By Junaid Ahmed

June to Sept
� Read NCERTs History Polity Geography Social science
� Optional?? interest?
� GS + Optional simultaneously
� Analysis: Syllabus and Previous paper
� Weekend for answer writing
� Headlines of Newspaper

Sept to December
� first reading of GS and optional should be completed

December to March
� Ethics
� Note making
� Essay writing
� Second revision

March to June
� Dedicated to Prelims only
� Test Series
� Time management
� Books with more objective part: spectrum for history; laxmikant

Start Mains from next day of Prelims

� Focus on Answer writing
� Test series for Mains; time management
� Notes of current affairs

After Mains
� Start preparation for Interview
� Two News papers
� build opinions on various current issues
� 3-4 Mocks
� DAF preparation (80% questions in Interview)

BY AKSHAT JAIN

Why you should make notes

� Revise Max in Min Time
� Consolidate Everything
� Align Info with Exam
� Build Answer writing skills

Basic Guidelines
� Use A4 Sheets
� Go Rough no complete words
� "do not make a book out of a book"
� Be precise use short forms
� Always have syllabus and PYQ
� Common notes for Prelims+Mains

Two sets of notes

 � Before Prelims
� After Prelims

� Digitized notes- Platforms such as Evernote

� Integrated Note =Static + Current affairs
� Note example
� Maps and diagrams
� Final notes (After Prelims)

BOOK LIST

GS1 � History
� New NCERTs VI-XII
� Freedom Struggle A brief history of modern India (Spectrum)
� Post-Independence India � Nitin Sangwan Notes
� World History � Vision IAS notes

GS1 � Art and Culture

� NCERT Class XI � An introduction to Indian art.
� Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
� Old NCERT Class XI � Ancient India, Medieval India

GS1 � Geography
� New NCERT Class VI-XII
� Geography Videos by Mr. Rajtanil (Mrunal)
� Certificate Physical and Human Geography by GC Leong
� PMF IAS
� Atlas (Oxford)

GS1 - (Indian Society and Diversity of India, Women, Population, Urbanization,

Poverty and Development Issues, Effects of Globalization on Indian Society, Social
Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism)
� Covered from Vision IAS Current Affairs materials and test series

GS2 � Constitution and Polity

� New NCERT Class VI-XII
� Indian Polity by Laxmikanth
� Current Affairs � Editorials, Vision IAS, PIB and PRS
� 2nd ARC Sixth Report � Local Governance
� Vision IAS notes for topics like Pressure Group and NGOs

GS2 � Governance
� 2nd ARC Reports � 1,4,9,10,11,12
� Vision IAS notes
� Current Affairs � Editorials, Vision IAS, PIB and PRS

GS2 � Social Justice

� (Government Policies and Intervention, Welfare schemes and body constituted
for vulnerable section, Social Sector/Services related to Health, Education and
Human Resources, Issues related to Poverty and Hunger.)
� Current Affairs � Editorials, Vision IAS, PIB and PRS
� NITI Aayog � Three-year Agenda action
� Budget and Economic survey.

GS2 � International Relation

� Vision IAS Current Affairs Material
 � Editorials
� Ministry of External Affairs Website

GS3 � Economy
� NCERTs IX-XII
� Indian Economy by Sanjeev Verma
� Current Affairs � Editorials, Vision IAS, PIB and PRS
� Budget and Economic surveys (Summaries)
� Online Websites like Investopedia and Arthapedia

GS3 � Environment
� NCERT Biology Class XII � Last 4 Chapters
� Shankar IAS Environment
� Current Affairs � Editorials, Vision IAS, PIB and PRS
� PMF IAS

GS3 � Internal Security

� Internal Security and Disaster Management by Ashok Kumar and Vipul
� Current Affairs � Vision IAS material, Editorials

GS3 � Disaster Management

� 2nd ARC Third Report � Crisis Management
� NDMA Guidelines
� Current Affairs � Vision IAS material

GS3 � Science and Technology

� Vision IAS material (Only most important topics)
� Editorials

GS4 � Ethics
� 2nd ARC Fourth Report � Ethics in Governance
� 2nd ARC Twelfth report � Citizen Eccentric Administration
� Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude by Chronicle

� Prelims � Basic Books, Vision IAS PT 365, Any Compilation of Government

Scheme, Previous Year Papers.