General Studies Paper – III broadly covers : Technology, Economic Development, Bio‐diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management. The detailed syllabus of the same is given below.
| S.No | Topics |
| 1 | Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. |
| 2 | Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. |
| 3 | Government Budgeting. |
| 4 | Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers |
| 5 | Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing. |
| 6 | Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management. |
| 7 | Land reforms in India. |
| 8 | Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. |
| 9 | Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. |
| 10 | Investment models. |
| 11 | Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life |
| 12 | Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. |
| 13 | Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. |
| 14 | Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment |
| 15 | Disaster and disaster management. |
| 16 | Linkages between development and spread of extremism. |
| 17 | Role of external state and nonstate actors in creating challenges to internal security. |
| 18 | Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention |
| 19 | Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism |
| 20 | Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate |