JPSC SYLLBUS

14th JPSC Prelims + Mains Examination Syllabus

The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) is in charge of organizing important tests in Jharkhand to hire people for government jobs. Many people want to take the JPSC exam because it's competitive and popular. To do well in this test, you need to know what's in the exam, the pattern of the test, and how to get ready for it. This article gives you detailed information about the JPSC exam, which will help you prepare.

The JPSC test for the Combined Civil Service Exam has three parts: Prelims, Mains, and a Personality Test.

The Prelims stage consists of two objective-type papers, each with a maximum of 200 marks.

The main stage consists of six descriptive-type papers, which are compulsory.

The Personality Test carries 100 marks...

Preliminary Examination Syllabus JPSC Preliminary examination includes two papers i.e. General Studies & Jharkhand specific General Studies.

General studies paper-1 includes the following subjects:

1. History of India: Ancient India; Medieval India and Modern India

2. Geography of India: General Geography; Physical Geography ; Economic Geography and Social & Demographic Geography.

3. Economic and Sustainable Development: Basic features; Sustainable Development and Economic issues.

4. Indian Polity and Governance: Constitution of India; Public Administration and Good Governance; Decentralization: Panchayats & Municipalities

5. General Science; Technology & IT; Agriculture

6. National & International Current Events Jharkhand Specific Questions (General Awareness of its History, Society, Culture & Heritage) Miscellaneous questions of general nature

General Studies Paper-II (Jharkhand specific includes:

1. History of Jharkhand

2. Jharkhand movement

3. The specific identity of Jharkhand

4. Jharkhand: Literature and Literary people Jharkhand: People and Literature; dance; music; instruments tourist places; tribal culture

5. Jharkhand: major educational institutions

6. Jharkhand: Sports

7. Jharkhand: Land related Laws/Acts

8. Jharkhand: Industries and resources

9. Jharkhand: Disaster Management Jharkhand Miscellaneous.

Some important tips regarding JPSC Syllabus for prelims:

Under history, Need to focus on the economic, social, and political aspects of Jharkhand
Under Geography, Need to focus on the Geography of Jharkhand
To handle questions on Science and Technology, candidates need not require any specialization.

JPSC Exam Pattern for Mains

No of papers:- 6 papers

Duration:- 3 Hours each

Total Marks for Mains Exam:- 1050

JPSC Mains Syllabus – Paper 1 (General Hindi and General English)

This is just a qualifying paper. Out of 100 marks, every candidate will have to secure only 30 marks. Hence, the commission has made sure that candidates having an educational background in regional language will not be adversely impacted by the English section in the paper.

As per the JPSC exam pattern, Mains Paper 1 will have 2 sections:

Hindi
English

Both the sections will have equal weightage i.e. 50 marks each. The purpose of the paper is to test the working knowledge of the candidates in the above 2 languages. The level of both sections will be of metric standards.

As per the JPSC exam pattern, the paper will broadly test the candidate on the following:

Essay
Grammar
Comprehension
Precise

JPSC Mains Syllabus – Paper 2 (Language and Literature)

Candidates have to choose from one of the following languages and literature:

Oriya Language and Literature
Bengali Language and Literature
Urdu Language and Literature
Sanskrit Language and Literature
English Language and Literature
Hindi Language and Literature
Santhali Language and Literature
Panchpargania Language and Literature
Nagpuri Language and Literature
Mundari Language and Literature
Kurux Language and Literature
Kurmali Language and Literature
Khortha Language and Literature
Khadia Language and Literature
Ho Language and Literature

JPSC Mains Syllabus – Paper 3 (Social Sciences, History and Geography)

As given in the JPSC exam pattern, Mains Paper 3 has 2 sections

History
Geography

History section covers the syllabus from the following topics:

Ancient period

1) The Indus valley civilisation : origin .antiquity,extent,authorship and main feature;

2) Origin of Aryans

3) Antiquity and stratification of the Vedic literature ;society, economy and religion during early (Rig-Vedic) Period

4) The lichchavis and their republican constitution.

5) The Rise of Magadha Empire.

6) The Mauryas: Extent of empire, kalinga war and its impact; Asoka’s dharma Foreign policy, Development of art & Architecture during the mauryan Period.

7) The Khushanas: Kanishak: Extent of Empire, His religious Policy; Development of Art Architecture during the gupta Period.

8) The Gupta: Extent of empire; Development of language and literature art & architecture during the gupta period.

9) Harsha –Vardhan: The last great Hindu ruler of Northern India; Cultural achievement during his period.

