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PHASE 1
INDIAN POLITY ( AUGUST 21st - SEPT 17th ) - (4 Weeks)
SN INDIAN POLITY - WEEK - 1
DATE WEEK-DAY DAILY SYLLABUS SUB TOPICS OF THE DAY
Historical Underpinnings
• The company rule (1773-1858)
• The crown rule (1858-1947)
Evolution
Historical underpinnings, • Composition of the Constituent Assembly
1 21.08.2023 W1-D1
Evolution • Working of the Constituent Assembly
• Committees of the Constituent Assembly
• Enactment of the Constitution
• Enforcement of the Constitution
• Criticism of the Constituent Assembly

Salient Features
• Salient Features of Indian constitution
• Criticism of Indian constitution
Preamble
• Text of preamble
Salient features of the • Key words of Preamble
Constitution, Preamble, • Nature, scope and Significance of Preamble
2. 22.08.2023 W1-D2 Citizenship.
Citizenship
Comparison with other • Meaning and Significance
constitution • Constitutional Provisions for Citizenship
• Citizenship Act, 1955
• Single Citizenship
Comparison with other constitution
• Focus on comparison on Indian constitution with USA ,U.K and France
Fundamental Rights
• Features of Fundamental Rights
• Definition of State
• Laws Inconsistent with Fundamental Rights
• Right to Equality
• Right to Freedom
• Right Against Exploitation
• Right to Freedom of Religion
• Cultural and Educational Rights
3. 23.08.2024 W1-D3 Fundamental Rights • Right to Constitutional Remedies
• Writs: Types and Scope
• Armed Forces and Fundamental Rights
• Martial Law and Fundamental Rights
• Effecting Certain Fundamental Rights
• Present Position of Right to Property
• Exceptions to Fundamental Right
• Criticism of Fundamental Rights
• Significance of Fundamental Rights
• Rights Outside Part III
DPSP
• Features of the DPSP
• Classification of the DPSP
• New Directive Principles
• Sanction Behind Directive Principles
• Criticism of the Directive Principles
• Utility of Directive Principles
• Conflict Between Fundamental Rights and DPSP
Directive Principles of State
4. 24.08.2023 W1-D4 • Implementation of Directive Principles
Policy, Fundamental Duties • Directives Outside Part IV
Fundamental Duties
• Swaran Singh Committee Recommendations
• List of Fundamental Duties
• Features
• Criticism
• Significance
• Verma Committee Observations

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 Amendments
• Procedure for Amendment
• Types of Amendments
Constitutional Amendments,
5. 25.08.2023 W1-D5 • Criticism of the Amendment Procedure
Basic Structure Doctrine
Basic Structure
• Emergence of the Basic Structure
• Elements of the Basic Structure

Parliamentary System
• Features of Parliamentary Government
• Features of Presidential Government
• Merits of the Parliamentary System
• Demerits of the Parliamentary System
Parliamentary System and
6.. 26.08.2023 W1-D6 • Reasons for Adopting Parliamentary System
Federal System • Distinction between Indian and British Models
Federal System
• Federal Features of the Constitution
• Unitary Features of the Constitution
• Critical Evaluation of the Federal System

27.08.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 50 & MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)

INDIAN POLITY - WEEK - 2
CENTRE-STATE RELATION
• Legislative relation
• Administrative relation
• Financial relation
• Trends in centre-state relations
INTER STATE RELATION
• Inter -state water disputes
Centre-State Relation, • Inter state councils
7. 28.08.2023 W2-D1
Inter-State Relation, Emergency • Public acts, records and judicial proceedings
• Inter state trade and commerce
• Zonal councils
EMERGENCY
• National emergency
• President’s rule
• Financial emergency
• Criticism of Emergency provisions

Parliament-I:
• Organisation of Parliament
• Composition of the Two Houses
• System of Elections to Lok Sabha
• Duration of Two Houses
• Membership of Parliament
8. 29.08.2023 W2-D2 Parliament • Presiding Officers of Parliament
• Leaders in Parliament
• Sessions of Parliament
• Devices of Parliamentary Proceedings
• Legislative Procedure in Parliament
• Joint Sitting of Two Houses
• Budget in Parliament

Role of Parliament in a
representative democracy:
9. 30.08.2023 W2-D3 Parliamentary Committee,
Parliamentary Forums,
Parliamentary Groups
Parliament-II:
• Multifunctional Role of Parliament
• Ineffectiveness of Parliamentary Control
• Position of Rajya Sabha
• Parliamentary Privileges
• Sovereignty of Parliament
Parliamentary Committees:
• Meaning
• Classification
• Financial committees
• Departmental standing committees
• Committees to inquire
• Committees to scrutinies and control
• Committees relating to day to day business of the house
• House keeping committees
• Consultative committees
Parliamentary Forum
Parliament Group

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 State Legislature:
• Organisation of State Legislature
• Composition of Two Houses
• Duration of Two Houses
• Membership of State Legislature
• Presiding Officers of State Legislature
• Sessions of State Legislature
• Legislative Procedure in State Legislature
• Position of Legislative Council
State Legislature, Special
10. 31.08.2023 W2-D4 • Privileges of State Legislature
Provisions for some states
Special Provision for some state:
• Provisions for Maharashtra and Gujarat
• Provisions for Nagaland
• Provisions for Assam and Manipur
• Provisions for Andhra Pradesh
• Provisions for Sikkim
• Provisions for Mizoram
• Provisions for Arunachal Pradesh and Goa
• Provisions for Karnataka

President
• Election of the President
• Qualifications, Oath and Conditions
• Term, Impeachment and Vacancy
• Powers and Functions of the President
• Veto Power of the President
• Ordinance-making Power of the President
Structure, organization and
11. 01.09.2023 W2-D5 • Pardoning Power of the President
functioning of the Executive • Constitutional Position of the President
Governor
• Appointment of Governor
• Conditions of Governor’s Office
• Term of Governor’s Office
• Powers and Functions of Governor
• Constitutional Position of Governor

Prime Minister
• Appointment of the Prime Minister
• Oath, Term and Salary
• Powers and Functions of the Prime Minister
• Role Descriptions
• Relationship with the President
• Chief Ministers who became Prime Ministers
Chief Minister
• Appointment of Chief Minister
• Oath, Term and Salary
• Powers and Functions of Chief Minister
• Relationship with the Governor
Vice-President
• Election
• Qualifications
• Oath or Affirmation
• Conditions of Office
• Term of Office
Structure, organization and • Vacancy in Office
12. 02.09.2023 W2-D6
functioning of the Executive • Election Disputes
• Powers and Functions
• Indian and American Vice-Presidents Compared
• Emoluments
Cabinet Committees
• Features of Cabinet Committees
• List of Cabinet Committees
• Functions of Cabinet Committees
• Groups of Ministers
Central Council of Ministers
• Constitutional Provisions
• Nature of Advice by Ministers
• Appointment of Ministers
• Responsibility of Ministers
• Composition of the Council of Ministers
• Council of Ministers Vs Cabinet
• Role of Cabinet
• Role Descriptions
• Kitchen Cabinet

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03.09.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 50 & MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)
INDIAN POLITY - WEEK 3
Structure,organization and
functioning of the Judiciary
(SC,HC and subordinate courts), •
13. 04.09.2023 W3-D1 Separation of powers between •
various organs,
Dispute redressal mechanisms •
and institutions
Structure,organization and
functioning of the Judiciary
(SC, HC and subordinate
14. 05.09.2023 W3-D2 courts), Separation of powers •
between various organs, Dispute •
redressal mechanisms and
institutions
Structure,organization and
functioning of the Judiciary (SC,
HC and subordinate courts)
15. 06.09.2023 W3-D3 Separation of powers between •
various organs
Dispute redressal mechanisms •
and institutions
Inter-state Dispute redressal
16. 07.09.2023 W3-D4
mechanisms and institutions
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State Council of Ministers
• Constitutional Provisions
• Nature of Advice by Ministers
• Appointment of Ministers
• Oath and Salary of Ministers
• Responsibility of Ministers
• Composition of the Council of Ministers
• Cabinet
Supreme Court:
• Composition and Appointment
• Qualification, Oath and Salaries
• Tenure and Removal
• Acting, Adhoc and Retired Judges
• Seat and Procedure Supreme Court
• Independence of Supreme Court
• Jurisdiction and Powers of the Supreme Court
• Supreme Court Advocates
Separation of Power:
Historical background
Meaning of Separation of Power
• Significance
Constitutional provisions
• Judicial pronouncement
• Functional overlap
• Recent Incidents
Alternative Dispute Redressal
• Arbitration
• Mediation
• Negotiations
• Conciliation
JUDICIAL REVIEW
• Meaning & Importance
• Constitutional provisions
• Scope of judicial review
NINTH SCHEDULE
JUDICIAL ACTIVISM
Meaning of judicial activism
Judicial activism vs Judicial Overreach
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION
• Meaning of PIL
• Features & Scope
• Guideline for admitting PIL
High Court
• Composition and Appointment
• Qualification, Oath and Salaries
• Tenure, Removal and Transfer
• Acting, Additional and Retired Judges
• Independence of High court
• Jurisdiction and Powers of High Court
Tribunals
• Administrative Tribunals
Tribunals for Other Matters
Subordinate Courts
Constitutional Provisions
• Structure and Jurisdiction
National Legal Services Authority
Lok Adalats
Permanent Lok Adalats
Family Courts
Gram Nyayalayas
Inter-State Council
Inter-State Water Dispute
Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956
Inter-State Land Border Dispute
GST Council
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 UPSC:
• Composition
• Term & Removal
• Independence
• Functions
• Limitations
• Way forward
SPSC:
• Composition
• Term & Removal
• Independence
• Functions
• Limitations
• Way forward
Appointment to various JSPSC:
Constitutional posts, powers, • Constitutional Provision
17. 08.09.2023 W3-D5
functions and responsibilities of • Establishment
various Constitutional Bodies • Composition
• Tenure
• Removal
• Functions
• Similarities and differences with UPSC/SPSC
Finance Commission:
• Composition
• Responsibilities
• Significance
• Role in cooperative federalism
• 14th FC vs 15th FC
• Role in Local level Governance
• Achievements
• Challenges within (Criticisms)
• Way Forward

