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[Strategy] UPSC Civil Service Exam (Part 2 of 5) : Notes, Newspapers andBooks

From the previous Act I, I hope youve understood the mindset our Blood Enemy(UPSC). Now it is time to gather and sharpen weapons required to defeat him.

1. Act II: Weapons of Mass Destruction2. Weapon#5: Your Own notes3. Types of Notes

1. #1: Notes on Margin2. #2: Handwritten Notes3. #3: Computer Notes and Mindmaps4. #4: Readymade Notes

4. A) Notes of Toppers5. B) Readymade Coaching class notes and Material6. Weapon #4: Internet7. Over-reliance on internet= Bad8. Weapons #3: Magazines9. A) Yojana and Kurukshetra

10. How to subscribe to Yojana and Kurukshetra?11. B) CST, PD, Chronicle, Wizard12. Marketing Propagandas13. Which competitive magazine to use?14. Timeframe for current affairs?15. Do I need to follow more than one Competitive Magazine?16. Frontline, EPW, The Economist, Outlook etc17. Weapon #2: The Newspapers18. Weapon #1: Standard reference books

1. What is this Older NCERTs?2. Newer/Younger NCERTs3. List of *NOT* recommended booklist4. General Studies (GS) Manual

19. Weapons of UPSC20. Negative marking21. Appendix: Download Links

Act II: Weapons of Mass Destruction

You need five set of weapons

1. Standard Reference books (SRB)2. Newspaper (The Hindu/Indianexpress only)3. Magazines4. Internet



5. Your own notes (assembled using the parts of above four weapons)

These weapons provide fire two types of ammunition

1. Facts: features of Government scheme, powers of President, reasons for thespread of disease, some physics concept responsible for mechanism of xyzinstrument.

2. Fodder: if UPSC examiner was a buffalo, how would you please him?Ofcourse by throwing some grass fodder at him. Fodder is required mostly@Mains, Essay and interview. Pros and cons of a Government scheme /policy, reasons suggestions-analysis of xyz socio-economic-environmentalproblem= these are some examples of fodder.

Postal study material and readymade coaching notes = Desi country made weapons(katta and Tamanchaa), most of the time they misfire or dont fire when you pull thetrigger.So you should not over-rely on such Desi-weapons.Now lets see how to effectively utilize these weapons. In reverse order

Weapon#5: Your Own notes

Q. Why notes making = important?

Well the same reason why practicing math sums is important for CAT exam= Tosucceed.

1. Syllabus of UPSC exam is extremely large. Even if youre done with thecore/static theory portion, the new current affairs keep piling every day.

2. Today, if you understand a topic from xyz book, magazine, newspaper orwebsite but cannot recall it in the exam hall after five months, then wholeexercise is useless.

3. If youre not processing and consolidating information in compact notesform, then on the night before exam youll have so many heaps of books,newspapers and magazines that could fill up a small loading rickshaw! Youllbe under extreme stress and frustration on what to read and what to skip?

Types of Notes

#1: Notes on Margin

Basically you highlight important lines in a book and then write someimportant summery/keywords/phrases on the margins of every book page.Works well for NCERTs, GS Manuals, M.Laxmikanth, Bipin Chandra and soon.doesnt work well, if youre supposed to prepare a topic after consolidatinginformation from multiple sources. (Indo-US relations for example)Doesnt work well, if it is a secondary reference book. (i.e. some xyz bookfrom library, wasnt written for IAS exam but got some good facts/fodder inone or two chapters). In that case, ideal way was to write a separate



handwritten summery note.

#2: Handwritten Notes

Made from Newspapers, standard reference books, magazines, websites.How to make notes out of newspapers, is already explained in a separate articleCLICK ME

1. When you make notes, please be conscious that youre not doing it with a90s mindset: i.e. too much dates, names and numbers.

2. If you can remember something as such then no need to incorporate such data

in your note. For example India got independence on 15th August1947=dont write.

