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SCHEDULE & DETAILED SYLLABUS for BYJU’S IAS
PRELIMS TEST SERIES 2020
We at BYJU’S are committed to help the aspirants fulfill their objective of clearing this first
hurdle through meticulously designed mock tests by equally focusing on the static and
dynamic portions of the syllabus.
SCHEDULE
Test series will have 27 tests (General Studies 22 and CSAT 5).
The GS tests are further divided into thirteen subject-wise tests, three revision tests and
four comprehensive tests along with the two flagship BYJU’S Prelims Special tests based on
booklets specially released before prelims 2020.
* PTS-COMP-24 will be a comprehensive test, but it will also focus on Current affairs of
March and April.
* Current Affairs from June 2018 to April 2020 will be covered, as in the last few years we
have observed a trend where UPSC has asked questions on developments that were older
than just last one year.
FEES- Rs. 9999
TIMINGS- 9:00-11:00 AM & 2:00-4:00 PM (Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai)
ADDRESS:
Delhi: BYJU’S Classes, Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd., Plot no:1-B, 3rd Floor, Pusa Road, New
Delhi
Bengaluru: Tavarekere Main Road, Opp: Forum Back Gate, Venkateshwara Layout, S.G.
Palya, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Hyderabad: Srishti Tower, Hitech City Rd, VIP Hills, Silicon Valley, Madhapur, Hyderabad,
Telangana.
Chennai: 1, Kasturba Nagar 3rd Cross St, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
CONTACT: 9243500460
Test Code Date PTS - Subjects
PTS-POL-01 01/12/2019 Polity -1 +Current Affairs June, July, August 2018
PTS-ECO-02 08/12/2019 Economy - 01+ Current Affairs of
September,October,November2018
PTS-GEO-
03 15/12/2019
Geography - 01
+Current Affairs of December-2018,January -2019
PTS-ENV-04 22/12/2019
Environment and Ecology-01 + Current Affairs of February,March
2019
PTS-HIS-05 29/12/2019 Ancient India+Art and culture of ancient times+Current Affairs of
April,May 2019
PTS-REV-06 05/01/2020 Revision Test -01
PTS-CSAT-
07 05/01/2020 CSAT Part 1
PTS-HIS-08 12/01/2020 Medieval India+Art and culture of medieval India+Current Affairs
of June 2019
PTS-HIS-09 19/01/2020 Modern India-01+Contemporary Art and culture + Current Affairs
of July 2019
PTS-GEO-
10 26/01/2020
India Physical Geography
+ Current Affairs of August
2019
PTS-POL-11 02/02/2020 Polity-2 +Current Affairs of September
PTS-REV-12 09/02/2020 Revision Test -02
PTS-CSAT-
13 09/02/2020 CSAT Part 2
PTS-ECO-14 16/02/2020 Economy - 02+ Current Affairs of October 2019
PTS-ENV-15 23/02/2020 Environment and Ecology -02+ Current Affairs of November 2019
PTS-HIS-16 01/03/2020 Modern India-02
+ Current Affairs of December 2019
PTS-S&T-17 08/03/2020 Science and Technology + Current Affairs of January 2020
PTS-REV-18 15/03/2020 Revision Test -03
PTS-CSAT-
19 15/03/2020 CSAT Part 3
PTS-SPL-20 22/03/2020 Byju’s Prelims Special Test + Current Affairs of February 2020
PTS-SPL-21 29/03/2020 India Year Book +Eco. Survey+Budget+ Current Affairs of March till
25
PTS-COMP-
22 05/04/2020 Comprehensive Test GS
PTS-COMP-
23 12/04/2020 Comprehensive Test GS
PTS-COMP-
24 19/04/2020 Comprehensive Test GS
PTS-CSAT-
25 19/04/2020 Comprehensive Test CSAT
PTS-COMP-
26 26/04/2020 Comprehensive Test GS
PTS-CSAT-
27 26/04/2020 Comprehensive Test CSAT
**BYJU’S reserves the right to change the schedule, number of tests or any other
provisions with or without prior notice.
