Preliminary Examination:

The first stage of the Civil Services Examination is called the Preliminary Examination. It is completely objective in nature (multiple choice), in which one of the four possible choices (a, b, c and d) for each question is to choose the correct option.

Your selected option related to the question has to be filled in the OMR seat given by the Commission with a black ball point pen at the appropriate place in the relevant circle (circle) given in front of the question.

The Civil Services Preliminary Examination is of 200 marks.

Currently the preliminary examination consists of two question papers. The first question paper is of ‘General Studies’ (100 questions, 200 marks), while the second one is of ‘Civil Services Aptitude Test’ or ‘CSAT’ (80 questions, 200 marks) and it is a qualifying paper. Is in the form. It is necessary to get 33% marks in CSAT paper.

In both the papers, the system of ‘negative marking’ is applicable, under which one third marks are deducted for giving wrong answers .The cut-off in the preliminary examination is decided only on the basis of the first question paper i.e. General Studies. The second paper i.e CSAT remains qualifying in nature.

Courtesy: UPSC