3. You dont have to copy the sentences verbatim. Because that is identical tomaking a photocopy! Just write keywords and phrases, avoid writing fullsentences. Write full sentence, only if it some extremely important quote /fodder statement.

4. Notes need not be grammatically correct or pure chaste politically correctdiplomatic language. You can mix up Hindi with English, proverbs, slangs,profanity, filmy dialogues even to the point of obscenity . whatever makesit easy to revise and recall the information. Keep in mind youre not makingnotes to impress someone, youre making notes for quick revision.

#3: Computer Notes and Mindmaps

If youre reading papercopy of a book, newspaper or magazine, it is easy to makehandwritten notes simultaneously.But if youre reading something on internet or PDF file, it may not be convenient.Example softwares:

To organize notes/data To create mindmaps

1. Evernote2. Microsoft Onenote 2007/2010/20133. Traditional Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel.

1. Freemind2. Mindjet Mindmanager

There is no one size fits for all. In certain topics, Mindmapping would be useful,

but in some topics a simple Excel datasheet would work just fine (for examplelist of persons in news or Science tech 2 markers.)I had created an Auto-notemaker computer script, basically it helps you copyphrases from pdf files and websites. CLICK ME (works perfect on WinXP, notso well on Win7)In the mains exam, question papers are quite lengthy. Handwriting speedmatters. Therefore donot maintain only computer notes. Also makehandwritten notes as and where required. Thatd indirectly help you improvewriting speed.



#4: Readymade Notes

A) Notes of Toppers

You can find notes of previous years toppers (Om Kasera, Neeraj Singh, KshitijTyagi) in the download section of www.Mrunal.org/downloadSuch notes give you inspiration and indirect hints on the Art of notes making.You will find some good facts and fodder in such notes.However, Notes of toppers should not be your first line of defense or primaryweapons because,

1. if he could memorize xyz thing without notes, he wouldnt have incorporatedsuch data in his notes.

2. In many places hed have written sentences, that would make limited sense toyou (but theyd help him connect point x with y)after all he wrote the notesfor his easy revision and not yours.

3. He may have skipped some topics or chapters because he did not find themexam-worthy.

B) Readymade Coaching class notes and Material

It can be of two types

1. Static = dealing with theoretical part of GS or optionals (History, Geography,literature etc.)

2. Current affairs

As we saw in Act I, the Static notes of coaching classes, lost their significance

under UPSCs BackbreakingTM Move.Regarding the current affairs notes= nowadays the famous classes intentionallydelay the release of current affairs books/notes- to prevent UPSC spies fromchanging the question paper.So, in the coming years, youll find such material flooding in streets, just 15-20days before the exam.Consider this situation

1. Suppose Ajay Devgan exercised for 2 hours per day for 90 days continuouslyand transformed into a muscle man for his movie Singham.

2. Therefore if you exercise 12 hours a day for 15 days, youll get the samemuscular body. Is it possible?

Why not? 902=180 and 1215 is also 180!Even If you take steroids, this is not possible. Same goes with the short cuts andquick fix solutions.

It doesnt require an Einstein to release readymade current affair notes. Justhire a retired player of UPSC, ask him to follow Hindu for year, copy pastedata, produce a booklet and charge anything between Rs.3000 to Rs.10000



depending on your coaching classs name and reputation in the masses.If a sincere player is doing his own notes since many months, he may quicklyscan through such notes to fillup any missing data to upgrade his own personalnotes.But then again, sincere players would usually find their own notes moreadequate and well organized than such garbage that floods the street 15 daysbefore the exam.But if a candidate had not been preparing current affairs on his own, then hedend up spending last 15 days just reading, digesting and processing the data,There will be no time left to revise any other topics.

Therefore,

1. Maintain your current affairs notes, Dont look for shortcuts.2. If you get some good coaching note, use it to upgrade your own notes.3. If you donot have coaching notes- dont feel guilty or inferior. There are

plenty of toppers who made it without using such material.

