RPSC Assistant Professor Psychology Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern, Exam Date 2026
Detail Information about RPSC has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of Assistant Professor (Psychology) vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.
RPSC Assistant Professor Syllabus 2026 : Overview
| Organization Name |
Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC)
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| Post Name |
Assistant Professor (Psychology) |
| No.of Posts |
Notified Soon |
| Category |
Syllabus and Exam Pattern |
| Job Location |
Rajasthan |
| Official Website |
rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in |
RPSC Assistant Professor (Psychology) Syllabus 2026
Concerned Subject: Paper I (Psychology) :
Unit – I: Biological Bases of Behaviour & Perception
1. Genes and Behaviour: Chromosomes Receptors, Effectors and Adjuster Mechanisms.
2. Neural Impulse: Origin, Conduction and Measurement.
3. Human Nervous System: Peripheral Nervous System (PNS), Central Nervous System (CNS), Neurotransmitters.
4. Sensory Systems: Vision and Audition.
5. Psychophysics: Concept and Methods (Classical and Modern Methods).
6. Attention: Types and Functions
7. Perception: Gestalt and Physiological Approaches
8. Perceptual Organization: Gestalt, Figure and Ground, Laws of Organization. Perceptual Constancy: Size, Shape and Brightness, Illusion, Perception of Depth and Movements. Figural after effects, Perceptual Defense, Perceptual vigilance, Cognitive Styles (Field Dependence and Independence).
Unit – II: Learning and Memory
1. Classical Conditioning: Procedure, Phenomena and related issues. Instrumental Learning: Phenomena, Paradigm and Theoretical issues. Reinforcement: Basic Variables and Schedules.
2. Verbal Learning: Methods and Materials, Organizational processes. Transfer of Learning. Cognitive Learning: Nature and Types.
3. Memory Processes: Encoding, Storage, Retrieval.
4. Stages of Memory: Sensory Memory, Short-term Memory (STM) Iconic and echoic, Long-Term Memory (LTM) Episodic, Semantic and Procedural Memory.
5. Theories of Forgetting: Interference, Decay and Retrieval Failure.
Unit – III: Motivation, Emotion and Thinking
1. Basic Motivational Concepts: Instincts, Needs, Drives, Incentives, Motivational Cycle, Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation, Frustration of Motives.
2. Motivational Approaches: Psychoanalytical, Ethological, S-R, Cognitive, Humanistic Approaches.Types of Motives: Biological and Social Motives.
3. Physiological Correlates of Emotions, Positive Emotions.
4. Theories of Emotions: James-Lange, Canon-Bard, Schachter and Singer.
5. Conflicts: Sources and Types.
6. Thinking: Nature and Types.
7. Concept Formation: Types and Theories.
8. Reasoning: Deductive and Inductive.
9. Problem-Solving: Stages and Strategies.
10. Creativity: Nature and Measurement.
Unit – IV: Human Abilities and Personality
1. Intelligence: Biological, Social, Eco-cultural determinants.
2. Theories of Intelligence: Spearman, Thurston, Guilford, Cattell, Sternberg, Jenson, Gardener, Goleman, Das, Kar & Parrila.
3. Measurement of Intelligence: Individual & Group Tests, Verbal and Non-Verbal tests, Performance tests.
4. Personality: Meaning & Determinants (Biological, Psychological and Sociocultural) Trait and Type Approaches, Psychoanalytic, Neo-Freudian, Social Learning, Cognitive Approaches.
5. Personality Assessment: Self-report inventories and Projective Tests.
6. Self-concept, Self-esteem, & Self-Efficacy.
UNIT-V: Research Methodology and Psychological Testing
1. Research problem, hypothesis, variables and their operationalization, Research designs (Experimental, Ex-post Facto & Factorial).
2. Paradigms of Research: Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed methods.
3. Methods of Research: Observation, Interview, Experimental, Case Studies, Field Studies, Phenomenology, Grounded Theory, Focus Group, Ethnography.
4. Test Construction: Item Writing, Item Analysis.
5. Test Standardization: Reliability, Validity and Norms
6. Types of Tests: Intelligence, Aptitude, Personality, Attitude, Interest and Neuropsychological tests.
7. Sampling & Errors in Measurement.
8. Parametric and Non-parametric tests: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion; Parametric Test [t-test and ANOVA]; Non-Parametric Test [Sign test, Mann-Whitney, Rank Test, Kruksal- Wallis test, Friedman test], Correlation and Regression.
Concerned Subject: Paper II (Psychology) :
Unit -1: Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology
• Concept of Normality and Pathology.
• Classification of Mental disorders: DSM-V and ICD-10.
• Causes of Abnormality: Biological, Psychological and socio-cultural.
• Clinical Disorders: Anxiety Disorder (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic
Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder); Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar disorder), Schizophrenia; Types, Etiology and Clinical picture; Personality and Substance related disorders. Types, Etiology and Clinical picture.
• Mental Health: Complete Mental health Model (Emotional, Psychological and Social well-being), Mental health Promotion.
Unit – II: Social Psychology
• Social Psychology: Nature, Approaches and Methods.
• Social Cognition: Person Perception, Self-Perception, Social Perception.
• Attitude: Nature, Formation, Measurement and Theories of Attitude Change.
• Group Processes: Group Formation, Group Effectiveness and Group Cohesiveness, Group Dynamics,Cooperation/Competition.
• Leadership: Nature, Types, Functions and Theories of Leadership.
• Altruism and Aggression.
• Environmental Psychology: Human environment relationship, Environmental effects on human behavior, Crowding Personal Space and Density, Pollution (Noise, Air, Water, etc.), Natural disasters, promoting pro-environmental behavior.
Unit – III: Educational and Counselling Psychology
• Educational Psychology: Nature, Scope, Models and Measures of Effective Teaching.
• Exceptional Children: Gifted, Physically and Mentally challenged, Problem Children.
• Culture, Teaching and Learning: Role of Socio-economic status and ethnicity Language differences and bilingualism and Multicultural education.
• Counseling: Nature, Goals and Principles, Roles and Functions of Counselors and their ProfessionalTraining.
• Approaches to Counseling: Directive, Non-Directive, Behaviouristic, Humanistic, Existential, Gestalt andEclectic.
• Techniques of Guidance: Group Guidance, Role Playing, Career Counseling, Case Study and Interview.
Unit – IV: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Industrial Psychology: Nature, Scope and Methods, Job Analysis and Personnel Selection. Training and Development: Principles and Methods, Job Evaluation, Performance Appraisal.
• Motivation and Work: Theories of Work Motivation-Maslow, Herzberg, Alderfer, McGregor and Vroom.
• Leadership: Theories of Leadership, Job Satisfaction and Industrial Morale.
• Work and Environment: Work and Fatigue, Man-Machine System, Human Engineering, Equipment Design, Environment Design, Industrial Accidents and Safety.
• Management of Organizational Behaviour: Leadership and Management, Decision Making, Communication, Group Dynamics. Organizational Psychology: Types of Organizations, Systems Approach, Behavioral Approaches,Socialization and Organizational Climate.
Unit- V: Recent Trends in Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology: Consciousness; Frames, Functions and States of consciousness. Representation of Knowledge; Semantic organization of knowledge and theories of visual representation. Language; Basic Structure, Linguistic Hierarchy, Psycholinguistics.
• Positive Psychology, Human Character- Strengths and virtues, happiness and well-being. Positive cognitive states; self-efficacy, Hope, Mindfulness, wisdom and courage. Resilience.
• Indian Psychology and Indigenous approaches: Mind and Personality; Ego and Ahankara, Advait Vedantic Model, Buddhist Model, Sri Aurobindo's perspective.
• Health psychology; Bio-psychosocial Model, Work, Stress and Health, Health Promotion.
Paper III: General Studies of Rajasthan :
History, Art, Culture, Literature and Heritage of Rajasthan :
1. Ancient Civilizations of Rajasthan with special reference to Mesolithic (Late Stone Age) sites in Rajasthan i.e. Nimbahera, Bagor and Mandia
