TAMIL NADU PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
SCHEME AND SYLLABUS
COMBINED CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION-II
(GROUP-II & IIA)
[After introduction of Mandatory Tamil Eligibility Test]
REVISED SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
Combined Civil Services Examination –II
(Group-II & IIA)
(Interview Posts and Non-Interview Posts)
(A) SCHEME OF PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE)
Subject
Duration
Maximum
Marks
Minimum
Qualifying
Marks for All
Communities
Preliminary Examination
(Objective Type)
General Tamil (S.S.L.C. Standard)
(100 questions)
+
General Studies (Degree Standard)
(75 questions)
Aptitude and Mental Ability Test
(S.S.L.C. Standard)
(25 questions)
Total - 200 Questions
(or)
General English (S.S.L.C. Standard)
(100 questions)
+
General Studies (Degree Standard)
(75 questions)
Aptitude and Mental Ability Test
(S.S.L.C. Standard)
(25 questions)
Total - 200 Questions
3 Hours
300
90
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(75 கேள்ேள்)
றனம் மனே்ேணே் ண் ணம்
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(25 கேள்ேள்)
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SYLLABUS-GENERAL ENGLISH
SSLC Standard (Objective Type Examination)
Part-A
Grammar
1. Match the following words and phrases given in Column A with their meanings
in Column B.
2. Choose the correct ‘Synonym’ for the underlined word from the options given.
3. Choose the correct ‘Antonym’ for the underlined word from the options given.
4. Select the correct word (Prefix, Suffix).
5. Fill in the blanks with suitable Article.
6. Fill in the blanks with suitable Preposition.
7. Select the correct Question Tag.
8. Select the correct Tense.
9. Select the correct Voice.
10. Fill in the blanks (Infinitive, Gerund, Participle).
11. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence (Subject, Verb, Object...).
12. Fill in the blanks with correct Homophones.
13. Find out the Error (Articles, Preposition, Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb).
14. Select the correct sentence.
15. Find out the odd words (Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb).
16. Select the correct Plural forms.
17. Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound, Complex Sentence).
18. Identify the correct Degree.
19. Form a new word by blending the words.
20. Form compound words (eg.: Noun+Verb, Gerund+Noun).
21. British English – American English.
Part-B
Poetry
(a) Figures of Speech
(Alliteration – Simile – Metaphor – Personification – Onomatopoeia – Anaphora
– Rhyme Scheme – Rhyming Words – Repetition, etc.)
(b) Poetry Appreciation
(c) Important Lines
LIST OF POEMS
1. Life - Henry Van Dyke
2. I am Every Woman - Rakhi Nariani Shirke
3. The Secret of the Machines - Rudyard Kipling
4. The Ant and The Cricket - Adapted from Aesop’s fables
5. No Men are Foreign - James Falconer Kirkup
6. The House on Elm Street - Nadia Bush
7. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Robert Frost
8. A Poison Tree - William Blake
9. On Killing a Tree - Gieve Patel
10. The Spider and the Fly - Mary Botham Howitt
11. The River - Caroline Ann Bowles
12. The Comet - Norman Littleford
13. The Stick-together Families - Edgar Albert Guest
14. Special Hero - Christina M. Kerschen
15. Making Life Worth While - George Elliot
16. A Thing of Beauty - John Keats
17. Lessons in Life - Brigette Bryant & Daniel Ho
18. My Computer Needs a Break - Shanthini Govindan
19. Your Space - David Bates
20. Sea Fever - John Masefield
21. Courage - Edgar Albert Guest
22. Team Work - Edgar Albert Guest
23. From a Railway Carriage - Robert Louis Stevenson
24. Indian Seasons - Nisha Dyrene
25. A Tragic Story - William Makepeace Thackeray
Part-C
Literary Works
I. LIST OF PROSE
1. His First Flight - Liam O’Flaherty
2. The Tempest - Tales From Shakespeare
3. The Last Lesson - Alphonse Daudet
4. The Little Hero of Holland - Mary Mapes Dodge
5. The Dying Detective - Arthur Conan Doyle
6. Learning the Game (Book Extract) - Sachin Tendulkar
7. The Cat and the Painkiller (An Extract from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
– Mark Twain
8. Water – The Elixir of Life - Sir C.V.Raman
9. The Story of a Grizzly Cub - William Temple Hornaday
10. Sir Isaac Newton - Nathaniel Hawthorne
11. My Reminiscence - Rabindranath Tagore
12. The Woman on Platform 8 - Ruskin Bond
13. The Nose Jewel - C.Rajagopalachari
14. A Birthday Letter - Jawaharlal Nehru
II. Biographies of -
Mahatma Gandhi - Jawaharlal Nehru - Subash Chandra Bose - Helen Keller -
Kalpana Chawala - Dr.Salim Ali - Rani of Jhansi - Nelson Mandela – Abraham
Lincoln
III. General Comprehension
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Combined Civil Services Examination–II
(Interview Posts and Non-Interview Posts)
General Studies (Preliminary Examination)
(Degree Standard)
Topics for Objective Type
UNIT-I: GENERAL SCIENCE
(i) Scientific Knowledge and Scientific Temper - Power of Reasoning
- Rote Learning vs Conceptual Learning - Science as a tool to
understand the past, present and future.