Detailed Syllabus:
Code Syllabus Detailed Syllabus Suggested
readings
PTS-
POL-01
Polity -1 +Current Affairs June, July,
August 2018
Indian Polity and
Constitution -1
Introduction to Indian Polity
Historical Background:
Regulating and Charter Acts,
Morley Minto reforms,
Government of India
Act,1935 etc
Making of the Constitution
Salient features of the
Constitution:
secularism, Federalism,
Parliamentary government
etc.
Preamble of the
Constitution
Union and its Territory
Citizenship
Fundamental Rights
DPSP
Fundamental Duties
Basic Structure of
Constitution
Amendment to the
Constitution
Parliamentary and Federal
Byju's Tablet,
Laxmikanth
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT.
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Monthly
Magazines
System
Centre-state Relations
Inter-State relations
Emergency Provisions
PTS-
ECO-02
Economy - 01+ Current Affairs of
September,October,November2018
Economy - 1
Inclusive Growth
National Income
Accounting:
Concepts like GDP, GNP,
National income,
discrepancies over GDP
estimates, Value addition
etc
Inflation:
Types of inflation, GDP
deflator, CPI, WPI, Base
Effect etc.
Planning in India:
Five year Plans, Planning
commission, NITI Aayog,
decentralised planning etc.
Money and Banking:
RBI, CRR, SLR, MCLR, RRB,
NPAs, Basel norms, Banking
reforms & merging, Nidhi,
Chit funds,
Black Money/parallel
economy etc.
FInancial Market:
Money Market only (not
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT, The
Hindu
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Monthly
Magazines
capital market), Financial
regulators.
Public Finance:
Fiscal policy, Monetary
Policy Committee, Deficit
Financing, Finance
Commission etc.
Government Budget
Unemployment and
Poverty:
Types of unemployment,
HDI, Poverty, Universal
Basic Income etc.
PTS-
GEO-
03
Geography - 01
+Current Affairs of December-
2018,January -2019
Physical Geography - 1
Climatology:
Atmospheric Composition
Air Pressure and
Atmospheric Circulation
Ocean Currents
Humidity and Precipitation
Air Masses
Climate Types
Geomorphology:
Continental Drift Theory and
Plate Tectonics
Interior of the Earth
Earth's Movements
Rocks
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT,
Geography
and You
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Monthly
Magazines
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Exogenetic Forces
Oceanography:
Reliefs of Ocean Basins
Salinity
Tides
Coral Reefs and Atoll
Human and Economic
Geography:
Agriculture and Related
Industries
Transportation
Settlements
Population
PTS-
ENV-04
Environment and Ecology-01 + Current
Affairs of February,March 2019
Environment and Ecology -
1
Ecosystem and Ecology:
Terrestrial ecosystem,
Aquatic ecosystem,
Ecosystem functions like
energy flow, Food web,
Biogeochemical cycle,
ecological succession etc.
Biodiversity:
Genetic, species and
ecosystem diversity; India as
Mega-diversity Nation,
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT,
Official
Websites,
Down to
Earth.
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Biodiversity Hotspots,
conservation of
Biodiversity like Insitu and
Exsitu etc.
Environmental Pollution:
Air, water, soil, marine,
noise, thermal and nuclear
pollution. Mining and its
impact etc.
Environmental Impact
Assessment
Conservation of
environment:
Solid waste management,
sustainable development,
water conservation,
rainwater harvesting,
watershed
management, wasteland
reclamation etc.
Theoretical aspects of
climate change
Monthly
Magazines
PTS-
HIS-05
Ancient India+Art and culture of
ancient times+Current Affairs of
April,May 2019
Ancient History:
Prehistoric period - Stone
age, chalcolithic period etc.
The Harappan Civilization
Aryan and Vedic age
Sangam era
Mahajanapadas
Buddhism and Jainism
Age of Mauryas
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Monthly
Foreign invasions -- Indo-
greeks, Kushans, Sakas etc.
