Course Content / Syllabus

Following subjects are covered:

MODERN HISTORY

• British Policies: White racism; Social and Cultural Policy; Economic Policy; Land Tenure; Relation with Indian States; Foreign Policy; Policy for Local Bodies; Police Reforms; Army Reforms; Judicial Reforms; Civil Service Reforms; Education Policy; Policy for Press;
• British Policies: Constitutional Development
• Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union; Peasant Revolt; Tribal and Civil Uprising.
• Social Reform Movement: Name of Person; Organisation; Published Book/ Ideology.
• Viceroy
• Congress Sessions: Year; Location; President; Moto.
• Freedom Struggle: Event; Personality; Chronology.

ART AND CULTURE

• Ancient and Medieval: Important terms -one-liner. Includes Society and Administration.
• Ancient and Medieval: Map, Capital, Port, and Rivers separating territory.
• Vijaynagara Empire
• Indian Literature
• Indian Philosophy including Hinduism as a Religion.
• Religion: Buddhism, Jainism, Bhaktism and Sufism.
• Rock-cut Architecture
• Travelers and their accounts.
• GI Tags.
• Tribes, with especial emphasis on PVTGs
• Heritage: Intangible Heritage, World Heritage Sites
• Miscellaneous Topics like Jhum; water-storing; viticulture etc. etc.

ENVIRONMENT

• Environmental Bodies: HQ; Aim; India is a member.
• Treaty/Protocol: Origin; India is a member?; Objective. (8-10)
• Indian Environment Laws: Like Air act, Water Act etc. (6-7)
• Environmental Funds: Who; India is a member?; for whom/objective. For Example Green Climate Fund
• Species: Protection Status (IUCN and Indian); Geographical distribution; State Bird/Animal, Ethology (Animal Behaviour).
• Pollutants
• One Compilation: to replace PMF/ Shankar IAS.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• International Financial Institution: Objective, members/ India is a member?, Structure, reports etc.  
• International Organizations and Bodies:Objective, members/ India is a member?, Structure, summits.
• Treaty and Agreements: Objective, signatories, India is a signatory?.
• India and Neighbourhood: Recent news, treaties and agreements, disputes, boundaries etc. 
• Transport Corridors and Connectivity: Pipelines, Rail, Road, Marine and Air Corridors, Economic Corridors, Ports 
• West Asia: Wars, Places in News, Tribes, Borders, Groupings etc. 
• Important Places in News: Countries in News: Due to (1) Civil Wars, (2) Coup and Political Instability, Economic Instability, Critical Minerals.

MAPS

• Biomes and Climate: World
• Natural Vegetation of India; not climate.
• Protected Areas: Biosphere Reserves, National Parks, Tiger Reserves, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Ramsar Sites etc.
• Soils of India: ICAR-8; not World.
• Regions: Southeast Asia; West Asia
• Lines: (3 + 2 + 2): Countries; Cities; Seas/ Oceans.
• Maps of India: Topic-wise (Mountains, Rivers, Physical Features etc.)
• Maps of World: Political, Physical, Physical Features, Water Bodies.
• Maps of World: Common with International Relations.
• National Waterways
• Previous Year Questions: Very Important

ECONOMY

• Monetary Policy: Components and Definition
• Budget: Components and Definition
• BOP: Components and Definition
• National Income: GDP; Inflation.
• Economics Survey: 15- 20 terms every year.
• Current Affairs: 15- 20 new terms in news every year.
• Indices: Who releases what? E.g CSO- WPI, CPI etc.
• Note: Economy, for this course, has approx. 30 pages notes. This subject coincides with current affairs and with Geography.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Nuclear Technology
• Defence Technology
• Space Technology: ISRO – PSLV; GSLV; Orbits.
• Biotechnology
• Health Technology
• Nanotechnology
• Computers, Robotics, AI and IT.
• IPR issues

GOVERNANCE

• Ministries
• Schemes
• Policies
• Acts and Bills