Civil Services Scholarship Test - 2020

Thousands of meritorious civil services aspirants are unable to take institutional guidance for UPSC CSE due to unfavourable economic conditions. We, at NEXT IAS, have a strong belief in access to quality education for all. Hence, to nurture the talent of such candidates, NEXT IAS will provide scholarship upto 100% in tuition fee in GS Foundation Course: Prelims cum Mains Classroom program for the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2021.

Category	Scholarship % in Tuition Fee Offline / Classroom Course	Scholarship % in Tuition Fee Live / Online Course
A	100%	50%
B	75%	25%
C	50%	10%
D	25%	-
E	10%	-

Candidate can prefer any one of the below mentioned syllabus (either GS or Aptitude) to appear

Test Pattern (Objective Type)
Paper	Syllabus	No of Questions	Negative Marking
General Studies	Current Affairs	14	100 Questions	1/3Marks
History & Culture	17
Geography	13
Polity	13
Economics	15
Science & Technology	12
Environment & Ecology	16

GS Based
Syllabus	No of Questions
Current Affairs	16
History	14
Geography	14
Polity	14
Economics	14
Science & Technology	14
Environment & Ecology	14

2 hours

100 Questions

200 marks

Aptitude Based
Syllabus	No of Questions
General mental ability, Logical reasoning and analytical ability	25
Reading Comprehension	25
Basic numeracy (Class X level; numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.)	10
General Knowledge	10
Current events of national and international importance (Nov, 2019 – Feb, 2020)	10

2 hours

80 Questions

200 marks

There will be penalty for wrong Answers (one-third of Marks assigned)

Test Centres

Allahabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi-Saket, Delhi-Old Rajinder Nagar, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Varanasi, Vizag, Nagpur, Guwahati,Ahmedabad.

Test Date

1^st March, 2020

Test Timing

Aptitude Based-10:30 am - 12:30 pm

GS Based- 03:00 pm - 05:00 pm

Test Syllabus

GS Based

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
General Science

Aptitude Based

General mental ability, Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Reading Comprehension
Basic numeracy (Class X level; numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.)
General Knowledge
Current events of national and international importance (Nov, 2019 – Feb, 2020)

Procedure For Registration

Log on to www.nextias.com
Fill Civil Services Scholarship Test online registration form & pay the registration fee
User name & password will be mailed to your respective e-mail id.
Login & download your Admit Card.
Venue & timing will be mentioned on Admit Card.
Candidate should produce Admit Card along with photo id proof to enter the examination hall.