RBI Syllabus (Phase-II):

(i) Paper I English: Essay, Prcis writing,

Comprehension and Business/Office Correspondence.
(ii) Paper II Economic and Social Issues: Growth
and Development Measurement of growth: National
Income and per capita income Poverty Alleviation and
Employment Generation in India Sustainable
Development and Environmental issues. Economic
Reforms in India Industrial and Labour Policy Monetary
and Fiscal Policy Privatisation Role of Economic
Planning. Globalization Opening up of the Indian
Economy Balance of Payments, Export-Import Policy
International Economic Institutions IMF and World Bank
WTO Regional Economic Co-operation. Social Structure
in India Multiculturalism Demographic Trends
Urbanisation and Migration Gender Issues Social
Justice : Positive Discrimination in favour of the under
privileged Social Movements Indian Political System
Human Development Social Sectors in India, Health and
Education.
(iii) Paper III Finance and Management:
Finance :The Union Budget Direct and Indirect taxes;
Non-tax sources of revenue; Outlays; New Measures;
Financial Sector Reforms; Capital Market, Money Market
and Foreign Exchange Market; Stock Exchanges and their
Regulation; Capital Market Intermediaries and their
Regulation; Role of SEBI; Functions of the Money Market;
Growth and Operation of the Money Market; The Foreign

Exchange Market; From FERA to FEMA; Exchange Rate

Management; Exchange Risk Management; Role of Banks
and Financial Institutions in Economic Development;
Regulation of Banks and Financial Institutions;
Disinvestment in Public Sector Units.
Management: Management: its nature and scope; The
Management Processes; Planning, Organisation, Staffing,
Directing and Controlling; The Role of a Manager in an
Organisation. Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader;
Leadership Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful
Leader versus an effective Leader. Human Resource
Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD;
Performance Appraisal Potential appraisal and
development Feedback and Performance Counseling
Career Planning Training and Development Rewards
Employee Welfare. Motivation, Morale and Incentives:
Theories of Motivation; How Managers Motivate; Concept
of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of Incentives
in Building up Morale. Communication: Steps in the
Communication Process; Communication Channels; Oral
versus Written Communication; Verbal versus non-verbal
Communication; upward, downward and lateral
communication; Barriers to Communication, Role of
Information Technology. Corporate Governance: Factors
affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of
Corporate Governance

UPSC CSE Mains Mathematics Syllabus

Paper - I:
(1) Linear Algebra: Vector spaces over R and C, linear
dependence and independence, subspaces, bases,
dimension; Linear transformations, rank and nullity, matrix of
a linear transformation. Algebra of Matrices; Row and column
reduction, Echelon form, congruences and similarity; Rank of
a matrix; Inverse of a matrix; Solution of system of linear
equations; Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, characteristic
polynomial, Cayley-Hamilton theorem, Symmetric, skewsymmetric, Hermitian, skew-Hermitian, orthogonal and
unitary matrices and their eigenvalues.
(2) Calculus: Real numbers, functions of a real variable,
limits, continuity, differentiability, meanvalue theorem,
Taylors theorem with remainders, indeterminate forms,
maxima and minima, asymptotes; Curve tracing; Functions of
two or three variables: limits, continuity, partial derivatives,

maxima and minima, Lagranges method of multipliers,

Jacobian. Riemanns definition of definite integrals; Indefinite
integrals; Infinite and improper integrals; Double and triple
integrals (evaluation techniques only); Areas, surface and
volumes.
(3) Analytic Geometry: Cartesian and polar coordinates in
three dimensions, second degree equations in three
variables, reduction to canonical forms, straight lines,
shortest distance between two skew lines; Plane, sphere,
cone, cylinder, paraboloid, ellipsoid, hyperboloid of one and
two sheets and their properties.

(4) Ordinary Differential Equations: Formulation of

differential equations; Equations of first order and first
degree, integrating factor; Orthogonal trajectory; Equations
of first order but not of first degree, Clairauts equation,
singular solution. Second and higher order linear equations
with constant coefficients, complementary function,
particular integral and general solution. Second order linear
equations with variable coefficients, Euler-Cauchy equation;
Determination of complete solution when one solution is
known using method of variation of parameters. Laplace and
Inverse Laplace transforms and their properties; Laplace
transforms of elementary functions. Application to initial
value problems for 2nd order linear equations with constant
coefficients.

