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Mains Answer Writing Program

2021-22 A Hand holding Approach for Answer Writing Skills for Civil Services Mains Examination

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Mains Examination is a critical stage and top scores in this stage decide the candidate's future into the bright

spot of Civil Services. Due to the vast UPSC syllabus, aspirants often find themselves in such a critical

situation, where they run out of time to develop quality answer writing skills. Another situation arises where

Aspirants are forced to cram yearly current affairs magazines to enrich their content for Mains. Such

circumstances can make Mains exam a tough nut to crack.

Keeping these situations in mind JV’s has launched MARG- Mains Answer wRiting Program

for UPSC CSE 2022. It is helpful in developing answer writing skills, structure & presentation of answer,

understanding of keywords and providing real timing of the actual UPSC Examination.

The purpose of the MARG is to improve the scores of students in the Mains Exam and developing

their Writing Skills so that knowledge could be converted in good answers without any difficulty.

MARG Program is designed keeping in mind the comfort of the students in such a manner that it ensures-

➢ Coverage of Vast Mains Syllabus at a micro level

➢ Development of writing skills

➢ Timely completion of syllabus

➢ Coverage of Important Current Themes

➢ Flexibility in writing Test

➢ Plenty of time for revision

MARG follows 4 Ways Approach to develop Writing skills

Answer writing on selected Themes

Class Discussion by the Experts

Content Enrichment Toolkit

Guidance of the Mentors

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Program Details:

• It is a weekly answer writing program on selected themes. We will provide you 20 practice questions

every Saturday and Sunday.

• Total 35 Tests (Micro + Full length) are included in MARG.

• Prior to Test, important themes (current + conventional) would be provided.

• Questions will be posted in the weekend, and within 7 days the aspirants have to submit the Answer.

• After writing two consecutive tests, Class discussion cum Content Enrichment Session will be held

by dedicated team of Experts.

• Content Enrichment Toolkit will be released after the discussion class containing the Approach,

Structure, Keywords, UPSC Glossary and Model Answers for these questions.

• This process will build up to the forthcoming Mains.

• A personal Mentor will always be available for Aspirants for their doubts and queries.

Special Features of MARG

Hand holding

Approach in

MARG

Guidance on Writing

Skills

Encouragement for

Scoring Maximum

Weekly Answer

Writing Session

Availability of

Mentors

Class Discussion

Support in Content

Enrichment

Assistance on

Choosing Important

Themes

Timely Evaluated

Copies

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MARG Design

Aspirants will get Subject wise important themes for the Answer writing session

Aspirants will attempt the Questions and submit the Answers within 7 Days.

After Class discussion Students will get content enrichment toolkit consists of-

➢ Structure and Presentation of each Question

➢ Important Keywords related to Question

➢ UPSC Glossary related to the Subject

➢ Model Answer

Class discussion cum content Enrichment Session related to the theme will be held

by the dedicated team of Experts.

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Note: ➢ Every Micro Subject of UPSC Mains syllabus would be cover in 2 Micro Tests. Micro tests would have only 10 Questions.

➢ Full length test will have number of questions on UPSC Lines.

➢ There are 27 Micro Tests and 8 Full Length Tests

# Test

Date

Subject Broad Syllabus (Theme would be updated as

per evaluation of Current

Events)

Micro list is given at the end

of the calendar.

Source Class

Discussion

Test 1

10 July

2021

Polity and

Constitution • Indian Constitution—

Historical Underpinnings,

Evolution, Features,

Amendments, Significant

Provisions and Basic

Structure.

• Functions and

Responsibilities of the

Union and the States,

Issues and Challenges

Pertaining to the Federal

Structure, Devolution of

Powers and Finances up to

Local Levels and

Challenges Therein.

• Separation of Powers

between various organs,

Dispute Redressal

Mechanisms and

Institutions.

• Comparison of the Indian

Constitutional Scheme

with that of Other

Countries.

• Parliament and State

Legislatures—Structure,

Functioning, Conduct of

Business, Powers &

Privileges and Issues

Arising out of these.

• Structure, Organization

and Functioning of the

Executive and the

Judiciary—Ministries and

Departments of the

• Class IX and X

NCERT: Democratic

Politics

• 11th NCERT: Indian

Constitution at Work

• Indian Polity by M

Laxmikanth

• Governance in India

by M Laxmikanth

• Class 12th NCERT:

Politics in India since

Independence

• Introduction to the

Constitution of India:

D DBasu

• Our Political System:

Subhash Kashyap

• The Hindu, Indian

Express

• Yojana, Kurukshetra

• PIB: www.pib. Nic.in

• prsindia.org

• 2nd ARC Reports

[Selected Part]

• India Year Book

• JV’s IAS Academy

Handouts/Booklet

18 July

2021

Test 2

11 July

2021

MARG CALENDAR










Government; Pressure

Groups and

Formal/Informal

Associations and their

Role in the Polity.

• Salient Features of the

Representation of People’s

Act.

• Appointment to various

Constitutional Posts,

Powers, Functions and

Responsibilities of various

Constitutional Bodies.

• Statutory, Regulatory and

various Quasi-judicial

Bodies.

Test 3

24 July

2021

Governance • Government Policies and

Interventions for

Development in various

sectors and Issues arising

out of their Design and

Implementation.

