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Chhattisgarh State Service Examination

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20 topics · 7 sections — from the official CGPSC syllabus. Study material lands topic by topic.

Paper I · Language (Hindi, English, Chhattisgarhi)

  1. 1
    Part-1 General Hindi
  2. 2
    Part-2 General English
  3. 3
    Part-3 Chhattisgarhi Language

Paper II · Essay

  1. 1
    Part-1 International & National Level Issues
  2. 2
    Part-2 Chhattisgarh State Level Issues

Paper III · General Studies-I (History, Polity, History of Chhattisgarh)

  1. 1
    Part-1 History of India
    1. 1.Ancient India: Civilizations, Religious Movements and Social-Cultural Life from the Mauryas to the Guptas33 min
    2. 2.Medieval India — Political, Administrative and Military History18 min
    3. 3.The Establishment of British Colonial Rule and the Economic Impact of Empire17 min
    4. 4.Anti-British Uprisings, the Revolt of 1857, and Socio-Religious and Anti-Caste Reform Movements17 min
    5. 5.Three Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-194727 min
    6. 6.Post-Independence Consolidation (1947-1964)26 min
  2. 2
    Part-2 Constitution & Public Administration
    1. 1.Evolution of the Indian Constitution: Drafting, Preamble, Salient Features, Basic Structure and Amendments23 min
    2. 2.Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties17 min
    3. 3.Federalism, Centre-State Relations, and Local Self-Government in India24 min
    4. 4.The Judicial System in India: Supreme Court, High Courts and Subordinate Judiciary; Judicial Review, Activism, Independence and Accountability19 min
    5. 5.Union Governance Machinery and Constitutional Bodies20 min
    6. 6.State and District Governance18 min
    + 5 more chapters
    1. 7.Ethics, Transparency and Administrative Reforms15 min
    2. 8.Participatory Development and Inclusive Governance14 min
    3. 9.Chhattisgarh: Economy, Governance and Welfare23 min
    4. 10.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Governance, Transparency, and Accountability: E-Governance, RTI, and Citizens' Charters106 min
    5. 11.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Role of Civil Services in a Democracy110 min
  3. 3
    Part-3 History of Chhattisgarh
    1. 1.Chhattisgarh: History and Formation of the State23 min

Paper IV · General Studies-II (Science, Aptitude, Applied Science)

  1. 1
    Part-1 General Science (Chemistry, Physics, Biology)
    1. 1.General and Applied Science for Civil Services21 min
  2. 2
    Part-2 Aptitude Test, Logical Reasoning, Mental Ability
  3. 3
    Part-3 Applied & Behavioural Science
    1. 1.Environment vs Development: Policy, Instruments and the Growth-Ecology Tension13 min
    2. 2.Natural Resources: Forest, Water, Land and Mining in India and Andhra Pradesh11 min
    3. 3.Climate Change and Sustainable Development16 min
    4. 4.Ecosystems and Biodiversity12 min
    5. 5.Energy Resources and Energy Security: India's Power Mix, Nuclear Push and Renewable Transition7 min

Paper V · General Studies-III (Economy, Geography, Geography of Chhattisgarh)

  1. 1
    Part-1 Economics of India & Chhattisgarh
    1. 1.Five Year Planning and NITI Aayog18 min
    2. 2.Growth, Development and Regional Disparities23 min
    3. 3.Poverty and Unemployment: Concepts, Measurement and Trends16 min
    4. 4.Public Finance and the Union Budget: Tax Structure, Expenditure, Debt and Fiscal-Monetary Policy (2026-27)14 min
    5. 5.Demography, Population and Policy13 min
    6. 6.Chhattisgarh: Economy, Governance and Welfare23 min
    7. 7.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Monetary Policy & Banking110 min
    8. 8.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inflation89 min
  2. 2
    Part-2 Geography of India
    1. 1.India's Physical Setting: Physiography, Drainage, Climate, Soils, Vegetation, Wildlife and Resources14 min
    2. 2.Agriculture, Industry, Transport and Population Geography of India3 min
  3. 3
    Part-3 Geography of Chhattisgarh
    1. 1.Chhattisgarh: Geography, Resources and Environment13 min

Paper VI · General Studies-IV (Philosophy, Sociology, Social Aspect of Chhattisgarh)

