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CS (Preliminary)

(A) Tentative Schedule

(i) Notification of ExaminationNovember/December of

previous year

(ii) Conduct of Examination May

(B) Age - limits: 21-30 years as on 1st August of the year of Examination.

Certain categories of persons as specified in theCommission's Notice as published in EmploymentNews/Rozgar Samachar are eligible for agerelaxation.

(C) Educational QualificationDegree of a Recognised University or equivalent.Candidates appearing in the requisite Degree qualification are alsoeligible for appearing in the examination, however, they are supposed tosubmit proof of passing the requisite qualification along with with DetailedApplication Form for Civil Services (Main) Examination.

Scheme of CS (Preliminary) Examination

The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of objective type (multiple-choice questions) carrying a maximum of 450 marks.The Question Papers (Test Booklets) are set in English & Hindi

Paper - I General Studies 150Marks

Paper - II One of the optional subjects to be selected from theprescribed optional subjects300Marks

List of Optional Subjects CS (Preliminary) - Total 23

Agriculture Mathematics

Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science Mechanical Engineering

Botany Medical Science

Chemistry Philosophy

Civil Engineering Physics

Commerce Political Science

Economics Psychology

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Electrical Engineering Public Administration

Geography Sociology

Geology Statistics

Indian History Zoology

Law

Tentative Date of Examination : October - November

Scheme - CS (Main)

Paper-IOne of the Indian Languages to be selected by thecandidate from the 18 languages included in theVIIIth Schedule to the Constitution (Qualifying Paper)

300 Marks

Paper-II English (Qualifying Paper) 300 MarksPaper-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 beselected from the prescribed optional subjects (300marks for each paper)

1200 Marks

Total Marks for Written Examination 2000 MarksInterview Test 300 Marks

Grand Total 2300 Marks

List of Optional Subjects - CS (Main) - (Total 25)

Agriculture Management

Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science Mathematics

Anthropology Mechanical Engineering

Botany Medical Science

Chemistry Philosophy

Civil Engineering Physics

Commerce & Accountancy Political Science & InternationalRelations

Economics Psychology

Electrical Engineering Public Administration

Geography Sociology

Geology Statistics

Indian History Zoology

Law

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List of Optional Subjects (Literature) - CS (Main) - (Total 26)

Arabic Gujarati Manipuri Sanskrit

Assamese Hindi Nepali SindhiBengali Kannada Oriya Tamil

Chinese Kashmiri Pali Telugu

English Konkani Persian Urdu

French Marathi Punjabi

German Malayalam Russian

Note : Total Optional Subjects : 51

Note (i) : Candidates have the option to answer all the question papers, except thelanguage papers, viz, Paper-I and Paper-II, in any one of the languagesincluded in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution or in English

Note (ii) : Candidates who have opted for an Indian Language as language mediumfor the Main Examination have an option of being interviewed either inEnglish or in the same language which they have opted for the MainExamination

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