JPSC syllabus for prelims, mains and interview

Three stages and how marks flow

Prelims works as a screening round. Marks of both papers are added to pick the mains candidates, yet the commission leaves it out when it draws up the select list. The mains decides most of your rank: Paper I (Hindi and English) must be cleared with at least 30 marks out of 100, and the interview list is drawn on Papers II to VI, worth 950 marks. The 100 mark interview is then added to give the final list.

Because there is no optional, every candidate writes the same mains. That makes general studies depth and answer writing speed the deciding factors.

JPSC exam pattern at a glance

JPSC prelims syllabus: Paper I topic split

Paper I comes with an official question count for each area, which is a gift for planning.

Prelims Paper II: Jharkhand in depth

The JPSC pre syllabus for Paper II is about the state alone. Expect questions on:

• History of Jharkhand, its ancient and medieval dynasties and the traditional administrative systems such as Munda manki and Nagvanshi rule
• Tribal revolts and the Jharkhand movement, freedom fighters and notable personalities
• Tribes, their culture, festivals, folk literature, music and dance
• Geography of Jharkhand: rivers, forests, minerals, industries and agriculture
• Land laws including the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act
• The state economy, budget, schemes and policies, and current events in Jharkhand

The official notification lists sub areas for Paper II as well; use it to tick off each line, since some editions of the syllabus are published only as images.

JPSC mains syllabus in detail

Paper I and Paper II

Paper I tests grammar, essay, precis and comprehension in Hindi (50) and English (50). Paper II asks you to pick one language and its literature from a long list that includes Hindi, English, Urdu, Sanskrit, Bengali and Oriya, and Jharkhand's own tribal and regional tongues, among them Santhali, Mundari, Ho, Kurux, Khortha, Nagpuri, Kurmali, Khadia and Panchpargania.

Paper III

Indian history from ancient times to independence, Jharkhand history and movements, the land, people and resources of India, with a separate look at the plateau state of Jharkhand.

Paper IV

The Constitution, Union and state governments, judiciary, federalism and panchayati raj, plus public administration, the secretariat, accountability tools such as RTI and Lokpal, and good governance.

Paper V

National income, inflation, agriculture, industry, banking and public finance, globalisation and the WTO, sustainable development and the economy of Jharkhand.

Paper VI

Physical science, life science, agricultural science, environment and ecology, and developments in science and technology.

JPSC syllabus in Hindi

झारखंड लोक सेवा आयोग की संयुक्त सिविल सेवा परीक्षा कुल तीन पड़ावों से गुज़रती है। पहले पड़ाव, यानी प्री में, जनरल स्टडीज़ के दो पेपर हैं, दोनों दो सौ अंक के और दो घंटे के। पहले पेपर में भारत का इतिहास, भूगोल, राजव्यवस्था, अर्थव्यवस्था, विज्ञान और समसामयिकी है, जबकि दूसरा पेपर पूरी तरह झारखंड पर आधारित है। मुख्य परीक्षा में छह वर्णनात्मक पेपर हैं, कोई वैकल्पिक विषय नहीं। पहला पेपर हिंदी और अंग्रेज़ी का है जिसमें तीस अंक लाना अनिवार्य है। इसके बाद भाषा साहित्य, सामाजिक विज्ञान, संविधान और लोक प्रशासन, अर्थव्यवस्था तथा सामान्य विज्ञान के पेपर आते हैं। अंत में सौ अंक का साक्षात्कार होता है।

For anyone asking about jpsc ka syllabus, that paragraph is the quick version; the English tables above carry the full detail.

Building a plan around the state content

Since about one prelims paper in two and a large slice of mains is about Jharkhand, start a dedicated Jharkhand notebook in week one: tribes, movements, land laws, minerals, districts, schemes. Fill it daily and revise it every weekend.

If you are preparing for UPSC as well, much of Papers III to VI overlaps with the UPSC mains syllabus, and the neighbouring state's BPSC syllabus shares history and polity themes. Add state level reports such as the Jharkhand economic survey for Paper V.