  1. 1
    Part-1 Philosophy
    1. 1.Plato and Aristotle: Ideas; Substance; Form and Matter; Causation; Actuality and Potentiality26 min
    2. 2.Rationalism (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz)44 min
    3. 3.Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume)38 min
    4. 4.Kant29 min
    5. 5.Hegel: Dialectical Method; Absolute Idealism28 min
    6. 6.Moore, Russell and Early Wittgenstein34 min
    + 36 more chapters
    1. 7.Logical Positivism23 min
    2. 8.Later Wittgenstein: Meaning and Use; Language-Games; Critique of Private Language24 min
    3. 9.Phenomenology (Husserl): Method; Theory of Essences; Avoidance of Psychologism20 min
    4. 10.Existentialism (Kierkegaard, Sartre [printed in the syllabus as "Sarte"], Heidegger)26 min
    5. 11.Quine and Strawson24 min
    6. 12.Carvaka: Theory of Knowledge; Rejection of Transcendent Entities22 min
    7. 13.Jainism: Theory of Reality; Saptabhanginaya; Bondage and Liberation27 min
    8. 14.Schools of Buddhism: Pratītyasamutpāda, Kṣaṇikavāda, Nairātmyavāda23 min
    9. 15.Nyaya-Vaisesika36 min
    10. 16.Samkhya17 min
    11. 17.Yoga: Citta, Cittavṛtti, Kleśas, Samādhi, Kaivalya24 min
    12. 18.Mimamsa: Theory of Knowledge19 min
    13. 19.Schools of Vedanta: Brahman, Isvara, Atman, Jiva, Jagat, Maya, Avidya, Adhyasa, Moksa, Aprthaksiddhi, Pancavidhabheda23 min
    14. 20.Aurobindo: Evolution, Involution; Integral Yoga26 min
    15. 21.Social and Political Ideals — Equality, Justice, Liberty31 min
    16. 22.Sovereignty — Austin, Bodin, Laski, Kautilya30 min
    17. 23.Part A — Rights: What the Individual Is Entitled to Hold Against the State29 min
    18. 24.Forms of Government — Monarchy, Theocracy, Democracy27 min
    19. 25.Political Ideologies — Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism37 min
    20. 26.Humanism, Secularism and Multiculturalism29 min
    21. 27.Crime and Punishment — Corruption, Mass Violence, Genocide, Capital Punishment40 min
    22. 28.Development and Social Progress33 min
    23. 29.Gender Discrimination — Female Foeticide, Land and Property Rights, Empowerment31 min
    24. 30.Caste Discrimination — Gandhi and Ambedkar35 min
    25. 31.Notions of God — Attributes, Relation to Man and the World (Indian and Western)31 min
    26. 32.Proofs for the Existence of God and their Critique (Indian and Western)36 min
    27. 33.Problem of Evil25 min
    28. 34.Soul — Immortality, Rebirth and Liberation24 min
    29. 35.Reason, Revelation and Faith46 min
    30. 36.Religious Experience — Nature and Object (Indian and Western)30 min
    31. 37.Religion without God37 min
    32. 38.Religion and Morality25 min
    33. 39.Religious Pluralism and the Problem of Absolute Truth17 min
    34. 40.Nature of Religious Language — Analogical and Symbolic, Cognitivist and Non-cognitive22 min
    35. 41.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Public Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration205 min
    36. 42.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Probity in Governance226 min
  2. 2
    Part-2 Sociology
    1. 1.Sociology – The Discipline8 min
    2. 2.Sociology as Science9 min
    3. 3.Research Methods and Analysis11 min
    4. 4.Sociological Thinkers: Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Parsons, Merton, Mead14 min
    5. 5.Stratification and Mobility11 min
    6. 6.Work and Economic Life13 min
    + 19 more chapters
    1. 7.Politics and Society22 min
    2. 8.Religion and Society13 min
    3. 9.Systems of Kinship13 min
    4. 10.Social Change in Modern Society13 min
    5. 11.Perspectives on the Study of Indian Society: Indology, Structural Functionalism, Marxist Sociology12 min
    6. 12.Impact of Colonial Rule on Indian Society11 min
    7. 13.Rural and Agrarian Social Structure: The Village Idea and the Evolution of Land Tenure13 min
    8. 14.Caste System: Perspectives, Features, and Untouchability16 min
    9. 15.Tribal Communities in India: Definitional Problems, Geographical Spread, Colonial Policies, and Issues of Integration and Autonomy10 min
    10. 16.Social Classes in India: Agrarian, Industrial and Middle Classes10 min
    11. 17.Systems of Kinship in India: Lineage, Descent, Family, Household and Patriarchy13 min
    12. 18.Religious Communities in India and the Problems of Religious Minorities18 min
    13. 19.Visions of Social Change in India: Planning, Law and Education10 min
    14. 20.Rural Development, Cooperatives and Agrarian Transformation in India14 min
    15. 21.Industrialization and Urbanisation in India13 min
    16. 22.Politics and Society in India: Nation, Parties, Regionalism and Secularization14 min
    17. 23.Social Movements in Modern India: Peasants, Women, Backward Classes and Dalits, Environment, Ethnicity and Identity18 min
    18. 24.Population Dynamics: Size, Composition, Growth and Policy in India17 min
    19. 25.Challenges of Social Transformation19 min
  3. 3
    Part-3 Social Aspect of Chhattisgarh
    1. 1.Chhattisgarh: Society, Tribes and Culture18 min

Paper VII · General Studies-V (Welfare & Laws, Orgs, HRD)

  1. 1
    Part-1 Welfare, Development Programmes & Laws
    1. 1.Social Policies and Welfare Schemes: Women, Scheduled Castes and Tribes, Backward Classes and Minorities, Population Policy and Poverty Alleviation in India19 min
    2. 2.Social Exclusion and Vulnerable Groups: Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Minorities and Women13 min
    3. 3.Chhattisgarh: Economy, Governance and Welfare23 min
  2. 2
    Part-2 International & National Sports, Events & Organizations
    1. 1.Foreign Policy Overview: India's International Relations10 min
  3. 3
    Part-3 International & National Educational Institutions & HRD

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