ILP 2018 Full Plan IASbaba

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INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAMME-ILP 2018- FULL PLAN

2018

IASBABA

[INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAMME 2018]

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SET 1

DATE DAY SUBJECT SET 1: BLOCK 1-PRELIMS SET 1: BLOCK 1-MAINS MUST DO

31st July 1 Polity & CA NCERT 11TH – INDIAN CONSTITUTION AT WORK

 Constitution: Why and How?

 Constitution as a Living Document

 The Philosophy of the Constitution

 Rights in the Indian Constitution

 Executive, Legislature, Judiciary

 Federalism, Local Governments

 Election and Representation

Laxmikanth 5th EDITION- PART 1

 Historical Background

 Making of the Constitution

 Salient Features of the Constitution

 Preamble of the Constitution

 Union and its Territory

 Citizenship

GS Paper 2-Indian Constitution – Refer to Laxmikanth and VAN

 Historical underpinning

 Evolution

 Features

GS Paper 1- World History: Refer to Old NCERT Arjun Dev or 12th Tamil Nadu Book and VAN

 Industrial, American, French and Revolution

Mains Focus- Current Affairs

 Follow Daily News Analysis of this week

 Follow All India Radio and RSTV Discussions covered on iasbaba.com of this week

 Current Affairs- Cover Babapedia of the Day (Make notes from it)

 Daily Current Affairs Quiz- ½ hours

 Follow Value Add Notes

only after going through given sources

 Spend a couple of hours for your Optional on Daily Basis (If fresher)

 Make separate Hard Copy for Polity, History, Economics, Environment, Geography, Science and Tech and Current Affairs- For Tests

 After taking the Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in Test in your Polity Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topics

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – Jan and Feb - in SET 1

1st August 2 Polity & CA 2nd August 3 Polity & CA 3rd August 4 Polity & CA 4th August 5 Polity & CA 5th August 6 Polity & CA 6th_August ₇ _{Polity & CA}

7th August 8

Polity & CA

8th August 9 REVISION REVISION REVISION

9th August

10 SET 1 BLOCK 1 TEST Test will be Easy to Moderate level CURRENT AFFAIRS- 31

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July to 8th August 2017

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10th August 11 Geography & CA Only New NCERT’s- 6 to 10-All chapters Topics

 The Earth in the Solar System

 Globe : Latitudes and Longitudes Maps

 Motions of the Earth and Major Domains of the Earth

 Major Landforms of the Earth

 India: Size & Location, Physical Features, Climate, Drainage, Vegetation and Wildlife, Environment

 Inside Our Earth

 Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

 Human Environment – Settlement, Transport and Communication

 Human Environment Interactions: The Tropical and the Subtropical Region

 Life in the Temperate Grasslands , Life in the Deserts

 Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources

 Mineral and Power Resources

 Agriculture and Manufacturing Industries

 Human Resources

GS Paper I: World History- VAN and Old NCERT Arjun Dev Topics

 Unification of Germany and Italy

 Rise of Socialism

 Daily Current Affairs Quiz- ½ hours

 Follow Value Add Notes only after going through given sources

 After taking Test- Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in this Test in your Geography Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topics

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra –Jan and Feb - in SET 1

11th August 12 Geography & CA 12th August 13 Geography & CA 13th August 14 Geography & CA

14th August 15 Geography & CA 15th August 16 Geography & CA

16th_August ₁₇ _{Geography & CA}

17th August 18 Geography & CA

18th August 19 REVISION REVISION REVISION

19th August 20 SET 1 BLOCK 2 TEST Test will be Easy to Moderate level CURRENT AFFAIRS- 9

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20th August 21 Economy & CA NCERT 11th- Indian Economic Development and Selected Chapters from Ramesh Singh, 9th Edition- Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Topics

 Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence

 Indian Economy (1950-1990)

 Liberalization, Privatization & Globalization

 Poverty and related issues

 Human Capital Formation in India

 Rural Development

 Employment: Growth,

Informalization & other Issues

 Population Issues o Demography o Census Study

 Environment & Sustainable Development

 Comparative Development Experiences of India & its Neighbours

GS Paper 1: NCERT Sociology- 12th Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 and Value Add Notes

Topics

 Salient Features of Indian Society

 Role of women and women's organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues,

 Urbanization, their problems and their remedies.

