Gs Integrated: Quality Improvement Program

RAU'S IAS
GS INTEGRATED
QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
CURRENT AFFAIRS
CLASES & STUDY
MATERIAL
MAINS REVISION &

ANSWER WRITING
CLSSES & STUDY
MATERIAL PRELIMS TEST
SERIES, STRATEGY
& TEST
DISCUSSIONS
PRELIMS REVISION & GS MAINS + ESSAY TEST

PRACTISE CLASSES & SERIES, STRATEGY &
STUDY MATERIAL TEST DISCUSSIONS
Components
WHAT IS GENERAL STUDIES INTEGRATED (GSI)
 Classes – Current Affairs +
– QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (QIP)? Paper Strategy & Test
Discussion + Revision - Practice
GSI – QIP is an Integrated Prelims and Mains KNOWLEDGE AND
for Prelims + Revision - Answer
SKILLS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. Its main components are
Writing for Mains
MENTORSHIP - CURRENT AFFAIRS – TEST SERIES & REVISION.
 Integrated Test Series –
It is designed for such students who have completed their one- Prelims & Mains
year GS Foundation course and now doing self-study.  Study Material – Monthly
Focus magazine + Prelims &
It is aimed to make their self-study time disciplined and
Mains Compass
structured, while enhancing their knowledge and skill levels
 Interview Guidance: when
so that they can figure in the TOP 100 RANKS in their
short-listed to appear in the
forthcoming attempt at the Civil Services Exam.
personality test
The key focus areas of the program are:
Mode of Classes
 Knowledge Enhancement through rigorous subject-wise INTERACTIVE (LIVE) – ONLINE
classes on current affairs and contemporary issues. from https://elearn.rauias.com
 Test taking skills enhancement through
o Previous Years’ Papers Analysis classes
o Regular and rigorous testing of both Prelims and
Mains
o Evaluation and feedback sessions with experts
o Test discussion classes for selected questions from
Prelims and Mains Test Series. Schedule of Classes
 Targeted theme-based Revision & Practice Live-Online Classes will be conducted on
Classes just before Prelims and Mains.
Saturdays & Sundays:
 One-to-one discussions with teachers to find specialized
 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
answers to your problems.
 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
 (According to schedule)
WHAT GSI-QIP IS NOT!
Duration & Validity of Course
GSI-QIP is NOT a Foundation Course. It will not help you study
the basics from standard reference books. GSI-QIP is an August 2021 till Mains 2022.
ADVANCED General Studies course SUITABLE only for such
aspirants who have thoroughly covered their basics either Schedule of Integrated Test
through a GS Foundation course or through self-study and those Series
who have taken attempt(s) at the exam but couldn’t crack it or get Tests will be released according
the desired rank. to a schedule but can be taken
with 100% flexibility - Online as
HOW WILL GSI-QIP HELP YOU SCORE TOP well as Offline from Rau’s IAS
RANK? Campuses.
Majority of the UPSC aspirants who fail to crack the exam or get a Medium
top rank, struggle with one or more of the following problems: English only
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 They fail to prepare in accordance with Prelims and Mains trend.
 They have completed the syllabus but are not being able to answer the questions.
 They have the confidence of cracking Mains, but not able to clear Prelims.
 Not able to improve their Mains score even after repeated attempts.
 Lack Multi-dimensional perspective and approach towards GS Answer & Essay writing.
 Waste time gathering information from scattered sources.
 Struggle with systematic and targeted revision before Prelims and Mains.
This course will follow a focused and applied approach to help you overcome all the
deterrents in your preparation, sharpen your knowledge and skills and enable you to get a
Top Rank in your next attempt, through:
1. TEACHING & INTEGRATED TESTING – Our focus will be on improving the quality of
your content and its application in Civil Services Pre and Mains Exam.
 For Current Affairs and contemporary issues:

o Classes will follow an interdisciplinary approach to cover all contemporary issues
from Prelims and Mains perspective.
o The focus will be on multidimensional understanding of important issues (for Mains)
and associated facts (for Prelims).
o These classes will act as one stop solution for the students for everything related to
current affairs.
 For Prelims, our approach will be to:

o Give you ample test taking practice throughout the year through Prelims Test Series,
and
o Conduct theme-wise strategy and test discussion classes, the focus of which will be:
 To improve your test taking skills: how to solve question with common sense,
deduction, elimination technique, etc.
 Upgrade and update the information and lend conceptual clarity across a wide
gamut of topics asked in our tests
o Finally, conduct Revision & MCQ’s Practice classes and provide Prelims Compass
compilations, just before the Prelims exam, to help you revise and update all the
important and expected topics in upcoming Prelims.
 For Mains, our approach will be to:

o Give you ample answer writing practice throughout the year through Mains Test
Series, and
o Conduct subject wise strategy, test discussion & answer writing classes, the focus
of which will be:
 To improve your answer writing skills (structure, presentation, use of value addition
points like facts, date, figures, example, diagrams, etc.)
 Decode the true demand of the question
 Incorporate multidimensionality in answers
 How to write your best answers within the given time and word limit.

