UPSC Civil Services Aptitude Test(CSAT)Examination Notification
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Civil Services Aptitude Test
The new Recruitment Process of Civil Services Exam is called the
CSAT or the Civil Services Aptitude Test. The CSAT is coming
into effect from the Civil Services Examination, 2011. CSAT will
not only enable us to choose civil servants with right aptitudes
but also end the use of scaling system for varying subjects that
has been a matter of concern for many. No changes are being
introduced at this stage in the Civil Services (Main)
Examination and Personality Test in the scheme of Civil Services
Examination (CSE).
From Civil Service Examination 2011, Preliminary Examination
would consist of two papers- Paper I and Paper II. The syllabus
and pattern of the Preliminary Examination would be as under :
(Paper 1) (200 marks) - Duration : Two hrs.
* Current events of national and international importance
* History of India and Indian national movement
* Indian and World Geography- physical, social, economic
geography of India and the world
* Indian Polity and governance – constitution, political system,
panchayati raj, public policy, Rights issues, etc.
* Economic and social development – sustainable development,
poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc.
* General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and
climate change-that donot require subject specialization
* General science.
(Paper II) (200 marks) – Duration : Two hrs
* Comprehension
* Interpersonal skills including communication skills
* Logical reasoning and analytical ability
* Decision making and problem solving
* General mental ability
* Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of
magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts,
graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. –Class X level)
* English language comprehension skills (Class X level)
* Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of
Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be
tested through passages from English language only without
providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
* The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
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