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ALL INDIA INTERACTIVE PHILOSOPHY MAINS TEST SERIES 2013: MODULE 9JUNE (10 MOC !"#!#$
ONLINE CLASSROOM DISTANCE LEARNING
ANSWER WRITING EVALUATION PROGRAMME ("%perts #&pport: !elephonic 'isc&ssion / "mail (nteraction$
+ Value Addition material - Anoop !"#$ S%n&'
P$o&$#" O()*+,%-* : !his is a comprehensive and intensive )interactive* distance learnin+ pro+ram / online pro+ram / class room pro+ram foc&sin+ on sincere (,# ,spirants who will appear in Civil #ervice
"%am -01-. O&r e%perts provide step b. step +&idance to aspirants for &nderstandin+ the concepts of the s&b/ect and preparin+ them for effective answer writin+.

App$o#+' . S,$#,*&/ : O&r simple0 practical and foc&sed approach will help aspirants &nderstand the demand of 12#C e%am effectivel.. O&r strate+. is to constantl. innovate to keep the preparation
process d.namic and +ive personali3ed attention to individ&al aspirants based on factors like core competence0 availabilit. of time and reso&rce and the re4&irement of Civil #ervice
"%am. O&r (nteractive 5earnin+ approach ("mail / !elephonic 'isc&ssion: "%perts with ,spirants$ will contin&o&sl. improve aspirant*s performance and move their preparation in
the ri+ht direction.

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Mock !est 2apers ; answer sheet ( 10 !ests $
"val&ated ,nswer <ooklet b. e%perts with proper feedback0 comments ; +&idance.
,nswer format ( #.nopsis $ of Mock !est paper
,nal.sis of Mock !est papers based on diffic&lt. level ; nat&re of 4&estions.
Comprehensive anal.sis of previo&s .ear 4&estions
=al&e ,ddition material


INNOVATIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM:
#tatic ; d.namic 2otential of Mock test papers ( #corin+ 2otential $ 0 Macro ; Micro performance ,nal.sis of aspirants 0#ection wise anal.sis 0 Comparison of .o&r Marks vs 2otential of each >&estion 0 'iffic&lt. ,nal.sis
0 ,ll (ndia 7ank0 comparison with toppers0 ?eo+raphical ,nal.sis 0 (nte+rated #core Card 0 ,nal.sis of Mock !est papers based on diffic&lt. level ; nat&re of 4&estions etc.

SCHEDULE= CONTENT . RE3ERENCE

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2.Classroom Tests (flexible : !"er# da# of the $ee%& 1' A( ) 2 *(
+.,e ha"e Class -oom Test .eries center in /r.(u%her%ee Na0ar & Ne$ /elhi
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P'*no"*no4o&/ (K&sserl$: MethodB !heor. of "ssencesB ,voidance of 2s.cholo+ism.
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3OCUS : ,nswer writin+ skill development0 #tr&ct&re ; presentation of answer0 Kow to present facts0 information ; knowled+e in the answer0 1nderstandin+ act&al re4&irement (
ke. words 0 Conte%t ; Content$ of the 12#C in the different marks t.pes 4&estions ( M0 Marks 0 -0 marks 0 1N marks 0 1- marks 0 10 marks $ and which 4&estions sho&ld be
attempted for +ood score (strate+. ; approach$ 0 1nderstandin+ .o&r c&rrent state preparedness ; re4&ired action plans and :ramin+ .o&r mind towards act&al pattern0
to&+hness and timin+ of the act&al 12#C "%amination.

PHILOSOPHY :!he pattern of 12#C Mains e%am is ver. d.namic and &npredictable. !herefore Mock !est papers sho&ld be desi+ned based on latest pattern of 12#C. O&r team frame the
4&estions (:0 C,0 :C,0 1$ with different diffic&lt. level (" 0 M0 '0 =$ in the Mock test papers. #o that the aspirants can sim&late the 12#C e%am in real sense0 &nderstand the
demand of the e%am and develop effective writin+ skills.