o Finally, conduct Revision & Answer Writing classes and provide Mains Compass
compilations, between Prelims and Mains, to help you:
 Revise, update and discuss answer writing approach of all the important and
expected themes in the upcoming Mains.
 Focus more on GS Paper IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) and Essay which are
often overlooked by all aspirants during foundation studies. Quality
improvement in these papers can bring a substantial improvement in your
Mains score.
2. Personal Mentoring and Doubt-Solving – Throughout the duration of this course, Rau’s
IAS will guide you to continuously improve by providing timely feedback and mentoring.
We will also be available to solve all your doubts and queries and will give you specialized
solutions as per your need.
FEATURES

WHAT’S INCLUDED?
A. KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT INTERACTIVE-ONLINE CLASSES ≈ 200+ hours
(1) Current Affairs + (2) Prelims Revision + (3) GS Mains Revision + (4) Essay Revision
 Class PPTs or notes will be shared in soft copy after every class.

 Validity: All Videos of Current Affairs classes will be available till Mains 2022; Prelims
revision & practice classes will be available till Prelims 2022; Mains revision & answer
writing will be available till Mains 2022.
 Overall duration of classes and their respective timelines are indicated above.
Detailed Schedule of classes will be shared from time to time in advance.
B. INTEGRATED PRELIMS & MAINS TEST SERIES ≈ 89 tests
(1) Prelims Test Series + (2) GS & Essay Mains Test Series
 The integrated test series has been designed to help students prepare through a step-
up approach. It’ll enable students to organize their preparation, cover all standard sources
of study and do multiple revisions of the entire syllabus - both Static and Current.
 For Prelims Tests, you will get
o AIR and Performance Analytics – Individual, Comparative and Question wise - to
identify your strengths and weaknesses and prepare accordingly.

o You’ll get detailed solution and test discussion classes to plug gaps and update
your knowledge.
o All tests can be taken at any time till Prelims 2022.
 For Mains Tests – GS and Essay, you’ll get
o Sample answers for GS and Sample content for Essay,
o Detailed evaluation, feedback and personal mentoring.
o All tests can be taken at any time till Mains 2022.
 No. of Tests and their timelines are indicated above. Integrated Prelims and Mains
Test Schedule (with sources of study) is appended hereunder. Schedule of Paper
Analysis & Test Discussion classes will be shared from time to time in advance.
C. STUDY MATERIAL (DIGITAL + PRINT WILL BE AVAILABLE

FROM THE MONTH OF ADMISSION)
 Focus magazine: Monthly current affairs magazine.
 Prelims & Mains Compass compilations: Compass
compilations are comprehensive (static + current) compilation
of everything important for the exam.
 These magazines will be posted to your address monthly (focus)
and annually (compass) respectively.
D. INTERVIEW GUIDANCE: When short-listed to appear in the UPSC Personality test.

ACCESS DEMO CLASSES, STUDY MATERIAL & STUDENTS’ REVIEW
SAMPLE STUDY MATERIAL AND LINKS TO

PREVIOUS YEARS’ CLASSES/VIDEOS
OR HTTPS://BIT.LY/GSI-QIP-SAMPLE
ADMISSION PROCEDURE
FEE
 INR 45,000/-
 To be paid lump sum at the time of enrolment.
 Fee is inclusive of GST.
OFFLINE ADMISSION ONLINE ADMISSION

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SCHEDULE
INTEGRATED TEST SERIES 2022
A. PRELIMS & MAINS INTEGRATED (THEMATIC) TESTS

 GS Prelims – 20 tests
 GS Mains – 13 tests
 Essay Mains – 2 tests
SYLLABUS (detailed theme wise SOURCES included in
# TEST # Qs Date of Release
the adjoining addendum
The Stone Age, Stone Copper Phase, Indus valley
civilization, Vedic age & Buddha age, Maurya empire,
1. PRELIMS Ancient India 50 24/07/21
Gupta empire, Harsha empire and Historical & cultural
development in South India
Chola empire, Vijaya Nagar Kingdom & other south
2. PRELIMS Medieval India 50 Indian kingdom, Delhi Sultanate, Mughal empire, Bhakti 24/07/21
& Sufi movement
Indian Languages, Literature, Religion & Philosophy and
3. PRELIMS Art & Culture 50 education system & Science and Technology, Painting, 31/07/21
Performing Arts, Architecture & Sculpture
 Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art

Indian Heritage
4. MAINS 20 Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to 01/08/21
& Culture
modern times.
From the decline of the Mughal Empire till formation of

