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Answer Writing Programme Details:

Features:

• 6 Months fully online module

• Daily One Question- One Answer- One Discussion Video
• Comprehensive coverage of entire GS Syllabus
• Individual evaluation and personal feedback by the team
• Model Answer and Discussion Video
• Homework questions to practice

Subject Division:

Subject 1 Subject 2 Time Duration

Modern India Environment + Disaster 3 Weeks

management

Geography Indian Polity 3 Weeks

Social Justice + Social Issues Indian Polity 3 Weeks

Ethics part A Ethics Case studies 3 Weeks

Ancient India and culture Governance 3 Weeks

World History Post-Independence 2 Week

Indian Economy Agriculture 4 Weeks

Internal Security + International Science & Tech 3 Weeks

Relations

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Schedule detailing:

Week Syllabus Resources

Number
1
Modern India
• Modern Indian history from
about the middle of the
eighteenth century until the
present- significant events,
personalities, issues.
Modern India
• Our Pasts III – Part 1 & 2 – Class VIII
• Themes in Indian History 3 – Class 12
• A Brief History of Modern India (Spectrum
Books)
• India's Struggle for Independence 1857-1947 by
Bipin Chandra (Penguin Random House)

(Will include from advent of

Europeans to the First war of
Environment / Disaster Management
independence 1857)

Environment • Science: NCERT Class XI – Chemistry: Unit 14

& Biology: Units 4 & 5
• Conservation, environmental
pollution and degradation, • Science: NCERT Class XII – Chemistry: Unit 16
environmental impact & Biology: Units 8, 9 & 10 Environment &
assessment Ecology Books
2 • Science: Class XII – Biology: last four
Modern India Chapters (13 to 16)

• The Freedom Struggle – its • Shankar Ias Env Book

various stages and important
contributors /contributions • Current Affairs
from different parts of the
country.

(Will include from the First war

of independence 1857 to Arrival
of Mahatma Gandhi in India)

Environment

• Conservation, environmental
pollution and degradation,
environmental impact

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assessment

3
Modern India

• The Freedom Struggle – its

various stages and important
contributors /contributions
from different parts of the
country.

(Will include from the Arrival of

Mahatma Gandhi in India to
Indian independence)

Disaster management
Disaster and disaster
management.
4
Geography
Geography Books:
• Salient features of world’s
physical geography. • Geography: NCERT Class VI – The Earth Our
Habitat
• Distribution of key natural • Geography: NCERT Class VII – Our
resources across the world Environment
(including South Asia and the • Geography: NCERT Class VIII – Resource and
Indian subcontinent); Development
• Geography: NCERT Class XI – Fundamentals
of Physical Geography
• Geography: NCERT Class XI – India – Physical
Indian Polity
Environment
• Indian Constitution-
• Certificate Physical And
historical underpinnings,
evolution, features, Human Geography : G C
amendments, significant Leong Oxford
provisions and basic
structure • Geography of India Periyar Prakashan
• Separation of powers • Oxford Student Atlas for India Oxford
between various organs
dispute redressal
mechanisms and institutions.
Polity Books

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Comparison of the Indian

constitutional scheme with that • Polity: NCERT Class XI – Indian Constitution
of other countries. at Work
5 Geography • Indian Polity by lakhmikanth
• factors responsible for the
location of primary, • The Indian Constitution -
secondary, and tertiary sector Madhav Kholsa Oxford
industries in various parts of
the world (including India) • Constitution of India Pocket Edition- P M
Bakshi UNIVERSAL
Indian Polity
• Functions and responsibilities • 10 Judgments that changed India Zia Modi
of the Union and the States, • MM Puncchi Second Report
issues and challenges
pertaining to the federal
structure, devolution of
powers and finances up to
local levels and challenges
therein.
6
Geography
• Important Geophysical
phenomena such as
earthquakes, Tsunami,
Volcanic activity, cyclone etc.,

