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DATE

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1

19.01.2023

Polity - 1

Indian Polity & Constitution

• Political Systems: concepts, forms and types ▪ Political system as established by the Constitution ▪ Indian Constitution: Historical Underpinnings,   Evolution   & Making   of the Constitution, Features, Significant Provisions ▪ The Preamble ▪ The Union and its Territory ▪ Citizenship ▪ Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles & Fundamental Duties
• Amendment of Constitution ▪ Basic Structure of the Constitution ▪ Emergency Provisions
• Constitutional & Non Constitutional Bodies.

+ Current Affairs (June 2022).

2

26.01.2023

Polity - 1

Working of Indian Constitution

• Central   Government:   President,   Vice   President,   Prime   minister,   Central   Council of Ministers ▪ Parliament and State Legislature ▪ State Government: Governor, Chief Minister, State Council of Ministers ▪ Indian Federalism and Centre-State Relations ▪ Local Government: Panchayati Raj, Local Urban Government ▪ Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Courts, Subordinate Courts ▪ Elections

+ Current Affairs (July 2022).

3

02.02.2023

History - 1

(Ancient India + Medieval India + Art & Culture -1)

Ancient History

• Prehistoric period ▪ Harappan/Indus Valley Civilization ▪ Vedic Age ▪ Mahajanapadas
• Religious Reforms ▪ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age ▪ Sangam Age ▪ Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age.

Medieval India

• Early Medieval Period ▪ North India ▪ South India ▪ Sultanate Period ▪ The Delhi Sultanate
• Vijayanagar & other Kingdoms ▪ Religious Movements ▪ Bhakti Movement ▪ Sufi Movement ▪ Mughal Period ▪ Maratha Confederacy.

Art & Culture

• 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.

+ Current Affairs (August 2022)

4

09.02.2023

History – 2 (Modern India - 1)

• India in the late Eighteenth Century ▪ The Advent of the Europeans and British Conquest of India ▪ The British Administrative Structure, Reform, Impact and Organization of Government of India ▪ Social – Religious Movements in 19th – 20th centuries

Freedom Struggle: The Revolt of 1857 & change after 1857 ▪ Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905)

Extremist Phase (1905 – 17): Emergence of Extremist & Leaders ▪ The Partition of Bengal

• Morley-Minto Reforms ▪ Swadeshi Movement, Home Rule Movement etc.

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

Miscellaneous & Other Dimensions: Reforms/Acts/Committee, Congress Session, Governor–General Viceroys, Policies, Tribal & Peasant Movements etc.

+ Current Affairs (September 2022).

5

12.02.2023

Geography – 1

Physical Geography of the world

• Solar System & the Earth and basics of latitude and longitude ▪ Geomorphology
• Climatology ▪ Oceanography ▪ Soils ▪ Natural Hazards and Disasters ▪ Continents (Land, Climate, Resources etc.): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia

Physical Geography of India

• Introduction: Location, Area and Boundaries ▪ Structure and Relief: Physiographic Divisions ▪ Drainage System ▪ Weather, Climate and Seasons ▪ Soils ▪ Natural Vegetation, Plant and Animal Life.

+ Current Affairs (October 2022).

6

16.02.2023

Geography – 2

World Economic and Human Geography:

• Natural resources and mineral resources and distribution of key natural resources across the world ▪ Agriculture and agro-climatic regions ▪ Industry and location factors
• Infrastructure ▪ World Population, density & distribution, races & tribes, settlements & migration ▪ Map Based Questions from World (Location of state, city, minerals, industries etc.)

Indian Geography

• Agriculture typology and major Crops grown in India ▪ Agro-Climatic Regions ▪ Land Reforms and Land use pattern ▪ Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Aquaculture ▪ Water Resources- Availability and potential: Lakes, rivers, dams, power and irrigation projects, wetlands and interlinking of rivers ▪ Mineral Resources- classification and distribution
• Energy Resources- conventional and non-conventional resources ▪ Population and Growth trends - density, sex ratio, literacy, tribes and racial groups in India ▪ Rural and Urban Settlements- types and patterns ▪ Industries- types and their locational factors
• Transport and Communication -railways, highways, inland water transport, shipping and sea-ports, air transport ▪ Map Based Questions from India (Location of state, city, minerals, industries etc.)

+ Current Affairs (October 2022).

7

19.02.2023

Indian Economy - 1

National Income Accounting: Definition ▪ Concepts: GDP, GNP etc. ▪ Measurement of National Income.

Money and Banking: Function of Money, Evolution of Money etc. ▪ Banking: Need of Banks, Functions, Types, Banking Reforms, Central Bank and its role

Inflation and Employment: Definition, types etc.

