RAS Syllabus 2026: Detailed Prelims, Mains & Exam Scheme

Last checked against the official RPSC syllabus: 11 October 2026. The official Preliminary and Main Examination syllabus documents used for this guide are dated 9 January 2026. This page explains the RAS / Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services Combined Competitive Examination scheme, the subject-wise syllabus for Prelims and Mains, and a practical way to convert the syllabus into a study plan.

Important: RPSC notifications and corrigenda are the final authority. Before an attempt, re-check the official syllabus, advertisement, eligibility, dates and instructions. This is an original student-friendly explanation, not a replacement for the official PDFs.

Ready to study subject by subject? Open the RAS Subject-Wise Study Materials for Rajasthan history and culture, geography, polity, economy, science, reasoning, current affairs, practice questions and Mains answer-writing exercises.

1. RAS examination scheme at a glance

The examination is conducted in successive stages: Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and the interview/personality assessment stage as provided in the applicable recruitment rules and notification. Prelims is a screening stage; its marks are not added to the final merit for the Main-qualified candidates.

• Prelims marking: RPSC’s 9 January 2026 syllabus specifies 150 objective questions, equal marks, and deduction of one-third mark for each wrong answer.
• Prelims level: Bachelor’s degree level as stated by RPSC.
• Mains format: descriptive/analytical questions of brief, medium, long-answer and descriptive types. Each paper is 3 hours. General Hindi and General English are at Senior Secondary level.
• Mains qualification: RPSC states that candidates admitted to Mains are generally up to 15 times the approximate vacancies, subject to the same-mark rule specified in the official document.
• Question-wise distribution: the published Mains scheme gives a unit-wise guide for questions, marks and word limits, but RPSC notes that unit-wise distribution may vary. Do not treat the table as a guarantee for every paper.

Mains question pattern and word limits

Official documents: RPSC Prelims Scheme & Syllabus (dated 9 January 2026) · RPSC Mains Scheme & Syllabus (dated 9 January 2026) · RPSC Mains unit-wise examination scheme · RPSC official syllabus listing.

Continue with topic-wise RAS learning

After reviewing the official syllabus below, use the Acadvik RAS Study Material & Practice MCQs for a structured topic-wise learning path, a Rajasthan history starter lesson, answer-writing guidance and practice questions.

2. RAS Prelims syllabus — topic-wise detail

Prelims has one combined paper, General Knowledge and General Science. The areas below follow the official RPSC syllabus dated 9 January 2026. The sub-bullets explain what a student should organise under each official heading; use the official PDF for the exact authoritative wording.

A. History, art, culture, literature, tradition and heritage of Rajasthan

• Prehistory and early society: Palaeolithic to Chalcolithic and Bronze Age sites; archaeological evidence; ancient Rajasthan’s society and culture.
• Sources: archaeological remains, inscriptions, archival records, literary sources and coins (numismatics); learn what each source can and cannot establish.
• Major dynasties and rulers: political and cultural achievements; relations with central powers, cooperation and resistance; medieval administration and revenue systems.
• Modern Rajasthan: 18th–19th century political and social conditions; peasant and tribal movements; Praja Mandal movements; mass awakening and integration of Rajasthan.
• Architecture and visual arts: temples, forts, palaces, monuments and man-made water bodies; schools of painting, handicrafts and traditional crafts.
• Performing arts: folk dances, folk drama, classical and folk music, instruments and regional performance traditions.
• Language and literature: Rajasthani dialects, literary works, folk literature and oral traditions.
• Religion and society: religious communities, saints, sects, folk deities, practices, fairs, festivals, customs, traditions, attire, ornaments and important personalities.

B. Indian history

• Ancient India: Indus civilisation and Vedic age; religious and philosophical ideas around the 6th century BCE, including Buddhism, Jainism and Ajivakas; Maurya, Kushan, Satavahana, Gupta, Chalukya, Pallava and Chola dynasties.
• Culture and knowledge: ancient art, architecture, science, Indian knowledge and value systems, Varna-Ashrama, Purushartha, Sanskara, philosophy and education.
• Medieval India: Delhi Sultanate dynasties, Vijayanagara, Mughal administration and policies, Marathas, medieval literature, painting, music and architecture.
• Bhakti and Sufi movements: ideas, major figures, social influence and cultural contributions.
• Modern India (early 19th century to 2000): British expansion and resistance by Marathas, Mysore and Sikhs; Revolt of 1857; British political, economic and administrative policies; socio-religious reform; nationalism; freedom struggle, revolutionary and regional movements; partition; post-independence state reorganisation, institution-building, planning, economic reforms, science and technology.

