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Punjab PCS Syllabus 2025

Punjab PCS Syllabus 2025: Overview

Exam Conduct By Punjab Public Service Commission.
Prilims Exam Date  April 2025
Mains Exam Date Notify Soon After Prilims Exam
Exam Leval Prilims,Mains, Interview
Artical Name Punjab PCS Syllabus 2025
Artical Type Exam Pattern Nad Syllabus

 

Punjab PCS Syllabus 2025 Prelims and Mains

पंजाब लोक सेवा आयोग की परीक्षा में अभ्यर्थी को सफल होने के लिए इसके एग्जाम पैटर्न और सिलेबस को जरूर देखना चाहिए जिसके लिए हमने Punjab PCS Syllabus 2025 का आर्टिकल तैयार किया है।

Punjab PCS Syllabus 2025 – Selection Process

पंजाब पीसीएस परीक्षा में उम्मीदवारों पर दो चरणों से गुजरना होता है पहले चरण प्रीलिम्स एक्जाम होता है, इस परीक्षा में सफल उम्मीदवार को मेंस एग्जाम उसके बाद इंटरव्यू के लिए बुलाया जाता है।

  • Prilims
  • Main
  • Interview

Punjab PCS Prilims Exam Pattern 2025

  • इस परीक्षा में किसी भी तरह की नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं होती है.
  • पंजाब पीसीएस प्रेलिम्स परीक्षा में दो पेपर होते हैं Papper1 और Papper2, तथा दोनों पेरो के लिए दो-दो घंटे का समय दिया जाता है।
  • Papper1 मे 100 प्रश्न होते हैं जबकि वहीं पेपर दो में 80 प्रश्न होते हैं।
         Paper      Details
Paper 1 Subject: General Studies
Total Questions: 100
Marking Scheme: 2 marks per correct answer
Total Marks: 200
Time Duration: 2 hours
Paper 2 Subject: Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)
Total Questions: 80
Marking Scheme: 2.5 marks per correct answer
Total Marks: 200
Time Duration: 2 hours

 

Punjab PCS Mains Exam Pattern 2025

        Paper      Marks
Punjabi (in Gurumukhi Script) Compulsory (of 12 Standard) 100
English Compulsory (of 12 standard) 100
Essay 150
General Studies Paper-I (History, Geography and Society) 250
General Studies Paper-II (Indian Constitution & Polity, Governance and International Relations) 250
General Studies Paper-III (Economy, Statistics and Security issues) 250
General Studies Paper-IV (Science & Technology, Environment, Problem Solving and Decision Making) 250
Interview 150
Total Marks 1500

 

Punjab PCS Prelims And Mains Syllabus 2025

अब हम आपके यहां पर पंजाब लोक सेवा आयोग की प्रीलिम्स और मेंस परीक्षा में कौन-कौन से टॉपिक से सवाल पूछे जाते हैं बता रहे हैं.

Punjab PCS Prelims Syllabus – Papper1

General Studies

   1. Everyday Science

  • States of matter, structure of atoms, versatile nature of carbon
  • Acids, bases, salts, corrosion in metals, action of soaps
  • Life on Earth: evolution, marine & terrestrial life
  • Human body and life processes, nutrition, disease—its causes & prevention, infectious diseases, lifestyle diseases
  • Public health initiatives, mother and child health, immunization & vaccination, HIV-AIDS, TB, polio
  • Force-laws of motion & gravitation, Archimedes principle
  • Energy kinetics & potential
  • Light—reflection & refraction—concepts and applications. Sound: propagation & reflection—concepts and applications. Electric current: concepts and applications
  • Computers and telecommunications: concepts and applications

2. Environmental studies

  • Climate change: fossil fuels, greenhouse gases, renewable energy, clean development mechanisms, carbon credits.
  • Water: oceans, rivers, glaciers, lakes, groundwater, etc. Biodiversity & conservation.
  • Soil: types, crops, food chain, etc. Pollution and toxicity
  • Composition and structure of the atmosphere. Solar system: heat balance & temperature.
  • Atmospheric circulation & weather system, water cycle.

