IAS 2014 Preliminary Exam Syllabus

Following we have given detailed syllabus for IAS 2014 Preliminary Exam. IAS 2014 Preliminary Exam shall contain 2 compulsory papers of 200 marks each.

IAS 2014 Preliminary Paper I Syllabus

• Current events of national and international importance.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
• Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India an d the World.
• Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization.
• General Science.

IAS 2014 Preliminary Paper II Syllabus

• Comprehension
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision-making and problem-solving
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)
• General mental ability
• English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).