Now lets move to inspect the next weapon.

Weapon #4: Internet

Internet is required for Follow up Action on particular topic of currentaffairs.For example there is some climate change summit going on. Newspaper onlymentions the highlight but not enough content to write 120 words answer thenyoud need to use google.Similarly, to find out the timeline/background of a topic, youll need togoogle.Youll need to visit official sites of various ministryYoull need to keep an eye on pib.nic.inYoull need to download IGNOU pdfs from egyankosh.ac.in as per yourrequirements.Youll need it to access TheHindu.And so on

But as usual, you should digest, process and make note out of it. Otherwise merelysaving 10 articles per day in your harddisk = wont help you.

Over-reliance on internet= Bad

You use internet for accessing Hindu/other newspapers and gather currentaffairs = well and good.But dont just keep random surfing internet for your preparation (especiallyprelims). Because likelihood of getting question from some random internetarticle of Wikipedia or newspaper in UPSC = very less. Why? Because UPSChas to keep in mind the candidates from small towns and villages, who may nothave 24/7 internet access. So many questions come from static theory part-NCERTs, other Standard reference books, to give them level playing field-



particularly @the preliminary level.Initially youll feel enthusiastic about doing google-research, but after 15-20days, youll lose the tempo and start feeling nervous thinking I can nevercomplete the syllabusOfcourse you can search internet for further explanation of a topic. But UPSCexam is not made up of one particular topic alone. It is a mixture ofeverything. So dont overdo anything. for example digging Sci-Tech, folkdances etc. day and night.

Weapons #3: Magazines

A) Yojana and Kurukshetra

They are released by the Government.Yojana deals with socio-economic issues, poverty, water sanitation, womenempowerment etc.Kurukshetra deals mainly with rural Development.Both are important for UPSC, because they provide fodder material.Every article in those two magazines, follows more or less the same structure thatis

1. Initially itll describe an issue or problem, give you some data.2. Itll list the Government scheme / project and their salient features3. Thant itll give you data and charts on State wise money allotment and

achievements.4. Sometimes itll give reasons why targets are not achieved.5. Ultimately, some over-glorified success story of xyz NGO or Self Help

group.

For us, point number 1,2 and 4 are important.If Yojana magazine issue has 75 pages, you can summarize the fodder material inless than 5 page note, just containing keywords and phrases. So do it, highlyrecommended, will help you particularly for descriptive question (mains and essay).It is said that Kurukshetra is important for candidates with Public Administrationoptional only. My opinion is Kurukshetra is important for everyone irrespective ofoptional subject given the current trend of UPSC asking yearbook, socio-economic Development type questions.

How to subscribe to Yojana and Kurukshetra?

Although you can download the free PDF files from their official website, here isthe link

http://yojana.gov.in/CMS/Default.aspx

but I would suggest subscribe for paper-copy.

Reason: Each magazine cost Rs.100 subscription per year = not very expensive.+ Reading on computer screen for long time= not good for eyes.



Goto post office, buy following things

1. Buy two IPO (indian postal orders) worth Rs.100 each2. One envelop worth Rs.5 (it already has postal stamp.)

On Each IPO, write Director, Publication Division, Ministry of Info. &Broadcasting, New DelhiNow prepare two paper chits/letters: One for Yojana and One for Kurukshetra.

1. Your Name and Address:2. Subscription: Yojana/Kurukshetra for 1 year3. Language of magazine: English/Hindi/Gujarati/ whatever language.4. IPO number:

Now staple each letter with each IPO.Slip it into that Envelop.On the Envelop, write following address and mail it.Business Manager,Publication Division, East Block, Level-VII,RK Puram, New Delhi-110066

B) CST, PD, Chronicle, Wizard

CST = Civil Service TimesPD= Pratiyogita DarpanThese magazines provide you information on current affairs, truckload of coachingclass advertisements on every second page and useless clichd topper interviews.In the 90s era, magazines were important because preliminary exam used to becurrent affairs heavy (sports, awards, places and persons in news etc). Nowadays notso much.Besides, the level of current affairs questions in the mains examination, requiresthat you follow the newspapers rather these magazines. However magazines stillhave some utilities because

1. Helps you fill up the gap in your notes. e.g. if some topic was not covered innewspaper, or in case you missed noticing some important development.

