be allowed an extra time of twenty minutes at each paper)
THERE WILL BE PENALTY (NEGATIVE MARKING) FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS EXCEPT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WHERE THE NEGATIVE MARKING WILL BE IN-BUILT IN THE FORM OF DIFFERENT MARKS BEING AWARDED TO MOST APPROPRIATE AND NOT SO APPROPRIATE ANSWER FOR SUCH QUESTIONS. For further details regarding negative marking,
For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and the penalty will be the same as mentioned above for that question.
If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Syllabus for Preliminary Examination :
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION – PAPER I – OBJECTIVE TYPE (Marks: 200 Duration: 2 hours)
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 specialisation.
General Science.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION – PAPER II – OBJECTIVE TYPE (Marks: 200 Duration: 2 hours)
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).
English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
Note 1: Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper- II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
Note 2: All the questions will be of Objective Type (Multiple Choice Questions).
Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelims) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelims) Examination.
Usually, the number of candidates who are declared to have qualified the Preliminary examination are about twelve to thirteen times of the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year for various Services and Posts.
The Preliminary Examination comprises of TWO Compulsory Papers of 200 marks each.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION – Paper I – Objective Type (Marks: 200 Duration: 2 hours)
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION – Paper II – Objective Type (Marks: 200 Duration: 2 hours)
Some of the features of Preliminary Examination are :
Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).
The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level will be tested through passages from English Language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
Each paper will be of two hours duration. (Blind candidates will however, be allowed an extra time of twenty minutes at each paper)
THERE WILL BE PENALTY (NEGATIVE MARKING) FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS EXCEPT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WHERE THE NEGATIVE MARKING WILL BE IN-BUILT IN THE FORM OF DIFFERENT MARKS BEING AWARDED TO MOST APPROPRIATE AND NOT SO APPROPRIATE ANSWER FOR SUCH QUESTIONS. For further details regarding negative marking,
For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and the penalty will be the same as mentioned above for that question.
If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Syllabus for Preliminary Examination :
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION – PAPER I – OBJECTIVE TYPE (Marks: 200 Duration: 2 hours)
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 specialisation.
General Science.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION – PAPER II – OBJECTIVE TYPE (Marks: 200 Duration: 2 hours)
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).
English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
Note 1: Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper- II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
Note 2: All the questions will be of Objective Type (Multiple Choice Questions).
Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelims) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelims) Examination.
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