Government Budgeting and Fiscal Policy: Budgeting, types, its evolution in India, Process, Component etc. ▪ Public finance, Revenue and Expenditure, Deficits, Taxes, Debts etc.

External Sector and Currency Exchange rates: BoP, BoT, International trade, IMF, WTO, Trade policies, issues and challenges etc.

Capital Market: Terms and Concepts

Agriculture, Industry, Services, Infrastructure and Communication, Five year Plans Economic Reforms since 1991 Foreign Trade India and IMF, WTO, WIPO India and International Institutions IPRs.

+ Current Affairs (November 2022)

8

23.02.2023

Environment - 1

Ecology & Environment

• Basic Concepts & Components of the Ecology and ecosystem ▪ Global warming, Climate change and Ozone depletion ▪ Environmental Issues and Pollution ▪ Biodiversity, flora and fauna ▪ Conservation efforts - India and World ▪ Sustainable Development ▪ Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment.

+ Current Affairs (November 2022)

9

26.02.2023

Science & Technology - 1

Basic Science and Technology:

Physics: Standards and units ▪ Mechanics and properties of matter ▪ Heat ▪ Sound ▪ Optics

• Electricity and Magnetism ▪ Atomic and Nuclear physics ▪ Modern Physics ▪ Astronomy and Space Science

Chemistry: Matters and its nature ▪ Chemical Reactions and Equations ▪ Structure of the Atom

• Periodic classification of elements ▪ Chemical Bonding ▪ Carbon and its compound
• Acid, Bases and Salts ▪ Metals and Non-metals ▪ Thermodynamics ▪ Nanotechnology
• Agricultural Chemistry ▪ Medicinal Chemistry ▪ Food Chemistry ▪ Bio Chemistry
• Polymers and Plastics

Biology: Introduction ▪ Cell Biology ▪ Life processes ▪ Biocommunication ▪ Diseases and Defence Mechanism ▪ Nutrition ▪ Origin and Evolution of life ▪ Genetics ▪ Plant Biology + Applied Science and Modern Day Technology / Latest Research.

+ Current Affairs (December 2022).

10

02.03.2023

Polity - 1

Indian Polity & Constitution

• Political systems: concepts, forms and types ▪ Political system as established by the Constitution ▪ Indian Constitution: Historical Underpinnings,   Evolution   & Making   of the Constitution, Features, Significant Provisions ▪ The Preamble ▪ The Union and its Territory ▪ Citizenship ▪ Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles & Fundamental Duties
• Amendment of Constitution ▪ Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Courts, Subordinate Courts.

+ Current Affairs (December 2022).

11

05.03.2023

Polity - 2

• Central Government: President, Vice President, Prime minister, Central Council of Ministers ▪ Parliament and State Legislature ▪ State Government: Governor, Chief Minister, State Council of Ministers ▪ Indian Federalism and Centre-State Relations
• Emergency Provisions ▪ Local Government: Panchayati Raj, Local Urban Government
• Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive; Ministries and Departments of the Government.

+ Current Affairs (January 2023).

12

09.03.2023

Polity - 3

Governance in India

• Constitutional & Non Constitutional Bodies ▪ Elections and political parties: problems and processes ▪ Electoral politics ▪ Working of the political system since independence
• Governance o Good Governance, e-Governance ▪ Transparency & Accountability o RTI, Citizen’s Charter & AntiCorruption o Civil Society, People participation o Reforms: Police Reform, Administrative Reform, Judicial Reform, Political Reform etc. ▪ Social Audit.
• Public Policy: Making, Implementation, Evaluation and monitoring ▪ Public Sector Management ▪ Public-private partnerships (PPP) ▪ Rights Issues- Forest Rights Act, Consumer Protection Act, etc.

+ Current Affairs (January 2023).

13

12.03.2023

Ancient India, Medieval India and Art & Culture

Ancient History

• Prehistoric period ▪ Harappan/Indus Valley Civilization ▪ Vedic Age ▪ Mahajanapadas
• Religious Reforms ▪ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age ▪ Sangam Age ▪ Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age.

Art & Culture

• 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

Medieval India

• Early Medieval Period ▪ North India ▪ South India ▪ Sultanate Period ▪ The Delhi Sultanate
• Vijayanagar & other Kingdoms ▪ Religious Movements ▪ Bhakti Movement ▪ Sufi Movement ▪ Mughal Period ▪ Maratha Confederacy.

+ Current Affairs (February 2023).

14

16.03.2023

Modern India -1

• India in the late Eighteenth Century ▪ The Advent of the Europeans and British Conquest of India ▪ The British Administrative Structure, Reform, Impact and Organization of Government of India ▪ Social–Religious Movements in 19th–20th centuries ▪ Freedom Struggle ▪ The Revolt of 1857 & change after 1857 ▪ Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905) Miscellaneous & Other Dimensions ▪ Reforms/Acts/Committee, Congress Session, Governor–General Viceroys, Policies, Tribal & Peasant Movements etc.

