PAPER I

• 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, biodiversity and climate change- that do not require subject specialization.
• General Science

PAPER II

• General Science
• 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)

• The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
• Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.