2. Saves you the trouble of following sports related News everyday.

But keep in mind the magazine publishers cover the news-item is still from the 90smindset. They throw just way too much names,dates and numbers at you. So itd bebetter if you just noted down keywords in separate diary (especially for science-tech part) e.g. We are not interested in knowing the exact height and weigh ofsatellite, we only need to know its function or use.Each magazine has following structure

1. National affairs2. International affairs3. Science-tech4. Economy



5. Persons and Places in news6. Some filler articles for the sake of filling pages, because they couldnot find

more coaching class ad sponsers..7. Usually doctored and ghost written topper interviews

For you section 1 to 4 are important. Rest depending on your time and mood. Dontpay much attention on what topper is saying (or recommending) in the magazineinterviews, because mostly theyre doctored and ghostwritten interviews. Readfollowing blogs by IAS officers and youll understand what Im saying:

1. Supreet Singh Gulati (IAS, AIR-2/CSE-2007, Punjab Cadre): click ME2. Gokul GR (IAS, AIR-19/CSE-2010, Kerala Cadre): Click ME

Marketing Propaganda

From January to May= Diwali time for competitive magazines.They come up with issues with attractive covers for example

1. Complete geography in 15 days2. Entire coverage of Biodiversity3. 1000 questions on current affairs!

The new player would ditch his books and start mugging up data given in suchmagazines. Nothing really comes in the exam and he suffers. So dont make thatmistake. Your Primary weapons = Standard Reference Books+newspapers+yourown notes.All these readymade things are secondary. These are only the supplements, not thesubstitutes.

Which competitive magazine to use?

Use any one of following.

CivilServiceTimes(CST):

Recommended, if you sole aim is UPSC exam alone.Wizard, Chronicle= well I feel they lost the shine. Their targetaudience is only UPSC aspirants and in that genre, Civil ServiceTimes is doing better job- coverage of International relations andScience-tech is good.It doesnt mean, Wizard and Chronicle are bad. Use whatever toolsyou can find / afford.

PratiyogitaDarpan

Recommended, if youre simultaneously preparing for UPSC aswell as Bank PO, SSC, State PSC type of jobs.Because PD also provides you with material and question papersof those exams.Pratiyogita Darpan can be read online for free, using their officialwebsite. Click ME



If money is the problem, then no need to buy, visit local Government library.

Timeframe for current affairs?

Question: From which month to which month, should I cover current affairs?If youre appearing in the year 2013, you should prepare current affairs fromminimum Jan 2012. (it doesnt mean UPSC wont ask you some topic that happenedin 2011 or from 2007, because UPSC is the baddest thug youll find in this part ofSouth East Asia.)Anyways, the ideal and plausible current affairs time frame = start from one yeari.e. Jan 2012. Finish upto that part, then worry about 2011.If youve started preparation from Nov 2012, then I hope from November onwardsyoud religiously follow newspapers and maintain notes (if you dont want to dig upyour grave) but what about the stuff that already happened? i.e. what to do for thecurrent affairs from Jan 2012 to Nov 2012?Go through the competitive magazine issues of those monthYa but Where to find the old magazines?A. local libraryB. For Pratiyogita Darpan their official website.Same advice for Yojana, Kurukshetra.Okay now assuming that you have covered up to January 2012. But about few yearsback?For Jan 2011 to Dec 2011 = www.competitionmaster.comFor 2001 to Dec 2010 = http://www.hindu.com/revents/events.htmYes it 2001 and no I did not make typing mistake. Just give a cursory reading to(National and International) section of that Hindu diary of events.Reason: there have been some landmark events for example Bt-Brinjal, Iraq andAfghanistan war, 9/11, 26/11, sub-prime crisis, Indo US nuclear deal, Tsunami,Right to education Act, women reservation bill, Law Commission, Justice SaccharCommittee, controversy regarding office of profit... And so on.Many such topics would continue haunting you indirectly and implicitly in themains, essay and interview. So better have some idea about them.