5. PRELIMS Modern India - 1 50 07/08/21
Indian National Congress
From the formation of Indian National Congress till the

6. PRELIMS Modern India - 2 50 14/08/21
Civil Disobedience Movement
Developments after the Civil Disobedience Movement
till Independence; along with History of Education,
Modern India –
7. PRELIMS 50 Press, Social Movements – Women, Dalit, Labour, 14/08/21
3
Peasant. Constitutional Developments during British
Rule
 Modern Indian history from about the middle of the
eighteenth century until the present-significant
events, personalities, issues.
 The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and
important contributors/contributions from different
History of
parts of the country.
Modern India +
 Post-independence consolidation and
8. MAINS post- 20
reorganization within the country.
Independence + 16/08/21
 History of the world will include events from 18th
World History
century such as industrial revolution, world wars,
redrawal of national boundaries, colonization,
decolonization, political philosophies like
communism, capitalism, socialism etc.— their forms
and effect on the society.
Indian Polity & Constitutional development, Preamble, Concept of

9. PRELIMS 50 21/08/21
Governance – 1 political theory, Union and its territory, citizenship

SCHEDULE
Indian Polity & Fundamental rights, Fundamental duties, DPSP,

10. PRELIMS 50 21/08/21
Governance – 2 Amendment, Basic structure
 Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings,

evolution, features, amendments, significant
provisions and basic structure.
 Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the
States, issues and challenges pertaining to the
federal structure, devolution of powers and finances
Polity & up to local levels and challenges therein.
11. MAINS Governance 20  Separation of powers between various organs 22/08/21
1 dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
 Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme
with that of other countries.
 Parliament and State legislatures—structure,
functioning, conduct of business, powers &
privileges and issues arising out of these.
 Role of civil services in a democracy.
Indian Polity &

12. PRELIMS 50 Judiciary, Executive, federalism, centre-state relations 28/08/21
Governance – 3
Legislature, Panchayati Raj & Schedule, Constitutional
Indian Polity &
13. PRELIMS 50 bodies & non-constitutional bodies & other 28/08/21
Governance – 4
constitutional dimensions
 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.
 Salient features of the Representation of People’s
Act.
Polity &  Appointment to various Constitutional posts,
14. MAINS Governance 20 powers, functions and responsibilities of various 29/08/21
2 Constitutional Bodies.
 Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial
bodies.
 Important aspects of governance, transparency and
accountability, e-governance applications, models,
successes, limitations, and potential; citizen’s
charters, transparency & accountability and
institutional and other measures.
 India and its neighborhood relations.

 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and
agreements involving India and/or affecting
Government strives to have a workforce which
International
20 reflects gender balance and women candidates are
15. MAINS Relations & 11/09/21
encouraged to apply. India’s interests.
Security
 Effect of policies and politics of developed and
developing countries on India’s interests, Indian
diaspora.
 Important International institutions, agencies and

SCHEDULE
fora- their structure, mandate.
Economic &
Social  Economic overview, planning & national income,
16. PRELIMS 50 18/09/21
Development – Inclusive growth & SDG
1
Economic &
Social  Banking, finance & inflation, Planning & Government
17. PRELIMS 50 18/09/21
Development – budget
2
Economic &
Social  Agriculture & Industry, External sectors & international
18. PRELIMS 50 25/09/21
Development – organisations
3
 Indian Economy and issues relating to planning,

mobilization, of resources, growth, development
and employment.
 Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
Economic  Government Budgeting. 26/09/21
19. MAINS 20
Development –1  Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of
the country, - different types of irrigation and
irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing
of agricultural produce and issues and related
constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.
 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.
 Food processing and related industries in India-
scope’ and significance, location, upstream and
Economic
20. MAINS 20 downstream requirements, supply chain 03/10/21
Development –2
management.
 Land reforms in India.
 Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in
industrial policy and their effects on industrial
growth.
 Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports,
Railways etc.
 Investment models.
 Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

 Role of women and women’s organization,
population and associated issues, poverty and
developmental issues, urbanization, their problems
21. MAINS Society & Social
and their remedies.
Justice
 Effects of globalization on Indian society.
 Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism &
secularism. 10/10/21

SCHEDULE
 Government policies and interventions for
20 development in various sectors and issues arising
out of their design and implementation.
 Development processes and the development
industry —the role of NGOs, SHGs, 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 development and management of
Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education,
Human Resources.
 Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
Indian Geological Structure, Physiography & Drainage system &

22. PRELIMS 50 16/10/21
Geography-1 map
Climate, Natural Vegetation, Soils, Agriculture,

Indian resources, population composition & census,
23. PRELIMS 50 16/10/21
Geography-2 Transport& map, Natural Hazards & disasters &
Multipurpose projects & map
World
24. PRELIMS 50 Geomorphology & Hydrosphere & map 23/10/21
Geography-I
World Climatology, Biogeography and Social & economic

25. PRELIMS 50 23/10/21
Geography-2 geography & map
 Salient features of world’s physical geography.

 Distribution of key natural resources across the
world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-
continent); factors responsible for the location of
primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in
India & World various parts of the world (including India).
26. MAINS 20 24/10/21
Geography  Important Geophysical phenomena such as
earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone
geographical features and their location-changes in
critical geographical features (including water-
bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the
effects of such changes.
Env, Eco, Bio &

27. PRELIMS Climate Change 50 Organisms and Populations & Ecosystem 30/10/21
-1
Env, Eco, Bio &
28. PRELIMS Climate Change 50 Environment, Environmental issues, Climate change 30/10/21
-2
Env, Eco, Bio &
29. PRELIMS 50 Biodiversity & Conservation 13/11/21
Climate Change

SCHEDULE
-3
Environment,
Ecology,  Conservation, environmental pollution and
30. MAINS 20 14/11/21
Biodiversity & degradation, environmental impact assessment.
Climate Change
 Science and Technology- developments and their

applications and effects in everyday life.
 Achievements of Indians in science & technology;
Science & Tech + indigenization of technology and developing new
20 28/11/21
31. MAINS Disaster technology.
Management  Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers,
robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and
issues relating to intellectual property rights.
 Disaster and disaster management.
32. MAINS Ethics - 1 20  Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude 12/12/21
33. MAINS Ethics – 2 20  Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude 19/12/21
 Themes from Ethics and History, Geography, Bio

34. MAINS Essay – 1 8 diversity, Environment, Disaster Management & 16/01/22
Technology
 Themes from Ethics and Polity, Governance,

35. MAINS Essay – 2 8 Economic Development, International Relations, 23/01/22
Security, Society, Social Justice
B. PRELIMS FOCUSED TESTS

1) MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR PRELIMS
 GS - 16
Date of
# TEST # Qs SYLLABUS (refer to the study plan for sources of study)
Release
1. PRELIMS CA: Feb 2021 50 From DNS + Focus magazines of February 2021 10/07/21
2. PRELIMS CA: Mar 2021 50 From DNS + Focus magazines of March 2021 10/07/21
3. PRELIMS CA: April 2021 50 From DNS + Focus magazines of April 2021 10/07/21
4. PRELIMS CA: May 2021 50 From DNS + Focus magazines of May 2021 10/07/21
5. PRELIMS CA: June 2021 50 From DNS + Focus magazines of June 2021 10/07/21
6. PRELIMS CA: July 2021 50 From DNS + Focus magazine of July 2021 07/08/21
7. PRELIMS CA: Aug 2021 50 From DNS + Focus magazines of August 2021 11/09/21
8. PRELIMS CA: Sep 2021 50 From DNS + Focus magazines of September 2021 09/10/21
9. PRELIMS CA: Oct 2021 50 From DNS + Focus magazines of October 2021 13/11/21

SCHEDULE
10. PRELIMS CA: Nov 2021 50 From DNS + Focus magazine of November 2021 04/12/21
11. PRELIMS CA: Dec 2021 50 From DNS + Focus magazine of December 2021 08/01/22
12. PRELIMS CA: Jan 2022 50 From DNS + Focus magazine of January 2022 05/02/22
13. PRELIMS CA: Feb 2022 50 From DNS + Focus magazine of February 2022 05/03/22
14. PRELIMS CA: Mar 2022 50 From DNS + Focus magazine of March 2022 09/04/22
15. PRELIMS CA: April 2022 50 From DNS + Focus magazine of April 2022 07/05/22
16. PRELIMS CA: May 2022 50 From DNS + Focus magazine of May 2022 04/06/22
2) SUBJECT TESTS & FLTS FOR PRELIMS

 Subject – 6 tests + 1 Test of Budget & Economic survey
 FLT GS – 8 tests
 FLT CSAT – 4 tests
SYLLABUS (detailed theme wise SOURCES included in Date of
# TEST # Qs
the adjoining addendum Release
1. PRELIMS Subject: History 100 All Themes + Related Current Affairs 15/01/22
2. PRELIMS Subject: Polity 100 All Themes + Related Current Affairs 22/01/22
Subject:
3. PRELIMS 100 All Themes + Related Current Affairs 29/01/22
Geography
Subject:
4. PRELIMS Env, Eco, Bio & 100 All Themes + Related Current Affairs 05/02/22
Climate Change
Subject: General
5. PRELIMS 100 All Themes + Related Current Affairs 19/02/22
Science & Tech
Subject:
All Themes + Related Current Affairs (Weightage-Biology
6. PRELIMS Economy-Social 100 26/02/22
+ Tech)
Dev
Supplementary
7. PRELIMS 50 Budget & Economic Survey 5/03/22
Test
8. PRELIMS GS: FLT 1 100 Full Syllabus of UPSC 12/03/22
13. PRELIMS CSAT FLT 1 80 Full Syllabus of UPSC 16/04/22