(ii) Nature of Universe - General Scientific Laws – Mechanics -
Properties of Matter, Force, Motion and Energy - Everyday
application of the Basic Principles of Mechanics, Electricity and
Magnetism, Light, Sound, Heat, Nuclear Physics, Laser,
Electronics and Communications.
(iii) Elements and Compounds, Acids, Bases, Salts, Petroleum
Products, Fertilisers, Pesticides.
(iv) Main concepts of Life Science, Classification of Living Organisms,
Evolution, Genetics, Physiology, Nutrition, Health and Hygiene,
Human Diseases.
(v) Environment and Ecology.
UNIT-II: CURRENT EVENTS
(i) History - Latest diary of events - National symbols - Profile of
States - Eminent personalities and places in news – Sports -
Books and authors.
(ii) Polity - Political parties and political system in India - Public
awareness and General administration - Welfare oriented
Government schemes and their utility, Problems in Public
Delivery Systems.
(iii) Geography - Geographical landmarks.
(iv) Economics - Current socio - economic issues.
(v) Science - Latest inventions in Science and Technology.
(vi) Prominent Personalities in various spheres – Arts, Science,
Literature and Philosophy.
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UNIT-III: GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA
(i) Location – Physical features - Monsoon, Rainfall, Weather and
Climate - Water Resources - Rivers in India - Soil, Minerals and
Natural Resources - Forest and Wildlife - Agricultural pattern.
(ii) Transport - Communication.
(iii) Social Geography – Population density and distribution - Racial,
Linguistic Groups and Major Tribes.
(iv) Natural calamity – Disaster Management – Environmental
pollution: Reasons and preventive measures – Climate change
– Green energy.
UNIT–IV: HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA
(i) Indus Valley Civilization - Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals and
Marathas - Age of Vijayanagaram and Bahmani Kingdoms -
South Indian History.
(ii) Change and Continuity in the Socio-Cultural History of India.
(iii) Characteristics of Indian Culture, Unity in Diversity – Race,
Language, Custom.
(iv) India as a Secular State, Social Harmony.
UNIT-V: INDIAN POLITY
(i) Constitution of India - Preamble to the Constitution - Salient
features of the Constitution - Union, State and Union Territory.
(ii) Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive
Principles of State Policy.
(iii) Union Executive, Union Legislature – State Executive,
State Legislature – Local Governments, Panchayat Raj.
(iv) Spirit of Federalism: Centre - State Relationships.
(v) Election - Judiciary in India – Rule of Law.
(vi) Corruption in Public Life – Anti-corruption measures – Lokpal and
Lok Ayukta - Right to Information - Empowerment of Women -
Consumer Protection Forums, Human Rights Charter.
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UNIT-VI: INDIAN ECONOMY
(i) Nature of Indian Economy – Five year plan models - an
assessment – Planning Commission and Niti Ayog.
(ii) Sources of revenue – Reserve Bank of India – Fiscal Policy and
Monetary Policy - Finance Commission – Resource sharing
between Union and State Governments - Goods and Services Tax.
