UPSC Prelims · Syllabus
UPSC Prelims Syllabus 2027 — every subject & topic
UPSC Prelims syllabus: 1 subject (General Studies Paper I) and 75 topics. Official syllabus and notification: upsc.gov.in.
The complete UPSC Civil Services Examination — Prelims syllabus: 1 subjects, 75 topics. 7 topics below link to free study notes. Practise by topic in a topic-wise mock →
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- Current Events of National and International Importance →
National Affairs · International Affairs · Economic News · Science and Technology News · Awards, Honours and Sports · Reports and Indices
- History of India and Indian National Movement →
Ancient India · Medieval India · Advent of Europeans and British Conquest · British Administration and Economic Impact · Revolt of 1857 · Socio-Religious Reform Movements · Indian National Movement (Moderate Phase) · Gandhian Era · Revolutionary Movements · Partition and Independence · Indian Art and Culture
- Indian and World Geography — Physical, Social, Economic →
Physical Geography of the World · Physical Geography of India · Economic Geography of India · Human and Social Geography of India · Economic Geography of the World · Important Locations · Natural Disasters and Phenomena
- Indian Polity and Governance — Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues →
Making of the Constitution · Fundamental Rights, DPSP and Duties · Union Executive · Parliament · Judiciary · Federalism and Centre-State Relations · State Government · Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Bodies · Constitutional Bodies · Statutory and Regulatory Bodies · Constitutional Amendments · Elections and Political Parties · Rights Issues · Governance and Public Policy
- Economic and Social Development →
Basics of Economy and National Income · Indian Economy and Planning · Public Finance and Fiscal Policy · Money, Banking and Monetary Policy · External Sector · Agriculture · Industry and Services · Poverty, Unemployment and Inclusion · Demographics and Human Development · Sustainable Development · Social Sector Initiatives · Infrastructure
- Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change →
Ecology and Ecosystems · Biodiversity and Conservation · Flora, Fauna and IUCN Status · Climate Change · Pollution and Waste Management · Environmental Laws and Organisations · International Conventions · Renewable Energy and Sustainability
- General Science →
Physics — General Awareness · Chemistry — General Awareness · Biology — Human Body and Health · Plants, Animals and Microbiology · Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · Space Technology · Defence Technology · IT and Emerging Technologies · Health and Medicine · Nuclear Technology
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