State Civil Services · Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC)
CGPSC — Chhattisgarh State Service Examination
The complete CGPSC blueprint: tier-wise pattern, topic weightage from previous-year analyses, and free chapter-by-chapter study material.
3 stages — Prelims, Mains (7 descriptive papers), Interview1,400 Mains marks across seven papers, plus a 150-mark interview6 of 7 Mains papers carry a named Chhattisgarh part — language, essay and four General Studies papers Free · tutor-verified
CGPSC at a glance
Conducted byChhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC)
CycleAnnual in intent. The 2025-26 cycle was notified on 26 November 2025 for about 238 posts, with the Prelims held on 22 February 2026 and the Mains on 6 to 9 June 2026, and Mains results reported after that. CGPSC has typically notified in late November. Confirm the live calendar on the Commission's site.
ModePrelims: OMR-based objective, two papers of 100 questions, 200 marks and 2 hours each. Mains: pen-and-paper descriptive, seven papers of 3 hours each; every paper except Language can be written in Hindi or English. Interview: in-person personality and viva test.
EligibilityA bachelor's degree from a recognised university. As reported for the 2025-26 notification, the age limit was 21 to 30 years for general candidates, up to 35 for eligible Chhattisgarh domicile candidates, and up to 28 for police posts, with relaxations for reserved categories. Confirm the reference date, relaxations and attempt rules on the current notification.
LanguagesHindi and English for the Mains General Studies and Essay papers; Paper I tests Hindi, English and Chhattisgarhi, each in its own language
Selection intoCGPSC fills the state's administrative, police, municipal, revenue and tax services, from Deputy Collector and Deputy Superintendent of Police to Naib Tehsildar and Chief Municipal Officer. Pay levels differ by post and change with the state's pay orders, so confirm the level from the notification and avoid relying on a cached figure.
Where CGPSC leads
State Administrative Service (Deputy Collector), with promotion into the IAS by confermentState Police Service (Deputy Superintendent of Police), which has a lower age limitChief Municipal Officer (Classes B and C) and Naib Tehsildar posts, among the largest groups in recent notificationsState Tax Inspector, Food Inspector and posts in finance, labour and women and child development departmentsThe 2025-26 notification was reported at about 238 posts across these services
⚡ What changed recently
- CGPSC opened a public consultation on revising the Mains syllabus in July 2026, inviting suggestions online within a month. The Commission said the revised syllabus would apply to future exams and not the current cycle, so this hub follows the syllabus now in force. Check the next notification for changes.
- The 2025-26 cycle held its Prelims on 22 February 2026 and its Mains on 6 to 9 June 2026. Prelims Paper II is qualifying, and Paper I ranks candidates for Mains.
- Chhattisgarh's district map changed in September 2022, when five new districts took the total from 28 to 33. Always quote the number with its year.
- Policy schemes and office-holders change, so this hub teaches Chhattisgarh's institutions, statutes and dated programmes and names no sitting Governor or Chief Minister. Confirm current names independently before the exam.
- The syllabus keeps a full Philosophy part, a Sociology part, Class 10-level science and aptitude, welfare laws and sports, which makes CGPSC broader than most state PCS exams.
How CGPSC selection works
Know what each stage is for before you spend a single hour preparing.
SCREENING GATE
Prelims — two objective papers, 400 marks
Paper I (General Studies, in two parts: national subjects and Chhattisgarh general knowledge) ranks candidates for Mains. Paper II (Aptitude Test, covering reasoning, numeracy, decision-making and Hindi and Chhattisgarhi language knowledge) is qualifying, with a 33 per cent pass mark (23 per cent for reserved categories and persons with disabilities). Wrong answers carry a deduction of one-third of the marks.
THE REAL SCORING STAGE
Mains — 7 written papers, 1,400 marks
Language (200), Essay (200) and General Studies I to V (200 each). All seven count toward merit.
FINAL 150 MARKS
Personality Test (Interview)
A board interview on administrative aptitude, knowledge of Chhattisgarh and general personality. Final merit is Mains 1,400 plus Interview 150, or 1,550 marks, as reported. Confirm on the rules.
The exam pattern, tier by tier
Marks, timing and negative marking exactly as per the official notification.
Prelims — General Studies and Aptitude Test
Screening — Paper I ranks for Mains; Paper II is qualifying400 marks
2 hours per paper · −1/3 of the marks for each wrong answer in both papers.
| Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| History & Culture | — | — | Paper I (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h) |
| Geography of India | — | — | Paper I (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h) |
| Polity & Governance | — | — | Paper I (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h) |
| Economy | — | — | Paper I (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h) |
| Environment & Ecology | — | — | Paper I (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h) |
| Science & Technology | — | — | Paper I (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h) |
| History of Chhattisgarh | — | — | Paper I (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h) |
| Geography of Chhattisgarh | — | — | Paper I (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h) |
| Polity & Administration of Chhattisgarh | — | — | Paper I (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h) |
| Economy of Chhattisgarh | — | — | Paper I (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h) |
| Society, Culture & Tribes of Chhattisgarh | — | — | Paper I (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h) |
| Decision-making & Interpersonal Skills | — | — | Paper II (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h, qualifying) |
| Logical Reasoning & Mental Ability | — | — | Paper II (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h, qualifying) |
| Basic Numeracy & Data Interpretation | — | — | Paper II (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h, qualifying) |
| Chhattisgarhi Language Knowledge | — | — | Paper II (100 Qs · 200 marks · 2 h, qualifying) |
💡 Paper I has two parts, General Studies (history and the national movement, geography, polity, economy, science, philosophy, art and culture, environment, current affairs and sports) and General Knowledge of Chhattisgarh (history, geography, tribes and culture, economy, administration, industry and resources, and state current affairs). Paper II tests interpersonal skills, logical reasoning, decision-making, general mental ability, Class 10-level numeracy and data interpretation, and Hindi and Chhattisgarhi language knowledge.
Mains — General Studies I to V
Merit — 1,000 of your 1,400 Mains marks1000 marks
3 hours per paper
| Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS Paper I — History, Constitution & Public Administration, Chhattisgarh History | Descriptive | 200 | 3 hours |
| GS Paper II — General Science, Aptitude & Reasoning, Applied Science | Descriptive | 200 | 3 hours |
| GS Paper III — Economy, Indian Geography, Chhattisgarh Geography | Descriptive | 200 | 3 hours |
| GS Paper IV — Philosophy, Sociology, Chhattisgarh Social Aspects | Descriptive | 200 | 3 hours |
| GS Paper V — Welfare Laws & Schemes, International Organisations & Sports, Education | Descriptive | 200 | 3 hours |
💡 Each paper has three parts. GS I: Indian history, the Constitution and public administration, and Chhattisgarh history. GS II: general science, aptitude and reasoning, and applied science. GS III: the Indian and Chhattisgarh economy, Indian geography, and Chhattisgarh geography. GS IV: philosophy, sociology, and Chhattisgarh's social aspects. GS V: welfare laws and schemes, international organisations and sports, and education and human development. The Commission publishes no part-wise marks, so treat each part as roughly a third of its paper.
Mains — Paper II: Essay
Merit — 200 marks, all counting200 marks
3 hours
| Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 — National and international issues (2 of 4 essays) | 2 essays of about 750 words | 100 | 3 hours |
| Part 2 — Chhattisgarh issues (2 of 4 essays) | 2 essays of about 750 words | 100 | 3 hours |
💡 Two parts. In each part you write two essays from four topics, of about 750 words and 50 marks each. Part 1 covers national and international issues and Part 2 covers Chhattisgarh issues. The paper expects each essay to set out the causes, the present position with data, and solutions.
