Candidates appearing for the UPSC exam must know the complete UPSC syllabus 2022. The material and the exam pattern are disclosed on the official website of the Union Public Service Commission. Aspirants enrolling for the examination must practice the questions strategically for Prelims and Mains.
The subjects included in the UPSC exam include Geography, Sociology, Political Science, Public Administration, History, Law, and Philosophy. Candidates who have decided on their optional subject can get the UPSC syllabus for Prelims, Mains, GS subjects, and optional papers in English and Hindi. IAS syllabus is divided into two stages – prelims and mains. First is the UPSC Prelims exam, qualifying which candidates can appear for the UPSC Mains exam. The final stage is the interview round, eligible only for the candidates who clear both exams.
What are the important topics covered in UPSC Prelims Syllabus for Paper 1 & 2?
It is essential to thoroughly comprehend the UPSC prelims syllabus to pass the UPSC CSE Exam 2022. The IAS Prelims Syllabus includes two papers, GS 1 and GS Paper 2. The GS Paper 1 of the UPSC Pre Syllabus decided the overall score of the aspiring candidates, whereas, in GS Paper 2, the candidates are required to achieve more than 33%.
The topics covered in Paper 1 of the UPSC Syllabus as per the official syllabus are listed:
- General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity, and Climate Change
- General Science
- Geography – India and World Including Economic, Physical, Social, Geography.
- Indian History, along with National Movements of India.
- Social and Economic Development – Social Sector Initiatives, Inclusion, Demographics, Poverty, Sustainable Development, etc.
- Nationwide and multinational events.
- Governance and Indian Polity Topics – Constitution, Panchayati Raj, Political System, Public Policy, and Rights.
The brief UPSC Prelims Syllabus for the paper one exam is mentioned for all the candidates.
- Ancient History Prelims Syllabus – Pre-Historic Times, Mahajanpadas, Mauryan Period, Post-Mauryan Period, Gupta Period, Indus Valley Civilization, etc.
- Modern History Prelims Syllabus – Advent of Europeans, Revolt of 1857, Socio-Religious Reforms, Peasant Movements, etc.
- UPSC Prelims Syllabus Geography – Physiography of India, Drainage System, Climate, Soils in India, Natural Vegetation, etc.
- Environment Prelims Topics – Ecology & Environment, Biodiversity, Resource Degradation and Management, Environmental Pollution, and more.
- Polity Prelims Syllabus – Preamble, Schedules, Union and its Territory, Fundamental Rights (FR), Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP), etc.
- UPSC Prelims Syllabus for Economics – Money & Banking, Economic Measurements, Public Finance in India, Economic Sectors, Government Schemes, and Programmes.
- Science Prelims Syllabus – Cell Organelles, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Solar System Formation, Vitamins, Minerals, Human Reproductive System, and more.
The UPSC Prelims Paper 2 Syllabus is the CSAT (Civil Service Aptitude Test) Syllabus. The criteria to pass the exam is 33%, declared in 2014-15. Paper 2 checks the analytical skills of the candidates. The topics included under UPSC Prelims Paper 2 Syllabus are:
- Comprehension;
- Social skills, including communication skills;
- Logical reasoning and analytical capability;
- Decision-making and solving problems;
- General cognitive ability;
- Numeracy topics – Numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.), Data arrangement (tables, data sufficiency, charts, graphs, etc. (Class X level).