UPPSC Economics Syllabus, Paper 1 & 2 Topics, Exam Pattern

UPPSC Economics Syllabus Overview

Aspect

Details

Exam Conducting Body

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC)

Exam Name

UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh Provincial Civil Services)

Purpose

Recruitment of Group A and Group B officers for the UP State Government

Stages of Selection

Prelims → Mains → Interview

Total Papers in Mains

9 Papers (Hindi, Essay, GS 1, GS 2, GS 3, GS 4, Optional Paper 1 & 2)

Optional Subjects Available

29 subjects (Economics is one of them)

Nature of Questions

Essay/Descriptive-type questions based on syllabus topics

Focus of Economics Paper

Tests conceptual clarity, analytical skills, and understanding of economic theories and policies

UPPSC Economics Syllabus for Paper 1

Section A

1. Equilibrium in Economics, Consumer Behaviour

Cardinal and Ordinal Approaches, Consumer

Equilibrium, Price Effect, Law Of Demand, Elasticity Of Demand And Its Types, and Consumer's Surplus.

2. Theory of Production: Production Function, Laws of Returns, Producer's, Equilibrium, Cost, Curves, and

Revenue Curves.

3. Market Structure: Price Determination under Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition,

Duopoly, and oligopoly.

4. Pricing of Factors of production: Wages. Rent, Interest & Profit, Macro Theories of Distribution

Ricardo, Marx, Kaldor.

5. Welfare Economics: Pareto Optimality, Compensation Principle Kaldor, Hicks, Scitovsky, Social Welfare Function.

6. National Income: Concept, Components and Methods, Theories of Employment, Income And Interest Rate Determination Classical, Keynesian And Post Keynesian (IS-LM)Approaches, Theories of Trade Cycles.

7. Money: Quantity Theory of Money has Various Versions (including Don Patinkin, and Milton Friedman), Theory of Money Supply, Money Multiplier, Theories of Inflation

Types & Control. 

8. Monetary and Banking System: Central Bank, Commercial Banks, Money, and Capital Markets -Functions, Creation And Control, Techniques Of Monetary Management.

1. Basic Characteristics of Under development & Indian

Economy, National Income and Per Capita Income: Pattern, Trends, Aggregate and Sectoral Composition etc. Income Inequalities and Regional Imbalances in

India.

2.Population Growth and Economic Development,

Censuses of India, Characteristics of India's Population, Demographic Dividend and Population Policy, Human Resource Development in India. Urbanisation and Economic Development in

India, Gender & Development.

3.Infrastructure and Economic Development in India

Recent Strategy & Performance, Urban Infrastructure

Development & Private Public Partnership, Energy

Sector.

Sources of Energy: Conventional and Non-Conventional Energy, Energy Crisis.

4.Natural Resources in India and Economic Development, Ecological Imbalances and Environmental Pollution, Environmental Degradation

And Measures to Control.

5.Indian Agriculture: Production and Productivity, Changes in Cropping Pattern, Institutional Reforms in Agriculture, New Agricultural Strategy, Agricultural Credit and Subsidies, Food Processing, Agricultural Price Policy, Food Security, WTO and Indian Agriculture.

6.Industrial Growth and Structure in India: Strategy of Industrialization, Privatization, Disinvestment, MSMEs, 

Industrial Policy Resolutions and Changes therein,

Foreign Capital, Technology and Growth of Indian Industry, and Labour Reforms in India.

7.Services Sector & its Development in India Its Importance & Performance, International Comparisons.

Section B

1.Monetary Institutions of India, RBI, Commercial Banks, Banking & Non-Banking Financial Institutions,

Objectives And Techniques of Monetary Policy in India, Role of RBI under New Regime, Banking In India.

2.Budgetary Trends and Fiscal Policy in India, Trend of

Major Sources of Public Revenue and Public Expenditure of the Union Government & Government

Of Uttar Pradesh. Various Deficits in the Union Budget And Fiscal Consolidation, Indian Tax Structure, GST in india,

FRBM Act, Fiscal Federalism and Centre State Financial Relations in India.

3. Foreign Trade of India Volume, Composition & Direction, Balance of Payments Position, Foreign Trade Policy & measures, Convertibility of Rupee, AgriExport Zones, SEZ etc.

4.Indian Economy & WTO Issues & Progress. Implications of TRIPs, TRIMs, GATS

Etc. on the Indian Economy, Foreign Capital in India, Fdi (Single Brand & Multi Brand), FII etc. Make

In India, Start UpsProgrammes.

5.Economic Planning in India Rationale, Performance and Evaluation, Decentralized Planning, NITI Aayog: Its Functions & Working, Relation between Planning & Market for Growth and Development, Swadeshi Approach.

6. Rural Development and Transformation in India

Various Programmes, MGNREGA, Skill Development

Programme: Mission & Achievements.

