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GPSC Class 1 - 2 Preliminary and Main Exam Syllabus :

The Gujarat Public Service Commission has released the notification of the syllabus of Gujarat Civil Services Class 1-2 for the candidates of GPSC examination. In this notification, the complete syllabus of the Gujarat Civil Services Class 1-2 examination of GPSC has been given. You can read notification of the Gujarat Civil Services Class 1-2 Examination below.

Note - In this exam, your questions will be in both Gujarati and English languages. You can write the answer in either of the two languages. GPSC exam is the only such test in which you can write paper in any language in Gujarati and English.

There are two types of exams in Gujarat Civil Services Class 1-2. Preliminary Examination and Main Examination. And there is an interview after prelims and mains. There are two papers in the prelims exam which are 200–200 marks and in the mains exam there are six papers which are of 150–150 marks.

In this way, the total of two papers of prelims is 400 marks and six papers of mains is 900 marks. The total GPSC test is 1000 marks with 100 marks for interview.

The first two papers of Gujarat Civil Services are optional. There are four options in it and out of that you have to tick the correct answer. You have to write the six papers that are in the Mains exam. These six papers are descriptive type and in that you have to write the answer to the question in detail.

Examination Method :

1) Preliminary Examination :-

{ General Study - 1 } > 200 Marks

{ General Study - 2 } > 200 Marks 

[ Time - 3 Hour's ]

[ Total Marks - 400 ]

[ Objective Type Questions ]

2) Mains Examination :- 

{ Gujarati } > 150 Marks 

{ English } > 150 Marks 

{ Essay } > 150 Marks 

{ General Study - 1 } > 150 Marks 

{ General Study - 2 } > 150 marks 

{ General Study - 3 } > 150 Marks 

[ Time - 3 Hours ]

[ Total Marks Of Written Examination  - 900 ]

[ Personality Test - 100 Marks ]

[ Total Marks to be Considered For the Final Selection - 1000 ]

Preliminary and Mains topics

* Preliminary Examination

1) General Studies-1 (Preliminary) (Objective)

• Marks-200  
• No. of Questions-200 
• Medium: English/Gujarati 
• Time-180 Minutes

(A) History
(B) Cultural Heritage
(C) Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International
Relations.
(D) General Mental Ability

2) General Studies-2 (Preliminary) (Objective)

• Marks-200  
• No. of Questions-200 
• Medium: English/Gujarati 
• Time-180 Minutes

(A) Indian Economy and Planning
(B) Geography
(C) Science and Technology
(D) Current Events of Regional, National and International
Importance.

Mains Examination :-

Paper - 1 - Gujarati (Mains) (Descriptive)

• MARKS - 150 
• Medium: Gujarati 
• Time- 3 HOURS

A) Essay Writing
B) Vichar Vistar
C) Sankshepikaran
D) Gadhya Samiksha
E) Aupcharik Bhashan
F) Later Writing
G) Charcha Patra
H) Aheval Lekhan
I) Translation 
J) Gujarati Vyakaran

Paper - 2 - ENGLISH (MAIN EXAMINATION) (Descriptive)

• MARKS - 150 
• Medium: English 
• Time- 3 HOURS

A) ESSAY (A minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 300 words). 
B) LETTER WRITING (in about 150 words)
C) PRESS RELEASE/ APPEAL (in about 150 words)
D) REPORT WRITING (in about 150 words)
E) WRITING ON VISUAL INFORMATION (in about 150 words)
F) FORMAL SPEECH (in about 150 words)
G) PRECIS WRITING: A precis in about 100 words for a 300-word passage.
H) READING COMPREHENSION: A reading passage of about 250 words to be given followed by 05 Multiple-choice questions and 10 short - answer type questions.
I) ENGLISH GRAMMAR
J) TRANSLATION: Translation of a short passage (of about 150 words) from Gujarati to English.

Paper - 3 - ESSSAY (MAIN EXAMINATION) (Descriptive)

• MARKS - 150 
• Medium: English/Gujarati 
• Time- 3 HOURS

Attempt three essay, one from each of the three sections, in about 800 words each.

Objective: This paper is designed to test candidate’s (i) knowledge / awareness of a variety of Subjects and (ii) their ability to compose a sustained piece of writing in the form of an essay.

Contents:

i. current affairs

ii. socio- political issues

iii. socio economic issues

iv. socio- environmental issues

v. cultural and historical aspects

vi. issues related to civic awareness

vii. reflective topics

Paper - 4 - General Studies-1 (Mains) (Descriptive)

• MARKS - 150 
• Medium: English/Gujarati 
• Time- 3 HOURS
• No. of Questions - 15
• Question wise marks - 10
• Question wise word limit - 200 words
• Total Marks - 150

(A) History of India 
(B) Cultural Heritage
(C) Geography

Paper - 5 - General Studies - 2 (Mains) (Descriptive)

• MARKS - 150 
• Medium: English/Gujarati 
• Time- 3 HOURS
• No. of Questions - 15
• Question wise marks - 10
• Question wise word limit - 200 words
• Total Marks - 150

(A) Indian Polity and Constitution
(B) Public Administration and Governance
(C) Ethics in Public Service

Paper - 6 - General Studies - 3 (Mains) (Descriptive)

• MARKS - 150 
• Medium: English/Gujarati 
• Time- 3 HOURS
• No. of Questions - 15
• Question wise marks - 10
• Question wise word limit - 200 words
• Total Marks - 150

(A) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(B) Indian Economy and Planning
(C) Current Events of Regional, National and International
Importance.