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Indian culture videos

1 .Intruduction To Culture
2. Indian culture
3. Prehistoric Rock Paintings
4. Arts of the Indus Valley
5. Indian architecture
6. Important Schools of Architecture
7. Indian Sculpture
8. Indo-Islamic architecture
9. Modern age architecture
10. Indian crafts
11. Dances in India
12. Folk dances in India
13. Languages in India
14. Indian painting
15. Indian cinema

Ancient Indian history videos

1. Indus valley civilization
2. Vedic culture
3. Jainism
4. Buddhism
5. Mahajanapadas
6. Mauryan kingdom
7. Post mauryan kingdoms
8. Chera kingdom
9. Chola kingdom
10. Pandyan kingdom
11. Guptha period
12. Pushyabhuthis
13. Rashtrakutas
14. Chalukyas of Badami

Medieval Indian history videos

1. Delhi Sulthanates part 1
2. .Delhi Sulthanates part 2
3. Delhi Sulthanates part 3
4. Delhi Sulthanates part 4
5. Delhi Sulthanates part 5
6. Delhi Sulthanates Art and Architecture
7. Vijayanagara empire
8. Bahmani Kingdom
9. Religious movements in India part 1
10. Religious movements in India part 2
11. Mughal dynasty

Modern History videos

1. European Penetration and British
Conquest of India
2. Major battles of modern India
3. British policies in India
4. Land revenue system
5. Social and Cultural awakening in India
6. Resistance to British rule
7. The great revolt of 1857
8. Indian nationalism
9. Pre congress political association
10. Indian national congress
11. Nationalist movement 1905-1918
12. Struggle for Swaraj part 1 (1919-27)
13. British Education policy
14. Constitutional developments
15. Indian press under British rule
16. Partition of Bengal
17. Home rule Leagues
18. Emergence of Gandhi
19. Non cooperation Movement
20. Simon commission
21. Civil Disobedience movement
22. Quit India movement Indian National
Army
23. Naval Mutiny
24. Indian National army
25. British policy of Divide and Rule
26. Partition of India
27. Development of Education in India

Physical Geography videos

1. Our universe
2. Atmosphere
3. Hydrosphere
4. Earthquakes and Volcanoes
5. Motions of Earth
6. Forces affecting the earth movements
7. Latitudes and Longitudes
8. Coasts
9. Erosional and Depositional Landforms
10. Coastal Geomorphology
11. Geo morphological landforms
12. Glaciations
13. Rivers
14. Rocks and landforms

Indian Geography videos

1. Physiographic of India
2. Drainage patterns
3. Himalayan Drainage system
4. Peninsular Drainage system
5. Soils of India
6. Vegetations of India
7. Indian Agriculture
8. Minerals
9. Industries part 1
10. Industries part 2
11. Rail Transport in India
12. Road Transport
13. Air Transport
14. Water Transport
15. Population
16. Ethnic Composition of India
17. Urbanization in India
18. Regional Planning

World Geography videos

1. Introduction to Asian Geography
2. South West Asian Geography
3. South Asian Geography
4. South East Asian Geography
5. East Asian Geography
6. Central Asian Geography
7. African Geography
8. European geography part 1
9. European Geography part 2
10. Australian Geography
11. Anglo American Geography
12. South American Geography
13. Middle American Geography
14. Antarctica Geography

World History videos

1. French Revolution Part-1
2. French Revolution Part-2
3. Women Role in French revolution
4. Russian Revolution – part 1
5. Russian Revolution – part 2
6. Socialism in Europe
7. Rise of Nazism and Hitle-part-1
8. Rise of Nazism and Hitle-part-2
9. Cold War Era
10. COLD war -world Politics Part-1
11. COLD war -world Politics Part-2
12. COLD war -world Politics Part-3
13. End of Bipolariti-part-1
14. Alternative centers of power-part-1
15. Alternative centers of power-part-2
16. Us Hegemony or predominance in world
politics
17. Us Hegemony or predominance in world
politics-part1
18. Us Hegemony or predominance in world
politics-part2
19. Us Hegemony or predominance in world
politics-part3
20. Disintegration of USSR
Population and women issues videos
1. Social Transformation and Problems
2. Approaches and Paradigms
3. Social Problems in the Indian Context
4. Social Demography
5. Migration
6. Urbanization
7. Changing Family Structure
8. Unemployment
9. Labor Industrial
10. Labor Rural
11. Labor Women
12. Poverty and its Social Dynamics
13. Crime and Delinquency
14. Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
15. Violence and Terrorism
16. Children problems
17. Youth Identity and Alienation
18. Women
19. The Aged
20. Scheduled Castes
21. Scheduled Tribes
22. Minorities
23. Ethnicity
24. Land Access, Control and Management
25. Water Access, Control and Management
26. Forests Access, Control and Management
27. Role of the State and Other Associations

Governance
1. Governance meaning
2. Important Aspects of Governance
3. Citizens Charter
4. Transparency and Accountability of
Governance
5. e-Governance
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Governance.

Constitution of India
1. Development of Indian Constitution
2. Framing of Indian Constitution
3. Philosophy of Indian Constitution
4. Nature and Features of Indian Constitution
5. Preamble
6. The Union and its territory
7. Citizenship
8. Fundamental rights
9. Directive principles of State policy
10. Fundamental duties
11. President of India part 1
12. President of India part 2
13. Vice president of India
14. Council of Ministers
15. Prime Minister
16. Attorney General of India
17. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
18. The parliament
19. Parliamentary committees
20. Popular parliamentary concepts
21. The Speaker and Deputy speaker
22. Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Council
of States
23. The Governor
24. The state Legislature
25. Relations between Union and states
26. The Supreme Court
27. High courts and Subordinate Courts
28. Rule of law
29. Judicial review
30. Rural local bodies
31. Urban Local bodies
32. Electoral System and its reform
33. Central and State public service commissions
34. Emergency Provisions
35. Tribunals

Comparison of Indian
Constitution with Others in the world
1. Political Systems across the world
2. Salient features of Constitutions of various
democratic countries
3. Borrowed features of Indian Constitution
4. Features of Indian Constitution Compared
with other Countries
5. Working of Indian Constitution Compared
with Rest of world

Government policies and welfare schemes and

National policies
1. Pradhan manthri Jan Dhan yojana
2. Sukanya Samridhi Yojna
3. MUDRA Bank
4. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
(PMJJBY)
5. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
6. Atal Pension Yojna (APY)
7. Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)
8. Krishi Amdani Beema Yojana
9. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana
10. Pradhan Mantri Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
11. Soil Health Card Scheme for Every Farmer
12. Make in India
13. Digital India
14. SMART CITIES, AMRUT and HOUSING
FOR ALL
15. Swachh bharat abhiyan
16. Namami Ganga
17. Mission Indradhanush

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International Relations
1. India Pakistan Relations
2. India china relations Part 1
3. India china relations part 2
4. India Bangladesh relations
5. India and Afghanistan relations
6. India and Sri Lanka relations
7. India and Bhutan relations
8. India and Maldives relations
9. India and Nepal relations
10. India and Australia relations
11. India and USA relations
12. India and European Union relations
13. India and Iran relations
14. India and South Korea relations
15. India and Japan relations
16. India and UK relation

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Science and technology
A. Physics
1. Units & Measurement
2. Motion
3. Work, Energy and Power
4. Gravitation
5. Properties of Matter
6. Space Exploration
7. Simple Harmonic Motion
8. Sound
9. Optics
10. Heat
11. Electromagnetic Radiation
12. Atomic Physics
13. Astronomy
14. Communication System
15. Electromagnetism

B. Chemistry
1. Structure of Atom
2. Composition of Matter
3. Gaseous Behavior
4. Solution
5. Chemical Thermodynamics
6. Chemical Reactions
7. Thermo-Chemistry
8. Electro-Chemistry
9. Radioactivity
10. Chemical Bonding
11. Periodic Table
12. Non-Metals
13. Organic Chemistry
14. N, P, C & HALOGENS
15. Metallurgy
16. Environmental Chemistry

Biology
1. Diversity in Living World
2. Structural Organization in Animals and Plants
3. Cell Structure and Function
4. Transport in plants
5. Mineral nutrition
6. Photosynthesis
7. Respiration
8. Plant growth and development
9. Digestion and absorption
10. Breathing and Respiration
11. Body fluids and circulation
12. Excretory products and their elimination
13. Locomotion and Movement
14. Neural control and coordination
15. Chemical coordination and regulation

Health and Hygiene

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Electronics and computers

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Robotics technology
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Nontechnology
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Nuclear technology
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Defence
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Environment and Ecology

