UPSC 2018 | 2019 – UPSC Syllabus for Prelims and Mains | IAS Syllabus


UPSC 2018 | 2019 – UPSC Syllabus for Prelims and Mains | IAS Syllabus

PSC Civil Services Exam, which is popularly known as IAS (Indian Administrative Services) examination, is one of the toughest and prestigious examination conducted in India by UPSC. Every year around 5 lakh candidates appear for prelims, out of which only 15000 qualifies for mains, then these 15000 appears for mains and at the end only around 1000 candidates known to crack highly dignified civil services exam.
This data justifies the opening statement of this article, only 0.2% makes it in the end, tough but not impossible. Here you can get all the details regarding UPSC Syllabus, or IAS Syllabus for Prelims and Mains. Basically UPSC conducts civil services exam in three phrases.
UPSC Syllabus

UPSC Syllabus PHASE 1 : PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION – CSAT

CSAT or Civil Services Aptitude Test is the first phase of preliminary examination of UPSC. This test basically helps in finding the individual ability of thinking in ‘Reasoning and Analytics’. IAS prelims exam is consists of two paper of objective type. The Following table is about UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern
PaperSubjectsQuestionsTotal marksDuration
IGeneral studies
(this is qualifying paper for mains examination)
1002002 hours
IIAptitude skills
(this paper is also qualifying but person has to score at least 33% marks)
802002 hours

UPSC SYLLABUS FOR PAPER I

  1. Current events of national and international importance.
  2. History of India and Indian National Movement.
  3. Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
  4. Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
  5. Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
  6. General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization General Science
UPSC SYLLABUS FOR PAPER II
  1. Comprehension
  2. Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
  3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability
  4. Decision-making and problem solving
  5. General mental ability
  6. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level)

UPSC Syllabus PHASE II : MAINS EXAMINATION (1750 marks)

The phase II examination helps in finding the individual ability to represent things in an understandable way. The UPSC mains Examination  intent is to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their knowledge and memory.
The IAS exam consists of 9 papers out of which 2 papers of 300 marks are qualifying in nature and marks of these both paper is not counted in final total
  • Any Indian language
  • English
And the rest of seven papers can be written in any of the languages mentioned as in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution or in English. Below given the remaining seven papers:
Paper – A
Language -300 Marks
(Candidate can take any Modern Indian language but this paper is of qualifying nature)
Paper – B
English -300 Marks
(This paper is of qualifying nature)
Paper – I
Essay – 250 Marks(Can be written in the medium or language of the candidate’s choice)
Paper-II
General Studies-I 250 Marks
(Indian Heritage and Culture,History and Geography of the World and Society)
Paper-III
General Studies -II: 250 Marks
(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
Paper-IV
General Studies -III 250 Marks
(Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
Paper-V
General Studies -IV 250 Marks
(Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
Marks carried by General Studies papers are 4X 250=1000
Paper-VI
Optional Subject – Paper 1 -250 Marks
Paper-VII
Optional Subject – Paper II -250 Marks
(Candidate is allowed to take up literature as an optional subject “without the condition of having it at the graduation level.”)
Sub Total (Written test) 1750 MarksMarks of English and Language will not be counted in the total tally of marks for the written exam. So the total of the Mains exam will be 1750 Marks Only.

PAPER 1: ESSAY (250)

However, Essay writing is important part of UPSC Mains Syllabus. Candidates are given a topic to write an essay on that specified topic. The essay will be checked on the persons ideas related to that topic, clarity of thoughts, creativeness and grammatical mistakes and also on effectiveness of ideas.

PAPER 2: GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 1 (250 MARKS)

  1. When we talk about UPSC Mains Syllabus, General Studies is very important. Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society form the key aspects of it.
  2. Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
  3. Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues
  4. The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.
  5. Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
  6. 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.
  7. Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
  8. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
  9. Effects of globalization on Indian society
  10. Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.
  11. Salient features of world’s physical geography.
  12. 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)
  13. 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 3: GENERAL STUDIES PAPER II (250 MARKS)

  1. Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations.
  2. Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
  3. 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.
  4. Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
  5. Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries
  6. Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
  7. 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.
  8. Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
  9. Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
  10. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies
  11. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
  12. Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders
  13. 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.
  14. Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
  15. Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
  16. Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.
  17. Role of civil services in a democracy.
  18. India and its neighborhood- relations.
  19. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
  20. Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
  21. Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate

PAPER 4: GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 3 (250 MARKS)

  1. Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management.
  2. Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
  3. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
  4. Government Budgeting.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
  8. Land reforms in India.
  9. Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
  10. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
  11. Investment models.
  12. Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life
  13. Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
  14. Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
  15. Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
  16. Disaster and disaster management.
  17. Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
  18. Role of external state and nonstate actors in creating challenges to internal security.
  19. 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
  20. Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism
  21. Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.

PAPER 5: GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 4 (250 MARKS)

  1. 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.
  2. Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
  3. 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.
  4. Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.
  5. Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Case Studies on above issues.

PAPER 6 AND 7 (250 MARKS)

Optional 1 (Of your choice)/ Optional 2 (Of your choice)
Candidates can choose any optional from the subjects, which are given below:
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