\n| \u00a0<\/td>\n | IAS Main (written)Total<\/strong><\/td>\n| 1750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \u00a0<\/td>\n | IAS Interview<\/strong><\/td>\n| 275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \u00a0<\/td>\n | Total<\/strong><\/td>\n2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/span>IAS Exam Syllabus 2021 – General Studies Paper-I<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span>Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society<\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times<\/li>\n
- Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues<\/li>\n
- The Freedom Struggle \u2014 its various stages and important contributors\/contributions from different parts of the country<\/li>\n
- Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country<\/li>\n
- History of the world will include events from 18th<\/sup>\u00a0century such as the industrial revolution, world wars, re-drawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.\u2014 their forms and effect on the society<\/li>\n
- Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India<\/li>\n
- Role of women and women\u2019s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies<\/li>\n
- Effects of globalization on Indian society<\/li>\n
- Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism<\/li>\n
- Salient features of the world\u2019s physical geography<\/li>\n
- 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)<\/li>\n
- Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, volcanic 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>IAS Exam Syllabus 2021 – General Studies Paper-II<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span>Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations<\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Indian Constitution\u2014historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure<\/li>\n
- 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<\/li>\n
- Separation of powers between various organs, dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions<\/li>\n
- Government strives to have a workforce, which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply<\/li>\n
- Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries<\/li>\n
- Parliament and State legislatures\u2014structure, functioning, the conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these<\/li>\n
- Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary\u2014Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal\/informal associations and their role in the Polity<\/li>\n
- Salient features of the Representation of People\u2019s Act<\/li>\n
- Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies<\/li>\n
- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation<\/li>\n
- Development processes and the development industry \u2014the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders<\/li>\n
- 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<\/li>\n
- Issues relating to the development and management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources
Issues relating to poverty and hunger<\/li>\n - Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures<\/li>\n
- Role of civil services in a democracy<\/li>\n
- India and its neighbourhood relations<\/li>\n
- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and\/or affecting India\u2019s interests.<\/li>\n
- Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India\u2019s interests, Indian diaspora<\/li>\n
- Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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