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UPSC CENTRAL SYLLABUS

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is a constitutional body in India authorized to conduct examinations for appointment to the various civil services of the Union. The Indian Constitution (Part XIV – Services Under the Union and the states – article no. 315 to 323) provides for a Public Service Commission for the union and a Public Service Commission for each state. The first Public Service Commission was set up on October 1st, 1926 by the then British Indian Government in response to the demands of Indian politicians that the superiorCivil Services be Indianized. The functions of this Public Service Commission were largely advisory and, because of this limitation, it failed to satisfy the demands of Indian political parties associated with the struggle for freedom. The British Indian government then set up a FederalPublic Service Commission and provided for the formation of provincial level Public Service Commissions under the Government of India Act 1935.

The Union Public Service Commission if requested by the Governor of a State, may, with the approval of the President work for the State.
Members of UPSC

The Chairman and other members of the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) are appointed by the President of India. At least half of the members of the Commission are Civil Servants (working or retired) with minimum ten years of experience either in Central or State service.

Every member holds office for a term of six years or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier.

He can submit his resignation at any time to the President of India. He may be removed from his office by the President of India on the ground of misbehavior (only if an inquiry of such misbehavior is made and upheld by Supreme Court) or if he is adjudged insolvent, or engages during his term of office in any paid employment outside the duties of his office, or in the opinion ofthe President unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind or body.

As of September 2008, the commission is headed by Professor D.P. Agrawal, who held the post of Director, Indian Institute of Information technology & Management, Gwalior. In addition to the chairman there are ten other members.

Functions

Functions of the UPSC are to conduct examinations for appointment to the services of the Union.

1. Recruitment to services & posts under the Union through conduct of competitive examinations. This is the regular mode of recruitment where an examination is conducted followed by an interview. The annual list of competitive exams is:

* Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination
* Civil Services (Main) Examination
* Indian Forest Service Examination
* Indian Engineering Services Examination
* Geologist Examination
* Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination
* National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination
* Combined Defence Services Examination
* Combined Medical Services Examination
* Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination
* Section Officers/Stenographers (Grade-B/Grade-I) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination
* Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination

2. Recruitment to services & posts under the Central Government by direct selection This type of recruitment is done to fill immediate/ irregular job vacancies. It is general done through direct interviews, but sometimes, a written test is conducted preceeding the interview.

3. Advising on the suitability of officers for appointment on promotion as well as transfer-on-deputation

4. Advising the Government on all matters relating to methods of Recruitment to various services and posts

5. Disciplinary cases relating to different civil services and

6. Miscellaneous matters relating to grant of extra ordinary pensions, reimbursement of legal expenses etc. ..

Recruitment Rules

In accordance with the provisions contained in Article 320 of the Constitution read with the provisions of Union Public Service Commission (Exemption from Consultation) Regulations 1958, Recruitment Rules of all Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B” posts in various Ministries/Departments ofGovernment of India are required to be framed in Consultation with the Commission. Consultation with the Commission is also necessary for framing/amending Recruitment Rules for certain categories of posts under the Employees State Insurance Corporation, The Delhi Municipal Corporation, The New Delhi Municipal Council, Employees Provident Fund Organisation etc. under the relevant Acts made by Parliament in pursuance of the provisions of Article 321.

Mode of Fee Payment

The fees for the recruitment process is collected in the form of CRF (Central Recruitment Fee Stamp). For the service examinations, the fee is Rs.100 and for direct recruitment, the fee is Rs.50.

UPSC Examination Syllabus For General Studies (Prelims)

General Science.
# Current events of national and international importance
# History of India and Indian National Movement
# Indian and World Geography
# Indian Polity and Economy
# General Mental Ability
# Questions on General Science will cover general appreciation and understanding of science including matters of everyday observation and experience
# as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special study of any particular scientific discipline. In current events
# knowledge of significant national and internationalevents will be tested. In History of India
# emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social
# economic and political aspects. Questions on the Indian National Movement will relate to the nature and character of the nineteenth century resurgence
# growth of nationalism and attainment of Independence. In Geography
# emphasis will be on Geography of India. Questions on the Geography of India will relate to physical
# social and economic Geography of the country
# including the main features of Indian agricultural and natural resources. Questions on Indian Polity and Economy will test knowledge of the country’s political system and Constitution of India
# Panchayati Raj
# Social Systems and economic developments in India. On general mental ability
# the candidates will be tested on reasoning and analytical abilities.

IAS Exam Syllabus For Indian History

Section-A

1. Prehistoric cultures in India

2. Indus Civilization. Origins. The Mature Phase: extent, society, economy and culture. Contacts with other cultures.Problems of decline.

3. Geographical distribution and characteristics of pastoral and farming communities outside the Indus region, from the neolithic to early iron phases.

4. Vedic society. The Vedic texts; changefrom Rigvedic to later Vedic phases. Religion; Upanishadic thought. Political and social organisation; evolutuion of monarchy and varna system.

5. State formation and urbanization, from the mahajanapadas to the Nandas. Jainism and Buddhism. Factors for the spread of Buddhism.

6. The Mauryan Empire. Chandragupta; Megasthenes. Asoka and his inscriptions; his dhamma, administration, culture and art. The Arthasastra.

7. Post-Mauryan India, BC 200- AD 300. Society: Evolution of jatis. The Satavahanas and state formation in Peninsula. Sangam texts and society. Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians, Kushanas; Kanishka. Contacts with the outside world. Religion : Saivism, Bhagavatism, Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhism; Jainism; Culture and art.

8. The Guptas and their successors (to c. 750 AD). Changes in political organisation of empire. Economy and society. Literature and science. Arts.

Section-B

9. Early Medieval India. Major dynasties; the Chola Empire. Agrarian and political structures. The Rajaputras. Extent of social mobility. Postition of women. The Arabs in Sind and the Ghaznavides.

10. Cultural trends, 750-1200, Religious conditions : importance of temples and monastic institutions; Sankaracharya; Islam; Sufism. Literature and Science. Alberuni’s “India”. Art and architecture.

11-12. Thirteenth and fourteenth

IAS Exam Syllabus For Economics for Preliminary

Part-I

General Economics
1) Micro-economics :
(a) Production : Agents of Production; Costs and Supply; Isoquants
(b) Consumption and Demand; Elasticity concept
(c) Market Structure and concepts of equilibrium;
(d) Determination of prices;
(e) Components and Theories of Distribution
(f) Elementary concepts of Welfare economics : Pareto-optimality-Private and social products-consumers surplus.


2) Macro-economics : (a) National Income concepts;
(b) Determinants of National Income Employment
(c) Determinants of consumption
# savings and Investment
(d) Rate of Interest and its determination (e) Interest and profit.
3) Money
# Banking and Public Finance :
(a) Concepts of Money and measures of money supply; velocity of money
(b) Banks and credit creation; Banks and portfolio management.
(c) Central Bank and control over money supply
(d) Determination of the price level.
(e) Inflation
# its causes and remedies. (f) PublicFinance-Budgets-Taxes and non-tax revenues-Types of Budget deficits.
4) International Economics : (a) Theories of International Trade-comparative costs-Heckscher-Ohlin-Gains from Trade-Terms of Trade.
(b) Free Trade and Protection.
(c) Balance of Payments accounts and Adjustment.
(d) Exchange rate under free exchange markets.
(e) Evolution of the International Monetary System and World Trading order-Gold Standard-the Brettonwoods system.
IMF and the World Bank and their associates.
Floating rates-GATT and WTO
(5) Growth and Development :
(a) Meaning and measurement of growth; Growth
# distribution and Welfare;
(b) Characteristics of underdevelopment;
(c) Stages of Development;
(d) Sources of growth-capital
# Human capital
# population
# productivity
# Trade and aid
# non-economic factors; growth Strategies
(e) Planning in a mixed economy-Indicative planning-Planning and growth.
(6) Economic Statistics :
Types of averages-measures of dispersion-correlation-Index numbers; types
# uses and limitations.
Part-II

Indian Economics
1. Main features; Geographic size-Endowment of natural resources
# Population; size
# composition quality and growth trend-Occupational distribution-Effects of British Rule with reference to Drain theory and Laissez Faire policy.
2. Major problems and their dimensions
# nature and broad causes; Mass poverty-Unemployment and its types-Economics effects of population pressure-Inequality and types thereof-Low productivity and low per capita income
# Rural-urban disparities-Foreign Trade and payments imbalances. Balance of Payments and External Debt- Inflation
# and parallel economy and its effects-Fiscal deficit.
3. Growth in income and employment since Independence-Rate
# Pattern
# Sectoral trends-Distributional Changes-Regional disparities.
4. Economic Planning in India : Major controversies on planning in India-Alternative strategies-goals and achievements
# shortfalls of different plans-planning and the Market.
5. Broad Fiscal
# monetary
# industrial trade and agricultural policies-objectives
# rationale
# constraints and effects.

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