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  General Studies-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History  and  Geography of the World and Society) Indian Culture - Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Modern Indian History from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country. Post-independence Consolidation and Reorganization within the country. History of the World will include events from 18th century such as Industrial Revolution, world wars,  Redrawal  of National Boundaries, Colonization, Decolonization, political philosophies like Communism, Capitalism, Socialism etc.— their forms and effect on the society. Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. Role of Women and Women’s Organization, Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanizatio...

  STRATEGY FOR WORLD HISTORY What type of questions asked? ·         Related to implications of key events   of world history at global level - like world wars, financial crisis of 1929 etc. ·         Evolution of key political ideologies   and their impact on global politics - socialism, communism, democracy etc, differences between them, their evolution. ·         Related to key events which changed geo-political environment   of world - unification of Germany, unification of Italy (role of key individuals in these events).     What to read for World History Here is the list of certain topics which we have compiled in the exam point of view. Make sure that atleast you cover these topics in entirety.   Give importance to such topics: ·         American Revolution , constitution, Impact on India ...

UPSC GS Prelims Syllabus and books list    Paper I – (200 marks) Duration : Two hours Current events of national and international importance. PIB Daily Current Affairs Vision IAS Current Booklet History of India and Indian National Movement. Spectrum Modern India by Rajiv Ahir Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World. NCERT 6-8 (World Geog.- Lands and People) NCERT 9,10,11,12 G C Leong Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. Laxmikanth- Indian Polity(5th Edition) Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc. NCERT 11,12 (Only Macroeconomics) Shankar Ganesh or Ramesh Singh(11th Edition) Economic Survey Summary Union Budget Current Affairs rela...

There is a myth among many aspirants that they are not from reputed college so they cannot clear UPSC CSE which is a very wrong idea or I would rather say mental block which needs to be removed . I, in my teaching career of 6 and half years have seen that, many students from rural or backward places have cleared UPSC. One of my ex student hailed from a very remote village of Mandya dist. of Karnataka who was also from a very humble background. I happened to visit his college on a conference in “Strategies to clear UPSC CSE”. After the conference he came upto me and said that he is very motivated by my lecture and wants to prepare for civil services but he does not have enough money to go to Bangalore and join any coaching. I told him not to worry as I will mentor him for free. That guy is now DSP, 2016 Batch posted in Bellary dist of Karnataka . Apart from this I can give numerous examples of successful aspirants. UPSC is not for students only from IITs, IIMs, or any r...

POLITY is the lengthiest static subject after geography. To revise Polity by Mr. Lakshmikant one needs atleast 16 hrs  approximately. One needs to study the book in a phased manner. You have to revise one phase in a single sitting. If you break the flow of study during any phase then you won't be able to revise quickly and retention will also be less. Indian Polity is divided in 4 Phases; ___________________________ 1st Phase:  1. Read chapters on President+Vice-President+ Governor one after the other; 2. Read Chapters on Prime Minister+Council of Ministers+CM+State Councils of ministers+Cabinet Committees one after other; 3. Then Emergency Provision; 4. Move to Parliamentary Systems+Parliament+Parliamentary Comm.+Parliamentary forums. 5. Complete CAG. ___________________________ 2nd Phase: 1. Complete State Legislative Assembly 2. Move on to Supreme Court +High Court+ Tribunals+Attorney Generals+Advocate Generals+UPSC+State PSC+Subordinate Courts 3. Fi...

  REMEMBER the LAST 30 DAYS are GAME CHANGER.So PLAY in SAFE MODE. 1) First and the most important thing to do is to revise PREVIOUS YEAR'S QUESTION PAPER from 1995 -2018 without fail. Please  revise atleast 3 times. 2) Aspirants should revise atleast 4 times which means one round of revision every week which should include the following:- (a) Standard Books (b) Vision IAS PT-365 & PIB (c) Mock Tests 3) DO NOT READ ANYTHING  NEW  4) Be an early bird--Sleep by maximum by 1 pm and get up by 6 am 5) Stop over thinking and stay focused 6) Read the subjects which needs to be memorised in the morning hours 7) One can solve test papers in the afternoon between 2 pm-5 pm. 8) Atleast 3-4hrs needs to be devoted for CURRENT AFFAIRS (most imp part of Prelims) 9) 12-14 hrs of exhaustive study is required now. 10) The more you read now,The more you will retain 11)Avoid Negative thoughts and negative people 12) If you have a doubt,plzz get it c...

  As UPSC CSE Prelims is just a month away,students are facing tremendous pressure.Too many things to do and too little time left.Aspirants those who have already completed revision many times are also continuously anxious whether their preparation is upto the mark or not.What are their chances of clearing?  Another category of aspirants who are appearing for second or third time are confident about clearing both  prelims and mains abut are not sure about rank. My suggestion to all the serious aspirants who are studying day and night  is that please stop being anxious.You might be in a turbulent state of mind now,but you need to calm down.Last minute study/revision is of utmost importance for prelims.Believe in yourself,you have worked hard all the year long,sacrified big and small hang -outs,fav movies,your best friend's wedding,an exotic family trip ,birthday of  the special one and what not.This is the time to reconcile,to gather every bit of strength toge...