Do I need to follow more than one CompetitiveMagazine?

Any One magazine is sufficient. More than one magazine = overlapping andoverkill.Ofcourse there would be some xyz science-tech term which was given in PDbut not in CST, then What to do? Well in war, there is always some casualty. Ifyou start worrying so much, you cannot prepare. One competitive magazine(combined with one newspaper) should do the trick.If after youre done with core syllabus, notes making and everythingyoumay visit local library to upgrade your notes. But now is not the right time.All those things are secondary.



Frontline, EPW, The Economist, Outlook etc

They provide fodder material for essay, interview. These are all secondaryreference. Frontline can also be downloaded for free (goto Mrunal.org/download)

Who should refer secondary reference?

1. Player with decent command over core GS, Yearbook, Polity, current affairsand hes already done with the syllabus and notes on opt. subject (if optionalsubjects are kept in UPSC exam)

2. Someone who has appeared in mains and right now waiting for the interviewcall. He should visit local library, go through as many issues as he can- tobuild up his knowledge for interviews.

In short, these secondary things are made for Level 3 player. Who is this level 3player? click ME for the answer

But If youre yet to become master of level2, then there is no point in indulgein these things at the moment. First finish your core syllabus, revise itmultiple times and get good grip over the conventional General Studies.Often the Ideal strategy is not the plausible strategy. Use your head, knowyour strengths, limits, time available to you and proceed accordingly.Besides in UPSC lot of questions come from standard reference books andnewspapers so they should be your primary weapons.

So far we discussed weapon #5- notes, Weapon #4- internet, Weapon #3-magazines. Now time to examine

Weapon #2: The Newspapers

1. Why newspapers are important,2. How to read them effectively without wasting 3-4 hours a day?3. How to make notes out of newspapers?

all that already explained in a previous article: click MEHow to read The Hindu online, using Google Reader, already explained= Click ME

Weapon #1: Standard reference books

What is NCERTs?

In India we have three school boards

1. CBSE2. ICSE3. State Education boards

NCERT= the textbooks used by CBSE students.



Theyre are available in both Hindi and EnglishThey can be downloaded for free, download links are given at the bottom ofthis article.But if you can afford, then go ahead and buy them from market.NCERTs are important because many questions in the preliminary exam, aredirectly or indirectly asked from them History, geography, science,economics. ICSE text-books are also good for preparation (particularly forGeography segment), but theyre expensive and not readily available inmarket. So just go for NCERTs.If youre appearing for State PSC exams, then use NCERTs and also Use StateEducation Board textbooks (History, Geography, Social Science) to get theGS/GK specific to that xyz State.

What is this Older NCERTs?

1. They are old black-and-white editions, contain truckload of facts, names, datesand numbers on history, science and geography were important during 90seraquestion on this alloy and that chemical, world geography, ancienthistory etc. But now The nature of questions has changed.

Newer/Younger NCERTs

The colourful new editions, theyre not bloated with names, dates, numbersand other boring stuff.They are designed with main objective of explaining the underlyingconcept/principle of topic without boring the hell out of a reader.

So, they are quite good for preparing under the BackbreakingTM regime ofUPSC.some topics were better covered in the older NCERTs for example Worldgeography and History- particularly the Colonization and economic angles toit.For that reason- some coaching sirs and senior players advice older NCERT.Personally i feel, one is not going to suffer from any competitivedisadvantage, if he has not read the older NCERT books. because the questionstyle has changed. + whatever facts were present in older NCERTs andabsent in New NCERT= theyre usually covered in GS Manual.Besides, UPSC too understands that older NCERTs are rarely availableoutside Delhi and some guy from small town or village cannot easily access

them. (recall BackbreakingTM principle)So if you can get your hands on older NCERT, read them, else there is noneed to lose your sleep or burn your blood over this issue.