(5) Dynamics & Statics: Rectilinear motion, simple

harmonic motion, motion in a plane, projectiles; constrained
motion; Work and energy, conservation of energy; Keplers
laws, orbits under central forces. Equilibrium of a system of
particles; Work and potential energy, friction; common
catenary; Principle of virtual work; Stability of equilibrium,
equilibrium of forces in three dimensions.
(6) Vector Analysis: Scalar and vector fields, differentiation
of vector field of a scalar variable; Gradient, divergence and
curl in cartesian and cylindrical coordinates; Higher order
derivatives; Vector identities and vector equations.
Application to geometry: Curves in space, Curvature and
torsion; Serret-Frenets formulae. Gauss and Stokes
theorems, Greens identities.

Paper - II:
(1) Algebra: Groups, subgroups, cyclic groups, cosets,
Lagranges Theorem, normal subgroups, quotient groups,
homomorphism of groups, basic isomorphism theorems,
permutation groups, Cayleys theorem. Rings, subrings and
ideals, homomorphisms of rings; Integral domains, principal
ideal domains, Euclidean domains and unique factorization
domains; Fields, quotient fields.

(2) Real Analysis: Real number system as an ordered field

with least upper bound property; Sequences, limit of a
sequence, Cauchy sequence, completeness of real line;
Series and its convergence, absolute and conditional
convergence of series of real and complex terms,
rearrangement of series. Continuity and uniform continuity of
functions, properties of continuous functions on compact
sets. Riemann integral, improper integrals; Fundamental
theorems of integral calculus. Uniform convergence,
continuity, differentiability and integrability for sequences
and series of functions; Partial derivatives of functions of
several (two or three) variables, maxima and minima.
(3) Complex Analysis: Analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann
equations, Cauchys theorem, Cauchys integral formula,
power series representation of an analytic function, Taylors
series; Singularities; Laurents series; Cauchys residue
theorem; Contour integration.
(4) Linear Programming: Linear programming problems,
basic solution, basic feasible solution and optimal solution;
Graphical method and simplex method of solutions; Duality.
Transportation and assignment problems.

(5) Partial differential equations: Family of surfaces in

three dimensions and formulation of partial differential
equations; Solution of quasilinear partial differential
equations of the first order, Cauchys method of
characteristics; Linear partial differential equations of the
second order with constant coefficients, canonical form;

Equation of a vibrating string, heat equation, Laplace

equation and their solutions.
(6) Numerical Analysis and Computer
programming: Numerical methods: Solution of algebraic
and transcendental equations of one variable by bisection,
Regula-Falsi and Newton- Raphson methods; solution of
system of linear equations by Gaussian elimination and
Gauss-Jordan (direct), Gauss- Seidel(iterative) methods.
Newtons (forward and backward) interpolation, Lagranges
interpolation. Numerical integration: Trapezoidal rule,
Simpsons rules, Gaussian quadrature formula. Numerical
solution of ordinary differential equations: Euler and Runga
Kutta-methods. Computer Programming: Binary system;
Arithmetic and logical operations on numbers; Octal and
Hexadecimal systems; Conversion to and from decimal
systems; Algebra of binary numbers. Elements of computer
systems and concept of memory; Basic logic gates and truth
tables, Boolean algebra, normal forms. Representation of
unsigned integers, signed integers and reals, double precision
reals and long integers. Algorithms and flow charts for
solving numerical analysis problems.
(7) Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics: Generalized
coordinates; D Alemberts principle and Lagranges
equations; Hamilton equations; Moment of inertia; Motion of
rigid bodies in two dimensions. Equation of continuity; Eulers
equation of motion for inviscid flow; Stream-lines, path of a
particle; Potential flow; Two-dimensional and axisymmetric
motion; Sources and sinks, vortex motion; Navier-Stokes
equation for a viscous fluid.