Rajasthan CET Graduate Level Syllabus 2026: Topic-wise Guide
The Rajasthan CET Graduate Level syllabus is set by the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB) in the CET (Graduate Level) 2026 advertisement. It covers one objective paper of 150 questions and 300 marks, spread across 14 areas from Rajasthan history and geography to computer knowledge, public health, General Hindi and General English.
RSSB names the topics in the official CET Graduate Level 2026 advertisement but does not say how many questions come from each subject. The lists below follow the official syllabus, and the start-with suggestions and study order are our guidance based on the paper's structure. Use them as a working checklist, not as an official weightage.
Table of Contents
Syllabus at a Glance
Stage | Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CET (Graduate Level) | One combined paper, 14 syllabus areas | 150 | 300 | 3 hours |
All questions are multiple choice with equal marks, and one-third of the question's marks is deducted for a wrong answer.
Key Changes to Know
Check the 2026 list: The 2026 advertisement includes public health, cyber security, e-services and artificial intelligence, so make sure your study list matches it.
Current scheme names: The Rajasthan economy section names MGNREGA and the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin), so keep scheme notes current.
Unfair means Act: The current events and civic duty section includes the main provisions of the Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2022.
Older lists: Older pages may still show an earlier topic list, so follow the official 2026 advertisement.
Subject-wise Syllabus
Section | Topics to cover | Start with |
|---|---|---|
History of India and Rajasthan (with the national movement) | Key events in Indian history; 19th and 20th century reform movements; phases of the freedom struggle; Rajasthan in 1857; tribal and peasant movements; Praja Mandal movement; Nehru era and reorganisation of states; integration of Rajasthan | Freedom struggle and integration of Rajasthan |
History, art, culture and heritage of Rajasthan | Kalibangan, Ahar, Ganeshwar, Balathal, Bairath; major rulers and their administration; forts and monuments; paintings and handicrafts; literature and dialects; fairs, festivals, folk music and dance; saints and folk deities; historical sites | Forts, folk deities, fairs and painting schools |
Geography of India | Physical features; climate and monsoon; rivers, dams and lakes; wildlife; major crops and minerals; energy; industries; highways and trade; population; disaster management and climate change | Physical features and rivers |
Geography of Rajasthan | Geological structure and physiographic divisions; climate; drainage, lakes and water conservation; vegetation; wildlife; soils; rabi and kharif crops; population and urbanisation; tribes; minerals; energy; tourism; transport | Physiographic divisions, rivers and minerals |
Indian polity with reference to Rajasthan | Constituent Assembly and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar; Preamble, fundamental rights, directive principles, federal structure, amendments, emergency provisions, PIL; President, PM, Parliament, Supreme Court; national commissions; Governor, CM, assembly, High Court, RPSC, district administration, state commissions, Lokayukta, Panchayati Raj | Fundamental rights and state institutions |
Economy of India | Budget, banking, public finance, GST, national income, growth and development; fiscal and monetary policy; subsidies and PDS; e-commerce; sectors of the economy; green, white and blue revolutions; planning; reforms and liberalisation | Budget, banking and GST basics |
Economy of Rajasthan | Food and commercial crops; irrigation and river valley projects; wasteland and drought-area programmes; industries and handicrafts; poverty and unemployment schemes; welfare schemes and acts; cooperatives; Panchayati Raj in rural development; MGNREGA and VB-G RAM G | Irrigation projects and current state schemes |
Science and technology | Physical and chemical changes; acids, alkalis and salts; electric current, heat, work and energy; nutrition, blood groups and Rh factor; environment and biodiversity; economic importance of plants and animals; agriculture, horticulture, forestry and animal husbandry in Rajasthan; ICT; defence and space technology | Everyday science and Rajasthan agriculture |
Logical reasoning and mathematics | Blood relations; number and alphabet series; clock; calendar; mental and analytical ability; squares, roots, factors, quadratic equations, logarithms; LCM and HCF, average, profit and loss, percentage, interest, ratio; time, speed, distance and work; lines, angles and triangles; area and volume; trigonometric ratios, heights and distances; graphs and charts | Percentage, ratio and series |
Current events and civic duty | State, national and international events in politics, economy, society, culture, technology, ecology and sports; famous personalities; state and national programmes; fundamental duties and moral values; the Rajasthan unfair means Act, 2022 | Last 12 months of Rajasthan news |
Public health | Basics of first aid and CPR; types of drug abuse and prevention; physical and mental fitness of youth; health risks of social media addiction | First aid and CPR |
Computer knowledge | Characteristics and uses of computers; operating system, internet and email; memory, file system and input and output devices; MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint; cyber security; e-services; artificial intelligence | MS Office and internet basics |
Rajasthan-specific topics appear across history, culture, geography, polity, economy and current events, so they deserve the largest share of your study time. Mathematics and reasoning need daily practice because speed improves only with repetition.