Indian Polity
• Parliament and State
Legislatures – structure,
functioning, conduct of
business, powers & privileges
and issues arising out of
these.
7 Social Issue
Social Issues
• Indian Society: NCERT Class XI – Sociology:
• Salient features of Indian Understanding Society
Society, Diversity of India.
• Indian Society: NCERT Class XII – Indian Society
• Role of women and women’s
organization, population and • Indian Society: NCERT Class XII – Social Change
associated issues, poverty and Development in India
and

• Developmental issues,
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urbanization, their problems

and their remedies. Indian Society Book:
• Indian Society National Book Trust, India

Indian Polity

• Structure, organization and

functioning of the Executive
and the Judiciary Ministries
and Departments of the
Government; pressure
groups and formal/informal
associations and their role in
the Polity

8
Social Issues

• Effects of globalization on
Indian society

• Social empowerment,
communalism, regionalism &
secularism

Indian Polity

• Salient features of the

Representation of People’s
Act

• Appointment to various
Constitutional posts, powers,
functions and responsibilities
of various Constitutional
Bodies.

9
Social Justice Social Justice

• Development processes and • Notes based on topic

the development industry- • Current affairs
the role of NGOs, SHGs,

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various groups and

associations, donors,
charities, institutional and
other stakeholders.

• Welfare schemes for

vulnerable sections of the
population by the Centre
and States and the
performance of these
schemes; mechanisms, laws,
institutions and Bodies
constituted for the
protection and betterment
of these vulnerable sections.

• Issues relating to the

development and
management of Social
Sector/Services relating to
Health, Education, Human
Resources.

• Issues relating to poverty

and hunger.

Indian Polity

• Statutory, regulatory and

various quasi-judicial bodies.
10
Ethics Part A Ethics
• Lexicon
• Ethics and Human Interface: • 4th Report Second ARC
Essence, determinants and • Dopt Ethics Manual
consequences of Ethics in • Values in civil Services – R Arrora
human actions; dimensions
of ethics; ethics in private
and public relationships.
Human Values – lessons
from the lives and teachings
of great leaders, reformers
and administrators; role of
family, society and
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educational institutions in
inculcating values.

Contributions of moral thinkers

and philosophers from India and
the world.

Ethics Part B
Case Studies on the above
issues.
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Ethics Part A

• Attitude: content, structure,

function; its influence and
relation with thought and
behavior; moral and political
attitudes; social influence
and persuasion.

• Aptitude and foundational

values for Civil Service,
integrity, impartiality and
non-partisanship, objectivity,
dedication to public service,
empathy, tolerance and
compassion towards the
weaker sections.

• Emotional intelligence-
concepts, and their utilities
and application in
administration and
governance.

Ethics Part B
• Case Studies on the above
issues.
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Ethics Part A
• Public/Civil service values
and Ethics in Public
administration: Status and
problems; ethical concerns
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and dilemmas in government

and private institutions;
laws, rules, regulations and
conscience as sources of
ethical guidance;
accountability and ethical
governance; strengthening
of ethical and moral values in
governance; ethical issues in
international relations and
funding; corporate
governance.
• Probity in Governance:
Concept of public service;
Philosophical basis of
governance and probity;
Information sharing and
transparency in government,
Right to Information, Codes
of Ethics, Codes of Conduct,
Citizen’s Charters, Work
culture, Quality of service
delivery, Utilization of public
funds, challenges of
corruption

Ethics Part B
• Case Studies on the above
issues.
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Ancient India Ancient India NCERT
• Our Past I – Class VI
(Will include from Harappan • Themes in Indian History 1 – Class 12
civilization to Harsha’s Rule and • Ancient India – RS Sharma (Old NCERT,
chola Kingdom) republished by Oxford)

• Indian culture will cover the

salient aspects of Art Forms, Art and Culture
Literature and Architecture • An Introduction to Indian Art Part I – Class 11
from ancient to modern • Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania
times. (McGraw-Hill)

Medieval India NCERT

• Our Past II – Class VII
Governance

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• Important aspects of • Themes in Indian History 2 – Class 12

governance, transparency • Medieval India – Satish Chandra (Old NCERT,
and accountability, e- republished by Orient Longman)
governance- applications,
models, successes,
limitations, and potential;
14 Governance
Medieval India
• Governance in India McGraw Hill Education
• Basic Ideas • From Government to Governance by
Kuldeep Mathur
• Current affairs
Governance
• Citizens charters,
transparency & accountability
and institutional and other
measures.
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Culture

• Indian culture will cover the

salient aspects of Art Forms,
Literature and Architecture
from ancient to modern
times.

