UPSC Syllabus and Stratezy 2021
UPSC
(syllabus and Stratezy)
“झूठी
शान के परिंदे हो ज्यादा फड़फड़ाते हैं,
बाज की उड़ान में कभी आवाज नहीं होती
IAS it’s not a dream, it’s my life
“वादा है हमारा एक दिन तेरी
बुलंदियों को हम छुकर रहेंगे”
“Nothing can inspire you
More than your dreams”
PREPARATION STRATEGY
“Do not give up, the beginning is
always the headest”
“If your path is more difficult. It’s
because your calling is higher”
“समयः हर समय को बदल देता है
बस समय की थोड़ी समय चाहिए”
v PERLIMS:-
1.} Paper – 1 (GS)
2.} Paper – 2 (CSAT)
200 marks
200 marks
100 questions, 2 hours 80
questions, 2 hours
NOTE:- (a) Paper -2
will be qualifying paper.
(b)
Minimum qualifying marks; 33% (66 marks)
v MAINS
Total number of paper – 9
“मुसाफिर कल भी था, मुसाफिर आज भी हूँ
कल अपनों की तलाश में था,
आज अपनी तलाश में हूँ”
“नजर अंदाज करो उनलोगों को, जो आपके बारे में
पीठ पीछे बात करते है,
क्योंकि वे उसी जगह रहने लायक है”
v TYPES OF
MATERIALS
1.
Temporary
materials
2.
Permanent
materials
·
Temporary materials (daily used)
·
Nation Newspaper ( in Hindi)
a.
दैनिक जागरण
b.
दैनिक भास्कर
c.
जनसत्ता
(pick anyone of
these)
·
Nation Newspaper ( in English)
a.
The
Hindu (The most crucial aspect for UPSC)
b.
The
Indian Express
c.
The
Times of India
d.
The
Economic Times
“जब तरीको, दिनों, मौसम और आस परोस का
ख्याल न रहे और कुछ पता न रहे तो समझो
तैयारी अच्छी चल रही है”
·
Magazines (Monthly)
a.
Yojana
b.
Kuruchetra
c.
Chronicle
·
Magazines (yearly)
a.
India
year book
b.
Annual
Report
c.
Niti
Aayog
d.
Science
Reporter
e.
Economic
Survey
f.
PIB,
PRS
Note:- Anyone one monthly magazines,
Current affairs, Vision IAS, Dristi IAS, Focus, Civil survives times.
· Radio news
AIR News:- Hindi – 8:45 pm to 9:00 pm.
English – 9:00 pm to 9:15 pm.
·
Doordarshan News
Hindi – 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
English – 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm {anyone analysis news}
·
TV (Current Affairs)
a.
Rajya
sabha TV – (Desh Videsh)
b.
Lok
Sabha TV – (News analysis)
“Hard work beats talent when talent
doesn’t work hard”
“सपने देखने का सौक है, तो रत भर जग कर
पढना शुरू करो
सपनें पुरे तभी होंगे, जब नींद अधूरी होगी”
·
Other sources (Google Search)
= the topic’s name and write UPSC in the end.
a.
Rajya
Sabha TV (Desh Videsh)
b.
Down
to each Magzines
c.
Livemint
d.
BBC
and AIR (Audio news)
e.
PIB,
PRS, MEA website (update)
f.
Insight
on India
g.
Unacademy
·
Pointstobe remember
a.
Syllabus
and Previous year questions are the First elements to the resources list.
b.
Less
is more:- keep your resource limit.
c.
First
NCERT, than advance book, and finally value addition materials.
d.
Once
resources list is decided, stick on it.
·
Optional Selection
= Sociology, History, Geography,
Literature etc
a.
Background
graduation
b.
Interest
c.
Available
of material near by
d.
Select
an optional within 2-3 months on reading GS.
v Essay:- A book of essay – spectrum.
v CAST: -Total McGraw Hill Publication. ‘previous year question paper’
v Interview:- Self Confidence (optional sub)
v Compulsary
paper (Eng + Ind. Language)– Previous year question practices and test serious.
Note:-Prelims and Mains both the syllabus
are same.
-
Only
Mains we study in depth and topic by topic.
“कुछ Insult ऐसी
होती है जो दिल में
छप जाती है फिर उन्हीं से इतिहास छपता हैं”
v
National and International importance
a.
Nuclear
weapon
b.
UNICEF
submit
c.
G8
– summits
d.
G20
– summits
e.
SAARC
summits
f.
United
Nation summits
g.
Bilateral
relation India from other country
v GS 1 { History
(Prelims + Mains)}
a.
NCERT,
classes (VIth to XIIth)
(old+new)
b.
Freedom
movement: Bipin Mehra
c.
Freedom
struggle: Spectrum
d.
Post
Indepedence India: Nitin Sangwan Notes
e.
World
History : Vision IAS,
Note:-
a.
Class
IXth - XIIth (NCERT)
b.
भारत एवं समकालीन विश्व (part I, II)
c.
