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Prelims
23 topics · 2 sections
Paper I · General Studies
- Part-1.1 History of India & Indian National Movement
- 1.Ancient India: Civilizations, Religious Movements and Social-Cultural Life from the Mauryas to the Guptas
- 2.Medieval India — Political, Administrative and Military History
- 3.The Establishment of British Colonial Rule and the Economic Impact of Empire
- 4.Anti-British Uprisings, the Revolt of 1857, and Socio-Religious and Anti-Caste Reform Movements
- 5.Three Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-1947
- Part-1.2 Physical, Social & Economic Geography of India
- Part-1.3 Constitution of India & Polity
- 1.Evolution of the Indian Constitution: Drafting, Preamble, Salient Features, Basic Structure and Amendments
- 2.Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties
- 3.Federalism, Centre-State Relations, and Local Self-Government in India
- 4.The Judicial System in India: Supreme Court, High Courts and Subordinate Judiciary; Judicial Review, Activism, Independence and Accountability
- 5.Union Governance Machinery and Constitutional Bodies
- 6.State and District Governance
- Part-1.4 Indian Economy
- Part-1.5 General Science & Technology
- Part-1.6 Indian Philosophy, Art, Literature & Culture
- 1.Indian Art and Culture: Classical Schools, Bhakti-Sufi Traditions and the Making of a Composite Culture
- 2.Carvaka: Theory of Knowledge; Rejection of Transcendent Entities
- 3.Jainism: Theory of Reality; Saptabhanginaya; Bondage and Liberation
- 4.Schools of Buddhism: Pratītyasamutpāda, Kṣaṇikavāda, Nairātmyavāda
- 5.Nyaya-Vaisesika
- 6.Samkhya
- Part-1.7 Current Affairs & Sports
- Part-1.8 Environment
- Part-2.1 Chhattisgarh — History & Freedom Movement Contribution
- Part-2.2 Chhattisgarh — Geography, Climate, Census, Archaeology & Tourism
- Part-2.3 Chhattisgarh — Literature, Music, Dance, Art & Culture
- Part-2.4 Chhattisgarh — Tribes, Special Traditions, Teej & Festivals
- Part-2.5 Chhattisgarh — Economy, Forest & Agriculture
- Part-2.6 Chhattisgarh — Administrative Structure, Local Government & Panchayati Raj
- Part-2.7 Chhattisgarh — Industry, Energy, Water & Mineral Resources
- Part-2.8 Chhattisgarh — Current Affairs
Paper II · Aptitude Test (Qualifying)
- Interpersonal & Communication Skills
- Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability
- Decision Making & Problem Solving
- General Mental Ability
- Basic Numeracy & Data Interpretation
- Hindi Language Knowledge (Class X)
- Chhattisgarhi Language Knowledge
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Mains
20 topics · 7 sections
Paper I · Language (Hindi, English, Chhattisgarhi)
- Part-1 General Hindi
- Part-2 General English
- Part-3 Chhattisgarhi Language
Paper II · Essay
- Part-1 International & National Level Issues
- Part-2 Chhattisgarh State Level Issues
Paper III · General Studies-I (History, Polity, History of Chhattisgarh)
- Part-1 History of India
- 1.Ancient India: Civilizations, Religious Movements and Social-Cultural Life from the Mauryas to the Guptas
- 2.Medieval India — Political, Administrative and Military History
- 3.The Establishment of British Colonial Rule and the Economic Impact of Empire
- 4.Anti-British Uprisings, the Revolt of 1857, and Socio-Religious and Anti-Caste Reform Movements
- 5.Three Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-1947
- 6.Post-Independence Consolidation (1947-1964)
- Part-2 Constitution & Public Administration
- 1.Evolution of the Indian Constitution: Drafting, Preamble, Salient Features, Basic Structure and Amendments
- 2.Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties
- 3.Federalism, Centre-State Relations, and Local Self-Government in India
- 4.The Judicial System in India: Supreme Court, High Courts and Subordinate Judiciary; Judicial Review, Activism, Independence and Accountability
- 5.Union Governance Machinery and Constitutional Bodies
- 6.State and District Governance
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- 7.Ethics, Transparency and Administrative Reforms
- 8.Participatory Development and Inclusive Governance
- 9.Chhattisgarh: Economy, Governance and Welfare
- 10.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Governance, Transparency, and Accountability: E-Governance, RTI, and Citizens' Charters
- 11.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Role of Civil Services in a Democracy
- Part-3 History of Chhattisgarh
Paper IV · General Studies-II (Science, Aptitude, Applied Science)
- Part-1 General Science (Chemistry, Physics, Biology)
- Part-2 Aptitude Test, Logical Reasoning, Mental Ability
- Part-3 Applied & Behavioural Science
- 1.Environment vs Development: Policy, Instruments and the Growth-Ecology Tension
- 2.Natural Resources: Forest, Water, Land and Mining in India and Andhra Pradesh
- 3.Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- 4.Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- 5.Energy Resources and Energy Security: India's Power Mix, Nuclear Push and Renewable Transition
Paper V · General Studies-III (Economy, Geography, Geography of Chhattisgarh)
- Part-1 Economics of India & Chhattisgarh
- 1.Five Year Planning and NITI Aayog
- 2.Growth, Development and Regional Disparities
- 3.Poverty and Unemployment: Concepts, Measurement and Trends
