Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2026
- The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.
- Paper I – (200 marks) Duration : Two hours
- 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.
- Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
- 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).
- Note 1 : Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus
- of PaperII) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation
- thereof in the question paper.
- Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.