• Development Processes

and the Development

Industry — the Role of

NGOs, SHGs, various

groups and associations,

donors, charities,

institutional and other

stakeholders.

• Important Aspects of

Governance, Transparency

and Accountability, E-

governance- applications,

models, successes,

limitations, and potential;

Citizens Charters,

Transparency &

Accountability and

institutional and other

measures.

• Role of Civil Services in a

Democracy.

• 2nd ARC Reports

[Selected Part]

• India Yearbook for

Government scheme


Express

• Annual Reports of

Ministries such as

Women and Child

Development / HRD

Ministry/ Health

Ministry etc.


Handouts/Booklet

1 August

2021

Test 4

25 July

2021

Test 5

7 August

Social Justice • Welfare Schemes for

Vulnerable Sections of the

population by the Centre

and States and the

Performance of these

• 2nd ARC Reports

[Selected Part]

• India Yearbook for

Government scheme

Test 6










8 August

Schemes; Mechanisms,

Laws, Institutions and

Bodies constituted for the

Protection and Betterment

of these Vulnerable

Sections.

• Issues Relating to

Development and

Management of Social

Sector/Services relating to

Health, Education, Human

Resources.

• Issues relating to Poverty

and Hunger.


Express

• Annual Reports of

Ministries such as

Women and Child

Development / HRD

Ministry/ Health

Ministry etc.


Handouts/Booklet

15 August

2021

Test 7

21 August

International

relations • India and its

Neighborhood- Relations.

• Bilateral, Regional and

Global Groupings and

Agreements involving

India and/or affecting

India’s interests.

• Effect of Policies and

Politics of Developed and

Developing Countries on

India’s interests, Indian

Diaspora.

• Important International

Institutions, agencies and

fora – their Structure,

Mandate.

• Book – Challenge

and Strategy:

Rethinking India’s

Foreign Policy by

Rajiv Sikri

• Class 12 NCERT –

Political Science:

Contemporary World

Politics


Express

• Websites such as –

Ministry of External

Affairs, IDSA, ORF,

Gateway House


Handouts/ Booklets

29 August

2021

Test 8

22 August

Test 9

5

September

2021

Revision with

Full length

Test

(Polity and

Constitution,

Governance,

Social Justice,

International

relations)

Full syllabus of GS 2

Same as Above

12

September

2021










Test 10

18

September

2021

Economy +

Agriculture

Economic Development

• Indian Economy and

issues relating to

Planning, Mobilization

of Resources, Growth,

Development and

Employment.

• Inclusive Growth and

issues arising from it.

• Government

Budgeting.

• Land Reforms in

India.

• Effects of

Liberalization on the

Economy, Changes in

Industrial Policy and

their Effects on

Industrial Growth.

• Infrastructure: Energy,

Ports, Roads, Airports,

Railways etc.

• Investment Models.

Agriculture

• 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.

• 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;

• NCERT- India

Economic

Development (Class

11 NCERT)

• Introduction to

Macroeconomics

(Class 12 NCERT)

• 12th NCERT

Economics:

Microeconomics

• Shankarganeshan

Book

• Indian Economy -

Ramesh Singh

• India Year Book

(Selected Chapters)

o Basic Economic

Data

o Planning

o Finance

o Energy

o Agriculture

o Industry

o Commerce

• Indian Economy Dutt

and Sundaram

• Budget & Economic

Survey 2020- 2021

• Websites of

regulatory bodies like

RBI, SEBI, etc.

• Websites like

Arthapedia, Ministry

of Finance etc.

• Newspapers: The

Hindu, Indian

Express, Livemint,

TOI

• Magazines like

Science Reporter,

Yojana &

Kurukshetra

• Economic Survey

26

September

2021 Test 11

19

September

2021










Technology Missions;

Economics of Animal-

Rearing.

• Food Processing and

Related Industries in

India- Scope’ and

Significance,

Location, Upstream

and Downstream

Requirements, Supply

Chain Management.

• NITI Aayog reports

on Agriculture


Handouts/ Booklets

Test 12

2 October

2021

Science Tech

• Developments and their

Applications and Effects

in Everyday Life.

• Achievements of Indians

in Science & Technology;

Indigenization of

Technology and

Developing New

Technology.

• Awareness in the fields of

IT, Space, Computers,

Robotics, Nano-

technology, Bio-

technology and issues

relating to Intellectual

Property Rights.

• Science NCERT: 6th,

7th, 8th, 9th and 10th

• Class 12th Biology

NCERT (Selective

chapters as per UPSC

Syllabus)

• RSTV- Science

Monitor

• Websites like PIB,

ISRO, DST, DRDO,

DAE etc.

• Newspapers: The

Hindu Science News

(Sunday Special),

Indian Express,

Livemint, TOI

• Magazines like

Science Reporter,

Yojana &

Kurukshetra


Handouts/ Booklets

10 October

2021

Test 13

3 October

2021

Test 14

16 October

2021

Environment

and Disaster

Management

• Conservation,

Environmental

Pollution and

Degradation,

Environmental Impact

Assessment.

• Disaster and Disaster

Management.