D%00%+!4,/ L*-*4 8DL: : "as. 8E:= Medi&m 8M:= 'iffic&lt 8D:= =er. 'iffic&lt 8V:
N#,!$* o0 G!*2,%on 8N#,!$*: : :&ndamental /Concept&al /Conventional (3:= C&rrent ,ffairs 8 CA: 0 :&ndamental 9 C&rrent ,ffairs 8 3CA: and 1nconventional 8 U:

UPSC CRITERIA :C$%,*$%# 0o$ #22*22"*n, o0 +#n6%6#,* p*$0o$"#n+* %n ,'* <$%,,*n IAS *5#" #2 p*$ UPSC %n2,$!+,%on:
The main !amination is intended to assess the o"era## inte##ectua# traits and de$th o% understandin& o% candidates rather than mere#' the ran&e o% their in%ormation and
memor'(. )2nion *ublic .er"ice Commission (2*.C

METHODOLOGY : M*,'o6o4o&/ 0o$ *-#4!#,%on o0 An2<*$ 2'**,: O&r e%pert will eval&ate aspirant*s answer sheet on followin+ indicators and their e%perience in the field 12#C.

EVALUATION INDICATORS GUESTION No> #core ( 1 J N $
1. ,li+nment Competence
-. Conte%t Competence
M. Content Competence :
O. 5an+&a+e Competence
N. (ntrod&ction Competence
P. #tr&ct&re J 2resentations
Competence

Q. Concl&sion Competence

MARS
S+o$*: S+#4*: 1A H N J O&tstandin+ O J "%cellent M J ?ood - J ,vera+e 1 6 2oor
Tota# *arks in the +uestion has ,een &i"en on $ro$er consideration o% -ei&hta&e o% e"er' e"a#uation indicators ,ased on nature o% the +uestions and ./S0 e!$erience o% the e!$ert.
The score o% e"er' indicator %or an' +uestion -i## hi&h#i&ht candidate1s com$etence $er%ormance (%or understandin& o% the #e"e# o% +ua#it' o% the +uestion and re+uired action $#ans).

7ASIC UNDERSTANDING O3 3OLLOWING DESIGNED COMPETENCES :

A4%&n"*n, Co"p*,*n+*:
- Lritin+ the answer accordin+ to the act&al re4&irement of the 4&estions
- :oc&s on e. words ; !ail words effectivel. ( #ucidate 2 !$#ain, 0omment , !amine , 0ritica##' e!amine , Discuss , Ana#'3e , I##ustrate , Re"ie- , Ar&ue , 4usti%' etc.)

Con,*5, Co"p*,*n+*:
- Conte%t&al &nderstandin+ of the >&estions

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- 2resent relevant information 0 choice of words and proper statement

Con,*n, Co"p*,*n+* :
- Content of the answer in the conte%t&al framework

L#n&!#&* Co"p*,*n+* :
- Optional #&b/ect #pecific 5an+&a+e not &sed +eneral words in the optional paper ( b&t (n ?eneral #t&dies lan+&a+e sho&ld be simple and clear $
- ,ppropriate words at proper place 0 Lord limits

S,$!+,!$* L P$*2*n,#,%on Co"p*,*n+*:
- 2roper s.stemati3ation in the str&ct&re of the answer 0 2roper consideration of priorit. and foc&s of +iven ideas.
- 5o+ical str&ct&re of sentence and their connectivit.
- proper visibilit. of idea thro&+h facts0 data 0 dia+ram 0 fi+&re 0 ill&stration accordin+ to the re4&irement of the 4&estion

In,$o6!+,%on L Con+4!2%on Co"p*,*n+*:
- (mpressive be+innin+ and "ndin+ of the answer 0 ?ive .o&r opinion onl. when asked for it.
- (ncorporate .o&r opinion from different perspective in a balance manner
























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