1. Ecology
2. Geochemical cycles
3. Ecosystem
4. Ecological pyramids
5. Food chains
6. Energy flow in Ecosystem
7. Biological Magnification
8. Biodiversity part 1
9. Biodiversity part 2
10. Biodiversity hotspots in India
11. Organizations to conserve Biodiversity
12. Projects for endangered species in India
13. Community participation in biodiversity
conservation
14. Global efforts towards biodiversity
conservation
15. Air pollution
16. Water pollution
17. Oil pollution
18. Noise pollution
19. Prevention and control of pollution
20. Land degradation
21. Soil erosion
22. Measures to control degradation
23. Hazardous wastes
24. Waste generation and management
25. e-Waste
26. Mettalic poisoning
27. Radioactive wastes
28. Green House effect
29. World’s Response for Green House effects
30. UN Convention on climate change
31. DOHA meet
32. Durban meet 2011
33. CANCUN summit 2010
34. COPENHAGEN summit 2009
35. KYOTO protocol
36. RIO earth summit 1992
37. Basel Convention
38. Ramsar convention
39. Vienna convention
40. Human impact on environment
41. Environmental audit
42. Environmental conservation

Indian Economy
1. Introduction to Economy
2. State of the Indian Economy
3. National Income Concept and Accounting
4. Planning in India
5. Public revenue
6. Budget
7. Public expenditure
8. Fiscal policy
9. Tax reforms in India
10. Banking System in India
11. Monetary policy
12. Inflation
13. Fiscal Federalism in India
14. Money Market Instruments in India
15. Indian Capital Market
16. Services Sector in India
17. Balance of Payments
18. Exchange Rate
19. Rupee depreciation
20. Manufacturing Sector
21. Parallel Economy in India
22. Money Laundering
23. International Trade and Finance
24. Poverty & Un-employment
25. Population of India

Disater management in India

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Food processing and Security

1. Food processing in India
2. India’s strength in food processing
3. Significance of food processing in India
4. Food processing industry in India
5. Upsteam and downstream in food processing
6. Supply chain management in food industry
7. Bottlenecks in food processing industry in
India
8. Steps taken by government to improve food
processing
9. National Mission on Food Processing
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be provided our subscribers along with current
affairs till the end of course.

General studies paper 4

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for GS paper 4. ( providing as complementary on the basis of request from
students) .

A. Ethics and human values

1. What is ethics?
2. Essence, determinants and Consequences of
Ethics in human actions
3. Human Values
4. Meta Ethics
5. Comparative Ethics
6. Normative ethics
7. Applied Ethics
8. Professional Ethics
9. Work Ethics
10. Differences between values and ethics
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Attitude
1. Structure of Attitude
2. Function of attitude
3. How and why attitude develops
4. Why we form attitude
5. How attitude influence behavior
6. Factors that prevent from expressing our
attitudes
7. Persuasion to Change attitude
8. Active Defense of Our Existing Attitudes
9. Why Our Behavior influence Our Attitudes
10. What motivational theories tell us about
individual attitudes?
11. Attitudes needed for good governance
12. Attitudes in Traditional societies
13. Challenge of attitude change
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Aptitude and Foundational values for civil services

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Emotional intelligence
1. Introduction to Emotional intelligence
2. Utility of Emotional intelligence
3. Application in administration and governance
4. The importance of emotional intelligence in
bureaucracies
5. Critiques of emotional intelligence
6. The future of emotional intelligence in
bureaucracies
7. Conclusion
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E. Contributions of Moral Thinkers and Philosophers from
India
1. Important Thinkers of the world
2. Major Thinkers from ancient India
3. Major Thinkers from medieval India
4 . Major Thinkers from modern India
5. Major Thinkers from contemporary India
6. Women reformers and recent personalities

Civil services values and Ethics in

public administration
1. Ethics in Public Service
2. Ethical concerns and dilemmas in government
and private institutions
3. Laws, rules, regulations and conscience as
sources of ethical guidance
4. Accountability and ethical governance
5. Strengthening of ethical and moral values in
governance
6. Ethical issues in international relations and
funding
7. Corporate governance
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Probity in Governance
1. Probity in Governance
2. Concept of public service
3. Codes of Ethics
4. Good Governance
5. Citizen’s Charter
6. Work culture
7. Quality of service delivery
8. Utilization of public funds
9. Challenges of corruption
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NCERT videos syllabus for History

Tamil Nadu board Textbooks
Class 6
1. Prehistoric Period
2. Indus Valley Civilization
3. The Vedic Period
4. Jainism and Buddhism
5. Ancient Tamil Nadu
6. Rise of Kingdoms
7. Kushana Empire

Class 7
1. The North Indian Kingdoms – The Rajputs
2. The Kingdoms of the Deccan
3. The South Indian Kingdoms
4. Arab and Turkish invasions
5. Sultanate of Delhi
6. The Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms
7. Bhakti and Sufi Movements

Class 8
1. The Great Mughals
2. Rise of the Marathas
3. Advent of the Europeans
4. Anglo – French Struggle ( Carnatic Wars )
5. Rule of the English East India Company from AD 1773- AD
1857
6. Lord Cornwallis ( AD 1786 – AD 1793 )
7. Marquess of Hastings ( AD 1813 – AD 1823 )
8. Lord William Bentick ( AD 1828 – AD 1835 )
9. Lord Dalhousie ( AD 1848 – AD 1855 )
10. The Great Revolt of 1857
11. The Rule of Marathas of Tanjavur
12. Vellore Mutiny

Class 9
1. Ancient Civilizations
2. Intellectual Awakening in 6th century BC
3. Medieval Age
4. Beginning of the Modern Age
5. The Industrial Revolution

Class 10
1. Imperialism – Imperialism in India and China
2. First World War AD 1914 – AD 1918 – League of Nations
3. World between wars – AD 1919 – AD 1939 – The Great
Economic Depression
4. Fascism in Italy AD 1922 – AD 1945
5. Nazism in Germany AD 1933 – AD 1945
6. Second World War AD 1939 – AD 1945
7. The United Nations Organisation
8. European Union
9. The Great Revolt of 1857
10. Social and Religious reforms movements in the 19th
century
11. Freedom movement in India – phase I
12. Pre Gandhian Era AD 1885 – AD 1919
13. Freedom Movement in India – Phase II
Class 11
1. The impact of Geography on Indian History – Unity in
Diversity
2. Pre Historic India and Harappan Culture
3. The Vedic Culture
4. Jainism and Buddhism
5. The Rise of Magadha and Alexanders’ invasion
6. The Mauryan empire
7. Post Mauryan India
8. Sangam age
9. Gupta empire
10. Harshavardhana
11. South Indian Kingdoms – Pallavas
12. Chalukyas and Rastrakutas
13. Imperial Cholas
14. The spread of Indian culture in other Asian countries
15. Early Medieval India
16. Delhi Sultanate
17. India under the Delhi Sultanate
18. Bhakti Movement in Medieval India
19. Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdom
20. The Mughal empire
21. India under the Mughals
22. The Marathas
23. The coming of Europeans

Class 12
1. Warren Hastings
2. Lord Cornawallis
3. Marques of Wellesley
4. Lord Hastings
5. Lord William Bentick
6. Lord Dalhousie
7. Revenue Administration and Economic Policy of the
British
8. Educational and Social Reforms
9. Vellore Mutiny
10. The Great Revolt of 1857
11. Lord Lytton
12. Lord Rippon
13. Lord Curzon
14. Socio – Religious Reform Movements
15. Indian National Movement – Phase I
16. Indian National Movement – Phase II
17. Indian National Movement – Phase III
18. Constitutioanl Developement
19. India After Independence
20. Renaissance
21. Geographical Discoveries
22. The Reformation and Counter Reformation
23. The American War of Independence
24. French Revolution
25. Agricultural and Industrial Revolution
26. First World War
27. Russian Revolution of 1917
28. The League of Nations
29. Rise of Fascism and Nazism
30. Second World War
31. Growth of Asian Nations : China and Japan
32. United Nations Organisation
33. The Cold War
34. World Today
NCERT Text Books for History
Craft Traditions of India – Past, Present and Future – Class
12
1. Crafts in the Past
2. Colonial rule and Crafts
3. Mahatma Gandhi and Self sufficiency
4. Handloom and Handicrafts revival
5. The Crafts community today
6. Crafts and Bazaars
7. Crafts in the age of tourism
History – Our Pasts I – Class 6
1. What , where, how and when
2. On the trail of the earliest people
3. From Gathering to growing food
4. In the earliest cities
5. What books and burial tells us
6. Kingdoms, Kings and an early republic
7. New questions and ideas
8. Ashoka , the emperor who gave up the war
9. Vital villages, thriving towns
10. Traders, kings and pilgrims
11. New empires and kingdoms
12. Buildings, paintings and books

History – Our Pasts II – Class 7

1. Tracing changes through a thousand years
2. New kings and kingdoms
3. The Delhi Sultans
4. The Mughal empire
5. Rulers and Buildings
6. Towns, Traders and craftspersons
7. Tribes, Nomads and settled communities
8. Devotional paths to the divine
9. The making of regional cultures
10. 18th century political formations

India and the Contemporary World I – Class 12

1. The French Revolution
2. Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution
3. Nazism and the rise of Hitler
4. Forest society and Colonialism
5. Pastoralists in the modern world
6. Peasants and farmers
7. History and sport : the story of cricket
8. Clothing : a social history

Living craft Traditions of India

1. Crafts Heritage
2. Clay
3. Stone
4. Metal
5. Jewellery
6. Natural fibres
7. Paper crafts
8. Textiles
9. Painting
10. Theatre crafts