Mains — Paper I: Language (Hindi, English & Chhattisgarhi)
Language paper — 200 marks, all counting toward merit200 marks
3 hours
| Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Hindi (not modelled here) | — | — | 3 hours |
| General English (not modelled here) | — | — | 3 hours |
| Chhattisgarhi Language | — | — | 3 hours |
💡 Three parts: General Hindi, General English and Chhattisgarhi language. Hindi and English are language-skill parts (comprehension, précis, letters, grammar and translation), outside this hub's chapter format. The Chhattisgarhi part has a knowledge component, covered by the language chapter here, and a grammar and translation component that needs practice in the language. The Commission publishes no part-wise split.
Where your CGPSC score comes from
Prelims has two objective papers of 200 marks each. Paper I (General Studies) ranks candidates for Mains, and Paper II (Aptitude Test) is qualifying, so it needs a pass mark but adds nothing to your rank. Mains is the scoring stage: seven descriptive papers of 200 marks and three hours each, all counting toward merit, followed by a 150-mark interview. Paper I is Language (Hindi, English and Chhattisgarhi), Paper II is the Essay, and Papers III to VII are General Studies I to V. Each General Studies paper has three parts, and most parts are either a national subject (history, the Constitution, science, economy, geography, philosophy, sociology, welfare laws, international organisations, education) or a Chhattisgarh subject (history, geography, economy, society and culture, welfare schemes). That is why this hub has 17 Chhattisgarh-specific chapters. The Commission publishes no part-wise marks, so the marks shown are indicative. Click any block to open its chapters:
General Studies I-V1000 marks · 64.5%
Nearly two-thirds of the total. Each paper has a named Chhattisgarh part or a state-specific strand, and this hub's 17 state chapters carry the most weight here, alongside philosophy, sociology, science and welfare laws that UPSC treats differently.
Essay200 marks · 12.9%
Half of the paper is about Chhattisgarh, so dated state facts and a neutral tone on sensitive themes make the difference.
Language paper200 marks · 12.9%
Hindi, English and Chhattisgarhi language skills count fully toward merit. They are outside this hub's chapter format, except for the Chhattisgarhi knowledge chapter.
Interview150 marks · 9.7%
A board assessing administrative aptitude and knowledge of Chhattisgarh, which draws directly on the state chapters here.
Subjects in CGPSC
Chapter-by-chapter study material built to the exam's own blueprint.
Topic-wise weightage — what to study first
Question counts per topic, distilled from previous-year paper analyses. Click any topic with a link to open its full chapter.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Chhattisgarhi Language: Origin, Dialects, Literature & Media | ~60 | Very high |
🎯 The factual questions are fixed and scoring: language family, the Indo-Aryan and Dravidian split, and the dates of the Act, the Commission and the state song. Grammar and translation need daily practice in the language itself.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| How to Write the UPSC Essay | ~20 | High |
| Essay Structure, Argument & Paragraph Craft | ~20 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains. CGPSC asks for about 750 words on each of two national topics, so use the craft chapters with the Chhattisgarh essay chapter's time plan.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Contemporary, Policy & Development Essays (Section B) | ~30 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains. National and international issues follow the cause, present status with data and solution frame.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Abstract & Quotation-Based Essays (Section A) | ~15 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains. Use it for philosophical topics, which sit well with CGPSC's philosophy part.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Building an Essay Material Bank | ~15 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains. Add a Chhattisgarh column to the material bank for Part 2.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Writing the CGPSC Essay: National and Chhattisgarh Issues | ~100 | Very high |
🎯 Half of the essay paper is about the state. Prepare dated figures and one law for each theme, write sensitive topics in a neutral, evidence-based tone, and name the actor for every solution.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient & Medieval Administration, Economy & Society | ~25 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS1. The Chhattisgarh dynasties are in the state history chapters, so use this chapter for the all-India frame.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Economy, Society & the Freedom Struggle | ~30 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS1. Chhattisgarh's own 1857 and freedom movement are in the state history chapter.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Integration, Reorganisation & Nation-Building | ~12 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS1. The syllabus names partition and princely-state integration.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Prehistory & Early Dynasties of Chhattisgarh | ~33 | Very high |