C. Geography of the world and India

• World geography: mountains, plateaus, plains and deserts; major rivers and lakes; natural vegetation; agriculture and crop distribution; industrial regions; transport networks; desertification, deforestation, climate change, global warming and ozone depletion.
• Indian geography: physiographic divisions; climate and monsoon; rivers and lakes; irrigation; important crops; metallic and non-metallic minerals; major industrial regions and industries.
• Map practice: locate major physical features, river systems, crops, mineral belts, industrial centres and transport corridors. Link location-based facts to current events where relevant.

D. Geography of Rajasthan

• Location, extent, boundaries and physiographic divisions.
• Rivers, lakes, drainage, climate and climatic characteristics.
• Natural vegetation, biodiversity and conservation; soils and their distribution.
• Agriculture, important crops, livestock, irrigation and water-resource issues.
• Population growth, density, literacy, sex ratio, urbanisation and demographic characteristics.
• Tribes and their regional distribution; minerals, metallic and non-metallic resources.
• Tourism geography, important destinations and the links between physical geography, economy and livelihoods.

E. Indian Constitution, political system and governance

• Making of the Constitution, Preamble, citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties.
• Union executive, legislature and judiciary; Union–State relations and emergency provisions.
• Rural and urban local government.
• Election Commission, UPSC, National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and NITI Aayog.
• Public policy, Citizen’s Charter, social audit and grievance redressal.
• Lokpal, Central Vigilance Commission and Central Information Commission.

F. Political and administrative system of Rajasthan

• Governor, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers and Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
• Rajasthan High Court, subordinate courts, other judicial bodies and Advocate General.
• Chief Secretary, State Secretariat, directorates, divisional commissioner, district collector/district magistrate, Superintendent of Police, Sub-Divisional Officer and Tehsildar.
• RPSC, Rajasthan State Election Commission, Rajasthan Information Commission, Rajasthan State Women Commission, Board of Revenue and Lokayukta.
• Panchayati Raj institutions and municipalities: structure, functions, accountability and local service delivery.

G. Economic concepts and Indian economy

• Economic growth and development; environmental degradation and sustainable development.
• Measurement of development: conventional measures, Human Development Index and related indices.
• Monetary and fiscal policy; Union Budget, resource mobilisation and current budget priorities.
• Fiscal federalism, Centre–State financial relations and Finance Commission.
• Agriculture: institutional and technological development, reforms, challenges and government initiatives.
• Industry, industrial growth, policy, reforms, liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation.
• Service sector, energy, transport and communication; skill development, employment generation, social justice and empowerment.

H. Economy of Rajasthan

• Macroeconomic overview, state economy and Rajasthan Budget.
• Agriculture, industry and services: current status, major issues and government initiatives.
• Energy, transport, communication and infrastructure development.
• Rural development, Panchayati Raj and State Finance Commission.
• Education and health as basic social services.
• Major welfare schemes of the Rajasthan Government. For current schemes and budget figures, revise the latest official state budget and government releases rather than relying on static notes alone.

I. Science and technology

• Everyday science and its practical applications.
• Computers, information and communication technology.
• Indian defence and space technology.
• Inheritance and variation, genetic engineering, biotechnology and nanotechnology.
• Human health, nutrition, diseases and public-health programmes.
• Environmental and ecological changes, impact assessment, biodiversity, conservation and sustainable development.
• Agriculture, horticulture, forestry and animal husbandry, with special reference to Rajasthan.
• Government science and technology programmes, recent advances, Indian contributions and indigenisation.

J. Reasoning, mental ability and basic numeracy

• Reasoning: statement and assumption; statement and argument; conclusions; courses of action; analytical and critical reasoning; deductive, inductive and abductive reasoning.
• Mental ability: number and letter series; coding–decoding; relationship problems; direction sense; logical Venn diagrams; ranking and seating arrangements; shapes and their subdivisions.
• Numeracy: ratio, proportion, partnership, profit and loss, percentages, simple and compound interest, perimeter and area of plane figures.
• Data interpretation and statistics: tables, bar diagrams, line graphs, pie charts; arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means; median and mode.
• Counting and probability: permutation, combination and simple probability problems.

K. Current affairs and issues, with special reference to Rajasthan

• Important personalities, places and contemporary issues.
• Newly launched welfare and development schemes, programmes and initiatives.
• Major economic and political developments.
• Sports events and achievements; awards, publications and distinguished authors.
• Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2022.

