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CSAT Syllabus

CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) has two papers:

1. General Studies 
2. General Ability Test

CSAT General Studies Paper 1 Syllabus

CSAT Paper I: 200 Marks; Duration: Two Hours; Number of Questions: 100

1. Current Affairs: Events of national and international importance
2. History of India and Indian National Movement
3. Indian and World Geography: Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
4. Indian Polity and Governance: Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
5. Economic and Social Development: Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
6. General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change (no subject specialization required)
7. General Science

CSAT Paper-1 Analysis

Topic	2011	2012	2013	2014
History and Culture	13	20	15	21
Economy	18	12	18	6
Polity	17	25	18	13
Geography	11	11	14	15
Environment & Bio-diversity	22	23	22	21
Science & Technology	19	9	13	17
Current Affairs				7
Total	100	100	100	100

CSAT General Ability Test Paper 2 Syllabus

CSAT Paper II: 200 Marks; Duration: Two Hours; Number of Questions: 80

1. Comprehension
2. Interpersonal skills including communication skills
3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability
4. Decision making and problem solving
5. General mental ability
6. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level)
7. Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)
8. English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level)

Marking Scheme: Total 80 questions have 200 marks, thus each question is of 2.5 marks. There is a negative marking of 33% or 0.83 marks. Decision making section doesn't have any negative marking.

CSAT Paper-2 Analysis

Topic	2011	2012	2013	2014
Basic Numeracy	13	3	19	19
General Mental Ability	15	16	12	7
Decision Making & Problem Solving	6	7	6	0
Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning	10	14	12	22
Comprehension (Both English & Hindi)	27	32	23	26
English Language Comprehension Skills	9	8	8	6
Total	80	80	80	80

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If you are appearing for Prelims 2016, and want to know which books you need to read, below is the list of books that you will need to clear Prelims. It has been compiled on the recommendations of our IAS experts, and has been updated keeping in mind the UPSC Prelims examination of the past 3 years.

NCERT	BASIC READINGS	Magazines & Newspapers
History 11th (Ancient Indian History – RS Sharma) 11th (Medieval Indian History – Satish Chandra) 12th (Modern Indian History – Bipan Chandra)	Indian Economy Performance & Policies – Uma Kapila	The Hindu
Geography 6th to 10th Standard Books (Old Syllabus) 11th to 12th Standard Books (New Syllabus)	Indian Constitution – M Lakshmikantha	The Indian Express
Economics 11th Standard (Indian Economic Development)	Marching Ahead With Science – NBT From Government to Government – NBT Future of Indian Agriculture – NBT	The Frontline
Indian Polity 9th to 12th Standard Book The Constitution of India – P M Bakshi	India’s Foreign Policy – V P Dutt Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude – IGNOU Material Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong Indian Year Book – Publication Division	Yojana
International Relations 12th Standard Book (Contemporary World Politic) World Politics Orient Blackswan Atlas TTK School Atlas	Constitutional Questions & Citizen Charter – A G Noorani Economic Development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri India and the dynamics of World Politics – Sharma, Goria & Mishra	Kurukshetra

All the above mentioned recommendations are well-suited for any aspirant to clear the Civil Service Exam like IAS in your very first attempt. But ultimately it depends on your perseverance and hard work to sail through.

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Essential IAS Books For UPSC Prelims (Click to Buy Online)



Click to buy India Year Book 2016

History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (History)

India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra. (History)

India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma. (History)

History Of Medieval India – Satish Chandra. (History)

The Wonder That Was India – A.L. Bhasham. (Culture)

Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania. (Culture)

Geography of India – Majid Husain. (Geography)

Oxford School Atlas – Oxford. (Geography)

Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong. (Geography)

Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations – M. Laxmikanth. (Polity)

Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh. (Economy)

Economic Survey. (Economy)

Science and Technology in India – TMH. (Science and Technology)

Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure – Rajagopalan. (Environment)

Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains – Khuller. (Environment)

India Year Book (Current Affairs)

Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs)

CSAT Paper – 2 Manual by TMH or CSAT-II – Arihant (CSAT – Paper 2)

Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey (CSAT – Paper 2: Analytical Reasoning)

Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R. S.Aggarwal (CSAT Paper 2: Reasoning)

Additional IAS Books for UPSC Mains (Click to Buy Online)



Click to buy Mastering Modern World History by Norman Lowe

Contemporay Essays by Ramesh Singh OR 151 ESSAYS For UPSC Mains (Essay Paper)

India After Gandhi – Ramchandra Guha (History – GS1)