• Our Environment –

NCERT (VII)

• Total Geography

ICSE 9th and 10th

• 12th class NCERT

• Class 11th NCERT

Chemistry: Ch 14:

Environmental

Chemistry

• NIOS Notes

• CBSE – XI book –

Natural Hazards and

Disaster Management

24 October

2021

Test 15

17 October

2021










• Down to Earth

magazine

• Website of MoEFCC

• Ministry of Earth

Sciences – reports,

etc

• Official website of

UN, MOEFCC, etc

• Disaster Management

Act, policies, etc

• Ecology &

Environment Chapter

(India Year Book)

• IGNOU Disaster

management notes


Handouts/ Booklets

Test 16

30 October

2021

Security &

Border

Management

• Linkages between

Development and

Spread of Extremism.

• Role of External State

and Non-state Actors

in creating challenges

to Internal Security.

• 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.

• Security Challenges

and their

Management in

Border Areas -

Linkages of Organized

Crime with Terrorism.

• Various Security

Forces and Agencies

and their Mandate.

• 2nd ARC (7th and 8th

Report

• IDSA reports

• NCERT Class 12 –

Contemporary World

• JV’s IAS Handouts/

Booklets

• Newspapers – The

Hindu / Indian

Express

7 November

2021

Test 17

31 October

2021










Test 18

14

November

2021

Revision with

Full length

Test

(Economy +

Agriculture +

Science &

Tech +

Environment

and Disaster

Management +

Security &

Border

Management)


Same as Above

21

November

2021

Test 19

27

November

2021

Indian

Heritage &

Culture

• Indian culture will cover

the salient aspects of Art

Forms, literature and

Architecture from ancient

to modern times.

• Old NCERT: Ancient

India

• Old NCERT:

Medieval India

• Class XI NCERT –

Introduction to Fine

Art (part 1) for Art &

Culture

• Class XII New

NCERT – Themes in

Indian History Part -1

and 2

• CCRT website

• NIOS Art & Culture


Booklets

5 December

2021

Test 20

28

November

2021

Test 21

11

December

2021

Indian History • Modern Indian history

from about the middle of

the eighteenth century

until the present

significant events,

personalities, issues.

o The Freedom

Struggle — its

various stages and

important

contributors/contributi

• Old NCERT: Modern

India by Bipin

Chandra

• New NCERT:

Themes in Indian

History – Part III

• “A Brief History of

Modern India” –

Spectrum Publication

• From Plassey to

Partition: Shekhar

Bandyopadhyaya

19

December

2021

Test 22

12

December

2021










ons from different

parts of the country.

o Post-independence

consolidation and

reorganization within

the country.

• BL Grover Modern

Indian History

• 12th NCERT –

Politics in India after

Independence

• Selective reading of

India After Gandhi

by Ramchandra Guha


Booklets

Test 23

25 Dec

2021

World History

• World History: History

of the world will include

events from 18th century

such as industrial

revolution, world wars,

redraw of national

boundaries, colonization,

decolonization, political

philosophies like

communism, capitalism,

socialism etc.— their

forms and effect on the

society.

• NCERT Arjun Dev

• Norman Lowe


Booklets

2 January

2022

Test 24

26 Dec

2021

Test 25

8 Jan2022

Indian Society • Salient features of Indian

Society, Diversity of

India.

o Role of women and

women’s organization,

population and

associated issues,

poverty and

developmental issues,

urbanization, their

problems and their

remedies.

o Effects of

globalization on

Indian society.

o Social empowerment,

communalism,

regionalism &

secularism.

• NCERT -12th–Indian

Society

• NCERT -12th-Social

Change and

Development in India

• IGNOU Notes

• JV's IAS Academy

Handouts /Booklet

16January

2022

Test 26

9 Jan2022










Test 27

22

Jan2022

Geography

• Salient features of

world’s physical

geography.

• Distribution of key natural

resources across the world

(including South Asia and

the Indian sub-continent);

factors responsible for the

location of primary,

secondary, and tertiary

sector industries in various

parts of the world

(including India).

• Important Geophysical

phenomena such as

earthquakes, Tsunami,

Volcanic activity, cyclone

etc., geographical features

and their location-changes

in critical geographical

features (including water-

bodies and ice-caps) and

in flora and fauna and the

effects of such changes.

• Old NCERT Books

of Geography (Class

6 to 10)

• NCERT Class XI:

INDIA - Physical

Environment

Geography

• NCERT Class XI: -

Fundamentals of

Physical Geography

• NCERT Class XII:

Fundamentals of

Human Geography

• NCERT Class XII:

India People and

Economy

• Certificate physical

and human

geography – Goh

Cheng Leong

• ICSE 9th and 10th

Total Geography

• Oxford Atlas or

Orient Longman

Atlas

• Website and reports

of of Ministry of

Environment, Forest

and Climate Change,

Ministry of Earth

Sciences

• Magazine: Down To

earth, Yojana and

Kuruskhetra

• Newspapers: Indian

Express, Livemint,

TOI

• Magazines like

Science Reporter

Yojana &

Kurukshetra


Booklets

30 January

2022

Test 28

23

Jan2022










Test 29

6 Feb

2022

Revision with

Full Length

Test

(Indian

Heritage &

Culture +

Indian History

+ World

History +

Indian Society

+ Geography)


Same as Above

13

February

2022

Test 30

19 Feb

2022

Ethics,

Integrity &

Aptitude

Theoretical Part

• Ethics and Human

Interface

• Attitude

• Aptitude and foundational

values for Civil Service

• Emotional Intelligence

• Moral Thinkers and

Philosophers

• Administration

• Probity in Governance

• Chronicle Lexicon

• G. Subbarao

• 2ndARC

Reports(Ethics in

Governance, Citizen

Centric

Administration,

Refurbishing

Personnel

Administration, RTI:

