Lecture Title: Introduction to General

Studies and Current Affairs.

This lecture covers the following:

› What constitutes general Studies and Current

Affairs.
› Why do you need General Studies and Current
Affairs.
› Nature and Scope of General Studies and Current
Affairs.
› Sources of Information.
› General guidelines
What constitutes general
studies
› Polityand Governance
› Social issues and Social problems
› Economy and Development
› History
› Culture
› Geography
› General Science and Development of
Science and Technology
 Why do we need to study
general studies
› Career in Civil Services and other Services.
› Making an informed citizen,
› Producing an engineer with a social outlook.
› Helps in group discussions, analytical components
of GRE examinations, etc.
Nature and Scope of general
studies
› The nature and standard of syllabi will be such
that a well-educated person will be able to
comprehend them without specialized study.
› Provides general awareness of a variety of
subjects..
› To get a basic understanding of all relevant
issues
› Ability to analyse, and take a view on
conflicting socio-economic goals, objectives
and demands.
Sources of information
› Basic text books and reference books.
› Edit pages of important newspapers.
› Magazines and Journals.
› Online sources of information.
› Reports, Studies and Documents.
General guidelines
› Have not only academic talent but also ability to
coordinate and present knowledge in a clear and
coherent manner.
› To acquire overall intellectual traits and depth of
understanding of the subject rather than merely the range
of information.
› Constantly update information and knowledge
› Combine facts, information, analysis and comprehension.
› Develop problem solving skills.
› Get holistic understanding and perspective on the subject.
› Develop multi-disciplinary interest.
› Not merely reading, discussion, enlightened debate and
argument will help.