Prelims study method: make short notes for static facts, practise maps and timelines, revise Rajasthan-specific material repeatedly, and use timed MCQs to identify weak areas. Since one-third mark is deducted for each wrong answer under the published scheme, practise disciplined option elimination and avoid blind guessing.

3. RAS Mains syllabus — paper-wise detail

Mains consists of four compulsory descriptive/analytical papers of 200 marks each. Papers I–III are General Studies papers; Paper IV covers General Hindi, General English and Essay. The detailed topics below are grouped according to the official RPSC document dated 9 January 2026.

Paper I — General Knowledge and General Studies

Unit I: History

Part A — History, art, culture, literature, tradition and heritage of Rajasthan

• Prehistoric culture, ancient historic sites and their importance; political and cultural achievements of Rajasthan’s rulers up to the 18th century.
• Revenue and administrative systems and their changing patterns.
• 19th and 20th century Rajasthan: Revolt of 1857, peasant and tribal movements, political awakening, mass movements and integration.
• Performing and fine arts, handicrafts, architecture, monuments, folk music, folk dances, folk stories and folklore.
• Fairs, festivals, tribes and traditions; heritage and tourism sites.
• Rajasthani language, important literary works, religious beliefs, saints and folk deities.

Part B — Indian history and culture

• Indian heritage: fine and performing arts, architecture and literature from the Indus civilisation to the British era.
• Religious movements and philosophy in ancient and medieval India.
• British policies and their political, economic and administrative impact; unification of the country.
• Stages and streams of the national movement and important contributors; socio-religious reform and intellectual awakening in the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Post-independence India: accession of princely states, linguistic reorganisation, science and technology development, women’s empowerment and reform movements.

Part C — Modern world history up to 1991

• Renaissance and Reformation.
• American War of Independence, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution and Russian Revolution.
• Nazism in Germany and Fascism in Italy.
• Impact of the World Wars and the world during the Cold War.

Unit II: Economics

Part A — Indian economy

• Growth and development: concepts and measurement; income approach, HDI and related indices; climate change and environmental degradation.
• Agriculture: productivity and progress, land reforms, agricultural finance and marketing, food security, food processing and major policy initiatives.
• Industry: policy and reforms, globalisation, liberalisation, privatisation, industrial finance, MSMEs and policy initiatives.
• Services and infrastructure: energy, transport and communication; international trade, balance of payments, foreign aid and investment.
• Public finance: Union Budget, revenue and expenditure, fiscal deficit, public debt, fiscal policy and reforms, Centre–State relations and Finance Commission.
• RBI, monetary management, banking and financial reforms.
• Health, education, poverty, unemployment, employability programmes and welfare schemes for weaker and marginalised sections.

Part B — World economy: global economic issues and the roles of the WTO, World Bank and IMF.

Part C — Economy of Rajasthan

• State Domestic Product, per-capita income, inclusive growth, Viksit Rajasthan 2047, green growth, environmental sustainability and Rajasthan’s progress on Sustainable Development Goals.
• State Budget, fiscal management and budget deficits.
• Agricultural growth, productivity, water and irrigation, animal husbandry, allied activities, agricultural marketing and farmer-welfare schemes.
• Rural development, rural infrastructure, Panchayati Raj and State Finance Commission.
• Institutions for industrial development, investment promotion, MSMEs, petroleum and oil resources.
• Power, transport, PPP projects and externally aided state projects.
• Health, education, poverty, unemployment, employment generation and poverty-eradication schemes.
• Good governance, digital transformation and state welfare schemes for SC/ST, backward classes, minorities, persons with disabilities, destitute people, women, children and older people.

Unit III: Sociology, Management, Accounting and Auditing

Part A — Sociology

• Caste and class; changing dimensions of caste and class in Indian society.
• Secularisation, urbanisation, modernisation and globalisation in contemporary Indian society and culture.
• Karma, Dharma, Purushartha and Ashram system in the Indian social system.
• Family and marriage; issues concerning elderly people and persons with disabilities; effects of cybercrime and social media on society.
• Dowry, divorce, corruption, poverty, prostitution, unemployment and drug addiction.
• Challenges faced by women, marginalised groups, Dalits, SCs and STs, especially in Rajasthan, and their welfare schemes.

