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RAS Main Exam Syllabus
The following table illustrates the detailed syllabus of RAS and RTS Syllabus −
| Paper | Subject | Marks | Time (Duration) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | General Studies –I | 200 | 180 minutes |
| II | General Studies –II | 200 | 180 minutes |
| III | General Studies –III | 200 | 180 minutes |
| IV | General Hindi and General English | 200 | 180 minutes |
Mains Syllabus
| Paper I: General Knowledge and General Studies | |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Topics |
| History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition & Heritage of Rajasthan | Major Landmarks in the History of Rajasthan |
| Major Dynasties, their Administrative and Revenue System | |
| Socio-cultural Issues | |
| Freedom Movement, Political Awakening and Integration | |
| Salient features of Architecture – Forts and Monuments | |
| Arts, Paintings and Handicrafts | |
| Important Works of Rajasthani literature | |
| Local Dialects | |
| Fairs, Festivals, Folk Music and Folk Dances | |
| Rajsathani Culture, Traditions and Heritage | |
| Religious Movements, Saints & Lokal devtas (Local Deities) of Rajasthan | |
| Important Tourist Places | |
| Leading Personalities of Rajasthan | |
| Indian History | Salient features and Major Landmarks of Ancient and Medieval India |
| Art, Culture, Literature and Architecture | |
| Major Dynasties, Their Administrative System | |
| Socio-Economic Conditions, Prominent Movements | |
| Ancient Indian Cultural System & Ideals- Varna Vyavastha, Ashram Vyavastha, Sanskar Vyavastha, Doctrine of Purushartha, Rina and Rita. | |
| Secularism, Religious Tolerance, Religious Unity | |
| Modern Indian history (from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present)- significant events, personalities and issues | |
| The Freedom Struggle & Indian National Movement- its various stages and important contributors and contributions from different parts of the country | |
| Social and Religious Reform movements in the 19th and 20th century | |
| Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country | |
| History of Modern World | Renaissance and Reformations |
| American War of Independence | |
| Industrial Revolution, French Revolution and Russian Revolution | |
| Imperialism and colonialism in Asia and Africa | |
| World War First and World War Second | |
| Indian Constitution, Political System & Governance | Indian Constitution: historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure |
| Determinants and Nature of Indian Politics, Election and Voting Behavior, Coalition Governments | |
| Parliamentary Form of Government | |
| Federal Dynamics | |
| Judicial Review | |
| Challenges of National Integration | |
| Administrative System of Rajasthan | Administrative Setup and Administrative Culture in Rajasthan |
| Various Rights and Citizen Charter | |
| Economic Concepts and Indian Economy | Accounting- Techniques of Analysis of Financial Statements, Working Capital Management |
| Auditing- Meaning, Objects, Detection of Frauds and Errors, Internal Control, Social Audit, Propriety Audit, Performance Audit, Efficiency Audit | |
| Budgeting- Different types of Budgeting, Budgetary Control, Responsibility Accounting, Social Accounting, Different types of Deficits- Budgetary, Fiscal & Revenue Deficit | |
| Major Sectors of Economy- Agriculture, Industry, Service and Trade- Current Status, Issues & initiatives | |
| Banking- Role of Commercial Banks, Issue of NPA, Financial Inclusion | |
| Major Economic Problems and Government Initiatives | |
| Growth, Development & Planning- Issues, trends & initiatives; Fast, inclusive & Sustainable Growth. Growth Indicators | |
| Public Finance, Monetary Policies, Inflation & Control Mechanism, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, CRR & SLR. Tax Reforms in India, Direct & Indirect Tax Reforms. Subsidies- Cash Transfer of Subsidy Issue | |
| Concept of Money Supply and High Powered Money | |
| Food Security & PDS | |
| Role of Foreign Capital, MNCs in Indian Economy | |
| Investment and Disinvestment Policies | |
| New waves of Economic Reforms in India | |
| Role and Functions of Reserve Bank, SEBI, Planning Commission | |
| Economy of Rajasthan | Macro overview of Economy of Rajasthan |
| Major Agricultural, Industrial and Service sector Issues | |
| Growth, Development and Planning with special reference to Rajasthan | |
| Infrastructure & Resources, Sources of high growth for Rajasthan Economy | |
| Major development projects of Rajasthan | |
| Public Private Partnership Model for Economic Transformation in the State | |
| Demographic Scenario of the State and its impact | |
| Geography of World and India | |
| World Geography | Broad Physical features |
| Environmental and Ecological Issues | |
| Current Geopolitical Conflict Zones | |
| Geography of India | Broad Physical Features and Major Physiographic Divisions |
| Environmental and Ecological Issues | |
| Natural Resources | |
| Geography of Rajasthan | Major Geographical Regions |
| Natural Vegetation | |
| Livestock, Wildlife & its Conservation | |
| Agro-climatic Regions | |
| Metallic & Non-Metallic Minerals | |
| Energy Resources- Conventional & Nonconventional | |
| Population & Tribes | |
| Paper II: General Knowledge and General Studies | |
| Reasoning & Mental Ability | Statement and Assumptions |
| Statement and Argument | |
| Statements and Conclusion | |
| Courses of Action | |
| Analytical Reasoning | |
| Number series | |
| Letter series | |
| Odd man out | |
| Coding-Decoding | |
| Problems relating to Relations | |
| Shapes and their sub sections | |
| Venn diagram | |
| Number System | |