- 4.Public Finance and the Union Budget: Tax Structure, Expenditure, Debt and Fiscal-Monetary Policy (2026-27)
- 5.Demography, Population and Policy
- 6.Chhattisgarh: Economy, Governance and Welfare
- 7.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Monetary Policy & Banking
- 8.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inflation
- Part-2 Geography of India
- Part-3 Geography of Chhattisgarh
Paper VI · General Studies-IV (Philosophy, Sociology, Social Aspect of Chhattisgarh)
- Part-1 Philosophy
- 1.Plato and Aristotle: Ideas; Substance; Form and Matter; Causation; Actuality and Potentiality
- 2.Rationalism (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz)
- 3.Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume)
- 4.Kant
- 5.Hegel: Dialectical Method; Absolute Idealism
- 6.Moore, Russell and Early Wittgenstein
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- 7.Logical Positivism
- 8.Later Wittgenstein: Meaning and Use; Language-Games; Critique of Private Language
- 9.Phenomenology (Husserl): Method; Theory of Essences; Avoidance of Psychologism
- 10.Existentialism (Kierkegaard, Sartre [printed in the syllabus as "Sarte"], Heidegger)
- 11.Quine and Strawson
- 12.Carvaka: Theory of Knowledge; Rejection of Transcendent Entities
- 13.Jainism: Theory of Reality; Saptabhanginaya; Bondage and Liberation
- 14.Schools of Buddhism: Pratītyasamutpāda, Kṣaṇikavāda, Nairātmyavāda
- 15.Nyaya-Vaisesika
- 16.Samkhya
- 17.Yoga: Citta, Cittavṛtti, Kleśas, Samādhi, Kaivalya
- 18.Mimamsa: Theory of Knowledge
- 19.Schools of Vedanta: Brahman, Isvara, Atman, Jiva, Jagat, Maya, Avidya, Adhyasa, Moksa, Aprthaksiddhi, Pancavidhabheda
- 20.Aurobindo: Evolution, Involution; Integral Yoga
- 21.Social and Political Ideals — Equality, Justice, Liberty
- 22.Sovereignty — Austin, Bodin, Laski, Kautilya
- 23.Part A — Rights: What the Individual Is Entitled to Hold Against the State
- 24.Forms of Government — Monarchy, Theocracy, Democracy
- 25.Political Ideologies — Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism
- 26.Humanism, Secularism and Multiculturalism
- 27.Crime and Punishment — Corruption, Mass Violence, Genocide, Capital Punishment
- 28.Development and Social Progress
- 29.Gender Discrimination — Female Foeticide, Land and Property Rights, Empowerment
- 30.Caste Discrimination — Gandhi and Ambedkar
- 31.Notions of God — Attributes, Relation to Man and the World (Indian and Western)
- 32.Proofs for the Existence of God and their Critique (Indian and Western)
- 33.Problem of Evil
- 34.Soul — Immortality, Rebirth and Liberation
- 35.Reason, Revelation and Faith
- 36.Religious Experience — Nature and Object (Indian and Western)
- 37.Religion without God
- 38.Religion and Morality
- 39.Religious Pluralism and the Problem of Absolute Truth
- 40.Nature of Religious Language — Analogical and Symbolic, Cognitivist and Non-cognitive
- 41.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Public Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration
- 42.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Probity in Governance
- Part-2 Sociology
- 1.Sociology – The Discipline
- 2.Sociology as Science
- 3.Research Methods and Analysis
- 4.Sociological Thinkers: Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Parsons, Merton, Mead
- 5.Stratification and Mobility
- 6.Work and Economic Life
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- 7.Politics and Society
- 8.Religion and Society
- 9.Systems of Kinship
- 10.Social Change in Modern Society
- 11.Perspectives on the Study of Indian Society: Indology, Structural Functionalism, Marxist Sociology
- 12.Impact of Colonial Rule on Indian Society
- 13.Rural and Agrarian Social Structure: The Village Idea and the Evolution of Land Tenure
- 14.Caste System: Perspectives, Features, and Untouchability
- 15.Tribal Communities in India: Definitional Problems, Geographical Spread, Colonial Policies, and Issues of Integration and Autonomy
- 16.Social Classes in India: Agrarian, Industrial and Middle Classes
- 17.Systems of Kinship in India: Lineage, Descent, Family, Household and Patriarchy
- 18.Religious Communities in India and the Problems of Religious Minorities
- 19.Visions of Social Change in India: Planning, Law and Education
- 20.Rural Development, Cooperatives and Agrarian Transformation in India
- 21.Industrialization and Urbanisation in India
- 22.Politics and Society in India: Nation, Parties, Regionalism and Secularization
- 23.Social Movements in Modern India: Peasants, Women, Backward Classes and Dalits, Environment, Ethnicity and Identity
- 24.Population Dynamics: Size, Composition, Growth and Policy in India
- 25.Challenges of Social Transformation
- Part-3 Social Aspect of Chhattisgarh
Paper VII · General Studies-V (Welfare & Laws, Orgs, HRD)
- Part-1 Welfare, Development Programmes & Laws
- 1.Social Policies and Welfare Schemes: Women, Scheduled Castes and Tribes, Backward Classes and Minorities, Population Policy and Poverty Alleviation in India
- 2.Social Exclusion and Vulnerable Groups: Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Minorities and Women
- 3.Chhattisgarh: Economy, Governance and Welfare
- Part-2 International & National Sports, Events & Organizations
- Part-3 International & National Educational Institutions & HRD
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Interview
1 topics · 1 sections
Interview
- Personality Test / Interview