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Punjab Civil Services Exam pattern

Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination will be held in two parts i.e Preliminary Competitive Examination and Main Examination.

A. Preliminary Competitive Examination:
The Preliminary Competitive Examination will consist of two papers i.e. Paper-I General Studies and Paper –II Civil Services Aptitude Test. The Preliminary Competitive Examination is designed to sift suitable candidates for the Main Competitive Examination. Marks obtained in the Preliminary Competitive Examination by the candidates, who may be declared qualified for taking the Main Competitive Examination, shall not be counted for determining their final order of merit. Candidates equal to thirteen times of the total number vacancies may qualify for the Main Competitive Examination.

B. Main Examination:
The main examination will consist of written examination and a viva voce (interview) test. The written examination will consist of nine papers of conventional essay type in varous subjects. Candidates equal to 13 times the number of vacancies may be declared eligible to take Main Competitive Examination.

subjects and the maximum marks fixed for each subject for the main competitive examination shall be as shown in the table below:Paper Subject Marks
I English 100
II Punjabi (in Gurmukhi Script) 100
III Essay (To be attempted either in Punjabi or English) (Gurmukhi Script) 100
IV General Studies Paper I 100
V General Studies Paper II 100
VI Optional Subject I, Paper I 100
VII Optional Subject I, Paper II 100
VIII Optional Subject II, Paper I 100
IX Optional Subject II, Paper II 100
Viva Voce 100
Total 1000

(A) List of Compulsory Subjects:
1. English
2. Essay
3. Punjabi (in Gurmukhi Script)
4. General Studies Paper-I
5. General Studies Paper-II

(B) List of optional subjects for main examination:Sr. No. Subject Subject Code Sr. No. Subject Subject Code
1 Agriculture 31 14 Management 44
2 Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science 32 15 Mathematics 45
3 Anthropology 33 16 Mechanical Engineering 46
4 Botany 34 17 Medical Science 47
5 Chemistry 35 18 Philosophy 48
6 Civil Engineering 36 19 Physics 49
7 Commerce and Accountancy 37 20 Political Science andInternational Relations 50
8 Economics 38 21 Psychology 51
9 Electrical Engineering 39 22 Public Administration 53
10 Geography 40 23 Sociology 54
11 Geology 41 24 Statistics 55
12 History 42 25 Zoology 56
13 Law 43 26 Literature of one of the
following Languages:
Hindi, Punjabi, Sanskrit,
Urdu or English.

II. Viva Voce:
1. Candidates up to three times the number of vacancies shall be declared qualified for each category to take viva voce test.
2. The viva voce test shall be conducted by an Interview Board comprising of the Chairman and Members of the Commission which may include an outside expert. More than one Interview Boards may be set up to interview the candidates. In the event of an Interview Board not being headed by the Chairman of the Commission, the senior most Member shall be the Chairman of the Board.

C. Candidates have to qualify the Physical Test for the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police in the following events also:Sr.
No. For Male Candidates For Female Candidates
1 1600 meters race to be completed
within 07 minutes 30 seconds (only
one attempt) 800 meters race to be completed
within 04 minutes 45 seconds
(only one attempt)
2 Long Jump : Minimum 3.80 meters
(Three attempts only) Long Jump : Minimum 3.25
meters (Three attempts only)
3 High Jump : Minimum 1.15 meters
(Three attempts only) High Jump : Minimum 1.0 meter
(Three attempts only)
4 Vertical rope : 2.0 meters climb
from the ground (one attempt only) Shuttle : Running between two
parallel lines 10 meter apart, five
times in 25 seconds (one attempt
only)


Punjab Civil Services Exam syllabus

Syllabus for Preliminary Examination:
I. Paper –I (General Studies)
1. Everyday Science
2. Environmental studies
3. Political theory & international order
4. Indian polity
5. History of India
6. Indian Economy
7. Geography
8. Current events of national and international importance
9. Punjab
II. Paper –II (Civil Services Aptitude Test)

Syllabus of Main Examination:
I. English
II.General Studies-I: History, Geography and Society
Section-1: History
Section-2: Geography
Section-3: Society
III. General Studies-II: Indian Constitution& Polity, Governance and International Relations
Section-1: Indian Constitution & Polity
Section-2: Governance
Section-3: International Relations
IV. General Studies-III: Economy, Statistics and Security Issues
Section-1: Indian Economy
Section-2: Statistical Analysis, GRaphs and Diagrams
Section-3: : Issues related to Security
V. General Studies-IV: Science & Technology, Environment, Problem Solving & Decision Making
Section-1: Science and Technology
Section-2: Environment
Section-3: Situations in Civil Service -Problem Solving and Decision Making