TPSC Exam Pattern and Syllabus

The Tripura Public Service Commission conductsCombined Competitive Examination for recruitment to various administrative positions (Tripura Civil Services and Tripura Police Services) in Tripura.

The recruitment process includes 3 stages -

1. Preliminary examination
2. Mains examination
3. Interview/ Personality test

Tripura PSC Combined Competitive Examination Prelims Exam Pattern

The TPSC Civil Services Prelims is a screening test used to shortlist candidates for the Mains. It includes one objective-type paper. The marks obtained in this examination by the candidates will not be considered for final selection. Only those candidates who will be declared qualified at the Preliminary Examination will be eligible for admission to the TCS and TPS Main Examination.

Syllabus of Preliminary Examination

• English Composition: - Question on English Composition will cover Synonyms, Antonyms, use of common Phrase & Idioms., use of appropriate Prepositions and Articles, Comprehension, Ordering of words in a sentence, Ordering of sentences, spotting of errors, use of appropriate and qualifying words etc.
• History of Modern India & Indian National Movement for the period 1857 to 1947: - In History, emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its Social, Economic and Political aspects. Questions on the Indian National Movement will relate to the nature and character of the Nineteenth Century resurgence, growth of Nationalism and attainment of Independence.
• Geography of India: - Question on Geography of India will relate to Physical, Social & Economic Geography of the country including the main features of Indian Agriculture and Natural Resources.
• Geography, History & Culture of Tripura:- In Geography of Tripura, emphasis will be on its natural resources with special reference to its soil, forest, water and power. The period from 1857 to 1949 will be considered for setting question on History of Tripura. There will be questions on different Tribes, Languages, Customs, Festivals, Important Historical sites etc.
• Indian Polity and Economy: - Indian Polity and Economy will test the knowledge of the candidates in Country’s Political system and Constitution of India, Panchayatee Raj, Community development, Economic development during Plan periods.
• General Science and Environment: - Questions on General Science and Environment will cover general appreciation and understanding of science and environment including matters of everyday observation and experience along with general awareness of Information & Communication Technology as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special study of any particular scientific discipline.
• General Mental Ability: - On General Mental Ability questions will be set on logical perception, understanding, natural conclusion etc.
• Numerical Ability: - Questions on Numerical Ability will be similar to that the Compulsory Mathematics paper at the Madhyamik Examination of Tripura Board of Secondary Education.

Meghalaya Civil Services Mains Exam Pattern

The 2nd Stage that is the Mains Exam of MCS includes 1 Qualifying Paper and 7 merit papers of descriptive nature.

Papers	Subject	Total marks	Duration
Paper I	Language Paper I	100	3 hours
Paper II	Language Paper II	100	3 hours
Paper III	General Studies - I	150	3 hours
Paper IV	General Studies - II	150	3 hours
Paper V	General Studies - III	150	3 hours
Paper VI	General Studies - IV	150	3 hours

Total Marks: 800

TPSC TCS/TPS Mains exam syllabus
Paper I: Language Paper I (100 Marks)

• Essay ( 2 Essays - 20+20 = 40 Marks)
• Report Writing (30 Marks)
• Precis (30 Marks)

Paper II : Language Paper II (100 Marks)
Section I: ENGLISH COMPOSITION

• Comprehension Passage (12 marks)
• Proper use of Articles and Propositions (8 marks)
• Transformation of sentences (3 marks)
• Correction of error (4 marks)
• Synonyms (4 marks)
• Antonyms (4 marks)
• Official Letter writing (15 marks)

Section II: Bengali or Korborok Composition and Translation or Alternative Composition

Paper III: General Studies I (150 Marks)
Section A: General Knowledge and Current Affairs of National and International importance (25 Multiple Choice Questions - 25 Marks) Section B: Everyday Science and Technology (25 Multiple Choice Questions - 25 Marks) < class="ml-5">

Cell: Ideal Structure , types with examples and functions.

Human Nutrition: Different nutrients- their source and importance, Balanced diet, Nutritional disorders, dietary fibres- their sources and importance.

Plant nutrients, improvement of Food Production using Chemical Fertilizers, Bio-Fertilizers and Vermicompost.

Blood Grouping and Rh Typing, Blood Transfusion: its importance, Precaution and Hazards of Mismatched Blood Transfusion.