10) The Cholas: Maritime Activities in south east Asian Countries, Chola administration ,art & Architecture.

11) Culture Achievement of the Pallavas.

Medieval Period

1) The Arab Invasion of India.

2) The Ghaznavi invasion of India

3) The Delhi Sultan: Market and military reforms of Allauddin Khilji; Utopian Policy of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq.

4) Dawn of New-Islamic culture: Indo-Islamic Architecture; Development of Hindi and Urdu Language.

5) The Mughal : First Battle of Panipat ;Achievement of sher shah suri ,Consolidation of Mughal empire; Establishment of jagirdari and Mansabadari system under Akbar ,Akbar ‘s Religious and Rajput Polies, Auranzaeb’s Religion and Rajput Policies ,Mughal Architecture and painting ,Economics condition during Mughal Period.

6) The rise Of the Marathas: Achievements of shivaji, Northward expansion of the Marathas and their Downfall.

Modern Period

1) Beginning of European Settlement: formation and growth of East India Company; Conosolidation of British power in India: Battles of Plassey and Buxar; control over Mysore; Subsidary alliance; Doctrine of Laps; Doctrine of Escheat.

2) Restance to colonial rule; Peasant; trible and Cultural Renalssance; Revolt of 1857.

3) Social Reforms Movements in Hindu Community: Brahma Samaj, Arya Samaj, Raam Krishna Mission, Prathana Samaj and Theosopical Soclety of India.

4) Social Reforms Movements in Muslim Community: Wahabi Movement & Alighar Movement.

5) Struggle for Raising Women’s status: Abolition of Sati System, Widow Marriage Act,Consent Bill Stress on female Education.

6) Land Revenue Administration under the British Rule; Permanent settlement; Ryotwari & Mahalwari Systems.

7) Rise of Nationalism in Indiain the 19^th Century; Formation of India National Congress: Moderates and Extermists ; Swadeshi Movement, Home rule League Movement; Khilafat Movement.

8) Mahatma Gandhi and Mass politics: Non-Co-operation Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, Quit IndiaMovement.

9) The partition of India and its consequences.

10) India After Independence: Integration of Princely status in India Union; Linguistic Reorganization of States; Non-aligned policy under Nehru and Indira Gandhi, Libration of Bangladesh

History of Jharkhand

1) Adi-dharma i.e. Sarana cult of Jharkhand tribals;

2) Concept of Sadan and emergency of Nagpuria language;

3) Tribal Revolts in Jharkhand and Nationalist Struggle;

4) Birsha Movement,

5) Tana Bhagat movement and

6) Freedom Movement in Jharkhand.

Geography section covers the syllabus from the following topics:

Physical Geography (General Principles)

1) Origin and evolution of earth interior of earth, Wagner’s continental Draft Theory; Plate tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis.

2) Major types of rock and their characteristics, revolution and characteristics of landforms in the fluvial, Glacial, Arid and Karst regions.

3) Geomorphic processes; weathering mass wasting erosion and deposition, soil formation, Landscape cycles, ideas of Davis and Penck.

4) Composition, Structure and Stratification of the atmosphere.

5) Insolation, heat budget of the Earth.

6) Horizontal and vertical distribution of temperature, inversion of temperature.

7) Air masses and Fronts, Tropical and temperate cyclones.

8) Evaporation and Condensation: dew, frost, fog, mist and cloud, Rainfall type.

9) Classification of climates,(Koppen and Thornthwalte).Greenhouse effect ,global warming and climate changes.

10) Hydrological Cycle,Distribution of Temperatuare and Solicits in the ocean and sea ,waves,tides and Current ,Ocean floor relief features.

Physical and Human Geography of India

1) Struture ,Relief and pysiographic division .drianage system :Himalyan and Peninsular.

2) Indian Monsson, Mechanism, onset and retreat, cliamatic types (Koppen and Trewartha). Green Revolution and its impact on major crops of india.Food scarcity.

3) Natural vegetation –Forest types and distribution,Wild life, Conservation ,Biosphere reserves.

4) Major types of soil.(ICAR Classification) and their distribution ,soil degradation and conservation.

5) Natural Hazarads : Flood ,Drought ,Cyclones ,Landslides.

6) Popualtion ,Environment and development

7) Types of settlement: Rural and urban, Urban Morphology; Functional classification of urban settlements, Problems of human settlement in India.

Natural Resources of India: Development and Utilization

1) Land Recourses: General land use, Agricultural land use, Geographical condition and distribution of major crops like, Rice, Whet, cotton, jute , Sugarcane ,Rubber ,Tea and coffee.

