Syllabus
RPSC RAS Syllabus 2026
The exam pattern and the official topic lists for RPSC RAS, read from the recruiting body’s own notice — with the notice’s own caveats kept, not trimmed.
Preliminary Examination
Duration180 minutes
Syllabus, section by section
General Knowledge & General Science
One objective-type paper, maximum 200 marks, three hours. Standard of a Bachelor's Degree. A screening test only: its marks are not counted for the final order of merit.
Main Examination
Duration180 minutes
Syllabus, section by section
Paper I: General Studies-I
200 marks, 3 hours, descriptive/analytical.
Paper II: General Studies-II
200 marks, 3 hours, descriptive/analytical.
Paper III: General Studies-III
200 marks, 3 hours, descriptive/analytical.
Paper IV: General Hindi and General English
200 marks, 3 hours. Standard of Senior Secondary.
Qualifying marks
Minimum 10% marks in each paper and 15% in aggregate of all papers to qualify for the personality and viva-voce examination; relaxed by 5% for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes.