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JOIN QUESTONLINE FOR BEST COACHING IN INDIA

THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS CHANGE IS AWARENESS, THE

SECOND STEP IS ACCEPTANCE

From next year, there will be no optional paper in the civil services preliminary

examination and candidates will have to sit for two compulsory papers ,introducing a

level-playing field for aspirants of India's elite services -- IAS, IFS, IPS and others -- the

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has come out with a new syllabus for the2011preliminary examination.

The new syllabus will have two common papers with equal weightage (200 marks each),

unlike the current system which gives more weightage to subject paper (300 marks) thanthe common general awareness paper (150 marks). It will replace the present system,

which has been in force since 1979.

The proposal to change the system had been pending for long as most of the government

panels had advocated greater emphasis on "aptitude" of candidates than knowledge oftheir subjects,

The new syllabus is only meant for the preliminary examination, which shortlists

candidates for the CS (Main) Examination, being conducted every year by the UPSC.

"The syllabus for the CS (Main) Examination will also be changed in due course. As of

now, the existing syllabus will be used for the Main examination in 2011 as well.

COMPARISION OLD NEW

TOTAL MARKS 450 400

TOTAL NO.OFQUESTIONS

GENERAL STUDIES-150 NOT CLEAR

OPTIONAL-120 NOT CLEAR

SCALLING YES FOR OPTIONAL NO

SYLLABUS-G.S Current events of national

and international

importance

Current events of national

and international

importance

History of India and Indian

National Movement

History of India and Indian

national movement

Indian and World

Geography

Indian and World

Geography- physical, social,

economic geography ofIndia and the world

General Science. General science.

Indian Polity Indian Polity and

governance constitution,

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political system, panchayati

raj, public policy, Rightsissues, etc

Indian Economy Economic and socialdevelopment sustainable

development, poverty,inclusion, demographics,social sector initiatives etc.

General Mental Ability NO

NO General issues on

environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate

change-that donot require

subject specialization

HOW TO PREPARE.

Sl.No

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NEW TOPICS INTRODUCED HOW TO PREPARE

1. Governance(INDIAN POLITY)

public policy, Rights issues, etc

FOLLOW daily News papers like THE

HINDU,TIMES OF INDIA,INDIAN

EXPRESS study issues with background

information and Acts made by the

parliament, court judgements.You can

also refer Public Administration books

basic understanding of public policy

2. General issues on environmentalecology, bio-diversity and climate

change

Apart from reading news papers andmagazines, fundamentals in these subjects

can be studied form School Level

books,guides like spectrum , A text bookof Environmental science etc.

3. STRATEGY FOR SCIENCE

STUDENTS

(4hrs a day X 120 days)+ test

practice for 30 days

TOPICS IN ORDER OF

PREPERATION

1. Current events of national andinternational importance.

2. General science.

3. General issues on environmentalecology, bio-diversity and climate change4. Indian Polity and governance

constitution, political system, panchayati

raj, public policy, Rights issues, etc5. Indian and World Geography- physical,

social, economic geography of India and

the world

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6. Economic and social development

sustainable development, poverty,inclusion, demographics, social sector

initiatives etc.

7. History of India and Indian national

movement4. STRATEGY FOR OTHER

STUDENTS

(4hrs a day X 120 days)+ testpractice for 30 days

TOPICS IN ORDER OF PRPERATION

1.Current events of national and

international importance

2.Indian Polity and governance

constitution, political system, panchayatiraj, public policy, Rights issues, etc

3. History of India and Indian national

movement4. Economic and social development

sustainable development, poverty,

inclusion, demographics, social sectorinitiatives etc

5. Indian and World Geography- physical,

social, economic geography of India and

the world6. General science

7. General issues on environmental

ecology, bio-diversity and climate change

PAPER-II

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 Xlevel), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. Class X level)

English language comprehension skills (Class X level)

The aspirants will also be tested for English language comprehension skills. As of now,

the English language test is part of qualifying papers without having any weightage in thecivil services (Main) examination. But its introduction in the preliminary level could

mean a brighter chance for all those whose English language skills are better, to qualify

for the Main.

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Also brighter chance for all those who have successful experience in bank exams.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR PAPER-II

DEVIDE THE SYLLABUS INTO THREE PARTSPART I

Comprehension

English language comprehension skillsPART-II

Interpersonal skills including communication skills

PART-IIIGeneral Mental ability

Basic Numeracy

Data interpretation

Decision making and Problem solving

There is a brighter chance for all those whose English language skills are better in PART-

I&II

There is brighter chance for all those who have successful experience in bank exams in

PART-III

SUGGESTED PLAN OF PREPERATION FOR PAPER-II

FOR PART III ABOVE

1. BASIC REASONING /GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY 3hrsX 20 days2. BASIC NUMERACY - 3hrsX 15 days3. DATA INTERPRETATION- 3hrsX 10days

4. DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING -3hrsX 15days

5. TEST PRACTICE a test a day (of not less than 25 questions)on each topicabove X 2 months

6. A Grand test a Day upto the examination.

FOR PART I&II ABOVE

1. English language comprehension skills - 1hr a day X one topic in three days with

test practice, Total 60 days2. Comprehension 1hr a dayX 10 days with test practice

3. Interpersonal skills including communication skills- 1hr a day X 20 days with test

practice4. daily a test on all above topics for 30 days

5. A Grand Test a day upto the examination.

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