UPSC Prelims Syllabus and Booklist

UPSC preliminary Examination details syllabus and updated booklists:-

Preliminary exam of UPSC consists of two paper:-a)General Studies paper 1 , b)CSAT.

General Studies Paper 1 Syllabus

1. Current events of National and international importance.
2. History of India and Indian National  Movement.
3. India and the World Geography-Physical,Social and Economic geography of India and 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,Biodersity and Climate Change.
7. General Science.

Syllabus of CSAT paper

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),
7. Data interpretation(charts,graphs,tables,data sufficiency etc.-class x level)

Important Book List for prelims

1. Indian Polity:- Indian Polity by M.Laxmikanth
2. Indian History(Ancient,Medieval&Modern):-                       a)History of Modern India by Bipan Chandra, or                            Spectrum's A rief History of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir.      c)Tamil Nadu state board text book of class 12
3. India and the world Geography:-a)NCERT class 6 to 12            b) India and World Geography by Majid Husain                      c)world Map or Atlas.
4. Economy:- a)Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh                            b)NCERT class 11 & 12                                                                c)Economic Survey and Budget.
5. Environment:- a)Environment book by Shankar IAS                           b)Biology class 12                                                                         c)Current affairs issues are relevant.
6. Art&Culture :- NCERT Fine Arts class 11.
7. Current  Affairs:- The Hindu or The Indian Express,PIB,Magazines etc.

These are the book list and syllabus of the preliminary exam of UPSC. UPSC syllabus is just under the sun there is no such particular text but these the are very relevant to the exam point of view. the source of study material must be limited.It is better to read one book ten times rather than ten books one time.so Revision is the key mantra.There is 3R i.e.,READ,REVISE,RECALL. 

Preparation for UPSC Examination

Civil Service is not a job its a way to live your life uniquely.Its a opportunity to serve the people and served for the Nation.Its one of the way to connect with the people directly through administration.But it is not easy task to join Civil Service,it needs patient,dedication,hard work and perseverance.The process of examination is very long,many stages are there,and most importantly if you want to join civil service then you must have Belief and confidence on yourself. you should be very sincere very loyal to the studies. UPSC has a syllabus but there is no syllabus,there is no definite question pattern.but it is not impossible to do it.To crack the civil service examination it needs some smart strategies.It can not crack with overnight study, it takes time.
Its a wonderful journey.once you enter into this journey you will enjoy it..Civil Service is not only an exam it improves your thinking capacity,improve your way of thinking,your opinion and overall your personality.Seriously it is very wonderful journey and you will love to be a part of it...
I will share the pattern of UPSC examination below...........

There is a three stages in UPSC --1)preliminary 2)Mains 3)Personality Test.

Preliminary examination consists of two paper--GS paper and CSAT

Mains examination consists of Nine paper.---A)language paper(22 language in eight schedule of the Indian Constitution)
B)English language.Both paper (A) and (B)are qualifying papers.marks of these two papers are not included in the total.
1)Essay
2)GS 1(Indian &world History,Art&Culture,society, India & world geography)
3)GS 2(Indian Polity & Governance)
4)GS 3(Indian Economy,Science&Technology etc.)
5)GS 4(Ethics&Integrity)
6)Optional paper 1
7)optional paper 2.choose one subject from the list and there is two paper of the subject.
After qualifying Mains Examination you will go for Personality Test/Interview.
if you successfully clear all the stages of the prestigious examination you will get the services according to the Rank.

In the Prelims examination there is two paper 200 marks for each.But only GS 1 paper marks are added and CSAT paper is only qualifying in nature(need 33% to qualify).The preliminary examination is just a qualifying exam. The marks of prelims are not added to the final merit list.It is the exam to qualify for writing Mains. The final result will be based on the Mains and interview marks.
In the Mains exam marks are classified as follows.
paper A--300 marks
paper B--300 marks
paper 1-- 250 marks
paper 2--250 marks
paper 3--250 marks
paper 4--250 marks
paper 5&6(optional paper)--500 marks
Total--1750
Interview marks--275
Total marks --(1750+275=2025)
The final result or rank is based on the marks you obtained out of 2025 marks.