 Follow Value Add Notes only after going through given sources

 After taking Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in Test in your Economy Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – Jan and Feb - in SET 1

21st August 22 Economy & CA 22nd August 23 Economy & CA 23rd August 24 Economy & CA 24th August 25 Economy & CA 25th August 26 Economy & CA 26th_August ₂₇ _{Economy & CA}

27th August 28

Economy & CA

28th August 29 REVISION REVISION REVISION

29th August

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to 28th August 2017

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30th August 31 MAINS MOCK TEST 1 and SYNOPSIS OF MAINS MOCK TEST 1- It will also cover Current Affairs Issues of the Month

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SET 2

1st September 33 History & CA NCERT 12TH OLD - BIPAN CHANDRA

 Decline of Mughal Empire

 Indian States & Society in the 18th_Century

 European Penetration & British Conquest of India

 Economic Policies and the Structure Government of British in India (1757-1857)

 Administrative Organization & Social & Cultural Policy

 Social & Cultural Awakening in the First half of 19th Century

 The Revolt of 1857

 Administrative Changes after 1858

 The Economic Impact of British Rule

GS Paper 1: India’s Struggle for Independence-Bipan Chandra and VAN

 Revolt of 1857

 Civil Rebellion and Tribal Uprising

 Peasant Movements and Uprising after 1857

 Foundation of Congress

 Socio-Religious Reforms and National Awakening

 The Economic Critique of Colonialism

 After taking Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in your History Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – March & April- in SET 2

2nd September 34 History & CA 3rd September 35 History & CA 4th September 36 History & CA 5th September 37 History & CA 6th September 38 History & CA 7th September 39 History & CA

8th September 40

History & CA

9th September 41 REVISION REVISION REVISION

10th September 42 SET 2 BLOCK 1 TEST Test will be Easy to Moderate level CURRENT AFFAIRS- 29

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August to 9th September 2017

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11th September 43 Eviron/S&T/ CA Shankar IAS Environment-Part 1, NCERT 12th Biology-Unit 10, NCERT Chemistry 11th- Environmental Chemistry- Unit 14

 Ecology-Functions of an Ecosystem, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystem

 Environmental Pollution: Air, Water, Soil, Noise, Thermal, Plastic pollution

 Solid Waste, E-Waste, Radioactive Waste etc

 Types of Pollutants, Acid rain, Fly Ash, Smog etc

 Bio-remediation techniques etc

 degradation, Sand Mining and ground water scarcity etc

 Environmental Impact

Assessment

 Other contemporary issues

Science and Technology

 Space and Defence related NCERTs-6th, 7th and 8th Class

GS Paper 1: Indian Society- VAN Topics

 Effects of globalization on Indian society

 Social empowerment, communalism,

regionalism & secularism.

GS Paper 4: Ethics and Human Interface

 Lexicon-1st Chapter and Value Add Notes

 2nd ARC-4th Report

 Justice Harvard Videos-Watch all episode on regular intervals Link

 After taking Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in your Environment and Science Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

12th September 44 Eviron/S&T/ CA 13th September 45 Eviron/S&T/ CA 14th September 46 Eviron/S&T/ CA 15th September 47 Eviron/S&T/ CA 16th September 48 Eviron/S&T/ CA 17th September 49 Eviron/S&T/ CA 18th September 50 Eviron/S&T/ CA

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21st September 53 Polity & CA Laxmikanth- 5th Edition

 Fundamental Rights

 Directive Principles of State Policy

 Fundamental Duties

 Amendment of the Constitution

 Basic Structure  Parliamentary System  Federal System  Centre-State Relations/Inter-State Relations  Emergency Provisions

 Special Status of J&K

 Special Provisions for Some States

 Panchayati Raj

 Urban Local Governments

 Union Territories

 Scheduled and Tribal Areas

GS Paper 2: Indian Constitution- Refer to Laxhmikanth and VAN

 Overlapping Topics of Prelims

 Focus on Center-State Relations and Devolution of Power for Mains

GS Paper 4: Attitude and Social Cognition

 Lexicon-2nd Chapter and Value Add Notes

 12th Psychology- Chapter 6 & 7

 After taking Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in your Polity Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

22nd September 54 Polity & CA 23rd September 55 Polity & CA 24th September 56 Polity & CA 25th September 57 Polity & CA 26th September 58 Polity & CA 27th September 59 Polity & CA

28th September 60

Polity & CA

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to 29th September 2017

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1st October 63 REVISION TEST 1-SET 1 AND SET 2