Norman Lowe OR History of Modern World – Jain and Mathur (World History – GS1)

Social Problems In India – Ram Ahuja. (Indian Society – GS1)

IAS Mains General Studies Paper 2 (Arihant Manual – GS2)

Governance in India for CSE. (Governance – GS2)

Pax Indica – Shashi Tharoor. (Foreign Policy – GS2)

India and the World by Surendra Kumar. (Foreign Policy – GS2)

IAS Mains General Studies – GS3. (Arihant Manual – GS3)

India’s National Security: A Reader. (Internal Security – GS3)

Challenges to Internal Security of India. (Internal Security – GS3)

Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude. ( Ethics – GS4)

IAS Mains General Studies – Ethics. ( Arihant Manual – GS4)

PS: Many books for UPSC Civil Service Main Exam overlap with books recommended for Prelims, except the mentioned additional books for topics like Foreign Relations, Internal Security, Ethics etc.

IAS Books for Optional Subjects and Additional Reference (Click to Buy Online)

Books for Optional subjects in UPSC Mains.

Additional books for reference – Prelims and Mains.

IAS Books in Hindi: List of Useful Books For Hindi Medium Aspirants.

Latest IAS Books: Click To Buy New Releases For UPSC Preparation.

IAS Manuals and Previous Year Question Papers (Click to Buy Online)

General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination – TMH. (GS Problem Solving)

UPSC Civil Services Prelims in 60 days – Rakesh Dwivedi. (Revision)

IAS Prelims 21 Years General Studies Topic-Wise Solved Papers – Disha.

IAS (Pre.) Solved Papers General Studies wih CSAT Papers – Arihant.

IAS Mains Civil Services Main Examination: General Studies Chapter-wise Solved Papers.

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Mathematics is the most advantageous and the highest scoring optional. You have been solving Mathematics questions since elementary school. Think about it; After spending more than 15 years in the field of Mathematics, if you are being manipulated to change your path for an irrelevant option with just 6 months or one year of preparation, you are actually leaving your area of proficiency and are indirectly trying to take up the challenge of competing with the masters of their respective fields.

Paper I
Section A

Linear Algebra: Vector, space, linear dependance and independance, subspaces, bases, dimensions. Finite dimensional vector spaces. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, eqivalence, congruences and similarity, reduction to canonical form, rank, orthogonal, symmetrical, skew symmetrical, unitary, hermitian, skew-hermitian formstheir eigenvalues.

Calculus: Lagrange's method of multipliers, Jacobian. Riemann's definition of definite integrals, indefinite integrals, infinite and improper integrals, beta and gamma functions. Double and triple integrals (evaluation techniques only). Areas, surface and volumes and centre of gravity.

Analytic Geometry: Sphere, cone, cylinder, paraboloid, ellipsoid, hyperboloid of one and two sheets and their properties. 

Section B

Ordinary Differential Equations:Clariaut's equation, singular solution. Higher order linear equations, with constant coefficients, complementary function and particular integral, general solution, Euler-Cauchy equation. Second order linear equations with variable coefficients, determination of complete solution when one solution is known, method of variation of parameters.

Dynamics, Statics and Hydrostatics: You can skip this entire section, if you have prepared other sections well.

Vector Analysis: Triple products, vector identities and vector equations. Application to Geometry: Curves in space, curvature and torision. Serret-Frenet's formulae, Gauss and Stokes' theorems, Green's identities. 

Paper II 
Section A

Algebra: Normal subgroups, homomorphism of groups quotient groups basic isomorophism theorems, Sylow's group, principal ideal domains, unique factorisation domains and Euclidean domains. Field extensions, finite fields.

Real Analysis: Riemann integral, improper integrals, absolute and conditional convergence of series of real and complex terms, rearrangement of series. Uniform convergence, continuity, differentiability and integrability for sequences and series of functions. Differentiation of functions of several variables, change in the order of partial derivatives, implicit function theorem, maxima and minima. Multiple integrals.

Complex Analysis: You can skip this entire section, if you have prepared other sections well.

Linear Programming: Basic solution, basic feasible solution and optimal solution, Simplex method of solutions. Duality. Transportation and assignment problems. Travelling salesman problems. 

Section B

Partial differential equations: Solutions of equations of type dx/p=dy/q=dz/r; orthogonal trajectories, pfaffian differential equations; partial differential equations of the first order, solution by Cauchy's method of characteristics; Char-pit's method of solutions, linear partial differential equations of the second order with constant coefficients, equations of vibrating string, heat equation, laplace equation.

