The table below gives the comparison between the old syllabus for Paper-I and the new syllabus for Paper-II. It can clearly be observed that the test area of 'General Mental Ability” which was there in Paper-I(old syllabus) has now been taken out from Paper-I and kept in Paper-II(as the next table indicates).
Old Syllabus-Paper I or General Studies(till 2010) |
New Syllabus -Paper I(from 2011) |
General Science |
General Science |
Current events of national and international importance |
Current events of national and international importance |
History of India and Indian national Movement |
History of India and Indian national Movement |
India and World Geography |
India and World Geography |
Indian Polity and Economy |
Indian Polity and Economy |
General Mental Ability |
Economic and Social Development |
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General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate chage |
The table below gives the comparison between the old syllabus and the new syllabus for Paper-II. It can be observed that Paper-II had undergone a major change in light of the fact that lots of new areas have been included, which were earlier not there in Civil services(Preliminary) examination.
Old Syllabus -Paper II(till 2010) |
New Syllabus- Paper II(from 2011) |
Optional Paper(any one out of 23 subjects) |
Comprehension |
Interpersonal Skills including Comprehension Skills |
Logical reasoning & Analytical ability |
Decision making and Problem Solving |
General Mental Ability |
Basic Numeracy(Numbers & their relations, orders of magnitude etc)-Class Xth level, Data Interpretation(charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc)-Class Xth level. |
English Language Comprehension Skills(Class Xth level) |