SCHEDULE
3) ALL INDIA (OPEN) PRE-PAREEKSHAN TESTS

 GS Paper I – 4 tests
SYLLABUS (refer to the study plan for sources of
# TEST # Qs Date of Release
study)
Pre-Pareekshan 1 -
1. PRELIMS 100 Full Syllabus of UPSC 26/11/21
Pre 2022
Pre-Pareekshan 2 -
Pre 2022
Pre-Pareekshan 3 -
Pre 2022
Pre-Pareekshan 4 -
Pre 2022
C. MAINS FOCUSED TESTS

1) FLTS FOR MAINS
 GS – 8 tests
 Essay – 2 tests
Date of
# TEST # Qs SYLLABUS
Release
st
1 week after
1. MAINS Essay 8 Ethics, Philosophy + All GS themes
Prelims
nd
Indian Heritage and Culture, History and 2 week after
2. MAINS GS 1 20
Geography of the World and Society Prelims
rd
Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and 3 week after
3. MAINS 20
GS 2 International Relations. Prelims
th
Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, 4 week after
4. MAINS 20
GS 3 Environment, Security and Disaster Management Prelims
th
5 week after
5. MAINS 20 Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
GS 4 Prelims
th
6 week after
Prelims
th
7. MAINS 20
GS 1 Geography of the World and Society Prelims
th
8. MAINS
GS 2 20 International relations. Prelims

SCHEDULE
th
9. MAINS GS 3 20
Environment, Security and Disaster Management Prelims
th
8 week after
10. MAINS 20 Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
GS 4 Prelims
2) ALL INDIA (OPEN*) MAINS-PAREEKSHAN TESTS

* Open for UPSC aspirants selected to write the upcoming Mains exam.
 GS – 4 tests
 Essay - 1
Date of
# TEST # Qs SYLLABUS
Release
th
9 week after
Prelims
th
2. MAINS GS 1 20
Geography of the World and Society Prelims
th
3. MAINS GS 2 20
International relations. Prelims
th
4. MAINS GS 3 20
Environment, Security and Disaster Management Prelims
th
9 week after
5. MAINS GS 4 20 Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
Prelims

SOURCES
FOR ALL THE TESTS, WE RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING RAU’S IAS SOURCES
 NCERTs and REFERENCE BOOKS PROVIDED BY RAU’S

 RAU’S CLASS NOTES +
 RAU’S PRELIMS COMPASS (FOR PRELIMS TESTS) +
 RAU’S MAINS COMPASS (FOR MAINS TESTS)
 DNS CURRENT AFFAIRS CLASSES & VIDEOS +
 RAU’S FOCUS (CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE)
SPECIFIC CHAPTER WISE SOURCES ARE INDICATED IN THE TABLE BELOW:
# TEST TOPICS
Stone Copper Phase, Indus valley civilization, Vedic age &

1. PRELIMS ANCIENT INDIA Buddha age, Maurya empire, Gupta empire, Harsha empire and
Historical & cultural development in South India
B Old NCERT (Class 11) - Ancient India by R S Sharma
 Chapter 5 to Chapter 10 dealing with Stone Copper Phase, Harappan Civilisation (Indus valley civilization), Advent of
Aryans and the Age of Rig Veda, Later Vedic Phase, Jainism and Buddhism, Territorial States and the First Magadhan
Empire
 Chapter 12 to Chapter 20 dealing with State and Varna Society in the Age of Buddha, Age of Mauryas, Significance of
Maurya Rule, Central Asian Contacts and their Results, Age of Satavahanas, Dawn of History in Deep South, Crafts, Trade
and Towns in Post Maurya Age, Rise and Growth of the Gupta Empire, Life in the Gupta Age.
 Chapter 22 to Chapter 27 dealing with Harsha and his Times, Formation of New States and Rural Expansion in the
Peninsula, India’s Cultural Contacts with the Asian Countries, Transformation of the Ancient Phase, Sequence of Social
Changes, Legacy in Science and Civilisation.
Note: The emphasis of the questions will be on Social, Economic and Cultural aspects.
Chola Empire, Vijaya Nagar Kingdom & other south Indian

2. PRELIMS MEDIEVAL INDIA kingdom, Delhi Sultanate, Mughal empire, Bhakti & Sufi
movement
B Old NCERT (Class 11) - Medieval India by Satish Chandra
 Chapter 3 to chapter 4 dealing with the Chola empire, Economic and Social Life, Education and Religious Beliefs
 Chapter 6 to Chapter 9 dealing with the Delhi Sultanate-I, Delhi Sultanate-II, Government and economic and social life
under the Delhi Sultanate, the Age of Vijayanagara and Bahamanis and the coming of Portuguese
 Chapter 11: Cultural Development in India
 Chapter 12: (Only one Section-Contribution of Sher Shah)
 Chapter 13: Consolidation of the Mughal empire
 Chapter 14: The Decan and South India
th
 Chapter 15: India in the First Half of 17 century (only two section- Political and Administrative Developments in India,
Growth of Administration: Mansabdari system and Mughal army)
 Chapter 16 to chapter 19 dealing with Economic and social life under the Mughals, Cultural and religious developments,
Climax and disintegration of Mughal Empire-I & II
Note: The emphasis of the questions will be on Social, Economic and Cultural aspects.
3. PRELIMS ART & CULTURE Indian Languages, Literature, Religion & Philosophy and