Master Key to Good

Governance)

• Newspaper and

internet

• JV's IAS Academy

Handouts / Booklet

27

February

2022

Test 31

20 Feb

2022

Case Studies on Above Issues

Test 32

6 March

2022

GS 1 Full

Paper

Indian Heritage and Culture,

History (Modern Indian

History, Freedom Struggle,

Post-Independence),

Geography of the World and

Society

(Full Syllabus)

Same as Above

13 March

2022

Test 33

20 March

2022

GS 2 Full

Paper

Governance, Constitution,

Polity, Social Justice and

International Relations

Same as Above

27 March

2022










(Full syllabus)

Test 34

3 April

2022

GS 3 Full

Paper

Technology, Economic

Development, Bio-diversity,

Environment, Security and

Disaster Management

(Full syllabus)

Same as Above

10 April

2022

Test 35

17 April

2022

GS 4 Full

Paper

Ethics and Human Interface,

Attitude, Aptitude and

Foundational Values for Civil

Service, Emotional

Intelligence, Contributions of

Moral Thinkers and

Philosophers from India and

the World, Public/ Civil

Service Values and Ethics in

Public Administration, Probity

in Governance, Case Studies

on the above issues.

(Full syllabus)

Same as Above

24 April

2022

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INDIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE

• Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient

to modern times.

Architecture/Sculpture

• Cave Architecture and Rock Cut

Architecture

• Harappan Architecture

o Town Planning

o Harappan Trade

o Agriculture

o Domestication of animals

o Crafts

o Religion

o Harappan Pottery

o Weights and Measures Script and

Language • Images • Decline of

Harappan Culture

• Temple Architecture

• Medieval Architecture and Indo-Islamic

Architecture

• Modern Architecture and Colonial

Architecture

• Sculpture in India

• Stupa Architecture

• Pillar Architecture

Visual Art Forms

• Paintings in India

• Dance forms in India

• Seals, Coinage and Pottery

• Drama/Theatre

• Puppetry

• Martial Arts

• Indian Handicrafts

Indian Culture

• Indian Music

• Religions in India

• Indian Literature

• Poets of Bhakti & Sufi Movement

• Languages in India

• Philosophical Schools

• Progress in Science and Technology

• Contribution of Buddhism & Jainism

MODERN INDIAN HISTORY AND WORLD HISTORY

• Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present significant

events, personalities, issues.

o The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from

different parts of the country.

MICRO LIST










o Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.

• World History: 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.

Middle of the Eighteenth Century Until The Present

• India in 18th Century

• European Penetration/Battles

• British Policies

o Administrative Structure

o Governor Generals and Viceroys

o Economic Impact

• Reform Movements

• Tribal, Civil and Peasant Revolts

• Personalities

• Development of Education and Press

• 1857 Revolt

The Freedom Struggle — its various stages

Birth of Nationalism in India (1858-1905)

• Political Associations

• Education

• Press

• Drain Theory

• Moderate Phase

• Congress Sessions

Extremist Nationalism & Revolutionary

Activities (1905-1918)

• Extremist Phase

• Revolutionary Activities

• Partition of Bengal

• Swadeshi Movement

• Surat Split of Congress

• Growth of Nationalism

• Home Rule Movement

Mass Nationalism period (1919-1939)

• Gandhian Leadership

• Rowlatt Act

• Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

• Revolutionary Activities

• Princely States

• Socialism Phase

• Communalism

• Constitutional Developments

Final Phase (1939-1947)

• Separatist Movement in India

• August Offer

• Quit India Movement

• Cripps Mission

• CR Formula

• Desai-Liaquat Ali Talks

• Wavell Plan

• INA and RIN Mutiny

• Cabinet Mission

• Independence and Partition of India










Post-independence consolidation and reorganization

Partition and Its Aftermath

• Integration of Princely States

• Linguistic reorganization of States

• Question of National Language

• Rise of Regional Parties

• Coalition Era

Social

• Eradication of Untouchability/Prevention of

Atrocities

• Tribal Development

• Communalism

• Indian Women Since Independence

• Naxalism

• National Emergency

• Progress of Science

Indian Foreign Affairs

• Nehru’s Foreign Policy

o Non-Aligned Movement

o Panchsheel

• Indo-China War

• Indo-Pak Wars

Economy and Other

• Planned Development

• Industrial Reforms

• LPG Reforms

• Land reforms

• Green revolution

• Ecology and environmental Policy

• Popular Movement

History of the world

EVENTS

• Enlightenment/ Renaissance

• American Revolution

• American Civil War

• French Revolution

• Rise of Nationalism

• Unification of Germany and Italy

FIRST WORLD WAR AND AFTERMATH

• Causes and Consequences

• Russian Revolution

• Paris Peace Treaties and Associated Issues

• League of Nations

• Nazism and Fascism

• The Great Depression

SECOND WORLD WAR AND

AFTERMATH

• Causes

• Outbreak

• Consequences

• Impact on Geopolitics

• United Nations

• NAM

• Redrawal of national boundaries

• Cold war

• Decolonisation

• Cuban Crisis

• Collapse of Soviet Union

DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA, AFRICA AND

MIDDLE EAST

• Chinese revolution

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Arab Nationalism

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Colonialism & Imperialism

• Socialism

• Neo-Liberalism










SOCIETY

• Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

o Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and

developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.

o Effects of globalization on Indian society.

o Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.

