CSAT Syllabus 2015 For UPSC CSAT Prelims/ Mains Exam PDF Download

CSAT Syllabus 2015

CSAT Syllabus 2015 For UPSC CSAT Prelims/ Mains Exam PDF Download, CSAT Syllabus 2015 For UPSC CSAT Prelims/ Mains Exam PDF Download

Name of the Organization

Union Public Service Commission

Name of Exam

Civil Services Aptitude Test

UPSC CSAT Syllabus 2015:

CSAT Preliminary Exam Pattern & Syllabus:

This exam is divided into two sections:

Paper I (General Studies and current Affairs)

Papers II (General Aptitude)

Paper I Syllabus (200 Marks) Time duration: 2 hours

History of India and Indian National Movement

Current events of national and international importance

Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc

Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World

General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization

Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc

General Science.

Paper II Syllabus (200 Marks) Time duration: 2 hours

Comprehension

Logical reasoning and analytical ability

Interpersonal skills including communication skills

Decision making and problem solving

General mental ability

English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level)

Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc -Class X level)

CSAT Main Exam Patten & Syllabus:

This exam consist total 9 qualifying papers and includes descriptive type questions.

Time duration will be of three hours.

Paper-I	One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the 18 languages included in the 8th Schedule to the Constitution (Qualifying Paper)	300 Marks
Paper-II	English (Qualifying Paper)	300 Marks
Paper-III	Essay	200 Marks
Papers IV & V	General Studies (300 Marks for each paper)	600 Marks
Papers 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

Main Exam contains following optional subjects:

CSAT Main Exam Optional Papers
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	--