Routine

6.00 9.30 am Public Administration

9.30 10.00 am PA answer writing
10.30 2.00 pm Geography
2.00 2.30 pm Geography answer writing
3.00 6.30 pm General Studies
6.30 7.00 pm General Studies answer writing
7.30 8.00 pm English and Essay
Disturbance during this hour will make up after 8.00 pm. Make sure to get 3 hours for main
subject hours for penning whatever you read during previous 3 hours, hour for rest or
make up for disturbances. 1
st
January to 9
th
January concentrate on General Studies, Essay and
English.
Approach
Understanding, conceptual clarity and by heart.
1
st
Step : Understand Syllabus
2
nd
Step : First understand the questions asked related to the topic and enquire for the answer
from the study material.
3
rd
Step : Reproduce whatever you read through question and answer format.


METHOD OF STUDY: ASK A QUESTION INQUIRE FOR THE ANSWER + REVISION
What you write in exam are those that comes to your mind
What that comes to your mind are those that you remembered
What you remembered are those that are revised frequently

1. Understand the syllabus and question pattern.
2. Digest the topic from a single source (classnotes, textbook, guidebook, magazines).
3. Revision and writing practice.

N.B.- Single source for a particular topic is necessary in order to retain that topic in the long
term memory. Choice of source depends on i) how much of that portion can be vomited after
reading and ii) the time in hand for preparation. One must be able to reproduce all the topic of
the Subject (Paper) from beginning to end without any break. This can be achieve through
repeated revision. Then, prepare for those questions that are found to be complicated and
difficult.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Revision
and
Mock
Test.
which
subject
in what
time to
be fixed
in the
morning
7.00 PA 7.00 Eng 7.00 Essay 7.00 Current 7.00 GS 7.00 Geo
11.00 AW PA 8.00 PA 8.00 Eng 8.00 Essay 11.00 AW GS 11.00 AW Geo
11.30 Geo 12.00 AW PA 9.00 PA 9.00 Eng 11.30 Current 11.30 Map
3.30 AW Geo 12.30 Geo 1.00 AW PA 10.00 PA 12.30 Essay 12.00 GS
4.00 Map 4.30 AW Geo 1.30 Geo 2.00 AW PA 1.30 Eng 4.00 AW GS
4.30 GS 5.00 Map 5.30 AW Geo 2.30 Geo 2.30 PA 4.30 Current
8.30 AW GS 5.30 GS 6.00 Map 6.30 AW Geo 6.30 AW PA 5.30 Essay
9.00 Current 9.30 AW GS 6.30 GS 7.00 Map 7.00 Geo 6.30 Eng
10.00 Essay 10.00 Current 10.30 AW GS 7.30 GS 11.00 AW Geo 7.30 PA
11.00 Eng 11.00 Essay 11.00 Current 11.30 AW GS 11.30 Map 11.30 AW PA
MAY 20, 2012

5.00 5.30 am Exercise
6.00 12.00 pm GS Prelims Paper I (Follow Vision IAS Primary and Secondary references)
12.00 1.00 pm Work
1.00 2.00 pm Other books
2.00 7.00 pm GS Prelims Paper II (Follow rules and practice regularly)
7.00 9.00 pm Hindu
9.00 10.00 pm Fortnightly and Monthly Magazine (Compulsory: Yojana, Down to Earth,
Science Reporter Optional: Wizard, Chronicle, Kurukshetra, Frontline,
EPW, Mainstream)
10.00 11.00 pm Yearly Edition (Compulsory: Economic Survey, Budget, IYB, MYB
Optional: Websites)

Before starting any topic of GS Prelims Paper I and II, analyse the syllabus and questions of
atleast 2010 & 2011 and understand the topic in a similar fashion by jotting down the probable
questions.