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About IAS > Civil Services Exam 2011 >
Civil Services Examination - 2012 |
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Civil Services Examination - 2012 |
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Date of Notification |
4th February 2012 |
Date of Civil Services PRELIM EXAM, 2012 |
20th May, 2012 (1 day) |
Date of Civil Services MAINS EXAM, 2012 |
5th October, 2012 (21 days) |
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Detailed notification is available at www.upsc.gov.in |
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1. Scheme of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2012/ Pattern of Civil Services Aptitude Test 2012 |
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| No. of Papers |
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Nature of Papers |
- Objective Type/ Multiple Choice Question paper
- Compulsory for All (There is going to be no optional subject from 2011)
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Paper I – General Studies |
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Total marks - 200 marks
- Duration – 2 hours
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Paper II – Aptitude |
- Total marks - 200 marks
- Duration – 2 hours
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2. Syllabus
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Paper I | 200 marks | Duration: 2 hours |
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Current events of national and international importance |
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History of India and Indian National Movement |
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Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World. |
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Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. |
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Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc. |
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General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization |
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General Science |
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| Paper II | 200 marks | Duration: 2 hours |
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Comprehension |
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Interpersonal skills including communication skills; |
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Logical reasoning and analytical ability |
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Decision making and problem solving |
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General mental ability |
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Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level) |
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English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level) |
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Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper. |
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