UPSC India,Prelims Examination Syllabus for IAS,Civil Services Examination In India,Civil Services Aptitude Test, CSAT 2011, IAS preliminary exam 2011

Part A - Preliminary Examination - Optional Subjects

Scheme of CS (Preliminary) Examination

The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of objective type (multiple-choice questions) carrying a maximum of 450 marks. The Question Papers (Test Booklets) are set in English & Hindi

Civil Services Aptitude Test

There is a proposal that there shall be no Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination from 2011 and its place will come a new Recruitment Process of Civil Services Exam called the CSAT or the Civil Services Aptitude Test. The CSAT is expected to come into effect from Civil Services Examination, 2011. CSAT will not only enable us to choose civil servants with right aptitudes but also end the use of scaling system for varying subjects that has been a matter of concern for many.

The existing pattern for UPSC IAS Prelims is as follows:-

Paper - I General Studies 150 Marks

Paper - II One of the optional subjects to be selected from the
prescribed optional subjects 300 Marks