Our Pasts III (Part I) – Class VIII

1. How, When and Where
2. From Trade to Territory
3. Ruling the countryside
4. Tribals, dikus and the vision of a golden age
5. When people rebel 1857 and after
6. Colonialism and the city

Our Pasts III (Part II) – Class VIII

1. Weavers , Iron smelters and factory owners
2. Civilising the native , educating the nation
3. Women, caste and reform
4. The changing world of visual arts
5. The making of the national movement
6. India after independence
Geography NCERT videos syllabus

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (CLASS 11 )

1. The Earth
2. Interior of earth
3. Distribution of ocean and continents
4. Plate tectonics
5. Minerals and Rocks
6. Geomorphic process
7. Landforms and their Evolution
8. Composition and Structure of Atmosphere
9. Solar radiation Heat balance and Temperature
10. Atmospheric circulation and weather systems
11. Water in atmosphere
12. World climate and Climate change
13. Water in oceans
14. Movement of water in Oceans

INDIAN PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT (NCERT CLASS 11

)
1. Physiography of India
2. Drainage system of India
3. Climate of India
4. Natural vegetation of India
5. Soil of India
6. Natural hazards and disasters: Causes consequences and
Management

FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (CLASS

12)
1. Nature and scope of human geography
2. The World population distribution, density and growth
3. Population composition
4. Human development
5. Primary human activities
6. Secondary human activities
7. Tertiary and Quaternary human activities
8. Transport and communication
9. International trade
10. Human settlements

India- People and economy (class 12)

1. Population distribution, density, growth and composition
2. Migration types, causes and consequences
3. Human development
4. Human settlements
5. Land resources and agriculture
6. Water resources
7. Mineral and energy resources
8. Manufacturing Industries
9. Planning and sustainable Development in Indian context
10. Transport and communication
11. International trade
12. Geographical perspective on selected issues and
problems
Indian Polity Index

PART I: CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

1. Historical Background
2. Making of the Constitution
3. Salient Features of the Constitution
4. Preamble of the Constitution
5. Union and its Territory
6. Citizenship
7. Fundamental Rights
8. Directive Principles of State Policy
9. Fundamental Duties
10. Amendment of the Constitution

PART II: SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT

11. Parliamentary System
12. Federal System
13. Centre-State Relations
14. Inter-State Relations
15. Emergency Provisions
16. Special Status of Jammu & Kashmir
17. Special Provisions for Some States

PART III: CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

18. President
19. Vice-president
20. Prime Minister
21. Constitutional Provisions
22. Parliament
23. Supreme Court
PART IV: STATE GOVERNMENT
24. Governor
25. Chief Minister
26. State Council of Ministers
27. State Legislature
28. High Court
29. Subordinate Courts

PART V: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

30. Panchayati Raj
31. Urban Local Governments
PART VI: UNION TERRIRORIES AND SPECIAL AREAS
32. Union Territories
33. Scheduled and Tribal Areas

PART VII: CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES

34. Election Commission
35. Union Public Service Commission
36. State Public Service Commission
37. Finance Commission
38. National Commission for SCs
39. National Commission for STs
40. Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities
41. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
42. Attorney General and Solicitor General of India
43. Advocate General of the State

PART VIII: NON-CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES

44. Planning Commission
45. National Development Council
46. National Human Rights Commission
47. State Human Rights Commission
48. Central Vigilance Commission
49. Central Information Commission
50. State Information Commission
51. Lokpal and Lokayuktas

PART IX: OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS

52. Official Language
53. Public Services
54. Tribunals
55. Special Provisions for SCs, STs, BCs, Minorities and
Anglo-Indian
56. Rights and Liabilities of the Government
57. Authoritative Text in Hindi Language
58. Anti-Defection Law

PART X: POLITICAL DYNAMICS

59. Political Parties
60. Elections
61. Pressure Groups
62. National Integration
63. Foreign Policy

PART XI: WORKING OF THE CONSTITUTION

64. National Commission to Review the Working of the
Constitution

Indian Economy NCERT

1. INTODUCTION
2. PROGRESS, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
3. EVOLUTION OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY
4. ECONOMIC PLANNING
5. PLANNING IN INDIA
6. ECONOMIC REFORMS
7. INFLATION AND BUSINESS CYCLE
8. INDIAN AGRICULTURE
9. INDIAN INDUSTRY & INFRASTRUCTURE
10. INDIA AND THE GLOBALECONOMY
11. INDIAN FINANCIAL MARKET
12. BANKING IN INDIA**
13. INSURANCE IN INDIA
14. SECURITY MARKET IN INDIA
15. EXTERNAL SECTOR OF INDIA
16. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORGANISATIONS & INDIA
17. TAX STRUCTURE IN INDIA
18. PUBLIC FINANCE IN INDIA
19. THE TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT DILEMMA
20. SUSTAINABILITY ANDCLIMATE CHANGE: INDIA AND
THE WORLD
21. PREPARING FOR THE DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND
22. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
23. MODEL ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
24. ECONOMICS CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGIES

BIPAN CHANDRA’S OLD MODERN

INDIA NCERT
1. India in the Eighteenth Century

2. Administrative Organization of the British

3. Spread of Modern Education

4. Social and Cultural Awakening

5. OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF THE FREEDOM STRUGGLE

6. Revolt of 1857

7. Civil Rebellions and Tribal Uprisings

8. Peasant uprising

9. Rise of Indian National Congress

10. Contribution of early nationalists

11. SOCIO‐RELIGIOUS REFORMS

12. DEVELOPMENT UNDER BRITISH REGIME

13. FREEDOM OF PRESS

14. The Swadeshi Movement: 1903‐1908

15. THE SPLIT IN THE CONGRESS

16. WORLD WAR I AND INDIAN NATIONALISM

17. The Home Rule Movement

18. GANDHI’S EARLY CAREER AND ACTIVISM

19. NON CO‐OPERATION MOVEMENT

20. PEASANT MOVEMENTS

21. THE YEARS OF STAGNATION

World History NCERT

1. AMERICAN REVOLUTION

2. FRENCH REVOLUTION

3. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1769 –1821)

4. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

5. KARL MARX AND HIS PHILOSOPHY

6. UNIFICATION OF ITALY

7. RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

8. FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1918

9. WOODROW WILSON AND LEAGUE OF NATIONS

10. FASCISM – NAZISM

11. WORLD WAR II (1939-1945)

12. THE UNITED NATIONS

13. COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM

14. NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT

MAINS SYLLABUS
Our notes for General Studies paper 1 will include the
extensive analysis on following topics
✅We have typically the synthesized the syllabus mentioned by UPSC for mains and prepared
notes based on the previous years questioning pattern.
✅This is static portion of syllabus that won’t change much with the time.
✅Static doesn’t mean that you will get direct factual questions.
✅ Most of the questions of GS 1 will be based on opinion.

We can divide paper 1 syllabus broadly as

1. Indian art and Culture
2. Modern Indian History
3. Post Indian Independence History
4. World History
5. Indian Society
6. Physical geography, Economic Geography, World Geography and Indian geography

1. Indian culture : The salient aspects of Art

Forms, Literature and Architecture from
ancient to modern times
Each topic is supported by previous years questions, so as to understand nature of questions that UPSC
asks.

Visual Arts
A.Indian Architecture, Sculpture and Pottery

 Harappan Art and Architecture

 Mauryan Art and Architecture
 Post Mauryan Art and Architecture
 Gupta age Art and Architecture
 South Indian Art and Architecture
 Delhi Sulthanate Art and Architecture
 Mughal Art and Architecture
 Indo-Gothic style Art and Architecture
 Neo- Roman style art and Architecture

B. Prehistoric Rock Paintings and Indian paintings

  Upper Paleolithic Period paintings
 Mesolithic Period paintings
 Chalcolithic Period paintings
 Mural paintings in India
 Chola paintings
 Hoysala paintings
 Vijayanagara paintings
 Chera paitings
 Regional school of paintings( In detail)

C. Indian Handicrafts

 Various crafts, jewellers , stone wares

Performing ARTS
A. Indian Music

 Introduction
 History of Indian Music
 Anatomy of Indian Music
 Classification of Indian Music
 Pop Music
 Musical Instruments
 Modern Developments in Music
 Hindustani Classical Music
 Carnatic Classical Music
 Regional Music
 Musical Instruments

B. Indian Dance Forms

 Background
 Aspects of Dance
 Classical Dances
 Bharatnatyam Dance
 Kathakali Dance
 Kathak Dance
 Manipuri Dance
 Odissi Dance
 Kuchipudi Dance
 Sattriya Dance
 Mohiniyattam Dance
 Folk Dances of India
C. Indian Theatre

 Classical theatre
 Folk theatre

D. Indian Puppetry

 Origin
 Various types of puppetry

E. Indian Circus

 The Great Indian Circus

 Keeleri Kunhikanan
 Major Circus Companies in India
 Circus: A Marginal Industry
 Possible Remedies

F. Languages in India

 Introduction
 Classification of Indian Languages
 Official Languages of. India
 Status of Classical Language
 National Translation Mission