Governance
• Role of civil services in a
democracy.
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World History Post-Independence
• Politics in India Since Independence – Class XII
• History of the world will
include events from 18th
World History
century such as industrial
• Contemporary World – Class 9, Class 10
revolution, world wars,
• Contemporary World Politics – Class 12
• India and the Contemporary World I and II
Post-Independence • Themes in World History – Class XI
• Post-independence • Story of Civilization Part I and II – Arjun Dev (Old
consolidation and NCERT, republished by Orient Blackswan)
reorganization within the • Mastering Modern World History – Norman
country.

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World History

Redrawing of national
boundaries, colonization,
decolonization, political
philosophies like communism,.

Capitalism, socialism etc.- their

forms and effect on the society

Post-Independence

• Post-independence
consolidation and
reorganization within the
country.

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Indian Economy
• Indian Economy and issues
relating to planning,
mobilization of resources, Indian Economy
growth, development
and employment. • Economy: NCERT Class IX – Economics
• Economy: NCERT Class X – Understanding
Agriculture Economic Development
• Major crops cropping • Economy: NCERT Class XI – Indian
patterns in various parts of Economic Development
the country, different types • Economy: NCERT Class XII – Introductory
of irrigation and irrigation Macroeconomics Science & Technology Books
systems storage, transport
and marketing of agricultural • The Indian Economy- Sanjeev verma Unique
produce and issues and Publishers
related constraints; e-
technology in the aid of • Indian Economy : Ramesh Singh
farmers. McGraw Hill Education
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Indian Economy • Economic Survey for the current year
• Inclusive growth and issues
• Budget of current years
arising from it.

• Government Budgeting.

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Agriculture
• Issues related to direct and
indirect farm subsidies and
minimum support prices;
Public Distribution System-
objectives, functioning,
limitations, revamping;
issues of buffer stocks and
food security; Technology
missions; economics of
animal-rearing.
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Indian Economy

• Effects of liberalization on
the economy, changes in
industrial policy and their
effects on industrial growth.

• Infrastructure: Energy, Ports,

Roads, Airports, Railways
etc.

Agriculture
• Food processing and related
industries in India- scope and
significance, location,
upstream and downstream
requirements, supply chain
management.
21
Indian Economy
• Investment models

Agriculture
• Land reforms in India.
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Internal Security

• Linkages between
development and spread of
extremism.

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• Role of external state and

non-state actors in creating
challenges to internal
security.

• Challenges to internal
security through
communication networks,
the role of media and social
networking sites in internal
security challenges, basics of
cyber security; money-
laundering and its
prevention.

Science & Tech

• Science and Technology-
developments and their
applications and effects in
everyday life.
• Achievements of Indians in
science & technology;
indigenization of technology
and developing new
technology.
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Internal Security Internal Security

• Security challenges and their • Challenges to Internal Security of India

management in border McGraw Hill Education
areas; linkages of organized
crime with terrorism.
Science & Tech
• Various Security forces and • Notes based on topics
agencies and their mandate • Current Affairs

Science & Tech

• Awareness in the fields of IT,
Space, Computers, robotics,
nanotechnology,
biotechnology and issues
relating to intellectual
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International Relations
International Relations
• India and its neighbourhood-
relations. • Notes based on topics
• Current Affairs
• Bilateral, regional and global
groupings and agreements
involving India and/or
affecting India’s interests.

• Effect of policies and politics

of developed and developing
countries on India’s
interests, Indian Diaspora.

• Important International
institutions, agencies and
fora- their structure,
mandate.

Science & Tech

• Awareness in the fields of IT,
Space, Computers, robotics,
nanotechnology,
biotechnology and issues
relating to intellectual
property rights.

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