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INDEX
Contents
1. Ancient and Medieval History and Culture ............................... 2
2. Modern History syllabus decoded ............................................. 9
3. World History syllabus decoded ............................................. 17
4. Indian Society .......................................................................... 22
5. Geography syllabus decoded ................................................... 28
6. Polity syllabus decoded ........................................................... 34
7. Governance syllabus decoded ................................................. 40
8. International relations syllabus decoded ................................. 42
9. Indian economy syllabus decoded ........................................... 44
11. Disaster Management Syllabus Decoded .............................. 59
12. Science & Technology syllabus decoded .............................. 60
13. Internal Security syllabus decoded........................................ 64
14. Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude syllabus decoded ................... 67

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1. Ancient and Medieval History and Culture syllabus decoded
Unit Topics
➢ Palaeolithic, Mesolithic,
Neolithic, Chalcolithic -
Stone Age Occupation, Tools, Pottery,
Settlements, Lifestyle,
Prehistoric Art (Cave
paintings).
➢ Origin, Geographical Extent,
Cities and towns, Architecture,
Society, Economy and Polity
during Indus Valley
Indus Valley Civilization- Bronze civilisation, Decline and its
Age causes.
➢ Advent of Aryans, Family and
kinship - Tribal, Rig Veda,
Social Practices, Tribal Polity
Vedic Age and administration. Occupation
and economy, Religion and
Vedic Gods.
➢ Rise of Mahajanapadas:
Republic and Monarchies
➢ Magadhan Empire :
Administration & Economy ,
Republican States , Society and
Mahajanapadas / Budhism and Religion , Iranian &
Jainism Macedonian invasion.
➢ Jainism and Buddhism- Birth
of Mahavira / Buddha, Orgin
and Spread, Doctrines and
Principles, Monastic
establishments , Jain &
Buddhist Councils, Art and
Architecture , Literature.
➢ Rise of the Mauryan dynasty,
Society, Polity, economy and
Mauryan Empire culture
Sources
Primary: NCERT Class
6th: Chapter 3
Secondary: Raj Malhotra
IAS institute booklet
Primary: NCERT Class
6th: Chapter 4 and New
NCERT Class 12(Themes
in Indian History Part I)":
Chapter 1
Secondary - Old
NCERT(R S Sharma)A
History Text book For
Class 11: Chapter 6
Primary: NCERT Class
6th: Chapter 5 And
Old NCERT (R S
Sharma)A History Text
book For Class 11:
Chapter 7,8
Primary: NCERT Class
6th: Chapter 5 and 6 and
New NCERT Class
12(Themes in Indian
History Part I)": Chapter
2,4
Secondary - Old
NCERT(R S Sharma)A
History Text book For
Class 11: Chapter
9,10,11,12
Primary - Old NCERT(R
S Sharma)A History Text
book For Class 11:
Chapter 13,14
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➢ Sungas and Kanwas, Central
Asian Invasions - Indo Greeks,
Post Mauryan Age Shakas, Parthians, Kushans.
➢ Sangam Age- Tamil Sangam
literature , Chera, Chola and
Pandyas, Evolution of early
Sangam Age Tamil polity and society from
Sangam Literature.
➢ Rise of the Guptas, Expansion
and Administration, Trade and
Gupta Age economy, Societal practices
and status of women, Religion,
Art and Architecture,
Developments in Science and
technology.
➢ Harshavardhana, Pallavas,
Cholas and Chalukyas:
Post Gupta Kingdoms Administration and economy
and Literary work
Secondary - Raj Malhotra
IAS institute booklet
Chapter 1
Primary - Old NCERT(R
S Sharma)A History Text
book For Class 11:
Chapter 15,16
Primary : NCERT Class
6th: Chapter 11 and Old
NCERT(R S Sharma)A
History Text book For
Class 11: Chapter 17
Secondary - Raj Malhotra
IAS institute booklet
Primary - Old NCERT(R
S Sharma)A History Text
book For Class 11:
Chapter 20,21
Secondary - Raj Malhotra
IAS institute booklet
Chapter 1
Primary – NCERT Class
7th: Chapter 2 and Old
NCERT(R S Sharma)A
History Text book For
Class 11: Chapter
22,23,24
Secondary - Raj Malhotra
IAS institute booklet
Chapter 1
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MEDIEVAL HISTORY SYLLABUS DECODED

Unit Topics Sources

➢ Coming of Ghaznavids, Primary –

Status of Rajput States New NCERT Class 12: Themes of
Arrival of Islam and reasons for defeat, Indian History Part II (Theme 5)
Ghurid invasion. Secondary - Old NCERT Class 11
Foreign Travellers :Medieval India by Satish Chandra:
Chapter 5
➢ Economy, Primary: NCERT Class 7: Chapter 3
Administration, Society and Old NCERT((Satish Chandra))
and Culture during Class 11 Chapter 6,7,8
Delhi Sultanate
➢ The Mamluks (1206-
1290) – Qutb-ud-din Secondary - Raj Malhotra IAS institute
Aibak, Iltutmish – booklet
Delhi Sultanate Chagalani system,
Raziya Sultana, Balban-
Policies and
administration, Mongol
menace, Khaljis (1290-
1320), The
Tughlaqs(1320-1414),
The Sayyid dynasty
(1414- 1451), The
Lodis( 1451-1526).
➢ Rise of concept of Primary –
Bhakti, Vaishnavites NCERT Class 7: Chapter 8 and
and Saiviites in South New NCERT Class 12: Themes of
(Alwars and Indian History Part II (Theme 6)
Nayanmars), Secondary - Old NCERT Class 11
Shankaracharya and Chapter 11 Themes in Indian History
Ramanuja, Bhakthi Part II
movements in North
Bhakti and Sufism India and Maharashtra .
Saguna and Nirguna
schools, Bhakthi Saints
and Poets, Bhakti
Literature, Impact on
Social life. Sufi
movements- Basic
concept, 12 orders or
Silsilahs, Sufi saints-
Nizamuddin Auliya,
Moinuddin Chisti, Baba
Farid. Sufi impact on

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 Indian arts, culture and
society.
➢ Battles of Panipat. Primary –
➢ Important kings of
Mughal Empire NCERT Class 7: Chapter 3
➢ Administration,
Mughal Empire Economy, Society and New NCERT Class 12: Themes of
Art and Architecture Indian History Part II (Theme 8, 9)
durig Mughal period
➢ Deccan Conquests of Secondary - Old NCERT Class 11
Aurangazeb- Impact. Chapter 12,13,14, 15,16,17,18,19
Causes of (Satish Chandra)
disintegration.
➢ Maratha expansion Primary - Old NCERT Class 11 Chapter
under Shivaji, Maratha 19 - Themes in Indian History Part II
army and
Rise of Marathas administration, Chauth Secondary - Raj Malhotra IAS institute
and Sardeshmukhi, booklet
Conflict with Mughals
and other Deccan
powers.
➢ Rise of Vijayanagara
State, Political
Organisation and New NCERT : Themes of Indian
foreign policy, History Part II (Theme 7)
➢ Literary works ,
Architechure of
Vijayanagara Vijajanagara-
Structures of Hampi.
➢ Visit of Foreign
travellers- Nicolo
Conti, Abdul Razack,
Nuniz, Barbossa.
Bahmini Kingdom-
Polity & Internal
Conflicts,
Administration and
Economy.

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ART AND CULTURE SYLLABUS DECODED

Unit Topics Sources

➢ IVC- Various sites Nitin Singhania Book Chapter 1

➢ Post Mauryan –
Indian Art & Architecture
associated with
Architecture. Their
significance and
location. Sculptures,
figurines & seals.
Mauryan Architecture-
Ashokan Pillars,
Stupas, Cave
Architecture- Chaitiyas
& Viharas, Sculptures.
Features of three
schools of art-
Gandhara, Mathura,
Amaravati. Rock cut
caves. Gupta period-
Cave Architecture-
Ajanta, Ellora, Bagh,
Nasik etc Temple
Architecture – Nagara
Style. Temple
Architecture in South
India -Pallava style,
Dravidian Style- Chola
temples, Vesara Style,
Nayaka school,
Hoysala Style, Pala
school of temples.
Medieval / Islamic
Architecture- Delhi
Sultanate- Different
characteristics and
introduction of new
features of various
dynasties- The
Mamluks, Khiljis,
Lodhis. Mughal
Architecture – Features
and important
structures. Provincial
Styles- Bengal, Malwa,
Rajputana.

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 ➢ Prehistoric Paintings Nitin Singhania Book Chapter 2
Cave paintings in
Paleolithic, Mesolithic,
Neolithic, Chacolithic
periods. Their location,
colors, themes. Mural
Paintings- Ajanta,
Indian Paintings Ellora, Sittanavasal etc.
Miniature paintings –
Mughal Era Regional
Paintings Different
Schools- Rajasthani,
Pahari, Kishangarh,
Bundi, Kangra,
Basholi, Tanjore. Folk
Paintings Madhubani,
Pattachitra,
Kalighat,Pattua,
Kalamkari, Warli etc.

➢ Classical Music- Nitin Singhania Book Chapter 5,6

Hindustani and
Carnatic Forms- Their
features and styles.
Folk Music-
Pandwani,
Lavani,Dandiya,Wana
Indian Music and Dance wan, Khonjom Parwa
etc. Classical dance
forms- Bharatanatyam,
Kuchipudi,
Mohiniyattam, Odissi,
Kathakali, Sattriya,
Manipuri, Kathak.
Folk dances- Chauu,
Raslila,Garba,Dandiya
,Ghoomar,Padayani
etc
Indian Theatre Nitin Singhania Book Chapter 7

Indian Puppetry Nitin Singhania Book Chapter 8

Fairs & Festivals Nitin Singhania Book Chapter 18
➢ Vedic Literature, Nitin Singhania Book Chapter 13
Buddhist and Jain
Indian Literature texts, Literature
development during
Guptas, Delhi

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Sultanate and Mughal
period.