2) Water Resources: Availability and Utilization for industrial and other purpose ,irrigation ,scarcity of water ,Method of conservation –rain water harvesting and watershed management,Ground water management .

3) Minerals and Energy Resources : Distribution and utility of

a) Metalic Mineral (Iron ore,copper,bauxite ,magnese)

b) Non- Metallic and Conventional minerals (Coal ,Petroleum and natural gas)

c) Hydro Electricity and no-conventional Sources of Energy (Solar ,Wind ,bio-gas)

d) Energy Sources of energy ,The distribution and Conservation.

4) Development of Industries :Types of industries ‘factors of industrial location ,Distribution and changing Pattern of selected industries(Iron,steel ,cotton texitie ,sugar and and petro-Chemical );Weber’s theory of industrial location –its relevance in the modern world.

5) Transport,Communication and internation Trade:

a) Road,Railways and Waterways

b) Bases of internation trade ,Changing Pattern of India’s Foreign trade

Geography of Jharkhand and utilization of its resources.

1) Geological history ,landform ,drainage ,climate ,soil types and Forest ;Agriculture and irrigation ,Damodar & Suberna rekha valley Projects ;Mineral resources of Jharkhan ,their Extinction and utilization.

2) Population : Growth ,Distribution ,Density ;Tribal Popultion and their distribution ,problems of Tribes and Tribal Development plans ; Their customs ,rituals festivals etc.

3) Industrial and Urban Development,Major Industries-iron ,Steel and Cement ;Cottage Industries.

4) The pattern on Urban Settlement and Pollution problems.

JPSC Mains Syllabus – Paper 4 (Indian Constitution, Polity, Public Administration and Good governance)

As per the JPSC Mains Syllabus, candidates will have to handle topics from 2 sections in this Paper.

Indian Constitution and Polity
Public Administration and Good governance

Indian Constitution and Polity covers the following topics

1) Preamble of the Indian Constitution (Secular, Democratic and Socialist) –Philosphy behind it.

2) Salient features of the Indian constitution; Concept of Public interest Litigation; Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution.

3) Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy

4) Union Government:

a) Union Executive: Power and Function of President, Vice President, Prime Minister and the Council of Minister; Functioning under a coalition Government.

b) Union Legislative : Lok sabha and Rajya sabha : Organisation and Functions; Law making Process; Parlimentry Committees; Parliament control over Executives; Privilage and immunities of Parliament and its member.

c) Union Judiciary : The supreme court : Its Role and Power; Principals of natural Justice & Rule of Law; Judicial Review and Judicial Activism.

5) State Government :

a) State Executive : Power and Function of Governor,Chief Minister and the council of ministers.

b) State Legisature : Organization ,Power and function ,With Special reference to Jharkhand .

c) State Judiciary: - High Court : Organisation, Power and function ; Subordinate Judiciary.

d) The Panchayats and the Municipalities : Constitution,Power,function and responsibility with special reference to 73^rd and 74^th Constituion Amendements.

6) Centre-state relations : Admisnstartive ,Legislative and financial.

7) Special provisions relating to the administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribal Areas.

8) Special provisions relating to reservation of seats for SC and ST in legislature Services etc.

9) Emergency provisions of the constitution

10) Comptroller & Auditor –General of India (CAG)

11) Election Commission of India

12) Political parties and pressure groups

Public Administration and Good Governance covers the following topics

1) Public Administration – Meaning, scope and significance

2) Public and private administration

3) Union Administration – Central Secretariat, Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office, Planning Commission, Finance Commission

4) State Administration- State Secretariat, Chief Secretary, Chief Ministers Office

5) District Administration – Origin and development of the office of District Magistrate and Collector, changing role of the District Collector, the impact of the separation of the judiciary on district administration.

6) Personnel Administration – Recruitment of civil services, Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commission, training of civil servants, leadership and its qualities, employees morale and productivity.

7) Delegation, Centralization and decentralization of authority

8) Bureaucracy – its merits and demerits, the role of bureaucracy in policy formulation and its implementation; nexus between bureaucracy and political executive; generalist versus specialist.

9) Development administration

10) Disaster Management- causes, mitigation, classification of disasters, immediate and long term measures.

11) Good governance: – Meaning and concept of good and responsive Governance ; Main feature of Good governance : Accountabilty ,Transperencry ,honesty and Quick Delivery ; Role of civil society and People particiapation in good Goverance.Grievance Redressal Mechanism : Lokpal,Lokayukts,Centeral Vigilance Commissioner: Citizen Charter : Object ,Macchinery and Measures Provided in :-

a) Right to services Act

b) Right to information Act

c) Right to Education Act

d) The consumer Protection Act

e) Domestic Violence Against Women (Prevention) Act

f) Old Age Act

12) Human Rights – Concept, meaning, universal declaration of human rights, National Human Rights Commission, State Human Rights Commission, Terrorism, Social issues.