G. Religions in India

 Introduction
 Hinduism
 Jainism
 Buddhism
 Islam
 Christianity
 Sikhism
 Zoroastrianism
 Judaism

H. Indian Literature

 Introduction
 Literature in Ancient India
 Medieval Literature
 Modern Literature

I. Schools of Philosophy

J. Indian Cinema

 Introduction
  History of Indian Cinema
 Recent Film Controversies
 Indian Cinematography Act of 1952

K. Science and Technology through the Ages.

 Introduction
 Mathematics
 Medicine
 Physics and Chemistry
 Ship Building and Navigation

L. Calendars In India

 Introduction
 Classification of Indian Calendar Forms
 National Calendar of India

M. Fairs and Festivals of India

 Introduction
 Religious Festivals
 Secular Festivals
 Festivals of North-East India

N. Martial Art in India

O. Cultural Institutions in India

 Introduction
 The Archaeological Survey of India
 Crafts Council of India
 Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts
 All India Radio
 Nehru Memorial Museum & Library
 Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
 National Archives of India
 Indian Council for Cultural Relations
 Directorate of Film Festivals
 Indian Council of Historical Research
 National Mission for Manuscripts
 Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach)
 Sahitya Academy
 Sangeet Natak Academy
 Lalit Kala Academy

Note: This topic will be updated with recently in news articles . We cover very important updates from The
Hindu_ Friday review which contains recent updates on Art , history culture, Dance , Music so on.
Dynamic part of this portion of syllabus is updated regularly in our current affairs as per availability of
news.

It is important to study our static materials but it is more important to know and guess what topics are
important for the respective year.

Reference:

 CCRT ( Indian performing arts)

 CCRT ( Indian visual arts)

 Indian Literature through ages

 Tamil Nadu Class 11th book

 Old NCERT class 11th Fine arts

2. Modern Indian history from about the

middle of the eighteenth century until the
present- significant events, personalities,
issues. The Freedom Struggle – its various
stages and important contributors
/contributions from different parts of the
country
1. THE ADVENT OF EUROPEANS
 The Portuguese
 The English
 The Dutch
 The French

Commercial Policy of European East-India Companies

 Commercial Policy of Portuguese East~India Company

 Commercial Policy of Dutch East-India Company
 Commercial Policy of British East-India Company
 Commercial Policy of French East~India Company

Incorporation of India in to the Capitalist World and Economic Ruin of India

 1. Entry of India into the Capitalist World
2. Economic Wrecking of India
3. Commercialization of Agriculture under British
4. Rural Indebtedness

2. MARATHA SUPREMACY UNDER PESHWAS

1. Early Peshwas
 Balaji Vishwanatha
 Baji Rao
 Balaji Baji Rao
 Third Battle of Panipat

2.Anglo-Maratha Relations

 First Anglo-Maratha War

 Second Anglo Maratha War
 Third Angio-Maratha War

3.Maratha characteristics

4.Sikhs and their cultural developments

 Ranjith singh
 British Expansion in Punjab

3. ESTABLISHMENT OF BRITISH SUPREMACY IN INDIA

1. Anglo-French Rivalry for Supremacy

 First Carnatic War (Arcot)

 Second Carnatic War (Arcot)
 Third Camatic War (Arcot)

2. Foundation of British Empire by East India Company

 Diplomatic Wars and Expansion

 Expansion under Subsidiary Military Alliances
 Expansion Through Doctrine of Lapse
 Kingdoms occupied under Bad Administration

3. British in Bengal and Beginning of Their Administration

 Battle of Plassey
 Plunder of Bengal
  Battle of Buxar
 Double Government in Bengal (Structure of Govt.)

4. Creation of presidencies

 Madras Presidency
 Bombay Presidency
 Bengal Presidency
 Governor General and supreme Government in Bengal

5. Anglo-Mysore Relations

 First Anglo-Mysore War

 Second Anglo-Mysore War
 Third Anglo-Mysore War
 Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

6. British Administrative System

A. Administrative Reforms

 i) Civil Administration
 ii) Military and Police Organisation
 iii)Judicial Administration

B. Civil service

C. Rule of law

7. Structure of the Government (Constitutional Development)

 The Regulating Act of 1773

 Pits India Act of 1784
 Charter Act of 1793
 Charter Act of 1813 K
 Charter Act of 1833
 Charter Act of 1853

8. Revolt of 1857 ( First war of Indian independence)

Causes for the Revolt

 Political Causes ‘ A
 Economic Causes
 Religious Causes
 Social Causes
 Military Causes
 Causes for its Failure
9. Queen’s Proclamation of 1858

 Salient Features of Queen’s Proclamation

 Importance of Magna-Carta of India
 Indian Administration under the Queen

10. British Land Revenue System (Policy) or Mechanism

 Zamindari System
 Rayatwari System
 Mirasdari System
 Mahalwari System

11. British Economic Policies 1757-1947

12. Economic and Commercial Policy

 Free Trade Policy

 Protective Trade Policy

 Economic Impact(Drain of India’s Wealth to Britain)

13. Transport and Communication

 Roads
 Ship Ways
 Indian Railways
 Air ways
 Communication

14. Famines and Relief Policy

 Cause for Famines

 Major Famines
 Famine Relief Schemes

14. Spread ‘Of Modern Education

 William Bentink and English Education

 Women’s Education

15. Indian Renaissance in the 19th century

 Brahma Samaj
 Prarthana Samaj
 Arya Samaj
 Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
 Swami Vivekananda
 Ramakrishna Mission
  The Theosophical Society
 Devaband Movement
 Pan-Islamic Movement
 Aligadh Movement
 Sikh Movement
 Jyothi Rao Phule
 Narayana Guru

16. Self-respect Movement in south

4. INDIAN STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE

1. The Rise of Indian Nationalism

2. Indian National Congress

i) Safety Valve Theory

ii) British Attitude towards the Congress

3. Moderates and Extremists

A) Moderates

B) Extremists

C) Contrast between Moderates and Extremists

4. Swadeshi Movement

5. Reactionary Trend in National Struggle

Aligadh and Muslim Reactionary Trend

Hindu Maha Sabha and Reactionary Trend

6. The Revolutionary Movement (First Stage)

Madanlal Dhingra

Khudiram Bose I

7. Two Home Rule (League) Movements

Moderate Home Rule Movement : Dr. Anne Besant

Extremist Home Rule Movement : B.G. Tilak

5. GANDHIAN ERA : 1919-48

1.Early Life of Gandhiji

2. Gandhiji in South Africa: Natal

3. Early Experiments of Satyagraha in India

4. RowlatAct : Jalianwalabagh Tragedy

5. Non Cooperation Movement

6. Swaraj Party

7. Civil Disobedience Movement (First Phase)

i) Dandi March : Salt Satyagraha

8. Constitutional Efforts in Attaining Independence

Simon Commission

Motilal Nehru Report

Round Table Conferences

9. Revolutionary Movement (Second Phase)

Bhagat Singh

Chandrashekhar Azad

VD. Savarkar

Kalpana Dutt

Kum. ijala

Mrs. Aruna Asaf Ali

Bupendranath Dutta

Aravinda Ghosh

10. Civil Disobedience Movement (Second Phase)

i) Poona Pact

11. Leftist Movements

Congress Socialist Party

Kisan Sabha

The Communist Party

Forward Block

Labour Movements

12. General Elections of 1937

1. Achievements of Congress Ministers

2.Nationalism During 11 World War

i) Muslim League 1 Demand for Partition

ii) Cripps Mission

iii) Quit India Movement

3.The Role of Social Revolutionaries

INA Trials

Two Nation Theory

4. Lord Mountbatten and his plans

5. Indian Independence Act and Partition

Partition of India

Indian Independence Act

Radcliffe and Two Boundary Commissions

i) Was Partition Inevitable?

ii) Muhammad Ali J innah-and Partition of India

6. Indian Administrative Reforms (Constitutional Development)

Indian Council Act of 1861

Indian Council Act of 1892

Indian Council Act of 1909 (Minto-Morley Reforms)

Indian Council Act of 1919

Indian Government Act of 1935 (The White Paper)

All India Federation

Provincial Autonomy

7. Development of Education and Reforms (1857-1947)

BR. Ambedkar

Ambedkar as the Chief Architect of Constitution

Ambedkar and Dalit Movement

8. The Indian Press

The British Governors and Governor’s General

Reference:

Spectrum’s Comprehensive History of Modern India

Old and New NCERT books

TamilNadu board books

3. Post-independence consolidation and
reorganization within the country
1. Partition and Integration of Princely States
2. Making of the Constitution
3. The Nehru Era (1947–1964)
4. Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964–1966)
5. Indira Gandhi Tenure and Emergency (1969–1984)
6. The Rajiv Gandhi’s Tenure and Era of Coliation (1984–1991
7. India From 1991 to 1998
8. A.B. Vajpayee Tenure (NDA-I)
9. Manmohan Singh Tenure (UPA I & II)
10. Overview of Economic & Foreign Policy since 1991
11. Time Line Since 1947
12. Post Independence Consolidation and Reorganization

Reference:

Bipin Chandra’s India Since Independence

Old and New NCERTs

4. History of the world

1.INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

 Development of Industrial Revolution

 Types of industrial Revolution
 Scientific and Technological Background of industrial
 Revolution
 Effects of Industrial Revolution
 Significance of Industrial Revolution
 Continuance of Industrial Revolution

2. AMERIICAN REVOLUTION

 Background of American Revolution

 Causes of American Revolution
 Important Events Leading to Declaration of independence
 American Constitution and Bill of Rights
 Significance of American Revolution

3. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

  Introduction of French Society
 Causes of French Revolution
 Ideological Basis for Revolution
 Napoleon as the Child of the Revolution
 Congress of Vienna (1813)
 Significance of French Revolution

4. UNIFICATION IN EUROPE: ITALY AND GERMANY

 Nationalism in Italy and Germany

 Hurdles to Italian Unification
 Unification of Germany
 Unification of Germany After (1862) and Role of
 Bismarck
 Comparison Between Bismarck and Cavour

5. WORLD FROM 18703 TO FIRST WORLD WAR

 USA
 Japan
 Asia, Africa and Latin America
 Background to First World War
 Scope of the War
 Revolutionary Movement in Russia

6. DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN TWO WORLD WARS

 Dictated Peace and Treaty of Versailles

 Development in Russia
 Development in Asia
 Development in Africa and Latin America
 Development in Europe
 Development in Britain, France, Portugal and Spain

7. THE SECOND WORLD WAR

 Events Leading to Second World War

 Causes of Second World War
 Harsh and Humiliating Treaty of Versailles
 Impact of the Second World War

8. THE WORLD SINCE 1945

 Dumbarton Oaks Conference

 Cold War
 End of Cold War and Break up of USSR
 Revolt Against Autocracy in Eastern Europe
 India and the Cold War
 Israel as a Bone of Contention
9. IMPERIALISM COLONISATION AND DECOLONISATION

 Imperialism the Concept

 Different Methods of Control
 Impact of Colonialism
 Decolonisation and imperialism
 Decolonisation
 Decolonisation in Arab Countries

10. POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES

 Capitalism
 Evolution of Capitalism
 Criticism of Capitalism
 Corrective Measures
 Political Philosophies in Modern World
 Critique of Capitalism
 Socialism

Reference:

Mastering World History

Contemporary world History( NCERT)

5. Indian Society
1. SALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN SOCIETY

 Caste System Prevalence

 Religion
 Family and Kinship
 Diversity
 Gender Specific Practices
 Impact of Patriarchy on Women

2. ROLE OF WOMEN AND WOMEN’S ORGANISATION

 Role of Women in Ancient India

 Role of Women in Medieval India
 Role of Women in Modern India
 Role of individual Woman
 Impact of Culture on Status of Women
 Role of Women’s Organisation
 Important Women Organisations

3. POPULATION AND ASSOCIATED ISSUES

  Characteristics of Population
 Demographic Profile of India
 Causes of Migration
 Reasons for Migration
 Issues Related to Sex Ratio
 Policy Issues

4. POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES

 Poverty as a Social Problem

 Types of Poverty
 Causes of Poverty
 Concept of Development
 Indicators of Development
 Human Development Report 2014

5. URBANIZATION: PROBLEMS AND REMEDIES

 Urbanization in India
 Evolution of the Process of Urbanization
 Effects of Urbanization in India
 Problems of Urbanization
 State Policies of Resolve the Urban Problems
 Effects of Globalization on Indian Society

6. SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT

 What is Women Empowerment?

 Problems of Working Women
 Actions Taken to Empower Women
 Economics Empowerment of Women
 Scheduled Castes and Empowerment
 Scheduled Tribes and Empowerment
 Legislative Provisions for Empowerment of STS
 Schemes for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Dynamic part of this portion of syllabus is updated regularly in our current affairs as per availability of
news.

It is important to study our static materials but it is more important to know and guess what topics are
important for the respective year.

Reference:

Indian society by Ram Ahuja

Old and New NCERTs

6. Geography

1. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
 Our Solar System
 Origin and Evolution of the Earth
 interior of the Earth
 Earthquake
 Volcanoes and Volcanic Land forms
 Distribution of Oceans and Continents
 Plate Tectonics
 Rocks
 Rock Cycle
 Forces Affecting Earth’s Crust
 Faulting
 Glaciers
 Wind
 Wave
 Soils

ATMOSPHERE

 Composition of Atmosphere
 Insolation and Temperature Variations
 Heat Budget
 Atmospheric Pressure
 Wind System
 Jet Streams
 Humidity
 Evaporation and Condensation
 Clouds
 Precipitation
 Climatic Regions of the World
 Fronts
 Mid- Latitude Cyclones or Temperate Cyclones or Extra
 Tropical Cyclones
 Mid – Latitude Anti- Cyclones

HYDROSPHERE

 Origin of Ocean Basins

 General Profile and Relief of Atlantic Ocean
 General Profile and Relief of Pacific Ocean
 Temperature of the Oceans
 Salinity of the Oceans
 Tides
  Ocean Currents
 Tsunami
 Hydrological Cycle
 Coral Reefs

2. INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
 India as Geographical Unit
 Rock System Based on Geological History of India
 Achaean Rock System (Pre-Cambrian Rocks)
 Dravidian Rock System (Palaeozoic)
 Aryan Rock System
 Major Physical Divisions of India
 Division of the Himalayas
 Himalayan Ranges
 Middle or the Lesser Himalaya
 The Great Himalaya
 The Trans Himalayas
 Purvanchal or Eastern Hills
 Syntaxial Bends of the Himalayas
 Himalayas – Regional Divisions
 Important Valleys in Himalayas
 Snow in Himalayas – Snowline
 Glaciers in Himalayas
 Significance of the Himalayas
 Main Passes of the Himalayas
 Formation of Indo – Gangetic – Brahmaputra Plain
 Features of Indo – Gangetic – Brahmaputra Plain
 Geomorphological features of Indo – Gangetic – Brahmaputra Plain
 Regional Divisions of the Great Plains
 Significance of the Plain
 Peninsular Plateau
 Minor Plateaus in the Peninsular Plateau
 Deccan Plateau
 Hill Ranges of the Peninsular Plateau
 Coastline of India – Indian Coastline
 Coastlines
 Western Coastal Plains of India
 Eastern Coastal Plains of India
 Significance of the Coastal Plains
 Indian Islands
 Andaman and Nicobar islands
 Lakshadweep Islands
 New Moore Island
 Drainage basin
 Drainage patterns
 Discordant drainage patterns
 Concordant Drainage Patterns
 Contribution of Water by Various Rivers
 Classification of Drainage Systems of India
 Major River System or Drainage Systems in India
 Himalayan River Systems
 Indus River System
 Indus River
 Major Tributaries of Indus River
 Indus water treaty
 Ganga River System
 Ganga River
 Right Bank Tributaries of the Ganga
 Left Bank Tributaries of the Ganga River
 Brahmaputra River System
 Peninsular River System or Peninsular Drainage
 Evolution of the Peninsular Drainage
 Peninsular River Systems
 Himalayan River System vs. Peninsular River System
 East Flowing Peninsular Rivers
 Mahanadi River
 Godavari River
 Krishna River
 Cauvery River
 Subarnarekha
 West Flowing Rivers of The Peninsular India
 Estuary
 Narmada River
 Tapti River
 Sabarmati River
 Mahi River
 Luni River
 West flowing Rivers of the Sahyadris (Western Ghats)
 Ghaggar River – Inland Drainage
 Usability of Rivers
 Indian Monsoons
 Mechanism of Indian Monsoons
 Indian Monsoons – Classical Theory: Sir Edmund Halley’s Theory
 Indian Monsoons – Modern theory: Air Mass Theory
 Indian Monsoon Mechanism – Jet Stream Theory
 Indian Monsoon Mechanism – Role of Sub-Tropical Jet Stream (STJ)
 Indian Monsoons – Role of Tropical Easterly Jet (TEJ) [African Easterly Jet]
 Indian Monsoons – Role of Tibet
 Indian Monsoons – Role of Somali Jet
 Indian Monsoons – Role of Indian Ocean Dipole
 How Jet Streams affect the Monsoons in the Indian Sub-Continent?
 Projects to understand monsoons
 Western Disturbances
 Cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
 What type of Climate Does India Have?
 Features of Indian Climate
 Factors Influencing Indian Climate
 Indian Climate – Seasons
 Winter Season in India
 Summer Season in India
 Rainy Season – South West Monsoon Season
 North East Monsoon Season – Retreating Monsoon Season
 Annual Rainfall [South West Monsoons + Retreating Monsoons]
 Climatic Regions of India
  Stamp’s Classification of Climatic Regions of India
 Koeppen’s Classification of Climatic Regions of India
 Natural Vegetation of India
 Classification Of Natural Vegetation of India
 Moist Tropical Forests
 Dry Tropical Forests
 Montane Sub-Tropical Forests
 Montane Temperate Forests
 Alpine Forests
 Soil
 Soil Types – Sandy-Clayey-Loamy
 Soil Profile – Soil Horizon
 Factors that influence soil formation in Indian Conditions
 Major Soil Groups of India
 Alluvial Soils
 Black Soils
 Red Soils
 Laterite – Lateritic Soils
 Forest – Mountain Soils
 Arid – Desert Soils
 Saline – Alkaline Soils
 Peaty – Marshy Soils
 Characteristics of Indian Soils
 Problems Of Indian Soils
 Soil Degradation
 Soil Erosion
 Extent Of Soil Erosion In India
 Factors affecting Soil Erosion
 Effects of Soil Erosion
 Deforestation
 Overgrazing
 Faulty Methods of Agriculture
 Soil Salinity and Soil Alkalinity
 Desertification
 Waterlogging
 Soil Conservation

Our notes for General Studies paper 2 will include the

extensive analysis on following topics
✅We have typically the synthesized the syllabus mentioned by UPSC for mains and prepared
notes based on the previous years questioning pattern.