2. Major dynasties of Rajasthan and its rulers through the Ages and their cultural achievements (1000-1800 A.D.)
3. Political resistance of Rajput Rulers against Muslim Power
Special reference to Rattan Singh, Hammir, Kanhad dev and Maldev, Chandrasen and Pratap
4. (i) Bhakti Movement and Sufism in Medieval Rajasthan special reference to Mira, Dadu and Khawaja Moin-ud-din Chishty
Saints: Special emphasis to be paid to teachings of Ramdevji, Gogaji, Tejaji, Pabuji, Mallinath, Dhanna, Pipa, Haridas, Raidas, Jasnath and Sects
(ii) Folk Gods and Goddesses
5. Political Awakening and Freedom Movement in Rajasthan: 1857, Peasant and Tribal Movements, Prajamandal Movements, Contribution of Women in Social and Political awakening
6. (i) Folk Culture: Fairs and Festivals, Different Schools of Painting, Folk Tales and Gathas, Folk Songs, Folk Dances, Folk Music and Instruments
(ii) Dress and Ornaments, Handicrafts
7. Rajasthani Language: Origin and Development
8. Main Dialects and Region
9. Rajasthani Scripts: Mudia and Devnagari
10. (a) Rajasthani Literature: Its Evolution
(i) Early Period
(ii) Pre-Medieval Period
(iii) Post- Medieval Period
(iv) Modern Period
(b) Famous Writers and their Works
11. Tourism and Rajasthan: Heritage, Tourism Policy and Vision
Geography of Rajasthan :
1. Physiographic Regions, Rivers and Lakes
2. Climate, Natural Vegetation, Soil, Minerals and Energy Resources – Renewable and Non-renewable
3. Population – Characteristics, Livestock, Biodiversity and its Conservation
4. Production and Distribution of Major Crops, Major Irrigation Projects, Major Industries
5. Drought and Famines, Desertification, Environmental Problems, Disaster Management and Pandemics
Political and Administrative System of Rajasthan :
1. Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
2. State Legislative Assembly, High Court and Judicial System of Rajasthan
3. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, State Election Commission, State Finance Commission, State Human Rights Commission, State Commission for Women, State Information Commission, Lokayukta and Auditor General
4. Chief Secretary, Government Secretariat, Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Divisional Commissioner, District Administration, Institutions of Panchayati Raj and Urban Local- Self Government
5. Government Policies and Right based Citizenship: Right to Information, Guaranteed Delivery of Public Services, Citizen's Charters, Social Audit, Jan Soochna Portal, Rajasthan Sampark Portal etc
Economy of Rajasthan :
1. Characteristics of state economy
2. Occupational Distribution
3. Compositional trend of State Domestic Product
4. Major Sectoral Issues
(i) Agricultural Sector: Characteristics of agricultural sector in Rajasthan
Major Rabi and Kharif crops with special reference to oil seeds and spices. Irrigated area and trends, Problems of migrant workers and their rehabilitation. Agricultural credit
(ii) Livestock: Trends in livestock population. Milk production in Rajasthan
(iii) Industrial Outlook: Major industries of Rajasthan. Constraints to development of industries. MSMEs in Rajasthan. Roles and problem of small industries. Industrial sickness. Major state public sector enterprises SEZ in Rajasthan. Role of RIICO and RFC. Agro-Processing Policy (2020)
(iv) Service Sector: Primary education, Development in recent years. Health programmes of state government. Mid-Day Meal Programme Indira Rasoi Yojna
(v) Infrastructure Development: Progress in national highways, state highways and village roads. Power: Progress in power generation. Recent progress in solar power projects
(vi) Handicrafts of Rajasthan
(vii) Major items of exports from Rajasthan
(viii) Major welfare schemes of state government for economically and socially backward classes, disabled people, old-aged people. Steps taken for women empowerment and child development.
(ix) Regional economic inequalities in Rajasthan
Contemporary Events
1. Major Contemporary Events and Issues of Rajasthan
2. Persons and Places in News
3. Sports and Games
RPSC Assistant Professor (Psychology) Exam Pattern 2026
(Each Papers) Negative Marking : 0.33
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Paper
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Subject |
No.of Question |
Marks |
Duration |
| Paper 1 |
Subject concerned with the post (Psychology) |
150 |
75 |
3 Hour |
| Paper 2 |
Subject concerned with the post (Psychology) |
150 |
75 |
3 Hour |
| Paper 3 |
General Studies of Rajasthan |
100 |
50 |
2 Hour |
| |
Total |
400 |
200 |
8 Hour |
Exam Date 2026 : Notified Soon
Starting Date of Application Form : Notified Soon
Last Date of Application Form : Notified Soon