TSPSC SYLLABUS

GROUP - 1

• Sri Teja

• Govt Employee

• Online IAS Faculty ( Youtuber)

• Blogger (www.nextgenias.com)

• Sharing Knowledge with New Learning Strategies

• www.facebook.com/sriteja.steelframe

EDUCATION REVOLUTION

• KEYWORDS•KEYLINES•WORD MNEMONICS•VISUAL MNEMONICS•MIND MAPS•LOGICAL ASSIMMILATION•MAGIC NUMBERS•MEMORY TRAIN•DIGITAL STORY BUILDING•READING SKILLS•ANSWER WRITING SKILLS•ACRONYMS

PRELIMINARY SYLLABUS

CURRENT

AFFAIRS

Regional

National

International

CURRENT AFFAIRS

National:CommitteesUnion GovtSupreme CourtSchemes / ProgrammesMinistriesPMPresidentBills & ActsReport

CURRENT AFFAIRS

International / India and World:

• Summits

• Deals

• Visits

• International Organisations

• Bilateral Relations

• Around the World – Only Major Events

• Elections in Big Nations

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Regional:

• Govt Initiatives

• Schemes

• CM

• Ministries

• Bills & Acts

• Reports

• High Court

CURRENT AFFAIRSScience and Technology:• Achievements of Indians in S & T• Indigenization of technology• IT and Computers• Space technology• Defence Technology• Nanotechnology• Biotechnology• Energy technology• S & T developments & applications in everyday life• Health technology• Environment technology

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Economy:

• RBI

• SEBI

• NITI Ayog

• Ministry of Finance

• International Organisations

• Press Notes by Govt

• Telangana Socio-Economic Outlook 2015

CURRENT AFFAIRSEnvironment and Ecology:• National Parks• Protected Area• Sanctuary• Biosphere Reserve• Endangered Species• New species• Acts• Migratory Birds• Wetlands and Mangroves• Biodiversity hotspots• Census• Western Ghats

• National Green Tribunal

• River Cleaning

• Related to Pollution

• Climate change

• Clean/Green Energy

• Vultures

• Conventions

• Protocols

• International Organizations

International relations and

events

General ScienceIndia’s achievements

in Science and Technology

Environmental Issues

Disaster Management –Prevention and

Mitigation Strategies

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Key disasters in IndiaEarthquakeFloodsDroughtCycloneLandslideTsunami Industrial disasterDisaster response mechanismDisaster management ActNational Disaster Management Authority NDMA

• National Executive Committee NEC

• National Institute of Disaster Management NIDM

• National Disaster Response Force NDRF

• Policies and Guidelines

• Prevention and Mitigation

Mainstreaming of Disaster Risk reduction in Developmental strategy

Measures taken for Prevention and Mitigation of hazards

Institutional Arrangements

Recovery, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation

Capacity development

Financial arrangements

International Co-operation

World Geography

Indian Geography

Geography of Telangana

Geography

Physical [Important]

Geomorthology [Important]

Climatology [Extremely Important]

Oceanography [Not so important]

Biogeography [Important]

Environmental geography [Very

important in Environment section]

Social [Not so Important]

Economic Geography [Very important. Especially Indian

Economic Geography]

GEOGRAPHY

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

• Economic Geography

• Imp Geophysical Phenomena

• Topic wise break up

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYGeomorphology

• Earth’s Interior

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Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Seefloor Spreading

• Plate Tectonics

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• Mountain Building [Orogeny]

• Physical Phenomena Earthquakes, Volcanoes, etc..

• Rocks

• Weathering& Erosion

Erosional and depositional landforms

• Fluvial landforms

• Glacial Landforms

• Marine Landforms

• Arid Landfroms

• Karst Landfroms

CLIMATOLOGY

• The Atmosphere

• Temperature Distribution

• Pressure systems and Wind systems

• Jet streams

• Air masses

• Fronts-Frontal Cyclones or Temperate Cyclones

• Humidity and Precipitation

• Geographical Phenomena: Cyclones – Tropical and Temperate cyclones

• Climatic regions of the World

OCEANOGRAPHY

• Ocean relief• Temperature Distribution• Salinity • Ocean Currents• Tides• Coral Bleaching• Sea level change• Marine pollution• Laws related

BIOGEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY

• Soil Profile

• Soil degradation and conservation

• Biotic regions [Topic closely related to Climatic regions of the world]

• Deforestation and Conservation of forests.