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2. Modern History syllabus decoded

Unit Topics Sources

➢ The Portuguese Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Modern

➢ The Dutch History booklet (CH-1),
➢ The English Spectrum Modern India (Ch-3)
➢ The French
➢ The Danes
➢ Anglo-French
Rivalry: The Carnatic
Coming of Europeans Wars
o 1st Carnatic
War (1746-48)
o 2nd Carnatic
War (1749-
1754)
o 3rd Carnatic
War (1756-
1763)
➢ Causes for the French
failure against the
British
➢ BRITISH Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Modern
OCCUPATION OF History booklet (CH-2)
BENGAL Spectrum Modern India (Ch-5)
o Battle of
Plassey (1757)
o Battle of
Buxar (1764)
o Dual system of
Administration
of Bengal
➢ WARS UNDER
British Conquest of India WARREN
HASTINGS (1772-
1785)
o First Mysore
War (1769)
o First Maratha
War (1775-82)
o 2nd Mysore
war (1780-84)
➢ EXPANSION
UNDER LORD
WELLESLEY (1798-
1805)

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 o Subsidiary
Alliance
system
o 4th Mysore
War (1799)
o 2 nd Maratha
War (1803-
1805)
➢ EXPANSION
UNDER LORD
HASTINGS (1813-
23)
o Nepal War
(1814-16)
o 3 rd Maratha
War (1816-18)
o Rajputana
o Concept of
Paramountcy
➢ THE CONQUEST OF
SINDH
➢ THE CONQUEST OF
THE PUNJAB
o 1 st Sikh War
(1845-46)
o 2 nd Sikh War
(1848)
➢ DALHOUSIE &
POLICY OF
ANNEXATION
(1848-1856)
o Annexation of
Avadh (1856)
➢ ECONOMIC Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Modern
o British History booklet (CH-3)
Agrarian Spectrum Modern India (Ch-28)
Policy
o The Permanent
Settlement
o Ryotwari
Settlement
Impact of British Rule o Mahalwari
Settlement
o British Policy
towards Indian
Handicrafts
o British Policy
towards
Development
➢ SOCIAL

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 ➢ Raja Rammohan Roy Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Modern
and the Brahmo History booklet (CH-4)
Samaj Spectrum Modern India (Ch-8)
➢ Brahmo Samaj after
Roy
➢ Henry Vivian Derozio
& Young Bengal
Movement
➢ Swami Dayanand
Saraswati and the
Arya Samaj
➢ Prarthana Samaj
➢ Swami Vivekananda
and Ramakrishna
Mission
➢ Theosophical Society
➢ Pandit Ishwar
Chandra Vidyasagar
Socio-religious reform ➢ Jyotiba Phule
movements ➢ Muslim Reform
Movements
➢ Sikh Reform
Movement
➢ Parsi Reform
Movement
➢ Self-Respect
Movement and
Periyar E.V.R.
➢ Other Social
Organizations &
their founders
➢ Nature and Character
of these movements
➢ Achievement of
Renaissance
➢ Limitations of
Renaissance
➢ Rise of Press Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Modern
➢ Repressive Measures History booklet (CH-5)
Growth of Indian press against free Press Spectrum Modern India (Ch-29)
➢ Indian Press, its
Progressive Role
➢ Causes of the Revolt Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Modern
o Political History booklet (CH-6)
Revolt of 1857 & Other causes Spectrum Modern India (Ch-7)
Peasant/Tribal Revolts o Administrative
causes
o Economic
causes

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Rise of nationalism (1860-1916)
o Social and
Religious
causes
o Military
causes
o Immediate
cause
➢ Course of the Revolt
➢ Causes for the Failure
of the Revolt
➢ Nature of the Revolt
➢ Significance and
Effects of the Mutiny
➢ Factors Promoting the Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Modern
Growth of History booklet (CH-7)
Nationalism in India Spectrum Modern India (Ch-
➢ Associations formed 10,11,12,13)
prior to Congress
➢ Establishment of
Indian national
congress
➢ Moderate nationalism
➢ Main Demands of
Moderates
➢ Methods of Moderates
➢ Achievements of
Moderates
➢ Failures of Moderates
➢ Extremist nationalism
➢ Causes for the Rise of
Extremism
➢ Main Objective of
Extremists
➢ Methods of the
Extremists
➢ Leaders of the
Extremists
➢ Partition of Bengal
and the Rise of
Extremism
➢ Achievements of
Extremists
➢ Swadeshi Movement
➢ Impact of Swadeshi
Movement
➢ Surat Split
➢ Formation of the
Muslim League
(1906)
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 ➢ The Lucknow Pact
(1916)
➢ The Home Rule
Movement (1916)
➢ Revolutionary
Movements – 1st
phase
➢ Mahatma Gandhi Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Modern
➢ Gandhi before coming History booklet (CH-8)
to India Spectrum Modern India (Ch-12 to 19)
➢ Gandhi and the
Nationalist Struggle –
an overview
➢ His Techniques Of
Mass Mobilization
➢ Khilafat and non-
cooperation
movements
➢ Rowlatt Act (1919)
➢ Jallianwala Bagh
Massacre
➢ Khilafat Movement
➢ Non-Cooperation
Movement (1921-
1922)
Nationalist movement 1917- ➢ Swaraj party
1935 ➢ Simon Commission
(1927)
➢ Nehru Report (1928)
➢ Jinnah’s Fourteen
Points
➢ Civil disobedience
movement (1930-34)
➢ Comparison between
CDM and NCM
➢ Round table
conference
➢ COMMUNAL
AWARD &
POONA PACT
(1932)
➢ Second Phase of Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Modern
Revolutionary History booklet (CH-9)
Movement Spectrum Modern India (Ch-12 to 19,
➢ The left Ch-31)
➢ The Left within
Congress
➢ Congress Socialist
Party

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Other trends in nationalist
struggle
Nationalist struggle (1935-
1947)
➢ Communist Party of
India
➢ Other left parties
➢ Working Class &
Trade Union
Movement
➢ Business &
politics
➢ Women’s
participation
➢ Women in national
movement
➢ Women Organizations
➢ Depressed classes
➢ Temple Entry
Movements as form of
Dalit protest
➢ Organized Politics
➢ Princely States
➢ Politics of separatism
➢ Muslim community in
India
➢ Late Awakening
among Muslims and
its Reasons
➢ Rise of Political
Consciousness
➢ Aligarh movement
➢ Muslim League
➢ Separate-Electorates
➢ Lucknow Pact (1916)
➢ Khilafat Movement
(1920-24)
➢ Parting of the Ways
➢ Towards a Mass Base
➢ Lahore Resolution:
Two nation theory
➢ Hindu nationalism
➢ Hindu Mahasabha
➢ Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh
➢ Elections of 1937 Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Modern
➢ August Offer History booklet (CH-10)
➢ Individual Satyagraha Spectrum Modern India (Ch-20 to 25)
➢ Cripps Mission (1942)
➢ QUIT INDIA
MOVEMENT (1942-
1944)
➢ Indian national army
➢ Subhas Chandra Bose
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 ➢ INA trials and their
significance
➢ RIN Mutiny (1946)
➢ Cabinet Mission
(1946)
➢ Elections of 1946
➢ Mountbatten Plan
(1947)
➢ Indian Independence
Act 1947
➢ Regulating act, 1773 Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Modern
➢ Pitts act of 1784 History booklet (CH-11)
➢ Amending Act Of Spectrum Modern India (Ch-26)
1786
➢ Charter act of 1793
➢ Charter act of 1813
➢ Charter act of 1833
➢ Charter act of 1853
➢ Government of India
act, 1858
Constitutional development ➢ Indian council act,
1861
➢ Indian council act,
1892
➢ Indian council act
1909 or Morley Minto
➢ Government of India
act, 1919 or Montague
➢ Chelmsford reforms
➢ Government of India
act, 1935
➢ Governors of Fort Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Modern
William (1756-72) History booklet (CH-12)
➢ Governors-generals Spectrum Modern India (Appendices -
➢ Warren Hastings 2)
(1773-85)
➢ Lord Cornwallis
(1786-93)
➢ Sir John Shore (1793-
98)
Governor general’s chart ➢ Lord Wellesley
(1798-1805)
➢ Lord Minto I (1807-
13)
➢ Lord Hastings (1813-
23)
➢ Lord William
Bentinck (1828-35)
➢ Sir Charles Metcalfe
(1835)

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➢ Lord Auckland (1835-
42)
➢ Lord Ellenborough
(1842-44)
➢ Lord Hardinge I
(1844-48)
➢ Lord Dalhousie
(1848-56)
➢ Lord Canning (1856-
57)
➢ VICEROYS (1858-
62)
➢ Lord Canning (1858-
62)
➢ Lord John Lawrence
(1864-69)
➢ Lord Mayo (1869-72)
➢ Lord Lytton (1876-
80)
➢ Lord Ripon (1880-84)
➢ Lord Dufferin (1884-
88)\
➢ Lord Lansdowne
(1888-94)
➢ Lord Curzon (1899-
1905)
➢ Lord Minto Ii (1905-
10)
➢ Lord Hardinge II
(1910-16)
➢ Lord Chelmsford
(1916-21)
➢ Lord Reading (1921-
26)
➢ Lord Irwin (1926-31)
➢ Lord Willingdon
(1931-36)
➢ Lord Linlithgow
(1936-43)
➢ Lord Wavell (1943-
47)
➢ Lord Mountbatten
(March, 1947-August,
1947)
➢ GOVERNOR
GENERALS (1947-
1950)
➢ Lord Mountbatten
(August, 1947-June,
1948)

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3. World History syllabus decoded

Unit Topics Sources

➢ What was meant by Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

Enlightenment? History booklet (CH-1)
➢ Historical Context of Tamil Nadu Board- 12th History-(Ch-
the Age of 11)
Enlightenment
➢ Broad features of the
Enlightenment Enlightenment
thought
➢ Contribution of
important
Enlightenment
thinkers
➢ Significance

➢ Historical Context of Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

18th century America History booklet (CH-2)
➢ American War of Tamil Nadu Board- 12th History-(Ch-
Independence – 12)
General Causes &
Course
➢ Controversy –
whether political or
economic conflict?
➢ Intellectual basis of
American Revolution
American Revolution ➢ American
Constitution & Bill of
Rights
➢ Significance of
American
Independence
➢ Liberation of Latin
America & Monroe
Doctrine
➢ Expansion of USA –
States’ Rights & the
Issue of Slavery
➢ American Civil War –
General Causes &
Course
➢ Significance of Civil
War