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SET 3

3rd October 65 Geography & CA New NCERT-11th Indian Physical

Environmental Geography and Fundamentals of Physical Geography

Indian Physiography

 The Northern Mountains

 The Great Plains

 The Peninsular Uplands

 The Indian Coasts and Islands

Drainage

 Himalayan Rivers, Indus River System, Ganga River System, Brahmaputra River System, The Peninsular River System

 The East flowing Rivers/West Flowing Rivers

 Mains Rivers and their tributaries

GS Paper 1: World History- Norman Lowe or Old NCERT-VAN

 World War 1

 The League of Nations

 International Relations from 1919-1939

 After taking Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in your Geography Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – May & June- in SET 3

4th October 66 Geography & CA 5th October 67 Geography & CA 6th October 68 Geography & CA 7th October 69 Geography & CA 8th October 70 Geography & CA 9th_October ₇₁ _{Geography & CA}

10thOctober

72

Geography & CA

11th October 73 REVISION REVISION REVISION

12th October

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September to 10th October 2017

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12th October 75 Economy & CA Introductory Macroeconomics- NCERT 12th

 National Income Accounting

 Money and Banking

 Income Determination

 The Government-Budget and Economy

 Open Economy Macroeconomics

Ramesh Singh- 9th Edition

 Chapter 1-Introduction

 Chapter 7- Inflation and Business Cycle

 Chapter 11- Indian Financial Market

 Chapter 12- Banking in India

GS Paper 3- Economy- Same sources and VAN

 Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

 Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.

 Government Budgeting.

 After taking Test- Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in your Economy Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – May & June- in SET 3

13th October 76 Economy & CA 14th October 77 Economy & CA 15th October 78 Economy & CA 16th October 79 Economy & CA 17th October 80 Economy & CA 18th_October ₈₁ _{Economy & CA}

19th October

82

Economy & CA

21st October 84 SET 3 BLOCK 2 TEST Test will be Easy to Moderate level CURRENT AFFAIRS- 11

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October to 20th October 2017

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1st_November ₉₅ _{MAINS MOCK TEST 3 and SYNOPSIS OF MAINS MOCK TEST 3- It will also cover Current Affairs Issues of the Month}

22nd October 85 History & CA Medieval India-Old NCERT Satish Chandra or Tamil Nadu-11th or New NCERT- Themes in Indian History Part 2

 Indian During Arab Invasions

 Delhi Sultans and Sultanate

 Through the eyes of Travellers

 Bhakti-Sufi Movements and Traditions

 Vijayanagara and Bahamani Kingdom

 Mughal Empire

 Rise of Marathas and Kingdom

 Coming of the Europeans to India - Establishment of British Rule in India

GS Paper 3- Disaster Management

 2nd ARC report- Crisis Management and VAN

GS Paper 4: Ethics-Aptitude and Foundational Values

 Lexicon- 3rd Chapter and VAN

 Justice Harvard Videos

 After taking Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learn in your History Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

 Cover Yojana/Kuruskshetra – May and June- in SET 3

23rd October 86 History & CA 24th October 87 History & CA 25th October 88 History & CA 26th October 89 History & CA 27th October 90 History & CA 28th_October ₉₁ _{History & CA}

29th October

92

History & CA

31st October 94 SET 3 BLOCK 3 TEST Test will be Easy to Moderate level CURRENT AFFAIRS- 21

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to 30th October 2017

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SET 4

2nd November 96 Eviron/S&T/ CA NCERT Biology 12th- Unit 10 and Shankar IAS Environment Book- Part 2

 Biodiversity

 Indian Biodiversity

 Schedule Animals of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

 Animal Diversity of India

 Plant Diversity of India

 Marine Organism

 Protected Area Network

 Conservation Efforts

 IT, Communications and Computers, NCERTs-9th and 10th

GS Paper 2-International Relations – Current Affairs and VAN

 India and its neighbours

 After taking Test- Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in your Environment and Science Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topics

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – July and August- in SET 4

3rd November 97 Eviron/S&T/ CA 4th November 98 Eviron/S&T/ CA 5th November 99 Eviron/S&T/ CA 6th November 100 Eviron/S&T/ CA 7th November 101 Eviron/S&T/ CA 8th_November ₁₀₂ _{Eviron/S&T/ CA} 9th November 103 Eviron/S&T/ CA