Part B — Management

• General management: concept, managerial skills and levels, management functions, Management by Objectives, decision-making processes, techniques and models.
• Organisational behaviour: perception, motivation theories, group dynamics, team building, organisational climate and culture.
• Marketing management: scope and marketing mix (product, pricing, promotion and physical distribution); service and digital marketing.
• Human Resource Management: planning, recruitment, selection, placement, training, performance appraisal and modern HR trends.
• Strategic management: business environment, SWOT analysis, strategy formulation, implementation, control and evaluation.

Part C — Accounting and auditing

• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and basic accounting concepts; basic knowledge of accounting standards.
• Company financial statements and techniques of financial statement analysis; cash-flow statements; responsibility and social accounting.
• Computerised accounting, features and software packages; basic GST knowledge.
• Meaning and objectives of auditing, audit programme, social/performance/efficiency audit and elementary government audit.

Paper II — General Knowledge and General Studies

Unit I: Administrative ethics

• Ethics and human values; lessons from leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in developing values.
• Rit and Rin, inspiration from Karmavada, duty, good and virtue.
• Ethics in private and public relationships; integrity, impartiality, non-partisanship, transparency, media and bureaucracy.
• Ethics of the Bhagavad Gita and its relevance to administration; Gandhian ethics; Indian and world moral thinkers and philosophers.
• Ethical dilemmas in administration; AI versus conscience in administrative decision-making.
• Ethical decision-making, social justice, humanitarian concerns, accountability, and instrumental versus value rationality.
• Non-factual case studies on the above topics: practise identifying stakeholders, values in conflict, options, consequences and a justified course of action.

Unit II: General science and technology

• Chemistry: atomic structure; metals, non-metals and metalloids; metallurgy, ores and alloys; acids, bases, pH and buffers; drugs, antioxidants, preservatives, pesticides, fertilisers and sweeteners; carbon compounds and their uses; fuels and octane rating; radioactivity; green chemistry.
• Physics: motion, work, power, energy and gravitation; light, heat, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism, sound and electromagnetic waves; medical diagnostics; nuclear fission and fusion; radiation safety.
• Biology and health: cells, plant parts, plant nutrition and growth regulators, reproduction in plants; human digestion, respiration, circulation, excretion, reproduction and nervous system; nutrition, immunity, diseases, public health and microbes.
• Biotechnology: fermentation, genetic engineering, GMOs and their ethical/legal/social issues; vaccines, CRISPR, mRNA technology and artificial organs.
• Computing and ICT: computer science, networking, telecommunications, mobile telephony, AI/ML, big data, cloud and edge computing, IoT, blockchain, digital currency, virtual/augmented reality, OTT platforms and social media.
• Indian science and technology: Indian scientists and institutions; robotics, nanotechnology and quantum computing; developments in India and Rajasthan; government policies, Digital India, cybersecurity and data privacy.
• Space and defence: Indian space programme, satellites, launch vehicles, remote sensing, defence research, indigenous technologies, missiles, drones and chemical/biological weapons.

Unit III: Earth science — geography and geology

Part A — World: Earth’s interior and geological time scale; types and distribution of mountains, plateaus, plains and deserts; earthquakes and volcanoes and their impacts; insolation, atmospheric circulation, humidity, precipitation and major environmental issues.

Part B — India: physiography; drainage and major rivers; monsoon, climate, rainfall distribution and climatic regions; water, vegetation, soils, minerals and power resources; population growth, distribution, density, sex ratio, literacy and rural–urban population.

Part C — Rajasthan: physiography; rivers and lakes; climate and classification; vegetation, wildlife and biodiversity; soils; major crops, production and distribution; mineral types, distribution and industrial uses; demographic characteristics; tribes; UNESCO geoparks and geo-heritage potential; tourism.

Paper III — General Knowledge and General Studies

Unit I: Indian polity, governance, India and international affairs, and current affairs

• Constitution: origins, structure and key principles; Constituent Assembly, influences and philosophical foundations; Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties; Basic Structure doctrine, amendments and major constitutional changes; recent constitutional developments, judicial decisions, constitutional morality and transformative constitutionalism.
• Institutions: President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers and Parliament; evolving federalism; Supreme Court and High Courts, judicial review and activism, virtual courts, eCourts and e-Committee.
• Political dynamics: party systems, regionalism, coalitions, identity-based and issue-driven politics, inclusive participation, gender participation, AI-enabled political mobilisation, voting behaviour and electoral reforms.
• Internal security: threats, security forces and agencies, their mandates, roles and challenges.
• Rajasthan governance and politics: political participation, leadership and electoral behaviour; parties and coalition politics; Panchayati Raj and urban local self-government; new political dynamics; public-policy formulation, institutions, stakeholders, implementation bottlenecks and e-governance initiatives.
• International affairs: post-Cold War changes, US hegemony, multipolarity, global political economy and international terrorism; determinants of Indian foreign policy; relations with major powers and neighbours; diaspora and cultural diplomacy.
• Global platforms and climate diplomacy: UN, WTO, EU, ASEAN, BRICS, G20, QUAD, I2U2, AUKUS and DAKSHIN; COP summits, International Solar Alliance and Mission LiFE.
• Current affairs: important events and personalities; Rajasthan welfare schemes; awards, literature, science, technology and ICT; sports policies, institutions, events and achievements in India and Rajasthan; role of yoga in health, wellness and stress management.