✅This is most dynamic portion of syllabus that change much with the time.

✅Most of the topics of the syllabus demand regular updates from recently in news issues.
Respective topics will be updated via our daily current affairs.

✅Most of the questions of GS 2 will be based on opinion , analytical skills.

We can divide GS 2 syllabus broadly into following topics

1. Indian Constitution and Polity

2. Governance and Social Justice
3. International Relations
“Many topics under this portions are dymanic. So that awareness in current affairs is very
important. If u are following our current affairs , you will get fluency in handling this”.

1. Indian Constitution and Polity

A. Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant
provisions and basic structure

 Historical underpinnings
o Company rule
o Regulating Act
o Crown rule
o Charter Act
o Indian Council Acts
 Evolution of constitution
o Constituent assembly
o Objective resolution
o Enactment of constitution
o Enforcement of constitution
 Features of constitution
o Lengthiest written constitution
o Drawn from various sources
o Rigidity and flexibility
o Federal system with unitary bias
o Parliamentary form of government
o Independent and integrated judiciary
o More
 Amendments to constitution
o Procedure for amendment
o Types of amendments
o 42nd amendment
o 44th amendment
o 25th amendment
 Significant provisions of constitution
o Fundamental rights
o Directive principles of State policy
o Fundamental Duties
o Environmental rights
 Basic structure of constitution
o Basic structure doctrine
o Significant judgment
o Keshavananda Bharathi case
Reading this topic smartly by updating recently in news issues will fetch you handful of marks.
Don’t worry how I can do this; we will give updates in our current affairs. You just have to read
them in organized manner.

B. Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to
the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges
therein. Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers &
privileges and issues arising out of these

 Functions and responsibility of union

 Functions and responsibility of states
 Federal structure
o cooperative Federalism
o Financial relations
o Emergency provisions
o Governor’s role
o All India services
 Centre state relations
o territorial extent of center state legislation
o Distribution of legislative subjects
o Parliamentary legislation in state field
o Center’s control over state legislation
o Administrative relations
o Center’s directions to state
o Cooperation between center and state
o Financial relations
o Distribution of tax revenues
o Protection of state interests
 Interstate relations
o Interstate water disputes
o Interstate council
o interstate trade and commerce
o Zonal councils
 Devolution of powers
o Panchayat level
o District level
o Challenges of unitary feature
o Corruption
o Administrative bottlenecks
o Decentralization
o Managing resources

C. Separation of powers between various organs, Dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.

 LEGISLATURE
o Composition of Parliament
o The Working of the Parliament
o Power, Functions, Privileges, Immunities and Role
o How Far the Indian Parliament is Sovereign Body?
o Sessions of Parliament Prorogation and Dissolution
o Erosion of Parliament
o Relationship between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
o Budget
o Parliamentary Committees
 o Speaker
o State Legislature
 EXECUTIVE
o President
o Election of the President
o Vice-President
o Prime Minister
o Council of Ministers and its Formation
o Group of Ministers
o Constitutional Duties of the Prime Minister
o The Governor
o Pardoning Power of the President and the Governor
o The Chief Minister
o The Council of Ministers of States
o Ministries and Department of the Government
 JUDICIARY
o Supreme Court of India
o High Court
o Writ Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the High
o Courts
o Public Interest Litigation
o Judicial Activism
o The Constitution ( 121st Amendment) Bill, 2014
 Dispute redressal mechanisms
o RTI
o PIL
o Tribunals
 Dispute redressal institutions
o Supreme Court
o High court
o CVC
o Lok Adalat
o Lokayukta
o National Green Tribunals
o Central Administrative tribunals
o Competition appellate Tribunal

D. Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries.

 Introduction
 Political Systems around the World
 Salient features of constitution of various democratic countries
 Borrowed Features of Indian Constitution
 Comparison of Indian Constitution with that of others
 Conclusion

E. Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary, Ministries and
Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role
in the Polity

Structure of executive

 President
 Prime minister
  Council of ministers
 Governors
 Chief Ministers

Organization of executive

 Union ministers
 Secretariat
 State ministers

Functioning of executive

 Legislative
 Executive
 Judicial

Judiciary

 Structure of judiciary
 Supreme court
 High court
 Lower courts

Organization of judiciary

 Chief justice of India

 Supreme court judges
 High court judges

Functioning of judiciary

 Original jurisdiction
 Appellate jurisdiction
 Advisory jurisdiction

Union and state Ministries and department of government

 Ministry of home
 Ministry of Defence
 Ministry of corporate affairs
 Management of departments

Pressure Groups

 Methods of pressure group

 Functions of pressure group
 Types of pressure group
 Role of pressure groups in democracy
  Methods operation of pressure groups in India
 Limitations of pressure groups

1. R

F. Representation of people’s act

G. Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various

Constitutional Bodies.

Constitutional Bodies

 Election Commission
 UPSC, SPSC
 Finance Commission
 National Commission for SCs and ST’s
 Special officer for Linguistic Minorities
 Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
 Attorney General and Solicitor General
 Advocate General of the State

Non- Constitutional Bodies

 National Development Council

 National Human Rights Commission
 Central Vigilance Commission so on.

H. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies

Statutory Bodies

 NHRC
 CVC
 CIC
 Lokpal
 Lokayukta,

Regulatory bodies

SEBI, RBI, AERC, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, TRAI, CCI, PFRDA, IRDA etc.

Quasi-judicial bodies

NHRC, CIC, Tribunals- National Green tribunal, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and CIC, National
Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission etc.

I. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising
out of their design and implementation.

 Governance
  Good governance
 Important aspects of governance
 Citizens charter
 E governance
o Applications
o models
o Success
o Limitations
o Potential

This portions of syllabus will be updated constantly with time through our current affairs.

J. Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the
performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the
protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.

This portions of syllabus will be updated constantly with time through our current affairs.

K. Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector or Services relating to

Health, Education, Human Resources

Health

 Millennium development goals

 Maternal mortality
 Infant mortality
 Antibiotic resistance
 National health mission
 Universalization of health
 Government policies and schemes

Education

 Issues related primary, secondary and university education

 Research and development
 Status of educational institutions
 Right to education
 Government schemes and programs
 Government expenditures

Human resources

 Ministry of HRD
 Programs and policies
 Mid-day meal
 Rastriya uchchatar Sikhsha Abhiyan
 Skill development
 National Skill development programs
L. Issues relating to poverty and hunger

 Poverty and development issues

 Types of poverty
 Measurement of poverty
 Poverty line in India
 State wise poverty comparison
 incidence of poverty
 Trend of poverty in India
 vicious cycle of poverty
 Causes of poverty in India
 urban poverty

M. Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various
groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders

N. Role of civil services in a democracy.

International Relations
INDIA AND ITS BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

 Tenets of India’s Foreign Policy

 Outcome of India’s Foreign Policy
 India-Africa
 India-Brazil
 India-Celac
 India-Egypt
 India-Iran
 India-Indonesia
 Indo-Malaysia
 Indo-Mongolia
 Indo-Philippines
 Indo-Thailand
 India-Vietnam
 India-West Asia

INDIA AND ITS BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

 India-Australia
 India-Canada
 India-France
 India-Germany
 India-Italy
 India-Israel
 India-Japan
 India-Russia
 Indo-Singapore
 India-South Korea
  India-UK
 India- USA

INDIA AND ITS NEIGHBORS

 India Afghanistan
 India-Bangladesh
 India-Bhutan
 India and China
 India-Nepal
 India-Pakistan
 India-Sri Lanka
 India-Myanmar

REGIONAL AND GLOBAL GROUPS

 APEC
 Evolution
 India and APEC
 ASEAN
 India and ASEAN Look East Policy
 BRICS
 5th BRICS Summit
 European Union
 Indian Ocean Rim Association
 SAARC
 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

INDIAN DIASPORA

 High Level Committee on Indian Diaspora

 The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIAS)
 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award
 Overseas Citizenship of India
 Know India Programme (KIP)
 Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana (PBBY)

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

 United Nations
 Purposes and Principles of UN
 Observers and Non-Members
 Main Bodies of the UN
 The Trusteeship Council
 The International Court of justice (ICJ)
 World Bank
 International Monetary Fund (IMF
 Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)
 World Trade Organisation (WTO)
  WTO Agreements

Our notes for General Studies paper 3 will include the

extensive analysis on following topics
✅We have typically the synthesized the syllabus mentioned by UPSC for mains and prepared
notes based on the previous years questioning pattern.