In either case, if youre going to read NCERT just one or two times very lightly fornamesake formality, then it wont help you. Revise often, and take NCERTsseriously.

List of *NOT* recommended booklist



Taking inspiration from Mrinalini Sarabhai (again), I give you a list of *Notrecommended books*,

Not recommended book Why?

1. PhysicalGeography by GohChe Leong

90s are over. Nature of question changed. NCERT+GSManual =sufficient for physical geography.

2. Anatomy &Physiology forNurses Courses,Evelyn Pearce

NCERT+GS Manual = more than sufficient to coverhuman body/biology.For First Aid, there is better PDF onIGNOU. (click ME)

3. Know your body:Readers Digest

4. General Principlesof WorldGeography: CharlesFarro

Lolz. Hardly any question on World geography, in lastthree years. NCERT+GS Manual will do the trick.

5. Monsoon Asia:Charles Farro

No need for Ph.DMonsoon question is so clichd, 90sand repeated, unlikely to reappear even in mains under

the BackbreakingTM era.

6. A Brief History ofNearly Everything:Bill Bryson

Good read for time pass, if youve free time.Problem is-there is no free time.

7. Fundamentals ofStatistics by SCGupta

This is used for M.Sc courses.NCERT + SpectrumsBook on Statistics =good enogh.Besides Spectrum also contains solved Stat sums fromGS papers from 1979 upto 2011.

8. Mishra Puri

These are meant for Economics (Optional subject) paperII.NCERT+NOS+Ramesh Singh (TMH)= less boring,less pages, more exam oriented.

9. Dutt Sundaram

10. Uma Kapila

11. DD Basu



12. MV PayleeLaxmikanth is better organized and exam oriented.

13. Subhash Kashyap

Yes youd find some fact/fodder from all ^such books, but time is a luxury youcannot afford, at best these all could come under Secondary, you may refer tothem if and when youve the time, but now is not the right time- first get a decentgrip over core GS, yearbook and current affairs.In case you wonder, if these books are not useful, then why would someonerecommend them over internet?Ans.

1. They may have had their (limited) utility in 90s era. So the old sitesrecommended them and theyre still on top of google search engine.

2. Such huge list assures that a new player feels frustrated during self-study anddecides to join coaching.

General Studies (GS) Manual

When it comes to Science, Geography or History: your first choice ofWeapon= NCERTs.But at times some important concepts and principles are not covered fully inNCERTs.GS Manual bridges that gap + provides you truckload of mock questions topractice at home.You can download the blank answersheets by clicking me, and use it to practicethose mock questions.Yes you must practice mock question, because they train you against negativemarking. (just like a Circus lion is trained by whipping). Negative marking is ahuge factor for success and failure @CSAT prelims.General Studies Manuals also contain lot of useless stuff for examplechemical equations of respiration/ATP cycles and truckload of breeds andspecies of cows and buffalos and names of States where theyrefound. Therefore, Not everything given in GS manual, is important from exampoint of view (+it wont go in memory anyways). Youll see tips on how toeffectively utilize GS Manual, in Act III.There are many publications involved in General Studies Manual.Tatamacgrawhill, Unique, Spectrum, Pearson to name a few.If you already have one, then no need to purchase new GS Manual. But If youare yet to purchase a GS Manual, then I would suggest go for Tata MachgrawhillGeneral Studies Manual, particularly for its good coverage of Geography andScience segment and truckload of Mock Questions.You can also buy a second hand/used GS Manual, there is no harm in it.

Other standard reference books will be discussed in appropriate sections of nextAct III.



So, These are your weapons, but what about weapons of your enemy?

