UNION
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
EXAMINATION NOTICE NO. 09/2015-CSP
DATE: 23/05/2015
(LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:
19/06/2015)
"General
Instructions (Preliminary as well as Main Examination)"
(i) Candidates must
write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances, will they be allowed
the help of a scribe to write the answers for them. However, blind candidates
and candidates with Locomotor Disability and Cerebral Palsy where
dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance
of function (minimum of 40% impairment) will be allowed to write the
examination with the help of a scribe in both
the Civil
Services (Preliminary) as well as in the Civil Services (Main) Examination.
(ii)
Compenstory time of twenty minutes per hour shall be permitted for the Blind
candidates and the candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy
where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the
performance of function (minimum of 40% impairment) in both the Civil Services
(Preliminary) as well as in the Civil Services (Main) Examination.
C. Interview
test
1.The candidate
will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of his/her
career. He/she will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The
object of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate
for a career in public service by a Board of competent and unbiased observers.
The test is intended to judge the mental calibre of a candidate. In broad terms
this is really an assessment of not only his/her intellectual qualities but
also social traits and his/her interest in current affairs. Some of the
qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation,
clear and logical exposition, balance of judgement, variety and depth of
interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral
integrity.
2. The
technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross-examination but of a
natural, though directed and purposive conversation which is intended to reveal
the mental qualities of the candidate.
3. The
interview test is not intended to be a test either of the specialised or
general knowledge of the candidates which has been already tested through their
written papers. Candidates are expected to have taken an intelligent interest
not only in their special subjects of academic study but also in the events
which are happening around them both within and outside their own state or
country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new
discoveries
which should rouse the curiosity of well-educated youth.
Syllabi for the Examination
Part-A
Preliminary Examination
Paper I - (200 marks) Duration : Two 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.
Paper II- (200
marks) Duration: Two 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)
Note 1 :
Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying
paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%
Note 2 : The questions
will be of multiple choice, objective type.
Note 3: It is
mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services
(Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will
be disqualified in casehe/she does not appear in both the papers of Civil
Services (Prelim) Examination.
Part-B Main
ExaminationThe
main Examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and
depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their
information and memory. The nature and standard of questions in the General
Studies papers (Paper II to Paper V) will be such that a well-educated person
will be able to answer them without any specialized study. The questions will
be such as to test a candidate's general awareness of a variety of subjects,
which will have relevance for a career in Civil Services. The questions are
likely to test the candidate's basic understanding of all relevant issues and
ability to analyze and take a view on conflicting socio- economic goals,
objectives and demands. The candidates must give relevant, meaningful and
succinct answers. The scope of the syllabus for optional subject papers (Paper
VI and Paper VII) for the examination is broadly of the honours degree level
i.e. a level higher than the bachelors' degree and lower than the masters'
degree. In the case of Engineering, Medical Science and law, the level
corresponds to the bachelors' degree. Syllabi of the papers included in the
scheme of Civil Services (Main)
Examination are
given as follows:-
QUALIFYING
PAPERS ON INDIAN LANGUAGES AND ENGLISH
The aim of the
paper is to test the candidates ability to read and understand serious
discursive prose, and express his ideas clearly and correctly, in English and
Indian Language concerned.
The pattern of
questions would be broadly as follows :-
(i)
Comprehension of given passages
(ii) Precis
Writing
(iii) Usage and
Vocabulary
(iv) Short
Essays Indian Languages :-
(i)
Comprehension of given passages
(ii) Precis
Writing
(iii) Usage and
Vocabulary
(iv) Short
Essays
(v) Translation
from English to the Indian
language and
vice-versa.
Note 1 : The Papers on
Indian Languages and English will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard
and will be of qualifying nature only. The marks obtained in these papers will
not
be counted for
ranking.
Note 2 : The candidates
will have to answer the English and Indian Languages papers in English and the
respective Indian language (except where translation is involved).
PAPER-I
Essay: Candidates may
be required to write essays on multiple topics. They will be expected to keep
closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion
and to write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact
expression.
PAPER-II
General
Studies- I:
Indian Heritage
and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society.
Indian culture
will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from
ancient to modern times.
Modern Indian
history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the
present-significant events, personalities, issues
The Freedom
Struggle - its various stages and important contributors /contributions from
different parts of the country.
Post-independence
consolidation and reorganization within the country.
History of the
world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution,
world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization,
political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms
and effect on the society.
Salient
features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
Role of women
and women's organization, population and associated issues, poverty and
developmental
issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
Effects of
globalization on Indian society
Social
empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.
Salient
features of world's physical geography.
Distribution of
key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the
Indian
sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and
tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India)
Important
Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone
etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical
geographical
features
(including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of
such changes.
PAPER-III
General
Studies- II: Governance,Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International
relations.
Indian
Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments,
significant
provisions and
basic structure.
Functions and
responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining
to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels
and challenges therein.
Separation of
powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
Comparison of
the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries
Parliament and
State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers &
privileges and issues arising out of these.
Structure,
organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and
Departments of
the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role
in the Polity.
Salient
features of the Representation of People's Act.
Appointment to
various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of
various
Constitutional Bodies.
Statutory,
regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies
Government
policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues
arising out of their design and implementation.
Development
processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups
and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders
Welfare schemes
for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the
performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies
constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
Issues relating
to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health,
Education, Human Resources.
Issues relating
to poverty and hunger.
Important
aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance-
applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters,
transparency
&
accountability and institutional and other measures.
Role of civil
services in a democracy.
India and its
neighborhood- relations.
Bilateral,
regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting
India's interests
Effect of
policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's
interests, Indian diaspora.
Important
International institutions, agencies and fora- theirstructure, mandate.
PAPER-IV
General
Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment,
Security and Disaster Management.
Indian Economy
and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development
and employment.
Inclusive
growth and issues arising from it.
Government
Budgeting.
Major crops cropping
patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and
irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and
issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers
Issues related
to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public
Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of
buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of
animal-rearing.
Food processing
and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and
downstream requirements, supply chain management.
Land reforms in
India.
Effects of
liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects
on industrial growth.
Infrastructure:
Energy, Ports,
Roads,
Airports, Railways etc.
Investment
models.
Science and
Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life
Achievements of
Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing
new technology.
Awareness in
the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio- technology
and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
Conservation,
environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
Disaster and
disaster management.
Linkages
between development and spread of extremism.
Role of
external state and nonstate actors in creating challenges to internal security.
Challenges to
internal security through communication networks, role of media and social
networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security;
money-laundering and its prevention
Security
challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime
with terrorism
Various
Security forces and agencies and their mandate
PAPER-V
General
Studies- IV: Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude
This paper will
include questions to test the candidates' attitude and approach to issues
relating to integrity, probity in public life and his problem solving approach
to various issues and conflicts faced by him in dealing with society. Questions
may utilise the case study approach to
determine these aspects. The following broad areas will be covered.
Ethics and
Human Interface:
Essence,
determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics;
ethics in
private and public relationships. Human Values – lessons from the lives and
teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family,
society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
Attitude: content,
structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour;
moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
\Aptitude and
foundational values for Civil Service , integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship,
objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion
towards the
weaker-sections.
Emotional
intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration
and governance.
Contributions
of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
Public/Civil
service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems;
ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws,
rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance;
accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral
values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding;
corporate governance.
Probity in
Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and
probity; Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to
Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen's Charters, Work
culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges
of corruption.
Case Studies on above issues.
PAPER-VI &
PAPER VII Optional Subject Papers I & II Candidates may choose any optional
subject from amongst the list of Optional Subjects
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