SOURCES
education system & Science and Technology, Painting,

Performing Arts and Architecture
B Indian Art & Culture by Nitin Singhania
INDIAN HERITAGE & Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms,
4. MAINS
CULTURE literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
 All of the above resources mentioned for Tests 1, 2 and 3.
From the decline of the Mughal Empire till formation of Indian

5. PRELIMS MODERN INDIA – 1
national Congress
B Old NCERT (Class 11) – Modern India by Bipan Chandra
 Chapter 1: The Decline of the Mughal Empire
 Chapter 2: Indian States and Society in the 18th Century
 Chapter 3: The Beginnings of European Settlements
 Chapter 4: The British Conquest of India
 Chapter 5: The Structure of the Government and the Economic Policies of the British Empire in India, 1757-1857
 Chapter 8: The Revolt of 1857
 Chapter 9: Administrative changes after 1858
 Chapter 10: India and her Neighbours
 Chapter 11: Economic impact of British rule
 Chapter 12: Growth of New India—The Nationalist Movement 1858-1905
B Spectrum - A Brief History of Modern India
From the formation of Indian national Congress till the Civil

6. PRELIMS MODERN INDIA - 2
Disobedience Movement
 Chapter 12: Growth of New India—The Nationalist Movement 1858-1905
 Chapter 13: Growth of New India Religious and Social Reform After 1858
 Chapter 14: Nationalist Movement 1905–1918
 Chapter 15: Struggle for Swaraj
Developments after the Civil Disobedience Movement till

Independence; along with History of Education, Press, Social
7. PRELIMS MODERN INDIA - 3
Movements – Women, Dalit, Labour, Peasant. Constitutional
Developments during British Rule
 Chapter 6: Administrative Organisation and Social and Cultural Policy
 Chapter 7: Social and Cultural Awakening in the First Half of the 19th Century
 Chapter 15: Struggle for Swaraj
HISTORY OF MODERN  Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth
INDIA + POST- century until the present-significant events, personalities, issues.
8. MAINS  The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important
INDEPENDENCE +
contributors/contributions from different parts of the country.
WORLD HISTORY
 Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the

SOURCES
country.
 History of the world will include events from 18th century such as
industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries,
colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism,
capitalism, socialism etc.— their forms and effect on the society.
 All of the above sources mentioned for tests 5, 6 and 7

B OLD NCERT (Class 10) - Story of civilization
B OLD NCERT (Class 12) - History of the World by Arjun dev
INDIAN POLITY & Constitutional development, Preamble, Union and its territory,
9. PRELIMS
GOVERNANCE – 1 Citizenship
B NCERT (Class 11) – Indian Constitution at Work
 Chapter 1: Constitution: Why and How?
 Chapter 10: The Philosophy of the Constitution
B Lakshmikanth – Indian Polity 6th Edition
INDIAN POLITY & Fundamental rights, Fundamental duties, DPSP, Amendment,

I0. PRELIMS
GOVERNANCE – 2 Basic structure
 Chapter 2: Rights in the Indian Constitution
 Chapter 9: Constitution as a Living Document
th
B Lakshmikanth – Indian Polity 6 Edition
 Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features,

amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
 Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues
and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of
powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
POLITY &  Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal
11. MAINS
GOVERNANCE – 1 mechanisms and institutions.
 Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other
countries.
 Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct
of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
 Role of civil services in a democracy.
 All of the sources mentioned in tests 9 and 10.
INDIAN POLITY &

12. PRELIMS Judiciary, Executive, federalism, centre-state relations
GOVERNANCE – 3
 Chapter 4: Executive
 Chapter 6: Judiciary
 Chapter 7: Federalism
th
INDIAN POLITY & Legislature, Panchayati Raj & Schedules, Constitutional bodies &
13. PRELIMS
GOVERNANCE – 4 non-constitutional bodies & other constitutional dimensions

SOURCES
 Chapter 3: Election and Representation
 Chapter 5: Legislature
 Chapter 8: Local Government
th
 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.
 Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
 Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers,
POLITY & functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional
14. MAINS
GOVERNANCE – 2 Bodies.
 Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
 Important aspects of governance, transparency and
accountability, e-governance applications, models,
successes, limitations, and potential; citizen’s charters,
transparency & accountability and institutional and other
measures.
All of the sources mentioned for tests 9, 10, 12 and 13, and
U 2nd ARC reports – 1,5,6,11,12,13
U NITI Aayog - Strategy for new India@75 - Chapters 36, 37 and 38
U NITI Aayog Three-year action plan (2017-2020)
 India and its neighborhood relations.

