Punjab Civil Services Exam acronym as PCS Exam is a combined competitive examination held by the Punjab Public Service Commission for recruitment to the Civilian post in the Various department of Government of Punjab

Section of the Examination
Preliminary Examination
Main Examinationb



Examination Pattern of Preliminary Examination

Pattern of Preliminary Exam
Paper Subject No of Questions Marks Time Allowed
I General Studies 100 250 2 Hrs.
II Civil Services Aptitude Test 80 200 2 Hrs.
Total 180 450

Books for the Punjab Civil Service Examination

Verbal and Non Verbal (RS Aggarwal)
Quantitative Aptitude (RS Aggarwal)
• India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
• Facets of Indian Culture by Spectrum
• NCERTs of class XI and XII
• India: Development and Participation by Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze
• India Since Independence by Bipin Chandra
• India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
• India Since Independence by Bipin Chandra
• An Introduction to the Constitution of India by D.D. Basu
Biology and Geography NCERT Books plus current events on Environmental Issues
• Economic Survey
• Environment & Ecology: Biodiversity, Climate Change & Disaster Management by Majid

Jouranls

• Chronical
• CST
• Monthly current affair
• Magazines
• G.K Books