Weapons of UPSC

It got 3 weapons

1. BackbreakingTM : already discussed.2. R.T.I stonewalling (i.e. not divulging information via R.T.I or doing It only

after the whole exam is over=1 year late) Hopefully CIC will resolve it.3. Negative Marking (in prelims/CSAT)

Negative marking

Plays huge factor in preliminary stage.The answer choices are designed in such way that applying common sense orsmart guessing or smart elimination= many a times you end up ticking wronganswer.Youve to train your mind not to fall in that trap.Thats why practice all questions from GS Manual using blank answersheetsand then check answers =your mind will be trained like a circus lion not totouch doubtful questions.Every year nature and difficulty of questions are different so donot forceyourself into ticking more answers merely to cross an imaginary cutoffbased on previous RTIs.For example youve ticked 60 questions accurately and there are 10 questionswhere you feel 50:50 between two answer choices. But someone orsomething has brainwashed you into believing that one must tick 70 questionsto clear prelims. So your mind starts playing tricks, makes you think that yoursmart guesses are correct and you get seduced into ticking those 10questions. This usually leads into #Epicfail. Dont push your luck in prelims.Cutoffs are not decided by the eminent sirs of Delhi, cutoffs are not decidedby internet forums, cutoffs are decided by UPSC. So once prelims or mainsare over, dont raise your blood-pressure by what theyre predicting. Besides,your fate was already sealed the moment you submitted answersheet to thehall supervisor. Burning blood over cutoffs is not going to change your result.

Q. Should I join some (Expensive) mock test series of coaching class?If you can afford go ahead join, if you cant (or dont want to), then no need to losesleep or burn your blood over this issue. Following toppers cleared UPSC CivilService exam without joining such mock tests. (list is not exhaustive.)

All India Rank (2011)

Harshika Singh8

Om Kasera 17

Appendix: Download Links

These Zip files contain PDF files. All of them important for concept/fact based



Multi choice questions on Science, History, Geography, Polity, Culture.

NCERTs (English)

Science Class 7 Download

Our Pasts Part 2 Class 7 Download

Social and Political Life Part 2 Class 7 Download

Our Environment Class 7 Download


Our Pasts Part 3 Class 8 Download

Resource and Development Class 8 Download

Social and Political Life Class 8 Download


Contemporary India Social Science for Class 9 Download

Economics for Class 9 Download

India and Contemporary World 1 for Class 9 Download

Science Class X Download

India and the Contemporary World 2 Class X Social Science Download

Democratic Politics Part 2 for Class X Social Science Download

Contemporary India Part 2 for Class X Social Science Download

Understanding Economic Development Class X Social Science Download

Fundamentals of Physical Geography Class 11 Download

India Physical Environment Geography Class 11 Download

Indian Economic Development Economics Class 11 Download

Themes in World History Class 11 Download

India People and Economy Class 12 Download

Introductory Microeconomics Class 12 Download

Macroeconomics Class 12 Download

Fundamentals of Human Geography Class 12 Download

Themes in India History 1 Class 12 Download



If it doesnt work visit (or you want Hindi version):http://www.ncert.nic.in/ncerts/textbook/textbook.htm

Youll also find sociology and other ^subjects in this official NCERT link.

NOS/NIOS: Economy, Polity etc.

DescriptionDownloadLink

NIOS studyMaterial

Economy, Environment n Biodiversity, Polityetc.Many zip files on various subjects. Download asper your requirements.

click ME



BlankAnswersheets

For practicing mock questions @home click ME

If it doesnt work visit (or for Hindi version) : http://www.nios.ac.in/online-course-material.aspx

Remaining Part of the UPSC Strategy

1. (Part 1 of 5): Exam Trends and Changes2. (Part 2 of 5): Notes, Newspapers and Books3. (Part 3 of 5): General Studies for CSAT prelims and Mains4. (Part 4 of 5): Time Management, Coaching etc.5. (Part 5 of 5): Career Backup Plans: How to prepare for State PSC etc

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