Syllabus of Preliminary Examination

Paper 1 (GS)
• 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 2 (CSAT)
• 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).