| English |
- Grammar
- Usage and vocabulary
- Comprehension of unseen passages
- Precise Writing
- Composition Letter, Application, Report, and Note writing
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| Hindi |
- Decoding of English passage into Hindi.
- Decoding of Hindi passage into English.
- Description of Hindi passage in prose and poetry of the same language.
- Composition (Idioms, corrections)
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| Essay |
- Current Affairs
- Socio-Political issues
- Socio-Economic issues
- Details about Culture and History
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| General Studies - 1 |
- Historical Perspective of Indian Cultural Heritage
- Literature and Art forms from ancient times to 1947
- Modern Indian history from the mid-18th century to 1980.
- Freedom Struggle
- Industrial Revolution and the emergence of Capitalism.
- Fascist Ideology and its global implications.
- World Wars and border settlements after the First and the Second World Wars.
- Concepts of Decolonization, Nationalism and Socialism, Globalization, and concept of Modernity
- Appearance and growth of early medieval states
- Gorkha annexation
- The Hill States in the Colonial period
- Social and Economic conditions in the colonial period
- Establishment of British Cantonments.
- National Movement with special attention to Praja Mandal movements in Himachal Pradesh, 1848-1948.
- Five Year Plans
- Survey related to artistic and cultural Heritage
- Introduction to Disasters
- Social and Environmental impacts of disasters.
- Disaster profile of the country.
- Approaches to Disaster Risk Reductions.
- Disaster management models.
- Interrelationship of disaster and development.
- Disaster management in India involves the Disaster Management Act 2005, National and state policies, Plans, and institutional mechanisms in the country.
- Geographical Introduction of India
- Outlook of the Physical Geography of India
- Human Outlook
- Language and Literacy, Villages and Towns of India.
- Topography of Himachal Pradesh
- Climate and climatic zones in Himachal Pradesh.
- Geographical areas of Himachal Pradesh
- Human Outlook
- Policies
- Salient Characteristics of Indian Society
- Social Organization
- Women's empowerment and social justice
- Child Rights and Right to Education.
- Rights of differently-abled persons and quality of life to them.
- Core Values in public service/governance.
- Gandhian Perspective
- Society and Culture of Himachal Pradesh
- Tribes of Himachal Pradesh
- Family, marriage, kinship, and caste system of Himachal Pradesh.
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| General Studies - 2 |
- Constitution of India
- Significant laws including Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, and Fundamental Duties.
- Amending procedure and important Constitutional
- Amendments and theory of basic structure
- Parliament and State legislature
- Functions and liability of Union and States
- Important characteristics of the Representation of People's Act.
- Development of political parties and their support base and performance in the Assembly and Parliamentary elections in Himachal Pradesh.
- Politics of sub-regionalism and pressure groups of the State.
- Structure, organization, and working of Statutory, Regulatory, and various Quasi-Judicial bodies of Himachal Pradesh.
- Institutional outlook
- Governance, Citizen Charters, effective public service delivery, transparency, accountability, and ethics of governance in India
- District Administration
- Local self-government of urban and rural areas in India.
- Role of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs),
- Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Civil Society's Governance in India.
- Policies and Schemes for the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Women, Minorities, Backward classes, Differently-abled persons, and children in India.
- Issues related to quality of life
- The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Guarantee Act 2011;
- Right to Information Act, 2005
- Enactment of 73rd& 74th Constitutional amendments in Himachal Pradesh.
- Bilateral, Regional, and Global groupings and agreements including India affect India’s interests.
- India’s Look East policy.
- India’s connection with the United States of America (U.S.A.), Russia, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Maldives and Middle East Countries.
- Effects of developed and developing countries' policies on India’s interest, Indian Diaspora.
- Important international Institutions
- Cybercrime and drug abuse
- Ratifications made by Himachal Pradesh Government to protect and promote the interests of agrarian society.
- Various policies were made by the Government of Himachal Pradesh for the socio-economic development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the State.
- Tribal welfare administration
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| General Studies - 3 |
- Features of the Indian Economy
- Demography Profile, Demography Dividend, and Population Policy.
- Sectoral Arrangement with reference to contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Employment.
- Poverty and Inequality, Unemployment, Inflation in India.
- Industrial Development in India.
- Regulatory structure for money and banking
- Monetary programs, Foreign exchange, Balance of Payment Scenario.
- Foreign Trade
- Economic Planning of India.
- Five Year Plans: strategies and results, Public / Private / Joint Sectors.
- Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003, Debt and Investment in India:
- Sustainable development and Inclusive development.
- Quantification of economic development
- Latest or Current Development Schemes
- International Financial and Economic Organizations
- Economy of Himachal Pradesh
- Demography profile and Human resource, Sectoral dispersal of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP).
- Assortment in Agriculture and allied activities, Land tenure, and size of landholdings.
- Industrialization in the state.
- Skilled and Unskilled labor.
- Revenue creation with special attention to hydro potential, tourism, flora, and fauna.
- Cottage and Small Scale Industries
- Tax base, positives and negatives of Special Category status.
- Assessment of education, Health, Physical, and Financial Infrastructure Development.
- Requisition of space technology in natural resources,
- Important missions and policies of the Department of Space and Indian Space Research Organization.
- Historical emergence of the Indian Space Programme.
- Remote Sensing and Communication satellites.
- Enhancement of energy sectors involving policies, programs, and research bases in the country.
- Concepts of non-conventional, renewable, clean, and environment-friendly energy sources.
- Modern and appearing technologies and initiatives in the State of Himachal Pradesh
- IT policy of Himachal Pradesh and its function in governance, the concept of Himachal State Wide Area Network (HIMSWAN), State plans of e-governance, the concept of Lok Mitra Kendra and Aryabhatta Geo-Informatics Space Application Centre (AGISAC).
- State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.
- Significance and Role of Intellectual Property Rights
- Issues, concerns, policies, programs, conventions, treaties, and missions related to environmental protection
- Environment Protection and Pollution Control Act and laws.
- National Action Strategy on Climate Change.
- Social and ethical issues in using Biotechnology.
- Latest developments in science and technology
- National mission for sustainable agriculture of organic farming, seed certification, rainwater harvesting, techniques of irrigation and soil conservation, and soil health cards.
- Tourism policy of Himachal Pradesh.
- Types of tourism and important tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh.
- Social, Economic, and Cultural Concerns of Tourism.
- Concept of Eco-Tourism and green tourism and their part in the sustainable development of the State.
- Environmental concerns of the tourism industry
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