Detailed description of RAS Syllabus

• Major Landmarks in the History of Rajasthan
• Major Dynasties, their Administrative and Revenue System
• Socio-cultural Issues.  Freedom Movement , Political Awakening and Integration added in Rajasthan RAS Pre Syllabus 2021
• Salient features of Architecture – Forts and Monuments
• Arts, Paintings and Handicrafts added in RPSC RAS Pre Syllabus
• Important Works of Rajasthani literature.
• Local Dilects added in RPSC RAS Prelims Syllabus 2021
• Fairs, Festivals, Folk Music and Folk Dances.
• Rajsathani Culture, Traditions and Heritage.
• Religious Movements, Saints added in Rajasthan RAS Prelims Syllabus added in RPSC RAS Pre Exam Syllabus
• Lok devtas of Rajasthan.
• Important Tourist Places added in RPSC RAS Syllabus
• Leading Personalities of Rajasthan

Topics covered in RAS Syllabus are as follows:

• Ancient & Medieval Period:
• Salient features and Major Landmarks of Ancient and Medieval India
• Art, Culture, Literature and Architecture
• Major Dynasties added in RPSC RAS Syllabus or Rajasthan RAS Pre Exam Syllabus 2021
• Their Administrative System. Socio-Economic Conditions
• Prominent Movements

Modern Period:

• Modern Indian history (from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the
• present)- significant events, personalities and issues.
• The Freedom Struggle— & Indian National Movement- its various stages and important contributors and contributions from different parts of the country.
• Social and Religious Reform movements in the 19th and 20th century.
• Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country

Topics covered in RAS Syllabus are as follows:World Geography:

• Broad Physical features.
• Environmental and Ecological Issues.
• Wildlife and Bio-diversity.
• International Waterways
• Major Industrial Regions

Geography of India:

• Broad physical features and Major physiographic divisions.
• Agriculture and Agro based Activities added in RPSC RAS Syllabus
• Minerals – Iron, Manganese, Coal,
• Oil & Gas, Atomic minerals.  Major Industries and Industrial development.
• Transportation– major transport corridors. Natural Resources.
• Environmental Problems and Ecological Issues

Topics covered in RAS Syllabus are as follows:

• Broad physical features and Major physiographic divisions.  Natural Resource of Rajasthan
• Climate, Natural Vegetation, Forests, Wildlife and Bio-diversity
• Major irrigation projects.
• Mines and Minerals.
• Population, Major Industries and Potential for Industrial Development

Topics covered in RAS Syllabus are as follows:

• Constitutional Development & Indian Constitution :
• Government of India Acts: 1919 and 1935, Constituent Assembly, Nature of Indian Constitution
• Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State, Fundamental Duties, Federal Structure, Constitutional
• Amendments, Emergency Provisions, Public Interest Litigation (P.I.L.) and Judicial Review
• Indian Political System and Governance added in RPSC RAS Syllabus
• Nature of Indian State, Democracy in India, Reorganization of States, Coalition Governments, Political Parties, National Integration.
• Union and State Executive; Union and State Legislative, Judiciary—  President, Parliament, Supreme Court, Election Commission, Comptroller and— Auditor General
• Planning Commission, National Development Council, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), Central Information Commission , Lokpal
• National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).  Local Self Government— & Panchayati Raj
• Public Policy & Rights
• National Public Policy as a welfare state.—  Various Legal Rights and Citizen Charter—

Topics covered in RAS Syllabus are as follows:

• Governor, Chief Minister, State Assembly, High Court, Rajasthan Public Service Commission
• District Administration, State Human Rights Commission, Lokayukt, State Election Commission, State Information Commission.  Public Policy
• Legal Rights and Citizen Charter

Topics covered in RAS Syllabus are as follows:

• Basic Knowledge of Budgeting, Banking, Public Finance, National Income, Growth and Development
• Accounting- Concept, Tools and Uses in Administration
• Stock Exchange and Share Market
• Fiscal and Monetary Policies
• Subsidies, Public Distribution System—  e-Commerce
• Inflation- Concept, Impact and Control Mechanism
• Economic Development & Planning
• 5 Year Plans – Objectives, Strategies and Achievements.  Major Sectors of Economy- Agriculture, Industry
• Service and Trade-Current Status
• Issues & initiatives.  Major Economic Problems and Government Initiatives. Economic Reforms
• Liberalization
• Human Resource and Economic Development:
• Human Development Index
• Poverty and Unemployment:- Concept, Types, Causes, Remedies and Current— Flagship Schemes added in RPSC RAS Syllabus
• Social Justice and Empowerment:
• Provisions for Weaker Sections.

• Major Agricultural, Industrial and Service Sector Issues.
• Growth, Development and Planning
• Infrastructure& Resources.  Major Development Projects
• Programmes and Schemes- Government Welfare Schemes for SC/ST/Backward
• Class/Minorities/Disabled Persons added in RPSC RAS Syllabus
• Destitute, Women, Children, Old Age People, Farmers & Labourers.

