They carry so many habits

from junior Program, Its

tough to win against the top
international teams.
 UPSC-2015

1.How to kick start GS preparation

2.Newspapers, Notes making
3.Time management, Career backup
1. GS-Core
Earlier Syllabus
failures: Qatal ki Subh
2. Optional Syllabus
Far away=>from scratch ~200 days
Closer=>mocks+GSM+Optional+Backup exams
1. Polity GA | GK | GS
2. Economy 7/8 Pillars
3. History @MCQ
4. Geography and Agriculture stage
5. Environment & Biodiversity
6. Science
7. International Relation
8. PIN, Awards, Sports (Hardly in
UPSC)
 Tough

Agro. Tough
1. Polity GA | GK | GS
Finishem 1st 7/8 Pillars
2. Economy
3. History @MCQ
4. Geography and Agriculture stage
5. Environment & Biodiversity
6. Science
7. International Relation (CDS,
CAPF)
8. PIN, Awards, Sports (Hardly in
UPSC)
 Current Affairs Hindu
1. National- polity,
Development
2. Economy
3. Science-Tech
4. International
5. South India
6. Sports, PIN
 RBI reduced Repo rate to 25 basis points.
NEW Player Seasoned Player

15/1/15 Repo 8% => 7.75%

Xyz Bank CMD said ____. (Jan15)
Xyz bank reduced home
loan rates ___.
Xyz Expert says _____.
GDP boost
.
Notes making is essential for Mains.
Crispy notes only when CORE Syllabus is
finished.
Polity Books DD Basu, Kashyap, MV Paylee

Laxmikanth
9 out 11
Direct in
CSAT 2014
 History, Evolution

FR-FD, DPSP

Laxmikanth
Union BEGIN
from
States HERE
PRI, ULB

Bodies
 History, Evolution

FR-FD, DPSP

Laxmikanth
Union

States

PRI, ULB

Bodies

Appendix
 Polity
7. FR, FD, DPSP, Alien
8. Amendment, J&K, 5 & 6th th Remaining
Blocks
10.Local Governance [PRI,
ULB]
11.Bodies: Statutory,
Constitutional- str,
functions, Person in news
Union-State-Concurrent
Table of precedence
Appendix
Amendment list
Article list (selected)
 History, Evolution (freedom struggle)

FR-FD, DPSP History at last

Laxmikanth

Union

States

PRI, ULB

Bodies

Appendix
 CSAT 2014
Q1. Which one of the following is the largest
Committee of the Parliament?
A. The Committee on Public Accounts
B. The Committee on Estimates
C. The Committee on Public Undertakings
D. The Committee on Petitions

1. Skip 2. Attempt 3. Mark n Review

 Find correct statements
A. The President shall make rules for the more
convenient transaction of the business of the
Government of India, and for the allocation
among Ministers of the said business.
B. All executive actions of the Government of
India shall be expressed to be taken in the
name of the Prime Minister.
C. Both Correct
D. None correct
1. Skip 2. Attempt 3. Mark n Review
 Types of MCQs
1. 2TF, 3TF, 4TF, 5TF (LAXMIKANTH by heart)
2. Bodies: Appointment, function, jurisdiction
3. Match the following: years, articles,
functions
4. Person in news (PIN)

1. Skip 2. Attempt 3. Mark n Review

UPSC CDS(I)2014: NCERT Political science
Political theory ____.
1. deals with the ideas and Principles that shape
Constitutions
2. clarifies the meaning of freedom, equality and justice
3. probes the significance of principles of rule of law,
separation of power and judicial review
Correct Statements are:
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1,2 and 3 (Class11, Page6)
1. Skip 2. Attempt 3. Mark n Review
 Polity
13.NCERT Political science,
Sociology Additional
After
(Mrunal.org/DOWNLOAD) Laxmikanth
14.India 2015: ch3, 20, 28
15.MCQs: Laxmikanth, GS
Manual, previous papers
16.Parliament Handbook (ONLY if
time permits)
 Static Polity

1. GS-Core Syllabus Qatal ki Subh

2. Optional Syllabus ~200 days
 Polity
Bills, Act, Ordinance
Rights issues [SC Judgments,
Current
Government schemes-policies]
Election [RPA: GS2]
TheHindu => National,
Columns
PrsIndia.org
Mrunal.org/Polity
 7 Pillars of Economy for UPSC
Pillar #1: Basics of Micro & Macro & Indian Economy

