Stage II: Mains Examination
JKPSC Mains exam pattern
The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) Mains Exam
consists of 7 descriptive papers.
| Papers |
Subject
|
Total marks
|
Duration
|
| Paper I |
English (Qualifying) |
300 |
3 hours |
| Paper II |
Essay |
250 |
3 hours |
| Paper III |
General Studies-I |
250 |
3 hours |
| Paper IV |
General Studies-II |
250 |
3 hours |
| Paper V |
General Studies-III |
250 |
3 hours |
| Paper VI |
General Studies -IV |
250 |
3 hours |
| Paper VII |
Optional Subject Paper-I |
250 |
3 hours |
| Paper VIII |
Optional Subject Paper-II |
250 |
3 hours |
Total Marks : 1750
JKPSC Mains exam syllabus
Paper I: English
- Comprehension of given passages
- Precis Writing.
- Usage and Vocabulary.
- Short Essays.
Note: The paper will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying
nature only. The marks obtained in this paper will not be counted for the final ranking.
Paper II: Essay
Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics. They will be expected to keep closely to the
subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely. Credit will be given
for effective and exact expression.
Paper III: General studies-I
Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society.
- Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to
modern times.
- Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant
events, personalities, issues.
- The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts
of the country.
- Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
- History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars,
redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism,
capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effects on the society.
- Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
- Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and
developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
- Effects of globalization on Indian society Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism &
secularism.
- Salient features of world’s physical geography.
- Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian
subcontinent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector
industries in various parts of the world (including India).
- Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, tsunamis, Volcanic activity, Cyclone etc.,
geographical features and their location changes in critical geographical features (including water
bodies and icecaps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
Paper IV: Generral studies-II
Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations.
- Indian Constitution- historical under pinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions
and basic structure.
- Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the
federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges
therein.
- Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
- Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries.
- Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges
and issues arising out of these.
- Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of
the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the
Polity.
- Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
- Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various
Constitutional Bodies.
- Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their
design and implementation.
- Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and
associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
- Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance
of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and
betterment of these vulnerable sections.
- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education,
Human Resources. Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
- Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, egovernance- applications, models,
successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and
institutional and other measures.
- Role of civil services in a democracy. India and its neighborhood- relations.
- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s
interests.
- Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian
diaspora.
- Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.
Paper V: General studies-III
Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster
Management
- Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and
employment.
- Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
- Government Budgeting.
- Major crops, cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and
irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related
constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.
- Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution
System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security;
Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.
- Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and
downstream requirements, supply chain management.
- Land reforms in India.
- Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial
growth.
- Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
- Investment models.
- Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.
- Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new
technology.
- Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues
relating to intellectual property rights.
- Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
- Disaster and disaster management.
- Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
- Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
- Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking
sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention.
- Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
- Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
Paper VI: General studies-IV
Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude
- Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions;
dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships.
- Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and
administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
- Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behavior; moral and
political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
- Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship,
objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker
sections.
- Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and
governance.
- Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
- Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns
and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources
of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in
governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.
- Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity;
Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of
Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public
funds, challenges of corruption.
- Case Studies on above issues.
Paper VII and Paper VIII : Optional subject
Any one Optional subject is to be chosen from the following subjects -
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce &
Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, English Literature, Geography, Geology, Hindi
Literature, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy,
Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, and
Zoology.
Detailed syllabus of the optional subjects can be viewed in the JKPSC exam syllabus pdf -
https://jkpsc.nic.in/pdf/SRO_103_CCE_2018.pdf