✅This is also having dynamic portion of syllabus that change much with the time.

✅Most of the topics of the syllabus demand regular updates from recently in news issues.
Respective topics will be updated via our daily current affairs.

✅Most of the questions of GS 3 will be based on opinion , analytical skills.

1. Indian Economy and issues relating to

planning, mobilization of resources, growth,
development and employment
1. Planning in India
 What is planning?
 Types of Economic planning
 History of planning in India
 Planning commission
 NITI Aayog
 Five year plans in India
 Implementations of five year plan
 11th and 12th Five year plans
 Central planning
 Changing nature and role of planning
 Evaluation of planning in India

A. Mobilization of resources

 Natural resources
 water coal
 Coal
 Natural gas
 So on
 Human resources
 Generation of employment
 Skill development
 Managing labour force
 Intellectual property
 Financial resources
 o Public Finance
o Public Revenue
o Types of Tax
o Direct Tax Code (DTC)
o Sources of Revenue
o Public Expenditure
o Debt Management Strategy
o Public Debt
o Finance Commission
o Fiscal Policy
o Deficit
o Inflation
 Causes of Inflation
 Effects of Inflation
 Measures of Inflation
 Change in Reporting of Inflation
 Measures to Check Inflation
o India’s Balance of Payments And Foreign Trade
 Balance of Payments (BOP)
 Foreign Capital
 Foreign Exchange
 Capital Account Convertibility in India
 India’s External Debt
 NRI Deposits
 Trade Composition
 Export Promotion
 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

B. Growth and Developments

 Economic Growth
 Economic Development
 Measurement of Economic Development
 Physical Quality of Life index (PQLI)
 Millennium Development Goals {MDGS}
 Different Levels of Economic Development
 Economy and Environment
 Environment Taxes
 Inclusive development
 Rural Development
 Human development
 National Income
o National Income
o Real National Income
o Calculating National Income
o Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF)
o National Organisations Related to National
o Income Accounts

C. Employment

 Demographic dividend
 Formal and Informal labours
2. Inclusive growth and issues arising out of it
 What is inclusive growth?
 Characteristics of inclusive growth
 Need for inclusive growth
 Inclusive growth so far in India
 Target of inclusive growth
 Problems before inclusive growth strategies in India
 Challenges
 Promotion of inclusive growth

3. Government Budgeting
 What is government budget?
 Components of government budget
 Revenue receipts
 Capital receipts
 Expenditures

4. Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of

the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation
systems storage, transport and marketing of
agricultural produce and issues and related
constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers

A. Major crops

 Food crops
 Plantation crops
 Horticulture crops
 Commercial crops

B. Cropping pattern

 Mixed farming
 Subsistence farming
 Intensive and extensive farming
 Dry land farming
 Rain fed farming

C. Issues in cropping pattern

  Imbalance in pattern of food grains
 Change in consumption pattern
 Geographical factors affecting cropping pattern
 Economic factors affecting cropping pattern
 Government policies

D. Change in productivity

 Low productivity
 Urbanization
 Incentives for farmers
 Farm credits
 Small size holdings
 Poor storage facilities

E. Irrigation system

 Canal irrigation
 Tank irrigation
 Well irrigation
 Sprinkler irrigation
 Drip irrigation
 Surface irrigation

F. Transportation and marketing of agricultural produce.

 Issues related to constraints

 improper storage facilities
 lack of grading and standardization
 inadequate transport
 lack of technology
 middleman
 inadequate farm credits

G. E technology in aid of farmers

 Precision farming
 Autonomous farming
 Remote sensing
 Mobile technology
 Kisan credit card
5. 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
1. Subsidies

 WTO subsidies
 Issues of Indian food security with WTO
 Issues with nutrition based subsidy
 Direct subsidies
 Indirect subsidies

2. Minimum support price

 Government pricing policy

 Fair and remunerative price
 Central price issue
 Decentralized procurement policy
 Issues of pricing in agriculture
 Government price regulating Mechanisms

3. Public Distribution system

 Objective
 Functioning
 limitations

4. Buffer stocks

5. Food security

 National Food security mission

 National food security act
 Challenges
 implementation
6. Technology missions

 Integrated watershed management technique

 National Mission on Agricultural Extension and technology
 Space technology applications
 Farm mechanization
 National Agriculture innovation center
 Agricultural Research and Education

6. Economics of Animal-Rearing, Food processing

and related industries in India – Scope and
significance, Location, Upstream and Downstream
requirements, Supply Chain Management
1. Economics of animal rearing

 Operation flood
 Blue revolution
 Integrated Dairy development plan
 Fisheries industry
 pink revolution
 National live stock mission
 Challenges of Animal rearing in India

2. Food processing

 Food processing and related industries in India

 Primary, secondary and tertiary industries
 Silk industries
 Meat processing industries
 Milk and allied products

3. Scope and significance of food processing

 Export
 Import
 Generating employment
 MSMEs
4. Geographical location of food industries

5. Upstream and downstream requirements of food processing

6. Supply chain management

 Generators
 Distributors
 Consumers

 Mega food Parks

 National Mission on food processing

7. Land reforms in India

1. Land reforms

 British Land tenure system

 Permanent settlement
 Ryothwari system
 Mahalwari
 Features
 implications

2. Peasants struggle for land

3. Land reforms before independence

4. Land ceiling policy

5. Tenancy reforms

6. Various movements related to land reforms

7. Government policies and acts

8. Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in

industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth
1. Liberalization and industrial political

2. New industrial policy

 Liberalization
 privatization
 Globalization
 Crisis of 1991
 Domestic economy
 trade imbalance
 Balance of trade

3. Impact of 1991 reforms

 Major reforms in liberalization

 Financial sector reforms
 Deregulation of Industrial Units and sectors
 Tax reforms
 Foreign exchange reforms
 Trade and investment policy reforms

4. Manufacturing industry

5. Make in India
9. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports,
Railways etc.
A. Infrastructure

 Energy
 Renewable energy
 Non renewable energy
 Energy scenario of India
 Energy crisis of world
 Coal production
 power sector
 power generation
 Nuclear Energy
 Oil and Natural Gas
 Shale gas

Port sector

 Ports in India
 Major ports
 Minor ports
 Issues in port development
 Corporatization of ports
 Maritime agenda
 Inland water transport

Railways

 Modernization of Indian railway

 dedicated freight corridor projects

Airports

 Aviation industries in India

 privatization of airports
 privatization vs. Modernization
 Open sky policy
 aviation policy
 greenfield projects

Roads
  National highway development program
 PPP projects
 road accidents
 road safety
 National highways
 Expressways
 Golden quadrilateral

10. Investment models

Investment

Foreign investment

Indian model of investment

11. Biodiversity, Environment and Disaster

Management
Environmental impact assessment:

1 importance of EIA

2 Aspects of EIA—–

Rsik assessment

Post product monitoring

Environmental management

3 methods—–

Collection of data

Prediction of impact

Evolution of impact vs evolution of cost benefit

More

3 steps——-
Searching

Scoping

Collection of benefit data

Impact protection

Migration measures

Public hearing

Decision making

Monitoring and implementation of plan

Risk assessment

4 environmental appraisal procedures in India

Ministry of environment and forest

National green tribunal

5 issues of environmental clearance

Economic development vs. sustainable development

Forest clearance and tribal right

Global environmental issue:

Desertification

Global warming

Arctic melting

Acid rain

National environmental issue:

Fresh water decline

Forest decline
Pollution and development

Biodiversity loss

Biodiversity conservation:

National biodiversity act

Endangered species

Threated species extinct species

Legal measures to conserve —–

natural and

international

Projects—–

Project tiger

Project snow leopard

Project elephant

More

Methods———

Ex-situ

In-situ

Energy conservation:

Energy efficiency

Energy and devolvement

Energy and environment

Green building

Smart cities
Water and energy conservation:

Depleting water resources

Fresh water scarcity

Impact on pollution world

Conservation of natural resources:

Marine

National park

Wetland

Wildlife sanctuaries

Conservation of soil and land

more

Environmental pollution and degradation:

Air pollution

Acts and policies

Air pollution and control act

Water pollution

Acts and policies

Environmental protection act

Degradation of natural environment:

Impact of deforestation

Impact of fossil fuels

Impact of industrialisation

Impact of modern agriculture

13. Security Issues

 Fastest growing inequality in income between the rich and the poor
 Maoist/Naxalites insurgency in the heart of India
 Fundamentalist forces (Terrorism):
 Corruption and corrosion of public institutions
 Illegal immigration to the north-east
 Armed ethnic insurgencies in the north east (Manipur and Nagaland) and north (Kashmir)
 Fragile, unstable neighbours
 Communal forces
 Many more……

14. Science and development

Appliction of technologies in daily life:

Bio digester toilets

Android

Solar cell

more

Devloping new technologies :