3. Political theory & international order

  • Basic concepts of freedom, equality, social justice, rights & duties, citizenship, nationalism, secularism, etc.
  • United Nations and its organs/agencies, other international organizations like the World Bank, IMF, WTO, EU, G20, BRICS, etc. and their role in world peace, trade, & development.

4. Indian polity

  • Basic features, provisions, schedules of the Indian Constitution, key amendments.
  • Panchayati Raj. Elections—People’s Representation Act, electoral reforms. Rise of regionalism and coalition politics.
  • Armed challenges to the Indian state since independence.

5. History of India

  • The Indus Valley Civilization.
  • The Aryan and the Vedic age. Jainism and Buddhism.
  • The Maury and Gupta periods.
  • Advent of Islam and Sultanate period (political, social, & cultural). The Bhakti Movement.
  • The Mughals (political, social, & cultural till Aurangzeb).
  • The coming of the European powers and the advent of British rule. The Mutiny of 1857.
  • The British rule and the Indian National Movement (1857–1947)

6. World History

  • The French Revolution, 1789
  • The Russian Revolution 1917
  • The Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution in Europe. The American Revolution 1776.
  • World Wars I & II

6. Indian Economy

  • Indian economic development (1950-1991): key economic policies, public sector dominance, bank nationalization, etc.
  • Five-year plans: key goals and main achievements.
  • Liberalization, privatization and globalization era since 1991: key policies, decisions and results.
  • Performance of Indian economy since 1991: growth, fiscal & revenue deficits, trade, commerce & balance of payments, inflation, growth of service sector.
  • Key challenges and responses: agriculture and food security, industrialization, poverty alleviation & employment, rural & urban infrastructure, social sector (health, education, etc.).

7. Geography

  • Population: distribution, density, growth, and comparison. Migration: types, causes and consequences.
  • Human development. Human settlements. Land resources and agriculture.
  • Water resources
  • Mineral and energy resources. Manufacturing industries.
  • Planning and sustainable development in India. Transport and communication.
  • International trade.
  • Geographical perspective on selected issues and problems

8. Current events of national and international importance

9. Punjab Geography, People, Society, and Culture, History, 

9.1 Geography:

  • Geographical and Agro-climatic regions, rivers, water resources, sharing of waters,
  • demographics, human development indices

9.2. People, Society, and Culture

  • Major personalities in history of Punjab, religious movements, major religions &
  • spiritual personalities, Punjabi literature, folklore, performing arts, fine arts and crafts

9.3. History

  • Sufis, saints and gurus, Lodhis and Mughals, Sikh rulers, the British period,
  • nationalist movement in Punjab, Punjab in independent India.

9.4. Economy

  • Agriculture, animal husbandry, industrial & service sectors, major occupations,
  • development & economic growth, public finance (including central-state fiscal issues),
  • public sector institutions, cooperatives, etc.

 

Punjab PCS CSAT Syllabus – Paper II

  • 1. Reading comprehension; Punjabi and English language comprehension, antonyms and synonyms, grammar, and sentence formation.
  • 2. Interpersonal skills, including communication skills
  • 3. Logical reasoning, analytical and mental ability
  • 4. Basic numerical skills; numbers, magnitudes, percentages, numerical relation appreciation
  • 5. Data analysis: graphic presentations, charts, tables, and spreadsheets.

Punjab PCS Mains Syllabus 2025

General Studies-I

Section-1: HISTORY

  • History of the world : Events from 18th century; industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like Communism, Capitalism, Socialism etc. -their forms and effect on society
  • Indian culture- Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from
  • ancient to modern times.
  •  Modern Indian history from the middle of the eighteenth century until the present significant events, personalities and issues.
  • Socio-religious reform movements with special reference to Punjab.
  •  The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country with special reference to Punjab.
  • Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
  • History of Punjab:
  • 1 Ranjit Singh’s rise to power, civil and military administration and relations with the British
  •  2 Annexation of Punjab with special reference to the causes and consequences of the Anglo-Sikh wars.

