(A) Procedure and scheme for the Preliminary Examination :
Paper
Subjects
Number of Questions
Marks for each question
Total Marks
I
General Studies
100
2
200
II
Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)
80
2.5
200
Total
180 questions
400 marks
Note :
(1) Both the papers will be of objective type multiple choice questions. (2) Duration of each paper for preliminary examination will be two hours. However, Persons with disability candidates will be given additional 40 minutes. 3) There will be no negative marking in the written preliminary examination test 4) The question paper shall be bilingual and shall be printed in English (Roman script) and Punjabi (Gurumukhi script) except for questions where candidates’ proficiency in language is to be tested.
(B) Procedure and scheme for the Main Examination :
Paper
Maximum Marks
Duration
Punjabi (in Gurumukhi Script) Compulsory
100
3 hours
English Compulsory (of 10+2 standard)
100
3 hours
Essay
150
3 hours
General Studies Paper-I (History, Geography and Society)
250
3 hours
General Studies Paper-II (Indian Constitution & Polity, Governance and International Relations)
250
3 hours
General Studies Paper-III (Economy, Statistics and Security issues)
250
3 hours
General Studies Paper-IV (Science & Technology, Environment, Problem Solving and Decision Making)
250
3 hours
Interview
150
Grand Total
1500
Note :-
(1) All papers shall be descriptive in nature and duration of each paper will be three hours. Visually impaired candidates will, however, be allowed an extra time of sixty minutes in each paper. (2) The main competitive examination shall include seven compulsory papers. (3) Candidates will have the option to attempt all the papers, except the language papers in Punjabi or English medium. (4) Candidates exercising the option to answer Papers in Punjabi language may, if they so desire, give English version within brackets of only the description of the technical terms, if any, in addition to the version in Punjabi language. (5) The question papers other than language papers will be set in English. However, when any candidate opts for attempting any paper(s) in Punjabi medium, the question papers shall be printed in Punjabi accordingly.
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