NCS Syllabus

NCS Syllabus

Section-I

 Preliminary Examination:

        The Preliminary examination will consist of 1 (one) paper of objective type (MCQ with OMR Answer Sheet) carrying a maximum of 200 marks in the syllabus given below. This Examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the preliminary examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the main examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. The number of candidates to be admitted to the main examination shall be fixed as per provisions laid down in the recruitment rules. 

Syllabus for Preliminary Examination (MCQ) The subjects to be covered will be as follows:

 1.    General Science: General appreciation and understanding of science, including matters of everyday observation and experience as may be expected of a well-educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.*

2.    History: Broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, political aspects, social and cultural heritage of India, emphasizing unity in diversity.

3.    Nagaland: Social, cultural and heritage of its people.

4.    Geography: Geography of India including the physical, social, economic, geography and on the main features of Indian agricultural and natural resources.

5.    Indian Polity and Economy: Country’s political, Executive, Judicial System, Local Bodies, Rural and Community Development and Economic Planning in India.

6.    Indian National Movement: Nature and character of the Nineteenth-century resurgence, growth of nationalism and attainment of independence.

7.    General Mental Ability Test: Analysis of classified data, logical and behavioral reasoning, analogies, basic arithmetic, numerical ability and basic concept of computers.*

8.    Current events: Latest development on all the fields detailed above including science and technology and environmental awareness.

         

Main Examination:

        The Main examination will consist of 3 (three) papers, namely:

        (a) General Essay, Comprehension and Grammar.

       (b) General Studies Paper-I in objective type (MCQ- with  OMR Sheet) and

       (c) General Studies Paper-II in the descriptive form of short and long answer type.

        The above papers carry a maximum of 200 marks each.

        The number of candidates to be called for interview/viva-voce shall be fixed by the Commission at their discretion or as per provisions laid down in the Recruitment Rules.

 Interview:

        The Interview is intended to assess the overall intelligence and the personality of a candidate and also the aptitude and attitude relevant to the services opted for, rather than merely the range of their information and memory.

 1.       The penalty for Wrong Answers – There will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question papers in both the Preliminary and Main Examinations. For each wrong answer given by the candidate, one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

 2.       The different units in the syllabus may figure in all the segments, as such, no marks allotment will be shown in the curriculum for Preliminary Examination, General Studies Paper-I (MCQ) and General Studies Paper-II (Descriptive Type Questions).