 ISRO
 DRDO
 Department of biotechnology
 MNC’s
 Intelectual property rights:
 Indian IPR law 2005
 TRIPS
 IP——
 Trade marks
 Geographical locations
 Patents
 Copyrights
 Industrial design rights
 Trade secrets
 Issues———-
 Patent issue———
 Ever greening
  Indo- us tussle
 Criticism against IPR
 Ethical issue
 More

 Biotechnology:
 Gene patenting
 Doping
 Recent advancements
 Role of biotechnology

Nanotechnology:

 Interdisciplinary nature——-
 Electronics
 Nanochips
 Nano device
 Biotechnology
 Targeted drug delivary
 Nano medicine
 Chemistry
 Nano crystals
 Nanoparticles
 Defence and security
 Nano devices and more

Impact

 Environmental
 Health
 More
 Ethical issues

Robotics:

 Artificial intelligence
 Recent development
 Rolr in defence
 Role in scientific development
 Laws of robotics

Computers:

 Development
 Super computing
 Semantic code web
 QR code
 Internet
 Ethernet
  Net neutrality
 More

Achievements of scientists:

 CNR roa
 Ashok sen
 Homi BABA
 APJ kalam
 more

Indigenization of technology:

 Defence equipments
 Space settalites IRNSS
 More


Information technogology:

Mobile technology

 3g, 4g and 5g
 Long term evolution
 Spectrum auction

Modern technology

 li-fi
 WI-FI backster
 Cloud computing
 Megharj initiative

Govt.’s policies

1. Digital india programme

2. National fiber optic network
3. Natiopnal policy on IT
4. National telicom policy 2012

Issue

 Digital divide
 Freedom of speech
  Community radio issue
 Prasar bharathi autonomy issue

Space technology:

Setallite and types

 Geostationary INSAT
 Earth observation RISAT and IRS series
 Navigation GAGAN and IRNSS
 Space mission- MOM, Chandra yaana, and Aditya
 Small settalite- jungoo

Types of orbits

 Polar
 Sun synchronous
 Geosynchronus
 Geostationary
 Low earth orbit
 Medium earth orbit

Launch vehicles

 SLV
ASLV
PSLV
GSLV
GSLV mark 3

International Space Missions

 NASA
 European Space Agency
 More

International Space Mission

 Comet mission ROSETTA

 Mars mission—NASA
 Moon mission NASA, ESA

Challenges for ISRO

 Fund
 R &D
 HRD
 More
Significance and achievements

 India’s report at world leve

 Domestic application of space research
 Rural development
 National Security
 more

Our notes for General Studies paper 4 will include the

extensive analysis on following topics
✅We have typically the synthesized the syllabus mentioned by UPSC for mains and prepared
notes based on the previous years questioning pattern.

A. Ethics and Human Interface

1.Understanding Ethics and Related Concepts

 Understanding Ethics
 Human Behaviour
 Beliefs
 Values
 Ethics and Morals
 Ethics in Human Actions
 Essence of Ethics
 Properties of Ethics
 Determinants of Ethics
 Consequences of Ethics

2. Ethics in Different Contexts

 Dimensions of Ethics
 Other Dimensions
 Ethics in Private Relationships
 Ethics in Public Relationships
 Conflict in Private and Public Ethics

3. Human Values

 Human Values: Role of Family, Society and

 Educational institutions
 Values and Attitudes
 Type of Values
 Sources of Values
 Lives and Teachings of Great Personalities
 Contemporary Leadership in India and Abroad
Considerable number of case studies with explanations … Case studies will be provided for
practice too.

B. Attitude and Behaviour

1. Attitude and Behaviour

 Concept of Attitude
 Components of Attitude
 Cognitive Component
 Affective Component
 Behavioural Component
 Structure of Attitude
 Functions of Attitude
 Influence of Attitude and its Relation with
 Thought and Behaviour
 Relation between Attitudes and Behaviour
 When do Attitudes Guide Behaviour?
 How do Attitudes Guide Behaviour?

2. Attitude Formation and Change

 Attitude Formation
 Implicit vs. Explicit Attitudes
 Attitude Change
 Cognitive Component
 Affective Component
 Behavioural Component

3. Attitude and Society

 Social Cognition and Attributions

 Social Cognition
 Attributions
 Social Influence and Persuasion
 Social Influence
 Persuasion

4. Moral and Political Attitudes

 Moral Attitudes
 Universalism
 Moral Convictions as Experiences of Fact
 Emotions
 Implications
 Political Attitudes
  Understanding the Spectrum
 Different Ideologies
 Motivation

Considerable number of case studies with explanations … Case studies will be provided for
practice too.

C. Aptitude and foundational values for civil services

1.Aptitude for Civil Services

 Aptitude: Concept and importance

 Aptitude and intelligence
 Aptitude and Attitude
 Interests and Aptitude
 Aptitude Realization
 Aptitude identification
 Aptitude for Civil Services
 Foundational Values for Civil Service
 Importance of Values
 Civil Services Values

2. Values for Civil Services

 The Components of Thinking

 Intellectual Standards
 Development of intellectual Traits
 Integrity
 Integrity from individuals Perspective
 Types of integrity in individuals Context
 Integrity in Social Context
 Professional Integrity
 integrity in Civil Services
 Integrity Testing
 Integrity, Efficiency and Corruption
 Impartiality
 Non-Partisanship
 Civil Services Neutrality
 Objectivity in Civil Services
 Objectivity in Complex Situations
 Dedication to Public Service
 Why Dedication is Important?
 Empathy and Compassion towards the Weaker Sections
 Tolerance towards the Weaker Sections
Considerable number of case studies with explanations … Case studies will be provided for
practice too.

D. Emotional Intelligence
1. Understanding Emotional intelligence

 Basic Concepts
 Emotions
 Types of Emotions
 Purpose of Emotions
 Emotional intelligence (EI or EQ)
 Other Models of Emotional Intelligence
 The Ability El Model
 The Trait El Model
 Emotional intelligence Quotient (EQ)
 Measuring Emotional intelligence
 Utility of Emotional intelligence

2. Developing Emotional Intelligence

 Emotional Intelligence Development

 Skills for Developing El
 Other Technique of Emotional Quotient
 Applications in Administration and Governance
 Considerable number of case studies with explanations … Case studies will be provided
for practice too.

E. Moral Thinkers and Philosophers from India and

World

1.History of moral philosophy

2.Moral Thinkers and Philosophers from World

 Socrates (470 BC- 399 BC)

 Plato
 Aristotle (384-322 BC)
 Stoicism
 Thomas Hobbes (l 5884 679)
 Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)
 GWF Hegel (17704831)
 John Rawls (1921-2002)
3.Moral Thinkers and Philosophers from India

 Features of India Ethics

 Hinduism
 Purushartha
 Buddhism
 Jainism
 Islam
 Ramananda (AD 1400-1470)
 Kabir (AD 1440-1518)
 Ravidasa (AD 1450-1540)
 Tulsidas (AD 1532-1623)
 Tukaram (AD 1598-1649)
 Sikh Ethics
 Considerable number of case studies with explanations … Case studies will be provided
for practice too.

6. Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public

Administration
1. Ethical Dilemmas

 Status and Problems of Values

 Ethical Concerns in Government and Private
 Institutions
 Distinction between Private and Public
 Institutions
 Ethical Dilemmas in Government and Private
 Institutions
 Solving Ethical Dilemma
 Dimensions to Identify Ethical Standards
 Making Ethical Decisions

2. Ethical Governance

 Laws, Rules and Regulations as Source of Ethical

 Guidance
 Corporate Ethics and Regulations
 Conscience as Source of Ethical Guidance
 Accountability and Ethical Governance
 Strengthening of Ethical and Moral Values in
 Governance
 Global Scenario

3. Ethics in International Relations and Corporate Governance

 Ethics in International Relations

 Role of India
 Ethics in International Funding
 Corporate Governance
  Regulatory Mechanism for Corporate Governance
 Corporate Governance in India
 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
 Considerable number of case studies with explanations … Case studies will be provided
for practice too.

7. Probity in Governance
1. Public Service and Probity

 Concept of Public service

 Characteristics of Pubic Services
 History of Public Services
 Public Services in India
 Philosophical Basis of Governance and Probity
 What is Governance?

2. Transparency and Right to information

 Information Sharing
 Why information Staring is Important?
 Transparency in Government
 Right To information (RTI)
 Right to information Act, 2005
 Role of the Government

3. Ethical Codes and Citizen’s Charters Code of Ethics

 Importance of Code of Ethics

 Characteristics of Codes
 The Role of Principles and Values
 Code of Conduct
 The Context of Codes
 Public Administration System Second ARC on
 Ethics
 Indian Scenario
 Citizen’s Charters

4. Work Culture and Challenges of Corruption 3

 Work Culture
 Concept of Work Culture
 Likert’s Management Systems
 Quality of Service Delivery
 Quality Management
 Public Service Delivery
 Utilization of Public Funds
 Importance of Effective Utilization
 Challenges of Corruption
 Menace of Corruption in Public Life
 Corruption in South Asia
 Causes of Corruption
 Remedies to Fight Corruption
 Start with Easy to do Measures
 Right to Services
 e-Governance
 Public Procurement
 Experiment with Delivery Options
 Considerable number of case studies with explanations … Case studies will be provided
for practice too.