Salient features of Indian Society

• About Society

• Features of Indian Society

• Diversity of Indian Society: Types

• Societal Institution

• Caste system

• Tribal Communities

• Institutions- Economic and Political

Role of women and women’s organization

• Women in Indian Society

• Women’s Issue

• Movements

• Women’s Organization: Types, Challenges

and Achievment

• Women Empowerment Programs

Population and associated issues

• Population concept

• Demography

• Distribution and density

• Population size and growth

• Population composition

• Demographic Dividend

• Population Policies

Poverty and developmental issues

• Concept of Poverty and development

• Poverty types

• Measurement of Poverty

• Causes of Poverty

• Cycle of Poverty

• Different Models

• Initiatives

• NGO’s, Self Help Groups

Urbanization

• Concept of urbanization

• Social effects and Impact of urbanization

• Problems of Urbanization

• Governance issues with Urbanization

Effects of globalization on Indian society

• Concept of Globalization

• Different Dimensions of Globalization

• Impact of Globalization: on Women, Family,

culture, Economy, Agriculture

Social empowerment

• Meaning and concept of social

empowerment

• Government’s initiatives for empowerment

Migration

• Concept

• Different forms

• Reasons

• Consequences

Communalism

• Concept and Characteristics

• History of communalism

• Communalism in Contemporary India


• Controlling and Eradicating

Regionalism

• Region and Regionalism in India

• Forms of Regionalism


• Measuring the Regionalism

Secularism

• Concept of Secularism

• Indian Model of Secularism

• Challenges faced by Secularism in India










• Urban Planning and Role of Urban Local

Bodies (ULBs)

GEOGRAPHY

• Salient features of world’s physical geography.

• Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-

continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries

in various parts of the world (including India).

• Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc.,

geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-

bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

Salient features of world’s physical

geography

• UNIVERSE

o Theories of origin and Evolution

o Recent developments

• GEOMORPHOLOGY

o Earth: Origin, Evolution

o Interior of the Earth

o Earthquake and Vulcanism

o Distribution of Continents & Oceans

o Plate Tectonic Theory, Continental Drift,

Sea Floor spreading

o Landforms and Their Evolution

o Rocks and Soil

o Endogenic & Exogenic Forces

• OCEANOGRAPHY

o Basic concepts

o Movement of Oceans – Waves, Tides,

o Ocean Currents

o Coral Reefs

o Temperature & Salinity of Oceans

o Ocean Resources

• CLIMATOLOGY

o Earth’s Atmosphere – Composition &

Structure

o Solar Radiation, Heat Budget &

Temperature

o Insolation and Atmospheric Circulation

o Weather Systems: Precipitation, Rains,

Cloud

o World Climate

o Monsoon

Distribution of key natural resources across

the world

• Resources: Types

• Minerals

• Land Resources

• Forest Resources

• Water Resources/River Resources

• Agricultural Resources

• Transport, Communication and International

Trade

Factors Responsible for the Location of

Industries

• Industry category wise

• Distribution of the Industry

• Distribution of Major Industries – Iron &

Steel, IT, Cotton Textile

• Agglomeration & Footloose Industries

Important Geophysical Phenomena

• EARTHQUAKES

o Concept

o Earthquake waves, Zone, Types

o Major Earthquake

o Distribution of Earthquake

• TSUNAMI

o Causes

o Impact

• VOLCANIC ACTIVITY

o Origin of Volcanoes

o Types of Volcanoes

o Landform Associated Vulcanic Activities

• CYCLONE

o Types

o Origin










Geographical Features and their Location

• Changes in critical geographical features

(including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in

flora and fauna

• Effects of such changes

Polity and Constitution

• Indian Constitution—Historical Underpinnings, Evolution, Features, Amendments, Significant

Provisions and Basic Structure.

• Functions and Responsibilities of the Union and the States, Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the

Federal Structure, Devolution of Powers and Finances up to Local Levels and Challenges Therein.

• Separation of Powers between various organs, Dispute Redressal Mechanisms and Institutions.

• Comparison of the Indian Constitutional Scheme with that of Other Countries.

• Parliament and State Legislatures—Structure, Functioning, Conduct of Business, Powers &

Privileges and Issues Arising out of these.

• Structure, Organization and Functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and

Departments of the Government; Pressure Groups and Formal/Informal Associations and their Role

in the Polity.

• Salient Features of the Representation of People’s Act.

• Appointment to various Constitutional Posts, Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of various


• Statutory, Regulatory and various Quasi-judicial Bodies.

Indian Constitution

• Historical Underpinnings,

• Evolution

• Features

• FR, DPSP, FD

• Amendments

• Significant Provisions

• Basic Structure.

Functions and Responsibilities of the Union

and the States

• Executive Function

• Legislative Functions

• Financial Functions

• Administrative & Quasi-Judicial Functions

Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal

structure

• Federal System

• Centre-State Relation

• Inter-State Relation

• Emergency Provisions

• Other issues- Role of Governor

Structure, Organization and Functioning of

the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries

and Departments of the Government

• Executive: Union, State

• Judiciary

• Cabinet Ministries

• Other Ministries

• Parliamentary Secretaries

• Central secretariat

• Cabinet secretary

• State secretariat

• Chief secretary

Pressure groups and formal/informal

associations and their role in the Polity

• Role of Pressure Group

• Characteristics and Types

• Functions, Role & Importance of Pressure

Groups

Appointment to various Constitutional Posts,

Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of

various

Salient Features of Representation of People's

Act

• Recent amendments to RPA

• SC verdict on various section of RPA










Devolution of Powers and Finances up to Local

Levels and Challenges Therein.

