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    JPSC Exam Pattern 2020 for Prelims & Mains - Check Details Paper Pattern & Syllabus
    • JPSC Exam Pattern 2020 for Prelims & Mains - Check Details Paper Pattern & Syllabus

    JPSC Exam Pattern 2020 for Prelims & Mains - Check Details Paper Pattern & Syllabus

    vikrant.shuklaUpdated on 21 Aug 2020, 02:59 PM IST

    JPSC Exam Pattern 2020 - The Jharkhand Public Service Commission prescribes the exam pattern of JPSC 2020 in its information brochure. The JPSC exam pattern 2020 consists of important information like the mode of examination, the number of questions asked in the exam, sections in the paper, marking scheme, mode of exam, negative marking etc. Candidates preparing for the JPSC exam must know the exam pattern in detail to help them know all the important details related to the question paper. As per the JPSC 2020 exam pattern, the exam is conducted in 3 stages - Preliminary, Mains and Interview. According to the exam pattern of JPSC 2020, the questions will be based on History, Politics and Geography of India as well as specific questions from the History, Society and Culture of Jharkhand. Check the complete article to know more about the JPSC exam pattern 2020. JPSC (Jharkhand Public Service Commission) conducts the Combined Civil Service Exam to recruit able candidates for administerial posts in the state of Jharkhand.

    JPSC Exam Pattern 2020 for Prelims & Mains - Check Details Paper Pattern & Syllabus
    JPSC Exam Pattern 2020 for Prelims & Mains - Check Details Paper Pattern & Syllabus

    JPSC Exam Pattern 2020 - Stages

    According to the JPSC exam pattern 2020 for Combined Civil Service Exam, there will be 3 stages:

    • Preliminary Stage – 2 Objective type papers for 200 Marks each.

    • Mains Stage – 6 Descriptive type Papers, all papers are compulsory

    • Personality Test/Interview – 100 Marks

    JPSC exam pattern 2020 - Preliminary

    As per the JPSC 2020 exam pattern, the first stage is the Preliminary exam. The preliminary exam will consist of 2 papers based on General Studies and the time duration will be 2 hours, while the marks for each paper will be 200, making the total marks to 400 Marks. Candidates qualifying the preliminary exam will be eligible to appear for the Mains exam.

    JPSC Prelims Exam Pattern 2020

    Subject

    Number of Questions

    Time Duration

    Total marks

    General Studies - I

    100

    100

    2 Hours

    General Studies - II (Jharkhand Specific)

    100

    100

    2 hours

    JPSC Exam Pattern 2020 - Mains

    As mentioned in the exam pattern of JPSC 2020, the second stage of the exam is the Mains exam. This is a lengthy stage and consists of 6 papers. In this stage, there will be 6 papers

    of 3 hours each while the total marks for the Mains exam will be 1050. Candidates qualified in the mains will be called to appear for the third and final round which will be the interview.

    JPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2020

    Paper

    Subject

    Marks

    Time Duration

    Paper 1

    General English and General Hindin (2 sections) of 50 marks

    100

    3 hours

    Paper 2

    Language and Literature

    150

    3 hours

    Paper 3

    History and Geography

    200

    3 hours

    Paper 4

    Indian Constitution and Polity, Public Administration and Good Reforms

    200

    3 hours

    Paper 5

    Indian Economy, Globalization and Sustainable Development

    200

    3 hours

    Paper 6

    General Science Environment and Technology Development

    200

    3 hours


    Total marks

    1050


    Personality Test

    Viva-Voce (Interview/Personality Test)

    100 (Marks)

    Grand Total 1150

    JPSC Syllabus 2020

    The question paper for the preliminary exam will be from History of India, Geography of India, Indian Polity and Governance, General questions of miscellaneous nature, Science and Technology, Questions based on history, society, culture, and heritage from the stage of Jharkhand, National and international current events and Economic and Sustainable development etc. The 6 papers of the mains exam will be - Paper 1: General English and General Hindi (100 Marks), Paper 2: Literature and Language (150 Marks), Paper 3: History, Geography and Social Sciences (200 Marks), Paper 4: Polity, Public Administration, Indian Constitution and Good governance (200 Marks), Paper 5: Globalization, Sustainable development and Indian Economy (200 Marks), Paper 6: Environment & Technology Development as well as General Sciences (200 Marks).

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