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Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) – Prelims Syllabus

  • 30 Aug 2024
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Preliminary Examination Syllabus

Paper I - (200 marks)

  • 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.

NOTE: Questions pertaining to the state of Jammu & Kashmir may also be asked in this paper.

Paper II - (200 marks)

  • 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)

NOTE 1: Paper-II of Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.

NOTE 2: The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

NOTE 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore, a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination

Preliminary Examination Trends Analysis (2018-2023)

Subjects (General Studies-I) No. of Questions
2023 2022 2021 2018
Ancient Indian History 6 7 3 6
Medieval Indian History 10 4 4 6
Modern Indian History 6 5 9 7
Indian Polity 19 17 11 11
World Geography 16 13 9 11
Indian Geography 6 4 7 10
Environment and Ecology 8 7 17 4
Indian Economy 10 17 17 16
Science and Technology 16 17 12 7
Jammu & Kashmir Special - - 2 5
Current Affairs 3 9 9 17
Total 100 100 100 100

Subjects (General Studies-II) (CSAT) No. of Questions
2023 2022 2021 2018*
Comprehension 40 50 45 8
Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills - - 15 -
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability 32 28 28 40
Decision Making and Problem Solving - - 2 1
General Mental Ability 7 5 5 18
Basic Numeracy (Numbers and their Relations, Orders of Magnitude, etc. — Class X level), Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level) 7 5 5 18
Total 100 100 100 80*
*In 2018, the total number of questions asked in General Studies Paper II (CSAT) was 80. From 2021 onwards, the total number of questions increased to 100.

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