• Finance commissions

• State Finance Commission

Separation of Powers Between Various Organs

• Doctrine of Separation of Powers

• Separation of powers between various organs

• Provisions for Checks & Balances in Indian

Constitution

Dispute Redressal Mechanisms and

Institutions

• Tribunals

• RTI

• PIL & Judicial Review

• Lok Adalats

• Gram Nyalayas, Family Courts, NALSA

Comparison of the Indian constitutional

scheme with that of other countries

• Comparison with America, U.K etc on

different features of Indian Constitution.

Parliament and State Legislatures

• Structure

• Functions

• LokSabha and RajyaSabha

• Legislative assembly and council

• Conduct of Business

• Powers & Privileges

• Parliamentary committees, Forums, Groups

• Issues


• Election Commission

• Union Public Service Commission

• State Public Service Commission

• Finance Commission

• National Commission for SCs

• National Commission for STs

• Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities

• Comptroller and Auditor General of India

• Attorney General of India

• Advocate General of the State

Statutory, Regulatory and various Quasi-

judicial Bodies.

• NITI Aayog

• RBI

• National Human Rights Commission

• State Human Rights Commission

• Central Information Commission

• Central Vigilance Commission

• Central Bureau of Investigation

• Lokpal and Lokayuktas

• National Commission for Women

• National Green Tribunal

• Competition Appellate Tribunal

• Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal

• Cyber Appellate Tribunal

• Intellectual Property Appellate Board

• Other Body

Governance

• Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of

their Design and Implementation.

• Development Processes and the Development Industry — the Role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups

and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.

• Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency and Accountability, E-governance- applications,

models, successes, limitations, and potential; Citizens Charters, Transparency & Accountability and

institutional and other measures.

• Role of Civil Services in a Democracy.










Government Policies and Interventions for

Development

• Various Policies and Schemes

• Issues relating to their design and

implementation

• Government intervention

• Need of Transparency and Accountability

• Role of institutions

• Challenges

• Innovative ways and Way forward

Development Processes & the Development

Industry

• NGOs: Non Governmental Organization

o Role played by NGOs

o Impact

o Issues related to NGOs

• Self Help Groups

o Need for SHGs

o Benefits of SHGs

o Weaknesses of SHGs

o Challenges

• Various groups and associations, donors,

charities, institutional and other

stakeholders

o Societies

o Trust

o Religious Endowments

o Cooperatives

o Issues related to institutions of Health,

Education, Human Rights, and Environment.

Important Aspects

• Governance: Aspects, Good Governance,

Barriers and other dimension of Governance.

• Transparency and Accountability

• E-governance- applications

• models

• successes

• limitations, and potential

• Citizens Charters

• Transparency & Accountability and

institutional and other measures.

• RTI, Whistleblower Protection Bill, Lokpal

&Lokayuktas Act

Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

• Concept of civil services

• Need for civil services

• Different role of civil services

• Reforms needed

Social Justice

• Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States and the

Performance of these Schemes; Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions and Bodies constituted for the

Protection and Betterment of these Vulnerable Sections.

• Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health,

Education, Human Resources.

• Issues relating to Poverty and Hunger.

Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sectionsand

Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions & Bodies for

them.

• Welfare Schemes for SCs –

o Protection of Civil Rights Act

o SC/ST Protection Act

o National Commission for Scheduled

Castes

• Disabled –

o Rehabilitation Council of India Act

o PWD Act

o National Trust for Welfare of Persons,

Issues Relating to Development and

Management of Social Sector/Services relating

to Health, Education, Human Resources.

• Health Issues:

o Government Initiatives

o Schemes on Health, Policy, Health

Mission,

o Universal Health Coverage and other

aspects of Health sector in India

• Education in India:

o StatuS

o Challenges










o PWD Rights

• Women and Children –

o Domestic Violence Act

o PC&PNDT Act

o POCSO Act

o CARA

o Child Marriage Act

o Child Marriage Act

o Domestic Violence Act and other

schemes

• Schemes for STs –

o National Commission for STs

o TRIFED,

o Forest Rights Act

• Schemes for Minorities –

o National Commission for Minorities

o Religious and Linguistic Minorities

• Welfare Schemes for Elderly

o reforms

o Government Programmes,

o Reports on Indian Education

• Human Resource:

o Need For Skill Development

o Skill Development Initiatives

o Challenges in Skilling Landscape in

India,

o Shortcomings of Current Skill

Development Initiatives

o Reforms Required

Issues relating to Poverty and Hunger.

• Various aspects of Poverty and Hunger

• Causes of Poverty and Hunger

• Impact

• MDGs & SDGs

• Measure to Reduce Poverty & Hunger

• Programs, Schemes, Initiative

International relations

• India and its Neighborhood- Relations.

• Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s

interests.

• Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests, Indian

Diaspora.

• Important International Institutions, agencies and fora - their Structure, Mandate.

India and its Neighborhood- Relations.

