IAS EXAM NOTIFICATION 2022 | ಐಎಎಸ್ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಯ ಅಧಿಸೂಚನೆ 2022

Title : IAS EXAM NOTIFICATION 2022 | ಐಎಎಸ್ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಯ ಅಧಿಸೂಚನೆ 2022

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SECTION III: SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION

Note: Candidates are advised to go through the Syllabus published in this Section for the Preliminary Examination and the Main Examination, as periodic revision of syllabus has been done in several subjects.

Part A-Preliminary Examination 

Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

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• 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. Bio-diversity and Climate Change that do not require subject specialization.

• General Science.

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Paper II-(200 marks) Duration: Two hours

• 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 11 Paper-II of the Civil Services (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 Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.

Part B-Main Examination

The main Examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory.

The nature and standard of questions in the General Studies papers (Paper II to Paper V) will be such that a well-educated person will be able to answer them without any specialized study. The questions will be such as to test a candidate's general awareness of a variety of subjects, which will have. relevance for a career in Civil Services. The questions are likely to test the candidate's basic understanding of all relevant issues, and ability to analyze, and take a view on conflicting socio-economic goals, objectives and demands. The candidates must give relevant, meaningful and succinct answers.

The scope of the syllabus for optional subject papers (Paper VI and Paper VII) for the examination is broadly of the honours degree level i.e. a level higher than the bachelors degree and lower than the masters degree. In the case of Engineering. Medical Science and law, the level corresponds to the bachelors' degree.

Syllabt of the papers included in the scheme of Civil Services (Main) Examination are given as follows:

QUALIFYING PAPERS ON INDIAN LANGUAGES AND ENGLISH

The aim of the paper is to test the candidates' ability to read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express ideas clearly and correctly, in English and Indian language concerned.

The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows:

(1) Comprehension of given passages.

(1) Precis Writing.

(1) Usage and Vocabulary.

(iv) Short Essays,

Indian Languages -

(1) comprehension of given passages,

(1) Precis Writing,

(i) Usage and Vocabulary.

(iv) Short Essays,

(v) Translation from English to the Indian Language and vice-versa.

Note 1: The papers on Indian Languages and English will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature only. The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.

Note 2: The candidates will have to answer the English and Indian Languages papers in English and the respective Indian language (except where translation is involved).

PAPER-I

Essay: Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics. They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.

Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

PAPER-II

General Studies-1: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society.

• Indian culture will cover the sallent aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to

modern times.

• Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.

• The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country.

• Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country. • History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars.

redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism.

capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.

• Salient features of Indian Society. Diversity of India.

• Role of women and women's organization, population and associated issues, poverty and

developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.

• Effects of globalization on Indian society.

• Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.

• Sallent features of world's physical geography.

• Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).

• Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes. Tsunami, Volcanle activity, cyclone etc.. geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

PAPER-III

General Studies II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations.

• Indian Constitution historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant

and basic structure.

provisions

• Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.

• Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.

• Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries,

• Parliament and State legislatures-structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges

and issues arising out of these.

• Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary-Ministries and Departments of the Government: pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.

Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Sallent features of the Representation of People's Act.

• Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various

Constitutional Bodies.

• Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies,

• Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of

their design and implementation.

• Development processes and the development industry-the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.

• Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the . performance of these schemes: mechanisms. laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection

and betterment of these vulnerable sections.

• Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. Education. Human Resources.

Issues relating to poverty and hunger.

Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential: citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.

• Role of civil services in a democracy.

India and its neighborhood-relations.

• Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India's

interests.

• Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests, Indian

diaspora. • Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

PAPER-IV

General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and

Disaster Management

• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.

• Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.

• Government Budgeting.

• Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country. different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints: e-technology in the aid of farmers.

• Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices: Public Distribution System-objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping: issues of buffer stocks and food security:

Goverment strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Technology missions: economics of animal-rearing. • Food processing and related industries in India- scope' and significance, location, upstream and

downstream requirements, supply chain management.

Land reforms in India.

. Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial

growth.

• Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

Investment models.

• Science and Technology developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.

• Achievements of Indians in science & technology: indigenization of technology and developing new

technology.

. Awareness in the fields of IT. Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues

relating to intellectual property rights.

• Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.

• Disaster and disaster management.

. Linkages between development and spread of extremism.

• Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.

. Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention.

• Security challenges and their management in border areas - linkages of organized crime with terrorism.

• Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.

PAPER-V

General Studies- IV: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

. This paper will include questions to test the candidates attitude and approach to issues relating to integrity, probity in public life and his problem solving approach to various issues and conflicts faced by him in dealing with society. Questions may utilise the case study approach to determine these aspects. The following broad areas will be covered:

. Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions: dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values-lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators: role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

• Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes: social influence and persuasion.

• Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship.

objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.

• Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.

Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.

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• Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems: ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions: laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding: corporate governance.

• Probity in Governance: Concept of public service: Philosophical basis of governance and probity: Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen's Charters. Work culture. Quality of service delivery. Utilization of public funds. challenges of corruption.

Case Studies on above issues.

