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CGPSC

Cycle 2025

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

DRAFT — unverified

Unverified — pending official notification check.

Pattern from commission website and official notifications.

Exam pattern

1.Preliminary Examination

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

General Studies Paper I

Main Session

Sections & timing

SectionTimingQuestionsMarks / QNegativeNature
General StudiesNot timed separately1002−0.333Scored
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Timing & navigation rules

  • One 2 hr overall timer for the whole paper. No sectional locks — the section split is indicative only.
  • You can move freely between sections and questions at any time.
  • The timer cannot be paused once started.

Aptitude Test Paper II (Qualifying)

Main Session

Sections & timing

SectionTimingQuestionsMarks / QNegativeNature
Aptitude TestNot timed separately1002−0.333Scored
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Timing & navigation rules

  • One 2 hr overall timer for the whole paper. No sectional locks — the section split is indicative only.
  • You can move freely between sections and questions at any time.
  • The timer cannot be paused once started.

2.Main Examination

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

Descriptive papers as per CGPSC pattern.

3.Interview

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

Personality test.

Notes from the official source

Preliminary Examination · General Studies Paper I · Main Session — qualifying criteria

Merit paper for Mains shortlisting.

Preliminary Examination · Aptitude Test Paper II (Qualifying) · Main Session — qualifying criteria

Qualifying paper.

Main Examination — note

Descriptive papers as per CGPSC pattern.

Interview — note

Personality test.

Official syllabus

Source: Official CGPSC State Service Examination notification and syllabus, Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission website · official document

Prelims

Question Paper 1: General Studies (100 questions, 200 marks)

  • Part I - General Studies: History of India and Indian National Movement
  • Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India
  • Constitution of India and Polity
  • Indian Economy
  • General Science and Technology
  • Indian Philosophy, Art, Literature and Culture
  • Current Affairs and Sports
  • Environment
  • Part II - General Knowledge of Chhattisgarh: History of Chhattisgarh and contribution of Chhattisgarh to the freedom movement
  • Geography, climate, physical status, census, archaeological and tourist centres of Chhattisgarh
  • Literature, music, dance, art and culture, idioms and proverbs, puzzles/riddles, singing of Chhattisgarh
  • Tribes, special traditions, teej and festivals of Chhattisgarh
  • Economy, forest and agriculture of Chhattisgarh
  • Administrative structure, local government and Panchayati raj of Chhattisgarh
  • Industry in Chhattisgarh; energy, water and mineral resources of Chhattisgarh
  • Current affairs of Chhattisgarh

Question Paper 2: Aptitude Test (100 questions, 200 marks)

  • Interpersonal skills including communication skills
  • Logical reasoning and analytical ability
  • Decision-making and problem-solving
  • General mental ability
  • Basic numeracy - numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude (Class X level)
  • Data interpretation - charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency (Class X level)
  • Knowledge of Hindi Language (Class X level)
  • Knowledge of Chhattisgarhi Language
Mains

Paper I: Language - 200 marks

  • General Hindi
  • General English
  • Chhattisgarh Language

Paper II: Essay - 200 marks

  • Essays on topics related to Chhattisgarh and national issues

Paper III: General Studies I - 200 marks

  • History, Constitution and Public Administration

Paper IV: General Studies II - 200 marks

  • Science, Technology and Environment

Paper V: General Studies III - 200 marks

  • Economics and Geography

Paper VI: General Studies IV - 200 marks

  • Mathematics and Logical Ability

Paper VII: General Studies V - 200 marks

  • Philosophy and Sociology
Interview

Mains: seven descriptive papers (1400) + Interview 150 = 1550 total merit. Prelims is screening only. Each prelims paper: 100 questions, 200 marks, 2 hours; 1/3 negative marking per official exam instructions.

Previous cutoffs

Source: Official CGPSC prelims cutoff marks notices published on psc.cg.gov.in

CGPSC State Service 2022· Prelims

EWS
114
Female
109
OBC
113
PwD
92
SC
103
ST
97
UR
117

CGPSC State Service 2021· Prelims

EWS
117
Female
111
OBC
115
PwD
94
SC
106
ST
101
UR
119

CGPSC State Service 2020· Prelims

EWS
118
Female
113
OBC
116
PwD
95
SC
108
ST
102
UR
120

CGPSC State Service 2023 (prelims held 11 Feb 2024; cutoff marks published Feb 2025)· Prelims

OBC
132.6144
SC
120.4286
ST
106.8087
UR
136.9155
UR(Ex-serviceman)
73.8348
UR(Female)
135.4818

2024-cycle figures are the official CGPSC-published cutoff marks (normalised marks as published, out of 200); CGPSC publishes full category/sub-category tables - only headline categories are listed here. Figures for 2020-2022 are as compiled from the official CGPSC result cutoffs out of 200.

Sources

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