1. Mains
1.1. Written of 1750 marks
1.1.1. Paper I
1.1.1.1. Indian Language 300 marks qualifying
1.1.2. PaperII
1.1.2.1. English Language 300 marks qualifying
1.1.3. Paper III
1.1.3.1. Essay
1.1.4. Paper II
1.1.4.1. General Studies- I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
1.1.5. Paper III
1.1.5.1. General Studies- II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
1.1.6. Paper IV
1.1.6.1. General Studies- III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
1.1.7. Paper V
1.1.7.1. General Studies- IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
1.1.8. Paper VI
1.1.8.1. Optional Subject - Paper 1
1.1.9. Paper VII
1.1.9.1. Optional Subject - Paper II
1.2. Interview of 275 marks
2. Prelims
2.1. General Studies 100 marks
2.1.1. ● Current events of national and international importance.
2.1.2. ● History of India and Indian National Movement.
2.1.3. ● Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
2.1.4. ● Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
2.1.5. ●Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
2.1.6. ● General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialisation General Science
2.2. CSAT 100 marks (qualifying)
2.2.1. Comprehension
2.2.2. Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
2.2.3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability
2.2.4. Decision-making and problem solving
2.2.5. General mental ability
2.2.6. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)