Is There a Fixed Syllabus for IAS Main’s Current Affairs on National Issues?

It is generally assumed that there is no fixed syllabus for the UPSC Civil Services Main Exam; UPSC asks questions based on no fixed syllabus. But this assumption is not correct. UPSC gives a clear-cut syllabus for the Current Affairs on National Issues and Issues of Social Relevance. It asks questions based on the syllabus. However, the issues related to Current Affairs are vast and you need to know the background of the issues to answer the questions asked in the exam. That is why it seems that UPSC does not follow a fixed syllabus for the Main exam.

You can go through the syllabus given by the UPSC and prepare your Current Affairs according to the syllabus.

Current National Issues and Topics of Social Relevance:

This part is intended to test the candidate’s awareness of current national issues and topics of social relevance in present-day India, such as the following:
•    The Indian economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
•    Issues arising from the social and economic exclusion of large sections from the benefits of development.
•    Other issues relating to the development and management of human resource.
•    Health issues including the management of Public Health, Health education and ethical concerns regarding health-care, medical research and pharmaceuticals.
•    Law enforcement, internal security and related issues such as the preservation of communal harmony.
•    Issues relating to good governance and accountability to the citizens including the maintenance of human rights, and of probity in public life.
•    Environmental issues, ecological preservation, conservation of natural resources and national heritage.