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 ➢ Historical Context of Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World
18th century France History booklet (CH-3)
➢ General Causes of NCERT-Class-9th India and
French Revolution Contemporary World-1- Section-1(i)
➢ Controversy – NCERT-Class-10th India and
whether domestic Contemporary World-2- Section-1(i)
conditions of France
or intellectuals?
➢ Changing political
nature of the FR upto
French Revolution Napoleon’s coup
d’état
➢ Napoleon’s rise to
power & domestic
reforms
➢ Napoleon as master of
Europe & his
downfall
➢ Significance of
French Revolution &
Napoleonic France

➢ Restoration of Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

Conservative Vienna History booklet (CH-4)
Order – Concert of NCERT-Class-10th India and
Vienna Congress & Europe Europe Contemporary World-2- Section-1(i)
upto 1850 ➢ Challenge to Vienna
Order – Liberal
Revolutions of 1830
➢ Collapse of Vienna
Order – Nationalist
Revolutions of 1848
➢ Birth of Italian Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World
Risorgimento – History booklet (CH-5)
Napoleonic & Vienna NCERT-Class-10th India and
Order Contemporary World-1- Section-1(iv)
➢ Mazzini & the
Italian Unification intellectual
foundations of Italian
Unification
➢ Stages of Unification
& Contribution of
Cavour & Garibaldi

➢ Napoleonic Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

Reorganization & History booklet (CH-6)
German Unification German NCERT-Class-10th India and
Confederation after Contemporary World-1- Section-1(iv)
Vienna

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 ➢ Leadership of Prussia
& Economic Unity as
a prelude to Political
Unity
➢ 3 Stages of
Unification & Role of
Bismarck
➢ Comparing Italian &
German Unifications

➢ Reasons for IR in Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

Britain History booklet (CH-7)
➢ Consequences of IR NCERT-Class-10th India and
Industrial Revolution ➢ IR in other countries – Contemporary World-1- Section-2(v)
Belgium, France,
Germany, USA,
Russia, Japan

➢ Socialism as a Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

response to IR History booklet (CH-8)
➢ Pre Marxist-Socialist NCERT-Class-9th India and
Socialism Thought – Utopian Contemporary World-1- Section-1(ii)
Socialists NCERT Class-11th (Theme-9)
➢ Scientific Socialism –
Marxism

➢ Imperialism: Spanish Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

Portuguese challenged History booklet (CH-9)
by English, Dutch & Tamil Nadu Board- 12th History-(Ch-
French 14)
➢ New Imperialism &
the Age of Empires
Imperialism (1870-1914)
➢ Imperialism in Africa:
paper partition of
Africa
➢ Imperialism in Asia:
cutting of Chinese
melon

➢ German Unification & Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

European Balance of History booklet (CH-10)
Power Tamil Nadu Board- 12th History-(Ch-
➢ Bismarck’s Foreign 14)
Road to World War I Policy & System of History of the World by Arjun Dev
Alliances
➢ Imperialism as an
underlying cause of
WWI

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 ➢ Nationalism as an
underlying cause of
WWI
➢ Events leading to
WWI & immediate
cause

➢ Impact of WWI Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

➢ Treaty of Versailles History booklet (CH-11)
Consequences of World War ➢ League of Nations Tamil Nadu Board- 12th History-(Ch-
I ➢ International 14)
Relations upto 1929 History of the World by Arjun Dev

➢ Causes of Russian Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

Revolution History booklet (CH-12)
Russian Revolution ➢ The two-stage NCERT-Class-9th India and
Revolution – Political Contemporary World-1- Section-1(ii)
& Social History of the World by Arjun Dev
➢ Significance of RR

➢ Causes, Impact & Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

Recovery from Great History booklet (CH-13)
Depression in USA & NCERT-Class-9th India and
the world Contemporary World-1- Section-1(iii)
Great Depression & Rise of ➢ Role of Great History of the World by Arjun Dev
Fascism Depression in
Strengthening of
Fascist Regimes
➢ Fascism in Italy &
Nazism in Germany –
Causes & Features

➢ Events leading to Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

WWII – German, History booklet (CH-14)
Italian & Japanese Tamil Nadu Board- 12th History-(Ch-
Aggression 15)
World War II ➢ Appeasement – What History of the World by Arjun Dev
& Why?
➢ Consequences of
WWII

➢ Cold War – the Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

Cold War & Disintegration of
USSR
concept History booklet (CH-15)
➢ Phases of Cold War Tamil Nadu Board- 12th History-(Ch-
➢ The reformist regime 18)
of Mikhail Gorbachev History of the World by Arjun Dev
& Disintegration of
USSR

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 ➢ Significance of End of
Cold War – Post Cold
War world order

➢ Western Europe & Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

Gradual Efforts History booklet (CH-16)
Europe after WWII towards Unity History of the World by Arjun Dev
➢ Eastern Europe as
Soviet Sphere &
Eventual collapse of
Communism
➢ Formation of UN & Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World
its Principal Organs History booklet (CH-17)
➢ Role of UN in Tamil Nadu Board- 12th History-(Ch-
international disputes 16,17)
– UNSC, UNGA & NCERT- Contemporary World Politics
Peacekeeping (Ch-6)
UN & Decolonization ➢ Decolonization – History of the World by Arjun Dev
Factors responsible
➢ Decolonization in
Asia
➢ Decolonization in
Africa
➢ The Third World,
Neocolonialism &
NAM

➢ Chinese Revolution of Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

1911 - Causes & History booklet (CH-18)
Consequences Tamil Nadu Board- 12th History-(Ch-
➢ Rise of Communist 32)
Chinese Revolution Movement & its
struggle with KMT
➢ Communist Chinese
Revolution of 1949

➢ Zionism & the birth of Raj Malhotra IAS Academy World

Jewish State of Israel History booklet (CH-19)
Arab-Israel Conflict ➢ Trajectory of Arab-
Israel Conflict upto
1992

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4. Indian Society syllabus decoded
Unit Topics Sources

➢ Salient features of Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social

Indian Society Issues booklet (CH-1 &3)
➢ Changes within Indian
Class 12th- Introducing Indian Society
society and their
repercussions Class - 12 : INDIAN SOCIETY-
Features of Indian Society ➢ Causes of changes Chapter 3 : Social Institutions
➢ Core values of Indian Continuity and Change
Society
➢ Indian Society vis-a-vis
Western Societies
➢ Socialisation and Social
institutions
➢ Family structure
➢ Marriage institution
➢ Historical perspective Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social
➢ Elements of Indian Issues booklet (CH-2)
diversity
National Institute of open schooling
➢ Factors responsible for
notes (CH-24)
Unity of India
Unity in Diversity ➢ Government Strategy Class 12th-Chapter 6 - The challenges
➢ Types of diversities in of cultural diversity
India
➢ Can diversity be
equated with
difference?
➢ Historical perspective Class 11th Chapter 3 - Understanding
➢ Modern dynamic caste Social Institutions
identities in India
Class 12th Chapter 3 - Social
➢ Caste -based
Institutions: Continuity and Change
movements in India
Casteism ➢ Government initiatives Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social
for upliftment of lower Issues booklet (CH-7)
castes
National Institute of open schooling
notes (CH-27)

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 ➢ Meaning and concept National Institute of open schooling
of communalism notes (CH-25)
➢ Origin and evolution of
Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social
Communalism in India
Issues booklet (CH-9)
➢ Threat to Indian society
Communalism form communalism Class 12th Chapter 6 - The challenges
➢ Government strategy to of cultural diversity
fight communal
tendencies
➢ Recent events of
communalism in Indian
Society
➢ Meaning and concept National Institute of open schooling
of secularism … notes (CH-11)
➢ Secularism through the
Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social
vantage point of Indian
Issues booklet (CH-8)
Constitution
Secularism ➢ Comparisons of models Class 12th- Introducing Indian Society
Indian & Western
secularism
➢ Indian philosophy on
secularism
➢ Threats on the secular
spirit
➢ Evaluation of
secularism in India
➢ Factors responsible for Class - 12 : POLITICS IN INDIA
regionalism SINCE INDEPENDENCE- (CH8)
➢ Binding force or threat
National Institute of open schooling
Regionalism to the integrity of
notes (CH-20) -Regionalism and
India?
Regional Parties (POLITICAL
➢ Government Strategy
SCIENCE)
for tackling sub-
regionalism in India Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social
➢ Regionalism in its Issues booklet (CH-6)
various manifestations
➢ Role of various players National Institute of open schooling
➢ Recent incidents of notes -Chapter 11 : Acculturation,
regionalism Assimilation and Integration
(Sociology)

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 ➢ Definition and various Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social
dimensions of Poverty Issues booklet (CH-11, 12)
➢ Methodology of
Class - 12 : SOCIAL CHANGE AND
Poverty and hunger Poverty Estimation
DEVELOMENT IN INDIA- Chapter 4
➢ Various committees for
: Change and Development in Rural
poverty line estimation
Society
➢ Poverty Alleviation –
Indian Policy NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN
Assessment SCHOOLING- Chapter 16 : Social
➢ Schemes and Stratification (Sociology)
Programmes for
Poverty Alleviation CLASS - 9 : ECONOMICS- Chapter 3 :
➢ Reasons for failure of Poverty as a Challenge
Poverty Alleviation
Programmes
➢ Feminization of
poverty
➢ Problems in
implementation of
Poverty alleviation
programmes
➢ Factors Responsible
for Hunger and
Malnutrition in India
➢ Government strategy to
tackle Hunger and
Malnutrition
➢ What is the meaning of Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social
globalization Issues booklet (CH-10)
➢ Effects of globalization
Class - 12 : SOCIAL CHANGE AND
on Indian society
DEVELOMENT IN INDIA- Chapter 4
➢ Impact of Globalisation
Globalization : Change and Development in Rural
on Indian Society–
Society
economic, political,
developmental and
socio-cultural
➢ Different phases of
Globalisation
➢ Emerging Challenges
of Globalisation for
India

