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After NCERT is done you can dig deep into the OCEAN
History -
for history you can do Modern Spectrum RAJIV AHIR for prelims ...apart from that one can also prefer GROVER
for MAINS ...u need extensive reading ...sky is the limit ...still you can go for BIPAN CHANDRA Part 1 and Part 2
....India before Gandhi and India After Gandhi by Ramchandra Guha could be done.
Geography
for prelims Geography ...one can do GC Leong ISC certified Physical geography ...and a good ATLAS of Penguin
publications should be referred ....for Mains NCERT will be suffice.
Economics
for Economics prelim i recommend SRIRAM IAS notes along with Ramesh Singh of Tata Mcgraw Hill publications
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for Eco Mains ..having hold on newspaper is very important ...i would recommending following Economic Times or
Business Standard or Mint (selective reading)
Political Science
for Polity ...Laxmikant is the Bible ...need to done byheart ...20 readings minimum for Prelims
for Mains i would recommend visiting prsindia.org for continuos tracking of all kinds of legislations proposed,drafted
and passed in Parliament along with reports of various Committee reports .....
along with this reading newspaper editorials relating to Consitution, Judicial court judgements, etc need to be
studied
Sociology
Fine Arts
for culture i would recommend referring to CCRT website, NIOS culture notes are good and current culture events
should also tracked selectively
Science
for Mains , emphasis must be given on current science events lke achievements of ISRO , inventions by
BARC,DRDO and various Indian institutes...apart from this 'major' international inventions and discoveries must also
be tracked
ETHICS
for ethics one may begin with LEXICON , emphasis has to be given on thinkers foreign and Indian thinkers .....their
teachings must be reflected in the answers and case studies to earn more marks !
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Apart from all this u'll must surf a lot on Internet ...go for editorials of multiple newspaper..should follow
magazines like
Yojana
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Kurukshetra
DowntoEarth
Science Reporter etc.
.....should also follow VISION notes , insightsonindia , mrunal.org, gktoday , etc. and offcourse my blog :)
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