UPSC Preliminary Examination

CSAT
Paper II Syllabus

200
Total Marks
2 Hours
Duration
33%
Qualifying Marks

Civil Services Aptitude Test focusing on comprehension, logical reasoning, analytical ability and basic numeracy

Syllabus

  • • 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)

Important Notes

Note 1: Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.

Note 2: The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.