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The syllabus has changed from 2013 onwards. This is new

syllabus.
CSE Mains General Studies Paper - I
(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the

World and Society)
Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms,

Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
Modern Indian history from about the middle of the

eighteenth century until the present signi㿊 cant events,
personalities, issues.
The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important

contributors or contributions from different parts of the
country.
Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within

the country.
History of the world will include events from 18th century

such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of
national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political
philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc. -
their forms and effect on the society.
Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
Role of women and women’s organization, population and

associated issues, poverty and developmental issues,
urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
Effects of globalization on Indian society.
Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism &

secularism.
Salient features of world’s physical geography.
Distribution of key natural resources across the world

(including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent); factors
responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and
tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world
(including India).
Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes,

Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical
features and their location - changes in critical geographical
features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in 샬뀀ora
and fauna and the effects of such changes.
CSE Mains General Studies Paper - II
(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and

International relations)
Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution,

features, amendments, signi㿊 cant provisions and basic
structure.
Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States,

issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure,
devolution of powers and 㿊 nances up to local levels and
challenges therein.
Separation of powers between various organs dispute

redressal mechanisms and institutions.
Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of
other countries.
Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning,

conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising
out of these.
Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and

the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the
Government; pressure groups and formal/informal
associations and their role in the Polity.
Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers,

functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional
Bodies.
Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
Government policies and interventions for development in

various sectors and issues arising out of their design and
implementation.
Development processes and the development industry- the

role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations,
donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population

by the Centre and States and the performance of these
schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies
constituted for the protection and betterment of these
vulnerable sections.
Issues relating to development and management of Social

Sector or Services relating to Health, Education, Human
Resources.
Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
Important aspects of governance, transparency and

accountability, e-governance- applications, models,
successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters,
transparency & accountability and institutional and other
measures.
Role of civil services in a democracy.
India and its neighborhood- relations.
Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements

involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing

countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their

structure, mandate.
CSE Mains General Studies Paper - III
(Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity,

Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
Indian Economy and issues relating to planning,

mobilization of resources, growth, development
and employment.
Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
Government Budgeting.
Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the

country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems
storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce
and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid
of farmers.
Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and

minimum support prices; Public Distribution System-
objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of
buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions;
economics of animal-rearing.
Food processing and related industries in India- scope and

signi㿊 cance, location, upstream and downstream
requirements, supply chain management.
Land reforms in India.

Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in
industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc.
Investment models.
Science and Technology - developments and their

applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of
Indians in science & technology; indigenization of
technology and developing new technology.
Awareness in the 㿊 elds of IT, Space, Computers, robotics,

nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to
intellectual property rights.
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation,

environmental impact assessment.
Disaster and disaster management.
Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
Role of external state and non-state actors in creating

challenges to internal security.
Challenges to internal security through communication

networks, role of media and social networking sites in
internal security challenges, basics of cyber security;
money-laundering and its prevention.
Security challenges and their management in border areas;

linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
CSE Mains General Studies Paper - IV
(Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude)
This paper will include questions to test the candidates’

attitude and approach to issues relating to integrity, probity in
public life and his problem solving approach to various issues
and con샬뀀icts faced by him in dealing with society. Questions
may utilise the case study approach to determine these
aspects. The following broad areas will be covered.
Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and

consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of
ethics; ethics in private and public relationships. Human
Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great
leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society
and educational institutions in inculcating values.
Attitude: content, structure, function; its in샬뀀uence and

relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political
attitudes; social in샬뀀uence and persuasion.
Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity,

impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to
public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards
the weakersections.
Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and

application in administration and governance.
Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India

and world.
Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public

administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and
dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws,
rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical
guidance; accountability and ethical governance;
strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance;
ethical issues in international relations and funding;
corporate governance.
Probity in Governance: Concept of public service;

Philosophical basis of governance and probity; Information
sharing and transparency in government, Right to
Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen’s
Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization
of public funds, challenges of corruption.
Case Studies on above issues.

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CSE Mains General Studies

The syllabus has changed from 2013 onwards. This is new

CSE Mains General Studies Paper - I

(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the

Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms,

Modern Indian history from about the middle of the

The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important

Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within

History of the world will include events from 18th century

Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

Role of women and women’s organization, population and

Effects of globalization on Indian society.

Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism &

Salient features of world’s physical geography.

Distribution of key natural resources across the world

Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes,

CSE Mains General Studies Paper - II

(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and

Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution,

Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States,

Separation of powers between various organs dispute

Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning,

Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and

Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.

Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers,

Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.

Government policies and interventions for development in

Development processes and the development industry- the

Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population

Issues relating to development and management of Social

Issues relating to poverty and hunger.

Important aspects of governance, transparency and

India and its neighborhood- relations.

Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements

Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing

Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their

CSE Mains General Studies Paper - III

(Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity,

Indian Economy and issues relating to planning,

Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.

Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the

Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and

Food processing and related industries in India- scope and

Land reforms in India.

Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc.

Science and Technology - developments and their

Awareness in the 㿊 elds of IT, Space, Computers, robotics,

Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation,

Disaster and disaster management.

Linkages between development and spread of extremism.

Role of external state and non-state actors in creating

Challenges to internal security through communication

Security challenges and their management in border areas;

Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.

CSE Mains General Studies Paper - IV

(Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude)