Main Examination Subjects

Civil Service Main Examination
The written examination consists of the following papers
Paper 1   : One of the Indian Languages to be selected but e candidates fro m the languages included                                                                   in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution              :300 marks
Paper II English  :300 marks
Paper III Essay     :200 marks
Papers IV General Studies    :300 marks
and V     for each paper
Papers VI,Any two subjects to be selected from the:300 marks
VII,VIII list of the optional subjects set out in Para 2 :For each paper
 and IX below Each subject will have two papers
Interview Test carries 300 marks
Note:
 (i) The papers on Indian Languages and English are of Matriculation or equivalent standard and are of qualifying nature; the marks obtained in these papers are not counted for ranking.
(ii The papers on Eassy,General Studies and Optional Subjects of only such candidates are evaluated as attain such minimum standard as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion for the qualifying papers on Indian Language and English
(iii) The Paper-1 on Indian Languages is not, however compulsory for candidates hailing from the North Eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh,Manipur,Meghalaya,Mizoram and Nagaland and also for candidates hailing from the State of Sikkim
(iV) For the language papers, the script to be used by the candidates will be as under:
Assamese                        Bengali           
Guajarati                    Hindi           
Kanada                            Kashmiri       
Konkani                                Malayalam       
Manipuri                        Marathi           
Nepali                            Oriya           
Punjabi                                Sanskrit           
Sindhi                        Tamil
Telugu                        Urdu           
Bodo                        Santali