CSAT Books

Book

Paper-1

Our Constitution - Subhash Kashyap
India's struggle for independence- Bipan Chandra
Geography of India - D.R.Khullar
Certificate Physical and Human Geography - Goh Cheng Leong
Indian Economy- Dutt and Sundaram
Human Geography - Majid Hussain
NCERT Textbooks
Yojana
Oxford Atlas India
India Year Book
Economic Survey of India
The Hindu
The Times of India
Kurukshetra
World Focus

Frontline

Paper-2:

Quantitative Aptitude - R S Aggarwal
Quantitave Aptitude for Competitive Examinations - Abhijit Guha
The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude - Nishit K Sinha
High School English Grammar and Composition - Wren and Martin

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary - Oxford University Press

CSAT Syllabus

The syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination would be as under :

(Paper 1) (200 marks) - Duration : Two hrs.

1.Current events of national and international importance

2.History of India and Indian national movement

3.Indian and World Geography- physical, social, economic geography of India and the world

4.Indian Polity and governance – constitution, political system,panchayati raj, public policy, Rights issues, etc.

5·Economic and social development – sustainable development, poverty,inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc.

6·General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change-that donot require subject specialization

7·General science.

(Paper II) (200 marks) – Duration : Two hrs

1·Comprehension

2· Interpersonal skills including communication skills

3· Logical reasoning and analytical ability

4·Decision making and problem solving

5·General mental ability

6·Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. –Class X level)

7·English language comprehension skills (Class X level)

Abbreviations

CCI : Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure

CICA : Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia

CIHCS : Central Institution of Himalayan Culture Studies

COBSE : Council of Boards of School Education

DONER : Development of North Eastern Region

DSIIDC : Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation

HIPC : Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

IFC : Infrastructure Finance Companies

IGMDP : Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme

IIIT : Indian Institute of Information Technology

INSAS : Indian Small Arms System

INTACH : Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage

ISCA : Indian Science Congress Association

IVFRI : Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking

MsDP : Multi-sectoral Development Programme

MMRCA : Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft

MPI : Multi-dimensional Poverty Index

NPCIL : Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited

NBWL : National Board for Wildlife

NCHER : National Commission for Higher Education and Research

NCHRH : National Council for Human Resource in Health

NCPCR : National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

NFSA : National Food Security Act

NGRBA : National Ganga River Basin Authority

NLD : National League for Democracy

NLM : National-Level Monitors

NMEEE : National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency

PFRDA : Pension Fund and Regulatory and Development Authority

SCOPE : Standing Conference of Public Enterprises

START : Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

UIDAI : Unique Identification Authority of India