10th November 104 REVISION REVISION REVISION

11th November

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October to 10th November

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12th November 106 Polity & CA Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth- 5th Edition Topics

 President and Vice-President

 Governor, Prime Minister/Chief Minister

 Central Council of Ministers/State Council of Ministers, Cabinet Committees

 Parliament, Parliamentary Committees, Forums, Group, State Legislature

 Supreme Court, High Court and Subordinate Courts, Judicial Review, Judicial Activism, Public Interest Litigation

GS Paper 1- Post Independence

Consolidation

 Politics in India Since Independence-12th

NCERT and VAN

 Daily Current Affairs Quiz- ½ hours

 After taking Test- Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in your Polity Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topics

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra –July and August- in SET 4

13th November 107 Polity & CA 14th November 108 Polity & CA 15th November 109 Polity & CA 16th November 110 Polity & CA 17th November 111 Polity & CA 18th_November ₁₁₂ _{Polity & CA}

19th November 113 Polity & CA

20th November 114

REVISION REVISION REVISION

21st November 115

SET 4 BLOCK 2 TEST Test will be Easy to Moderate level CURRENT AFFAIRS- 11

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to 20th November

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22nd November 116 Geography & CA NCERT Class 12th- Human Geography Unit

II and Unit III/ or any source that covers below topics

Topics

 Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary Activities

Transport and Communication

 Railways

 Roads and Highways

 National Waterways

 Major and Minor Ports

 Inland Waterways

Land Resources and Agriculture

 Land utilization in India

 Types of farming

 Cropping and Irrigation

 Types of crops

 Policies

Minerals and Energy Resources

 Renewable Energy

 Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy

 India’s Power Scenario

 Thermal Power Plants

 Metallic and non-Metallic Minerals

 Oil Refineries and Pipelines

 Petroleum and Coal

 Natural Gas, CNG, LPG etc

 Various other sources of Energy

GS Paper 1: Geography- Old NCERT Land & people and VAN

Topics

 Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent);

 Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India)

 Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage

 After taking Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in your Geography Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – July and August- in SET 4

23rd November 117 Geography & CA 24th November 118 Geography & CA 25th November 119 Geography & CA 26th November 120 Geography & CA 27th November 121 Geography & CA 28th_November ₁₂₂ _{Geography & CA}

29th November

123

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2nd December 126 MAINS MOCK TEST 4 and SYNOPSIS OF MAINS MOCK TEST 4- It will also cover Current Affairs Issues of the Month

3rd December 127 REVISION TEST 2- SET 3 AND SET 4

Industries  Agro-based  Cotton  Jute-Textile  Sugar  Iron  Steel  Silk  Tea-Coffee

 Government Policies associated with Industries

30th November 124 REVISION REVISION REVISION

1st December

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SET 5

3rd December 128 Economy & CA Ramesh Singh- 9th Edition Topics

 Chapter 8- Agriculture and Food Management

 Chapter 9- Industry and Infrastructure

 Chapter 10- Service Sector

 Chapter 13- Insurance in India

 Chapter 14- Security Market in India

GS Paper 3: Agriculture- Ramesh Singh and VAN

 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

 After taking Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in your Economy Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – September and October- in SET 5

4th December 129 Economy & CA 5th December 130 Economy & CA 6th December 131 Economy & CA 7th December 132 Economy & CA 8th December 133 Economy & CA 9th_December ₁₃₄ _{Economy & CA}

10th December

135

Economy & CA

11th December 136 REVISION REVISION REVISION

12th December

137 SET 5 BLOCK 1 TEST Test will be Easy to Moderate level CURRENT AFFAIRS-1

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to 11th December

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13th December 138 History & CA Ancient India- Old NCERT: Ancient India, R.S Sharma and Tamil Nadu-11th

 Prehistoric Period

 Harappan/Indus Valley Civilization

 Vedic Period

 Religious Reforms like Buddhism and Jainism

 Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Age

 Sangam Age

 Gupta Age and Harshvardhana Age

 Central Asian Contacts and their Results

 The Age of Satvahanas

 South Indian Empires- Pallavas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas and Cholas

GS Paper 4: Emotional Intelligence

 Lexicon-4th Chapter and Value Add Notes

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra- September and October- in SET 5

14th December 139 History & CA 15th December 140 History & CA 16th December 141 History & CA 17th December 142 History & CA 18th December 143 History & CA 19th_December ₁₄₄ _{History & CA}

20th December

145

History & CA

21st December 146 REVISION REVISION REVISION

22nd December

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to 21st December

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1st January 157 Environ/S&T/CA Shankar IAS –Part 3 Climate Change

 Global Warming, Greenhouse effect, Climate Forcing, Global Warming Potential etc

 Ocean Acidification

 Ozone Depletion

Impact of Climate Change- India

 Agriculture and Food Security

 Climate Change and Health

 Water Security

 Ecosystem and Biodiversity

Mitigation Strategies

 Carbon Sequestration

 Carbon Sink, Carbon Credit, Carbon Offsetting, Carbon Tax, Geo-engineering etc

India and Climate Change

 National Action Plan on Climate Change

 Green Building

 GRIHA

 BSE Greenex

 National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture

 Etc

 Biotechnology, Energy, Recent Advancement in Science

 NCERT BIO-12th Class- Chapters 9,10,11 and 12

GS Paper 1- World History-Norman Lowe or any source that covers below topics

 World War II

 United Nations

Organizations

 Conflict in the Middle East

 After taking Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in your Environment and Science Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra-September and October- in SET 5 2nd January 158 Environ/S&T/CA 3rd January 159 Environ/S&T/CA 4th January 160 Environ/S&T/CA 5th January 161 Environ/S&T/CA 6th January 162 Environ/S&T/CA 7th_January ₁₆₃ _{Environ/S&T/CA} 8th January 164 Environ/S&T/CA

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11th January 167 MAINS MOCK TEST 5 and SYNOPSIS OF MAINS MOCK TEST 5- It will also cover Current Affairs Issues of the Month

9th January 165 REVISION REVISION REVISION

10th January

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December 2017 to 9th January 2018

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SET 6

12th January 168 Polity & CA Revision of SET 4: BLOCK 2 Prelims Topics and

Topics

 NITI Aayog

 National Human Rights Commission

 State Human Rights Commission

 Central Information Commission

 State Information Commission

 Central Vigilance Commission

 Central Bureau of

Investigation

 Lokpal and Lokayuktas

GS Paper 4: Contributions of Moral Thinkers and Philosophers from India and World

 Lexicon- 5th Chapter and Value Add Notes

GS Paper 1- World History-Norman Lowe and VAN

 The Rise of Fascism-Italy, Germany, Japan and Spain

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – November and December- in SET 6

13th January 169 Polity & CA 14th January 170 Polity & CA 15th January 171 Polity & CA 16th January 172 Polity & CA 17th January 173 Polity & CA 18th_January ₁₇₄ _{Polity & CA}

19th January

175

Polity & CA

21st January

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to 20th January 2018

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22nd January 178 Geography & CA G.C Leong- Chapters 3 to 11 and 13- 14 11th NCERT- Indian Physical Environmental-Unit 3

Fundamentals of Physical

Geography-Unit 3 & 4

Landforms and Soil

 Minerals and Rocks

 Geomorphic Processes, Volcanism, Earthquakes

 Landforms-Desert, Limestone, Lakes, Coastal, Islands/Coral Reefs

 Acidity of Soil, Types of Soil

 Major Soil groups in India

 Soil Texture and Erosion etc

Climatology

 Composition and Structure of Atmosphere

 Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature

 Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems

 Water in the Atmosphere

 Western Disturbances, El Nino, La-Nina and Southern Oscillations etc

 Monsoon and Seasons etc

GS Paper 1: Geography: Same source as Prelims and VAN

 Salient features of world's physical geography

 Important Geophysical

phenomena such as

earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc.,

 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.

 After taking Test- Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in your Geography Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – November and December - in SET 6

23rd January 179 Geography & CA 24th January 180 Geography & CA 25th January 181 Geography & CA 26th January 182 Geography & CA 27th January 183 Geography & CA 28th_January ₁₈₄ _{Geography & CA}

29th January

185

Geography & CA

31st January

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to 30th January 2018

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1st February 188 Economy & CA Ramesh Singh-9th Edition

 Chapter 15- External Sector in India

 Chapter 17- Tax Structure in India

 Chapter 18- Public Finance in India

GS Paper 4: Ethics-Values and Ethics in Public Administration

 Lexicon- 6th Chapter and VAN

 2nd_ARC-4th_Report

 Justice Harvard Videos

GS Paper 1- World History: Communism- Rise and Decline

 Russian Revolution

 Communist Rule in USSR

 China 1900-1949

 China since 1949

 After taking Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learn in your Economy Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – November and December - in SET 6