| Problems on Numbers and Order of Magnitude | |
| Ratio and Proportion | |
| Compound Proportion | |
| Percentage | |
| Average | |
| H.C.F. & L.C.M | |
| Square Root | |
| Cube Root | |
| Time and Work | |
| Time | |
| Speed and Distance | |
| Simple and Compound Interest | |
| Area and Perimeter of Simple Geometrical Shapes | |
| Data Analysis (Tables, Bar diagram, Line graph, Pie-chart) and Interpretation of Categorized Data, Sampling, Probability, Linear Regression and Correlation, | |
| Distribution (Binomial, Poisson & Normal) | |
| General Science & Technology | |
| General and Everyday Science | Basics of Physics, Chemistry and Biological Sciences |
| Basic Knowledge of Computers and Use of Information Technology in Administration, egovernance, e-commerce | |
| Food and Nutrition, Health Care | |
| General Issues on Environment, Ecological Preservation, Conservation of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Biodiversity | |
| Contributions of Scientists in the Development of Science and Technology with Particular Reference to India | |
| Importance of Science and Technology in development of India | |
| Important Technological Concepts and Advancements | Information and Communication Technology (ICT) |
| Space Technology and Robotics | |
| Forensic Science Technology | |
| Food and Nutrition Technology | |
| Nanotechnology | |
| Biotechnology | |
| Defense Technology | |
| Other Recent Technologies and Innovations | |
| Technology Related Issues Regarding Intellectual Property Right | |
| Agriculture Science | Horticulture |
| Forestry | |
| Dairy and Animal Husbandry with special reference to Rajasthan | |
| Various Scientific & Technological Projects of Rajasthan | |
| Paper III: General Knowledge and General Studies | |
| Current Affairs | Major Current events and happenings of State(Rajasthan), National and International Importance |
| Persons and Places in recent news | |
| Statements and Conclusion | |
| Games and Sports related Activities | |
| India and Global Perspective | |
| India in Global Perspective | Current Global Developments impeaching upon Society and Economy of India |
| Emerging World Order in the Post-Cold War Era, Role and Impact of UNO and different world Organizations | |
| Comparative status of Developing, Emerging and Developed Countries, Problems of Developing Countries | |
| Threat of War and Disastrous Weapons, Risks of Nuclear Power | |
| Global Economic issues and trends | Issue of Economic Imbalances |
| Role of World Bank, IMF WTO & other Important International Organizations in world Economy | |
| Impacts of Globalization, Privatization, Liberalization | |
| International Affair and Diplomatic Strategy | International Affair and Indian Foreign Policy |
| International Treaties and Summits | |
| Geo–Political and Strategic Developments in India’s Neighborhood and their Impact on India | |
| Current Sensitive Issues | |
| Issues related to National Integrity and Security | Potential areas of Socio-political conflicts between and within Indian States |
| Traditional, Contemporary and Emerging Threats | |
| Internal and External Threats | |
| Threats of Conflicts | |
| Naxal Problems | |
| Terrorism | |
| Trans-border Infiltration and Insurgency Issues | |
| Communalism | |
| Organized crimes, Cyber issues | |
| Drug trafficking and other such issues | |
| Governance Issues | Sustainable and Inclusive Growth |
| Current Social Challenges | |
| Issues related to Youth | |
| Women | |
| Children | |
| Old Age People | |
| Minority | |
| Weaker | |
| Sections | |
| Tribal | |
| Farmers | |
| Laborers and Professionals in India and Rajasthan | |
| Gender Equality | |
| Women Empowerment | |
| Human Rights | |
| Social Justice | |
| Land Acquisition | |
| Challenges pertaining to Urbanization | |
| Demographic imbalances | |
| Regional imbalances and Social Conflicts | |
| Pressure Groups and Organizational Development | Role of NGOs |
| Civil Society | |
| Action Groups | |
| Self Help Groups | |
| Producer’s Associations | |
| Consumer Forums | |
| Cooperative Groups | |
| Possibilities, Resources and Programmes for Development in Rajasthan | Important Issues of Development with Special Reference to Rajasthan |
| Infrastructure & Resources of Rajasthan - Current Status, Issues & Initiatives | |
| Various National Missions, Projects and Schemes of Rajasthan- Their Objectives and Impact | |
| General & Administrative Management | Meaning, Nature and Importance |
| Theories of Management and Work Leadership | |
| Functions of Management: Planning, Organization, Staffing, Coordination, Direction, Motivation, Communication and Control | |
| Concept of Power and Authority, Responsibility and Delegation | |
| Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility | |
| New dimensions of Public Management, Management of Change | |
| Administrative Ethics | |
| Ethics and Human Interface | Essence, Determinants and Consequences of Ethics in human actions |
| Dimensions of Ethics | |
| Ethics in Private and Public Relationships | |
| Aptitude and Foundational Value of Civil Services | integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service |
| Empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections | |
| Emotional Intelligence | Concepts and their utilities and application in administration and governance |
| Strengthening of Moral values in Governance and Public administration | |
| Paper IV: Knowledge of Language (Hindi and English) | |
| Hindi | Grammar |
| Essay | |
| Literature | |
| Rajasthani literature and dialects | |
| English | Grammar |
| Comprehension And Translation | |
| Paragraph Writing | |
| Letter Writing / Report Writing | |
| Precis writing | |
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