Class11 Class12: MACRO

Types of Class12- MICRO GDP, NNP
Economies Selected only National income
LPG reforms Mrunal.org/econo Money &
my banking
 7 Pillars of Economy

2. Banking-Finance 3. Fiscal Policy 4. International

Monetary Policy Budget, Taxation BoP, CAD
Banking Sector Subsidies WTO & other Org.
Capital Market Fiscal Deficit Policies affecting
GS Mains P2
From next lecture
 Economic SURVEY

5. Sectors of Economy 6.Infrastructure 7. HRD

Agriculture Energy Skill Development
MSME, Industries Transport Poverty line
Service sector RUR-URBAN Weaker sections
Not Essential for Economy

At max. just selected

Chapters on
Poverty, Development,
Public-finance, Subsidies
 Economy: Dutt Sundaram, Uma Kapila
Wait for 2015

Land reform
Cooperatives
Ashish Notes

Ch.6,7,13,19;21-24
MCQ

1,6,7 Non-UPSC: unnecessary

Others as per my lectures
Then what to prepare?
1.NCERT 11, 12
2.IYB-2015
3.Lecture + Mrunal.org
4.Budget +Survey
5. TheHindu
10 Questions in CSAT-14
170+ in Mains GS2+3 combined
 Static Polity
Economy

1. GS-Core Syllabus Qatal ki Subh

2. Optional Syllabus ~200 days
1. Polity GA | GK | GS
2. Economy 7/8 Pillars
3. History @MCQ
4. Geography and Agriculture stage
5. Environment & Biodiversity
6. Science
7. International Relation
8. PIN, Awards, Sports (Hardly in
UPSC)
 Old NCERT New NCERT (2007)

Geography (USSR) History (Art,

Economy (academic) culture, religion)
Science Geography
History: Economy (11, 12)
TN state Books Science
GS Manual
Pol.Sci., Socio
 Old NCERT on flipkart.com
Oxford:
RS Sharma: Indias Ancient Past
Orient Blackswan
Satish Chandra: History of Medieval India
Bipan Chandra: History of Modern India
Arjun Dev: History of the World
 How to approach History

Ancient

Medieval

History Modern (Freedom) first

Post Independence
Mains
World
EASY
CSAT-2014 General Studies

EASY
 How to approach Freedom Struggle

Ancient 1857

Medieval Reformers
History

Moderate-
Modern (Freedom) Extremist

Post Independence Gandhi

British
World Reponses
 Ancient | Medieval
Even before 1857
GG & their contribution Advent of
Europeans
1857 reasons,
consequences
Revolts: peasant, Tribal
(Mrunal./Polity =>Land
reform)
1857: Freedom struggle
Prelim + Mains
 British Raj
1857: causes, events,
consequences 1857 &
Reformers after
Org. founders
Newspaper, books
Edu. Commission
(Hunter, Sadler..)
 How to approach Freedom Struggle

Ancient 1857
History
CSAT Medieval Reformers

CAPF, CDS Moderate-

Modern (Freedom) Extremist
SSC-CGL
State Post Independence Gandhi
service British
World Reponses
 British Raj
1. Congress: GK session,
President Modern:
2. Moderate, Extremist, Surat Moderates
split
3. Home Rule, Beasant vs Tilak
4. Swaraj Party, Nehru report
5. Provincial Ministries vs
Muslim League
 British Raj
1. Leaders
2. org., newspapers Modern:
Revolution
3. Gadar-100 years (2013)
4. Conspiracy cases
5. INA trial (Netaji Files)
6. RIN Mutiny (Mains-
2014)
 How to approach Freedom Struggle

Ancient 1857
History
CSAT Medieval Reformers

CAPF, CDS Moderate-

Modern (Freedom) Extremist
SSC-CGL
State Post Independence Gandhi
service British
World Reponses
 British Raj
1. South Africa (Mrunal
/history)
2. Champaran, Abad, Kheda; Gandhi
3. NCM, Khilafat, CDM, QIM,
Partition
4. Gandhi-Irwin, Gandhi-
Amebedkar, Gandhi-Bose
5. Other freedom fighters
(mains)
 How to approach Freedom Struggle

Ancient 1857
History
CSAT Medieval Reformers

CAPF, CDS Moderate-

Modern (Freedom) Extremist
SSC-CGL
State Post Independence Gandhi
service British
World Reponses
 British Raj
1.Reforms: Morley
British
Minto; Montague- Response
Chelmsford
2.Acts: 1909, 1919,
1935 & 1947;
(Laxmikanth)
 History, Evolution (freedom struggle)

