CSAT Syllabus
CSAT Paper 1 Syllabus
CSAT Paper I: 200 marks; Duration: Two Hours- Current events of national and international importance
- History of India and Indian National Movement
- Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World.
- Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
- Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
- General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization
- General Science
CSAT Paper 2 Syllabus
CSAT Paper II: 200 marks; Duration: Two Hours- Comprehension
- Interpersonal skills including communication skills
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability
- Decision making and problem solving
- General mental ability
- Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level)
- English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
- Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
*Papers*
-Recomended books-
Recomended books/papers/items for paper-1
History
Recomended books for CSAT paper-2
English Comprehension & Quantitative Aptitude
History
- Ancient India: RS Sharma (NCERT book Class XI)
- Medieval India: Satish Chandra (NCERT book Class XI)
- Modern India (Contemporary India): Satish Chandra Mittal (NCERT Class XII)
- India's Struggle for Independence- Bipan Chandra
- Geography of India - D.R.Khullar
- Oxford India Atlas
- Certificate Physical and Human Geography - Goh Cheng Leong
- NCERT Class VI to XII
- Human Geography - Majid Hussain
- The Constitution of India: PM Bakshi
- Indian Polity: Laxmikanth
- Our Constitution - Subhash Kashyap
- An Introduction to the Constitution Of India - D.D.Basu
- Indian Economy- Dutt and Sundaram
- Indian Economy - Mishra and Puri
- Economic Survey of India
- Economic Dictionary by Penguin or Collins
- Yojana
- Kurukshetra
- World Focus
- Frontline
- The Hindu
- The Times of India
- The Economic Times
- Manorama Year Book
- Panorama Year Book
- Pratiyogita Darpan
- Wizard strategist 13 years’ solution of General Studies
Recomended books for CSAT paper-2
English Comprehension & Quantitative Aptitude
- Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary - Oxford University Press
- High School English Grammar and Composition - Wren and Martin
- The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude - Nishit K Sinha
- Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations - Abhijit Guha
