UPSC Prelims Syllabus

UPSC conducts the Civil Services Exams every year.The Civil Services exam is conducted in two tiers – Prelims and Mains. There are two papers in Prelims exams – namely Paper I and Paper II. Qualifying Paper I lets you appear for Mains exams. Paper II is only to analyze you. Final scores of Mains exams and Personality test determines the qualification of Civil Services.
Thus it’s very crucial to be aware of the IAS syllabus at every step of the whole process. As per UPSC exam calendar, the notification of IAS Prelims exams would be available fromApril 2016. To crack one of the toughest exams like IAS, you need to get ready for the race right away.
Concrete idea about the IAS prelims syllabus wouldlay the foundation of your dream of becoming an IAS officer one day. After all, they say “Well begin is half done”. Byju’s is a one stop solution when it comes to getting prepared for IAS Exams. Let’s take a glance at the IAS prelims exam’s syllabus and the papers it covers:
IAS Prelims Exam Pattern for 2016

IAS Prelims Syllabus for 2016
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 penalty of 33% marks or 0.83 marks for every wrong answer. Though decision making and problem solving section doesn’t have negative marking.