National Commission for SCs:

• Composition
• Eligibility
• Terms of office
• Removal
• Functions
• Powers
• Achievements
• Limitations
• Way Forward
National Commission for STs:
• Composition
• Eligibility
• Terms of office
• Removal
• Functions
Appointment to various • Powers
Constitutional posts, powers, • Achievements
18. 09.09.2023 W3-D6
functions and responsibilities of • Limitations
various Constitutional Bodies • Way Forward
National Commission for Backward Classes:
• Composition
• Eligibility
• Removal
• Functions
• Powers
• Difference between Statutory vs Constitutional status
• OBC Sub-categorisation challenge
Goods and Services Tax Council:
• Composition
• Working
• Functions
• Advantages
• Achievements
• Challenges
National Commission for Women

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 10.09.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 50 & MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)
INDIAN POLITY - WEEK - 4
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG):
• Appointment & Term of office
• Independence
• Duties & Powers
• Role
• Types of Audit
• Achievements so far
• Issues in Functioning/ Criticisms
• Way Forward
Attorney General of India:
• Appointment and Term
• Duties and Functions
Appointment to various • Rights and Limitations
Constitutional posts, powers,
19. 11.09.2023 W4-D1 Solicitor General and Additional Solicitors General of India.
functions and responsibilities of
Advocate General:
various Constitutional Bodies •
Appointment and Term
• Duties and Functions
• Rights and Limitations
Controller General of Accounts (CGA):
• Duties and Functions
• Limitations
Special officer for linguistic minorities:
• Constitutional Provisions
• Role
• Functions
• Objectives
• Challenges

Local Self Government (LSG):

• Democratic Decentralization
• Evolution
• Significance of LSG
• 73rd Amendment Act, 1992
• State Finance Commission and challenges associated
• PESA Act
• Achievements so far
Devolution of powers and • Challenges within
20. 12.09.2023 W4-D2 finances up to local levels and • Way Forward
challenges therein
Urban Local Bodies:
• Evolution
• 74th Amendment Act, 1992
• Types
• Municipal Bonds
• Achievements (with examples)
• Challenges within
• Way Forward

Political Parties
• Meaning and Types
• Features and Functions of Political Party
• Party System in India and its features
• Recognition of National and State Parties
Role of Regional Parties
• Rise, Classification, Features
• and Role of Regional Parties
• Dysfunctions of Regional Parties
Voting Behaviours
21. 13.09.2023 W4-D3 Political Parties • Meaning of Voting Behaviour
• Significance of Voting Behaviour
• Determinants of Voting Behaviour
• Role of Media in Elections and Voting Behaviour
Coalition Government
• Meaning of Coalition Government
• Features of Coalition Government
• Formation of Coalition Governments
• Merits of Coalition Government
• Demerits of Coalition Government

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 Elections
• Election commission and it’s mandate
• Electoral System, Machinery and Process
Election Laws
• Representation of People Act, 1950
• Representation of People Act, 1951
• Important Amendments to RoPA
22. 14.09.2023 W4-D4 Elections and its related laws • Delimitation Act, 2002
• Other Acts Relating to Elections
• Rules and Orders Relating to Elections
Anti-Defection Law
• Provisions of the Act
• Evaluation of the Act
• 91st Amendment Act (2003)

Electoral Reforms
• Introduction
• Issues with Indian Election System
• Electoral Reform Committees
• IG DG
• Financing of Political Parties
• Supreme Court on Electoral Reforms
23. 15.09.2023 W4-D5 Electoral reforms • The Law Commission of India Recommendations
• NOTA
• MCC
• Simultaneous Elections
• Political Parties and RTI
• Paid News
• Fake News and Elections
• Hate Speech
• NITI Aayog
• RBI
• Central Information Commission
• Central Bureau of Investigation
• National Commission for Minorities
24. 16.09.2023 W4-D6 Statutory Bodies • Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
• Central Pollution Control Board
• Bar Council of India
• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
• Securities and Exchange Board of India

17.09.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 100 & MAINS TEST - 20 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: LAST FOUR WEEKS)
MODERN INDIAN HISTORY (SEPT 18th- OCT 01) - (2 Weeks)
MODERN HISTORY - WEEK - 1
Decline of Mughals
• Causes of decline of Mughal powers
Advent of Europeans
• Portuguese, British, Danes, Danish, French
Policies adopted by the British to conquer India
• Battles fought in the 18th century and their impact on Indian regional
25. 18.09.2023 W5-D1 Decline of Mughals
powers
• Regional powers, allies, political setups, relations with the British,
Alliances
The Regulating Acts and Charter Acts
British Officers/Governors
• Warren Hastings, Cornwallis, Wellesley, Bentick, Metcalfe, Dalhousie

Tribal Revolts
• Santhal, Munda, Bhil, Chuar
Revolt of 1857
26. 19.09.2023 W5-D2 Revolt of 1857 • Change in British policy after the revolt of 1857
• The Act for Better Government of India, 1858
Rise of Nationalism
• Formation of national identity/unity

Socio-religious reforms
27. 20.09.2023 W5-D3 Socio-religious movements • Impacts of reformers/ movements on the orthodox Indian society.
• Reformist and revivalist movement

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 Women-related movements
• Anti sati struggle, widow remarriage, infanticide related, education of
Women related issues and women, Women organization
28. 21.09.2023 W5-D4
British reforms in various sectors British reforms in various sectors
• Education, Police, Labour, Administration, judiciary, local government,
Press

Phases of national movement

• Foundation of Indian National Congress
29. 22.09.2023 W5-D5 • Swadeshi movement - Features, outcome, impacts
• Moderates and Extremists
• Surat Split
Congress, Moderates,
Extremists and Swadeshi • Militant nationalism
Movement
• Muslim League
British legislations
30. 23.09.2023 W5-D6
• Indian Councils Act, 1861, Indian Councils Act, 1892, Government of
India Act, 1909
• British officers - Canning, Mayo, Lytton, Ripon, Curzon

24.09.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 50 MCQ’S & MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)

MODERN HISTORY - WEEK - 2

Mahatma Gandhi
31. 25.09.2023 W6-D1 Mahatma Gandhi
• Gandhis’s initiatives in Africa, Arrival in India, Champaran Satyagraha,
Ahmedabad mill strike, Kheda satyagraha, Anti-Rowlatt satyagraha,
Constructive programs, leader of the masses

Period between 1917-1937

• Home Rule League
• Lucknow session of INC
32. 26.09.2023 W6-D2 Non-cooperation movement
• Features, participation, extent, outcome, impact on British policies
• Swarajists and No-Changers
• Simon Commission and Nehru Report

Civil disobedience movement

• Features, participation, extent, outcome, impact on British policies
33. 27.09.2023 W6-D3 • Round Table Conference
• Revolutionary extremism post 1920
• Congress Ministries (1937-1939)
Indian freedom struggle
movements
Period between 1942-1947
• Quit India Movement
34. 28.09.2023 W6-D4 • INA and naval mutiny
• Crips Mission, Cabinet Mission Plan
• Partition of India and Impacts

British rule legislations

• Government of India Act, 1919
• Simon Commission
• Government of India Act, 1935
• Indian Independence Act 1947
British policies/acts and after • Constituent Assembly
35. 29.09.2023 W6-D5
effects of British rule British officers
• Wavell, Mountbatten.
Pre-independence and post-independence effects of British rule
Impact of Participation on following
• Urban, rural, women, farmers, students, foreigners, Princely States,
peasants

• B.R. Ambedkar, J.L. Nehru, Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose,

36. 30.09.2023 W6-D6 Personalities Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad, Sarojini Naidu, Surya Sen, Dadabhai
Naoroji, Sukhdev, Annie Besant, Vinoba Bhave, Chandrashekhar Azad

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 01.10.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 100 MCQ’S & MAINS TEST - 20 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: LAST TWO WEEKS)
GEOGRAPHY + Disaster Management (OCT 02nd- OCT 22nd) - (3 Weeks)
GEOGRAPHY - WEEK - 1
ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF UNIVERSE
• Theories related to evolution
• Evolution of lithosphere,atmosphere,hydrosphere
OUR EARTH
• Earth’s interior(crust, mantle,core)
37. 02.10.2023 W7-D1 Geomorphology • Major discontinuities of Earth’s interior
DISTRIBUTION OF OCEAN &CONTINENT
• Continental drift theory
• Sea floor spreading
• Plate tectonic theory
• Earth’s magnetism

ROCKS & ROCK CYCLE

• Classification of Rocks
• Rock cycle
GEOMORPHIC PROCESS
• Weathering (physical, chemical, biological)
• Mass movement (Landslide)
• Erosion
38. 03.10.2023 W7-D2 Geomorphic Process
LANDFORMS AND THEIR EVOLUTION
• Mountain -FOLD & FAULT
• Glacier
• Coastal
• Wind
• Islands & its types
• karst topography

OCEANS
• Ocean relief & configuration
• Hydrological cycle
• Oceanic resources
OCEAN WATER MOVEMENT
• Ocean current (Types, currents in pacific, atlantic, indian ocean)
• Effects of ocean current
39. 04.10.2023 W7-D3 OCEANOGRAPHY • Tides (causes, types, significance)
OCEAN TEMPERATURE
• Horizontal & Vertical distribution of temperature
• Effect of global warming and ocean acidification
OCEAN SALINITY
• Distribution of salinity
• Reason for distribution
• Effect of salinity

COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF ATMOSPHERE

• Composition of atmosphere
• Structure of Atmosphere (troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere,
ionosphere)
HEAT BUDGET OF EARTH
• Solar radiation
• Heating and cooling of Atmosphere
• Temperature inversion
40. 05.10.2023 W7-D4 CLIMATOLOGY • Climate change
ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
• Air pressure system of world
• Wind system (Planetary wind,monsoon,breezes, local winds)
• Air Mass
• Frontal system
• Cyclone (temperate and tropical)
• EL Nino & La Nina

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 PRECIPITATION
• Distribution of water vapours
• Evaporation and factor affecting it
• Condensation& Cloud formation
CLIMATE GEOGRAPHY
41. 06.10.2023 W7-D5 RAINFALL
(WATER IN ATMOSPHERE)
• Mechanism
• Types
(Convectional, Orographic, Frontal)
• Rainfall distribution

EARTHQUAKE
• Earthquake Waves
• Shadow zone
• Measurement of Earthquake
• Causes of Earthquake
• Distribution of Earthquake across the globe
• Sesimic Zones of India
• Impact of Earthquake
• Mitigation
Tsunami
• Causes of Tsunami Waves
• Characteristics of Tsunami wave
• Mitigation
42. 07.10.2023 W7-D6 GEOPHYSICAL PHENOMENON VOLCANISM
• Types of volcanoes
• Distribution across World
• Volcanic Landform
• Cause of Volcanism
• Hazardous Impact of volcanoes
• Economic benefits of Volcanoes
CYCLONE
• Formation of Cyclone
• Cyclogenesis
• Temperate Cyclone
• Tropical Cyclone
• Charcteristics of Cyclone
• Naming of cyclone

08.10.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 50 MCQ’S & MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)
GEOGRAPHY - WEEK - 2
INDIA:SIZE AND LOCATION
Introduction
Size and Extent
Coastline of India
• Territorial waters of India
Island of india
• ANDAMAN and NICOBAR
• LAKSHDWEEP
India’s International Border
GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND HISTORY OF INDIA
CRITICAL GEOGRAPHICAL • The Archean rock system
43. 09.10.2023 W8-D1
FEATURES-INDIA • The Purana rock system
• The Dravidian rock system
• The Aryan rock system
STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
• Himalayan Mountain
• The Great Plains of India
• The Peninsular plateau
• The Coastal plains
• The Indian Island
• Indian desert
• Coral Reefs

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 TYPES OF FOREST
• Tropical Evergreen and Semi evergreen
• Tropical Deciduous
• Thorn forest
• Monatne forest
• Littoral & Swamp
• Mangroves
SOIL OF INDIA
• Soil formation
• Classification of soils
• Alluvial soil
• Black soil
INDIAN VEGETATION &
44. 10.10.2023 W8-D2 • Red & Yellow soil
SOIL
• Arid Soil
• Laterite soil
• Saline soil
• Forest soil
• Soil Problems and their Solution
Climate:
• World Climate
• (EQUATORIAL, SAVANNAH, MEDITTERRANEAN, TEMPERATE,
DESERT, TUNDRA, MONSOON)
• Factor influencing climate of India
• (Physiographic, pressure system, Contenantality, other)
• Rhytm of Seasons

MONSOON
• Characteristcs of Monsoon
(ITCZ, Jet Stream, Somali Jet)
• Break of monsoon
• Monsoon and indian Economy
GLOBAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES
• El-Nino
45. 11.10.2023 W8-D3 INDIAN CLIMATE
• El-Nino Southern Oscillation
• El Nino Modik
• La-Nina
• Indian Ocean Dipole
• Madden-Julian Oscilation(MJO)
Climatic Region
• Koeppen’s classification

ICE CAPS & MOUNTAINS

• Cryosphere
MISCELLANEOUS • Threat to Glacial system
46. 12.10.2023 W8-D4
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES • Challenges of Mountain region in In India
• Solutions to Threats
• Importance of Arctic and Antarctica Regions

TYPES OF RESOURCES
• Ownership
• Renewable& Non Renewable,
• Natural & Human
MINERALS
• Types of Mineral: Ferrous/Non Ferrous
• Classification
47. 13.10.2023 W8-D5 Resources & Minerals Distribution of Key Mineral Resources
• Iron ore
• Coal
• Manganese
• Copper
• Bauxite
• Limestone
• Lithium

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 INDUSTRIES
• Introduction
• Classification of Industries
• Factors Affecting Locations Of Industries
• Major Industries of India
• Iron and Steel Industry
• Textile Industry
• Cottage Industry
48. 14.10.2023 W8-D6 Industries & Their Location
• Sugar Industry
• Fertilizer Industry
• Cement Industry
• Food Processing Industry
• IT Industry
• Factors Promoting and Inhibiting Growth of Indian Industries
• Major Industrial Region of India
• Special Economic Zone

15.10.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 50 & MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)

GEOGRAPHY & DM - WEEK - 3
LAND RESOURCES
• Land-use
• Land capability classification
• Causes of Land Degradation
• Impact of Land Degradation
• Steps taken by GOI
• Sustainable Land Management
ENERGY RESOURCES
• Introduction
Conventional Source of Energy
• Fossil Fuel
AGRICULTURE
• Coal
LAND
49. 16.10.2023 W9-D1 • Natural Gas
&
• Coal Bed Methane
ENERGY RESOURCES
• Petroleum and Shale Gas Distribution
Sources of Non conventional Energy
• Solar energy
• Wind energy
• Tidal energy
• Hydrogen power
• Geothermal energy
• Biomass energy
• Hydrogen energy
• Nuclear energy And Uranium
• Energy Crisis

FOREST RESOURCES
• Types & Distribution – Grasslands, Forests etc.
• Deforestation
• Conservation of Forests
• Agro-forestry
RESOURCES-FOREST, WATER RESOURCES
50. 17.10.2023 W9-D2
WATER • Types of resources:Marine & Fresh water
• Factor affecting water resoucres(Sunlight,temperature,Dissolved oygen
etc)
• Threat to water resources and solutions
• Water Ecosystem(Wetland,Estuary,Rivers)
• Watershed Management

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 DEMOGRAPHY & HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
• Distribution of population and demographic transition
• Demographic dividend
• National population policy and need for change
• Human Development
• (EQUITY, SUSTAINABILTY, PRODUCTIVITY, EMPOWERMENT)
URBANIZATION
• Factors Affecting settlement patterns
• Settlement types
• Urbanization
51. 18.10.2024 W9-D3 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
• Urban Agglomeration / Cities
• Challenges in urban india and solutions
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
• Introduction
• Indian Railways
• Road Transport
• Water Transport
• Air Transport
• Pipelines
• Multi Model Transport
• Disaster
Meaning of disaster • Vulnerability,Hazard
52. 19.10.2023 W9-D4
Disaster Management cycle • Risk,Capacity
• Disaster management cycle (Before,During and after disaster)
• Earthquake
• Flood
Types of Disaster and their • Drought
53. 20.10.2023 W9-D5
management • Tsunami
• Cyclone
• Landslide
• NDMA 2005
Legal,Institutional,financial • National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP)
54. 21.10.2023 W9-D6
measures • NIDM,NDRF
• Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction.

22.10.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 100 & MAINS TEST - 20 QUESTIONS SYLLABUS: LAST THREE WEEKS
ECONOMY & AGRICULTURE (OCT 23rd- NOV 12th) - (3 Weeks)
ECONOMY - WEEK - 1
• Sectors of Economy
• Types of Goods
• GDP Estimation
• Potential GDP
• Nominal vs Real GDP
• Investment
• Monetary vs Fiscal Policy
• Cryptocurrency
• FinTech Sector
• Current Account Deficit
• Capital Account Convertibility
• Appreciation
Indian Economy and issues • Indian Rupee Depreciation
55. 23.10.2023 W10-D1
relating to Planning • Internationalization of Indian Rupee
• Inflation indices
• Startup Ecosystem in India
• IPR
• Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
• Planning Commission vs NITI Aayog
• Cashless Economy
• Digital Economy
• Digital Banking Units (DBUs)
• Inequality in India
• Digital India
• Impact of British Rule on Indian Economy
• Five Year Plans

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 • What is MoR
• Importance of MoR
• Types of Resources
• Public sector & Resource Mobilization (RM)
• Private sector & Resource Mobilization
• Fiscal Policy & RM
56. 24.10.2023 W10-D2 Mobilization of Resources (MoR)
• Taxation & RM
• Demographic Dividend
• Disinvestment
• Low tax base in India
• Issues with MoR
• Steps needed to address resource mobilization
(i) Growth:
• Potential Growth
• Urban Growth
• Jobless Growth
• Factors hindering India from achieving potential growth
• Government initiatives undertaken to boost growth
• Way Forward
(ii) Development:
• Rural Development
• Relation between Growth & Development- Is one possible without the
other?
• SDG- how does India fare till now?
Growth, Development and • Different sides of development
57. 25.10.2023 W10-D3
Employment (iii) Employment:
• Gig Workers
• Different types of unemployment
• Poverty & Unemployment
• Underemployment
• MGNREGA
• Female Labour Force Participation
• Progressing Labour Reform Measures
• Development of India’s Aspiring Rural Economy
• Direct Benefit Transfer
• Literacy & Unemployment: A Paradox
• Factors behind low employment in India
• Initiatives undertaken to boost employment and employability
• What is Inclusive Growth (IG)
• Features of IG
• Inequality
• Financial Inclusion
• Poverty estimation in India
• Urban Poverty
• Migrant Labour
• Informal Economy
• Income Inequality
Inclusive Growth and issues • Need for IG in India
58. 26.10.2023 W10-D4
arising from it • Factors boosting India’s pathway towards IG
• Has India attained IG
• Challenges for achieving IG
• Government schemes in this regard
• Capitalism & IG
• Role of State & Private sector
• IG in post-liberalisation period
• Relation between IG & Sustainable Development
• Enhancing Rural Governance for Inclusive Growth
• Measures to achieve IG (Way Forward)