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 ➢ Factors responsible for Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social
Urbanization Issues booklet (CH-5)
➢ Urbanization – Growth
Class - 12 : SOCIAL CHANGE AND
Engine for India
DEVELOMENT IN INDIA- Chapter 1
➢ Urbanization –
Urbanisation & Migration : Structural Change
Challenges to India
➢ India Policy for NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN
Scientific and SCHOOLING- Chapter 26 : Indian
Sustainable Society: Tribal, Rural and Urban
Urbanization (Sociology)
➢ Types of migration
➢ Factors responsible for
migration
➢ Migration –
Opportunities
➢ Migration – Challenges
➢ Role of women’s Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social
organizations Issues booklet (CH-15)
➢ Historical Perspective
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN
➢ Major problems of
SCHOOLING- Chapter 32A : Status of
Women in India
Women in Indian Society: a Socio-
➢ Status and statistics
Historical Perspective
Women & related Issues related to women in
India Chapter 34A : Problem of Women
➢ Draft National Policy
for Women 2019 Chapter 35A : Women's Empowerment
➢ Schemes for upliftment and Emancipation
of women in India Class - 12 : INDIAN SOCIETY-
➢ Problems faced by Chapter 5 : Patterns of Social Inequality
women’s organizations and Exclusion
…
➢ Role of SHGs, Micro
finance Institutions
➢ Historical Perspective NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN
➢ Major problems of SCHOOLING- Chapter 30 : Problems
Tribal population in of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
India Tribes
➢ Status and statistics
Tribal Issues in India Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social
related to tribals in
Issues booklet (CH-17)
India
➢ Constitutional
Provisions regarding
Schedule Tribes
➢ Draft National Tribal
Policy 2006

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 ➢ Particular Vulnerable
Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
➢ Schemes for upliftment
of tribal population in
India

➢ Historical Perspective Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social

of Education in India Issues booklet (CH-13)
➢ Education status and
Current affairs notes
statistics in India
➢ National Education
Education & related issues Policy 2019
➢ Education related
schemes in India
➢ Right of Children to
Free and Compulsory
Education Act, 2009 ...
➢ Challenges for Quality
education in India
➢ Health status and Raj Malhotra IAS Academy Social
statistics in India Issues booklet (CH-14)
➢ Challenges for Quality
Current affairs motes
Health & related Issues Healthcare in India
➢ National Health Policy
2017
➢ Health related schemes
in India
➢ Private and Public
health structure
➢ NITI Aayog Report

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 5. Geography syllabus decoded

Unit Topics Sources

➢ Solar System Class 6th – Chapter 1, 2 and 3

➢ Latitude and Longitude Class 11th (Fundamental of Physical
SOLAR SYSTEM AND
➢ Motion of the Earth Geography) – Chapter 2
OUR PLANET
PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
GEOGRAPHY Chapter 1 and
2
➢ Inside our Earth Class 6th – Chapter 6
GEOMORPHOLOGY : ➢ Rocks and Minerals Class 7th – Chapter 2 and 3
➢ Earth quake and Seismic Class 11th (Fundamental of Physical
Waves Geography) – Chapter 3 and 5
INTERIOR OF THE EARTH
➢ Vulcanism and Volcanic PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
Landforms GEOGRAPHY Chapter 3
GEOMORPHOLOGY : ➢ Continental Drift Class 11th (Fundamental of Physical
Geography) – Chapter 4
➢ Sea Floor Spreading
PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
DISTRIBUTION OF ➢ Plate Tectonic
GEOGRAPHY Chapter 3
CONTINENTS AND
OCEANS
GEOMORPHOLOGY : ➢ Geomorphic Processes Class 11th (Fundamental of Physical
Geography) – Chapter 6 and 7
➢ Weathering and Mass
Movement PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
DISTRIBUTION OF
GEOGRAPHY Chapter 3
CONTINENTS AND ➢ Landform and Their
OCEANS Evolution
CLIMATOLOGY : ➢ Composition of the Class 7th – Chapter 4
Atmosphere
Class 11th (Fundamental of Physical
➢ Structure of the Geography) – Chapter 8 and 9
ATMOSPHERE
Atmosphere
PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
➢ Heat Budget of the Earth GEOGRAPHY Chapter 4

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 CLIMATOLOGY : ➢ Pressure Belt of the Earth Class 7th – Chapter 4
➢ Primary circulation Class 11th (Fundamental of Physical
system Geography) – Chapter 10
ATMOSPHERIC
CIRCULATION ➢ Tricellular Meridional PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
Circulation of air GEOGRAPHY Chapter 4
➢ Air Masses Class 11th (Fundamental of Physical
Geography) – Chapter 10
CLIMATOLOGY : ➢ Fronts
PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
➢ Tropical and Temperate
GEOGRAPHY Chapter 4
Cyclones
SECONDARY AND
TERTIARY CIRCULATION ➢ Anticyclones
SYSTEM
➢ Temperature Inversion
➢ Local Winds
CLIMATOLOGY : ➢ Water in the atmosphere Class 11th (Fundamental of Physical
Geography) – Chapter 11
➢ Condensation
PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
WEATHER PHENOMENON ➢ Clouds
GEOGRAPHY Chapter 4
➢ Precipitation
➢ Climatic Classification Class 11th (Fundamental of Physical
Geography) – Chapter 12
CLIMATOLOGY : ➢ Climate Change and
Global Warming PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
GEOGRAPHY Chapter 5
➢ Smog
APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
➢ Ozone Depletion
➢ Acid Rain
➢ Polar Vortex
OCEANOGRAPHY : ➢ Vertical and Horizontal Class 7th – Chapter 5
distribution of Ocean
Class 11th (Fundamental of Physical
Temperature
Geography) – Chapter 13
TEMPERATURE AND
➢ Vertical and Horizontal
SALINITY PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
distribution of Ocean
GEOGRAPHY Chapter 6
Salinity
OCEANOGRAPHY : ➢ Tides Class 7th – Chapter 5
➢ Waves Class 11th (Fundamental of Physical
Geography) – Chapter 14
MOVEMENT OF OCEAN ➢ Ocean Currents
WATER
➢ Ekman Spiral

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 ➢ Gyres PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
GEOGRAPHY Chapter 6
➢ Ocean Resources PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
GEOGRAPHY Chapter 7
➢ UNCLOS
OCEANOGRAPHY : ➢ Ocean Pollution
➢ Coral Reef and their
formation
APPLIED OCEANOGRAPHY
➢ Coral Bleaching
➢ Ocean Acidification
➢ Wetlands
➢ Eutrophication
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY : ➢ Distribution, Growth Class 12th NCERT (Fundamentals of
and Density of World Human Geography) – Chapter 2 and 3
Population
POPULATION
➢ Population Composition
GEOGRAPHY PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
➢ Migration GEOGRAPHY Chapter 8
➢ Agriculture of the world CLASS 8TH NCERT – Chapter 1, 2, 3,
4 and 5
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY : ➢ Mineral Resources of the
world PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
GEOGRAPHY Chapter 9
➢ Energy Resources of the
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
world
➢ Industries of the world
➢ Formation of Himalayas Class 6th – Chapter 7
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY : ➢ Great Plains of India Class 9th – Chapter 1 and 2
➢ Plateaux of India Class 11th (India, Physical
Environment) – Chapter 1 and 2
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF ➢ Coastal plains of India
INDIA INDIAN GEOGRAPHY Chapter 1
➢ Islands of India
➢ Mountain passes of India
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY : ➢ Seasons of India Class 9th – Chapter 3
➢ Concept of Monsoon Class 11th (India, Physical
Environment) – Chapter 3
CLIMATE OF INDIA ➢ Distribution of rainfall
during monsson INDIAN GEOGRAPHY Chapter 2

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 ➢ Floods
➢ Droughts
➢ Concept of Drainage Class 9th – Chapter 4
System and Pattern
Class 10th – Chapter 4
➢ Major Rivers of India
Class 11th (India, Physical
➢ Hydro projects of India Environment) – Chapter 4
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY :
➢ Interlinking of Rivers Class 12th (India, People and
Economy) – Chapter 6
➢ River water disputes
WATER RESOUCES OF
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY Chapter 3
INDIA : RIVERS, LAKES ➢ Lakes and Wetlands of
AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM India
IN INDIA
➢ Irrigation system in India
➢ Command Area
Development program
➢ Schemes related to Water
Management in India
➢ Classification of Indian Class 9th – Chapter 5
Soil
Class 10th – Chapter 1
➢ Soil degradation
Class 11th (India, Physical
➢ Desertification Environment) – Chapter 5
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY :
➢ Soil conservation, INDIAN GEOGRAPHY Chapter 4
management and
SOILS OF INDIA governance
➢ Integration watershed
Management Program
➢ Desert Development
Program
➢ Drought Area
development Program
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY : ➢ Types of Forest in India Class 9th – Chapter 5
➢ Significance of forests Class 10th – Chapter 2
NATURAL VEGETATION ➢ Deforestation and its Class 11th (India, Physical
OF INDIA consequences Environment) – Chapter 6
➢ Social Forestry INDIAN GEOGRAPHY Chapter 5

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 ➢ Government Initiatives
for forestation
➢ State of forest report
➢ Characteristics and Class 10th – Chapter 3
Problem of Indian
Class 12th (India, People and
Agriculture
Economy) – Chapter 5
➢ Types of farming in India
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY Chapter 6
➢ Major crops of India
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY :
➢ Green and Second Green
Revolution

AGRICULTURE IN INDIA ➢ White revolution and

White Revolution 2.0
➢ Blue Revolution
➢ Yellow Revolution
➢ Government Schemes
pertaining to Agriculture
in India
➢ Iron ore, copper, bauxite, Class 10th – Chapter 5
mica, manganese,
Class 12th (India, People and
diamonds, gold, silver,
Economy) – Chapter 7
zinc and lead in India.
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY Chapter 7
➢ Coal, Petroleum, Natural
gas, Coal Bed Methane,
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY : Nuclear and Gas hydrate.
➢ Renewable Energy –
MINERAL AND ENERGY Wind, Solar, Small hydro
RESOURCES OF INDIA project and Biogass.
➢ Energy production of
India.
➢ Energy crises and Energy
security.
➢ HELP and NELP
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY : ➢ Requirement of Class 10th – Chapter 6
Industries
Class 12th (India, People and
➢ Locational factors of Economy) – Chapter 8
INDUSTRIES OF INDIA
Industries
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY Chapter 8

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 ➢ SEZ
➢ NIMZ
➢ National Manufacturing
Policy
➢ Make in India
➢ Industrial Regions of
India
➢ Industrial Corridors of
India
➢ PSUs of India
➢ Roadways and golden Class 10th – Chapter 7
quadrilateral and
Class 12th (India, People and
Bharatmala
Economy) – Chapter 10
➢ Railways and diamond
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY Chapter 8
quadrilateral, DFC, Rail
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY : Avataran
➢ Inland waterways of
India and National
TRANSPORT SECTOR IN waterways
INDIA
➢ Ports of India and coastal
shipping and Sagarmala
➢ Major Airports of India
and civil aviation policy
➢ Pipelines of India

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6. Polity syllabus decoded
Unit Topics
➢ Features of each act from
1773 to 1947 (All acts are
especially important)
Historical background and
making of constitution
➢ Freedom, Equality, Social
Justice, Rights,
Basic Concepts of Polity Citizenship, Nationalism,
Secularism, Peace
➢ Philosophical basis for
each feature such as
democracy, liberty.
Salient features
➢ Content, objective and its
amendment
Preamble
➢ Procedure for creation of
new state, UT.
Union and its territory
➢ Features like single
citizenship and link with
topics like qualification to
Citizenship
become President of India.
Focus on NRC .
➢ Writs, Constitutional
Remedies, Rights outside
part 3, Relate each
Sources
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 1,
2
And NCERT class 11th (Chapter 1:
Indian Constitution at work)
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
NCERT Class 11: Political
Theory(Chapter 1 to 10 )
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 3
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 4
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 5
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 6
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 7
And NCERT class 11th (Chapter 2:
Indian Constitution at work)
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 Fundamental Right in
Current affairs like
Fundamental rights(FR) privacy, right to marry.
➢ Purpose, list, important
amendment, non-
justiciability, comparison
Directive Principles of State
of Preamble vs FR vs
Policy(DPSP) and
Fundamental Duties(FD) DPSP vs FD
➢ Types, Which type of
amendment is required for
amending certain part,
article or schedule.
Amendment
Important amendments :
1st, 25th, 39th, 42nd, 44th,
69th, 73rd, 74th, 77th,
81st, 85th, 91st to recent
amendments.
➢ Origin, list & purpose,
constitutionality
Basic structure
➢ Features of parliamentary
government
Parliamentary system
➢ Federal and unitary
features
Federal system
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 8
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 10
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 11
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 12
And NCERT class 11th (Chapter 5:
Indian Constitution at work)
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 13
And NCERT class 11th (Chapter 7:
Indian Constitution at work)
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
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 ➢ Trends in centre state
relations – frequently in
news like GST, president
rule and similar related
Centre state relations issues. Punchhi
commission
recommendations &
Sarkaria commission
recommendations. NITI
AAYOG'S role in centre
state relations.
➢ River water sharing
disputes, Inter-state and
Zonal councils
Inter-state relations
➢ President rule, Financial
emergency
Emergency provisions
➢ Executive Powers and
functions of the President
and Vice President,
Ordinance.
President And Vice President
➢ PM’S relationship with
President and Council of
ministers Individual and
Prime Minister and council of
collective responsibility of
ministers
council of ministers
➢ Executive Functions,
appointment, Governor Vs
State Govt. Vs Central
Governor
Government Relationship.
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 14
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth:: Chapter
15
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 17
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter
17,18
And NCERT class 11th (Chapter 4:
Indian Constitution at work)
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter
19,20,21
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 30
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
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 ➢ CM’S relationship with
Governor and Council of
Ministers
Chief minister and Council of
Ministers
➢ Speaker, Chairman, joint
sitting, money bill, budget,
comparison of Rajya
Sabha Vs Lok Sabha,
Parliament
parliamentary committees,
devices in parliamentary
proceedings like censure
motion, privileges and
general rules of business.
Acts/laws in current affairs
such as labour laws, codes.
➢ Legislative council vs
assembly, Bills referred to
the President and general
State legislature
rules of business.
➢ Independence of supreme
court, Jurisdiction like
centre-state disputes,
Judicial review,
Supreme court
Enforcement of FR.
➢ Recently in news like
NGT, Administrative
tribunal.
Tribunals
➢ Jurisdiction , Writs of
Supreme Vs High Court
High court and subordinate
courts
Primary : M Laxmikant: Chapter 31
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter
22,23,24,25
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 33
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter
26,27,28
And NCERT class 11th (Chapter 6::
Indian Constitution at work)
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 63
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter
34,35
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
37

➢ Functions and powers.
National and state legal service
authority, Gram nyayalaya act
➢ Evolution, Functions, 73rd
amendment Vs 74th
amendment Compulsory
and voluntary provision,
Panchayats
Basic schemes related to
rural development. Give
more focus to panchayat
than municipality.
➢ Types of Urban
government, Difficulties
faced by urban
government in fulfilling
Municipality the aspirations of
people(current affairs and
internet) eg. Water
scarcity in urban region,
pollution. Basic schemes
related to urban
development
➢ State legislature vs union
territory Legislature State
governor vs UT’S
Union territory
administrator UT’S
ADMINISTRATOR vs
CM AND COUNCIL OF
MINISTERS
➢ Special status to J & K –
article 370,35A. Who can
Special status & Provision, modify acts, rules for 5th
Special areas and schedule 1-
and 6th schedule areas.
12
List of states coming
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 35
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 38
And NCERT class 11th (Chapter 8:
Indian Constitution at work)
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 39
And NCERT class 11th (Chapter 8:
Chapter 8: Indian Constitution at
work)
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: 40
Secondary:
Introduction to the Constitution of
India
By D.D Basu and Our Constitution
by Subhash Kashyap
Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter
36,37,41
38
 under 5th & 6th schedule.
schedule 1-12 basics

➢ Give more focus to bodies Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter 42

which are frequently in the to 59
Constitutional and Non news. Study by comparing
Constitutional Bodies two-three bodies.
appointment, tenure,
report it submits.
CAG,FINANCE
COMMISSION,ELECTIO
N COMMISSION, NITI
aayog, CVC etc.

➢ Political Parties, Elections, Primary : M Laxmikanth: Chapter

Misc Anti defection, Languages, 60,61, 67,68,72
Cooperative Societies

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 7. Governance syllabus decoded

Unit Topics Sources

➢ Dimensions of Raj Malhotra’s IAS

Governance Governance Chapter-1
Important Aspects of ➢ Good Governance UNESCO’s document on
Governance, (GG) Good Governance
Transparency and ➢ Aspects of GG
Accountability, ➢ Barriers to GG
➢ Necessary Pre-
conditions for GG,
➢ How to Ensure GG
➢ Types of pressure Raj Malhotra’s IAS
groups Governance Chapter-12
Pressure Groups and ➢ Functions of
Formal/Informal pressure groups
Associations ➢ Pressure groups
and democracy,
➢ Criticism of
Pressure groups
➢ SEBI Raj Malhotra’s IAS
➢ CVC Governance Chapter-14
➢ CBI Government Websites
Statutory, Regulatory ➢ PMO
and various Quasi- ➢ Zonal Council
judicial Bodies ➢ TRAI
➢ IRDA
➢ National Consumer
➢ Disputes Redressal
Commission
➢ Public Policy Raj Malhotra’s IAS
➢ Policy Initiation Governance Chapter-10
Government Policies ➢ Policy Formulation Related Government Website
and Interventions for ➢ Policy
Development Implementation
➢ Policy Evaluation
➢ New policies of
Government
➢ Civil Society Raj Malhotra’s IAS
➢ People’s Governance Chapter-3,6,10,
Development Processes Participation 12,13
and the Development ➢ Voluntary Second ARC, 9th Report
Industry Organizations ➢ Second ARC, 10th
➢ NGOs Report
➢ Citizen and Second ARC, 12th Report
governance
➢ Self-Help Groups

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 ➢ Social Audit
➢ Police Reforms Raj Malhotra’s IAS
Public Order ➢ Criminal Justice Governance Chapter-11
Reforms Second ARC, 5th Report
➢ Definition Raj Malhotra’s IAS
➢ e-governance v/s e- Governance Chapter-9
government Second ARC, 11th Report
E-governance ➢ Various models of
e-governance
➢ Benefits and
limitations of E-
governance
➢ Recent Initiatives
➢ Components of Raj Malhotra’s IAS
Citizen Charter Governance Chapter-2
Citizens Charters ➢ Characteristics of a Second ARC, 12th Report
good charter
➢ Performance in
India
➢ Sevottam
➢ Components of Raj Malhotra’s IAS
Bureaucracy Governance Chapter-7
➢ Structure and Second ARC, 10th Report
Role of Civil design of civil
Services in a services in India
Democracy ➢ Critical view of All
India Services and
cadre-based system
➢ Civil Services
reform
➢ Definition and Raj Malhotra’s IAS
types Governance Chapter-5
➢ Factors influencing Second ARC, 4th Report
Corruption corruption
➢ Impact,
➢ Mechanism to fight
corruption
➢ Lokpal and
Lokayukt act,2013
➢ Important Raj Malhotra’s IAS
provision Governance Chapter-4
RTI ➢ Issues in Second ARC 1st Report
implementation
➢ ARC
Recommendation

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 8. International Relations syllabus decoded
International relations for Prelims Examinations

Unit Topics Sources

➢ Relations with Current Affairs Secondary

Neighbouring countries coverage- source-
Current international events ➢ Bilateral relations with Websites-
involving India and/or important countries (US, Class notes; Official Website
affecting India’s interests. Japan, UK, Australia etc.) of the Ministry
The Hindu, of External
➢ Location based questions Indian Express Affairs(
(specially https://www.me
‘Explained’ page; a.gov.in/ );
➢ United Nations and its
International organisations specialised agencies (their Magazine- World Institute for
structure and functioning) Focus or Defence Studies
Frontline and Analyses
➢ EU, ASEAN, SAARC, (IDSA)
Regional groupings and BIMSTEC, SCO, APEC, (http://idsa.in/ )
Organisations African Union,
➢ Mekong Ganga
Cooperation, Gulf
Cooperation council, OAS

Associations associated with ➢ WTO, World Bank, IMF,

Foreign trade policy ADB, NDB, AIIB, WTO,
RCEP, OECD, OPEC
Other International forums and ➢ NAM, NATO, G7 (G8),
reports G20, G24, BRICS, G77
International relations for Mains Examinations

Unit Topics Sources

Primary source Coverage for
current updates
➢ Evolution of India’s Raj Malhotra IAS Newspaper
foreign policy; Academy editorials on
India’s Foreign Policy ➢ Present foreign policy; IR booklet- relevant topics;
Nuclear Doctrine; NAM Chapter- 1 Websites-
Official Website
➢ Pakistan, Bangladesh, Raj Malhotra IAS of the Ministry
India’s relations with Bhutan, Myanmar, Academy of External
Neighbours Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, IR booklet- Affairs(
Maldives, China and Chapter 4-12 https://www.me
Nepal; a.gov.in/ );
➢ SAARC;

