| Section - III of Civil Services 2008 - Appendix I Syllabi for the Examination |
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| Part A - Preliminary Examination | Compulsory Subject | General Studies |
| Optional Subjects | ||
| Part B - Main
Examination |
Compulsory Subjects | English and Indian Languagues |
| Essay | ||
| General Studies - Paper I & II | ||
| Optional Subjects |
| Part A - Preliminary Examination - Optional Subjects |
The main Examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory.
The scope of the syllabus for the optional subject papers for the examination is broadly of the honours degree level i.e. a level higher than the bachelors degree and lower than the masters degree. In the case of Engineering and law, the level corresponds to the bachelor's degree.
| Total number of questions in the question papers of optional subjects will be eight. All questions will carry equal marks. Each paper will be divided into two parts, viz. Part A and Part B, each part containing four questions. Out of eight questions, five questions are to be attempted. One question in each part will be compulsory. Candidates will be required to answer three more questions out of the remaining six questions, taking at least one question from each part. In this way, at least two questions will be attempted from each Part i.e. one compulsory question plus one more. |