 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving
India and/or affecting Government strives to have a workforce
INTERNATIONAL which reflects gender balance and women candidates are
15. MAINS RELATIONS & encouraged to apply. India’s interests.
SECURITY  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.
U Current Affairs from Rau’s current affairs classes & Videos + Focus magazine
ECONOMIC & SOCIAL Economic overview, planning & national income, Inclusive
16. PRELIMS
DEVELOPMENT – 1 growth & SDG
B NCERT (Class 11) – India Economic Development
 Chapter 1: Indian economy on the eve of independence
 Chapter 2: Indian economy 1950-1990
 Chapter 3: Liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation: an appraisal
 Chapter 4: Poverty
 Chapter 5: Human capital formation in India
 Chapter 6: Rural development
 Chapter 7: Employment: growth, informalisation and other issues
 Chapter 8: Infrastructure
 Chapter 9: Environment and sustainable development
B NCERT (Class 12) – Introductory Macroeconomics

SOURCES
 Chapter 2: National Income Accounting
B NCERT (Class 12) - Introductory Microeconomics
 Chapter 2: Theory of Consumer Behaviour
 Chapter 4: The theory of the firm under Perfect Competition
 Chapter 6: Non-competitive Markets
ECONOMIC & SOCIAL

I7. PRELIMS Banking, finance & inflation, Planning & Government budget
DEVELOPMENT – 2
B NCERT (Class 12) - Introductory Macroeconomics
 Chapter 3: Money and Banking
 Chapter 5: Government Budget and the Economy
B Planning Chapter of India Year Book
ECONOMIC & SOCIAL Agriculture & Industry, External sectors & international
18. PRELIMS
DEVELOPMENT – 3 organizations
B NCERT (Class 11) - India Economic Development
 Chapter 8: Infrastructure
U Chapters on Agriculture and Industry in Prelims Compass 2021 – Budget & Economic Survey.
B NCERT (Class 12) - Introductory Macroeconomics
 Chapter 6: Open economy macroeconomics
 Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of

resources, growth, development and employment.
 Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
ECONOMIC  Government Budgeting.
19. MAINS
DEVELOPMENT –1  Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country, -
different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport
and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related
constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.
 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.
 Food processing and related industries in India- scope’ and
ECONOMIC significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements,
20. MAINS
DEVELOPMENT –2 supply chain management.
 Land reforms in India.
 Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy
and their effects on industrial growth.
 Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
 Investment models.
For both the mains tests on economic development refer to All the sources mentioned in tests 16, 17 and 18, and
U NITI Aayog report on strategy for New India@75
U Relevant chapters from Prelims Compass 2021 – Budget & Economic Survey.
 Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

SOCIETY & SOCIAL  Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated
21. MAINS
JUSTICE issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their
problems and their remedies.

SOURCES
 Effects of globalization on Indian society.
 Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.
 Government policies and interventions for development in various
sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
 Development processes and the development industry —the role of
NGOs, SHGs, 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 development and management of Social
Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
 Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
B NCERT (Class 12) – Indian Society

B NCERT (Class 12) - Social Change and Development in India
U NITI Aayog - Strategy for New India@75 - Chapters 23 to 34
INDIAN
22. PRELIMS Geological Structure, Physiography & Drainage system & map
GEOGRAPHY-1
B NCERT (Class 11) - India Physical Environment
 Chapter 1: India — Location
 Chapter 2: Structure and Physiography
 Chapter 3: Drainage System
Note: Questions based on map locations will also be asked in this paper.
Climate, Natural Vegetation, Soils, Agriculture, resources,

INDIAN
23. PRELIMS population composition & census, Transport & map.
GEOGRAPHY-2
Natural Hazards & disasters & Multipurpose projects & map
B NCERT (Class 11) - India Physical Environment
 Chapter 4: Climate
 Chapter 5: Natural vegetation
 Chapter 6: Soils
 Chapter 7: Natural hazards and disasters
B NCERT (Class- 12) - India: People and Economy
 Chapter 5: Land resources and agriculture
 Chapter 6: Water Resources
 Chapter 7: Mineral and Energy Resources
 Chapter 10: Transport and communication
WORLD
24. PRELIMS Geomorphology & Hydrosphere & map
GEOGRAPHY-I

SOURCES
B NCERT (Class 11) - Fundamentals of Physical Geography

 Chapter 2: The origin and evolution of earth
 Chapter 3: Interior of the Earth
 Chapter 4: Distribution of Oceans and Continents
 Chapter 5: Minerals and Rocks
 Chapter 6: Geomorphic processes
 Chapter 7: Landforms and their Evolution
 Chapter13: Water (Oceans)
 Chapter 14: Movements of Ocean Water
WORLD Climatology, Biogeography and Social & economic geography &

25. PRELIMS
GEOGRAPHY-2 map
B NCERT (Class 11) - Fundamentals of Physical Geography
 Chapter 8: Composition and structure of Atmosphere
 Chapter 9: Solar radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature
 Chapter 10: Atmospheric Circulations and Weather Systems
 Chapter 11: Water in the Atmosphere
 Chapter 12: World Climate and Climate Change
 Salient features of world’s physical geography.

