SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION

PART-A

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.

Paper I - (200 marks) Duration : Two hours Current events of national and international importance. History of India and Indian NationalMovement. Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and

the World. Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public

Policy, Rights Issues, etc. Economic and Social Development -Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,

Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc. General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that

do not require subject specialisation General Science.

Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours Comprehension Interpersonal skills incluing communication skills; Logical reasoning and analyti calability Decision - making and problem-solving General mental ability Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.)(Class X

level), Data interpretation(charts , graphs , tables , datasufficiency etc. - Class X level)

English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level). Note 1 : Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of PaperII) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.

Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type

Preferred books and magazines for IAS Preliminary examination are:

History:

1. Ancient India: RS Sharma (NCERT book Class XI)

2. Medieval India: Satish Chandra (NCERT book Class XI)

3. Modern India (Contemporary India): Satish Chandra Mittal (NCERT Class XII)

Geography:

1. NCERT Class VI to X (old edition)

2. NCERT Class XI to XII (new edition is also OK)

Polity:

1. Indian Polity: Laxmikanth

2. The Constitution of India: PM Bakshi

Others:

1. Manorama Year Book

2. Atlas Book

3. Wizard strategist 13 years’ solution of General Studies

4. Panorama Year Book

5. Pratiyogita Darpan

6. Economics book

GEOGRAPHY

The Earth's Dynamic Surface - By K. Siddhartha

Geomorphology - By Bloom

Geomorphology - By Sparks

Economic Geology - By Shackleton

Environmental Geology - By Valdiya

Climatology

Atmosphere Weather and Climate - By K. Siddhartha

Climate History and Modem Man - By Chorley

Science and Wonders of Atmosphere – By Gedzelman

Bio & Environmental Geog. Biosphere A Geography of Life - By Dr. Thomas and K. Siddhartha

Environmental Geology -ByValdiya

Living in the Environment - By Miller

Settlement Geography- Cities Urbanization and Urban System - By K. Siddhartha & S. Mukherjee

Urban Geography - By Herbert Thomas

Indian Industrial Geography Indian industry a geographical perspective - By S. Mukherjee and K. Siddhartha

Indian Economy - By Uma Kapila

General Reading environmental concerns and strategies - By T. N. Khoshoo

Development Indicators -Oxford University Press.

Environmental Hazards - published by Ministry of Environment and forest.

How to prepare

These changes are not at all mind boggling. They can be tackled with élan if thoughtful inputs goes into the preparation. And here comes the role of coaching institutes. Quality education to IAS aspirants will be of paramount importance in their preparation. What an individual candidate can accumulate in a year or so, institutes can make the candidate assimilate in a couple of months. Also, to add to our discussion, these changes in the syllabus are also beneficial to the aspirants in some way. Like, as Geography is tending to become multi-disciplinary it would provide more coverage for general studies. Furthermore, the non-serious candidates can be weeded out by this process.

REFERENCE BOOKS FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION :

1. 6th to 12th NCERT Books for Geography.

2. Certificate of Physical Geography - Goh Cheng Leong.

3. Physical Geography -Savindra Singh

4.Physical Geography - Made simple series - Rupa Publications

5. Economic & Commercial Geography - Made Simple Series - Rupa Publications.

6. Human and Economic Geography - Leong & Norgan

7. Human Geography - Majid Hussain.

8. Geographical thoughts - Majid Hussain.

9. Field Work - 11 th NCERT.

10. Cartography - R.L. Singh

11. Geography of India - Gopal Singh

12. Economic & Commercial Geography of India - C.B. Memoria

13. Orient longman - Atlas.

14. TTK - Atlas

15. Dictionary of Geography - Penguin

16. Spectrum guide for Geography.

17. Siddhartha - Preliminary Question Bank.

18. Geography Guide - Narmadeshwar Prasad.

19. Brilliants

REFERENCE BOOKS FOR MAINS EXAMINATION:

Geography Books Paper - I

Physical geography - Savinder Singh

The Earth's dynamic surface - K. Sidhartha

Physical geography - Strahler & Strahler

Climatology - D.S. Lal

Physical geography made simple - Rupa

Oceanography - Sharma & Vital

Biogeography - Savinder Singh

Evolution of geographical thoughts - Majid Hussain and Adhikari

Economic geography - K. Sidhartha

Economic and social geography made simple - Rupa

Urban geography - K. Sidhartha

Human geography - Majid Hussain

Geography of population - R.C. Chandra

Regional Planning in India - hand & Puri

Political geography - Dixit

Geography Books Paper - II

Physical environment - NCERT

NCERT Class XII

India: Physical aspects - K Sidhartha

Geography of India - Mamoria

Agricultural geography - Majid Hussain

Agricultural problems in India - Sadhu and Singh

Economic & Commercial geography of India - Mamoria

India's urbanisation and urban systems - R. Ramachandran

Regional planning in India - Chand and Puri

Political geography - Dixit

India: political aspects - K. Sidhartha

REFERENCE BOOKS OVERALL : NCERT Vol -1

Physical Geography - Bunnett

Certificate physical and human geography - Goh, Cheng Leong

Physical Geography made simple

HUMAN AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

Human and Economic Geography - NCERT

Economic Geography, Economic and Social Geography made simple

Penguim masters studies on geography

The Cultural Landscape - Rubeistein

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Indian geography - Rammorthy Gopalakrishnan

Physical geography of India - S.M. Mathur

General geography - NCERT

Mineral of India - NBT (Wadia)

Resources and regional development - NCERT

Catography - R.L. Singh

World regional geography - Fellnan

Work book - K. Siddhartha and S. Mukherjee

Question Bank - Surendra Singh, 1000

Geography quiz – Muthiah

POLITICAL SCIENCES

General Books For Political Science by Subhash C Kashyap ---

1. Our Constitution

2. Our Parliament

3. Perspective on Constitution (ED) by P.M Bakshi –

1.Constitution by D.D. Basu -- 1. Introduction to the Constitution Others IIPA Journal

The Hindu

Frontline

Topic Wise Books For Pol. Science Political Theory and Indian Politics George H. Sabine ( Western political theory)

Eddy Ashrivatham (Political theory)

C.L. Wayper (Political thought)

O.P. Gauba (An introduction to political thought)

R.M. Bhagat (Western political thought)

Amal Roy and Mohit Bhattacharya (political theory, ideas and institutions)

S.P. Varma (Modern political theory)

J.C. Jauhary (Comparative politics)

A.S. Sandhu (Political theory)

Pukharaj Jain (Political thought)

Indian Constitution And Politics M.V. Paylee (Indian Constitution)

D.D Basu (An introduction to Indian constitution)

V.N. Shukla (Constitution of India, couple of chapters are really relevant)

A.C. Kapoor (Comparative Governments)

V.P. Varma (Indian political theory)

K.R. Bombwal (Comparative constitutions)

Bipin Chandra (Freedom struggle)

Simit Sarkar (Modern India)

A.R. Desai (Social background of Indian Nationalism)

Paul Brass (Politics in India since independence)

Independent India : First Fifty Years - Hiranyamay Kelkar

Indian foreign policy agenda for 21st century (1998 Foreign service institute) - Lalit Mansingh

India's foreign policy in a changing world (1999) - V.P. Dutt

People's right and the state in the third world - Manjooran Mohanty & Partha Mukherjee

World politics in the twentieth century - Paul Kenedy

Nuclear India (1998) Jasjit Singh

Suggested Pol. Science Books For Prelims Section A: 1.(a) (b) (c) 'Political Theory', —Eddy Ashirvatham

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