Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) – Prelims Syllabus | 30 Aug 2024
Preliminary Examination Syllabus
Paper I - (200 marks)
- Current Events of National and International Importance
- History of India and Indian National Movement
- Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World
- Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc
- Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc
- General issues on Environmental ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization
- General Science.
NOTE: Questions pertaining to the state of Jammu & Kashmir may also be asked in this paper.
Paper II - (200 marks)
- Comprehension
- Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills
- Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
- Decision Making and Problem Solving
- General Mental Ability
- Basic Numeracy (Numbers and their Relations, Orders of Magnitude, etc. — Class X level), Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level)
NOTE 1: Paper-II of Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
NOTE 2: The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
NOTE 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore, a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination
Preliminary Examination Trends Analysis (2018-2023)
| Subjects (General Studies-I) | No. of Questions | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2018 | |
| Ancient Indian History | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Medieval Indian History | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Modern Indian History | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Indian Polity | 19 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
| World Geography | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
| Indian Geography | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Environment and Ecology | 8 | 7 | 17 | 4 |
| Indian Economy | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Science and Technology | 16 | 17 | 12 | 7 |
| Jammu & Kashmir Special | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| Current Affairs | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Subjects (General Studies-II) (CSAT) | No. of Questions | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2018* | |
| Comprehension | 40 | 50 | 45 | 8 |
| Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills | - | - | 15 | - |
| Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability | 32 | 28 | 28 | 40 |
| Decision Making and Problem Solving | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| General Mental Ability | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| Basic Numeracy (Numbers and their Relations, Orders of Magnitude, etc. — Class X level), Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80* |
| *In 2018, the total number of questions asked in General Studies Paper II (CSAT) was 80. From 2021 onwards, the total number of questions increased to 100. | ||||