UPSC/IAS Mains GENERAL STUDY Syllabus AND Books
GENERAL STUDY PAPER-1
GEOGRAPHY
▪ Salient features of world’s physical geography.
▪ Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
▪ Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).
BOOKS
▪ NCERTs – Class 11 and 12 (Physical and Human)
▪ Current
HISTORY (ART AND CULTURE/MODERN/WORLD)
▪ Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
▪ 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.
▪ History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.
▪ Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
BOOKS
▪ NIOS – Indian Culture and Heritage
▪ NCERT – Introduction to Fine Arts
▪ NCERT OLD – Modern India (Bipan Chandra)
▪ NCERT – Themes in Indian History (Part 3)
▪ India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra
▪ NCERT OLD – World History (Arjun Dev)
▪ NCERT – Themes in World History
▪ NCERT (old) Class 9 and 10 – India and the Contemporary World
▪ India since independence by Bipan Chandra
GENERAL STUDY PAPER-2
POLITY
▪ Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
▪ 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.
▪ Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
▪ Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries.
▪ Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
▪ 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.
▪ Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
▪ Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
▪ Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
▪ Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions
BOOKS
▪ Current
▪ NCERTs: Class 9 and 10 – Democratic Politics 1 & 2
▪ NCERT: Class 11 – Indian Constitution at Work
▪ Indian Polity by M Laxmikant
▪ Introduction to the Constitution of India: D D Basu
- S. PAPER-II & PAPER-I: GOVERNANCE & SOCIETY
▪ Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.
▪ Role of civil services in a democracy.
▪ Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
▪ Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
▪ 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.
▪ Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
▪ Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
▪ Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
▪ Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
▪ Effects of globalization on Indian society
▪ Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.
BOOKS
▪ Current
▪ NCERT: Class 12 – Indian Society
▪ NCERT: Class 12 – Social Change and Development in India
▪ NCERT: Class 11 (Political Theory)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
▪ India and its neighborhood- relations. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
▪ Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
▪ Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.
BOOKS
▪ NCERT: Class 12 Political Science: Contemporary World Politics ▪ Ministry of External Affairs website
Current
GENERAL STUDY PAPER-3
ECONOMY
▪ National Income Accounting
▪ Money and Banking
▪ Central Bank and Monetary Policy
▪ Fiscal Policy
▪ Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
▪ Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
▪ Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
▪ Government Budgeting
▪ Inflation
▪ External Sector
▪ Economics Reforms
▪ Land Reforms
▪ Investment Models
▪ Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
▪ Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
▪ Food Processing
▪ Human Capital Formation in India
▪ Inclusive Growth, Poverty and Inequality
▪ Employment
▪ Agriculture and its related Issues
▪ Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
▪ Land reforms in India
▪ 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.
▪ 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; economics of animal-rearing.
▪ Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
BOOKS
▪ NCERT – Class 11 (Indian Economic Development)
▪ Class 12 – Macroeconomics
▪ Economic Survey
▪ Current Affairs
ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
▪ Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
▪ Disaster and disaster management.
BOOKS
▪Current
▪ CBSE – Class 11 (Natural Hazards and Disaster Management)
SECURITY
▪ Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
▪ Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
▪ Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money laundering and its prevention.
▪ Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism
▪ Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
BOOKS
▪ 2nd ARC (7th Report Capacity Building for Conflict Resolution)
▪ 2nd ARC (8th Report Combating Terrorism – Protecting by Righteousness)
Current
TECHNOLOGY
▪ Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.
▪ Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
▪ Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nanotechnology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
BOOKS
Current
GENERAL STUDY PAPER-4
ETHICS, INTEGRITY AND APTITUDE
▪ Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
▪ Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.
▪ Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
▪ Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity; Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption.
▪ Important Definitions and Concepts
▪ Civil Services Values
▪ Basic Ethical Dilemmas
▪ Fundamentals of Different Schools of Ethical Behaviour
▪ Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships. Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
▪ Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections.
▪ Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.
BOOKS
▪ 2nd ARC REPORT (4th Report- Ethics in Governance, 10th Report – Refurbishing of Personnel Administration)
▪ NCERT: Class 11 (Political Theory)
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