FR-FD, DPSP

Laxmikanth Union

States

PRI, ULB

Bodies
 British Raj
1. Anti-Reforms: Rowlett,
Jalliyanwala, Simon, British
RTC, Communal award Response
2. Partition: Linlithgow
offer, Wavell plan,
Cabinet Mission , Cripps
Mission, Mountbatton
(Make revision table)
 British Raj

Followup
IF TIME LEFT

MCQ Refining
Timeline Essay Points
 CAPF-2014
Who translated Dinabandhu Mitras play Neel
Darpan into English?
A. Reverend James Long
B. Dwarkanath Tagore
C. Michael Madhusudan Dutta (correct,
Pearson)
D. Rabindranath Tagore

1. Skip 2. Attempt 3. Mark n Review

 CAPF 2014 (3rd March Hindu)
In March 2014 mortal remains 1857 mutineers
were exhumed from a well at ____. These remains
are of ____ soldiers.
Choices:
A. Jallianwala Bagh, 36 Regiment of Sikh
Infantry
B. Lahore, 75 Regular Native Infantry Regiment
C. Ajnala, 26 Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
D. Satti Chaura Ghat, 19 Regiment of Bengal
Native Infantry
1. Skip 2. Attempt 3. Mark n Review
 How to approach History

Ancient
History
Medieval
CSAT
CAPF, CDS Modern (Freedom)
SSC-CGL
Post Independence
StatePSC
World
 Tamilnadu Class 11 and 12 (/download)

Ancient
Medieval

Freedom struggle
World History
 Ancient + Culture
Tamilnadu Class 11 | old NCERT
New NCERT
Lucent GK (Ready revision tables)
General Studies Manual (MCQ)
NIOS Culture (Download)
CCRTindia.gov.in
India Yearbook: Ch2
 Ancient | Medieval
Harappa
Features Ancient: What
to prepare?
What found where?
Causes of decline
Vedic age basic (Sabha,
Samiti, litt.)
 Ancient | Medieval
1. Pillar doctrine Buddism
Jainism
2. Sect, kings, travelers DETAIL

3. Council
4. Places, monuments.
features
 Ancient | Medieval
3 Mauryan Kings (victories, policies,
arch.) Harappa
Vedic Age
1. Chandragupta Maurya Jain-Buddhism
2. Bindusara
3. Asoka (pillar, messages)
+ Greek Envoys, Foreign Travelers
+ caves, art form, authors
IGNORE: Bimbisara- Ajatshatru,
Udayin, Shisunag & Nanda.
 Ancient | Medieval
1.Pushyamitra Only 3 After
2.RudraDaman Maurya

3.Kanishka
(Buddhism)
 Ancient | Medieval
1. Samudragupta &
Vikramaditya Gupta Age &
after
2. Harshavardhan & Huien
Tsang (TN)
3. Pala-Pallav-Pratihar-
Rahstrakuta (Culture-
Architecture)
 Ancient | Medieval
1. (culture) Sangam literature-
South India :
Manimekalai, Tolkapiyam Ancient-
2. Chera-Chola-Pandya: medieval

emblem, temples [Rajendra

Chola: 1000 years]
3. Hoysala Architecture
4. Mrunal.org/history
 How to approach History

Ancient 2nd

History
Medieval culture
CSAT
CAPF, CDS Modern (Freedom) first
SSC-CGL
Post Independence
StatePSC Mains
World
CSAT-2014 General Studies
 Ancient | Medieval
Religion & Architecture
1. Sufi, bhakti, Sikh Medieval
2. N.India: Kings (Administrative),
Poets, Mosques, Tombs,
Architecture [ASI restore]
3. S. India: Vijayangar, Temples,
Europeans=> Modern India
 CSAT-2013: following Bhakti Saints
1. Dadu Dayal
2. Guru Nanak
3. Tyagaraja
Who among the above was/were preaching when
the Lodi dynasty fell & Babur took over?
A. 1 & 3
B. 2 only
C. 2 & 3
D. 1 & 2
1. Skip 2. Attempt 3. Mark n Review
 CSAT 2014
In medieval India, the designations
Mahattara and Pattakila were used for
A. military officers
B. village headmen
C. specialists in Vedic rituals
D. chiefs of craft guilds