| Marathas, British Rule, 1857 & the Freedom Movement of Chhattisgarh | ~33 | Very high |
🎯 Give every dynasty as capital, ruler, date and monument, learn the tribal revolts in date order with leader and cause, and keep exact dates for 1857 and for statehood.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| How to Write GS2 Mains Answers | ~6 | High |
| Constitutional Evolution, Features & Basic Structure | ~6 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS2. The syllabus names constitutional development from 1773 to 1950 and the basic structure doctrine.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Parliament, Legislatures & the Executive | ~8 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS2.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Judiciary, Judicial Review & Fundamental Rights | ~8 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS2. The Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur is in the state polity chapter.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Federalism, Devolution & Local Governance | ~8 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS2. The Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj structure and PESA are in the state polity chapter.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Constitutional, Statutory & Regulatory Bodies | ~6 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS2. Add the Chhattisgarh commissions from the state polity chapter.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Governance, Transparency & the Civil Services | ~5 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS2.
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE's Public Administration optional, minus the optional-specific answer-writing chapter. The CGPSC unit is lighter than the optional, so treat the theory chapters as the core.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Polity, Local Government & Administration of Chhattisgarh | ~8 | Very high |
🎯 Give every count with its year (16 districts in 2000, 33 after September 2022), link tribal governance to the Fifth Schedule and PESA, and name institutions, not office-holders.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| General Science — Physics | ~22 | High |
| General Science — Chemistry | ~22 | High |
| General Science — Biology | ~22 | High |
🎯 Aliased from the SSC CGL general science chapters, since CGPSC's syllabus is school-level science. Learn the definitions and one application for every topic.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Analogy — Semantic, Number & Figural | ~2 | High |
| Classification (Odd One Out) | ~2 | High |
| Series — Number, Alphabet & Figural | ~2 | High |
| Coding–Decoding | ~2 | High |
| Blood Relations | ~2 | High |
| Direction & Distance | ~2 | High |
| Order & Ranking | ~2 | High |
| Syllogism | ~2 | High |
| Venn Diagrams | ~2 | High |
| Mathematical Operations | ~2 | High |
| Matrix & Word Formation | ~2 | High |
| Seating Arrangement & Puzzles | ~2 | High |
| Statement & Conclusions | ~2 | High |
| Non-Verbal Reasoning — Mirror, Paper Folding, Dice & Figures | ~2 | High |
🎯 Aliased from the SSC CGL reasoning chapters, which match the syllabus's analogies, odd-one-out, coding, relationship and alphabet tests.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Number System & HCF–LCM | ~2 | High |
| Simplification, Surds & Indices | ~2 | High |
| Percentage | ~2 | High |
| Ratio & Proportion | ~2 | High |
| Averages | ~2 | High |
| Profit, Loss & Discount | ~2 | High |
| Simple & Compound Interest | ~2 | High |
| Mixture & Alligation | ~2 | High |
| Time & Work (incl. Pipes & Cisterns) | ~2 | High |
| Time, Speed & Distance (Trains & Boats) | ~2 | High |
| Partnership | ~2 | High |
| Algebra — Identities, Surds & Equations | ~2 | High |
| Geometry — Triangles, Circles & Quadrilaterals | ~2 | High |
| Coordinate Geometry | ~2 | High |
| Mensuration — 2D & 3D | ~2 | High |
| Trigonometry — Ratios & Identities | ~2 | High |
| Heights & Distances | ~2 | High |
| Data Interpretation | ~2 | High |
| Statistics & Probability (Tier 2) | ~2 | High |
🎯 Aliased from the SSC CGL quantitative chapters, at about Class 10 level, matching the syllabus's commercial mathematics, mean, median, mode and probability.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Science, Technology & Indigenous Innovation | ~15 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS3. The syllabus names IT in rural development and non-conventional energy.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Environment, Conservation & Climate Policy | ~20 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS3. The syllabus names hotspots, human-wildlife conflict, the types of pollution and solid waste management.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Food Security & Farm Policy | ~12 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS3. It also serves the economy and geography parts.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Basics & Hardware | ~5 | High |
