RAS Mains: Syllabus-wise Study Material, Websites

RAS Mains: General Knowledge and General Studies: Paper I

GS Paper I of RAS Mains Examination shall include units on History, Economic, Sociology, Management & Business Administration.

Unit I: History

Part A: History of Rajasthan

• RajRAS posts on History of Rajasthan

Part B: History of India

• RajRAS posts on History of India

Part C: History of Modern World

• Renaissance

Unit II: Economics

Part A: Indian Economy & Part B: World Economy

• Union Budget 2017: Analysis of Numbers
• Economic Survey 2017: Highlights, Download PDF English/Hindi
• Payment Banks

Part C: Economy of Rajasthan

• RajRAS posts on Economy of Rajasthan

Unit III: Sociology, Management & Business Administration

Part A: Sociology

• Female Foeticide in Rajasthan: Social Issue
• National Family Health Survey NFHS-4: Rajasthan
• Opium-Doda Addiction in Rajasthan: Social Issue
• Uniform Civil Code: Definition, debate, way-forward
• Development of Sociological Thought in India

Part B: Management

Part C: Business Administration

RAS Mains: General Knowledge and General Studies: Paper II

GS Paper II of RAS Mains Examination includes units on Logical Reasoning, Mental Ability, Basic Numeracy , another unit on General Science & Technology and a unit on Earth Science (Geography & Geology).

Unit I: Logical Reasoning, Mental Ability and Basic Numeracy

• Cube & Cuboids
• Cube & Dice Problems
• Coding & Decoding

Unit II: General Science & Technology

• WannaCry Ransomware: All you need to need to Know
• Science and Technology Current Affairs Summary: Dec 2016 – March 2017
• Ligo India Project
• Computer Basics
• Mobile Phone Technologies
• Diseases: Cause, Carriers & Vaccines
• Space Science & Technology
• Indian Missile System

Unit III: Earth Science (Geography & Geology)

Part A: Geography of World & Part B: Geography of India

• Environment India – Basics
• Major Industrial Regions of the World: Snapshot
• Major Ports of India: Snapshot

Part C: Geography of Rajasthan

• RajRAS posts on Geography of Rajasthan

RAS Mains: General Knowledge and General Studies: Paper III

GS Paper III of RAS Mains Examination shoul include unit on Indian Political System, World Politics and Current Affairs, another unit on Concepts, Issues and Dynamics of Public Administration and Management and third unit on Administrative Ethics, Behavior and Law.

Unit I: Indian Political System, World Politics and Current Affairs

• Mewar Bhil Corps: MBC
• Rajasthan Sampark: Good Governance Initiative
• Rajasthan State Commission for Women: RSCW: Introduction and Recent Initiatives
• System of Governance in India
• Committees & Panels: 2016
• List of Chief Ministers & Governors of Rajasthan
• Governor in Indian Polity (Part-I )
• Origin & Growth: Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Unit II:Concepts, Issues and Dynamics of Public Administration and Management

Unit III: Administrative Ethics, Behavior and Law

• Ethics of Bhagavad Gita and its role in Administration
• Administrative Ethics: Code of Conduct & Ethics for Civil Servants
• Administrative Ethics: 01: Glossary

RAS Mains: General Hindi and General English: Paper IV

Paper IV shall include 2 units:

• Unit I: General Hindi
• Unit II: General English