Syllabus:

1. Cultural Heritage of India (select areas and topics)

GS 1
Maximum Marks – 250
Exam Duration – 3 hours
3 Sections:
 Cultural Heritage and History of
Karnataka and India
 Political and Social Perspective
 Planning, Indian Economy,
Rural Development- Data
Collection, Analysis and
Interpretation
2. Modern History of India (beginning of the 19th century
onwards)
3. Kadambas – Hoysalas
4. The Vijaynagar Empire (1336-1799)
5. Modern Mysore (1799-1947)
6. Karnataka Freedom movement and Unification (1885-
1956)
7. Post-Independence Karnataka
8. Social Change & Movements
9. Social Change & Modernisation
10. Political System and Government
11. Decentralization of Power
12. Socio-economic system
13. Rural social system and Rural dev
14. Indian Economy
15. India and International Economic Relations
16. Development Patterns
17. Planning and Planning Goals
18. Decentralisation
19. Rural Dev
20. Rural Development Initiatives
21. Data Collection Analysis & Interpreta

Syllabus:
1. Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere
2. Continental physiography and demographic
distribution
GS 2 3. Indian Physiography
Maximum Marks – 250 4. Industrial Planning & Development
5. Physiographic divisions (Karnataka)
Exam Duration – 3 hours 6. Urban land use policy and Urbanisation (Karnataka)
7. Nature of the Indian Constitution
3 Sections: 8. Fundamental Rights
9. Distribution of Powers (Legislative)
 Natural Resources and Physical 10. Unicameral and Bicameral legislatures
Features 11. Important Amendments
 Indian Constitution – Overview 12. Welfare machinery in India
 International Relations, Public 13. Union and State services
Administration and 14. Public and Private Administration
Managementtion 15. Organisation structure
16. Organisational behaviour and concepts of management
17. Informal and formal organisation
18. Management techniques and tools
19. Administrative Reforms
20. UN and Specialised agencies
 Syllabus:
GS 3
Maximum Marks – 250
Exam Duration – 3 hours
3 Sections:
 Role/impact of Science &
Technology in Indian
Development, Information
Technology in Public Domain
 Modern trends and
advancements in Life Sciences,
Natural Sciences, Agriculture
Science, Hygiene and Health
 Issues/Challenges of
development on Ecology and
Environment
1. Basics of Science and Tech
2. Space Tech & Science
3. Energy Resources
4. Disasters, Pollution and Pests
5. Related Perception
6. Knowledge society
7. Rural upliftment and Science & Tech
8. Natural Science
9. Agriculture Science
10. Sericulture and Horticulture
11. Biotechnology initiatives
12. Animal Husbandry (dairy, fishery and veterinary
sciences)
13. Development policies (Agriculture), programmes and
trade
14. Hygiene & health
15. Environment Conservation
16. Natural Resources
17. Biodiversity & Ecosystem
18. Solid Waste Management & Environmental Pollution
19. Role of Information Tech in Environment and Human
Health
20. State-community-civil society in

Syllabus:
1. Ethics – determinants, essence and consequences
2. Ethics in public administration
GS 4 3. Accountability and ethical governance
Maximum Marks – 250 4. RTI and concept of public service
5. Human values
Exam Duration – 3 hours 6. Impartiality, integrity and non-partisanship
7. Aptitude and foundational values for civil service
3 Sections: 8. Emotional intelligence and contribution of social
thinkers
Ethics 9. (case studies on above)
Integrity
Aptitude
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Syllabus:
 General Studies (National and International
Importance) – 40 questions
 Humanities – 60 questions
Syllabus:
 General Studies (State Importance) – 40
questions
 General Science and Tech. Environment
and Ecology – 30 questions
 General Mental Ability – 30 questions

The detailed KAS syllabus of Prelims Paper 1 is: The detailed KAS syllabus of Prelims Paper 2 is:

Current Affairs 1. Current events (State)

2. Important State Government schemes.
 National and International Importance
3. General Science and Technology

Indian History  Broad understanding as may be

expected of a well-educated
 Broad understanding of Cultural, Social, person
Political and Economic aspects
 Contemporary
 Special Emphasis on Karnataka State issues/developments and
 Focus on the Indian National Movement implications

Indian and World Geography 4. Environment and Ecology

 Broad understanding of general
 Focus on Karnataka issues on biodiversity, climate
change, ecology, health that do
not require a subject specialisation
Polity and Indian Economy
5. General Mental Ability
 Indian Political System  Basic numeracy
 Economic Reforms  Data interpretation (data
sufficiency, charts, tables, graphs
 Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation
etc.)
 Social Sector initiatives etc.
 Logical reasoning and analytical
ability
 Comprehension