JPSC Mains Syllabus – Paper 5 (Indian Economy, Globalization, and Sustainable development)

Paper 5 is based on Indian Economy, Globalization and Sustainable development. The JPSC Mains Syllabus for Paper Five is given below:

Basic features of Indian Economy

1) National Income – elementary concepts of national income, and methods of its calculation, example – GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP, GSDP, NSDP, DDP at constant and current prices, at factor cost etc.

2) Inflation – Concept, control of inflation, monetary, fiscal and direct measures.

3) Demographic features: work force Composition, Demographic dividend with special reference to Census of 2011; National Population Policy.

4) Agriculture and Rural economy – Importance of Agriculture in national Economy: Agriculture growth in India-Production & Productivity: Cause of low productivity and measure taken by government to improve agriculture Production ; Green Revolution and Rainbow revolution ; WTO and Agriculture ,Marketing and Pricing of Agriculture inputs and Outputs.

5) Industrial economy – policy initiative and changes.

6) Public finance – Nature, Important and Scope of Public Finance ;Public Revenue Principal and Types of Taxation ;Direct ,Indirect and External Borrowings. Public expenditure

7) Budget: Principal of budgeting; Types of Budgeting – Performance based ,Zero-Based;FRMD.

8) Fiscal policy- Concept of Role of Fiscal Policy in Achieving employment, Stability and Economic Development.

9) Centre-State fiscal Relationship, Role of Finance Commission; Financial aspects of 73^rd and 74^th Constitutional Amendments.

10) Structure of Indian monetary and Banking system in India.

a) Composition and Direction of India’s Trade; Balance of Payment Problems.

Sustainable Development, Economic Issues, and Indian Development Strategy

1) Meaning and measurement of Economic development; characteristics of under development.

2) Indicators of development: HDI, GDI, India’s HDI progress.

3) Role of Foreign capital and technology in the growth of the economy

4) Sustainable development – Concept and indicators of sustainable development, economic, social and environmental sustainability, the concept of Green GDP; Strategy and Policy for sustainable development in India.

5) Meaning of Inculsive growth and deveoplmet policy and strategy during 11^th and 12^th Five Year Plans.

6) Development status and issues pertaining to socially and economically marginalised sections, like ST, SC, religious minorities, backword castes and women; Schemes launched for their development by Central/State Government,Including TSP,SCSP and Minorities.

7) Poverty and Unemployment: Measurements and trends, identification of BPL families, Multidimensional poverty index.

8) Food and nutritional security – Trends in food production and consumption in India, the problem of food security, problems and issues of storage, procurement, distribution, import and export. Government policies, schemes, and programmes such as Public Distribution System, Mid-day meal schemes, government policies for food and nutritional security.

9) Poverty and Unemployment : Measurements and Trends; Identification of BPL families,HPI,Multi-Dimensional Indian Poverty Index.

10) Planning Strategy : Objective and Strategy of indisn Five year Plan : Function and Role of NDC,Planning Commission.

11) Decentralize Planning : Meaning and Importance ;PRIS and Decentralised Planning : Major initiative in india.

Economic Reforms, Nature and Impact on Indian economy

1) New economic reforms – Liberalization, Privatisation, Globalization,Rational and need for reform, good understanding of International Finance Institutions like IMF, World Bank; World Trade Organisation ,their Role and impact of Indian Economy.

2) Financial and Banking sector reforms, economic reforms and rural banking impact on rural credit: Sources and Problem of rural credit, Institutional credit,SHG,micro finance , NABARD, RRBs,Scheduled Commercial Banks, Rural Co-Operative ,Financial Conclusion.

3) Globalization of Indian Economy – its positive and negative impacts on different sectors, issues of FDI and FII in India.

4) Agriculture sector – Growth, Issues of subsidies and public investment in agriculture

5) Industrial development and economic reforms in India – Major changes in Industrial policy, its impact on industrial growth and Problems of SMEs;, the role of public sector enterprises in India’s industrialisation in post reforms period, Disinvestment and privatisation of public enterprises.