2nd February 189 Economy & CA 3rd February 190 Economy & CA 4th February 191 Economy & CA 5th February 192 Economy & CA 6th February 193 Economy & CA 7th_February ₁₉₄ _{Economy & CA}

8th February

195

Economy & CA

9th February 196 REVISION REVISION REVISION

10th February

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to 9th February 2018

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11th February 198 MAINS MOCK TEST 6 and SYNOPSIS OF MAINS MOCK TEST 6- It will also cover Current Affairs Issues of the Month

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SET 7

13th February 200 History & CA Old NCERT 12th- Bipan Chandra or any book of your choice covering the topcis Freedom Struggle: Extremist Phase (1905 – 17)

 Emergence of Extremist & Leaders

 The Partition of Bengal

 Morley-Minto Reforms

 Swadeshi Movement

 Home Rule Movement etc.

Freedom Struggle: The Gandhian Era (1917– 47)

 Gandhi – Advent and Achievement

 Rowlatt Act, Jallianawala Bagh Massacre and Khilafat Movement - Non- Cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Quit India Movement

 British Response and Negotiations

 INA and Subhash Chandra Bose

 Indian Independence Act

GS Paper 1- Modern History

 Read India’s Struggle for Freedom-Bipan Chandra- Chapters 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24

 After taking Test- Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in Test in your History Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topics

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – January and February 2018-SET 7

14th February 201 History & CA 15th February 202 History & CA 16th February 203 History & CA 17th February 204 History & CA 18th February 205 History & CA 19th_February ₂₀₆ _{History & CA}

20th February 207 History & CA

21st February 208 REVISION REVISION REVISION

22nd February

209

SET 7 BLOCK 1 TEST Test will be Easy to Moderate level CURRENT AFFAIRS- 10

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to 21st February 2018

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23rd February 210 Environ/S&T/CA Shankar IAS Environment- Part 5 Acts and Policies

 Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

 Environmental Protection Act 1986

 Forest Rights Act 2006 etc

Institution and Measures- India and World

 Clean Development Mechanism

 Joint Implementation

 CAMPA

 National Wildlife Action Plan

 National Afforestation and Eco-Development

 National Mission for Electric Mobility etc

Environmental Organizations and Conventions

 Animal Welfare Board, Wildlife Crime Control Board etc

 UNFCC

 TRAFFIC

 IUCN

 CBD

 UNCCD etc

GS Paper 1- Modern History

 Read India’s Struggle for Freedom-Bipan

Chandra- Chapters 25 to 39

 Current Affairs- Cover

Babapedia of the Day (Make notes from it)

 Daily Current Affairs Quiz- ½ hours

 After taking Test- Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in this Test in your Environment and Science Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topics 24th February 211 Environ/S&T/CA 25th February 212 Environ/S&T/CA 26th February 213 Environ/S&T/CA 27th February 214 Environ/S&T/CA 28th February 215 Environ/S&T/CA 1st_March ₂₁₆ _{Environ/S&T/CA} 2nd March 217 Environ/S&T/CA

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Science and Technology- Health, Nanotechnology, Robotics, etc

Everyday Physics, Chemistry and Biology

 NCERT PHYSICS -11th Class- Chapters 1,

5 and 8

 NCERT PHYSICS -12th Class- Chapter 15

 NCERT CHEMISTRY -11th Class-

Chapters 1 and 14

 NCERT CHEMISTRY -12th Class-

Chapters 14 and 16

 NCERT BIO-11th Class- Chapters 2 and 5

 NCERT BIO-12th Class- Chapters 4, 5 7,

8, 9 and 10

Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – January and February 2018-SET 7

3rd March 218

REVISION REVISION REVISION

4th March 219

SET 7 BLOCK 2 TEST Test will be Easy to Moderate level CURRENT AFFAIRS - 22

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5th March 220 Polity & CA Indian Polity by Laxmikanth- 5th Edition

 Part VII- Constitutional Bodies

 Part IX- Other Constitutional Dimensions and

 Part X- Political Dynamics

And Revision for

 SET 2 Block 3-Prelims

GS Paper 1- World History

 Colonization and

Decolonisation

 USA before and after World War II

 After taking Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learn in your Polity Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – January and February 2018-SET 7