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 • What is Union Budget
• Components of Government Budget
• Revenue vs Capital Budget
• Various types of budgets
• India’s deficit budget problem
• Fiscal Deficit
• Monetization of Deficit and Deficit Financing
• Significance of Capital Budget
• India’s problem with Revenue Budget
• Objectives of Government Budget
• Significance of Government Budget
59. 27.10.2023 W10-D5 Government Budgeting • Recent reforms in the budgeting process
• Issues with budgeting process
• Measures of Government Deficit
• Railway Budget
• Fiscal Policy
• Objectives of Fiscal Policy
• Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003
• GST
• Direct Tax Reforms
• Funds Transfer from Centre to States/UTs
• Way Forward
• What is Liberalization
• Objective of Liberalization
• LPG reforms
• Liberalization policies
• Why was there a need of Liberalization
• Positive Impacts
• Negative Impacts
• Impact on various sectors:
Effects of Liberalization on the
60. 28.10.2023 W10-D6 (i) GDP
Economy
(ii) Industrial Growth
(iii) Small Scale Industries
(iv) Agriculture
(v) Global Trade
(vi) Fiscal Deficit & Import-Export
(vii) Services Sector
• Current scene of Liberalization in India
• Recent government liberalization policies/steps

29.10.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 50 & MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)

ECONOMY & AGRICULTURE - WEEK - 2
• What is a Industrial Policy
• Total Factor Productivity (TFP)
• MSMEs
• Index of Industrial Production and Core Industries
• Manufacturing and “Make in India”
• PLI Scheme
Changes in Industrial Policy and • Smart Manufacturing: Industry 4.0
61. 30.10.2023 W11-D1
Its Effects on Industrial Growth • National Technical Textiles Mission
• Global Trade & rising threats
• Start-ups
• Protectionism
• National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
• Global Value Chains
• Atma Nirbhar bharat

• Industrial Corridors
• Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
• NIIF
• National Infrastructure Pipeline
• National Monetization Pipeline
• PM Gati Shakti – National Master Plan for Multi-Modal Connectivity
• Multimodal logistics Park
62. 31.10.2023 W11-D2 Infrastructure • Social Infrastructure
• Structural and financial reforms in Infrastructure financing
• Climate resilient and Climate resistant infrastructure
• Significance of difference infrastructure
• Challenges with different infrastructure development in India
• Government initiatives to overcome these
• Way Forward

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 (i) Energy:
• Energy Security in India
• Renewable Energy scenario in India- Recent initiatives
• Can India overcome non-renewable energy challenges in near future
(ii) Ports:
• SAGARMALA
• CEZ
(iii) Roads:
• Importance (role in economic development)
• Reasons behind poor conditions
• Initiatives undertaken
• Bharatmala Pariyojana
63. 01.11.2023 W11-D3 Infrastructure • PPP in road sector
(iv) Airports:
• Regional Connectivity scheme (RCS)-Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
(UDAN)
• Digi Yatra
• NABH
(v) Railways:
• Electrification
(vi) Power Sector
(vii) Telecom Spectrum
• 5G
(viii) Oil & Gas Sector
• What is Investment
• Relation between Investment & GDP
• Importance of Investment in an economy
• Challenges with investment
• Types of Investment models
• Factors to consider before choosing a model
• Public Private Partnership (PPP)
64. 02.11.2023 W11-D4 Investment Models • Investment models in Infrastructure
• Advantages of PPP
• Challenges associated with PPP
• Importance of PPP in various sectors
• Hybrid Annuity Model
• Factors affecting investor sentiments in India
• Government initiatives to check these challenges
• Vijay Kelkar Committee’s recommendations
• Climatic Conditions,geographical distribution,
• Government policies related to staple crops like
• Wheat,Rice,Maize,Millets,Pulses
• For cash crops focus on Production, Marketing and impact on prices by
international factors
65. 03.11.2023 W11-D5 Crops and Cropping Pattern • Cotton,Jute,Sugarcane,Tobacco
• Determinants of Agriculture
• Cropping Intensity
• Spacial distribution
• Regional differences and disparity
• Factors affecting cropping pattern
• Canal irrigation
• Tank irrigation
• wells
Irrigation System and Tube wells
04.11.2023 W11-D6
•
66.
Types of Farming • Micro irrigation
• Problems and challenges associated with agriculture
• Organic farming
• Zero-Budget natural farming

05.11.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 50 MCQ’S & MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)
ECONOMY & AGRICULTURE - WEEK - 3
• Agricultural subsidies in India
• Need for farm subsidies
• Types of Agriculture Subsidies
• Input Subsidies
• Output subsidies
>Farm Subsidies • Direct Subsidies
>Minimum Support Prices
67. 06.11.2023 W12-D1 • Benefits of Direct farm subsidies
>Government policies • Issues of Direct farm subsidies
>Role of Women in Agriculture • Indirect Subsidies
• Positive aspects of Indirect subsidies
• Issues of Indirect farm subsidies
• Issues related to farm subsidies in general
• International issues caused by subsidies

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 • Origins of PDS
• Form and Structure of PDS system
• Universal PDS
• Targetted PDS
• Antyodaya yojana
• PM Gareeb kalyan Yojna
• Issues and challenges of PDS system
• Government policies related to PDS
• Use of technology
• Advantages and challenges of Technology in aid of farmers
Initiatives by Government
• National Agriculture Market
Public Distribution System • AGMARKNET
Food security • e-choupal
68. 07.11.2023 W12-D2 E-technology in the aid of • Direct benefit transfer (DBT) Central Agri Portal
farmers
• Village Resource Centres
Technology Mission
• Digital Agriculture Mission
• Unified Farmer Service Platform (UFSP):
• AgriStack
• Sandesh Pathak
Technologies like
• Vertical farming
• Hydroponics
Use of various technologies in Agriculturelike
• GPS
• Nanotechnology
• Bio-technology
• Technology and Climate Change
• Contribution of Livestock sector to economy
• Economics Of Animal-Rearing
• Animal Husbandry In India
• Dairy Industry In India
• Poultry Farming
• Meat Industry In India
• Fishing Industry In India
69. 08.11.2023 W12-D3 Allied Sectors of Farming
• Government Schemes And Interventions
To Promote Animal Rearing In India
• Horticulture
• Mixed Farming
• Integrated farming
• White revolution
• Pink revolution
• Agricultural Marketing- Meaning
• Characteristics Of Agricultural Products And Production
• Problems In Agricultural Marketing In India
• Objectives Of Market Regulation:
• Present State Of Agricultural Marketing In India:
• Steps Taken For Improvement Of Agricultural Marketing In India:
• Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI)
Agriculture marketing and
70. 09.11.2023 W12-D4 • National Agriculture Market
reforms
• E-NAM (National Agriculture Market)
• Farmer Producer Organizations
• Food Corporation Of India (FCI):
• Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC)
• Present Reforms In Agriculture Marketing:
• Contract Farming
• Agricultural financing

• Food Processing And Related Industries In India

• Scope And Significance Of Food Processing In India
Food Processing and Related • Locational Factors Influencing Food Processing Industries
71. 10.11.2023 W12-D5 Industries in India • Upstream And Downstream Requirements
• Food Processing And Supply-Chain Management
• Constraints And Challenges To Food Processing Industries
• Government Initiatives And Measures In Food Processing Sector

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 • Objectives of land reforms
• Need for land reforms
• Land reforms undertaken
• Land donation activities like Bhoodan, gramdan.
• Need of land reforms and changes after that, various acts and policies.
• The abolition of intermediaries, tenancy reforms, fixing ceilings on land
Land reforms
72. 11.11.2023 W12-D6 holdings,consolidation of landholdings.
in India • Impact of land reforms
• Problems in implementation of land reforms
• Success of land reforms
• Contarct Farming
• Corporate farming
• Government initiatives

12.11.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 100 MCQ’S & MAINS TEST - 20 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: LAST 3 WEEKS)

PHASE 2

ETHICS (NOV 13th - DEC 03rd) - (3 Weeks)

ETHICS - WEEK 1

Meaning of value, ethics and morality

Differentiating ethics
• Ethics vs Religion
• Ethics vs Law
Essence, Determinants and • Ethics vs Morality
73. 13.11.2023 W1-D1 Consequences of Ethics in - Essence of Ethics
Human Actions Determinants of Ethics
Consequences of Ethics in Human Actions
• Relation between ethics and human action
• Impediments
• Ethical decision making

Dimensions of ethics
Ethical Theories
• Normative/ Prescriptive Ethics
• Descriptive Ethics
• Meta Ethics
Applied ethics
74. 14.11.2023 W1-D2 Dimensions of Ethics • Bio-ethics
• Medical Ethics
• Media ethics
• Environment ethics
• Business Ethics
• Administrative Ethics

Ethics in private and public relationships

• Relationships and their types
• Ethics for different types of relationships
• Comparisions and commonalities of ethics in public and private
relationships
• Separation of public and private relationships
Ethics - in Private and Public • Effects of public and private relationships on each other
Relationships • Separation and Harmony in public and private relationships
Human Values - Lessons from
75. 15.11.2023 W1-D3 • Lessons from great leaders
the Lives and Teachings of
Bhimrao Ambedkar; Vallabh Bhai Patel; Subhash Chandra Bose; APJ
Great Leaders, Reformers and
Abdul Kalam; Jay Prakash Narayan
Administrators • Lessons from reformers
Narayan Guru; Ram Mohan roy; Guru Nanak; Ramkrishna Pramhans;
Swami Vivekanad
• Lessons from administrators
Satyendra Dubey; T N Seshan; Armstrong Pame; D Subba Rao;
Shanmugam Manjunath

Value inculcation
• Process of value inculcation
• Importance of Value inculcation
Human Values- Role of Family •
Challenges
76. 16.11.2023 W1-D4 Society and Educational
Role of Family, Society and Educational Institutions
Institutions in Inculcating Values. •
Sources of values
• ways of value inculcation
• Strengths and weaknesses of these sources

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Attitude: Content, Structure,
Function; its Influence and
Relation with Thought and
77. 17.11.2023 W1-D5
Behaviour; Moral and Political
Attitudes; Social Influence and
Persuasion.
Aptitude and Foundational
Values for Civil Service,
78. 18.10.2023 W1-D6
Integrity, Impartiality and Non-
partisanship, Objectivity.
• Introduction
• Definition,structure,comparison,significance of attitude
• Types of attitude
• Functions of attitude
• Attitude’s influence and relation with thought and behaviour
• Moral ,Political attitude
• Social influence ,Persuasion
• Prejudice and discrimination, Sterotypes
• Understanding aptitude
• Aptitude and attitude
• Need of aptitude
• Foundational values in civil services,Need ,significance and relation with
each other
• Integrity,Honesty
• Significance of integrity in public life,
• Reasons of declining integrity in civil services
• Neutrality ,Impartiality,Objectivity,leadership,Openness

19.11.2023 MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)

ETHICS - WEEK 2
• Understanding dedication to public service
• Significance for civil servant
Dedication to Public Service, • Empathy, Compassion
Empathy, Tolerance and • Meaning, significance and diiferences
79. 20.11.2023 W2-D1
Compassion towards the • Understanding tolerance
weaker-sections. • Significance of tolerance in civil servant
• 2nd ARC on values in civil services
• Constitutional values and morality

Emotional Intelligence- • Introduction to emotions

Concepts, and their Utilities and
80. 21.11.2023 W2-D2 • Meaning and significance of emotional intelligence
Application in Administration • Application of emotional intelligence in governance and administration
and Governance.

• Western Thinkers
Contributions of Moral Thinkers • Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Kant etc
81. 22.11.2023 W2-D3 and Philosophers from India and • Indian Thinkers
World. • Buddha, Gandhi, Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore etc
• Public/Civil Services Values:An Overview
• Important Public Service Values
• Seven Foundational Values in Public Service recommended by Nolan
82. 23.11.2023 W2-D4 Public/Civil Service Values
Committee
• Conflict of Interest
• Ethical Issues and Dilemmas faced by Public servants
• Ethics in Public Administration:Status and problems
• Accountability: Meaning and Importance in Governance; Mechanisms to
ensure accountability
83. 24.11.2023 W2-D5 Public/Civil Service Values • Governance, Good Governance and Ethical Governance
• Need for Ethics in Public Administration
• Determinants of ethics in Public Administration
• Challenges in ensuring ethics in the administration
• Strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance
• 2nd ARC Recommendations to ensure ethics in administration
• Best practices
84. 25.11.2023 W2-D6 Public/Civil Service Values • Government efforts to ensure ethics in administration
• Real life examples of administrators showing ethical conduct.
• Laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance

26.11.2023 MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)

ETHICS - WEEK 3
• Business Ethics: Introduction and Importance
• Corporate Governance: Principles of Good Corporate Governance;
Need of Good Corporate Governance.
85. 27.11.2023 W3-D1 Corporate Governance • Ethical concerns and dilemmas in private institutions
• Major corporate scams in India and World
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and
Governance(ESG) Regulations

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 • Principles of Ethics in International Relations
• Realist and Idealist approach to International Politics.
• Ethical Issues Involved: War ethics, Refugee Crisis, Proxy War, Cold War,
Ethical issues in international
86. 28.11.2023 W3-D2 Arms Trade, Human Trafficking, Terrorism, Forceful capture of power,
relations and funding
Climate Change,etc.
• Ethics of International Funding: Foreign Aid-Gesture of Humanity or
fulfilment of National Interest

Probity
• Meaning of Probity
• Philosphical Basis of Poverty
Probity • What all is neeeded to ensure Probity
Concept of Public Service • Objective of Probity in Governance
87. 29.11.2023 W3-D3
Philosophical Basis of Concept of Public Services
Governance • Introduction
• Fundamental Principles of Public Service
• Management of Public services
Philosophical Basis of Governance

Information Sharing and Transparency in Governance

• Introduction
• Importance of Transparency in Governance
Right to Information, 2005
• Introduction and Evolution
• Sharing Vs Confidentiality
• RTI Evaluation
Information Sharing and • RTI Solutions
Transparency in Governance
• Whistle-Blowing
Right to Information
Administrative Ethics
88. 30.11.2023 W3-D4 Whistle-Blowing
• Introduction
Codes of Ethics
• Need for Ethics in Administration
Codes of Conduct
• Codes of Ethics
Citizen’s Charters
• Codes of Conduct
Citizen’s Charter
• Introduction
• Rationale of Citizen’s Charter
• Components of Citizen’s Charter
• Expectations of Citizen from Government
• Issues In Implementation

Work Culture
• Introduction
• Types of Work Culture
• Attributes
• Ways to Improve
Work Culture
89. 01.12.2023 W3-D5 Utilization of Public Funds
Utilization of Public Funds
• Meaning
• Areas of Utilization of Public Fund
• Need for Ethical Utilization of Public Funds
• Reason for Unethical use of Public Funds
• Public Finance Management system

• Quality of Service Delivery

• Introduction
• Importance
• Indian Experience
• Causes of Low Quality of Service Delivery in India
• Ways to Improve Service Delivery
• Sevottam Model
Quality of Service Delivery
90. 02.12.2023 W3-D6 • Corruption
Corruption
• Definition
• Various Forms
• Classification
• Modes of Corruption
• Nature and Status of Corruption in India
• Consequences of Corruption
• Strategies to Tackle Corruption

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GOVERNANCE (1 Week)

GOVERNANCE
1-Meaning of governance
IMPORTANT ASPECT OF 2-Various aspect ofgovernanace
91. 04.12.2023 W4-D1
GOVERNANCE 3-Good Governance
4-Impediments to good governance
5-How to ensure Good governance

TRANSPARENCY
• Elements of Transparency
• Significance of transparency
• Challenges associated in ensuring transparency
ACCOUNTABILTY
• Meaneing of accountabilty
TRANSPARENCY • Need for accountabilty
&
92. 05.12.2023 W4-D2 • Legislative,executive and judicial control over administration
ACCOUNTABILITY
E-GOVERNANCE
E-GOVERNANCE • Meaning
• Scope
• Models of e-governance
• Successful initiatives
• Limitation&future scope
• M-Governance

TOOLS TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY

• Citizen charter
(component,limitation and solution to it)
• RTI
TOOLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY- •
Social audit
CONTROL • Lokpal&Lokayuktas
93. 06.12.2023 W4-D3 & • Important legislation for it
CITIZEN ADMINISTRATION
CITIZEN&ADMINISTRATION
INTERFACE • Grievances of citizen and redressal mechansm
• Role of Media
• Civil society
• EASE OF ADMINISTARTION for citizen

MINISTRIES &DEPARTMENTS
• Formation and rationalization of ministries
• Cabinet,cabinet secretariat &parliamentary secretaries issue of
centralization of power
PRESSURE GROUP
MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENT •
Meaning of pressure group
PRESSURE GROUP • Technique used by Pressure group
94. 07.12.2023 W4-D4 PUBLIC POLICY • Types
IMPORTANT • Challenges associated with pressure group
COMITTEE,REPORT etc
POLICY MATTERS
• Making of public policy
• Challenges in implementation
• Solution to overcome challenges
IMPORTANT REPORTS FOR GOVERNANACE

ROLE OF CIVIL SERVICES

• Constitutional position of civil servant
• Recrutiment,Training,Performance Appraisal
• Policy making adviser
• Important communication link
• Core values of civil servant
• Instituition to bring social-economic changes
ROLE OF CIVIL SERVICES IN A • Public order
95. 08.12.2023 W4-D5
DEMOCRACY • POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
ISSUES AFFECTING CIVIL SERVICES
• Politicisation of civil services
• Lack of Adequate Transparency & Accountability Procedures
• Red tapism & Elitism
• Administrative Ethics
• Civil services neutrality & activism
• Lateral entry

96. 09.12.2023 W4-D6

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 10.12.2023 MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)

SOCIETY & SOCIAL JUSTICE (3 WEEKS)

SOCIETY & SOCIAL JUSTICE - WEEK 1

1. Caste system:
• Historical perspective
• Characteristics
• Changing nature
2.Family system:
• Uniqueness of Indian family system
• Comparison with the western system
• Major changes in it
97. 11.12.2023 W5-D1 Salient features
3.Societal values:
• Traditional vs Modern
• Importance of traditional values
4.Customs and traditions:
• Impact of modern culture
• Relevance in 21st century
5.Society in transition:
• Major Changes

1. Unity in Diversity
2. Cultural diversity
3. Religious diversity
Diversity of India 4. Linguistic diversity
98. 12.12.2023 W5-D2
Tribal society and its culture 1. Ethnic and Racial diversity
2.Uniqueness of tribal culture
3. Major threats to tribal culture
4.Government initiatives to protect tribal culture

1.Homogenisation tendencies
2. Impact on diversity and pluralism
3. Impact on Indian value system
4. Global civil society and Indian society
Globalisation and Indian culture 5.Migration
6. Globalisation and emerging technologies
99. 13.12.2023 W5-D3
Globalisation and vulnerable
sections 1.Impact on Women
2.Impact on Elderly
3. Impact on Children and Youth
4. Impact on tribals
5. Impact on farmers

• Poverty
• Historical Account
• Poverty: Causes
• Poverty and Population Explosion
• Absolute vs Relative Poverty
Poverty and Developmental • Measurement of Poverty
100. 14.12.2023 W5-D4 issues, their problems and their • Multidimensional Poverty
remedies
• Associated issues
• Unemployment
• Health and wellness
• Illiteracy
• other societal issues

• Poverty Eradication
• Politicisation of Poverty
• Government’s Efforts - Five Year Plans
Poverty and Developmental • Alternative Approach to Poverty Alleviation
101. 15.12.2023 W5-D5 issues, their problems and their
• Covid -19 and Poverty
remedies
• Developmental Issues
• Growth vs Development
• Inclusive, Sustainable development

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 •Women’s Movements a historical perspective
•Role of Women in different areas
• Women at workplace
Issues pertaining to women
Role of Women and Women’s • Female foeticide and infanticide
102. 16.12.2023 W5-D6 Organization, their problems and • Child marriage
their remedies • Domentic Violence
• Sexual violence
• Honour killing
• Feminisation of Agriculture and Poverty
• Temple Entry and Tripal Talaq

17.12.2023 MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)

SOCIETY & SOCIAL JUSTICE - WEEK 2
Role of Women and Women’s • Women Empowerment and Development
103. 18.12.2023 W6-D1 Organization, their problems and • Women’s Organisations
their remedies • Government Schemes
• Social Empowerment and its indicators
• Social Discrimination and Exclusion in India
104. 19.12.2023 W6-D2 Social Empowerment • SCs and STs
• Measure taken for Social Empowerment
1. Demography: >Malthusian theory of population growth >Theory of
Demographic Transition
2. India: Population and dynamics >Size and Trends >Age structure >Birth
rate, Death Rate and Total Fertility Rate(TFR).
3. Migration: >Trends: Inter-state, Intra-state and Inter-country migration
Population and Associated
105. 20.12.2023 W6-D3 >Issues related to migration
Issues
4. Associated issues: >Ageing >Skewed Sex ratio >Infant, Child and
Maternal Mortality >Reproductive Health
5. Demography:A Dividend or Disaster 6.Population and Poverty
7.Population Control: >Need >Population Education. >Family Planning
and Women Empowerment. >Population Policy in India 8.Way Forward
1. What is urbanisation? 2.Trends in urbanisation >Suburbanisation
>Counter urbanisation 3.Urbanisation and social change. 4.Social effects
Urbanization, their problems and
106. 21.12.2023 W6-D4 of urbanisation: >Family and Kinship. >Caste System >Women >Migration
their remedies
>Inequality 5.Downsides of urbanisation >Rise of slum society >Adverse
impacts on environment >Crimes >Epidemics 6.Way Forward
1. Communalism:Meaning >Difference between religiosity and communalism
2.Historical account >Communalism during Indian Freedom Struggle
3.Communalism in the Post-Independence period: >Politicisation of
107. 22.12.2023 W6-D5 Communalism
religious identity >Failure of State machinery >Economic factors:Relative
Deprivation >External factors >Contemporary trends-Recent communal
conflicts/riots. 4.Steps to curb Communalism
1. Regionalism:Meaning and Historical account 2.Causes of regionalism:
>Geographical >Socio-cultural: Linguistic/Ethnic/Racial >Regional
>Demographic >Political >Economic 3.Impact of regionalism in India
4.Regionalism vis a vis nationalism 5.Recent indicators of regionalism:
>Demand of autonomy >Reservation in private jobs >Son of soil theory.
108. 23.12.2023 W6-D6 Regionalism
>Resistance to Three Language Formula >Opposition to enactment
of central legislations(Three Farmer Bills, The NIA (Amendment)Act,
etc.) >Interstate land and water disputes 6.Efforts taken to address
regionalism: >Constitutional provisions >State Reorganisation Act, 1956
>Special State Category Status. >Financial Aids 7.Way Forward

24.12.2023 MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)

SOCIETY & SOCIAL JUSTICE - WEEK 3
1. Meaning and approaches
2. Constitutional mandate and Supreme Court Judgements
3. Secularism as a basic feature of the Constitution
4. Key elements of Indian secularism
109. 25.12.2023 W7-D1 Secularism 5. Comparison between Indian and western form of secularism
6. Uniqueness of Indian form of secularism
7. Hindrances to practice of secularism
8. Debate on UCC
9. Way Forward

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 GOVERNMENT POLICY INTERVENTION IN VARIOUS SECTOR
• Gender empowerment
• Economic development & Policy intervention
• Inclusive Growth with Government policies and Challenges associated
• Balance Regional Development:Transforming North East,Aspirational
district
GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND
110. 26.12.2023 W7-D2 SUSTAINABLE DEVLOPMENT GOAL: POLICY REQUIRED &
INTERVENTION
CHALLENGES
ISSUES ARISING OUT OF DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
• Concerns associated with intervention
(Financial,political,social etc)
• Suggestion for improvement
• Instituion associated with Policy:NITI AAYOG,GST COUNCIL

DEVELOPMENT
• Concept of Development
• Changing profile of development and India’s progress on it
• Rural Development
(Strategy,Need ,Scope,challenges and solution)
• Social Capital
(Concept,Importance and policies related to develop Social Capital)
DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIES:
Non Governmentt Organization/Civil society
• Role and Impact of NGO
• Issue Areas: Accreditation, Legitimacy & Accountability, Foreign Funding
etc.
Self Help gropus, NGOs,
111. 27.12.2023 W7-D3 Cooperative and Donar SELF HELP GROUP
Agencies • Concept
• Need for SHG
• Benefits
• Challenges associated with SHG
• Solutions to problems
• important case study
COOPERATIVES
• Need for Cooperatives
• Constitutional Provisions
• Issues and Challenges in the Cooperatives Sector
DONOR AGENCIES :ROLE AND ASOCIATED CHALLENGES
SOCIETIES,TRUST,DONOR AGENCIES

VULNERABLE SECTION-
• SCs & STs
• Minorities
• Children
• Elderly
• Disabled
• Women
• Transgender
IMPORTANT ACTS-
WELFARE SCHEMES FOR
112. 28.12.2023 W7-D4 • SC&ST: The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of
VULNERABLE SECTION
Atrocities) Act
• DISABLES: The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities,
Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act
• WOMEN: Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal),
• CHILDREN: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)
Act,Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act
Performance of These Schemes
Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions & Bodies Constituted for Protection &
Betterment of These Vulnerable Sections

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 EDUCATION
• Current status and Structure of education INDIA
• Challenges Faced by Education Sector in India
• Pre-schooling>schooling>Higher education>R&D
• Reform required in education sector
• Governmen-t iniatives for education
• EdTech and issues related to it
• National Education Policy
• Right to Education
HEALTH
• Status and structure of Healthcare system
EDUCATION, HEALTH, HUMAN • Issues/challenges of healthcare in India
113. 29.12.2023 W7-D5
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT • Reform required in healthcare system
• Primary>secondary>tertiary health sytem
• Governemnet iniatives
• National health policy
• Universal health Coverage
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
• Concept of human development
• Human development indicators
• Skill development and need for skill in IR4.0
• Challenges of skilling in India
• Governement iniatives
• Reforms required to reap benefit
POVERTY
• Definition of Poverty according to differents concepts
• Types of poverty
• Cause and effect of Poverty
• Relation with Unemployment,Social conflict,development
• Poverty alleviation measures
• Poverty measuremnet indicators
ISSUES RELATED TO POVERTY • Issues of implementation
114. 30.12.2023 W7-D6
AND HUNGER • course of action
HUNGER
• Causes
• Relationship with Poverty
• Nutrition and hidden Hunger
• Global hunger index
• Governemnet iniatives and NFSA
• Suggested course of action

31.12.2023 MAINS TEST - 20 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: LAST 3 WEEKS)

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & INTERNAL SECURITY (3 WEEKS)
WEEK 1
Indian Foreign Policy
• Determinants of IFP
• Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy through time
• British Era
• Nehruvian Era - NAM and its relevance
• Post Cold War Era - Strategic Autonomy
• Role of Foreign Policy in India’s Rise
• Future of Indian Foreign Policy amid changing Global Order
Neighbourhood First Policy
• Its Determinants
• Gains from NFP
• Challenges
Act East Policy
India and its neighborhood-
115. 01.01.2024 W8-D1 Look East to Act East
relations
An Overview of Major Challenges
• Unsettled Borders
• Water Sharing and River Disputes
• Trade Barriers
• Dragon in the Room: China’s Rising Influence
• Terrorism and Violence
• Regional Organisations and Related issues
• Initiatives
• Operation Ganga
• Covid Diplomacy : Vaccine Maitrey
• Climate Diplomacy
• Bilateral Investment Treaty
• Model BIT 2016 and issues

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 India’s Neighbourhood-I
Indo-Pak Relations
• Land Border Dispute
• CPEC
• Indus Water Treaty
• Cross Border Terrorism
• Drug Trafficking
• Regional Stability
• Economic Crisis and its impact
India-China Relations
• China’s Land Border Law
• Imbalanced trade and its challenges
• Regional Assertions and Wolf Warrior Diplomacy
Indo-Afghan/Taliban Relations
India and its neighborhood-
116. 02.01.2024 W8-D2 • Historical Perspective
relations • Strategic Importance
• Indian Policy of development vs Strategic Depth of Pakistan
• Taliban’s Takeover : Engagement and issue of terrorism
• China, Pakistan and Iran nexus
Indo-Nepal Relations
• Civilisational Ties
• Political issues
• Deep Economic Ties and China’s influence
• India-Bhutan Relations
• Cultural and Civilisational ties
• Security Cooperation
• Chinese Agression
• BBIN
• Tourism