Section-2: GEOGRAPHY

  • Physical Geography: Salient features of world’s physical geography. Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India)
  • Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
  • Geography of Punjab:
  •  1 Physiographic details of Punjab; Geomorphic features of Punjab, Punjab’s
  • strategic location with reference to International Border;
  • 2 Crops of Punjab; Modern concepts of Farming; Problems faced by agriculturists/ Issues in Agriculture: Depletion of ground water, etc;

Section-3: SOCIETY

  • 3.1 Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
  • 3.2 Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues,
  • poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies
  • 3.3 Effects of globalization on Indian society
  • 3.4 Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism
  • 3.5 Ethics and Society: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human
  • actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships.
  • 3. 6 Human Values – Role of family, society and educational institutions in
  • inculcating values; lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders and
  • reformers- Gautam Buddha, Mahavira, Kabir, Guru Nanak; Swami
  • Vivekananda, Jyotibha Phule, Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar and Mahatma
  • Gandhi.
  • 3.7 Vulnerable sections of the population – Welfare schemes by the Centre and State
  • of Punjab and their performance; Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies
  • constituted for their protection and betterment.
  • 3.8 Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector- Health,
  • Education, Human Resources; Issues relating to Poverty and Malnutrition.

GENERAL STUDIES-II

  • Section-1: INDIAN CONSTITUTION & POLITY
  • 1.1 Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments,
  • significant provisions and basic structure.
  • 1.2 Functions and responsibilities of Union and the States, issues and challenges
  • pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local
  • levels and challenges therein.
  • 1.3 Separation of powers between various organs; Dispute redressal mechanisms and
  • institutions.
  • 1.4 Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries
  • 1.5 Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business,
  • powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
  • 1.6 Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary;
  • Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and
  • formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.
  • 1.7 Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
  • 1.8 Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Powers, functions and
  • responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies
  • 1.9 District Administration – Evolution of District Administration; Panchayati Raj
  • Institutions and Urban Local Bodies.

Section-2 GOVERNANCE

  • 2.1 Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies
  • 2.2 Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and
  • issues arising out of their design and implementation; Development processes and
  • the development organizations- the role of NGOs, SHGs, donors, charities,
  • institutional and other stakeholders
  • 2.3 Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations and potential; citizens charters,
  • transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures; Role of civil
  • services in a democracy; Changing trends in Governance
  • 2.4 Values and Ethics in Governance- Ethical concerns and dilemmas in government
  • and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of
  • ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical
  • and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and
  • funding.
  • 2.5 Probity in Governance: Concept of Governance; Philosophical basis of
  • governance and probity; corporate governance; Information sharing and
  • transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of
  • Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization
  • of public funds, challenges of corruption.

Section-3: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

3.1 Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

3.2 Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues,

poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies

3.3 Effects of globalization on Indian society

3.4 Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism

3.5 Ethics and Society: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships.

3. 6 Human Values – Role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values; lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders and reformers- Gautam Buddha, Mahavira, Kabir, Guru Nanak; Swami Vivekananda, Jyotibha Phule, Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar and Mahatma Gandhi.

3.7 Vulnerable sections of the population – Welfare schemes by the Centre and State of Punjab and their performance; Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for their protection and betterment.

3.8 Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector- Health, Education, Human Resources; Issues relating to Poverty and Malnutrition. 

GENERAL STUDIES-III

  • Section-1: Indian Economy

1.1 Issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment; sustainable development; Inclusive growth and issues arising from it; Government Budgeting;

1.2 Major crops, cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems; storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce- issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers; Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Technology missions; economics of animal rearing.