Numerical Analysis and Computer programming: Numerical methods, Regula-Falsi and Newton-Raphson methods Numerical integration: Simpson's one-third rule, tranpesodial rule, Gaussian quardrature formula. Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations: Euler and Runge Kutta-methods.

Computer Programming: Binary system. Arithmetic and logical operations on numbers. Bitwise operations. Octal and Hexadecimal Systems. Convers-ion to and from decimal Systems. 

Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics: D'Alembert's principle and Lagrange' equations, Hamilton equations, moment of intertia, motion of rigid bodies in two dimensions.

Books on Mathematics as Optional subject for IAS Exam are as Follows :

1. Linear Algebra
   A.R.Vasista
   Schaum Series (3000 solved problems book)
2. Calculus and Real Analysis
   S.C Malik and Savita Arora Shanti Narayana
3. 3-D Geometry
   P.N. Chatterjee
4. Ordinary Differential Equations
   M.D. Raisinghania  Buy Now
   Ian Sneddon
5. Vector Analysis
   A.R. Vasista
   Schuam Series
6. Algebra
   Joseph A. Gallian
   Shramik Sen Upadhayay
7. Complex Analysis
   Schuam Series
   J.N. Sharma
   Ponnu Swami
8. Linear Programming
   Shanti Swarup
   Kanti Swarup
9. Numerical Analysis
   Jain and Iyenger
   K. Shankar Rao  Buy Now 
   S.S. Shasthry
10. Computer Programming
    Raja Raman  Buy Now
11. Dynamics & Statics
    A.R. Vasista
    M. Ray
12. Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics
    M.D. Raisinghania
    R.K. Gupta
    J.K. Goyal and K.P. Gupta

By: IMS (Institute of Mathematical Sciences).

Paper-I

1. Linear Algebra - K.C. Prasad, K B Datta  Buy Now
2. Calculus - Santhi Narayan Integral Calculus, Buy Now, Differential Calculus Buy Now, Vector Calculus Buy Now
3. Analytic Geometry - Shantinarayan, HC Sinha, DK Jha and Sharma
4. Ordinary Differential eqs:- MD Raising Lumina, Golden seris-NP Bali Buy Now
5. Dynamics, Statitics and Hydrostatics - M.Ray Buy Now
6. Vector analysis – Shantinarayan Buy Now

Paper-II

1. Algebra - K C Prasad, KB Datta Buy Now
2. Real Analysis - Shantinarayan Buy Now ,Royden Buy Now
3. Complex Analysis - GK Ranganath
4. Linear Programming - SD sharma
5. Partial Diff.eqs. - Singhania
6. Numerical analysis and Computer Progg. - V. Rajaraman, SS Shasri
7. Mechanics & Fluid dynamics - AP Mathur, Azaroff leonid

Other Important Books

1. Modern Algebra - A. R. Vashisth  Buy Now
2. Algebra - J. N. Sharma and S. N. Goyal
3. Linear Algebra - Schaum Series (Lipshutz) or Sharma and Vashisth Buy Now
4. Matrices - Schaum Series (Frank Ayres) or Vashisth Buy Now
5. Calculus - I. A. Menon
6. Coordinate Geometry - R. L. Soni
7. Solid Mechanism - Kazmioo
8. Mathematics Dictionary - James  Buy Now
9. Differential Equations - Schaum Series (Frank Ayres) or N.M. Kapur or Raisinghania
10. Numerical Analysis - S.S. Sastry  Buy Now
11. Complex Analysis - Schaum Series or J.N. Sharma
12. Operations Research - Kanti Swaroop or Manmohan
13. Differential Calculus - Gorakh Prasad
14. Analytical Solid Geometry - Shanti Narayanan
15. Text Book of Coordinate Geometry - Rai Ballabh
16. Mechanism - D. S. Mathur
17. Statistical Mechanism - Carson Horg

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Distribution of Candidates who Appeared vis-à-vis Recommended by Optional Subjects Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2012

S.No.

