Preliminary Examination

Paper 1 - General studies
Total Marks 150
Duration 2 Hrs (for visually challenged 2Hrs, 20 min )
It has 150 objective type questions with four options each
Questions are in Hindi and English
It is compulsory for all

Negative marks
For every wrong answer attempted by the candidates 1/3 of the mark allotted to one question will be deduced i.e, For three wrong answers one mark will be reduced

Note
1.Avoid unknown questions
2.Donot take calculator
3.Additional 20 mins is provided for visually challenged candidates

Paper 2 - Optional Subjects
(Out of the 23 optional subjects one has to be chosen )
Total Marks :300
Duration :2 Hrs ( for visually challenged 2Hrs ,20 mins)
It has 120 objective questions with four options each
For mathematics 100 questions will be asked with four options each

Syllabus for optional Paper
The following subjects are in list of optional paper
1.Indian geography
2.Geography
3.Commerce
4.Economics
5.Political science
6.Law
7.Philosophy
8.Public Administration
9.Sociology
10.Maths
11.Statistics
12.Psychology
13.Physics
14.Chemistry
15.Botany
16.Zoology
17.Medical science
18.Geology
19.Agriculture
20.Animal husbandry & Veterinary science
21.Civil Engineering
22.Mechanical Engineering
23.Electrical Engineering