1. Skip 2. Attempt 3. Mark n Review

 History: Culture
1. NIOS (Mrunal.org/download)
2. CCRtIndia.gov.in
[Mrunal/Answerkeys]
3. TheHindu (ASI restoration,
excavation)
4. Spectrum: Culture
Only 2 caves have such lion pillars in front: Karle & Kanheri

Largest Chaitya-griha Stupa: Cylindrical

in India Drum shaped
Always google for image
 How to approach History

Ancient 2nd
History
Medieval culture
CSAT
CAPF, CDS Modern (Freedom) first
SSC-CGL
Post Independence
StatePSC Mains
World
History : Mains GS1 (Post independence + world)
Bipan Jain Norman Lowe Arjun Dev

Mrunal.org/history
 Static Polity
Economy History

Topic wise Mock Tests Qatal ki Subh

~200 days
1. Polity GA | GK | GS
2. Economy 3/6
3. History
4. Geography Pillars
5. Environment Biodiversity
6. Science (SSC, CDS, CAPF)
7. International Relation (CDS,
CAPF)
8. PIN, Awards, Sports (Hardly in
UPSC)
 How to approach Geography

Physical
Geography
World
UPSC
CAPF, CDS Indian
SSC-CGL
Agro.
StatePSC
Environment
CSAT 2014: 4 / 10 directly from NCERT
 Physical Geography (NCERT)
Universe Science Class 8 Ch.17
Geography Class 6 Ch.1
Geography Class 11 Ch 2.
Earth Basics Geography Class 6 Ch.2 to 6
Geography Class 11 Ch.1, 3 & 4
Geology Geography Class 11 Ch.5 to 7
climate Geography Class 11 Ch.8 to 12
Ocean Geography Class 11 Ch.13 & 14
Disaster Geography Class 11 (Indian Geography) Ch.7
Science Class7 ch8
Science Class 8 ch15
Misc. Geography Class 11 Ch.1 & glossary
After NCERT is done 1. Goh Che Leongs Certificate Physical & Human Geography book OR
2. General Studies Manual
3. Spectrum
 World Geography

NCERT Class Chapter

7 7 to 10
8 1,3,5,6
12 (Human Geography) 1 to 10
 World Geography: focus?
Mountain range in each continent & highest peak
longest, largest rivers: countries covered by them
fresh water lakes; water falls : countries they belong
to (just top 3-5 names)
cold & hot deserts of the world: countries covered by
them
landlocked countries in Europe & Asia
Location of famous grassland (Veld, Prairies,
Pampas etc.), tribes (Pigmy, Masai etc.) & winds.
famous borders (e.g. Durand line, 38th parallel etc)
 World Geography: What to focus?
Capitals of Middle East, European & South East
Asian countries
famous cities-their nick names/specialty; on
which river theyre located
famous monuments / heritage sites (Angkor
Wat, Machu Pichu etc)
famous strait & which sea do they join (e.g Palk,
Berring, Gibralter etc)
Places in current affairs: Ukrain, Crimea, South
China sea, Gwadar port
 Indian Geography
topic class chapters
6 7
India basic 9 1, 2, 4
11 1&2
9 3
10 3
rivers 11 3
12 6
10 1,5, 6, 7
Economic geography 12 7 to 12
9 6
Human Geography 12 1 to 4
1. Spectrum Geography OR Lucents GK Book
After NCERT is done 2. DR Khullars India: A comprehensive Geography OR
3. General Studies Manual OR
 Geography
1. simultaneously refer Oxford
School atlas Indian
2. mountains, mountain passes, geography
rivers, borders, corridors
3. weather, cropping pattern
4. sanctuaries, national parks
5. Minute GK,
6. Mineral ranking
 How to approach Geography

Physical
Geography
World
UPSC
CAPF, CDS Indian
SSC-CGL
Agro.
StatePSC
Environment
 books

Physical India
CDS/CAPF
 Geography (All in one)

Spectrum Mahesh Barnwal

UPSC: Prelim + Mains State Service
 Static Polity
Economy

Geography, History

Topic wise Mock Tests Qatal ki Subh

~200 days
CSAT 2014: Agro. Mostly tough ,out of book
 Agriculture
NCERT class subject chapters
7 science 3&9
8 geography 4
science 1
9 science 15
11 geography (India) 6
12 geography (Human) 5
geography (India land & 5
people)
After NCERT Soil related chapter from Spectrum OR Majid
Hussain or DR Khullars book.
 How to approach Environment