Health and Hygiene:

1. Diseases-
• Cornmuaicable Diseases, Epidemic, Endemic, Pandemic and Vector Bom Diseases. Basic knowledge of Infections caused by different groups of Microorganisms - Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Cholera, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Ring Worm, Candidiasis. Viral lnfections like HIV, Encephalitis, Chikungunya, Bird Flu, Swine Flu, Dengue - their Preventiva Measures during outbreaks.
• Non Communicable Diseases- Autoimmune Disease, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Cancer, Chronic Kidney Disease, Osteoporosis, Cataracts.
• Substance abuse (Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco) — Health Hazards and impact on Society
2. Immunity and Vaccination:
• Concept of Immunity- limate and Acquired Immimity
• Concept of Vaccinations: Vacciiufion Schedule
• Live attenuated vaccine like OPV, MMR, BCG, Small Pox, Chicken Pox, Rota virus, Influenza etc.
• Killed vaccine like typhoid, Cholera, Rabies, Plague etc., Toxoid like Diphtheria, Tetanus etc.
• Combination vaccine like DTP, MMR etc., Conjugated vaccine like Hepatitis B, Haemophilus, lnfluenza Type B.
3. National Health Mission — Different Initiatives.

• Biotechnology:

Bio-Fertilizer, Vermicompost, Biopesticides, Bio-fuels; Genetically Modified Crops like BT- Brinjal, BT-Cotton, Golden Rice etc; Transgeoic Animals — examples and their uses in Human Welfare ; Nano particles and their applications in Agriculture and Medical Science.

Application of DNA Finger Printing.

• Bio-medical Engineering:

MRI, USG, CT SCAN, ECG, EMG, EEG, PET, ELISA- Full form and application.

• Units of Physical Quantities; Force- Laws of Motion and Gravitation; Work, Power and Energy. Light: Reflection, Reflection and Dispersion- Concepts and applications.
• Hcat and Thermometry; Sound- Propagation in different media - Concepts and applications. Electric Currenc Concepts and applications; Idea about Eeetromagnetic Spectrum
• Preliminary idea about Atoms and Molccules, States of Matter: Solid, Liquid and Gas.
• Concept of Acid, Base, Salt and Neutral Solutions; pH scale - its importance and use in everyday life and chemicals used in everyday life.
• Energy Sources: Hydel, Thermal, Nuclear Enngy; Rencwable Energy Resources.
• Communication Systems:

Geostationary Satellites, Space Programmes in India- INSAT and IRS Systems, Applications of Space Technology in India with special references to Educational, Agricultural and other Rural Developmental Activities, EDUSAT- its applications, Use of ICT in e• Governance and e- Commerce.

• Principle of Optical Fibre Communicatiom
• Basics of Computer:
• Terminology and Abbreviations, Operating Systems, Hardware and Software, Number systems,Basic Internet imowledge, Security Tools, Virus and Hacking.
• Scientific Instruments in everyday use, Important National Scientific Laboratories, Contributions of Scientists in the development of Science and Technology with particular reference to India.

Section C: Numerical Ability ( 25 Multiple Choice Questions - 25 Marks)

• Number System, Problem on Numbers and Order of Magnitude, Average, H.C.F. and L.C.M., Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Profit and Loss , Time and Work, Time, Speed and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest , Area and Perimeter of Simple Geometrical Figures.
• Data Analysis (Tables, Bar diagram, Line graph, Pie - chart) Interpretation of Categorized Data: Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation.
• Eléments of Set Theory- Equality, Union, Intersection, DiFFerence of Two Sets, Venu Diagram.

Section D: Test of Resaoning/ Mental Ability test (25 Multiple Choice Questions - 25 Marks)

• Alphabetical Test, Coding azid Decoding Test, Finding out the Dissimilarities, Analogy Test, Arranging in Order, Problems relating to Relation, Logical Reasoning, Statement and Arguments, Series Completion Test, Direction Sense Test, Assumption Type Test .

Section E: Environmental Conservation and Degradation

• Biodiversity and it’s Conservation:

Types of Biodiversity; Genetic, Species and Ecosystem Biodiversity; Importance of Biodiversity; Hot Spot of Biodiversity; Mega Diversity Countries; Threats to Biodiversity: Rare, Endangered, Threatened and Endemic Species; Red Data Book ; Biodive,rsity Conservation : In — Situ and Ex - situ Conservation

• Ecotogical Concepts:

Ecosystem Definition, Structure and Function of Ecosystem; Types of Ecosystem; Energy Flow, Food Chain and Food Web; Ecological Pyramids.

• Environmental Resources:

Renewable and Non-Renewable Natural Resource.s, Na6iral Resource Management and Conservation; Rain Water Harvesting, Conventional and hon- Conventional Energy Resources.

• Environmental Pollution:

Types of Pollution; Causes of Pollution, Major Pollution — Air, Water, Son, Noise, Thermal, Nuclear; Effects of Potlutioii and Control Measures; Solid Waste Management.