+ Current Affairs (February 2023).

15

19.03.2023

Modern India - 2

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.

+ Current Affairs (June – August 2022).

16

23.03.2023

Geography – I

Physical Geography of the world

• Solar System & the Earth and basics of latitude and longitude ▪ Geomorphology
• Climatology ▪ Oceanography ▪ Soils ▪ Natural Hazards and Disasters ▪ Continents (Land, Climate, Resources etc.): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia

Physical Geography of India

• Introduction: Location, Area and Boundaries ▪ Structure and Relief: Physiographic Divisions ▪ Drainage System ▪ Weather, Climate and Seasons ▪ Soils ▪ Natural Vegetation, Plant and Animal Life.

+ Current Affairs (September- November 2022).

17

26.03.2023

Geography – 2

Economic and Human Geography - World ▪ Economic Geography of the world: primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary and quinary activities ▪ Human Geography of world ▪ World Population, Distribution & Density, Races & Tribes, Settlement & Migration Economic and Human Geography - India ▪ Agriculture ▪ Land Resources ▪ Water Resources ▪ Mineral and Energy Resources ▪ Industries ▪ Transport and Communication ▪ Foreign Trade

• Population, Migration, Settlements.

+ Current Affairs (December2022 to February 2023).

18

30.03.2023

Environment

Ecology & Environment (Basic Concepts & Biodiversity) ▪ Basic Concepts & Components of the Environment ▪ Understanding of the Environment and Ecology ▪ Biodiversity, Flora and Fauna. ▪ Ecology and Environment (Environmental Acts Policies and Conservation Strategies) ▪ Environmental Monitoring and Impact ▪ Assessment ▪ Environmental laws and policies ▪ Sustainable Development ▪ Natural Resource conservation ▪ Environmental Problems ▪ Energy Crisis and Non-Conventional Source.

+ Current Affairs (March 2023).

19

02.04.2023

Economy - 1

India Economy

National Income Accounting ▪ Definition ▪ Concepts: GDP, GNP etc. ▪ Measurement of national income Money and Banking ▪ Function of Money, Evolution of Money etc.

• Banking: Need of Banks, Functions, Types, Banking Reforms, Central Bank and its role Inflation and Employment ▪ Definition, types etc. Government Budgeting and Fiscal Policy ▪ Budgeting, types, its evolution in India, Process, Component etc. ▪ Public finance, Revenue and Expenditure, Deficits, Taxes, Debts etc. Capital Market ▪ Terms and Concepts
• Agriculture ▪ Industry ▪ Services ▪ Infrastructure and Communication ▪ Five year Plans
• Economic Reforms since 1991 ▪ Foreign Trade ▪ India and IMF, WTO, WIPO ▪ India and International Institutions ▪ IPRs External Sector and Currency Exchange rates ▪ BoP, BoT, International trade, IMF, WTO, Trade policies, issues and challenges etc.

+ Current Affairs (March 2023).

20

06.04.2023

Budget 2023-24 and Economic Survey 2022-23

Current Affairs (February and March 2023).

21

09.04.2023

Social Development & India Year Book 2023

• Human Capital Development ▪ Poverty & Unemployment ▪ Inclusive Growth ▪ Rural Development ▪ Health, Literacy and Education ▪ Demographics ▪ Women & Child
• Social Security Social Sectors Initiatives: ▪ Poverty alleviation Programmes ▪ Employment Generation Programmes ▪ Basic Amenities: Housing / Drinking Waters / Sanitation
• Health and Family Welfare ▪ Women and Child Development ▪ Social Welfare etc.

22

13.04.2023

Full Test – 1 + CSAT

Full Syllabus + Current Affairs (June 2022 to March 2023).

23

16.04.2023

Full Test – 2 + CSAT

Full Syllabus + Current Affairs (June 2022 to April (1- 15) 2023).

24

20.04.2023

Full Test – 3 + CSAT

Full Syllabus + Current Affairs (June 2022 to April (1- 15) 2023)

25

23.04.2023

Full Test – 4 + CSAT

Full Syllabus + Current Affairs (June 2022 to April (1- 15) 2023)

26

27.04.2023

Full Test – 5 + CSAT

Full Syllabus + Current Affairs (June 2022 to April (1- 15) 2023)

27

07.05.2023

Mock 1 + CSAT

Full Syllabus + Current Affairs (June 2022 to April 2023)

28

14.05.2023

Mock 2 + CSAT

Full Syllabus + Current Affairs (June 2022 to May 2023)

29

21.05.2023

Mock 3 + CSAT

Full Syllabus + Current Affairs (June 2022 to May 2023)