 Distribution of key natural resources across the world
(including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors
responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary
INDIA & WORLD sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).
26. MAINS
GEOGRAPHY  Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes,
Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone geographical features and
their location-changes in critical geographical features
(including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna
and the effects of such changes.
 All the sources mentioned in tests 22, 23, 24 and 25.
Env, Eco, Bio &

27. PRELIMS Organisms and Populations & Ecosystem
Climate Change -1
B NCERT (Class 12) – Biology
 Chapter 13: Organisms and Populations
 Chapter 14: Ecosystem
B Environment & Ecology: A Complete Guide by R Rajagopalan
Env, Eco, Bio &

28. PRELIMS Environment, Environmental issues & Climate change
Climate Change -2

SOURCES

 Chapter 16: Environmental Issues
Env, Eco, Bio &

29. PRELIMS Biodiversity & Conservation
Climate Change -3
 Chapter 15: Biodiversity and Conservation
ENVIRONMENT,
ECOLOGY, Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation,
30. MAINS
BIODIVERSITY & environmental impact assessment.
CLIMATE CHANGE
 All the sources as mentioned for tests 27, 28 & 29.
 Science and Technology- developments and their applications and

effects in everyday life.
 Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of
SCIENCE & TECH +
technology and developing new technology.
31. MAINS DISASTER
 Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-
MANAGEMENT technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property
rights.
 Disaster and disaster management.
th th
B NCERT (Class 9 - 10 ) – Science (selective chapters in sync with syllabus)
 Current Affairs from Rau’s current affairs classes & Videos + Focus magazine
32 &
MAINS ETHICS -1 & 2 Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
33
 Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude – G Subba Rao & P N Roy Chowdhury (retired IAS officers)
 2nd ARC Reports – Ethics in Governance
 Harvard video lectures by Prof. Michael Sandel

SOURCES
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RAU'S IAS

MAINS REVISION &

PRELIMS REVISION & GS MAINS + ESSAY TEST

 For Current Affairs and contemporary issues:

 For Prelims, our approach will be to:

 For Mains, our approach will be to:

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A. KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT INTERACTIVE-ONLINE CLASSES ≈ 200+ hours

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B. INTEGRATED PRELIMS & MAINS TEST SERIES ≈ 89 tests

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C. STUDY MATERIAL (DIGITAL + PRINT WILL BE AVAILABLE

D. INTERVIEW GUIDANCE: When short-listed to appear in the UPSC Personality test.

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SAMPLE STUDY MATERIAL AND LINKS TO

OFFLINE ADMISSION ONLINE ADMISSION

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A. PRELIMS & MAINS INTEGRATED (THEMATIC) TESTS

 Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art

From the decline of the Mughal Empire till formation of

From the formation of Indian National Congress till the

Indian Polity & Constitutional development, Preamble, Concept of

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Indian Polity & Fundamental rights, Fundamental duties, DPSP,

 Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings,

Indian Polity &

 India and its neighborhood relations.

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 Indian Economy and issues relating to planning,

 Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies

 Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

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Indian Geological Structure, Physiography & Drainage system &

Climate, Natural Vegetation, Soils, Agriculture,

World Climatology, Biogeography and Social & economic

 Salient features of world’s physical geography.

Env, Eco, Bio &

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 Science and Technology- developments and their

32. MAINS Ethics - 1 20  Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude 12/12/21

33. MAINS Ethics – 2 20  Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude 19/12/21

 Themes from Ethics and History, Geography, Bio

 Themes from Ethics and Polity, Governance,

B. PRELIMS FOCUSED TESTS

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2) SUBJECT TESTS & FLTS FOR PRELIMS

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3) ALL INDIA (OPEN) PRE-PAREEKSHAN TESTS

C. MAINS FOCUSED TESTS

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2) ALL INDIA (OPEN*) MAINS-PAREEKSHAN TESTS

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 NCERTs and REFERENCE BOOKS PROVIDED BY RAU’S

SPECIFIC CHAPTER WISE SOURCES ARE INDICATED IN THE TABLE BELOW:

Stone Copper Phase, Indus valley civilization, Vedic age &

Chola Empire, Vijaya Nagar Kingdom & other south Indian