• Global Environmental Issues:

Global Warming and Climate Change; The Greenhouse Gases - COC Emissions — Thc Earth’s Carbon Reservoirs — Carbon Cycling ; Ozone Depletion, Acid Rain.

• Environmental Management and Legislation:

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); Environmental Protection Acts in India: Air, Water, Bio- Diversity, Wildlife, Forest; Lake and River Action Programmes; Role of Pollution Control Boards.

• Environmental Organizations and Agencies:

International Organizations: United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN}, International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Earth Summit, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), National Organizations: Man and Biosphere Program (MAB), Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Role of NGOs.

Section F: Security and Disaster Management

• Types of Hazards and Disasters. Natural Disaster - Volcanic Eniption, Earthquake, Tsunami, Cyclone, Flood, Drought, Wildfire Hazard, Landslide ; Man-Made Disaster- Industrial Hazard, Nuclear, Biological, Engineering Hazard and Terrorism.
• Management and Planning for Disaster — Preparedness, Adaptation to Hazards, Mitigation Strategies, Rehef, Rehabilitation, Role of Administrators - Scientists, Planners, Volunteers, NGOs; Early Warning System And Forecasting.
• Hazards and Disaster in Tripura:
• Earthquake Vulnerability of North East hidia.
• Flood Hazards in Tripurm
• River Bank Erosion.
• Tropical Storm

Role of Govt and NGO in Disaster.

Question Pattern and Marks Distribution for each of the Sections E and F

Paper IV: General Studies II (150 marks)

Section A: Modern History of India (50 marks)

• Revolt of 1857- Causes, Effects, Historiography.
• Growth of Indian Nationalism: Historiography, Causes, Growth of Organization, Press and Literature in Nineteenth Century India.
• Indian National Congress: Formation, Moderates and Extremists.
• Revolutionary Activities: Bengal, Punjab, Maharashtra.
• Rise of Gandhi: South African Experience, Satyagraha, Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India Movements.
• Alternative Ideologies and Practices: Left Wing Politics .
• Dalit Movements — Bengal, Bombay and Madras Presidencies.
• Muslim League Politics, Working class movement
• Women in National Movcment.
• Role of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bosc in National Movement; RIN Mutiny, Tebhaga and Telengana Uprisings.
• Towards Partition: Cripps Mission to Iridian Independence Act, 1947, Partition and Independence.

Section B: History of Tripura (20 marks)

1. Era of Reformative Meanres:
• Political Agent
• Assistant Political Agents.
• Princely Tripura
2. Administrative and Reform measures of
• Maharaja Bírchandra Manikya
• Màhanja Radha Kishore Manikya
• Maharaja Birendra Kishore Manilrya
• Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishom Manikya
3. Socio-Political Movements
• Jamaôa Uprising.
• Reang Uprising.
• Janashiksha Movement.
4. Towards Integration: Political Scenario in Princely Tripura from 1947 till Merger

Section C: Indian Socio-cultural heritage with special reference to Tripura (30 marks)

• Salient Fcatures of Ancient and Medieval Indian Literature - Sanskrit, Pali, Persiæi, Urdu, Bengali and Hindi.
• Salient Featurcs of Art and Architecture où Ancient and Medieval india - Mauryas, Pallavas, Cholas, Sultanate and Mughal Periods.
• Syncretist Movements in Medieval India- Bhakti and Sufi Movements.
• Salient Aspects of Diversity of Indian Society-Religions, Languages, Castes and Tribes, Marriage, Family and Kinship Institutions.
• Art and Architecture of Tripura
• Contribution of Princely State towards development of Bengali Language and Literature; Rabindranath Tagore and Tripun; Development of Kokborok language and literature in the 20* Century.

Section D: Geography of India (35)

• Physical Background:
Location, Physiography, Geology, Drainage and its characteristics, Climate and Climatic Divisions after Koppen and Trewartha, Soi1 and Natural Vegetation.

• Socio Eeonomic Background :
Population: Distribution and Density, Growth, Sex Ratio, Literacy, Age - Sex Composition, Ethnic Composition, Racial Groups, Migration.

• Agriculture: Types of Farming:
• Intensive Subsistence Agriculture- Rice.
• Extensive Commercial Agriculture- Wheat.
• Plantation Agriculture- Tea.
• Power Resources.
• Industry: Iron and Steel, Aluminum, Petroleum Refîning, Cotton Textiles, Engineering, Tourism.

