PSI Mains Syllabus

Pattern Of Examination: Objective
Total Marks: 200
Paper I: Marathi (60 marks)
               English (40 marks)
Paper II: General Study and General Mental Ability
Paper I:-
Marathi and English: General vocabulary, Sentence structure, Grammer, uses of idioms and phrases and their meaning and comprehension of passage.

Paper II:-
1. Current Affairs: International and National

2. General Mental Ability.
3.Geography of Maharashtra: Physical Geography, Physiographic zones, Mansoon Zones and difference between rainfall, Rivers, Mountains, Administrative zones, Natural resources- forest and minerals, Social geography- Population,and migration of population- Sources and destination, their impacts, rural habitats, Slums and their problems, Sant Gadgebaba Gramswachhata Abhiyan.

4. History of Maharashtra: Social and Economic changes(1885-1947), imporatant personalities, Social changes, changes in news papers and education, National movement and other movements.

5. Indian Constitution: Making of  constitution, Objective resolution, Important articles and features, Centre-State relation, Secular Government, Fundamental Rights and duties, Directive Principles of State- Education, Uniform Civil Code, independent judiciary.

6. Right to Information-2005

7. Computer and IT: Role of computer, impact of computer on various fields, Data Communication, networking and web technology, cyber crimes-their restrictions and case studies, Indian IT Sector, various programmes of Govt of India- Media Asia Lab, Vidya Vahini, Gyan Vahini, Community Information Centres.

8.Human Rights and Duties: International standards for human rights, Human Rights i Indian Constitution, Agencies for implementation and protection, Human Rights movement in India, Problems before human rights- poverty, illiteracy, Unemployment, Social- religional problems (violence, Terrorism, Corruption, protected cromes, exploitation of workers etc.), need of training for human rights of everyone and its importance, Civil Rights of Protection Act 1955, Human Rights Protection Act 1993, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence 2005, Atrocity Act 1989, Dowry Act 1961, Mahatma Gandhi Tandamukti Abhiyan,

9. Mumbai Police Act

10. Indian Penal Code

11. Criminal Procedure Code-1973

12. Indian Evidence Act