JPSC Civil Services Syllabus 2024, Exam Pattern

JPSC Civil Services Syllabus 2024: The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) has released the official notification for the recruitment of Combined Civil Services. The Syllabus and Exam Pattern are provided in this post. Candidates are advised to Learn the Exa Pattern and Syllabus for the best preparation for the Jharkhand combined civil services Examination.

Overview of JPSC Civil services Syllabus 2024

Important Dates

Qualification & Vacancy Details

Post-Wise Vacancy Details

Selection Process for JPSC Civil Services 2024

• Written Exam (Pre)
• Written Exam (Mains)
• Interview
• Document Verification

Exam Pattern of JPSC Prelims

• झारखंड सिविल सर्विसेज प्रीलिम्स एक्जाम क्वालीफाइंग नेचर का रहेगा.
• इसमें कुल 200 प्रश्न पूछे जाएंगे जिसमें प्रत्येक प्रश्न दो अंक का होगा तथा कुल अंक 400 होंगे और कल समय 4 घंटे का होगा
• प्रीलिम्स एक्जाम बहुविकल्पीय टाइप(MCQ Based) का होगा
• प्रत्येक सही उत्तर के लिए दो अंक तथा प्रत्येक गलत उत्तर के लिए 1/3 नेगेटिव मार्किंग की जाएगी.

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Detailed Syllabus of JPSC Civil Services Exam 2024 Prelims

JPSC Civil Services Syllabus 2024

The syllabus of JPSC Civil Services Exam 2024 for Prelims is given below-

Syllabus of General Studies Paper-I

History of India

1. Ancient India (5 Questions)
2. Medieval India (5 Questions)
3. Modern India (5 Questions)

Geography of India

1. General Geography (3 Questions)
2. Physical Geography (3 Questions)
3. Economical Geography (2 Questions)
4. Social & Demographic Geography (2 Questions)

Indian Polity and Governance

1. Constitution of India (4 Questions)
2. Public Administration and Good Governance (4 Questions)
3. Decentralization: Panchayats & Municipalities (2 Questions)

Economic and Sustainable Development

1. Basic Features of Indian Economy (4 Questions)
2. Sustainable Development and Economic Issues (4 Questions)
3. Economic Reforms and Globalization (2 Questions)

Science & Technology

1. General Science (6 Questions)
2. Agriculture & Technology Development (6 Questions)
3. Information & Communication Technology (3 Questions)

Jharkhand Specific Questions

1. General Awareness on its History, Society, Culture, and Heritage (10 Questions)

National & International Current Events 15 Questions

General Questions on Miscellaneous Nature

1. Human Rights
2. Environment Protection, Bio-diversity & Climate Change
3. Urbanization
4. Sports
5. Disaster Management
6. Poverty and Unemployment
7. Awards
8. United Nations and Other International Agencies (15 Questions)

Syllabus of General Studies Paper- II

• History of Jharkhand
• Governance of Munda, Nagvanshi, Padaha Panchayat, Majhi Pargana, Munda Manki, Dhoklo Sohor, Jaatiya Panchayat
• Jharkhand Movement (Tribal of Jharkhand, Freedom Fighters of Jharkhand, Nobles of Jharkhand, Jharkhand Movement and Formation of the State)
• The specialty of Jharkhand (Social status of Jharkhand, Cultural status of Jharkhand, Political situation of Jharkhand, Economic condition of Jharkhand, Religious characteristics and identity of Jharkhand)
• Culture of Jharkhand (folk literature, Traditional art and folk dance, Folk music and instruments, Places of interest – Natural, archaeological, historical, religious, and modern sites, Tribal-Caste-Species and Characteristics, Jharkhand Literature and Litterateur,
• Premier Educational Institutes of Jharkhand, Sports of Jharkhand, Land laws of Jharkhand, Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act (C.N.T.), Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act (S.P.T.), Other state bills act)
• History of Economic Development in Jharkhand after 1947 and Geography of Jharkhand
• Industrial Policy, Displacement, and Rehabilitation Policy and other policies of Jharkhand
• Name and location of major industry and industrial development in Jharkhand
• Major schemes and sub-plans of Jharkhand
• Forest Management and Wildlife Conservation of Jharkhand
• Facts related to the environment of Jharkhand state, the environmental change happening and its Mitigation & Adaptation, and related topics
• Disaster Management in Jharkhand
• Miscellaneous facts and current affairs related to Jharkhand