Class
XIth (NCERT)
d.
World
History (class XII)
v GS 1 {Indian
art and Culture (Mains)}
a.
NCERT
class XII (an introduction or Indian Art)
b.
Indian
Art and Culture – Nitin Singhnia
c.
Old
NCERT (class XI) – Ancient by RS Sharma
d.
Old
NCERT (class XI) – Medieval by Satish Chandra
v GS 1 {
Geography (Prelims + Mains)}
a.
New
NCERT (class VI to X) Basic (class XIth and XIIth advance
for mains)
b.
Geography
of India – Majid Hussain
c.
Oxford
Atlas (Map)
d.
PMF
(IAS Website)
e.
Geography
videos by MS Rajtanil)
v GS –
Remaining topics (Prelims + Mains)
a.
Indian
society and diversity of India.
b.
Woman,
population, urbanlization, poverty and development issues.
c.
Effects
of Globolisation an Indian society.
d.
Social
empowerment, communalism, regionalism & Secularism.
v GS – 2 {Indian polity and government
a.
New
NCERT – VIth to XIIth
b.
Indian
Polity by – M. Laxmikant.
a.
Current
Affairs – Editorials, PIB, PRS Notes
(vision IAS, Dristi IAS)
b.
ARC
sixth report – local government.
v GS – 2
Governance (policy) (prelims + mains)
a.
2nd
ARC Report – 1th, 2nd, 3rd, 9th,10th,11th,12th
b.
Current
Affairs - Editorials – PRS and PIB Notes (Vision IAS)
v GS – 2 Social justice (Mains + Prelims)
a.
Welfare
scheme and bodies constituted for vulnerable sections.
b.
Government
policies and interventions.
c.
Social
Sector / Service relativity to Health education, Human resources.
d.
Issues
relativity to poverty and hunger.
Notes:-
-
All
topics covered from:-
a.
Current
Affairs – Editorials, PIB, PRS.
b.
Niti
Aayog’s [three year action agenda’s]
c.
Budget
and Economic survey.
v GS 2 International Relation (polity) (mains)
a.
Current
Affairs – Editorial
b.
International
Relation in the 21th century by Pushpesh Pant
c.
Ministry
of External affairs (see websites)
d.
More
detail (study IAS, Dristi IAS)
v GS – 3 Economics (prelims + mains)
a.
NCERT
– IXth to XIIth
b.
Indian
economy – Ramesh Singh
c.
Economic
survey and Budget
d.
Online
website like (Arthopedia and Investopedia)
“बुरे वक्त में भी से कोई उम्मीद मत रखो,
क्योंकि समझौत शेर को भी
कुत्ता बना देता है”
v GS – 3 (
Environment, ecology, bio-diversity and climate change ) (prelims + mains)
a.
NCERT
– Biology class – XII (only environment chapter)
b.
Environment
by Masjid Hussain.
c.
Current
Affairs – Editorials, PIB, PRS, Vision IAS
v GS – 3
Internal Security (Mains)
a.
Internal
Security and disaster Management by Ashok Kumar & Vipin.
b.
Current
Affairs – Editorials, Vision IAS.
v GS –
3Disaster management (Prelims + mains)
a.
NCERT
– VIth to Xth.
b.
Science
Reporter (monthly magazines)
v GS – 4
Ethics (mains)
a.
2ndARC
fourth report – Ethics in Government.
b.
2nd
ARC twelfth report–Citizen Centric Adv.
c.
Lexicon
for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude by Arihant or Success publication.
“शोर मचाने से सरिख्सयत नहीं
मिलती जानब
कर्म ऐसा करो की ख़ामोशी भी
में अखबारों में
छप जाये”
“अगर आशिकी इश्क में बनते
है
तो हमेशा याद रखना Legend भी Risk से
बनते हैं”
SYLLABUS
2020-2021
v PLRELIMS
1.
Gs – Paper 1 (100 questions) 1/3
2.
History of India National Movement (no. of questions – 15)
3.
Ancient India (old NCERT) – RS Sharma
4.
Medieval India (old NCERT) – Satish Chandra
5.
Concise of India Culture – Spectrum Publications
6.
India and World Geography (complex)
7.
Geography of India (old NCERT) – Class Xth
8.
Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leony
9.
Oxford English (Atlas)
v INDIA GOVERNMENT
a.
An Introduction to this constitution of India – DD Basu
b.
Indian Polity – M Laxmikant
c.
Governal In India – M Laxmikant
v ECONOMICS
a.
Macro Economic – XIIth
b.
India Economic Development – Xth
c.
Indian Economy – Ramesh Slaga
v ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY
a.
NIOS - Environment and Ecology
b. General Science – Spectrum - Generall Sanc
c Current Event – Newspaper/Current magazine
v GS PAPER 2 (Q.-
80, 2 hours)
a.
MK Pande – reasoning / RS Agarwal
b.
S.Chand (Numnication)
c.
CSAT Manual - TMIF