GPSC Exam
What is GPSC exam?
An aspirant is most welcome to visit PD Gurukul anytime for the details of this exam. Apart from this, here also the basic information regarding this examination is being provided.
Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) released an official notification for Gujarat Administrative & Civil Service Exam 2018 for the appointment of 294 Candidates in various departments of Gujarat Department. The candidates need to qualify Gujarat Civil Services Exam 2018 to secure a job in Class I and Class II Vacancies in the Gujarat Government.
It is important to know the GPSC Exam Pattern inside out as part of preparation. Sometimes lack of knowledge of the syllabus and GPSC Exam Pattern is the primary cause of failure.
Besides GPSC Exam Pattern, one needs to know about the GPSC Syllabus well. To get recruited through Gujarat Public Service Commission, candidates need to clear the three most essential sections which are as follows:
- GPSC Pre Exam
- GPSC Main Exam
- Interview
GPSC Syllabus, therefore, can be broadly divided into two parts; GPSC Prelims Syllabus and GPSC Mains Syllabus.GPSC Exam Pattern for PrelimThe preliminary examination will consist of two paper of objective type (multiple choice questions). On the basis of marks obtained in this examination, candidates are declared qualified for Main Examination. Final selection list will be prepared only on the basis of marks obtained in Main Examination and Interview.
- Question papers will be of objective type (multiple choice questions) and will be out of 200 marks each.
- Each question will have four probable answers grouped under A, B, C and D of which the only one will be the correct answer.
- Both GS-I and GS-II question papers consist of 200 questions each.
- The total marks for both papers are 400 and time duration for each paper is 2 hours.
- Each question paper will be in English or Gujarati.
| Sr No | Nature of Exam | Name of Paper | Time | Total Allotted Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Objective | General Studies-I | 2 Hours | 200 |
| 2 | Objective | General Studies-II | 2 Hours | 200 |
| Total Marks | 400 |
GPSC Exam Pattern for Mains
Main Examination will consist of a written examination. The Written examination will consist of six papers of conventional essay type questions.
- All papers are descriptive in nature.
- Each paper will be of three hours duration.
- Marks assigned to all six papers is 150 and the total marks allotted is 900 marks.
- The Personality test will be out of 100 marks bringing the grand total to 1000 marks.
| Sr No | Nature of Exam | Name of Paper | Time | Total Allotted Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Papers are Descriptive | Gujarati | 3 Hours | 150 |
| 2 | English | 3 Hours | 150 | |
| 3 | Essay | 3 Hours | 150 | |
| 4 | General Studies-I | 3 Hours | 150 | |
| 5 | General Studies-II | 3 Hours | 150 | |
| 6 | General Studies-III | 3 Hours | 150 | |
| Total Marks of Written Examination | 900 | |||
| Personality Test | 100 | |||
Total Marks to be considered for final selection1000