To test the analytical skills, reasoning ability and aptitude of IAS aspirants.
In this CSAT exam, we have,
- Number of questions: 80 Objective-Type (MCQ) questions
- Negative Marking: Yes (1/3rd of the maximum marks for the question)
- Time: 2 hours
- Type of Exam: Offline exam
- Language of CSAT exam paper: English/Hindi
- Maximum Marks: 200
- CSAT qualifying marks: 66.67 marks (33% qualifying criteria)
Books recommended
- CSAT Paper by 2 Manual by TMH
- Analytical Reasoning by M. K. Pandey
- Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal
Marking scheme
- The paper has 80 with a time of 2 hours only.
- Each question carries 2.5 marks making the total to 200 marks
- Candidates must remember that there is negative marking. For every incorrect answer, the candidate is penalised 1/3rd of the total marks allotted to that question, i.e., 0.83 marks will be cut.
- If a question is not attempted, i.e., the candidate leaves it blank on the OMR sheet, no marks will be cut for that question.
