Crash Course IAS Prelims 2019

The Civil services examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India.

The Government of India has announced a new pattern of examination to sort out candidates for the Indian Civil Services main examination.

From Civil Service Examination 2011, Preliminary Examination would consist of two papers- Paper I and Paper II.

CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) has two papers:
1. General Studies
2.General Ability Test

The syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination would be as under:
CSAT PAPER 1 (200 MARKS) - DURATION: TWO HRS, NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 100

• Current Affairs: 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 do not require subject specialization
• General science.

CSAT PAPER II (200 MARKS) - DURATION: TWO HRS, NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 80

• 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)

CRASH COURSE IAS PRELIMS 2019

1. Complete coverage of Paper I & II
2. Special Focus on Current Affairs
3. Mock test for GS Paper I & CSAT
4. Coverage on Budget 2020 br> 5. Coverage on India Year Book br> 6. Previous year Questions Analysis
7. 40+ Mock test with extensive coverage of Module wise Chapters
8. Complete study Material provided
9. Regular & weekend Batches