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The document outlines the syllabus and exam pattern for the UPSC CSAT exam. The syllabus includes comprehension, logical reasoning, decision making, and basic numeracy. The exam consists of two objective type papers with negative marking for incorrect answers.

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UPSC CSAT Syllabus PDF

The document outlines the syllabus and exam pattern for the UPSC CSAT exam. The syllabus includes comprehension, logical reasoning, decision making, and basic numeracy. The exam consists of two objective type papers with negative marking for incorrect answers.

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SYLLABUS
UPSC CSAT
UPSC CSAT Syllabus

Paper II-(200 marks) Duration : Two hours

● 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);

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 the Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.

Civil Services Exam Pattern


The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type
(multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks in the subjects set out in
sub-section (A) of Section II. This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the
marks obtained in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination by the candidates who are
declared qualified for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination will not be counted for
determining their final order of merit. The number of candidates to be admitted to the Civil
Services (Main) Examination will be about twelve to thirteen times the total approximate number
of vacancies to be filled in the year through this Examination. Only those candidates who are
declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination in
the year will be eligible for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination of that year,
provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination.

Note I: The Commission will draw a list of candidates to be qualified for Civil Services (Main)
Examination based on the criterion of minimum qualifying marks of 33% in General Studies
Paper-II of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination and total qualifying marks of General
Studies Paper-I of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination as may be determined by the
Commission.

Note II: There will be negative marking for incorrect answers as detailed below :
(i) There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a
wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that
question will be deducted as a penalty.
(ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one
of the given answers happens to be correct, and there will be the same penalty as above for
that question.
(iii) If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty
for that question.

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