Syllabus and Examination Scheme for Lekhpal Main Examination

Examination Plan and Syllabus for Written Test

The written examination will consist of one paper with a total of 100 objective and multiple-choice type questions. The duration of the exam will be two hours (120 minutes). Each question will carry one mark. There is a provision for negative marking for each wrong answer, which will be 25% or 1/4 of the marks prescribed for that question.

Examination Scheme

The distribution of parts, subjects, number of questions, total marks, and duration is as follows:

Part	Subject	Number of Questions	Total Marks
Part-1	1) History of India and Indian National Movement	05	05
	2) Indian Polity and Indian Constitution	05	05
	3) Geography of India and World	05	05
	4) Indian Economy and Social Development	05	05
	5) Rural Society and Development	05	05
	6) Current Events of National and International Importance	05	05
	7) Science and Technology	05	05
	8) Environmental Ecology and Disaster Management	10	10
	9) Data Interpretation	10	10
	10) General Hindi	10	10
Part-2	Knowledge of concepts of Computer and Information Technology and contemporary technological development	15	15
Part-3	General information related to the State of Uttar Pradesh	20	20
Total		100	100

Detailed Syllabus

Part-1 (Subject-related Knowledge)

1. History of India & Indian National Movement: Information on social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of Indian history. Comprehensive knowledge of the freedom movement, the rise of nationalism, and the attainment of independence.
2. Indian Polity & Indian Constitution: Knowledge of the political system, including constitutional development in India, Indian Constitution, Indian political system and governance, Panchayati Raj and local self-governance, public policy, official issues, and community development.
3. Geography of India & World: Information on the country's physical, social, and economic geography, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry, population and urbanization patterns, smart cities, and smart villages. General information about world geography.
4. Indian Economy & Social Development: Economic planning in India, objectives and achievements, role of NITI Aayog, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Components of the government budget and financial system. Development of agriculture, industry, and trade. Land reforms after independence. Effects of globalization and liberalization. Infrastructure: Power, ports, roads, airports, railways, etc.
5. Rural Society & Development: Rural development in the Indian context, development programs, schemes and management, research systems, rural health schemes, social development, land reforms, and related Central and State government schemes.
6. Current Events of National & International Importance: Knowledge of recent events at both national and international levels.
7. Science & Technology: Applications of India's Science and Technology Policy in everyday life. Achievements of Indians in science and technology, indigenization of technology. Awareness in fields like space technology, defense technology, energy sources, nanotechnology, microbiology, and biotechnology. Issues related to intellectual property and digital rights.
8. Environmental Ecology & Disaster Management: General issues related to environmental protection, ecosystems, wildlife conservation, biodiversity, pollution, and climate change. Disaster Management Act-2005, NDMA, SDMA, NDRF, SDRF, and various agencies working in disaster management in India.
9. Data Interpretation: Interpretation and analysis of data. Statistical analysis, graphs, and diagrams to test the ability to draw conclusions from presented information.
10. General Hindi: Letter writing, phonetics, word formation (sandhi, samas, etc.), word types (tatsam, tadbhav, etc.), vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms), grammar, sentence construction and correction, punctuation, idioms, and proverbs.

Part-2 (Computer and Information Technology)

• History, introduction, and application of Computer, IT, Internet, and WWW.
• General knowledge of Hardware & Software, Input & Output, Internet Protocol/IP Address, IT gadgets.
• Creating and using email, operation of printers, tablets, and mobiles.
• Word Processing (MS-Word) and Excel Processing (MS-Excel).
• Operating System, Social Networking, e-Governance.
• Digital financial tools and applications.
• Future skills and Cyber Security.
• Technological developments like Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Processing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, and India's achievements in this field.

Part-3 (General Information related to Uttar Pradesh)

• History, culture, art, architecture, festivals, folk dances, literature, regional languages, heritage, social customs, tourism, geography, environment, natural resources, climate, soil, forests, wildlife, minerals, economy, agriculture, industry, business, employment, polity, administration, and current events of Uttar Pradesh.

Important Instructions for Candidates

• Shortlisting: Candidates for the Lekhpal Main Examination will be shortlisted based on their normalized scores in the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET)-2025.
• Reservation: Reservation benefits are applicable only to candidates who are original residents of Uttar Pradesh. Candidates from other states will be considered under the Unreserved category.
• Certificates: Candidates claiming reservation under categories like Ex-Servicemen, skilled players, dependents of freedom fighters, or persons with disabilities must possess the required certificates in the prescribed format issued by the competent authority.
• EWS Reservation: Candidates claiming EWS reservation must have an EWS certificate issued between 01-04-2025 and 28-01-2026, based on the financial year 2024-25, and valid for the financial year 2025-26.
• Application: In case of multiple applications, only the last submitted application will be accepted. No modifications will be allowed after the last date of submission.