7. New Economic Policy, Second Generation Reforms, Poverty & Unemployment Nexus in India, Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Rural Wages and RuralEmployment, Progress of Economic Reforms in India, Recent Initiatives by the Union Government.

Section-B

1.Measures of Economic Development, Process of Economic Development of Developing Countries Myrdal & Kuznets.

2.Planning and Economic Development: Changing Role of Planning And Markets, Public- Private Partnership.

3. Theories Of Economic Growth Harrod & Domar Models, Lewis Model Of Development, Stages Of Growth Rostow, Balanced & Unbalanced Growth Theories.

4. Human Capital and Economic Growth, Research & Development and Economic Growth, Low-Level Equilibrium Trap, Critical Minimum Effort Thesis.

5.Public Finance: Public Goods and Externalities, Public Expenditure Theories and Effects, Theories Of Taxation, IncidEnce, Impact, And Shifting Of Taxes, Effects Of Taxation.

6. Fiscal Policy And Economic Development, Types of Budget Deficits And Their Effects on the Economy, Debt, And Its Management. Theories Of International TradeComparative

Advantage, Terms Of Trade and Offer Curve, Gains from Trade, Trade as an Engine of Growth.

8. Theories of Exchange Rate Determination, Balance of Payments Adjustment: Alternative Approaches, Free Trade vs.Protection, Tariffs and Quota, Foreign Debt And Debt Management, International Monetary and Trade Institutions.

Section A

Basic Characteristics of Under development & Indian

Economy National Income and Per Capita Income: Pattern, Trends, Aggregate, and Sectoral Composition, etc. Income Inequalities and Regional Imbalances in India.

2.Population Growth and Economic Development, Censuses of India, Characteristics of India's Population, Demographic Dividend and Population Policy, Human Resource Development in India. Urbanisation and Economic Development in India, Gender & Development.

3. Infrastructure and Economic Development in India

Recent Strategy & Performance, Urban Infrastructure Development & Private Public Partnership, Energy Sector. Sources of Energy: Conventional and Non-Conventional Energy, Energy Crisis.

4. Natural Resources in India and Economic Development, Ecological Imbalances and Environmental Pollution, Environmental Degradation And Measures to Control.

5. Indian Agriculture: Production and Productivity, Changes in Cropping Pattern, Institutional Reforms in Agriculture, New Agricultural Strategy, Agricultural Credit and Subsidies, Food Processing, Agricultural Price Policy, Food Security, WTO and Indian Agriculture.

6. Industrial Growth and Structure in India: Strategy of Industrialization, Privatization, Disinvestment, MSMEs, Industrial Policy Resolutions and Changes therein, Foreign Capital, Technology And Growth Of Indian Industry, and Labour Reforms In India.

7. Services Sector & its Development in India Its Importance & Performance, International Comparisons.

Section B

1. Monetary Institutions of India RBI, Commercial Banks, Banking & Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Objectives And Techniques of Monetary Policy in India, Role of RBI under New Regime, E-Banking in India.

2. Budgetary Trends And Fiscal Policy In India, Trend Of Major Sources Of Public Revenue and Public Expenditure Of The Union Government & Government Of Uttar Pradesh. Various Deficits In The Union Budget And Fiscal Consolidation, Indian Tax Structure, GST In India FRBMAct, Fiscal Federalism And Centre-State Financial Relations In India.

3. Foreign Trade of IndiaVolume, Composition & Direction, Balance of Payments Position, Foreign Trade Policy & measures, Convertibility of Rupee, Agri ExportZones, SEZ etc.

4. Indian Economy & WTO Issues & Progress, Implications Of TRIPs, TRIMs, GATS etc. on the Indian Economy, Foreign Capital in India, FDI (Single Brand & Multi Brand), FII etc. Make In India, Start Ups Programmes.

5. Economic Planning in India Rationale, Performance and Evaluation, Decentralized Planning, NITI Aayog: Its Functions & Working, Relation Between Planning & Market for Growth And Development, Swadeshi Approach.

6. Rural Development and Transformation in India Various Programmes, MGNREGA, Skill Development Programme: Mission&Achievements.

7. New Economic Policy Second Generation Reforms, Poverty & Unemployment NexusinIndia, PovertyAlleviation Programmes, RuralWages and Rural Employment, Progress of Economic Reforms in India, Recent Initiatives By The Union Government.

UPPSC Economics Exam Pattern

Particulars

Details

Prelims Exam

Qualifying in nature

Main Exam Mode

Descriptive

Total Papers in Mains

8 papers (2 are optional)

Optional Subject

Economics

Number of Optional Papers

2 Papers – Economics Paper 1 and Economics Paper 2

Marks for Each Paper

200 Marks

Duration of Each Paper

3 Hours

Question Type

Subjective / Descriptive