India’s Neighbourhood - II
India-Bangladesh Relations
• Historical Background
• Economic Rise of Bangladesh
• Rohingya’s issue
• Porous Border and issues
• Water Dispute
India-Myanmar Relations
• North East Connectivity
• India’s Stand on Political Situation
India-Srilanka Relations
• cultural, historic and geographic ties
• Strategic importance : Indo-Pacific
Bilateral Relations • Economic Crisis
117. 03.01.2024 W8-D3
India-Maldives Relations
Indian Diaspora • Strategic angle
• Anti India Politics and its impact
• Infrastructural Development and Chinese influence
West Asia / Middle East
• India - UAE
• India - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• India - Iran
• India - Israel/Palestine
• South-East Asia
• East Asia
• S. Korea
• Central Asia
• Eurasia

India - US
India - Russia
• Soviet and Post Soviet Era
• Recent Challenges
• Ukrain Conflict and Indian Stand
Bilateral Relations • Energy Diplomacy for Energy Security
118. 04.01.2024 W8-D4 • Diversification of defence imports
Indian Diaspora
India - Africa
• Energy Security
• Indian Approach - Development Partner
• People to People Contact
India - Egypt

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 India - EU
• India - France
• India - Germany
• India - UK
• India - Australia
Bilateral Relations • India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement
119. 05.01.2024 W8-D5 • India -Japan
Indian Diaspora • Indian Diaspora
• Diaspora in different parts of the world
• The Largest Dispora : Some Numbers
• Important Policy Points
• Diaspora: Role and Significance
• Steps taken by GOI

• SAARC
• BRICS
• BIMSTEC
Regional, Global groupings and • ASEAN
120. 06.01.2024 W8-D6 agreements involving India and/
or affecting India’s interests
• SCO
• NAM
• APEC
• RCEP

07.01.2024 MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)

WEEK 2

• QUAD
• AUKUS
• G-20
• G-7 (BRI vs PGII)
Regional, Global groupings and • I2U2
121. 08.01.2024 W9-D1 agreements involving India and/ • FATF
or affecting India’s interests
• Treaties and Agreements
• Refugees Convention
• New Start
• Wassenaar Arrangement

• Indo-Pacific
• Russia-Ukrain War
Effect of policies and politics • NATO
122. 09.01.2024 W9-D2 of developed and developing • Weaponisation of Global Financial Infrastructure
countries on India’s interests • Minilateralism
• Supply Chain Resilience Initiative
• Geopolitics of Technology

• United Nations
• Question of Relevance
• UN Security Council Reforms
• India’s Rising Role

• UNESCO
Important International • World Trade Organisation (WTO)
123. 10.01.2024 W9-D3 institutions, agencies and fora- • World Bank (WB)
their structure, mandate. • International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• World Health Organisation (WHO)
• International Criminal Court (ICC)
• International Court of Justice (ICJ)
• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB)
• New Development Bank (NDB)

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 (i) Extremism & Development:
• Factors responsible for spread of Extremism
• Developmental challenges in Extremism affected areas
• Radicalisation & De-Radicalization
• Role of Economic Development in Fuelling & Containing Extremism
• Measures adopted to contain Extremism
• Challenges yet
• Way Forward
(ii) Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in India (Maoism/Naxalism):
• Origin
Linkages between Development •
124. 11.01.2024 W9-D4 Different Phases
and Spread of Extremism • Present situation
• Objective
• Causes
• Urban Naxalism
• Threat to Internal Security
• Economic Development: Double edged sword
• Development challenges in Extremism Affected Areas
• Government schemes in this regard
• Outcome of Government’s changed strategy
• Way Forward
(iii) Insurgency in North-East:
• Background (Origin)
• Causes
• Present status of Insurgency in states
• Factors causing Insurgency
• Reasons behind survival of Insurgency
• State’s response to Armed Ethnic Insurgency
• Jammu & Kashmir Insurgency
• Article 370 suspension and consequences
• AFSPA- achievements & challenges associated
• Role of Over Ground Workers (Local Support) - why and what should
• be the strategy to overcome it?
Linkages between Development • Government initiatives
125. 12.01.2024 W9-D5
and Spread of Extremism • Way Forward
• Contemporary issues
• Role of External State and Non-state Actors in creating challenges to
Internal Security:
(i) Who are External State actors?
• Threats from China
• Threats from Pakistan
• Cross border terrorism
• Various ways of operations
• Government steps taken in this regard
• Challenges yet
• What more needs to be done?
• Examples of their threat in pas
(ii) Who are External Non-state Actors?
• Threat to Internal Security
• Various ways of operations:
a. Terrorism
b. ISIS
c. Lone Wolf Attacks
d. Human Trafficking
e. Drug Cartels
f. Trade Wars
g. Fake Currency
h. Cyber Attacks
i. Illegal Immigrants
j. Sea Piracy
k. Bookies & Cricket Mafias
126. 13.01.2024 W9-D6 l. Smuggling
• Government steps taken in this regard
• Challenges yet
• What more needs to be done?
• Examples of their threat in past
Challenges to Internal Security through Communication Networks:
(i) What is a communication network
(ii) How is it a threat to Internal Security
(iii) Technology & Security
(iv) Emerging technologies- 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Aadhaar etc
(v) Past threats to India
(vi) Existing rules and regulations
(vii) Government steps taken in this regard
(viii) Still challenges faced by India
(ix) What more needs to be done

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 14.01.2024 MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)
WEEK 3
• What is Media
• Role of Media in enhancing Internal Security
• Media as a threat to Internal Security
• Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media
Ethics Code) Rules 2021
• Existing Rules and Regulations in India
• Measures needed (Way Forward)
• What is a Social Networking site
Role of Media and Social • Social Media
127. 15.01.2024 W10-D1 Networking Sites in Internal • Its various types
Security Challenges • Role of Social Media in Internal Security - Positive & Negative
• Challenges associated
• Existing rules and regulations
Emerging issues in recent times:
(i) Digital Media Regulation
(ii) Infodemic/Fake News
(iii) Media Trials
(iv) Youth Radicalisation
Way Forward
• What is Cyber Security?
• Types of Cyber Threat:
(i) Cyber Crime
(ii) Cyber Terrorism
(iii) Cyber Warfare
(iv) Cyber Espionage
• Cyber Warfare
• CyberDome
• Methods of Cyber Crime: Hacking, Trojans, Denial of Service, Phishing,
Whaling, Skimming, Ransomware etc.
• Need for Cyber Security
• Protection of Critical Infrastructure
• Challenges to India’s Cyber Security
• National Cyber Security Policy 2013
• National Cyber Safety and Security Standards
• National Digital Communication Policy, 2018
• National Policy on Electronics, 2012
• Cyber Security and (ESDM) Policy
128. 16.01.2024 W10-D2 Basics of Cyber Security: • National Cyber Coordination Centre
• Factors Aggravating Rise of Cyber Attack
• Daft National Cyber Security Strategy
• Cyber Security Measures:
(i) IT Act, 2000
(ii) IT (Amendment) Act, 2008
(iii) Cyber Appellate Tribunal
(iv) CERT-In
(v) CERT-Fin
(vi) NCIIPC
(vii) Cyber Swachhta Kendra
• Contemporary Issues:
(i) Chinese Mobile Companies challenges
(ii) Data Leakages
(iii) Ransomware Attacks
(iv) Digital Sovereignty
• International Initiatives in this regard
• Way Forward for India
• What is money laundering
• All about Black Money & its sources
• Process of Money Laundering
• Techniques of Money Laundering
• Effects of Money Laundering- economic, political, social etc.
• Factors contributing towards money laundering
Money-Laundering and its • Government measures to prevent it
129. 17.01.2024 W10-D3
prevention • Shortcomings despite these measures
• International practices
• What more needs to be done (Way Forward)
• Cryptocurrency trade
• Prevention of Money-Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2012
• 2nd ARC recommendations
• International Initiatives

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 • India’s border share with various countries
• Challenges on different borders
• Regional Migration and challenges associated
• Government response to border management challenges
• CIBMS
• Border Area Development Programme
• Efficacy of these government response
• Bioterrorism
• Coastal Security of India:
(i) Introduction
(ii) Various Threats:

Security Challenges and their • Maritime Terrorism

130. 18.01.2024 W10-D4
Management in Border Areas • Piracy in IOR
• Armed Robbery
• Smuggling
• Trafficking
• Infiltration
• Illegal Migration
• Refugee Influx
(iii) Government measures in this regard
(iv) Efficacy of these measures
(v) Lacunae in Coastal Security Framework
(v) International Practices
(vi) Way Forward
• Militarisation of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Committees & Task Force formed so far
• International Initiatives
• Way Forward
Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism:
• Definition
• Examples
• Characteristics
• Transnational nature of Organized Crime
• Types of Organized Crime:

Linkages of Organized Crime (i) Trafficking

131. 19.01.2024 W10-D5
with Terrorism (ii) Mafia Activities
(iii) Financial Crime
(iv) Terrorism
• Terrorism & Organized Crime
• Terrorism & Drug Trafficking
• Terrorism & Money Laundering
• Causes of Terrorism & Organized Crime
• Effects of Terrorism & Organized Crime
• Government initiatives taken in this direction
• International Initiatives
• Way Forward

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 (i) Armed Forces:
• Indian Army
• Indian Air Force
• Indian Navy
• Indian Coast Guard
(ii) Women in Armed Forces
(iii) Challenges associated with Armed Forces
(iv) Measures undertaken to reform Armed Forces
(v) CDS & DMA
(vi) Paramilitary Forces:
• CAPF
• CISF
• BSF
• ITBP
• NSG
• SSB
• Assam Rifles
Various Security Forces and (vii) Issues with Central Armed Police Forces
Agencies and their Mandate
• R&AW
132. 20.01.2024 W10-D6
• IB
Intelligence & Investigating
Agencies
• NIA
• CBI
• DRI
• ED
• NCB
• NCRB
• MAC
• NTRO
(ix) Defence Modernisation
(x) Drones in Armed Forces
(xi) Various forces guarding various borders
(xii) Challenges faced by security forces on various borders
(xiii) National Security Architecture:
• Cabinet Committee on Security
• National Security Council
• Strategic Policy Group
• Defence Planning Committee
• Chief of Defence Staff