Unit II: Concepts, issues and dynamics of public administration

• Theories and principles: meaning, nature, scope and significance of public administration; its evolution and role in developed/developing societies; New Public Administration, New Public Management, Good Governance and New Public Service.
• Approaches: scientific management, human relations, behavioural, structural-functional and ecological approaches.
• Organisation: hierarchy, unity of command, span of control, delegation, centralisation and decentralisation, coordination, authority, responsibility and accountability.
• Administrative behaviour: leadership, communication and morale.
• Union institutions and personnel: UPSC, Election Commission, CAG, Finance Commission, Lokpal and NITI Aayog; recruitment, training, promotion, neutrality, anonymity and code of conduct in civil services.
• Administrative issues and accountability: Union–State and minister–civil servant relations, generalists versus specialists, reforms, social audit, and legislative, executive and judicial control.
• Comparative administration: features of administrative systems in the USA, UK, France and China.
• State and district administration: Governor, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, State Secretariat, Chief Secretary, directorates, police administration, Revenue Board, State Election Commission, State Human Rights Commission and Lokayukta; District Collector, law and order, revenue and development administration.

Unit III: Behaviour and law

Part A — Behaviour

• Intelligence: cognitive, social, emotional, cultural, appreciative and spiritual intelligence; importance and development at the workplace.
• Leadership theories, types and styles; workplace challenges and effectiveness; future leaders and their opportunities and challenges.
• Communication models and networks; barriers and distortion; electronic and destructive communication, including cyberslacking, cyberloafing and moonlighting.
• Flourishing at work, virtues and strengths, RAISEC model and person–environment fit.
• Burnout, stress and coping; occupational stress, sources and coping styles, personality, and gender issues at work.

Part B — Law (study the specific statutory provisions listed by RPSC)

• Right to Information Act, 2005: Sections 1–20.
• Information Technology Act, 2000: Section 1; specified definitions under Section 2 (including communication device, computer, computer network/resource/system, cyber café, cybersecurity, data, digital/electronic signatures and records, information, private key and public key); Sections 65, 66, 66B–66F, 67, 67A–67C and 71–78.
• Intellectual Property Rights: concepts, types and purpose.
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005: Sections 1–29 and 31.
• Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: Sections 1–9 and 11–20.
• Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012: Sections 1–15.
• Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007: Sections 1–25.
• Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955: Section 1; specified definitions in Section 5; Sections 14–17A, 31–37, 38–54A, 206–232 and 239–242, as listed in the official syllabus.
• Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956: Sections 1–2; specified definitions under Section 3; Sections 4–36, 40A, 74–87, 106–137 and 142–183.
• Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Section 1; specified definitions in Section 2; Sections 189–191, 194–197, 270 and 294–296.
• Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023: Sections 1–2 with the listed definitions; Sections 3(2)(a)–(b), 14–17, 41–43, 126–129, 148–149, 152, 163–167, 173–174, 187 and 194–196.

Law-paper caution: statutory amendments and commencement provisions can change. Prepare the exact sections named in the current official syllabus and cross-check the current bare Acts; do not substitute a general law summary for the listed provisions.

Paper IV — General Hindi, General English and Essay

Unit I: General Hindi — 90 marks

• Part A — 30 marks: prefixes and suffixes; use of similar-sounding/different-meaning words in sentences; word correction; sentence correction; idioms; proverbs/locutions; administrative English terms and their Hindi equivalents.
• Part B — 30 marks: précis of a prose passage to approximately one-third of its length (passage about 150 words); expansion of a saying, poetic line or well-known statement (about 100 words); translation of a given English passage into Hindi (about 50 words).
• Part C — 30 marks: general official letter, office order, demi-official letter, reminder and report; drafting notices, tender notices, circulars, press releases and office memoranda.

