Indian Administrative Services Exam is a Civil Services exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission every year to select candidates in the Central Government and its various departments.

IAS pre Exam syllabus

Papers Duration Questions Marks
Paper I – General Studies 2 Hours 100 200
Paper II – Aptitude 2 Hours 80 200
TOTAL 400

Syllabus -

There are 2 papers in Prelims exam – General Studies and Aptitude

General Studies Paper I Syllabus

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 donot require subject specialization
7. General science.

Aptitude Syllabus

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), Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level)
7. English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
8. Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level. (will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation)

There are 80 questions carrying 200 marks.

Each question carries 2.5 marks.

There is a negative marking of 0.83 marks for every wrong answer.