RAS (prelims & Mains) Syllabus 2024: Hindi & English pdf Download

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

• Ancient & Medieval Period:
• Salient features and Major Landmarks of Ancient and Medieval India
• Art, Culture, Literature, and Architecture.
• Major Dynasties, 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

• 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.
• Minerals – Iron, Manganese, Coal, Oil & Gas, Atomic minerals.
•  Major Industries and Industrial development.
• Transportation– major transport corridors.
• Natural Resources.
• Environmental Problems and Ecological Issues

• 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

• The 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 :

• 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

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

• Basic Concepts of Economics
• 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 and
• Liberalization
• Human Resource and

Economic Development

• Human Development Index
• Poverty and Unemployment:- Concept, Types, Causes, Remedies and Current
• Flagship Schemes.

Social Justice and Empowerment

• Provisions for Weaker Sections.

• A Macro overview of Economy.
• 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, Destitute, Women, Children, Old Age People,
• Farmers & Labourers.

• Basics of Everyday Science.
• Electronics, Computers, Information and Communication Technology.
• Space Technology including Satellites.
• Defense Technology.
• Nanotechnology.
• The 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.

• Statement and Assumptions, Statement and Argument, Statements and Conclusion, Courses of Action.
• Analytical Reasoning.

Mental Ability:

• Number series, Letter series, Odd man out, Coding-Decoding, Problems relating to
• Relations, Shapes, and their subsections.

Basic Numeracy:

• Elementary knowledge of Mathematical and Statistical Analysis.
• Number System, Order of Magnitude, Ratio, and Proportion, Percentage, Simple and Compound Interest, Data Analysis (Tables, Bar diagram, Line graph, Pie-chart).

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

Part A – History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition, and Heritage of Rajasthan

• Major landmarks in the History of Rajasthan from Pre-historic time to close of
• 18th Century, Important dynasties, their administrative and revenue system.
• Salient events of 19th & 20th centuries: 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
• Important works of Rajasthani Literature and Dialects of Rajasthan.
• Saints, Lok Devtas and eminent personalities of Rajasthan

Part B – Indian History & Culture

• Indian heritage: Fine Art, Performing Art, Architecture & Literature from Indus
• Civilization to British Era.
• Religious Movements and religious philosophy in Ancient and Medieval India.
• History of Modern India from the 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 reorganization – Accession of princely
• states & Linguistic reorganization of the states

Part C – History of Modern World

• Renaissance and Reformation.
• Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution.
• Imperialism and colonialism in Asia and Africa.
• Impact of World Wars.

Unit II- ECONOMICS

Part A- Indian Economy

• Major Sectors of Economy: Agriculture, Industry & Service- Current Status,
•  Issues and Initiatives.
• 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.
• 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.

Part B- World Economy

• Global Economic issues and trends: Role of World Bank, IMF & WTO.
• The concept of Developing, Emerging, and Developed countries.
• India in global Scenario.
• Part C- Economy of Rajasthan
• Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Dairy and Animal husbandry with special
• reference to Rajasthan.
• Industrial Sector- Growth and recent trends.
• Growth, Development & Planning with special reference to Rajasthan.
• Recent development and issues in the service sector of Rajasthan.
• Major Development Projects of Rajasthan- their objectives and impact.
• Public-Private Partnership Model for Economic Transformation in Rajasthan.
• Demographic Scenario of the State and its impact on Rajasthan Economy.

Unit III- SOCIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Part A- Sociology

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

Part B- Management

• Management – Scope, concept, functions of Management – Planning,
• Organizing, Staffing, Direction, Coordination and Control, Decision-Making: concept, process, and techniques.
• The modern concept of Marketing, Marketing Mix – Product, Price, Place, and Promotion
• Objective, the 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,
• Basics of recruitment, selection, induction, training & development, and appraisal system.