The economy of Jharkhand – features, issues, challenges, strategies

Economic growth and structure of Jharkhand’s economy, sectorial composition, growth in SDP, and per capita NSDP in last decade, agricultural and industrial growth in Jharkhand.
Demographic features of Jharkhand – population, growth, sex ratio, density, literacy, the composition of the workforce, rural-urban composition etc. With social reference to census of 2001 and 2011,Inter district Variation.
Status of poverty, unemployment, food security, malnutrition, education, and health indicators in Jharkhand, major initiatives, issues of agricultural and rural development, major programmes and schemes, poverty alleviation programs;PURA,Bharat Nirman,MGNREGA,PMGSY,SGSY,IAY,NRLM etc. food security schemes.
Land, forest and environmental issues in Jharkhand: land reform and agrarian relation ,tribal land allenation ,Developmet induced displacemt of People ;Its impact and Policy Intiatives.Forset issue and implementation of FRA. Environmental Degradation and state Policy to deal with to it.
Five year Plan in Jharkhand strategy and achievement in X and XI^thPlan ,TSP and SCSP,Public Finance trends in Jharkahnd ,Industrial Policy in Jharkhan and Industrial Dvelopmet.

JPSC Mains Syllabus – Paper 6 (General Sciences, Environment & Technology Development)

Candidates will have to handle topics from the following 5 sections.

Physical Science
Life Science
Agriculture Science
Environmental Science
Science and Technology Development

Physical Science:

Basic knowledge on system of units like MKS, CGS, SI
Topics on Speed, velocity, gravity, mass, weight, force, impact, work, power and energy
Solar Syatem :- Realtive Position of Earth with respect to sun and Other planets,Movememt of earth and moon in solar system ,Lunar and Solar Eclipes.
Concepts concerning sound, wavelength frequency, infrasonic and ultrasonic sound characteristics and applications.

Life Science:

Concepts on the living world, cell-structure, its functions, diversity of organism.
Bio molecules – Structure and Function of Carbohydrates, Proteins and fats,Vitamins and deficiency diseases,Enzymes,Hormones- Plant Hormones and Growth regulation, Animal hormones and their function.
Cell Reproduction – Cell cycle ,Mitosis and Melosis.
Medallion inheritance-Monohybrid and Dihybrid cross,Sex linked inheritance ,Sex Determines,DNA Structure & Function ,DNA Repulican ,Protien Synthesis,Gene Regulation ,Molecular basis of Differntiation.
Theories of Evolution of life on Earth ,Including Human Evolution.

Agriculture Science:

Different the agro-climatic conditions of Jharkhand, rainfall pattern and abiotic stresses in each zone.
Rain fed agriculture:Conventional food and horticulture crops of the state ,Need for Diversification of crops for food as well as nutritional security in the wake of climate change; Rain water harvesting and its role in improving agriculture output in Jharkhand ; Fish Farming.
Soil fertility status of Jharkhand . Application of Vermi Compost and farm yard Manure (FYM) for improving soil health .Nitrogen fixing bacteria ;their application and concept of organic Farming.
Concept of agro-Forestry.Waste lands and means to reclaim them.
Government Schemes for the benefits of the farmers of the state.

Environmental Science

1) Concept of Ecosystem ,Structure and Function of Ecosystem,Naional resources-Renewable and Non Renewable Resources.

2) Environmental Conseravtion in-situ and ex-situ Conservation

3) Pollution :- Air,Water ,sound and soil ,Solid Wate management

4) Biodiversity Concept ,Hotspots, threat to biodiversity ,Global Environment issue

5) Climate Chage:- Global Warming ,Ozone Layer depilation ,Acid Raid ,Desertification

6) Environment Laws-The Environment (Protectio) Act,The Air(Prevention & Control of pollution ) Act,The water(Prevention & Control of pollution ) Act,Forest Conservation act.

Science and Technology

Indian Government policies concerning nuclear technology focus on global nuclear policies.
Plans made by the Government to meet the energy demands of the country through various renewable and non-renewable sources of energy.
Nuclear Energy : Its merits and demerits ,Trend in nuclear Policy,NPT and CTBT.
Space Technology –Indian Space Programes,Application of satellites for different purposes
India Missile Programme :- Remote Sensing : GIS and its application in weather forcasting disaster Warming mapping of water,soil and mineral resources etc.
Use of Biotechnology in Agriculture,Animal breeding ,Pharaceuticals, food technology and Environmental Conservation: Possible adverse effects of Biotechnological interventions.
Information Technology : Computers and its application in data Processing ,Data Progammers,Cybercrime and Cyber laws.
National Health Policy : National Programmes for Prevention and control of malaria ,Leprosy,T.B,Cancer,Aids,Blindness etc.