1.3 Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security;

1.4 Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management

1.5 Land reforms in India; Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.

1.6 Infrastructure- Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc; Investment models

1.7 Human Resource Development:

1.7.1 Importance of Human capital in economic development

1.7.2 Nature, types and problems of unemployment in India, Trends of Employment in India, Skill development and demographic dividend

1.8 Punjab Economy: Planning- various aspects of developmental planning; Industry; Infrastructure.

Section-2 GOVERNANCE

2.1 Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies

2.2 Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation; Development processes and the development organizations- the role of NGOs, SHGs, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders

2.3 Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures; Role of civil services in a democracy; Changing trends in Governance

2.4 Values and Ethics in Governance- Ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding.

2.5 Probity in Governance: Concept of Governance; Philosophical basis of governance and probity; corporate governance; Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption.

Section-3 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

3.1 India and its neighborhood- relations;

3.2 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or  affecting India’s interests;

3.3 Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian Diaspora

3.4 Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure and mandate.

Note: The candidates are expected to be aware about the current developments related to the topics mentioned above.

GENERAL STUDIES-III

Section-1: Indian Economy

1.1 Issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment; sustainable development; Inclusive growth and issues arising from it; Government Budgeting;

1.2 Major crops, cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems; storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce- issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers; Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Technology missions; economics of animal rearing.

1.3 Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security;

1.4 Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management

1.5 Land reforms in India; Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.

1.6 Infrastructure- Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc; Investment models

1.7 Human Resource Development:

1.7.1 Importance of Human capital in economic development

1.7.2 Nature, types and problems of unemployment in India, Trends of Employment in India, Skill development and demographic dividend

1.8 Punjab Economy: Planning- various aspects of developmental planning; Industry; Infrastructure.

Section-3: Issues related to Security

3.1 Linkages between development and spread of extremism;

3.2 Role of external, State and non-State actors in creating challenges to internal security; Challenges to internal security through communication networks; role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges,

3.3 Basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention;

3.4 Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism.

3.5 Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate

Note: The candidates are expected to be aware about the current developments related to the topics mentioned above

GENERAL STUDIES-IV

Section-1 : Science and Technology

1.1 Science and Technology

1.1.1 Developments and applications of science and technology and their effects inneveryday life

1.1.2 Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.

1.1.3 Recent developments in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nanotechnology, etc.

1.1.4 Issues relating to intellectual property rights.

1.2 Modern Trends in Life Sciences

1.2.1 Progress of Agricultural Science and its impact– Introduction to Biotechnology and its applications; Veterinary and Animal Sciences- latest developments.

1.2.2 Introduction to and applications of Genetic Engineering & Stem Cell Research

1.2.3 Human Diseases and Microbial infections; Common infections and preventive measures; preventive measures during out breaks; Immunity and vaccination 

Section-2: Environment

2.1 Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, Issues related to Climate change; environmental impact assessment

2.2 Water management- Issues in India; Present scenario, Methods and importance of water conservation

2.3 Definition, nature, types and classification of disasters

2.4 Natural Hazards: Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, etc., Risk reduction and mitigation measures 

Section-3: Situations in Civil Service -Problem Solving and Decision Making

3.1 Tackling situations of Natural disasters/ Major Accidents/ Law and order, Controlling riots, Handling public protests, Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation, Designing Projects, Implementation of National Flagship Schemes/ Programmes, Public Private Partnership in effective service delivery, Managing and financing Municipal services e.g. Solid waste management, Conservation of natural resources- water, forests, etc, Pollution control, Reviving a loss making PSU, Planning and target achievement, Gender sensitization and women empowerment, Empowerment of vulnerable sections of the society, Improving Education and Enhancing Skill development, Urban settlement-Slums and Housing issues, Managing Issues related to Urban/ Rural drinking water supply,  sanitation And etc. 

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