Unit II: General English — 70 marks

• Part A — Grammar and usage (20 marks): prepositions; a word used as different parts of speech; phrasal verbs and idioms in context; one-word substitutions; commonly confused or misused words.
• Part B — Comprehension, translation and précis (30 marks): comprehension of an unseen passage of approximately 300 words with five questions; précis of the same passage in approximately 100 words; translation of five sentences from Hindi to English.
• Part C — Composition and letter writing (20 marks): elaboration of one theme from three options (approximately 150 words); official letter, demi-official letter, official memorandum or report writing (approximately 150 words).

Unit III: Essay — 40 marks

Write one essay of approximately 600 words in either Hindi or English. The official syllabus lists six broad thematic areas:

1. Language, literature and cultural heritage.
2. Society, governance and public affairs.
3. Science, technology, environment and sustainable development.
4. Economy, agriculture, industry and commerce.
5. Current affairs, disasters and national development initiatives.
6. Tourism, culture and contemporary issues with reference to Rajasthan.

Marks depend on relevance, coherent structure, clarity of thought, precision and effective expression. Practise outlines, introductions, balanced arguments, Rajasthan-specific examples and concise conclusions.

4. How to convert the RAS syllabus into a study plan

Step 1 — Build a syllabus tracker

Create one row for every official topic. Mark it as Not Started, Learning, First Revision, PYQ Practised, Mock-Test Reviewed or Mastered. Avoid marking a topic complete merely because you have read it once.

Step 2 — Use a three-layer study method

1. Concept layer: understand the subject from a reliable basic source and make short, revisable notes.
2. Exam layer: solve previous-year questions and identify what the question tests, why distractors are wrong, and what nearby topics could also be asked.
3. Recall layer: close the book and retrieve facts, timelines, diagrams, case examples or arguments from memory; revisit weak topics on a spaced schedule.

Step 3 — Practise differently for Prelims and Mains

• Prelims: topic-wise MCQs, maps, timelines, factual recall, elimination practice and timed full-length sets. Record accuracy and the reason for each error.
• Mains: write 50-word and 150-word answers within the prescribed limits; practise introductions, headings, examples, data where reliable, balanced analysis and direct conclusions.
• Paper IV: schedule Hindi and English grammar, translation, précis, official drafting and one essay every week. Do not postpone language practice until the end.
• Law topics: use a section-wise checklist and revise the exact statutory provisions listed in the syllabus.

Step 4 — Link static subjects to current affairs

When a Rajasthan scheme, budget announcement, court decision, science development, international event or public-policy issue appears in the news, connect it to the relevant syllabus heading. Record the event, background, implementing institution, purpose, key data from an official source, benefits, implementation challenges and possible way forward. Current affairs should deepen the static syllabus rather than become an unorganised list of headlines.

Step 5 — Weekly review

5. Acadvik RAS preparation resources

• RAS Preparation Strategy — organise Rajasthan GK, GS and current affairs.
• RAS Preparation Roadmap — turn the syllabus into a study routine.
• Try the RAS Practice Center — practise objective questions and review mistakes.
• RAS Full-Length Mock Pack — see the planned exam-specific test-series page; check availability before purchase.
• RAS Rajasthan GK Revision Pack — see the planned Rajasthan-focused revision resource; it is not available for purchase unless the page explicitly says otherwise.
• Daily Current Affairs and Previous Year Papers — use these alongside the syllabus.
• Exam Preparation Hub — return to the wider Acadvik study library.

6. Frequently asked questions

Are Prelims marks counted in final merit?

No. The RPSC Prelims document describes it as a screening test and states that marks are not counted for the final order of merit of candidates admitted to Mains.

How many papers are there in RAS Mains?

The syllabus dated 9 January 2026 lists four compulsory papers: GS-I, GS-II, GS-III and General Hindi & General English, each worth 200 marks and lasting three hours.

Is RAS Mains objective or descriptive?

The official 2026 syllabus describes the written papers as descriptive/analytical, with brief, medium, long-answer and descriptive questions.

Is the Mains word limit fixed for every question?

The published scheme provides indicative word limits for different question types, including 50-word and 150-word responses, and notes that unit-wise distribution may vary. Follow the current question paper and official instructions.

Which syllabus should I follow if an older website differs?

Use the latest applicable RPSC syllabus and any official corrigendum. This page is aligned to the RPSC documents dated 9 January 2026, but candidates should always check the official RPSC syllabus listing before relying on it.

Official source and update policy

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