GPSC 2014 Examination Schemes and Subjects

Schemes and Subjects for the Preliminary Examination

The Preliminary Examination shall consist of three papers of Total 500 Marks as follows. Paper No. Subject Marks Duration

1 2 3

*Verbal Skill Gujarati + Verbal Skill English Quantitative Skill + Test of Reasoning (Non Quantitative ) General Studies

150 150 200 Total 500 Marks

90 Minutes 90 Minutes 2 Hours

* Verbal skill means language proficiency in written and oral communication testing the ability of candidate to comprehend, explain, analyse and paraphrase the language. Note: 1. The syllabus for the entire there question papers shall be such as may be prescribed and notified by commission. 2. The standard and course content of the syllabus for Paper 1 shall be Twelfth standard of Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board. 3. The standard and the course content of the syllabus for General Studies paper shall be of a degree level. 4. The question paper shall be of the objective type (Multiple Choice questions). 5. The blind candidates may be allowed an extra time of fifteen minutes for Paper 1 to 2 Twenty Minutes for paper 3.

GPSC 2014 Examination Schemes and Subjects

Schemes and Subjects for the Main Examination

Paper No. Subject Marks Duration

1 2 3 4

Gujarati (Descriptive) English (Descriptive) Optional Paper (Descriptive) General Studies - 1(Objective Type, Multiple choice questions) (1) Gujarat History and Culture (2) General Economics, Public Administration and Government Business General Studies - 2(Objective Type, Multiple choice questions) (1) Ethics and Aptitude (2) Current Affairs (3) Geography, Science and Technology Total

200 100 200 200

3 Hours 3 Hours 3 Hours 100 Minutes

200

100 Minutes

900 Marks

Note 1: One subject to be selected from the following subjects for question Paper 3 Sr. No. Subject Sr. No. Subject Sr. No. Subject

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Mathematics Statistics Physics Chemistry Botany Zoology Geology Geography History Management

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Economics Political Science and International Relation Philosophy Psychology Sociology Public Administration Commerce Accountancy Law Agriculture Civil Engineering

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Medical Science Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Gujarati Literature Hindi Literature English Literature Sanskrit Literature