6th March 221 Polity & CA 7th March 222 Polity & CA 8th March 223 Polity & CA 9th March 224 Polity & CA 10th March 225 Polity & CA 11th_March ₂₂₆ _{Polity & CA}

12th March

227

Polity & CA

13th March 228 REVISION REVISION REVISION

14th March

th

to 13th March 2018

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SET 8

16th March 231 Geography & CA G.C.leong- Chapters 12, 15 to 25

And NCERT 11th- Fundamental of

Physical Geography Unit-V

World Climate and Vegetation

 The Hot, Wet Equatorial Climate

 The Tropical Monsoon and Tropical Marine Climates

 The Savanna or Sudan Climate

 The Hot Desert and Mid-latitude Climate

 The Mediterranean Climate

 The Steppe Climate

 The China type Climate

 The Siberian type Climate

 The Arctic or Polar Climate etc

Hydrosphere

 Ocean, Seas and salinity

 Ocean currents

 Composition and temperature distribution

GS Paper 3- Security Issues

 Linkages between development and spread of extremism.

 Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.  Challenges to internal security through communication

networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – March 2018

17th March 232 Geography & CA 18th March 233 Geography & CA 19th March 234 Geography & CA 20th March 235 Geography & CA 21st March 236 Geography & CA 22nd_March ₂₃₇ _{Geography & CA}

23rd March

238

Geography & CA

24th March 239 REVISION REVISION REVISION

25th March

th

to 24th March 2018

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DATE DAY SUBJECT SET8: BLOCK 2-PRELIMS SET 8: BLOCK 2-MAINS MUST DO

26th March 241 Economy & CA Ramesh Singh-9th Edition

 Chapter 16- International Economic Organization

 Chapter 19- Sustainability and Climate Change

 Chapter 20- Human Development in India

 Chapter 21- Burning Socio-Economic Issues

 Chapter 22- Economic Concepts and Terminologies

GS Paper 4: Ethics- Probity in Governance

 Lexicon- 7th Chapter and VAN

GS Paper 3- Economy

 Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.

 Land reforms in India.

 After taking Test - Make notes of all the concepts that you learnt in your Economy Note Book along with Previous Years Questions that you solved for overlapping topic

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – March 2018- SET 8

27th March 242 Economy & CA 28th March 243 Economy & CA 29th March 244 Economy & CA 30th March 245 Economy & CA 31st March 246 Economy & CA 1st_April ₂₄₇ _{Economy & CA}

2nd April

248

Economy & CA

3rd April 249 REVISION REVISION REVISION

4th April

th

March to 3rd April 2018

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5th April 251 History & CA Class XI NCERT – Introduction to Fine Art CCRT website- India Performing Arts,

Indian Visual Arts, Indian Literature through ages

 Architecture and Sculptures

 Religion and Philosophy

 Indian paintings

 Indian Music

 Indian Dances

 Indian Theatres

 Indian cinema

 Indian Language & Literature

 Arts & Crafts

 Science and Technology in Ancient India

 Indo- Islamic Culture

START REVISON FOR PRELIMS

 Cover Yojana/Kurukshetra – March 2018- in SET 8

6th April 252 History & CA 7th April 253 History & CA 8th April 254 History & CA 9th April 255 History & CA 10th April 256 History & CA 11th_April ₂₅₇ _{History & CA}

12th April

258

History & CA

13th April 259 REVISION REVISION REVISION

14th April

260 SET 8 BLOCK 3 TEST Test will be Easy to Moderate level CURRENT AFFAIRS 4th to 13

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15th April 261 REVISION TEST 4-SET 7 AND SET 8

16th April 262 MAINS MOCK TEST 8 and SYNOPSIS OF MAINS MOCK TEST 8- It will also cover Current Affairs Issues of the Month

17

th

APRIL TO 24

TH

APRIL- REVISION

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DATE MOCKS SUBJECTS CURRENT AFFAIRS