Optional Subject

Number of Candidates

Success Rate
(Percent)

       Appeared      

Recommended

1

Medical Science

235

55

23.4

2

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

52

12

23.1

3

Economics

269

51

19

4

Law

246

42

17.1

5

Agriculture

122

20

16.4

6

Commerce & Accountancy

188

28

14.9

7

Management

167

24

14.4

8

Geology

28

4

14.3

9

Zoology

228

29

12.7

10

Botany

104

12

11.5

11

Political Science & International Relations

1107

121

10.9

12

Chemistry

104

11

10.6

13

Civil Engineering

47

5

10.6

14

Sociology

2490

230

9.2

15

Philosophy

1116

99

8.9

16

History

2090

174

8.3

17

Psychology

1163

92

7.9

18

Geography

4351

314

7.2

19

Mathematics

325

23

7.1

20

Anthropology

579

38

6.6

21

Physics

266

17

6.4

22

Electrical Engineering

126

8

6.3

23

Statistics

16

1

6.3

24

Public Administration

7077

359

5.1

25

Mechanical Engineering

64

3

4.7

Performance of Literature of Languages as Optional Subject

 26

Literature of Assamese Language

8

3

37.5

 27

Literature of Santhali Language

3

1

33.3

 28

Literature of Tamil Language

100

25

25

 29

Literature of Urdu Language

27

6

22.2

 30

Literature of English Language

64

14

21.9

 31

Literature of Marathi Language

39

6

15.4

 32

Literature of Malayalam Language

125

19

15.2

 33

Literature of Maithili Language

75

11

14.7

 34

Literature of Gujarati Language

62

9

14.5

 35

Literature of Kannada Language

123

16

13

 36

Literature of Hindi Language

505

59

11.7

 37

Literature of Sanskrit Language

88

10

11.4

 38

Literature of Telugu Language

100

11

11

 39

Literature of Punjabi Language

60

6

10

 40

Literature of Pali Language

378

28

7.4

 41

Literature of Bengali Language

12

0

0

 42

Literature of Bodo Language

1

0

0

 43

Literature of Dogri Language

1

0

0

 44

Literature of French Language

3

0

0

 45

Literature of Konkani Language

1

0

0

 46

Literature of Manipuri Language

26

0

0

47

Literature of Oriya Language

14

0

0

48

Literature of Persian Language

2

0

0

49

Literature of Russian Language

1

0

0

50

Literature of Sindhi (Devnagari Script) Language

2

0

0

Take utmost care while taking into account the success-rateDistribution of Candidates who Appeared vis-à-vis Recommended by Optional Subjects Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2012 S.No. Optional Subject Number of Candidates Success Rate (Percent) Appeared Recommended 1 Medical Science 235 55 23.4 2 Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science 52 12 23.1 3 Economics 269 51 19 4 Law 246 42 17.1 5 Agriculture 122 20 16.4 6 Commerce & Accountancy 188 28 14.9 7 Management 167 24 14.4 8 Geology 28 4 14.3 9 Zoology 228 29 12.7 10 Botany 104 12 11.5 11 Political Science & International Relations 1107 121 10.9 12 Chemistry 104 11 10.6 13 Civil Engineering 47 5 10.6 14 Sociology 2490 230 9.2 15 Philosophy 1116 99 8.9 16 History 2090 174 8.3 17 Psychology 1163 92 7.9 18 Geography 4351 314 7.2 19 Mathematics 325 23 7.1 20 Anthropology 579 38 6.6 21 Physics 266 17 6.4 22 Electrical Engineering 126 8 6.3 23 Statistics 16 1 6.3 24 Public Administration 7077 359 5.1 25 Mechanical Engineering 64 3 4.7 Performance of Literature of Languages as Optional Subject 26 Literature of Assamese Language 8 3 37.5 27 Literature of Santhali Language 3 1 33.3 28 Literature of Tamil Language 100 25 25 29 Literature of Urdu Language 27 6 22.2 30 Literature of English Language 64 14 21.9 31 Literature of Marathi Language 39 6 15.4 32 Literature of Malayalam Language 125 19 15.2 33 Literature of Maithili Language 75 11 14.7 34 Literature of Gujarati Language 62 9 14.5 35 Literature of Kannada Language 123 16 13 36 Literature of Hindi Language 505 59 11.7 37 Literature of Sanskrit Language 88 10 11.4 38 Literature of Telugu Language 100 11 11 39 Literature of Punjabi Language 60 6 10 40 Literature of Pali Language 378 28 7.4 41 Literature of Bengali Language 12 0 0 42 Literature of Bodo Language 1 0 0 43 Literature of Dogri Language 1 0 0 44 Literature of French Language 3 0 0 45 Literature of Konkani Language 1 0 0 46 Literature of Manipuri Language 26 0 0 47 Literature of Oriya Language 14 0 0 48 Literature of Persian Language 2 0 0 49 Literature of Russian Language 1 0 0 50 Literature of Sindhi (Devnagari Script) Language 2 0 0 Take utmost care while taking into account the success-rate