• India and its Neighborhood Relations with

o China,

o Pakistan,

o Nepal,

o Bhutan,

o Bangladesh,

o Afghanistan,

o Srilanka

o Maldives,

o Myanmar.

• Major Foreign Policy Doctrines Since 1947

o Non-aligned Movement (NAM),

o Nuclear Doctrine,

o Gujral Doctrine,

o Look East to Act East.

Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and

Agreements involving India and/or affecting

India’s interests.

• Bilateral Relations –

o US,

o Russia,

o G-20 and other major groupings

Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and

Developing Countries on India’s interests

• One Belt One Road,

• UN Reforms,

• WTO,

• Breixt,

• South China Sea Dispute

• Ladakh dispute with china

• Deglobalisation& Protectionism – US

Sanctions on Iran, US Pullout from Paris

Agreement, H-1B Visa Issue etc.

• OPEC Oil Prices Manipulation, etc.and other

major international issues

Indian Diaspora

• Indian Diaspora Across the world

• OCI

• Initiatives/Programs

• Role played by Indian Diaspora










o Japan,

o Asian,

o Africa,

o European Countries,

o Australia,

o Latin America and other

• Regional & Global Groupings –

o SAARC,

o BRICS,

o SCO,

o BIMSTEC,

o ASEAN,

• Issues Concerning the Diaspora

Important International Institutions, agencies

and fora - their Structure, Mandate.

• UN & its Agencies

• WTO

• World Bank

• IMF

• World Economic Forum

• W.H.O

• Commonwealth of Nations, etc.

Economic Development

• Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth,

Development and Employment.

• Inclusive Growth and issues arising from it.

• Government Budgeting.

• Land Reforms in India.

• Effects of Liberalization on the Economy, Changes in Industrial Policy and their Effects on

Industrial Growth.

• Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

• Investment Models.

Indian Economy & Issues Relating to

Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth,

Development & Employment

• Economic Planning

o Planning in Indian Economy (FYPs, NDC,

NITI Aayog)

o Economic Reforms - LPG era

• Economics Basics

o Different Types of Economy

o Sectors in Economy

o GDP & GNP

o Subsidies

o National Income

o Fiscal Policy: All Expenditure, Receipt, and

Budgetary Term

o Taxation system

o Monetary Policy

o Inflation & Business Cycle

o Banking

o Balance of Payment – FDI, FIPB,

appreciation

o Foreign Trade

o Public Finance in India

o Money Market & Capital Market

Government Budgeting

• Budgetary Term

• Types of Budget

• Fiscal Policy

• Features and Components of Budget

Land Reforms in India

• Need of Land reforms

• Components of Land Reforms

• Issues related

• Successful Model

• Government Initiative

Liberalization

• Concept of Liberalization

• Effects of Liberalisation

Changes in Industrial Policy and their Effects

on Industrial Growth

• Industrial policies in India

• Different phases

• Issues

• SEZs

• Latest Policies and Initiatives










• SECTORS OF ECONOMY

o Agriculture

o Industry

o Services

• SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

o Human Development

o Poverty

o Employment

o Economic Growth and Economic

Development

• SOCIAL SECTOR INITIATIVES

o Government Schemes: act, policies,

initiatives

o Reports and Indices

o Economic Survey and Budget

• INSTITUTIONS & ORGANISATIONS

o International

o Domestic

Inclusive Growth and issues arising from it.

• Inclusive Growth

• Features and elements of Inclusive

Growth

• Challenges

• Initiative, Programs

Infrastructure

• Energy

• Ports

• Roads

• Airports

• Railways etc

• Various Projects

• Digital Infrastructure

• Policies and Initiatives related to

Infrastructure

Investment Models

• Various Models

• Sources

• TYPES OF INVESTMENT MODELS

o Domestic Investment Models: Public

Investment Model, Private Investment

Model, Public Private Participation

Investment Model.

o Foreign Investment Models: FDI, FII, etc.

o Sector Specific Investment Models

o Cluster Based Investment Models

Agriculture

• 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.

• 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.

• Food Processing and Related Industries in India- Scope’ and Significance, Location, Upstream

and Downstream Requirements, Supply Chain Management.

Major Crops - Cropping Patterns in various

parts of the country

• Agriculture sector

• Agricultural Credit Institutions

• Crops and its Classification

• Parameters of Cropping Patterns in India

• Types of Cropping Patterns in India

• Factors influencing cropping pattern

• ZBNF

Irrigation and Irrigation Systems

• Types

• Factors

• Successful irrigation system

Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm

Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices;

• Concept of Subsidies

• Types of Subsidies

• Issues related with Subsidies

Public Distribution System

• Objectives

• Functioning

• Limitations

• Revamping

Issues of Buffer Stocks and Food Security










• Government initiatives/Schemes

Storage, Transport and Marketing of

Agricultural Produce and Issues and Related

Constraints

• Process of Agricultural Marketing -

Marketing Channels, Functionaries, Costs,

etc.

• Role of FCI

• Contract Farming

• Regulated Markets

• APMCs

• National Agricultutral Market (NAM)

• Farmer Producer Organisations (FPO)

• Warehousing

• Cooperative Marketing

• E-technology in the aid of farmers

• Need of Food Security

• Rationale of Minimum Support Price

• Impact of MSP on inflation

Technology Missions

• Missions and Initiatives

Economics of Animal-Rearing

Food Processing and Related Industries in

India

• Scope’ and Significance

• Location

• Upstream and Downstream Requirements

• Supply Chain Management

• Government Policies and Initiatives

Science and Technology

• Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.

• Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology; Indigenization of Technology and Developing

New Technology.

• Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and

issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Developments and their Applications and

Effects in Everyday Life

• Latest and significant development in

science and technology

• Applications of various technologies

• Governmental initiatives in fields of S&T

• Technology in Health sector

Science & Technology in Indian Context

• Important Indian Scientists and Their

Achievements

• Initiatives to encourage research and

development in academics

• Indigenization of Technology

• Developing New Technology

• Various government program

• Intitutions

Awareness in the fields of IT, Space,

Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-

technology and issues relating to Intellectual

Property Rights

• Nuclear technology and Particle Physics

• Telecommunication Technology

• Biotechnology - Definition, types, GM

foods

• Electronics

• Information Technology - Evolution and

Generations

• Defence technology

• Robotics

• Nanotechnology - Definitions, Types and

Applications

• Energy

• Space Technology - Orbits, Types of

Satellites, Cryogenic engines

• Issues Relating to Intellectual Property

Rights - Need, Types, International

Agreements, GI Tag










Bio-diversity, Environment and Disaster Management

• Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

• Disaster and Disaster Management.

Conservation

• Types of Biodiversity- species

• Animal Biodiversity

• Plant Biodiversity

• Marine Organisms

• Protected Area Network

• Other Conservation Efforts

• Concepts- ecology, function

• Ecosystem- Terrestrial and Aquatic

Ecosystem

Environmental Pollution and Degradation

• Environmental Pollution

• Types

• Causes

• Impact

• Prevention

• National Environment Agencies

• Legislations and Policies

• International Environment Agencies &

Agreements

Environmental Impact Assessment

• EIA

• Indian Guidelines & Legislations

• EIA Process

• Need & Benefits of EIA

• Shortcomings of EIA in India

• Measures to Make EIA Effective

Disaster and Disaster Management

• Types of Disasters

• Government Initiatives

• International conventions and models

related to Disaster Management.

Security and Border Management

• Linkages between Development and Spread of Extremism.

• Role of External State and Non-state Actors in creating challenges to Internal Security.

• 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.

• Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas - Linkages of Organized

Crime with Terrorism.

• Various Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate.










Linkages between Development and Spread

of Extremism

• Factors

• Steps to reduce

• Naxalism

Role of External State and Non-state Actors

in creating challenges to Internal Security

• J&K Separatism

• Left Wing Extremism

• North East Insurgency

• Right Wing Terrorism

• Reasons for Spread of Terrorism

• State Sponsored Terrorism

• Institutional Framework for Internal Security

- NIA, NATGRID, TADA, POTA and other

acts and agencies

Challenges to Internal Security through

Communication Networks

• Laws regulating social media

• Role of Media & Social Networking Sites in

Internal Security Challenges

Basics of Cyber Security; Money-Laundering

and its prevention

• Cybercrimes

• Methods of controlling Cybercrime

• Steps taken by India

• International Cooperation on Cyber Security

• Money Laundering ways

• Challenges to Tackle Money Laundering

• Steps to Counter Money Laundering

• International convention/laws against money

laundering

Security Challenges and their Management in

Border Areas - Linkages of Organized Crime

with Terrorism.

• Managing Border Security – Coastal &

Terrestrial

• Boundary Disputes

• India's Policy in Border Area Security

Management

• Challenges

• Organised Crime

• Types of Organised Crime

Various Security Forces and Agencies and

their Mandate.

• CAPF

• Paramilitary

• Intelligence Agencies

Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

Ethics and Human Interface

• Essence, Determinants and Consequences of

Ethics in - Human Actions

• Dimensions of Ethics;

o Ethics - in Private and Public

Relationships.

• Human Values – Lessons from the Lives and

Teachings of

o Great Leaders

o Reformers

o Administrators

• Role of Family Society and Educational

Institutions in Inculcating Values.

Attitude

• Content

• Structure

• Function

Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in

Public Administration

• Status and Problems

• Ethical Concerns and Dilemmas in

Government and Private Institutions

• Laws, Rules, Regulations and Conscience as

Sources of Ethical Guidance

• Accountability and Ethical Governance

• Strengthening of Ethical and Moral Values

in Governance

• Ethical Issues in International Relations and

Funding

• Corporate Governance

Probity in Governance

• Concept of Public Service

• Philosophical Basis of Governance and

Probity










• Attitudes’ Influence and Relation with

Thought and Behaviour

• Moral and Political Attitudes

• Social Influence and Persuasion

Aptitude and foundational values for Civil

Service

• Essential Aptitude for civil servants

• Foundational Values of Civil Services

• Integrity

• Impartiality

• Nonpartisanship

• Objectivity

• Dedication to public service

• Empathy

• Tolerance and Compassion towards weaker

section

• Contribution to society

Emotional Intelligence

• Concepts

• Utilities and Application in Administration

and Governance.

Moral Thinkers and Philosophers

• Philosophers from World

• Indian Philosophers

• Information Sharing and Transparency in

Government

• Right to Information

• Codes of Ethics

• Codes of Conduct

• Citizen’s Charters

• Work Culture

• Quality of Service Delivery

• Utilization of Public Funds

• Challenges of Corruption

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