MPSC Classes

POSTS

Indian Administrative Service

(ii) Indian Foreign Service

(iii) Indian Police Service

(iv) Indian Audit and Accounts Service,
Group ‘A’

(v) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group
‘A’

(vi) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group
‘A’

(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service,
Group ‘A’

(viii) Indian Defence Estates Service,
Group ‘A’

(ix) Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’

(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’

(xi) Indian P&T Accounts and Finance
Service, Group ‘A’

(xii) Indian Railway Protection Force
Service, Group ‘A’

(xiii) Indian Revenue Service (Customs
& Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’

(xiv) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)
Group ‘A’

(xv) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade
III)

(xvi) Indian Railway Management Service,
Group ‘A’

(xvii) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil
Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)

(xviii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service
(DANICS), Group ‘B’

(xix) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service
(DANIPS), Group ‘B’

(xx) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS),
Group ‘B’

(xxi) Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS),
Group ‘B

Plan of Examination:

The Civil Services Examination will consist
of two successive stages

(i)              
Civil Services (Preliminary)
Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Main
Examination

(ii)             
Civil Services (Main)
Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the
various Services and posts noted above.

ELIGIBILITY

A citizen of India

AGE : 21 TO 32 YRS

QUALIFICATIONS: GRADUATION

 

Number of
attempts:

GENERAL 6

OBC 9

SC/ST
UNLIMITED

 

Scheme and
Subjects for the Preliminary and Main Examination

A. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION: The Examination shall
comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each. Note:

(i) Both the question papers will be of the objective
type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration.

(ii) The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services
(Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying
marks fixed at 33%.

(iii)           
The question papers will be set
both in Hindi and English.

(iv)           
Details of the syllabi are
indicated in Part A of Section III.

 

B. MAIN EXAMINATION: The Written Examination will
consist of the following papers:—

PAPER	SUBJECT	MARKS
A	ENGLISH	300
B	LANGUAGE	300
1	ESSAY	250
2	GENERAL STUDIES 1	250
3	GENERAL STUDIES 2	250
4	GENERAL STUDIES 3	250
5	GENERAL STUDIES 4	250
6	OPTIONAL 1	250
7	OPTIONAL 2	250

 

 

INTERVIEW
275 MARKS

 

SYLLABI FOR
THE 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 specialization.

· 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);

 

Part B—Main Examination

QUALIFYING PAPERS ON INDIAN LANGUAGES AND ENGLISH

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.

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 subcontinent); 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- their
structure, 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 non-state 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.