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 ➢ Border disputes and other Institute for
issues Defence Studies
➢ US, China, Russia, Japan, Raj Malhotra IAS and Analyses
Africa, France, England, Academy (IDSA)
India’s bilateral relations West Asia, Iran, Israel, IR Booklet- (http://idsa.in/ )
Central Asia, South Chapter 13-24
Eastern countries and other Reference -
important countries Pax Indica –
➢ United Nations and its Raj Malhotra IAS Shashi Tharoor;
International organisations and specialised agencies (their Academy Challenge and
reports structure, functioning and IR Booklet- Strategy:
mandate) Chapter 27 Rethinking
India’s Foreign
➢ EU, ASEAN, SAARC, Raj Malhotra IAS Policy – Rajeev
Regional groupings and BIMSTEC, SCO, APEC, Academy Sikri.
Organisations African Union, IR Booklet- India’s Foreign
➢ Mekong Ganga Chapter 21, 25,26 Policy: Coping
Cooperation, Gulf with the
Cooperation council, OAS Changing World
– Muchkund
Associations associated with ➢ WTO, World Bank, IMF,
Dubey
Foreign trade policy ADB, NDB, AIIB, WTO,
RCEP, OECD, OPEC
Other Associations and forums ➢ BRICS, G20, G24, G77,
NATO
Other International forums and ➢ NAM, NATO, G7 (G8)
reports
Indian diaspora ➢ Extent, scope and use as Raj Malhotra IAS
foreign policy tool Academy
IR Booklet-
Chapter 28

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 9. Indian Economy syllabus decoded
Unit Topics Sources

➢ Indian Economy- Post Class 11th- Chapter 2- INDIAN

Independent Development
And Planning,
➢ Advent Of Five Year Plan
and Performance Of
India’s Five Year Plans
➢ Agriculture: Land
Reforms and land tenure
system, Green Revolution
Indian Economy Post and its effects
Independence
➢ Economic Reforms and
various industrial policies
in brief
➢ Liberalisation phase of
Indian economy and its
effects.
➢ Globalisation and effect on
Indian Economy
ECONOMY 1950-1990,
Class 11th- Chapter 1- INDIAN
ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF
INDEPENDENCE,
Class 10th- Chapter 2- SECTORS OF
THE INDIAN ECONOMY;
Class 11th- Chapter 3:
LIBERALISATION,
PRIVATISATION AND
GLOBALISATION : AN
APPRAISAL
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh,
Raj Malhotra IAS Academy
Economy booklet (CH-1)

➢ Concept of circular flow Class 12th- NATIONAL INCOME

of income ACCOUNTING,
➢ GDP- concept, various
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
methods of calculation
➢ Concepts of NDP, GNP, Raj Malhotra IAS Academy
NNP, GNI etc. Economy booklet (CH-2)
National Income Accounting ➢ Personal Income (PI),
Disposable Income (DI),
Personal Disposable
Income, Per Capita
Income (PCI)
➢ GDP deflator
➢ Tax-To-GDP Ratio

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 ➢ Functions of Money Class 10th- MONEY AND CREDIT:
➢ MONETARY POLICY,
Class 12th- MONEY AND
goals of monetary policy
BANKING
➢ The Monetary Policy
Framework, Monetary Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Policy Committee Raj Malhotra IAS Academy
➢ Instruments of Monetary Economy booklet (CH- 3)
Money and Monetary Policy Policy
➢ Effects of Monetary Policy
on economy
➢ Problems with
implementation of
Monetary Policy

➢ Types of Inflation- Class 11th – Inflation problem and

Demand Pull, Cost Push, policies
Structural, Creeping,
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Walking, Running,
Galloping Raj Malhotra IAS Academy
➢ Inflation Measurement- Economy booklet (CH-4)
Inflation WPI, CPI - Rural, Urban,
Industrial workers,
Producer price index, GDP
Deflator
➢ Housing price index ,
Phillip’s curve
➢ Effects Of inflation
➢ Measures to control
inflation

➢ Indian Banking System Class 12th- MONEY AND

➢ Pre-Independence Phase, BANKING
Post-Independence (pre-
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
nationalization) Phase,
Bank Nationalization Raj Malhotra IAS Academy
phase, Liberalization Economy booklet (CH- 5)
Banking Sector Phase
➢ Different Types of Banks
in India- Commercial,
Cooperative, Differential
banks etc.
➢ RBI and its functioning
➢ Banking Sector issues and
reform

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 ➢ Various Committees-
Urjit Patel committee,
Nachiket Mor committee
etc.
➢ Issues of NPA and steps
taken
➢ Basel norms
➢ SARFAESI Act, 2002
➢ NBFCs- NBFC Crisis and
steps taken to improve the
situation

➢ Classification of Financial Class 12th – Financial Markets

Markets- Money market
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
and Capital market
➢ Instruments of Money Raj Malhotra IAS Academy
Market- Call Money, Economy booklet (CH- 8)
Treasury Bills,
Commercial Paper etc.
➢ Instruments of Capital
Market- Share,
Debentures, Contracts,
Financial Market Derivatives etc.
➢ Concept of Primary and
Secondary Market
➢ Bond Market, Concept of
Bond Yield
➢ Financial Intermediaries-
Mutual Funds, Hedge
Funds, Venture Capital
Funds, ADR, GDR,
Participatory Notes etc.
➢ Security and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI)
➢ Forward Market
Commission
➢ Reforms in the Financial
Sector

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 ➢ Balance Of Payment Class 10th- Chapter 4-
(BOP)- Current and GLOBALISATION AND THE
Capital Account INDIAN ECONOMY;
➢ Components of Current Class 11th- INDIAN ECONOMY
and Capital Account 1950-1990
➢ Foreign Investment- FDI,
Foreign Portfolio Investor, Class 12th- Chapter 6-OPEN
Foreign Institutional ECONOMY MACROECONOMICS
Investor, Qualified Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Foreign Investor
Raj Malhotra IAS Academy
➢ FERA, FEMA Acts
Economy booklet (CH- 7)
➢ Current FDI policies for
various sectors
External Sector ➢ Exchange rates- Fixed and
Floating Exchange Rates
➢ NEER, REER, NER, RER
etc.
➢ Objectives of exchange
rate management in India
➢ Factors affecting the
exchange rate of India
➢ Forex Reserve and Its
Components
➢ SDR and Reserve Tranche
Mechanism
➢ Currency Convertibility
and Issues

➢ Poverty and types Class 9th- Chapter- 3- Poverty as a

➢ Poverty Line estimates
➢ Multidimensional Poverty
Index and its various
components
➢ Government Intervention
Poverty, Inclusive growth and to eradicate poverty from
Unemployment India
➢ Poverty alleviation
programs in India since
Independence
➢ Meaning and concept of
Inclusive growth
➢ Various Dimensions of
Inclusive Growth and
steps taken to achieve it
Challenge;
Class 11th- Chapter 4- POVERTY
Class 9th- Chapter 2- INDIAN
ECONOMY 1950-1990;
Class 10th- Chapter 1-
DEVELOPMENT;
Class 11th- EMPLOYMENT:
GROWTH, INFORMALISATION
AND OTHER ISSUES
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Raj Malhotra IAS Academy
Economy booklet (CH- 9,13)

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 ➢ Various Indexes- Human
Development Index(HDI) ,
Gender Development
Index (GDI), Gender
Inequality Index (GII),
Gender Gap Report,
Happiness Index etc.
➢ Various Types of
Unemployment in India-
Seasonal, Structural,
Cyclical, Disguised
Unemployment etc.
➢ Periodic Labour Force
Survey (PLFS)
➢ Steps taken by the
government to solve the
problem of
Unemployment

➢ Evolution of Indian Class 9th- CHATPER 1- The Story of

Agriculture since Village Palampur; CHAPTER 2-
Independence People as Resource
➢ Land Reforms- Class 10th- SECTORS OF THE
• Objectives of Land INDIAN ECONOMY;
Reforms in India
Class 11th- Chapter 6- RURAL
• Progress of Land
DEVELOPMENT
Reforms in India
➢ Agricultural Finance- Class 9th- Chapter 4- Food Security
Agriculture in India;
Features of Agricultural
Finance Class 11th- Chapter 6-RURAL
• Criteria for DEVELOPMENT
Agricultural Credit
… Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
• Need for Raj Malhotra IAS Academy
Agricultural Economy booklet (CH- 10)
Finance …
• Sources of
Agricultural
Finance …
• Problems of
Agricultural
Finance …

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 • Measures taken to
improve credit
flow to agriculture
• Co-operative
Credit Societies in
India
➢ Agriculture Credit
Institutions- Commercial
and Co-operative Banks,
NABARD, Kisan Credit
Card etc.
➢ Agricultural Revolutions-
Green, White, Yellow,
Orange Revolution etc.
➢ Agriculture Marketing-
APMC Act, e-NAM and
their current status.
➢ Agriculture Subsidies-
Farm, Fertiliser,
Electricity etc.
➢ Concept of MSP and
issues related with it.
➢ Food Processing Industry
and its growth potential in
India
➢ Public Distribution
System: Objectives,
functioning, limitations,
revamping, evolution from
universal PDS to targeted
PDS, Targeted PDS, a
critical analysis of cost
and benefit of PDS.
➢ Food Security Act,2013
and issues related with it.
➢ Shanta Kumar Committee
recommendations
➢ Ashok Dalwai Committee
on Doubling The Farmers
Income by 2022
➢ NITI Aayog Strategy For
New India @75

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 ➢ Mahalanobis strategy and Class 10th- Chapter 4-
India’s industrial policy- GLOBALISATION AND THE
Discussing Industrial INDIAN ECONOMY;
policy Class 11th- INDIAN ECONOMY
resolution from 1948 till 1950-1990
today.
➢ New Economic Policy and Class 12th- Chapter 6-OPEN
Industrial policy under the ECONOMY MACROECONOMICS
policy of liberalization, Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
privatization and
Raj Malhotra IAS Academy
globalization
Economy booklet ( CH- 11)
➢ Roles of private sector and
public sector, Investment
Industrial Sector in the industrial sector,
employment, productivity,
profit etc.
➢ Strategies for
disinvestment and
privatization. Concept of
Strategic Disinvestment.
➢ Role of Small, Medium
and Micro enterprises
(MSME) and various
government policies for
the same.
➢ SEZs, NIMZs and various
issues related to them
➢ Make in India initiative
and various achievements
of it.

