Preliminary Examination Syllabus (KPSC)

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Preliminary Examination Syllabus Paper 1 (Objective Type) :

  • Current events of National and International importance.
  • Humanities – History of India – Emphasis shall be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on Indian national movement with special emphasis on Karnataka.
  • World Geography and Geography of India with a focus on Karnataka.
  • Indian polity and economy, including the country’s political system, rural development, planning and economic reforms in India- sustainable development, poverty alleviation, demographics, social sector initiatives etc.


Preliminary Examination Syllabus Paper 2 (Objective Type) :

  • Current events of State importance and important State Government programmes.
  • General Science & Technology, Environment & Ecology-contemporary developments in science and technology and their implications including matters of everyday observations and experience, as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline general issues on Health, environmental ecology, biodiversity and climate change that do not require subject specialisation.
  • General Mental Ability,- Comprehension, Logical reasoning and Analytical ability, Decision making, problem solving, Basic innumeracy (numbers and their relations, order of magnitude etc.,) and data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc., (class X/SSLC level)”.


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