Rajasthan CET 12th Level Syllabus

This is the official syllabus published by the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, Jaipur for the Common Eligibility Test (Senior Secondary Level) 2024. You can download the original PDF above.

150 questions · 300 marks · 3 hours · no negative marking.

1. History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition and Heritage of Rajasthan

• Ancient civilisations : Kalibanga, Ahad, Ganeshwar, Balathal and Bairath.
• Important historical events of Rajasthan, major dynasties, their administrative and revenue systems, socio-cultural dimensions.
• Salient features of architecture — forts and monuments, arts, paintings and handicrafts.
• Freedom movement in Rajasthan, political awakening and the Prajamandal movement.
• Integration of Rajasthan.
• Folk languages (dialects) and literature.
• Folk music and folk dance.
• Saints, poets, warriors, folk deities and folk goddesses.
• Fairs and festivals, customs, costumes and ornaments.

2. Geography of India and Rajasthan

• Physical features of India : mountains, plateaus, deserts and plains. Major rivers, dams, lakes and seas. Wildlife and sanctuaries.
• Major physical features of Rajasthan : climatic conditions, vegetation and soils. Rivers, dams and lakes.
• Natural resources of Rajasthan : mineral wealth, forest wealth, water resources, livestock wealth. Wildlife, sanctuaries and conservation.
• Population : growth, density, literacy and sex ratio. Major tribes. Tourism in Rajasthan.

3. Indian Political System with Special Emphasis on Rajasthan

• Nature of the Indian Constitution, Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties.
• Political and administrative system of Rajasthan : Governor, Chief Minister, State Legislative Assembly, High Court, Rajasthan Public Service Commission, State Election Commission, State Information Commission, State Human Rights Commission, Chief Secretary of the state, district administration.
• Local self-government and Panchayati Raj.

4. Economy of Rajasthan

• Agriculture and economic development : major crops of Rajasthan, agro-based industries, major irrigation projects, desert development projects, handicraft industry, unemployment, drought and famine.
• Various welfare schemes in Rajasthan, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), development institutions, small enterprises and financial institutions, role of Panchayati Raj institutions in rural development.
• Industrial development : major industries and industrial areas. Small, cottage and village industries.
• Sources of energy : hydro, thermal, nuclear, wind and solar energy.

5. Everyday Science

• Physical and chemical changes; oxidation and reduction reactions; catalysts.
• Metals, non-metals and their important compounds; some important compounds used in daily life.
• Carbon and important compounds of carbon; hydrocarbons; allotropes of carbon; chloro-fluorocarbons or freons; C.N.G. (compressed natural gas); polymers; soaps and detergents.
• Reflection of light and its laws; dispersion of light; types of lenses; defects of vision and their corrections.
• Space and information technology; space research programme of India; information technology.
• General terminology related to genetics; Mendel's laws of inheritance; structure of chromosomes; nucleic acids; central dogma of protein synthesis; sex determination in humans.
• Environmental study : structure of ecosystems; biotic factors of an ecosystem; energy flow in an ecosystem; biogeochemical cycles; biotechnology (general information); bio-patents; development of new plant varieties; transgenic organisms.
• Economic importance of animals; economic importance of plants.
• Blood groups; blood transfusion; Rh factor; pathogens and human health; malnutrition and human health; human diseases — causes and cures.

6. Logical Reasoning and Mental Ability

• Square, cube, square root and cube root of whole numbers by the Vedic method (numbers up to 6 digits).
• Factors, factorisation of polynomials, equations, linear equations in two variables, quadratic equations, logarithms.
• Ratio and proportion, percentage, profit and loss, partnership, simple interest, compound interest, discount.
• Angles and lines formed at a point, simple rectilinear figures, congruence of triangles, similar triangles, Cartesian coordinate system, distance between two points, internal and external division of the distance between two points.
• Area of plane figures, circumference and area of a circle, surface area and volume of cube, cuboid, sphere, cone and cylinder.
• Angles and their measurement, trigonometric ratios of acute angles, trigonometric identities, simple problems on heights and distances.
• Graphical representation of data, measures of central tendency, mean deviation, vital statistics and index numbers.
• General mental ability.
• Reasoning and analytical ability.

7. General Hindi (Language Knowledge)

• Sandhi and sandhi vichchhed.
• Formation of compound words and their analysis (samas-vigrah).
• Prefixes (upsarg).
• Suffixes (pratyay).
• Synonyms.
• Antonyms.
• Words with multiple meanings.
• Word pairs.
• Noun, pronoun, adjective, indeclinable and verb.
• Word correction — correcting incorrect words and the reason for the error.
• Sentence correction — correcting incorrect sentences and the reason for the error.
• One meaningful word for a phrase.
• Idioms and proverbs.
• Hindi equivalents of English technical terms.
• Knowledge relating to official letters.

8. General English (Language Knowledge)

• Tenses / Sequence of Tenses.
• Voice : Active and Passive.
• Narration : Direct and Indirect.
• Use of Articles and Determiners.
• Use of Prepositions.
• Translation of simple (ordinary / common) sentences from Hindi to English and vice-versa.
• Glossary of official and technical terms (with their Hindi versions).
• Synonyms.
• Antonyms.
• One word substitution.
• Comprehension of a given passage.
• Knowledge of writing letters : official, demi-official, circulars and notices.

9. Knowledge of Computers

• Characteristics of computers.
• Computer organisation including RAM, ROM, file system, input and output devices.
• MS-Office (exposure of Word, Excel / spreadsheet, PowerPoint).

10. Current Affairs

• Major current events and issues of Rajasthan, national and international importance.
• Persons, places and institutions currently in the news.
• Sports and sporting activities.