(iii) Structure of Indian Economy and Employment Generation, Land
Reforms and Agriculture - Application of Science and Technology
in Agriculture - Industrial growth - Rural Welfare Oriented
Programmes – Social Problems – Population, Education, Health,
Employment, Poverty.
UNIT-VII: INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
(i) National Renaissance – Early uprising against British rule - Indian
National Congress - Emergence of leaders – B.R.Ambedkar,
Bhagat Singh, Bharathiar, V.O.Chidambaranar Jawaharlal Nehru,
Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Thanthai
Periyar, Rajaji, Subash Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore and
others.
(ii) Different modes of Agitation: Growth of Satyagraha and Militant
Movements.
(iii) Communalism and Partition.
UNIT-VIII: History, Culture, Heritage and Socio - Political Movements
in Tamil Nadu
(i) History of Tamil Society, related Archaeological discoveries, Tamil
Literature from Sangam Age till contemporary times.
(ii) Thirukkural : (a) Significance as a Secular Literature
(b) Relevance to Everyday Life
(c) Impact of Thirukkural on Humanity
(d) Thirukkural and Universal Values - Equality,
Humanism, etc
(e) Relevance to Socio - Politico - Economic affairs
(f) Philosophical content in Thirukkural
(iii) Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle - Early agitations against
British Rule - Role of women in freedom struggle.
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(iv) Evolution of 19
th
and 20
th
Century Socio-Political Movements in
Tamil Nadu - Justice Party, Growth of Rationalism - Self Respect
Movement, Dravidian Movement and Principles underlying both
these Movements, Contributions of Thanthai Periyar and
Perarignar Anna.
UNIT–IX: Development Administration in Tamil Nadu
(i) Human Development Indicators in Tamil Nadu and a comparative
assessment across the Country – Impact of Social Reform
Movements in the Socio - Economic Development of Tamil Nadu.
(ii) Political parties and Welfare schemes for various sections of
people – Rationale behind Reservation Policy and access to Social
Resources - Economic trends in Tamil Nadu – Role and impact of
social welfare schemes in the Socio - Economic Development of
Tamil Nadu.
(iii) Social Justice and Social Harmony as the Cornerstones of Socio-
Economic Development.
(iv) Education and Health Systems in Tamil Nadu.
(v) Geography of Tamil Nadu and its impact on Economic growth.
(vi) Achievements of Tamil Nadu in various fields.
(vii) e-Governance in Tamil Nadu.
UNIT-X: APTITUDE AND MENTAL ABILITY
(i) Simplification – Percentage - Highest Common Factor (HCF) -
Lowest Common Multiple (LCM).
(ii) Ratio and Proportion.
(iii) Simple interest - Compound interest - Area - Volume - Time and
Work.
(iv) Logical Reasoning - Puzzles-Dice - Visual Reasoning - Alpha
numeric Reasoning – Number Series.
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REVISED SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
Combined Civil Services Examination–II
(Group-II & IIA)
(Interview Posts and Non-Interview Posts)
(B) SCHEME FOR MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION (DESCRIPTIVE TYPE)
Subject
Duration
Maximum
Marks
Minimum
Qualifying Marks
for All
Communities
Paper-I
Mandatory Tamil Eligibility Paper
(SSLC Standard)
(Descriptive Type)
1.(a) Tamil to English Translation
(b) English to Tamil Translation
2. Precis Writing
3. Comprehension
4. Hints Development
5. Essay Writing in Thirukkural
6. Letter writing (Official)
7. Knowledge in Tamil Language
3 Hours
100
40
Paper-II
General Studies
(Degree Standard)
(Descriptive Type)
3 Hours
300
90
Note:
1. Answer sheets of the candidates who do not secure minimum qualifying marks in
Paper-I will not be considered for the evaluation of Paper-II.
2. Paper-II has to be answered fully in Tamil or English alone.
3. Marks secured in Paper-II alone will be considered for selection.
For Interview Posts:
Main Written Examination: 300 Marks
Oral Test: 40 Marks
Total Marks: 300+40 = 340 Marks
Minimum Qualifying Marks
for all Communities: 102 out of 340
For Non-Interview Posts:
Main Written Examination: 300 Marks
Total Marks: 300 Marks
Minimum Qualifying Marks for all
Communities:90 out of 300
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