Part C- Business Administration

• Techniques of analysis of Financial statements, Basics of Working Capital
• Management, Responsibility and Social Accounting
• Meaning & Objectives of Auditing, Internal Control, Social, Performance and
• Efficiency Audit.
• Basics of different types of Budgeting, Budgetary control

• Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
• Number Series, Letter Series, Coding-Decoding
• Problems related to Relations
• Shapes and their Sub-sections, Venn Diagram
• Problems based on Clocks, Age and Calendar
• Number system and order of Magnitude
• Simultaneous Linear Equations in Two Variables
• Ratio and Proportion, Compound Proportion
• Square Root, Cube Root, H.C.F. and L.C.M.
• Percentage, Simple and Compound Interest
• Time and Work, Speed and Distance
• Area and Perimeter of Simple Geometrical Shapes, Volume and Surface Area
• of Sphere, Cone, Cylinder, and Cuboids
• Trigonometry Ratios and Angles
• Data Analysis (Tables, Bar-Graph, Line Graph, Pie-Chart)
• Measures of Central Tendency, Mean, Mode, Median, Standard Deviation and Variance Probability

Unit II- General Science & Technology

• Motion, laws of motion, work energy and power, rotational motion, gravitation,
• simple harmonic motion, waves
• Properties of matter, electrostatics, current electricity, moving charge and magnetism.
• Ray optics, Photoelectric effect, Nuclear physics, semiconductor devices
• Electromagnetic waves, communication systems, basics of computers, use of
•  information technology in administration, e-governance, and e-commerce,
• contributions of Indian scientists in the development of science
• States of matter, Atomic structure, chemical bonding, and molecular structure,
• equilibriums
• Thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, solid state, solutions, electro
• chemistry, Chemical kinetics
• A characteristic feature of life Nutrition in organisms
• The principal of inheritance and variation 6
• Human health and diseases
• Biotechnology and its applications
• Biodiversity and conservation
• Ecosystems
• Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Dairy and Animal Husbandry with special reference to Rajasthan.

Unit III- Earth Science (Geography & Geology)

Part A- World

• Broad Physical Feature: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Lakes, and Glaciers.
• Earthquakes and Volcanoes: Types, distribution and their impact
• Earth and its Geological timescale.
• Current Geopolitical Problems.

Part B- India

• Broad Physical Features: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Lakes, and Glaciers.
• Major Physiographic divisions of India.
• Climate- Origin of Monsoon, Seasonal Climatic conditions, Distribution of rainfall and climatic regions,
• Natural Resources: (a) Water, Forest, Soil
• (b) Rocks & Mineral: Types and their uses
• Population: Growth, Distribution and Density, Sex-ratio, Literacy, urban and
• Rural Population.

Part C- Rajasthan

• Broad Physical Features: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Rivers, and Lakes.
• Major Physiographic Regions.
• Natural Vegetation and Climate.
• Livestock, Wildlife, and its Conversation.
• Agriculture- Major Crops.
• Mineral Resources: (i) Metallic Minerals- Types, distribution and
• Industrial uses and their conservation.
• (ii)Non- Metallic Minerals- Types, distribution and
• Industrial uses and their conservation.
• Energy Resources: Conventional and Non-conventional
• Population and Tribes.

• Indian Constitution: Framing, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure.
• Ideological Contents: Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of
• State Policy, Fundamental Duties.
• Institutional framework- I: Parliamentary System, President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Parliament.
• Institutional Framework- II: Federalism, Centre-State relations, Supreme Court, High Courts, Judicial Review, Judicial Activism.
• Institutional Framework- III: Election Commission of India, Comptroller and Auditor General, Union Public Service Commission, NITI Aayog, Central Vigilance Commission, Central Information Commission, National Human Rights Commission
• Political Dynamics: Role of Cast, Religion, Class, Ethnicity, Language and
• Gender in Indian Politics, Political Parties, and Electoral Behaviour, Civil
• Society and Political Movement, Issues related to National Integrity and
• Security. Potential areas of Socio-Political conflicts
• State Politics of Rajasthan: Party System, Political Demography, Different
• phases of Political competition in Rajasthan, Panchayati Raj, and Urban self
• Government Institutions
• Emerging World Order in the post-Cold War era, USA’s hegemony and its
• resistance, UN and Regional Organizations, International Terrorism and
• Environmental issues.
• Foreign Policy of India: Evolution, Determinants, India’s relations with USA,
• China, Russia, and European Union, India’s role in UN, NAM, BRICS, G- 20,
• G- 77 and SAARC.
• Geopolitical and Strategic development in South Asia, South East Asia and
• West Asia and their impact on India.
• Current Affairs: Current events, persons and places of Rajasthan, National and
• international importance, recent activities related to games and sports.