➢ Various components of Class 10th- Chapter 8-

Infrastructure Sector- INFRASTRUCTURE
Road network, Railways,
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Airways, Telecom Infra,
Logistics sector, Raj Malhotra IAS Academy
Infrastructure Sector
Waterways etc. Economy booklet (CH- 12)
➢ Various government
schemes for Infra sector-
Sagarmala, Bharatmala,
Inland Waterways Act,
UDAN, Bharat Net etc.
➢ Various PPP Models for
Infrastructure

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 development- BOT,
Hybrid Annuity Model
etc.
➢ Issues related with PPP
model of Infrastructure
development.

➢ World bank and its 5 sub Class 12th- Chapter 6- Contemporary

bodies World Politics
➢ International Monetary
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Fund (IMF) and related
issues Raj Malhotra IAS Academy
➢ World Trade Organisation Economy booklet (CH- 14)
International Organisations (WTO) and various issues
related with it
• Issues of
Agricultural
subsidies
• Issues of IPR
• Issues of Service
Sector etc.
➢ UN and its functioning

➢ All the reports related to Raj Malhotra IAS Academy

above discussed topics Economy booklet ( Respective
Various Reports and Indices
chapters)

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10. Environment & Ecology Syllabus Decoded
Unit Topics Sources

➢ Ecology definition Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

Ecology & Ecosystem
Environment definition
Environment components
( biotic and abiotic)
➢ Ecosystem definition Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment
➢ Functions of ecosystem ,12th NCERT Biology Last 4
Chapters
➢ Energy flow Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment
Food Web
Ecological pyramid-
pyramid of biomass,
numbers, energy
➢ Bioaccumulation Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment
➢ Bio magnification
➢ Bioremediation Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

➢ Ecotone-characteristics Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

➢ Niche-types
➢ Carbon footprint Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment
Ecological footprint
➢ Eutrophication Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

➢ Algal blooms-red tide Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

➢ Biological oxygen demand Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

➢ Ecological succession- Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

Primary, Secondary
succession, Climax
➢ Biotic interaction-
mutualism, communalism, Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment
etc
➢ Bio-geochemical cycle
➢ Hydrological cycle
➢ Carbon cycle
➢ Nitrogen cycle
➢ Phosphorus cycle
➢ Sulphur cycle

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CLASSIFACTION OF ECOSYSTEM

➢ Lakes-ecology,
characteristics
➢ Estuaries Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment
➢ Mangroves-characteristics,
Aquatic ecosystems root modification
➢ Coral reefs-types, threat
➢ Coral bleaching
➢ Wetlands-types, national
wetland conservation
program

➢ Ramsar sites, Montreux Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

record

➢ Forest ecosystem-types of
forest
Terrestrial ecosystems ➢ Desert ecosystem Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment
Grasslands ecosystem
➢ Deforestation-causes
➢ Desertification-causes

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

➢ Pollutants-classifications,
causes, sources
➢ Air pollution-major
pollutants
o Smog-formation,
effects
Indoor Air pollution Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment ,
o Fly ash-composition, Environmental Ministry , NCERT
Environmental Pollution utilisation 12TH Last 4 chapters
o National Air quality
monitoring
programme
o National ambient air
quality standards
(NAAQS)
➢ Water pollution-sources,
effects, control measures,
BOD,COD
Soil pollution-sources,
causes, types, effects,
control measures

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 ➢ Noise pollution-impacts,
control measures
Radio-active pollution-
sources, types, effects,
control measures E-waste
management
Solid waste management

Environmental impact assessment Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

Flora diversity ➢ Algae, Fungi, Bacteria,

Virus
Bryophytes, Pteridophytes,
Angiosperms,
Gymnosperms

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 ➢ Biodiversity-term
➢ Levels of biodiversity-
Biodiversity Genetic diversity, Species Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment
diversity
Ecosystem/community
diversity

➢ Species richness-alpha,
beta, gamma
Measurement of biodiversity Species evenness

➢ Ex-situ conservation-
zoological parks, seed
Modes of conservation banks, etc
➢ In-situ conservation-
wildlife sanctuary,
national park, etc

➢ Vertebrates-fish, reptiles, Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

birds, amphibians,
Fauna diversity mammals
➢ In-vertebrates-annelids,
arthropods, protozoa,
arachnids, etc

Protection Measures
➢ Wildlife sanctuary and Read From Govt. website
National Parks
National initiative ➢ Conservation reserves and
community reserves Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment
➢ Coastal protected areas
➢ Sacred groves of India

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 ➢ Man and biosphere
➢ Biosphere reserves
➢ World network of
biosphere reserves
Global initiative ➢ Biodiversity hotpots
➢ Biodiversity hope spots
➢ World Heritage sites

➢ IUCN-(red data book) Read From IUCN Website With

endangered, critically Related To Habitat
endangered, etc

CLIMATE CHANGE
➢ Global warming Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment
Greenhouse effect,
Greenhouse gases
➢ Global warming potential,
Climate Change Global emissions

➢ Acid rain, Ocean Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

acidification Ozone
depletion

➢ Carbon sequestration Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

➢ Carbon sink
➢ Carbon credit
➢ Carbon offsetting
➢ Carbon tax
➢ Geo-engineering

➢ Green building Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment

Mitigation strategies Green rating for integrated
habitat assessment
(GRIHA)

➢ UNFCC Agenda 21
➢ REDD and REDD+ Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment,
➢ IPCC UNFCC & WWF Website
➢ Green climate fund
➢ Global environment
facility

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ACTS AND POLICIES
➢ Paris climate deal
➢ Wildlife protection act
1972 Read From Internet ,
➢ Environmental protection Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment
act 1986,eco sensitive
zones
➢ Biological diversity act
2002
➢ Schedule tribes and other
forest dwellers act 2006
➢ Prevention of animal
cruelty act
➢ National forest policy
➢ Coastal regulation zone
Acts and Policies ➢ Wetlands rule 2010
➢ National green tribunal
➢ Animal welfare board
➢ Central zoo authority Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment
➢ National biodiversity
authority

➢ Convention on biological
diversity (CBD)
➢ WWF
➢ Ramsar convention on
wetlands
➢ CITES Raj Malhotra’s IAS Environment ,
➢ TRAFFIC Environmental Ministry Website and
➢ Convention on the Official Website
conservation of migratory
species (CMS)
➢ Coalition against wildlife
trafficking (CAWT)
➢ Global tiger forum
➢ Stockholm convention
➢ Basel convention
➢ Rotterdam convention
➢ United Nations convention
to combat desertification
\International whaling
commission (IWC)
➢ Vienna convention and
Montreal protocol
➢ Kyoto protocol
Nagoya protocol
➢ Cartagena protocol

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11. Disaster Management Syllabus Decoded

Unit Topics Sources

➢ Definition RMIAS NOTES

➢ Difference between hazard
Disasters and disaster
➢ Types of disasters
➢ Classification of disasters

➢ Factors aggravating the RMIAS NOTES + NEWSPAPER

Disaster management
LAWS RELATED TO
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Civil defence
Environmental issues related to
disasters
disasters
➢ Phases of the disaster
management
➢ Pre crisis phase
➢ During crisis
➢ Post crisis phase
➢ Rules and regulation RMIAS NOTES +NEWSPAPER
➢ National disaster
management services
➢ MHA
➢ NDRF
➢ NDMA
➢ SDMA etc.
➢ Civil Defense RMIAS NOTES + NEWSPAPER
➢ Civil defense act
➢ International laws related
to civil defense
➢ Environmental issue RMIAS NOTES + NEWSPAPER
related to disasters
➢ Water scarcity
➢ Land degradation
➢ Solid Waste management
➢ Plastic pollution
➢ Dead zones

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12. Science & Technology syllabus decoded

Unit Topics Sources

➢ Important terms – Asteroid RMIAS NOTES+ NEWSPAPER+

belt, Lagrange points, Kuiper PIB
belt, Goldilocks Zone, Exo- Chapter8- space technology,
planet, Tidal locking, Meteors, Of the book - Esencia
Asteroid etc.

➢ Space Phenomenon – Bing

bang theory, quasars, pulsars,
gamma ray bursts, Supernova
explosion, neutrino,
Gravitational Waves, Red
Shift phenomenon, solar
winds, supermassive black
Space technology holes,
➢ Important Missions around
the world – eLISA, LIGO,
Quantum satellite, Missions
with unique characteristics
like nuclear powered or Solar
powered & first to achieve the
milestone Signature Missions
around the world,
astronomical telescopes.
➢ Important Missions from
India Chandrayan 1 and 2,
Mangalyan, Astrosat etc..,
➢ Space launch vehicles –
Types (PSLV, GSLV) &
GSLV MK1 AND 2, its
Weight carrying capacity, its
altitude etc.,
➢ Innovation in Space vehicles
– Ramjet technology, RLV
etc.
➢ Various Satellites & its
Applications
➢ FUTURE MISSIONS-
GAGANYAAN, ADITYA
L1, CHANDRAYAAN 3

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 ➢ Indian - Important Missiles, RMIAS NOTES + NEWSPAPER+
IGMDP, Mission Shakti, Tech PIB
Components (SPI), Vehicles.
S-400 missile system, apache
helicopters.

➢ Defense acquisition council

(DAC), defense procurement
Defense policy, defense expenditure.
➢ Indian armed forces
➢ DRDO and its recent
developments.

➢ Solar Energy -Photo Voltaic RMIAS NOTES +NEWSPAPER

cell & Solar thermal cells CHAPTER 3- FUEL AND
(Functioning not needed), ENERGY, Of the book- ESENCIA
Govt. initiatives. International
Solar Alliance
➢ Wind energy, B.S.Norms,
E.Vehicles Coal-Formation,
it’s by product E.g. Fly ash,
Pollution from coal(NCERT)
➢ Other renewable sources of
Green technology energy- wave energy, tidal
energy, geothermal energy,
➢ Bio Fuels-4 generation of
Bio fuels
➢ Fuel Cells
➢ Recent development – eco-
concrete, cool pavement,
Hydrogen Cells, Microbial
Cells, Bio Toilet, smog eating
building.
➢ Virtual Reality, Augmented RMIAS NOTES + NEWSPAPER
Reality CHAPTER 4- INFORMATION
➢ 5 generations of networks, AND COMMUNICATION
➢ E-governance – BHIM, UPI, TECHNOLOGY,
Robotics + artificial etc., Of the book –
intelligence + information ➢ Emerging trends-IoT, Big ESENCIA
Technology Data, A.I, C.P.S, Block chain,
Cloud computing. Wi-Fi &
Bluetooth.
➢ Cyber security and
Malwares.
➢ Cyber policy in India.