| MS Office & Windows | ~5 | High |
| Internet, Email & Networking | ~5 | High |
| Cyber Security | ~5 | High |
🎯 Aliased from the SSC CGL computer chapters, which cover the computer basics the syllabus names.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| How to Write GS3 Mains Answers | ~15 | High |
| Growth, Development & Macroeconomic Policy | ~15 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS3. Read state finance and the Chhattisgarh economy against this national frame.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Industry, Infrastructure & Investment Models | ~10 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS3.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Economy of Chhattisgarh: Structure, Agriculture, Forest Produce, Industry & Food Security | ~14 | Very high |
| State Finance, Credit, Cooperatives & Social Indicators of Chhattisgarh | ~14 | Very high |
🎯 Open with the industry-led, agriculture-heavy contrast, describe mechanisms instead of changing rupee figures, and keep royalties and taxes separate.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Geography, Resources & Geophysical Phenomena | ~67 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS1. It also serves the Prelims geography section.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Geography of Chhattisgarh: Relief, Drainage, Climate, Soils & Forests | ~33 | Very high |
| Population, Agriculture, Minerals, Energy & Industry of Chhattisgarh | ~33 | Very high |
🎯 Learn the tables: geology against mineral, river against basin, soil against region, mineral against industry. Put a year on every count.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Schools of Indian Philosophy: Vedas, Charvaka, Jainism, Buddhism & the Six Darshanas | ~20 | Very high |
| Western Philosophy, Indian Thinkers, Reformers & Religion | ~20 | Very high |
🎯 CGPSC sets a full philosophy part and names schools one by one. Fix the astika-nastika split, learn the six-darshana grid, and keep one card per thinker with an administrative application.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Indian & Western Moral Thinkers | ~8 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS4.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| How to Write GS4 Ethics Answers for Mains | ~4 | High |
| Ethics Fundamentals & Human Interface | ~4 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS4.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Values for Civil Servants | ~4 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS4.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Public Service Values & Ethical Dilemmas | ~4 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS4. The syllabus names ethical dilemmas.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Probity in Governance & Transparency | ~3 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS4. The syllabus names corruption and the relevance of whistleblowers.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| How to Write GS1 Mains Answers | ~11 | High |
| Indian Society: Diversity, Change & Social Issues | ~11 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS1. It supplies the Hindu social organisation, caste and class content the sociology part names.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Sociology as a Discipline, Methods & Thinkers | ~11 | High |
| Stratification, Institutions & Social Change | ~11 | High |
| Indian Society: Perspectives & Social Structure | ~11 | High |
| Social Change, Movements & Transformation in India | ~11 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE's Sociology optional, minus the optional-specific answer-writing chapter. The CGPSC part is introductory and includes research methods and data collection.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Art, Literature & Architecture | ~11 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS1. It gives the national frame for the Chhattisgarh folk-art and monument chapter.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Tribes, Society & Social Movements of Chhattisgarh | ~28 | Very high |
| Folk Art, Festivals, Monuments, Tourism & Saints of Chhattisgarh | ~28 | Very high |
🎯 Mostly pairings: tribe with region, dance with community, festival with place, monument with district. Rewrite the tables weekly and describe tribal customs in neutral language.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Human Rights, Protective Laws, RTI, Consumer, IT, Environment & Anti-Corruption Statutes | ~25 | Very high |
| Welfare Programmes & Schemes of Chhattisgarh | ~25 | Very high |