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

• Administration and management: Meaning, nature, and significance. It’s role in developed & developing societies. Evolution of Public Administration as a discipline, new public administration, Theories of public administration.
• Concepts of power, authority, legitimacy, responsibility, and delegation.
• Principles of organization: Hierarchy, Span of control and unity of command
• Functions of management, Corporate governance and social responsibility
• New dimensions of public management, management of change.
• Aptitude and foundational values of civil services: integrity, impartiality, and non-partisanship, dedication to public service, the relationship between generalists and specialists.
• Legislative & Judicial control over administration: various methods and techniques of legislative & judicial control.
• Administrative setup, administrative culture in Rajasthan: Governor, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, State Secretariat and Chief Secretary.
• District administration: organization, the role of District Collector and
• Superintendent of Police, Sub-divisional and Tehsil administration.
• Development Administration: Meaning, Scope and Characteristics.
• State Human Rights Commission, State Election Commission, Lokayukt, Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Public Service Guarantee Act, 2011

Unit III- Administrative Ethics, Behavior, and Law

Part A- Administrative Ethics

• Administrative Ethics: Ethics and human interface: Essence, Determinants, and Consequences of ethic and human actions-Moral values (rights and Duties; Good and Virtues), Cardinal virtues of Plato, Utilitarianism- J.S. Mill, Freedom of will and moral responsibility
• Kantian ethics, Ethics of Bhagavad Gita and its role in the administration.
• The dimension of ethics: Role of administrators in society and educational institution in the inculcating Ethics in private and public relationships- Behaviour, Moral and Political attitudes of administrators.

Part B – Behavior

• Intelligence: Cognitive intelligence, Social intelligence, Emotional intelligence, Cultural intelligence and Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence.
• Personality: Psychoanalytical theories, Trait and Type theories, Determinants of personality and Assessment of personality.
• Learning and Motivation: styles of learning, Models of memory, causes of forgetting. Classification and types of motives, Theories of work motivation, Assessment of motivation
• Meeting Life Challenges: Stress: Nature, type, Sources, Symptoms, Effects, Stress Management, Promotion of Positive health and well being.

Part C-Law

• Concepts of Law: Ownership and possession, Personality, Liability, Rights, and Duties.
• Contemporary Legal issues: Right to information, Information technology law including cyber laws (concepts, purpose, prospects), Intellectual Property Rights (concepts, types, purpose, prospects)
• Crimes against Women and Children: Domestic Violence, Sexual Harassment the work place, the protection of children from sexual offenses Act 2012, Laws related to child labor.
• Important Land Laws in Rajasthan: Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956; Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955

• Correction of Sentences: 10 sentences for correction with errors related to Articles & Determiners
• Prepositions
• Tenses & Sequence of Tenses
• Modals
• Voice- Active & Passive
• Narration- Direct & Indirect
• Synonyms & Antonyms
• Phrasal Verbs & Idioms
• One Word Substitute
• Words often Confused or Misused

Part B- Comprehension, Translation & Precis Writing

• Comprehension of an Unseen Passage (250 Words approximately) 05 Questions based on the passage. Question No. 05 should preferably be on vocabulary.
• Translation of five sentences from Hindi to English.
• Precis Writing (a short passage of approximately

Part C- Composition & Letter Writing (30 Marks)

• Paragraph Writing- Any 01 paragraph out of 03 given topics (approximately 200 words)
• Elaboration of a given theme (Any 1 out of 3, approximately 150 words)
• Letter Writing or Report Writing (approximately 150 words)

100 (Hindi)