• Changes in critical geographical features - flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

• Environmental Pollution

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

Resource distribution

• Marine resources

• Water resources

• Agricultural resources

• Land resources

• Mineral and Non-mineral resources

GEOGRAPHY OF TELANGANA

• Physiography• Climate• Rivers• Soils• Forests• Wild life distribution• Minerals and Energy resources• Projects• Industries• Road and Rail network distribution

HistoryCultural

heritage of India

TOPIC WISE BREAK UP

MODULE 11) Sources of history2) Historiography-different school of history writing

MODULE 23) Stone Age Cultures in India4) Paleolithic culture5) Mesolithic culture6) Neolithic culture7) Chalcolithic culture

TOPIC WISE BREAK UP

MODULE 3

8) Harappan Civilization9) Discovery10) Important Sites and findings11) Material culture12) Town Planning13) Faith and decline

• MODULE 4

14) Vedic Age15) Rig Vedic Culture (1500-1000 BC)16) Aryans and Rig Veda17) Material culture18) Religion , polity and society19) Later Vedic literature20) Material culture, discovery and use of iron21) Religion, society22) Rise of territorial kingdom and Mahajanapads

• MODULE 523) The rise of Jainism and Buddhism24) The origin25) Important events of Vardhman Mahavir26) Fundamentals & text of Jainism27) Philosophy of Jainism28) Important events of Buddhism29) Fundamentals & text of Buddhism30) Philosophy of Buddhism

• MODULE 631) The Mauryas32) Chandragupta Maurya and Bindusara33) Mauryan Administration, taxes34) Ashok, his edicts, Dhamma35) Mauryan Art and decline

• MODULE 736) Post-Mauryan Period37) Influx of Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians & Kushanas38) The influence of foreign rulers on Indian culture

•MODULE 839) South India –40) Sathvahanas and their contributions41) Sangam Age, Tamil literature and local rulers42) Indo-Roman trade-route, items of export and import

• MODULE 943) Gupta Age in India44) The important kings like Samudra Gupta and Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya45) Literature, and Gupta art

MODULE 1046) Eastern India and the period of Harsha, Huen-Tsang and Banbhatta

• MODULE 1147) North India (750-1200)48) Palas and Cholas49) Rajputs, origin, polity and society50) Important Rajput clans

MODULE 1251) The Delhi Sultanat52) The early Sultans of Ilbaris53) The Khaljis and the Tughlaques

• MODULE 1354) Growth of Indo-Persian Culture55) Sufi and Bhakti movement56) Architecture of Delhi sultanate

MODULE 1457) Mughals-Babur and Humayun58) The Suris (1540-55)59) Akbar(1556-1605)60) Jehangir to Aurangzeb61) Shivaji and the Marathas

• MODULE 1562) Arrival of Europeans in India and establishment of their factories and colonies63) English East India company, organization its factories

•MODULE 1664) Establishment of East India Company’s rule in India–65) Anglo series Wars,66) Policy of subsidiary alliance67) Doctrine of lapse

• MODULE 1768) Economic Policies of British in India and its impact–69) Revenue Settlements70) De-industrialization, drain of wealth,71) Commercialization of agriculture,72) Railways and famine

MODULE 1873) Socio-Religious reform movement of 19th-20th Century74) The reformist like Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Sir Sayed Ahmad Khan75) The revivalist like the Wahabis and Arya Samajist76) The philosophers like Vivekanand, Tagore and Mohammad Iqbal

• MODULE 1977) The Revolt of 1857–78) The Centers and leaders of the revolts79) Famous statements related with 185780) An Act for the better Government in India, 1858 and the Queen’s proclamation

MODULE 2081) India’s struggle for Independence (1885-1947)82) The Moderates (1885-1905)83) The extremist and the revolutionaries84) Satyagraha & Gandhian movements85) Nehru, and Tagore’s thought86) The Acts of 1909, 1919 and 193587) Independence and partition

Indian Constitution and Polity

Governance and Public Policy in India

Policies of Telangana State

INDAN POLITY• Making of Constitution

• Preamble

• Citizenship

• FR – FD

• DPSP

• Union Executive

• Govt of States – Most imp J&K, AP – TelanganaBifurcation

• Union and State legislature

• Local Govt Bodies• Administration of Schedule and Tribal areas• Judiciary• Distribution of powers – Legislative, Executive,

Financial• Inter State Relations• Emergency Provisions• Services and PSC’s• Elections• Minorities, SC’s, ST’s• Amendment Acts

GOVERNANCE• State administration

• District Administration

• Divisional Administration

• State law and order administration

• Financial administration

• Laws, Protection and Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable sections

• Govt interventions for development

• E-Governance, People’s Participation, Public Sector Reforms

PUBLIC POLICIES• National Policy on Resettlement and

Rehabilitation

• National Policy for empowerment of women and children

• National Youth Policy

• National Policy on Education and Child labour

• Disaster Management

• Health policy

• Urban housing and habitant policy

• Urban street vendors policy

• Agriculture and policy for farmers

• Manufacturing policy

• Environment Policy

• Policy on IT, Skill Development, S & T

• National Nutrition Policy

• Sanitation Policy

Logical reasoning

Analytical ability

Data Interpretation