25th April REVISION TEST- 5 POLITY + GEOGRAPHY 14th to 24th April

30th April REVISION TEST-6 ECONOMY + HISTORY 25th to 29th April

5th May REVISION TEST-7 ENVIRONMENT +SCIENCE & TECH 30th April to 4th May

10th_May _{REVISION TEST-8} _{ECO-SURVEY+INDIA YEAR BOOK+CURRENT AFFAIRS} ₅th_{to 9}th_May

15th May FULL MOCK-1 FULL SYLLABUS

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Mains Block Plan 2018

BLOCK 1: 15

th

June- 29

th

June 2018

Topics/Sources to Refer

Value Add Notes from IASbaba

World History (GS-1)  World History-American, French and

Industrial Revolution

 Refer-OLD NCERT Arjun Dev/J.S Rajput or IGNOU Notes

 Revise VAN

 Relevant Value Add on the given topics will be provided if not provided earlier

Modern India (GS-1)  Pre-1857 uprising, 1857 Revolt,

Socio-Religious Reforms

 Foundation of Indian National Congress

 Economic Critique of Colonialism and India Press

 Refer-Struggle for Freedom-Bipan Chandra, Spectrum-Comprehensive History of Modern India

 Revise VAN

Polity (GS-2)  Indian Constitution

 Centre-State Relations

 Refer-Lakshmikant and issues in Current Affairs (refer IASbaba’s Monthly Magazine, RSTV Discussions and Ail India Radio Discussions)

 Revise VAN

Relevant Value Add on the given topics will be provided if not provided earlier

Women Issues and Urbanization (GS-1)  Issues in Current Affairs

 IASbaba’s Monthly Magazine, RSTV Discussions and All India Radio Discussions

 Revise VAN

Relevant Value Add on the given topics will be provided if not provided earlier Agriculture- Cropping pattern, Irrigation System,

Agricultural issues like transportation and marketing related. E-Tec in the aid of farmers (GS-3)

 Issues in Current Affairs

 Revise VAN

 Relevant Value Add on the given topics will be provided if not provided earlier Science and Technology- Energy Related like  Issues in Current Affairs  Revise VAN

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Nuclear/Renewable Energy Scenario and issues (GS-3)

 Relevant Value Add on the given topics will be provided if not provided earlier Ethics and Human Interface (GS-4)  Lexicon-1st Chapter

 Justice Harvard Videos

 Revise VAN

 Relevant Value Add on the given topics will be provided if not provided earlier In Mock- Case Studies will be provided

Indian Heritage and Culture (GS-1)  Only Art Forms  Only Mock Questions/Synopsis to be

provided (Refer to Previous Value Add Notes)

30th June 2018- Mains Mock-1 Mains Mock Synopsis on Mains Mock-1

BLOCK 2: 1

st

to 14

th

July 2018

Topics/Sources to Refer

Value Add materials from IASbaba

World History (GS-1)  From World Wars up to formation of

United nations

 Refer- Norman Lowe or Old NCERT-Arjun Dev/J.S Rajput

 Revise VAN

Modern India (GS-1)  All important events from Swadeshi

Movement to Civil Disobedience Movement

 Refer-Struggle for Freedom-Bipan Chandra, Spectrum-Comprehensive History of Modern India

 Revise VAN

Post Independence Consolidation and reorganization within the country (GS-1)

 Politics in India Since Independence-12th NCERT

 Bipan Chandra-India Since Independence

 Watch Pradhanmantri Episode on

 Revise VAN

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Youtube

 Current Affairs- Issues and Events in news Salient Features of Indian Society, Population and

associated issues, poverty, hunger and developmental issues (GS-1)

 NCERT Sociology-11th and 12th

 Revise VAN

 Relevant Value Add on the given topics will be provided if not provided earlier Salient features of Representation of People’s Act

and related issues (GS-2)

 Electoral Reforms

 Role of Election Commission

 SC Judgements etc

 Revise VAN

 Relevant Value Add on the given topics will be provided if not provided earlier International Relations (GS-2)  Issues in Current Affairs

 India and neighbours

 Refer- IDSA Website

 Revise VAN

 Relevant Value Add on the given topics will be provided if not provided earlier Issues related to direct and indirect subsidies and

Minimum Support Price, PDS System, Buffer Stocks and Food Security, Technology Missions (GS-3)

 Schemes by GoI

 Revise VAN

Attitude, Aptitude and Foundational Values (GS-4)  Lexicon-2nd and 3rd Chapter

 Justice Harvard Videos

 Revise VAN

 In Mock- Case Studies will be provided

Indian Heritage and Culture (GS-1)  Literature  Only Mock Questions/Synopsis to be

provided (Refer to Previous Value Add Notes)

15th July 2018- Mains Mock-2 Mains Mock-2 Synopsis on Mains Mock-2