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 ➢ Applications of artificial
intelligence in different
sectors.
➢ Recent developments like
ATLAS, MULE, HOSPI
➢ INDIAN NUCLEAR RMIAS NOTES +
PROGRAMME CHAPTER 3 – FUEL AND
➢ Types of Nuclear reactors ENERGY, Of the book- ESENCIA
and its fuel International
Thermonuclear Experiment
Reactor (ITER) +3 Stages,
Nuclear Power Programming.
Nuclear energy + particle ➢ Thorium – Its Source and its
science advantages for India w.r.t
+ nano technology Nuclear Energy, Medical
uses(Cyber Knife)
➢ APPLICATIONS OF
NANO TECHNOLOGY in
different sectors like defense,
medicine, environment etc.
(by his/her interest- current
affairs)

➢ Genetic Material - DNA & 9th &10th –Science & Tech Vol.I &
RNA and its differences Vol.II Only
➢ Types of RNA - Messenger 12th NCERT (Only Biology)
RNA (mRNA), Transfer RNA NEWSPAPER + RMIAS CLASS
(tRNA), Ribosome translation NOTES
RNA (rRNA) CHAPTER 6 - BIOTECHNOLOGY,
➢ DNA replication – Of the book- ESENCIA
Transcription & Translation
➢ Genetic Engineering –
Applications, Tools
(Recombinant DNA) & its
Bio technology + ipr methods (Gene Silencing,
Gene Knockdown, Grafting
etc..,) Stem Cells – Induced
pluripotent cells, Somatic Cell
Nuclear Transfer Technology,
embryo transfer technology,
surrogacy and related laws in
India, 3- Parent baby.
➢ Tissue Culture Innovation in
Medicine technology –
CRISPR, bacteriophage etc.,
➢ Intellectual property rights,
related issues.

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 ➢ CELL AND ITS RMIAS CLASS NOTES +
STRUCTURE, LIFE NEWSPAPER+
PROCESSES CHAPTER 7- HUMAN DISEASES
➢ Human Immune System ,Of the book-
Antibodies, antigens, ESENCIA
vaccination system, drug
administration.
➢ Diseases - its Source
(Bacteria or Virus or fungi)
Health ➢ RECENT OUTBREAKS -
COVID -19, MERS, SARS,
EBOLA virus, ZIKA virus,
SWINE FLU, BIRD FLU.
➢ Mode of Transmission
(Water, Air or Sexually
Transmitted) & its Vectors
(Mosquito or bat or Worms)
➢ Disease – Symptoms & its
effects on humans Anti-
Microbial resistance or Anti
Biotic Resistance

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13. Internal Security syllabus decoded
Unit Topics Sources

➢ Introduction RMIAS Internal Security Booklet

Introduction of internal ➢ Factors contributing to
security internal security Chapter 1
➢ Internal security
challenges of India https://www.mha.gov.in/
➢ India’s internal security
policy
➢ Developmental issues RMIAS Internal Security Booklet
related to rise and spread
of extremism Chapter 2
Development and extremism ➢ Factors responsible for
spread of extremism
➢ Efforts by Government to
address Extremism
➢ Role of economic
development in containing
extremism
➢ History and evolution RMIAS Internal Security Booklet
➢ Ideology, objectives,
modus operandi and the Chapter 3
Development and extremism : factors responsible for its
naxalism rise https://www.mha.gov.in/
➢ Security threats posed by
it https://www.orfonline.org/
➢ Government strategy and
the way ahead https://idsa.in/

➢ Insurgency in north-east RMIAS Internal Security Booklet

Development and extremism :
north east insurgency
➢ Historical background
➢ Factors responsible Chapter 4
➢ Reasons for survival of
insurgency in Assam, https://www.mha.gov.in/
Nagaland and Manipur
➢ Inner-Line permit Issue https://www.orfonline.org/
➢ Bodo accord and Naga
accord https://idsa.in/
➢ Role of non-state actors
➢ Government response
➢ AFSPA

➢ History and Changing face RMIAS Internal Security Booklet

Development and extremism : of Terrorism
Kashmir terrorism ➢ Causes, methods and Chapter 5
impacts
➢ Cross-Border Terrorism https://www.mha.gov.in/

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 ➢ Linkage of organized https://www.orfonline.org/
crime with terrorism and
terror funding https://idsa.in/
➢ Cross-Border Terrorism
➢ Indian institutions dealing
with the issue
➢ Broader Framework to
Deal with Terrorism
➢ 9/11 changes

➢ Challenges of border RMIAS Internal Security Booklet

Management
➢ Border issues with Chapter 6
different neighbours
Border management ➢ Issues arising out of poor https://www.mha.gov.in/
border management
➢ Government initiatives of https://www.orfonline.org/
border management
➢ What need to be done https://idsa.in/

➢ Importance of coastal RMIAS Internal Security Booklet

management
➢ India specific threats Chapter 7
Coastal management ➢ Government initiatives
➢ What need to be done https://www.mha.gov.in/

https://www.orfonline.org/

https://idsa.in/

➢ Types of organized crime RMIAS Internal Security Booklet

in India
➢ Terrorism and organized Chapter 8
Organized crime and terrorism crime Challenges
➢ Government Initiatives to https://www.mha.gov.in/
contain it
https://www.orfonline.org/

https://idsa.in/

➢ Introduction of Money RMIAS Internal Security Booklet

Laundering
➢ Causes and its impact Chapter 9
Money laundering ➢ Regulation of Money
Laundering in India https://www.mha.gov.in/
➢ Regulation of Money
Laundering – International https://www.orfonline.org/
Laws/Conventions
https://idsa.in/

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 ➢ Basics of cyber security RMIAS Internal Security Booklet
and type of cyber threats
➢ Challenges to internal Chapter 10
Cyber security security through
communication networks https://www.mha.gov.in/
➢ Government initiatives
➢ National Cyber Security https://www.orfonline.org/
Policy
https://idsa.in/

➢ What is social media RMIAS Internal Security Booklet

Social media and internal
security challenges
Various security forces and
there mandates
➢ Need of Social media in
India Chapter 11
➢ Reason for the spread of
social media https://www.mha.gov.in/
➢ Threats endangered and
endangering from it https://www.orfonline.org/
➢ Government responses
➢ What need to be done https://idsa.in/
➢ Challenges Ahead in
containing threats arising
out of social media
➢ Armed forces RMIAS Internal Security Booklet
➢ Paramilitary forces AND
CAPF Chapter 12
➢ Intelligence agencies
➢ Other forces https://www.mha.gov.in/

https://www.orfonline.org/

https://idsa.in/

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14. Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude syllabus decoded
Unit Topics
➢ Essence, determinants and
Consequences of Ethics in
Human Actions
Ethics and Human Interface
➢ Dimensions of Ethics and
Ethics in Private and
Public Relations
➢ Understanding Values and
Human Values
➢ Lessons from the lives of
Great Administrators,
Leaders and Reformers
Human Values
➢ Inculcation of Values and
Process of Socialisation
➢ Content, Structure and
functions of attitude
➢ Relations between
Attitude Attitude and Behaviour
➢ Moral and Political
Attitude
Sources
Primary Source: Class Notes
Secondary Source: Chapter 1 of
Institute Booklet
Primary Source: Class Notes
Secondary Source: Chapter 2 of
ARC II Report 4
Primary Source: Class Notes
Secondary Source: Chapter 2 of the
Institute Booklet
Reference: Values in Administration
DoPT Manual
Primary Source: Chapter 9 of
Institute Booklet
Secondary Source: Chapter 2 of
Insitute Booklet
Reference:
http://www.babusofindia.com for
current initiatives by bureaucrats that
stand exemplary
Primary Source: Chapter 2 of
Institute Booklet
Secondary Source: Chapter 3 of 11th
Class Sociology NCERT and
Chapters 3 and 4 12th Class
Sociology NCERT
Primary Source: Class Notes
Secondary Source: Chapter 3 of
Institute Booklet
Reference: Chapter 6 of 12th Class
Psychology NCERT
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 ➢ Social Influence and
Attitudinal Change
Social Influence
➢ Persuasion
➢ Social Cognition
Primary Source: Class Notes
Secondary Source: Chapter 3 of
Institute Booklet
Reference Material: Chapter 6 of 12th
Class Psychology NCERT

➢ Aptitude Primary Source: Class Notes

➢ Foundational Values of
Secondary Source: Chapter 4 of the
Civil Services
Institute Booklet
Civil Services Values ➢ Values Such as Integrity,
Honesty, Selflessness, Reference Material: None
Accountability etc.

➢ Understanding Emotions Primary Source: Class Notes

➢ Concepts related to
Secondary Source: Chapter 5 of
emotional intelligence –
Institute Booklet
Emotional Intelligence Interpersonal and
Intrapersonal Emotional Reference Materials: ‘Working with
Intelligence Emotional Intelligence’ by Daniel
Goleman and Chapter 9 of Class 11th
NCERT.
➢ Ethical Dilemma, Ethical Primary Source: Class Notes
Concerns in
Ethics in Public Secondary Source: Chapter 6 of
Administration,
Administration Institute Booklet
Accountability and Ethical
Governance
➢ International Ethics

➢ Understanding Probity in Primary Source: Chapter 8 of

Governance Institute Booklet
➢ Corruption
Secondary Source: Chapter 3,
Probity in Governance ➢ Protection of Honest Civil Chapter 4 and Chapter 7 of the ARC
Servant II Report 4
➢ Code of Conduct
➢ Code of Ethics
➢ Citizen Charter

➢ Corporate Ethics Primary Source: Class Notes

➢ Corporate Social
Corporate Governance Secondary Source: Chapter 7 of
Responsibility
Institute Booklet
➢ Corporate Sustainability

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 ➢ Committees and
Recommendations on
Corporate Governance

Note: Indian Ethics are implicit in the course which are given in lucid and self-explanatory manner under Chapter 10 in
the Institute Booklet which is a must read.

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