Topics covered in RPSC RAS Science Syllabus are as follows:

• Basics of Everyday Science.  Electronics, Computers, Information and Communication Technology.
• Space Technology including Satellites.  Defence Technology.
• Nanotechnology added in RPSC RAS Syllabus
• Human body, Food and Nutrition, Health care.
• Environmental and Ecological Changes and its Impacts.
• Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
• Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry and Animal Husbandry with special reference to Rajasthan.  Development of Science and Technology in Rajasthan

Current Affairs

Topics covered in RAS Syllabus are as follows:

• Major Current Events and Issues of State(Rajasthan)
• National and International Importance  Persons and Places in recent news
• Games and Sports related Activities

Unit I

• RAS Syllabus: Part A – History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition and Heritage of Rajasthan added in RPSC RAS Mains Syllabus 2021
• Major landmarks in the History of Rajasthan from Pre-historic time to close of 18th Century, Important dynasties, their administrative and revenue system added in RPSC RAS Mains Syllabus 2021
• Salient events of 19th& 20thcenturies: Peasant & Tribal Movements. Political Awakening, Freedom Movement and Integration.
• Heritage of Rajasthan: Performing & fine Art, Handicraft and Architecture; Fairs, Festivals, Folk Music and Folk Dance added in RPSC RAS Syllabus
• Important works of Rajasthani Literature and Dialects of Rajasthan.
• Saints , Lok Devtas and eminent personalities of Rajasthan added in RPSC RAS Syllabus

• Indian heritage: Fine Art, Performing Art, Architecture & Literature from Indus Civilization to British Era.
• Religious Movements and religious philosophy in Ancient and Medieval India added in RPSC RAS Syllabus
• History of Modern India from beginning of 19th Century to 1965 AD: Significant events, personalities and issues
• Indian National Movement- Its various stages & streams, important contributors and contribution from different parts of the country
• Socio-religious Reform Movements in 19th and 20th Century
• Post Independence consolidation and reorganisation – Accession of princely states & Linguistic reorganisation of the states

• Renaissance and Reformation.  Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution added in RPSC RAS Mains Syllabus 2021
• Imperialism and colonialism in Asia and Africa.
• Impact of World Wars

• Major Sectors of Economy: Agriculture, Industry & Service- Current Status, Issues and Initiatives added in Rajasthan RAS Mains Exam Syllabus 2021
• Banking: Concept of Money supply & High Powered Money. Role and Functions of Central Bank & Commercial Banks, issues of NPA, Financial Inclusion. Monetary Policy- Concept, objectives & Instruments added in RPSC RAS Mains Syllabus 2021
• Public Finance: Tax reforms in India- Direct & Indirect, subsidies- Cash Transfer and other related issues. Recent Fiscal Policy of India
• Recent Trends in Indian Economy: Role of Foreign Capital, MNCs, PDS, FDI, Exim Policy, 12th Finance Commission, Poverty alleviation schemes.

• Global Economic issues and trends: Role of World Bank, IMF & WTO.
• Concept of Developing, Emerging and Developed countries.
• India in global Scenario

• Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Dairy and Animal husbandry with special reference to Rajasthan.  Industrial Sector- Growth and recent trends added in RPSC RAS Syllabus
• Growth, Development & Planning with special reference to Rajasthan.  Recent development and issues in service sector of Rajasthan added in RPSC RAS Mains Syllabus 2021
• Major Development Projects of Rajasthan- their objectives and impact added in Rajasthan RAS Mains Examination Syllabus 2021
• Public Private Partnership Model for Economic Transformation in Rajasthan.
• Demographic Scenario of the State and its impact on Rajasthan Economy.

• Development of Sociological Thought in India  Social Values
• Caste Class & Occupation
• Sanskritization added in RPSC RAS Mains Exam Syllabus 2021
• Varna, Ashram, Purusharth and Sanskar Vyavastha
• Secularism added in RPSC RAS Mains Syllabus 2021
• Issues and Problems of Society.
• Tribal community of Rajasthan: Bhil, Mina (Meena) and Garasia.

• Management – Scope, concept, functions of Management – Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Direction, Coordination and Control, Decision-Making: concept, process and techniques.
• Modern concept of Marketing, Marketing Mix Product, Price, Place and Promotion added in RPSC RAS Syllabus
• Objective, concept of maximization of wealth, Sources of Finance – Short and Long term, Capital Structure, Cost of Capital
• Concept and Main theories of Leadership and Motivation, Communication added in RPSC RAS Mains Exam Syllabus 2021
• Basics of recruitment, selection, induction, training & development and appraisal system added in RPSC RAS Mains Syllabus 2021

• Techniques of analysis of Financial statements, Basics of Working Capital Management added in RPSC RAS Mains Exam Syllabus 2021
• Responsibility and Social Accounting  Meaning
• Objectives of Auditing, Internal Control, Social, Performance and Efficiency Audit.  Basics of different types of Budgeting, Budgetary control added in RPSC RAS Mains Syllabus 2021