- 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, Biodiversity and Climate Change- that do not require subject specialization.
- General Science.
- 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) and Data Interpretation (Graphs, charts, tables, data sufficiency etc.) (Class X level)
- English Language comprehension skills (Class X level)
| Item No. | System of CSE (Main) which was in operation till CSE-2012 | System of CSE (Main) which has come in to effect from CSE-2013 |
| 1. | Language Paper I: One of the Indian Languages to be selected from 8th Schedule of the Constitution (of Matriculation Level) of 300 marks of qualifying nature [Not compulsory for candidates hailing from Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim] | Paper I of Earlier system retained with same provisions. Status quo ante retained. |
| 2. | Language Paper II: English language of Matriculation Level of 300 marks of qualifying nature | Paper II of Earlier system retained with same provisions. Status quo ante retained. |
| 3. | Essay Paper III: Essay of 200 marks with an Option to answer in any of the languages included in 8th Schedule of the Constitution or English | The Paper-III on Essay would now carry 250 marks with an option to answer in any of the languages included in 8th Schedule of the Constitution or English. |
| 4. | General Studies Paper IV & V: There used to be two papers of General Studies of 300 marks each. The subject of paper-I included components such as, History of Modern India and Indian Culture, Geography of India, Constitution of India and Indian Polity and Current National Issues and Topics of Social Relevance. Paper-II included component such as India and the World, India’s Economic Interaction with the World, Development in the Field of Science & technology, IT and Space, International Affairs and Institutions and Statistical analysis, graphs and diagrams. | Now there would be four papers of General Studies of 250 marks each. The components of the subjects of the papers are the following: – Paper-I (Indian Heritage & Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society). Paper-II(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) Paper-III(Technology, Economic Development, Bio Diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) Paper-IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) |
| 5. | Optional Papers VI, VII, VIII and IX:There used to be two optional subject containing four papers of 300 marks each. The candidate had to choose any TWO subjects to be selected from list a list of 25 core subjects and literature of 30 languages, which made the total to 55 optional. | Now there would be one optional subject containing two papers of 250 marks each. A candidate has to choose any ONE optional subject to be selected from list of 25 core subjects and literatures of 22 languages, included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution and English. Six Foreign languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Persian and Russian) and Pali have been deleted from the then existing list of Literatures of Languages. |
| 6. | Personality Test/Interview: There used to be a Personality Test/Interview for 300 marks. | In the revised system there would be a Personality Test/Interview for 275 marks. |
| 7. | Total Marks: 2300 | Total Marks: 2025 |
| 8. | Medium of Examination: Candidates had the option to answer all the question paper, except the language papers viz., Papers I and II above, in any one of the languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution or in English. | There is no change in this regard. |
The Government has not brought out any changes by way of introducing a paper named CSAT in the CSE.
(d) and (e): Do not arise.
Details of Lok Sabha Q&A:-
STARRED QUESTION NO 45
45 . Shri SUNIL KUMAR SINGH
ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government has recently brought out certain changes in the Civil Services Examination including the introduction of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT);
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the introduction of CSAT has reportedly led to drop in the pass percentage of candidates opting Hindi medium;
(d) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of successful candidates in the said examinations who had opted English and Hindi medium and their relative pass percentage during the last three years and the current year; and
(e) the details of the corrective measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure equal opportunity for Hindi medium candidates viz. a viz. English medium candidates in the said examination?
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. (As above)
Source of Annuxre
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