CURRENT AFFAIRS CLASSES
SYLLABUS CODES
CSE Mains General Studies Paper - II
(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
A. Governance, Constitution, Polity
1. Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant
provisions and basic structure.
2. 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.
3. Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
4. Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries.
5. Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers &
privileges and issues arising out of these.
6. 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.
7. Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
8. Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of
various Constitutional Bodies.
9. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
10. Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance-
applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential;
11. Citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.
12. Role of civil services in a democracy.
B. Social Justice
1. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out
of their design and implementation.
2. Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups
and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
3. 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.
4. Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector or Services relating to
Health, Education, Human Resources.
5. Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
C. IR
1. India and its neighborhood- relations.
2. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting
India’s interests.
3. Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests,
4. Indian diaspora.
5. Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.
CURRENT AFFAIRS CLASSES
SYLLABUS CODES
CSE Mains General Studies Paper - III
(Economic Development, Technology, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
D. Economic Development
1. Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development
and employment.
2. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
3. Government Budgeting.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream
and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
7. Land reforms in India.
8. Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on
industrial growth.
9. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc.
10. Investment models.
E. S&T
1. Science and Technology - developments and their applications and effects in everyday life
2. Achievements of Indians in science & technology;
3. Indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
4. Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and
5. Issues relating to intellectual property rights.
F. Environment and Disaster Management
1. Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
2. Disaster and disaster management.
G. Security
1. Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
2. Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
3. Challenges to internal security through communication networks,
4. role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges,
5. basics of cyber security;
6. Money-laundering and its prevention.
7. Security challenges and their management in border areas;
8. Linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
9. Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
