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K.A.S stands for Kashmir Administration Service and it is conducted by Kashmir Public Service Commission. The eligibility for the candidate is as follow minimum age should be 21 years and maximum should be 35 years. Candidate should be citizen of India and completed graduation from a recognized university. The exam is conducted in three parts of preliminary examination, main examination and personality test. For more details visit the website
http://www.kpsc.kar.nic.in.
Paper-I (General studies )

Preliminary exam consists of Paper I and Paper II comprise of general studies of 150 marks and Paper II comprise of optional subjects of 300 marks. General studies covers History of Modern India and Indian Culture, Geography of India, Constitution of India and Indian Polity, Current National issues and topics of social relevance, India and the World, ) India’s Economic Interaction with the World, Developments in the Field of Science & Technology, IT and space, International Affairs and Institutions, ) Statistical analysis, graphs and diagrams. Paper II comprise of optional subjects like Agriculture
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Commerce
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Geography
- Geology
- Indian History
- Law
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Zoology

Candidates can also choose Literature of one of the following languages:
Arabic, Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Persian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Urdu.
Books for reference are as follow:
Indian National Movement – NCERT’s Modern India by Bipin Chandra (old version)

Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir.

Ancient India/Medieval India: NCERT’s Class VI Ancient India; Class VII Medieval India

Indian Geography : NCERT’s India’s Physical Environment (Class XI)

India’s People and Economy (Class XII)

World Geography- NCERT’s Class VI & Class VII Textbook; Oxford Student Atlas.

Indian Polity : Laxmikanth’s Indian Polity

Indian Economy : NCERT’s India’s economic development (class XII )

Jawahar’s Indian economy or Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

General Mental Ability: Arihant’s Mental Ability

General Science: NCERTs Class 7 to 10