Language Sections
General Hindi
Grammar: Noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, case and indeclinable words; sandhi and samas; prefixes and suffixes.
Vocabulary: Antonyms, synonyms and words with several meanings; one word for a phrase; idioms and proverbs.
Correction: Word correction, sentence correction and punctuation marks.
Official Hindi: Technical terminology with English equivalents; constitutional position of Hindi as official language; office letters, orders, circulars, notifications, tenders and press releases.
General English
Grammar: Articles and determiners, tenses and sequence of tenses, active and passive voice, direct and indirect speech, prepositions.
Vocabulary: Synonyms and antonyms, idioms and phrases, one-word substitution, glossary of official and technical terms with Hindi versions.
Usage: Translation of common sentences from English to Hindi and back, comprehension of a passage.
Letter writing: Official, demi-official and informal letters. Questions on letter writing are objective and test the structure of a letter.
Overlap with Main Exams
The CET is followed by separate main exams for each post. Their syllabi are set in the main exam advertisements, but several areas overlap, so study them once and well.
Area | CET (Graduate Level) | Main exams (for example Patwari, VDO) | How to plan |
|---|---|---|---|
Rajasthan GK | History, culture, geography, polity, economy | Usually tested again in more depth | Build full notes now and reuse them |
Reasoning and mathematics | Arithmetic, series, data | Usually present | Keep daily practice going after the CET |
Computer knowledge | Basics, MS Office, internet, AI | Often tested in more detail | Learn practical MS Office and internet use |
Hindi and English | Grammar and vocabulary | Varies by post | Check the post's advertisement before going deeper |
The main exam rows above are a general guide. Always confirm the syllabus in the advertisement for the specific post.
How to Use Previous Papers
Check the old papers section of the RSSB website for earlier question papers. The CET (Graduate Level) has been held twice so far: in January 2023 for the 2022 cycle and on 27 and 28 September 2024 for the 2024 cycle, each across four shifts.
Map questions to topics: Go through each paper and tag every question with its syllabus area. This shows where questions cluster better than any guess.
Spot repeated themes: Rajasthan forts, folk deities, rivers, schemes and constitutional bodies often return in new forms.
Check the level: Note how deep the mathematics and grammar questions go, so you do not over-prepare or under-prepare.
Watch for new areas: Topics such as public health and AI are listed in the 2026 syllabus, so do not rely only on old papers for them.
Common Syllabus Mistakes
Skipping the language sections: General Hindi and General English sit in the same paper, so weak grammar costs marks you could have earned quickly.
Treating Rajasthan GK as one topic: It spreads across history, culture, geography, polity, economy and current affairs, and each needs its own notes.
Ignoring new topics: Public health, cyber security and e-services are short topics that are easy to cover and easy to miss.
Studying old scheme lists: Scheme names change, so check current state and central programmes before the exam.
Is There a Second Stage Syllabus?
No. The CET has a single paper and no interview. Any written exam, interview or skill test after it belongs to the recruitment process of the specific post and has its own syllabus in that post's advertisement.
How to Cover the Syllabus
Weeks 1 to 4: Cover Rajasthan history, art and culture, and Rajasthan geography. Start 30 to 40 minutes of daily current affairs with monthly notes.
Weeks 3 to 8: Add Indian and Rajasthan polity and economy, then science and technology. Practise 30 to 40 mathematics and reasoning questions a day.
Weeks 6 to 10: Finish computer knowledge, public health and the language sections. Begin topic tests and 20-minute sectional sets.
Weeks 10 onward: Take full-length timed papers on an OMR sheet, mark option E for skipped questions, and revise from your error log.
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