Physical
Geography
World
UPSC
CAPF, CDS Indian
SSC-CGL
Agro.
StatePSC
Environment
 How to approach Environment

Physical
World
Geography Indian
Agro. Theory
Environment Contemporary
Current
CSAT 2014 answerkey:
Mrunal.org/UPSC
 NCERT: environment
CLASS SUBJECT CHAPTERS
6 geography 8
7 geo. 1 to 6
science 7, 16 to 18
8 geo. 8
sci. 7 & 18
9 geo 5
science 14
10 Geo. 2
sci. 14 to 16
11 geo(Physical) 15 & 16
geo (India) 4&5
economy 9 (Sustainable development)
12 Biology 13 to 16
chemistry 14
 Reference Shankars Book

NIOS
Mrunal=> environment
section
India 2015: Ch.1, 11, 12,
25
TheHindu
Treaties & summits
 Environment
1. Treaty-summits
2. Definition, concepts e.g. Mrunal.org
biomagnification, algae bloom
3. Species: location, critically
endangered
4. Pollution related
5. Clean Energy
 How to approach Environment

Physical first
Geography
World last
UPSC
CAPF, CDS Indian first
SSC-CGL
Agro. first
StatePSC
Environment first
 Static Polity
Economy

Geography, History, Environment

Topic wise Mock Tests Qatal ki Subh

~200 days
1. Polity GA | GK | GS
2. Economy Last
3. History
4. Geography Pillar
5. Environment Biodiversity
6. Science (SSC, CDS, CAPF)
7. International Relation (CDS,
CAPF)
8. PIN, Awards, Sports (Hardly in
UPSC)
CSAT 2014: 4/5 easy: NCERT, GSM,Lucent
 NCERT Science-irrespective of degree
Class PHYSICS Chemistry Biology
7 4, 13, 14 & 15 5&6 1,2,10; 11 & 12
8 11 to 16 3 to 6 2, 8, 9 & 10
9 8 to 12 1 to 4 5,6,7 & 13
10 10, 12 & 13 1 to 5 6 to 11
11 1,5,8 1,14 2 to 5
12 15 14,16 4,5 then 7 to 16

Environment related
Psychology Ch4, Glossary
 CDS 2014 (1)
People suffering from anorexia nervosa
1. Develop paralysis
2. Show poor reflex
3. Cannot speak properly
4. Eat very little and fear gaining weight
NCERT 12 Psychology Ch.4 Page 16 +Glossary
Lucent/GS Manual

1. Skip 2. Attempt 3. Mark n Review

 CDS 2014(i)
Bone weakening is Answer choices
caused by Deficiency of
___. A. 1 and 2 only
1. Calcium B. 1 only
2. Phosphorus C. 1, 2 and 3
3. Nitrogen D. 4 only
4. Carbon
 CDS 2014(i)
Deficiency of ___ A. 1 and 2 only
is/are responsible for B. 1 only
weakening of bones? C. 1, 2 and 3
1. Calcium D. 4
2. Phosphorus NCERT Class 9 Ch6
3. Nitrogen Page 9
4. Carbon
 NCERT Science: Irrespective of Degree
Class PHYSICS Chemistry Biology
7 4, 13, 14 & 15 5&6 1,2,10; 11 & 12
8 11 to 16 3 to 6 2, 8, 9 & 10
9 8 to 12 1 to 4 5,6,7 & 13
10 10, 12 & 13 1 to 5 6 to 11
11 1,5,8 1,14 2 to 5
12 15 14,16 4,5 then 7 to 16
 Science
GS Manual : Physics real life
examples, chemical uses, disease
tables, MCQ practice; After NCERT
Lucent GK: disease table, nutrient
uses
 Science Tech
1. Space (Mangalyan, GSLV)
2. nanotech Current
3. Medical- ebola, malnutrition Affairs
4. clean energy
5. Information Technology
TheHindu: Thursday edition: but
Hardly anything in prelim/Mains
Mrunal.org
 Static Polity
Economy

Theory: Geography, History, Environment, Science

Topic wise Mock Tests Qatal ki Subh

~200 days
Mrunal.org/UPSC
 GA | GK | GS
1. Polity
2. Economy Mrunal.org
3. History /PIN
4. Geography
5. Environment Biodiversity
6. Science (SSC, CDS, CAPF)
7. International Relation (summit-
theme (/PIN, /diplomacy)
 GA | GK | GS
1.Notes making
2.Newspapers, NEXT
magazines
3.Time management
4.Career backups