AGRICULTURE

PAPER-I

Ecology and its relevance to man natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. Physical and social environment as factors of crop distribution and production. Agro ecology: cropping pattern as indicators of environments. Environmental pollution and associated hazards to crops, animals and humans. Climate change International conventions and global initiatives. Green house effect and global warming. Advance tools for ecosystem analysis-Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GISL

Cropping patterns in different agro-climatie zones of the country. Impact of high-yielding and short-duration varieties on shifts in cropping patterns. Concepts of various cropping, and farming systems. Organic and Precision farming. Package of practices for production of important cereals, pulses, oil seeds, fibres, sugar, commercial and fodder crops.

Important features, and scope of various types of forestry plantations such as social forestry, agro forestry, and natural forests: Propagation of forest plants, Forest products, Agro-forestry and value addition. Conservation of forest flora and fauna.

Weeds. their characteristics. dissemination and association with various crops: their

multiplications; cultural, biological, and chemical control of weeds.

Soll-physical, chemical and biological properties. Processes and factors of soil formation, soils of India. Mineral and organic constituents of soils and their role in maintaining soil productivity. Essential plant nutrients and other beneficial elements in soils and plants. Principles of soil fertility, soil testing and fertiliser recommendations, integrated nutrient management Biofertilizers. Losses nitrogen-use efficiency in submerged rice soils, nitrogen fixation in soils. Efficient phosphoruse and nitrogen in soll. potassium use. Problem soils and their reclamation. Soil factors affecting green house gas emission.

Soil conservation, integrated watershed management. Soll erosion and its management. Dry land agriculture and its problems. Technology for stabilis ng agriculture production in rainfed areas. Water-use efficiency in relation to crop production, criteria for scheduling irrigations. ways and

Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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means of reducing run-off losses of irrigation water. Rainwater harvesting. Drip and sprinkder irrigation.

Drainage of water-logged soils, quality of irrigation water, effect of industrial effluents on soil and water

pollution. Irrigation projects in India. Farm management, scope, importance and characteristics, farm planning. Optimum resource use and budgeting. Economics of different types of farming systems. Marketing management strategies for development, market intelligence, price fluctuations and their cost: role of co-operatives in agricultural

economy: types and systems of farming and factors affecting them. Agricultural price policy. Crop. Insurance. Agricultural extension, its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes. socio-economic survey and status of big, small and marginal farmers and landless agricultural labourers: Training programmes for extension workers. Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra's (KVK) in dissemination of

Agricultural technologies, Non-Government Organisation (NGO) and self-help group approach for rural

development.

PAPER-II

Cell structure, function and cell cycle. Synthesis, structure and function of genetic material. Laws of heredity. Chromosome structure, chromosomal aberrations, linkage and cross-over, and their significance in recombination breeding. Polyploidy, euploids and aneuploids. Mutation-and their role in crop improvement. Heritability, sterility and incompatibility, classification and their application in crop improvement. Cytoplasmic inheritance, sex-linked, sex-influenced and sex-limited characters.

History of plant breeding. Modes of reproduction, selling and crossing techniques. Origin, evolution and domestication of crop plants, center of origin, law of homologous series, crop genetic resources conservation and utilization. Application of principles of plant breeding, improvement of crop plants. Molecular markers and their application in plant improvement. Pure-line selection, pedigree, mass and recurrent selections, combining ability. Its significance in plant breeding. Heterosis and its exploitation. Somatic hybridization. Breeding for disease and pest resistance. Role of interspecific and intergeneric hybridization. Role of genetic engineering and biotechnology in crop improvement Gernetically modified crop plants.

Seed production and processing technologies. Seed certification. Seed testing and storage. DNA finger printing and seed registration. Role of public and private sectors in seed production. marketing. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues. WTO issues and its impact on Agriculture. Principles of Plant Physiology with reference to plant nutrition, absorption, translocation and metabolism of nutrients, Soil-water-plant relationship. and

Enzymes and plant pigments; photosynthesis-modern concepts and factors affecting the process. aerobic and anaerobic respiration: C3, C4 and CAM mechanisms. Carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. Growth and development: photoperiodism and vernalization. Plant growth substances and their role in crop production. Physiology of seed development and germination; dormancy. Stress physiology-draught, salt and water stress.

major fruits, plantation crops, vegetables, spices and flower crops package practices of major horticultural crops. Protected cultivation and high tech horticulture. Post-harvest technology and value addition of fruits and vegetables. Landscaping and commercial floriculture. Medicinal and aromatic plants. Role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition.

Diagnosis of pests and diseases of field crops, vegetables, orchard and plantation crops and their

economic importance. Classification of pests and diseases and their management. Intergrated pest and diseases management. Storage pests and their management. Biological control of pests and diseases. Epidemiology and forecasting of major crop pests and diseases. Plant quarantine measures. Pesticides. their formulation and modes of action.

Food production and consumption trends in India. Food security and growing population vision 2020. Reasons for grain surplus. National and International food policies. Production, procurement, distribution constraints. Availability of foodgtrains, per capita expenditure on food. Trends in poverty. Public Distribution System and Below Poverty Line population. Targeted Public Distribution System (PDS), policy implementation in context to globalization. Processing constraints. Relation of food production to National Dietary Guidelines and food consumption pattern. Food based dietary approaches to eliminate hunger. Nutrient deficiency-Micro nutrient deficiency: Protein Energy Malnutrition or Protein Calorie Malnutrition (PEM or PCM), Micro nutrient deficiency and HRD in context of work capacity of women and children. Food grain productivity and food security.

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