21.01.2024 MAINS TEST - 20 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: LAST 3 WEEKS)

PHASE 3
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• Renewable Energy
Basic Science • Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
• Concept of Green Building
Energy • Tidal, Wave, Geothermal Energy, Fuel Cells
> Renewable • Nuclear Energy
133. 22.01.2023 W1-D1 > Non-Renewable • Nuclear-Power Policy of India
• Non-energy Applications of Nuclear Energy
New developments in • Impact of Radiation, Issue of Radioactive Waste
Technology
• Institutions involved in Nuclear Energy Development
and their applications
• Nuclear & Radiological Disasters
• IT Industry in India
IT • Applications of Information Technology
Robotics • Telecommunication
AI • Government Initiatives
134. 23.01.2023 W1-D2 • Contemporary Debates
Developments in TEchnology • Robotics
• Robotics & Artificial Intelligence
Government Initiatives • Applications of Robotics
• Robotics and Issues of Unemployment

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 • Nanoscience Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials
• Applications of Nanotechnology
• Health & Environmental Impacts of Nanotechnology
• Social & Ethical Impacts
Nanoscience
• Nano-Science& Nanotechnology in India
Nanotechnology
• Biotechnology
Biotechnology
135. 24.01.2023 W1-D3 • Application of Biotechnology
IPR issues of Biotechnology
• Biotechnology Projects
• Issue of Bio-Piracy
IPR issues in general
• Bioinformatics
• Biotechnology and IPR Issue
• Ethical Dimension In Biotechnology
• Intellectual Property issues
• Satellite Communication in India
• INSAT Satellite Applications
• Remote Sensing Applications
Defence technology • Cryogenic Rockets
Defence industry • Global Positioning System
Government issues • Role of Space in Development
• ISRO as Soft Power
136. 25.01.2023 W1-D4 Space technology • Issue of Space Race
Space industry • Space Activities Bill, 2017
Government issues to promote • Outer space treaty
and regulate Space tech and • Missile System and its Classification
industry • India’s Missile System
• India’s Ballistic Missile Defence System
• UAVs in India
• Stealth Technology, Chemical Weapons, Biological Weapons
• Achievements of Indians in science & technology
• Scientists of Ancient India
• Science and Scientists of Medieval India
• Scientists of Modern India
• Policies& Reports related to Science
137. 26.01.2023 W1-D5
• Technology Vision Document 2035
• National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2015-2020
• National Intellectual Property Rights Policy
• Policy on Synthetic Biology
• Law Commission Report on Human DNA Profiling
• India’s Policy in the Field of the Science & Technology
Achievements of Indians in • The Science & Technology Policy Resolution in 1958
Science & Technology • Science & Technology Policy 2013
• Institutional Structure
Indigenization of Technology • New Initiatives Aligned with the National Agenda
• India & World Collaboration in Science Projects
Eminent Scientists Eminemt Indian scientists
• Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
• Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose
138. 27.01.2023 W1-D6 • Satyendra Nath Bose
• Meghnad Saha
• Homi Jehangir Bhabha
• Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
• A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• Vikram Sarabhai
• Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
• Har Gobind Khorana
• Tessy Thomas
• C.N.R. Rao

28.01.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 50 MCQ’S & MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)
ART and CULTURE
• Rock-Cut architecture,
• Chalcolithic phase
139. 29.01.2023 W2-D1 Phases of culture • Harappan Culture
• Advent of Aryans
• Vedic age and their culture

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 • Influence of foreigners/neighbouring areas.
• Sculptures
• Rock Edicts/Pillars/Inscriptions
140 30.01.2023 W2-D2 Kingdoms and Architecture
• Mauryan Phase, Post Mauryan phase,
• Satavahanas, Southern Indian Kingdoms - Importance art and cultural
aspects
• Indo-Islamic architecture
• Regional architecture
• Temple architecture (Gupta, Chola, Pallava, Vijayanagara)
141. 31.01.2023 W2-D3 Art Forms
• Music
• Murals,
• Paintings
• Jainism, Buddhism - Architecture,
• Bhakti movement, Sufi Movement
• Dance forms (Hand Outs)
142. 01.02.2023 W2-D4 Literature and Philosophy • Harsha, Pala period
• Famous literary works (Sanskrit)
• Sangam Literature, Persian and Urdu Literature
• Foreign travellers and their accounts.
• Influence of society and culture on Artistic works
• Civilization
• Science and Tech contributions
143. 02.02.2023 W2-D5 Socio-cultural
• Philosophy
• India’s Civilization contacts
• Social changes from Ancient to Mediveal

144. 03.02.2023 W2-D6

04.02.2023 PRELIMS TEST - 50 MCQ’S & MAINS TEST - 10 QUESTIONS (SYLLABUS: MONDAY-SATURDAY)
ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Functions of ecosystem
• Goods and Services provided by ecosystems
Types of ecosystem
Terestrial ecosystem
• Forest and its significance ,Deforestation
• Afforestation efforts,Latest state of forest report,
National forest policy,Joint Forest management,
Forest conservation act 1980,CAMPA
Ecology
• Desert ecosystem and desertification,UN Convention on Desertification
Aquatic ecosytem
Ecosystem
• Eutrophication
Functions of ecosystem
• Wetland and it’s significance ,Ramsar convention,
National Wetland Conservation Programme.
Types of ecosystem
• Estuary Ecosystem ,Mangrove Ecosystem,Coral Reefs,
145. 05.02.2023 W3-D1 1.Terestrial ecosystem
Coral Bleaching Initiatives to Protect Coastal Environment
2.Aquatic ecosytem
Biodiversity
Meaning and it’s significance
Biodiversity
• Biodiversity services
Meaning and it’s significance
Biological Diversity in India
Biological Diversity in India
• Indian Bio-Geographical Classification
Loss of biodiversity
• Fauna Diversity
• Flora Diversity.
• Biodiversity Hotspots
• Convention on Biodiversity
• Biological diversity act 2002
• IPBES report
• TKDL
• Invasive alien species

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 Air Pollution
• Smog
• Indoor Air Pollution
• Fly Ash
• NAMP & NAAQ
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION •
National air quality programme
Types of Pollution
Water Pollution
Air Pollution • River pollution,Namami Gange
146. 06.02.2023 W3-D2 Water Pollution
Soil Pollution
Land pollution • Land degradation ,Bio-Remediation
Solid and Liquid waste
Solid and Liquid waste management
management
• E-Waste
• Solid Waste
• Plastic waste
• Hazardous waste
Acid Rain

National Initiative
• Wildlife Sanctuary and National Parks,Wildlife Protection act 1972
• Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves
• Coastal Protected Areas
• Environment protection act 1986
• Man And Biosphere
• Biosphere Reserves
• Project Tiger
• Project Elephant
Statutory acts • Vulture.
147. 07.02.2023 W3-D3 Schemes • One Horned Rhinoceros.
Projects • Project Snow leopard
• Secure Himalaya.
• Project Hangul
• Captive Breeding
• Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats
• Water conservation
Global Initiative
• Man And Biosphere
• Biosphere Reserves
• World Heritage Sites

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Global Warming,Green House Effect ,Green House Gases
• Recent IPCC reports
Impact of Climate change
• Receding Glaciers
• Ocean acidification
• Ozone depletion
• Agriculture and Food Security
• Water Stress and Water Insecurity
Climate change ,Global warming • Sea Level Rise
• Climate Change and Health
Impact of Climate change • Observed Climate and Weather Changes in India
MITIGATION STRATEGIES
148. 08.02.2023 W3-D4
Mitigation startegies • Carbon Sequestration,Carbon Sink,Carbon Credit,Carbon Offsetting,
Carbon Tax ,Geo-Engineering
Climate change negotiations Climate change negotiations with focus on India
with focus on India • UNFCCC,Paris conference ,Kyoto protocol ,Latest COP
• CBDR,Principle of equity,REDD
• Adaptation,Mitigation,technology and finance ,loss and damage issues
• India’s Position on Climate Change
• Current Actions for Adaptation and Mitigation ,Panchamrita principles
• National Action Plan on Climate Change
• India’s Policy Structure Relevant to GHG Mitigation
• Green Building ,Griha ,National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture
• Fame-India Programme ,The National Adaptation Fund for Climate
Change (NAFCC)

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 Solar Energy
• Potential,Status,challenges and way forward
• National solar mission,International Solar Alliance,PM KUSUM,Hybrid
Energy
• Incentives like RPO,REC
Wind energy
RENEWABLE ENERGY • Potential,Status,challenges and way forward
• National Offshore Wind Energy Policy
Solar Energy
149. 09.02.2023 W3-D5 Hydro Power
Wind Energy • Potential,Status,challenges and way forward
Hydro Power • Small hydro,Issues of human displacement and deforestation
Bio energy
Bio energy
• Biofuel policy,PM-JIVAN,Ethanol blending
Clean Energy
• National Hydrogen mission,Fuel cells
• Electric vehicles
• Waste to Energy,Geothermal Energy
• GM crops
• organic farming
GM Crops ,Blue green • Human-wildlife conflict
infrastructure • Himalayan,Western ghats and coastal ecosystem
• Sustainable development
“ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT • Environmental movements
150. 10.02.2023 W3-D6 ASSESSMENT • EIA Cycle and its Procedures
• Components of EIA
Meaning and significance • Procedure of Public Hearing
Need for EIA • Drawbacks and Recommendations of EIA
Drawbacks • Environmental supplemental plan
• PARIVESH
• Recent changes in EIA Process

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