Our Special Booklet on Civil Services Examinations has been systematically structured to provide a brief introduction to the examination, eligibility criteria, detailed plan of examination, syllabus of Compulsory Papers. We have also provided some model questions on various aspects covered in the General Studies Paper in Preliminary Examination for guidance such as Geography, History of India & Indian National Movement, Indian Polity, Indian Economy and Current Events of National and International Importance. Our attempt to inspire the Civil Service aspirants will succeed only when our readers benefit from our efforts. We wish them all the SUCCESS in their future endeavors.

1. Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Objective type) for the selections of candidates for the Main Examination.
2. Civil Services Main Examination (Written Examination).
3. Interview for the selection of candidates for various services and posts mentioned below:

The centers for the Civil Services Preliminary Examinations are : Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhopal, Chandigrah, Chennai (Madras), Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharwar, Dispur (Guwahati), Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kochi (Cochin), Kohima, Kolkata (Calcutta), Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Mumbai (Bombay), Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Pondicherry, Port Blair, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shillong Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Tirupati, Udaipur and Visakhapatnam.

Generally, the Preliminary Examination is held in My every year and the Main in October/November. The Civil Services Examination (Preliminary) 2006 will be held on May 14, 2006. The notification for the examination was issued on December 3, 2005 in the Employment News dated December 3-9, 2005.

1. Subjects for the Preliminary Examination
Paper I (Compulsory): General Studies
Paper II (Optional): You must select any one of the following subjects as optional subject:

(1)Agriculture (2) Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science (3) Botany (4) Chemistry (5) Civil Engineering (6) Commerce (7) Economics (8) Electrical Engineering (9) Geography (10) Geology (11) Indian History (12) Law (13) Mathematics (14) Mechanical Engineering (15) Medical Science (16) Philosophy (17) Physics (18) Political Science (19) Psychology (20) Public Administration (21) Sociology (22) Statistics and (23) Zoology.

Note:
1. Both the question papers are of objective - type (multiple-choice questions).
2. The question papers are set both in Hindi and English.
3. The Syllabi for the optional subjects is of the Degree Level.
4. Each paper is of two hours duration.
5. Paper I consists of 150 objective questions of 1 mark each. Paper II consists of 120 objective questions of 25 marks each.

1. Main (Written) Examination

The Written Examination consists of the following papers:
Papers I and II : General Studies for each paper
Paper III : Essay
Paper IV : Essay
Paper V : One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidates from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution 300 marks
Papers VI, VII, VIII and IX : Any two subjects to be selected from the list of the optional subjects. Each subject will have two papers.

Note:

1. The papers on Indian Languages and English are of Matriculation or equivalent standard and are of qualifying nature, the marks obtained in these papers are not counted for ranking.
2. The papers on Essay, General Studies and Optional Subjects of only such candidates are evaluated as attain such minimum standard as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion for the qualifying papers on Indian Languages and English.
3. The Paper I on Indian Languages is, however, not compulsory for candidates hailing from the North - Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.
4. For the Language papers, the script to be used by you will be as under

List of Optional Subjects
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Literature of one of the following languages: Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Chinese, Dogri, English, German, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

Note:
You are not allowed to offer the following combinations of subjects:
(a) Political Science & International Relations and Public Administration;
(b) Commerce & Accountancy and Management;
(c) Anthropology and Sociology;
(d) Mathematics and Statistics; (e) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science;
(f) Management and Public Administration;
(g) Of the Engineering subjects, viz., Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering - not more than one subject;
(h) Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science.

1. The question papers for the examinations are of conventional (essay) type
2. Each paper is of three hours duration.
3. You have the option to answer all the question papers, except the language papers, viz. Papers I and II above in any one of the languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution or in English.
4. Those Exercising the option to answer Papers III to IX in any one of the language included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution may, if they so desire, give English version within brackets of only the technical terms, if any, in addition to the version in the language opted by them. You, should, however, note that if you misuse the above rule, a deduction is liable to be made on this account from the total marks otherwise accruing to you.
5. The question papers other than language papers will be set both in Hindi and English.

C . Interview (Personality Test) : 300 Marks

In current events, knowledge of significant national and international events will be tested.

In history of India, emphasis is given in broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic and political aspects. Questions on the Indian National Movement relate to the nature and character of the nineteenth century resurgence, growth of nationalism and attainment of Independence.

In Geography, emphasis is given on Geography of India. Questions on the Geography of India relate to physical, social and economic geography of the country, including the main features of Indian agriculture and natural resources.

Questions on Indian and Economy test your knowledge on the country's political system and constitution of India, panchayat raj, social systems and economic developments in India. On general mental ability, you will be tested on reasoning and analytical abilities.

Part-B Main Examination
The 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 scope of the syllabus for the optional papers is broadly of the Honors Degree level, i.e.; level Higher than the Bachelor's degree and lower than the Master's Degree. In the case of the Engineering and Law, the level corresponds to the Bachelor's Degree.

The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows :
English

1. Comprehension of given Passages
2. Précis Writing
3. Usage and Vocabulary
4. Short Essay

Indian Languages

1. Comprehension of given Passages
2. Précis Writing
3. Usage and Vocabulary
4. Short Essay
5. Translation from English to the Indian Language and vice-versa.

< p align=justify> 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: You will have to answer the Indian Languages and English papers in English and the respective Indian Language (except where translation is involved) respectively.

Essay
You will be required to write an essay on a specific topic. The choice of subjects will be given. You will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange your ideas in orderly fashion, and write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.

The nature and standard of questions in these papers 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 your general awareness of a variety of subjects, which will have relevance for a career in Civil Services.

Paper-I

a. History of modern India and Indian culture
The history of Modern India will cover history of the Country from about the middle of the nineteenth Century and would also include questions on important personalities who relating to Indian Culture will cover all aspects of Indian Culture from the Ancient to the Modern times.

b. Geography of India
In this part, questions will be on the physical, economic and social geography of India.

c. Indian Polity
This part will include questions on the Constitution of India, Political System and related matters.

d. Current National Issues and Topics of Social relevance
This part is intended to test your awareness of the Current National Issues and Topics of Social Relevance in the present day India such as:

Demography & Human Resource & related issues. Behavioral & Social issues & Social Welfare problems, such as child labor, gender equality, adult literacy, rehabilitation of the handicapped and other deprived segments of the society, drug abuse, public health, etc.

Law enforcement issues, human rights, corruption in public life, communal Environmental issues, ecological preservation, conservation of natural resources and national heritage.

The role of national institutions, their relevance and need for change.

Paper-II
India and the World
This part is intended to test your awareness of India's relationship with the world in various spheres, such as : Foreign Affairs, External Security and related matters, Nuclear policy and Indians Abroad.

Indian Economy
In this part, questions will be on the Planning and Economic Development in India, Economic & Trade Issues, Foreign Trade, the role and functions of I.M.F., world Bank, W.T.O., etc.

International Affairs and Institutions
This part will include questions on important events in World Affairs and on international Institutions.

Developments in the field of Science & Technology, Communications and Space
In this part, questions will test your awareness of the developments in the field of Science & Technology, Communication and Space and also basic ideas of Computers.

Statistical Analysis, Graphs and Diagrams
This part will test your ability to draw common sense conclusions from information presented in statistical, graphical or diagrammatical form and to point out deficiencies, limitations or inconsistencies.