Exam Pattern of JPSC Civil Services Mains Exam 2024

• सामान्य हिंदी और सामान्य इंग्लिश का पेपर केवल क्वालीफाइंग नेचर का होगा, और इनको क्वालीफाई करने के लिए कुल 30% मार्क्स लाने होंगे.
• JPSC Civil services Mains Exam will be total Marks of 1050.
• प्रत्येक विषय के प्रश्न पत्र के लिए 3 घंटे का समय होगा.

Detailed Syllabus of JPSC Civil Services Mains Exam 2024

Jharkhand Civil Services Mains Exam Consist of total 6 Papers the detailed syllabus given below-

Paper-I General Hindi & English

General Hindi:

1. निबंध (Essay)
2. व्याकरण (Grammar)
3. वाक्य विन्यास (Sentence structure)
4. संक्षेपण (Summary)

General English:

1. Vocabulary
2. Grammar
3. Letter Writing
4. Essay Writing
5. Comprehension
6. Usage of words
7. Translation of passages, etc.

Paper-II: Language and Literature

1. Bengali
2. English
3. Ho
4. Hindi
5. Khadia
6. Khortha
7. Kurmali
8. Kurux
9. Mundari
10. Nagpuri
11. Oriya
12. Panchpargania
13. Sanskrit
14. Santhali
15. Urdu

Paper-III: Social Science, History and Geography

History:

1. Ancient Period
2. Medieval Period
3. Modern Period
4. History of Jharkhand

Geography:

1. Physical Geography (General Principles)
2. Physical and Human Geography of India
3. Natural Resources of India: Development and Utilization
4. Geography of Jharkhand and Utilization of its Resources

Population:

1. Overview of Population Trends

Industrial and Urban Development:

1. The Pattern of Urban Settlement
2. Pollution Problems in Urban Areas

Paper-IV Syllabus: Indian Constitution, Polity, Public Administration and Good Governance

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Indian Constitution and Polity:

1. Preamble, Salient Features of the Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy
2. Union Government (Executive and Legislature)
3. Judiciary
4. State Government (Executive, Legislature, Judiciary, Panchayats, and Municipalities)
5. Centre-State Relations
6. Special Provisions Relating to the Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribal Areas
7. Emergency Provisions of the Constitution
8. Election Commission of India
9. Political Parties and Pressure Groups

Public Administration and Good Governance:

1. Public Administration – Meaning, Scope, and Significance
2. Public and Private Administration
3. Union Administration – Central Secretariat, Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office, Planning Commission, Finance Commission
4. State Administration – State Secretariat, Chief Secretary, Chief Minister’s Office
5. District Administration – Origin and Development of the Office of District Magistrate and Collector, Changing Role of the District Collector, Impact of the Separation of the Judiciary on District Administration
6. Personnel Administration – Recruitment of Civil Services, Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commission, Training of Civil Servants, Leadership and Its Qualities, Employee Morale, and Productivity
7. Delegation, Centralization, and Decentralization of Authority
8. Bureaucracy – Merits and Demerits, Role of Bureaucracy in Policy Formulation and Implementation; Nexus Between Bureaucracy and Political Executive; Generalist Versus Specialist
9. Development Administration
10. Disaster Management – Causes, Mitigation, Classification of Disasters, Immediate and Long-Term Measures
11. Good Governance – Lokpal, Lokayukta, Central Vigilance Commissioner, Grievance Redressal, Right to Service Act, Right to Information Act, Right to Education Act, Consumer Protection Act, Domestic Violence Against Women (Prevention) Act
12. Human Rights – Concept, Meaning, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, National Human Rights Commission, State Human Rights Commission, Terrorism, Social Issues

Paper-V Syllabus: Indian Economy, Globalization, and Sustainable development

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Basic features of Indian Economy

