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| 1. | The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each. Both will be of the objective type and each will be of two hours duration. |
| 2. | The General Studies Paper-II of the Preliminary Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%. |
| 3. | The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. |
| 4. | There will be negative marking (one-third of the marks assigned ) for incorrect answers. |
| 5. | The number of candidates to be admitted to the Civil Services (Main) Examination will be about twelve to thirteen times the total approximate number of vacancies. |
| 1. | Current events of national and international importance. |
| 2. | History of India and Indian National Movement. |
| 3. | Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the 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, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization. |
| 7. | General Science. |
| 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) |
| Year | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 105.34 | - | 102.66 | 88.66 | 88.66 |
| 2018 | 98 | - | 96.66 | 84 | 83.34 |
| 2019 | 98 | 90 | 95.34 | 82 | 77.34 |
| 2020 | 92.51 | 77.55 | 89.12 | 74.84 | 68.71 |
| 2021 | 87.54 | 80.14 | 84.85 | 75.41 | 70.71 |
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