GPSC Assistant Director (Boilers) Class-II Syllabus 2026

Part 2 (Concerned Subject) syllabus revised on 24 June 2026.

Total posts: 27 (Advertisement Number 40/2026-27).

As per the official advertisement of the Gujarat Public Service Commission for Assistant Director (Boilers), Class-II.

Download the detailed Primary Test syllabus (Part 1 and the revised Part 2) from the official GPSC website at gpsc.gujarat.gov.in.

Selection is through a Primary Test (Part 1 - General Studies and Part 2 - Concerned Subject), followed by further stages as notified by the Commission for the post of Assistant Director (Boilers), Class-II.

The GPSC Assistant Director (Boilers), Class-II Primary Test has two parts.

Exam Pattern (Primary Test) - Part 1: General Studies. Medium: Gujarati. Total marks: 100. - Part 2: Concerned Subject (Boilers). This is the technical/subject paper for the post. The Part 2 syllabus was revised by the Commission on 24 June 2026. Candidates must download the detailed Part 2 syllabus from the official PDF on gpsc.gujarat.gov.in.

Part 1 - General Studies (100 marks, in Gujarati)

1. History and Culture
2. Indus Valley Civilization, Vedic Period, Jainism and Buddhism.
3. Contact with Central Asia and its consequences.
4. Major dynasties of Ancient, Medieval and Modern India and Gujarat - rulers, administration, social, religious and economic conditions.
5. Bhakti Movement and Sufism.
6. Arrival of Europeans, British rule, the 1857 freedom struggle in India and Gujarat, 19th-century social and religious reform movements, India's independence movement, Indian revolutionaries in India and abroad.
7. Contributions of national leaders in various fields.
8. Post-independence India and Gujarat.
9. Cultural heritage of India and Gujarat - art forms, literature, sculpture, architecture, music, dance.

10. Saint tradition of India and Gujarat; fairs, festivals, food, dress; museums, libraries; Gujarati theatre; tribal life; Gujarati literature; pilgrimage and tourist places.

11. Indian Polity, Constitution, Social Justice and International Relations

12. Indian Constitution: evolution, features, important provisions and amendments, basic structure, federal matters.
13. Constitutional, statutory, regulatory and quasi-judicial institutions.
14. Local self-government institutions.
15. Judiciary - structure and functions, judicial review, public interest litigation, landmark judgments.
16. India's foreign policy and international relations; important organisations and agencies.

17. Key Central and State government policies and programmes.

18. Logical and Intellectual Ability

19. Logical and analytical ability; decision making and problem solving; general mental ability; basic numeracy; data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency).

20. Economy of India and Gujarat

21. Basic economic concepts; planning in India; agriculture; industrial policy and public sector; infrastructure; population trends; public finance and taxation including GST; foreign trade; Gujarat's economy.

22. Geography

23. General, physical, social and economic geography of India, Gujarat and the world; current affairs in the context of geography.

24. Science and Technology

25. Nature and scope of science and technology; ICT; space and defence technology (ISRO, DRDO); energy needs and policy; nuclear policy; environmental science; biotechnology and nanotechnology; institutions in science and technology.

26. General Knowledge and Current Events

27. Important current events of regional, national and international importance.

Note: Part 2 (Concerned Subject - Boilers) is a separate technical paper. Its detailed syllabus was amended on 24 June 2026 and is available in the official PDF on gpsc.gujarat.gov.in.