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RPSC RAS Recruitment 2024: Latest Exam Pattern and Best Recommended Books/Study Material
Exam Pattern
The SSC CGL exam comprises of Three levels:
- Prelims Examination
- Mains Examination
- Interview/Personality Test
- Prelims Examination
The Prelims is a screening test to shortlist candidates for the Mains. It consists of only one section.
| Subject | No of Questions | Marks | Time period |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 150 | 200 | 180 minutes |
- Duration: 180 min
- Maximum Marks: 200
- Number of Questions: 150
- Type: Objective (Multiple Choice Questions)
- Marking: 1/3th of marks is deducted for each wrong answer.
- Qualification: Candidate who has cleared overall cut-off will get call for mains exam
2.Mains Examination
The Mains consists of four papers and it doesn’t required any optional subject. It consist of following paper:
- General Studies Paper-I: It covers following 3 sections:
Section-I: Indian History, Culture, Rajasthan History
Section-II: Indian Ecconomics, World Ecconomics and Rajasthan Ecconomics.
Section-III: Sociology, Management, Accounting, and Auditing.
- General Studies Paper-II: It covers following 3 sections:
Section-I: Logical Reasoning, Mental Ability, and Basic Numeracy Syllabus.
Section-II: General Science and Technology
Section-III: Ethics, Integrity, World, Indian and Rajasthan Geography
- General Studies Paper-III: It covers following 3 sections
Section-I: Indian, World and Rajasthan Political system or polity
Section-II:Public Administration
Section-III:Behaviour and law
- General Studies Paper-III: It covers following 2 sections
Section-I: General Hindi
Section-II:General English
| Paper | Marks | Time Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Paper I: General Studies | 200 | 180 minutes |
| Paper II: General Studies | 200 | 180 minutes |
| Paper III: General Studies | 200 | 180 minutes |
| Paper IV: General Studies | 200 | 180 minutes |
| Total | 800 |
- Maximum Marks: 800 of all four papers
- Number of Questions: Each paper has different no of questions
- Type: Subjective
- Marking: no negative marking
- Qualification:Candidates whio clears paper wise and overall cut-off will get call for interview.
3. Interview/Personality Test:
- Qualification:Candidates who qualify the Main exam are called for an interview.
- Marks:The interview typically carries 100 marks.
Final Selection:
- The final merit list is prepared based on the combined marks of the Mains examination and interview marks( Marks 800+ 100)
Best Booklist for RPSC RAS 2024 Exam
Preliminary Examination
- General Knowledge and General Studies:
- Lucent’s General Knowledge by Lucent
- Current Affairs Yearly 2024 by Arihant
- India Year Book by Government of India
- Rajasthan General Knowledge by O.P. Rathi
- Rajasthan GK by Shubhra Ranjan
Main Examination
- General Studies Paper I:
- India’s Independence by Bipan Chandra
- Modern India by Spectrum Publications
- History NCERT Books ( Class 6 to 12)
- Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
- Rajasthan: A History by R. D. Chaudhary
- Sociology NCERT Books (Class 11th and 12th)
- RBD Auditing And Management Accounting
- General Studies Paper II:
- Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
- Governance in India by M. Laxmikanth
- Social Issues in India by S. R. Maheshwari
- Rajasthan Geography by Dr. S.K. Sharma
- Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Aggarwal
- Verbal/Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal
- General Science NCERT Books ( Class 6 to 12)
- Physical/Human Geo-graphy by Goh Cheng Leong
- Geo NCERT Books ( Class 6 to 12)
- Oxford Atlas
- Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by lexicon
- General Studies Paper III:
- Indian Polity” by M. Laxmikanth
- New Horizons of Public Administration by M.Bhattacharya
- General Hindi and General English:
- Objective General English by S.P. Bakshi
- General Hindi by Sandeep Kumar
Additional Resources
- Current Affairs: Regularly read newspapers like The Hindu, The Indian Express, or online news portals for current affairs.
- Mock Tests and Previous Year Papers: Practice with mock tests and previous years’ papers to get a feel of the exam pattern and to improve time management.