• National Income – elementary concepts of national income, and methods of its calculation, example – GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP, GSDP, NSDP, DDP at constant and current prices, at factor cost etc
• Inflation – Concept, control of inflation, monetary, fiscal and direct measures.
• Demographic features
• Agriculture and Rural economy – green revolution, white revolution, rainbow revolution, WTO
• Industrial economy – policy initiative and changes
• Public finance – the scope of public finance, principles of public finance, taxation
• Public expenditure
• Budget
• Fiscal policy- centre and state fiscal relationship, the role of the Finance Commission
• Structure of Indian monetary and banking system in India.
• Indian Trade, Balance of Payment

Sustainable Development, Economic Issues, and Indian Development Strategy

• Meaning and measurement of Economic development; characteristics of underdevelopment, indicators of development: HDI, GDI, India’s HDI progress.
• Role of Foreign capital and technology in the growth of the economy
• Sustainable development – concept and indicators of sustainable development, economic, social and environmental sustainability, the concept of GDP
• Development status and issues pertaining to socially and economically marginalised sections, like ST, SC, religious minorities, schemes launched by Central/State Government.
• Poverty and Unemployment: Measurements and trends, identification of BPL families, Multidimensional poverty index.
• Food and nutritional security – trends in food production and consumption in India, the problem of food security, problems and issues of storage, procurement, distribution, import and export. Government policies, schemes, and programs such as Public Distribution System, Mid-day meal schemes, and government policies for food and nutritional security.

Economic Reforms, Nature and Impact on Indian economy

• New economic reforms – Liberalization, Privatisation, Globalization, good understanding of International Finance Institutions like IMF, World Bank; World Trade Organisation
• Financial and Banking sector reforms, economic reforms, NABARD, RRB
• Globalization of Indian Economy – its positive and negative impacts on different sectors, issues of FDI and FII in India.
• Agriculture sector – Growth, Issues of subsidies and public investment in agriculture
• Industrial development and economic reforms in India – major changes in Industrial policy, its impact on industrial growth, the role of public sector enterprises in India’s industrialisation in post reforms period, disinvestment and privatisation of public enterprises.

The economy of Jharkhand – features, issues, challenges, strategies

• Economic growth and structure of Jharkhand’s economy, sectoral composition, growth in SDP, and per capita NSDP in last decade, agricultural and industrial growth in Jharkhand.
• Demographic features of Jharkhand – population, growth, sex ratio, density, literacy, the composition of the workforce, rural-urban composition etc.
• Status of poverty, unemployment, food security, malnutrition, education, and health indicators in Jharkhand, major initiatives, issues of agricultural and rural development, major programmes and schemes, poverty alleviation programs, food security schemes.
• Land, forest and environmental issues in Jharkhand

Paper-VI Syllabus: General Sciences, Environment & Technology Development

Physical Science:

1. Basic Knowledge of Unit Systems: MKS, CGS, SI
2. Concepts on Speed, Velocity, Gravity, Mass, Weight, Force, Impact, Work, Power, and Energy
3. Topics Related to the Solar System
4. Concepts on Sound, Wavelength Frequency, Infrasonic and Ultrasonic Sounds Characteristics, and Applications

Life Science:

1. Concepts on the Living World, Cell Structure, Functions, Diversity of Organisms, Biomolecules, Cell Reproduction
2. Medallion Inheritance, Theories of Evolution of Life on Earth, Including Human Evolution

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Agriculture Science:

1. Understanding of Agro-climatic Conditions in Jharkhand, Rainfall Patterns, and Abiotic Stresses in Each Zone
2. Knowledge of Food and Horticultural Crops in Jharkhand, Crop Diversification, Nutritional Security Amid Climate Change, Role of Rainwater Harvesting, and Fish Farming
3. Sound Knowledge of Soil Fertility, Measures for Improving Soil Health, Concepts of Organic Farming, Agro-forestry, Wastelands, and Government Schemes for Farmers

Environmental Science:

1. Measures Taken by the Government of India to Preserve the Environment and Tackle Global Environmental Issues, Including Air and Water Pollution
2. Understanding of Environmental Laws
3. Knowledge of Biodiversity Hotspots and Threats to Them

Science and Technology:

1. Indian Government Policies Concerning Nuclear Technology with a Focus on Global Nuclear Policies
2. Plans for Meeting Energy Demands through Various Renewable and Non-renewable Sources
3. Understanding of the Indian Missile Program, Space Program
4. Knowledge of the Latest Developments in Information Technology and Challenges Faced Due to Cybercrimes

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