🎯 Give each Act as year, purpose, machinery and one limitation, and cite the BNS instead of the IPC. Study each state scheme through a six-line card and end with its limits.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Welfare Schemes, Social Sector & Vulnerable Sections | ~17 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS2.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| India's Foreign Policy, Neighbourhood & Global Groupings | ~25 | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Mains GS2. It gives the strategic frame for SAARC, BRICS and the WTO questions.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| International Organisations, Sports Competitions & Chhattisgarh Sports | ~42 | Very high |
🎯 Date every membership count, separate specialised agencies from programmes, and learn sports cycles and hosts. Verify recent results from a live source.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Institutions, Skills, Disability & Human Development | ~66 | Very high |
🎯 Learn the institution table with city and year, and answer education issues on access, quality and equity. Date every index and survey figure.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| How to Crack History for Prelims | — | High |
| Ancient India & the Indus Valley Civilisation | — | High |
| Medieval India — Sultanate to Mughals | — | High |
| Modern India — Company Rule to 1857 | — | High |
| Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885–1947 | — | High |
| Indian Art, Culture & Heritage | — | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Prelims. The Chhattisgarh history and culture section is covered by the state history and culture chapters.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| How to Crack Geography for Prelims | — | High |
| Physical Geography & Geomorphology | — | High |
| Indian Geography & Natural Resources | — | High |
| World Geography & Map-Based Facts | — | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Prelims. Add the two Chhattisgarh geography chapters for the state section.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| How to Crack Polity for Prelims | — | High |
| Constitution, Preamble & Schedules | — | High |
| Fundamental Rights, Duties & DPSPs | — | High |
| Union Executive & Parliament | — | High |
| State Executive & State Legislature | — | High |
| Judiciary & Constitutional Bodies | — | High |
| Local Governance & Panchayati Raj | — | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Prelims. Add the state polity chapter for administrative structure and Panchayati Raj.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| How to Crack Economy for Prelims | — | High |
| Economic Concepts & National Income | — | High |
| Money, Banking & Inflation | — | High |
| Fiscal Policy, Budget & Taxation | — | High |
| Economic Reforms & Sectors of the Economy | — | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Prelims. Add the state economy chapters for the Chhattisgarh economy.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| How to Crack Environment for Prelims | — | High |
| Ecosystems, Biodiversity & Conservation | — | High |
| Climate Change & Environmental Policy | — | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Prelims.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| How to Crack Science & Tech for Prelims | — | High |
| Space Technology & Defence | — | High |
| Biotechnology, IT & Health | — | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Prelims. Use it with the general science chapters for school-level science.
| Topic | Marks | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Decision Making & Problem Solving | — | High |
🎯 Shared with UPSC CSE Prelims CSAT. It matches the syllabus's decision-making and interpersonal skills.
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CGPSC invited candidate suggestions on a revision of the Mains syllabus in July 2026 and said the revised syllabus would apply to future exams and not the current cycle. This hub follows the syllabus now in force, and you should check the next notification for the final revised syllabus.
Prelims is a screening stage. Paper I ranks candidates for Mains, and Paper II is qualifying, needing 33 per cent (23 per cent for reserved categories and persons with disabilities). Wrong answers lose one-third of the marks. Confirm the merit rules on the notification, which describe the final merit as Mains plus Interview.
About half of the General Studies content is national and follows UPSC-style material, which is why this hub aliases those chapters. CGPSC differs in three ways: a Chhattisgarh part runs through six of the seven Mains papers, it tests subjects UPSC handles differently (philosophy, sociology, school-level science and aptitude, welfare laws, sports and international organisations), and it has a Chhattisgarhi language part.
The state began with 16 districts in 2000 and had 33 after September 2022, when five new districts were created. Because the number has changed, always quote it with its year and confirm the current figure before the exam.
Office-holders change, and this content is written to stay accurate across those changes. The chapters teach the institutions, statutes and dated programmes that carry the marks. Confirm current names from a live source close to your exam date.
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