Section E: Geography of Tripura (15 marks)

• Physical Background
• Location, Physiography, Geology, Drainage, Climate
• Soil: Types, Erosion and Conservation
• Natural Vegetation
• Economic and Socio-Cultural Background
• Population: Distribution and Density, Growth, Sex Ratio, Literacy, Ethnic Composition
• Agriculture: Types and distribution of crops, Irrigation: Types and Importance
• Forestry: Economic importance of Forests, Deforestation, Shifting cultivation.
• Power resources and their utilisation
• Industry: Agro based and small scale
• Transport systems and their importance
• Rural and Urban Development programmes

Question Pattern and Marks Distribution for each of the Sections A, B and C

Question Pattern and Marks Distribution for each of the Sections D and E

Paper V: General Studies III (150 marks)

Section A: Constitution of India and Human Rights (50 Marks)

• Salient Features of the Constitution of India.
• Fundamental Rights and Dufies.
• Directive Principles of State Policy.
• Union Government and State Government: President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers; Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers: their Power, Position and Role.
• Centre - State Relation; Recent Trends of Centre-State Relation.
• Union and State Legislature: Composition and Functions.
• Judiciary in India.
• Provision for SCs, STs, OBCs and Minorities.
• Right to Information Act.
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
• Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 with special reference to National and State Human Rights Commissions.
• Rights of Vulnerable Groups: Women, Children and Disabled.
• National Commission for Women and Tripura Commission for Women.

Section B: Indian Political System and Governance, Ethical and moral values in Governance (35 marks)

• Party System and Pressure Groups: Nature, Functions and Role.
• Coalition Politics in India.
• Local Self Government with special reference to 73rd and 74th Amendments to Indian Constitution.
• Part XIV of the Indian Constitution ( Article 308 to 323).
• Election Commission: Composition and Functions.
• Challenges to Indian Democracy: Communalism, Provincialism and Corruption.
• Lokpal and Lokyukta: Composition, Functions and Role, Administrative Tribunal (Article 323 A).
• Bureaucracy in India: Its Changing Role and Accountability. Ethical and Moral Values in Governance.

Section C: Political system and and Adminstrative system of Tripura (15 marks)

• Socio-Political Movements in Tripura.
• State Secretariat: Organization and Functions.
• Directorates and their Functions.
• Administrative Structure and Development Authorities: Districts, Sub-Divisions and Blocks: their Functions and Role.
• TTAADC: Structure and Composition; -functions and Role.
• Local- Self Government in Tripura: Urban and Rural.

Section D: Indian Foreign Policy (25 marks)

• Features of Indian Foreign Policy.
• Determiriants of Indian Foreign Policy.
• Relation of India with Neighbouring Countries.
• Look-East and Act-East Policy.

Section E: International Institutions and their role in maintaining world peace and order (25 marks)

• UNO: Objectives and Principles. Composition, Functions and Role of the UNO in maintaining World Peace and Security.
• Role of Various Organs of thc UNO .
• SAARC: Composition, Functions and Role.

Question Pattern and Marks Distribution

Paper VI: General Studies IV
Section A: Indian Economy, Poverty, Unemployment and Inflation

• Basic Features of Indian Economy.
• National Income.
• Agriculture, Industry and Service Sector.
• Poverty.
• Unemployment .
• Inflation.

Section B: The concept of Budget, Fiscal and Monetary Policy

• Concept of Budget.
• Analysis of Central and State Budget (Latest Ones).
• Fiscal Policy .
• Centre - State Financial Relation.
• Finance Commission.
• Monetary Policy.
• Reservc Bank of India.

Section C: Banking, Money supply and Share market

• Banking System in hidia.
• Role of Commercial Banks.
• Supply of Money.
• Money Market.
• Capital Market including Sharc Market in India.
• Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

Section D: Social Security measures in India with special reference to Tripura

• Social Security Measures: Concept and different aspects.
• Education.
• Health
• Infrastructure

Section E: Economy of Tripura: Agriculture, Industry and Commerce

• Agriculture.
• Forestry and Plantation.
• Industry, Commerce and Tourism

Question Pattern and Marks Distribution

• The interview or Personality test is the final stage of TPSC- TCS/TPS recruitment process.
• This stage carries 100 marks.
• Candidates' overall personality, communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and general awareness are evaluated.
• The test is intended to judge the mental calibre of candidate. In broad terms, this is really an assessment of not only the intellectual qualities but also social traits and interest in current affairs including the knowledge of customs, manners and dialects of Tripura.
• Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, care, and logical exposition, the balance of judgments, variety, and depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity
• The marks obtained in the interview (out of 100) are added to the Mains marks (out of 800) for the final merit ranking (out of 900).