Satavahanas
Age of Guptas
Harsha empire
Post-Gupta - Trade, changes
in society, literature,
development of society etc.
Art and Culture
Indian Architecture,
Monument and Sculpture:
Mauryas, Guptas, caves etc.
Indian Paintings: Wall
Paintings, Mural Paintings
etc.
Indian Handicrafts and
Pottery.
Coins in Ancient times
Indian Music and Dance.
Intangible cultural heritage
Drama, Theatre and
Puppetry.
Indian Languages and
literature - special focus on
regional development.
philosophy: Schools of
philosophy, Heterodox
religion, Ajivikas etc.
Martial and folk arts
Development of science and
Magazines
technology.
PTS-
REV-06 Revision Test -01
Topics covered in Tests 1 to
5
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT
PTS-
CSAT-
07
CSAT Part 1
Reading Comprehension
Quantitative Aptitude:
Number series, HCF & LCM,
Divisibility rules,
Percentages, Profit & Loss,
Averages, Mixtures &
Alligations, Geometry, Data
Interpretation.
Logical Reasoning: Clocks,
Calendars, Syllogisms,
Seating Arrangements,
Blood Relations
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets.
PTS-
HIS-08
Medieval India+Art and culture of
medieval India+Current Affairs of June
2019
Medieval India:
Early medieval period -
growth of feudalism
North India - Palas,
pratiharas, rise of rajputs
etc.
South India - Chola
administration, Pallavas,
changes in cultural life etc.
Delhi Sultanate: Slave,
Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid and
Lodi dynasty.
Vijayanagar empire and
other kingdoms
Bhakthi Movement -
shaivism, vaishnavism etc.
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT, CCRT.
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Monthly
Magazines
Sufism
Mughal Administration:
Kings, changes in society,
literature, development of
science etc.
Maratha Rule
Art and Culture:
Indian Architecture,
Monument and Sculpture:
Temple, Indo-Islamic etc.
Indian Paintings: Mughal
Paintings, Folk Paintings etc.
Developments in Music and
Dance
Intangible cultural heritage
Drama, Theatre and
Puppetry.
World Heritage sites in India
Indian Languages and
literature - special focus on
regional development.
Bhakti movement
Fairs and festivals
Martial and folk arts
Contributions of Important
persons
Development of science and
technology.
PTS-
HIS-09
Modern India-01+Contemporary Art Modern India - 1: Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
and culture + Current Affairs of July
2019
Decline of Mughals and
India in late 18th century
European Penetration
The British Conquest
Administrative Policy of
British Rule
Economic Impact of British
rule
Land Revenue Policy
Social and cultural
awakening
Social reforms
The Revolt of 1857
Peasant and tribal uprising.
Contemporary Art and
culture - World Heritage
sites, Intangible cultural
heritage
booklets,
NCERT
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Monthly
Magazines
PTS-
GEO-
10
India Physical Geography
+ Current Affairs of
August 2019
Indian Geography - 2
Geological Structure
Physiography
Drainage
Indian Climate and
Monsoon
Soils types
Vegetation and Wildlife
Resources and Related
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT,
Geography
and You, Atlas
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
Industries
Important Geographical
features and their locations
Map of India
CNA and
Monthly
Magazines
PTS-
POL-11
Polity-2 +Current Affairs of September
2019
Polity -2
President
Vice-President
Prime Minister
Central Council of Ministers
Cabinet Committees
Parliament
Parliament Committees and
Forums
Supreme Court
Governor
Chief Minister
State Council of Ministers
State legislature
High Court and subordinate
Courts
Special Provisions for some
States
Panchayati Raj
Municipalities
Union Territories and
Scheduled and Tribal areas
Constitutional bodies like
Election Commission, UPSC,
CAG etc.
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT,
Laxmikanth
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Monthly
Magazines
Non-Constitutional bodies
like NHRC, CIC, CBI, CVC,
Lokpal
Co-operative Societies,
Official Language, Public
Services
Tribunals, Rights and
Liabilities of the
Government, Special
Provisions relating to certain
classes.
Political parties,
Representation of People
Act, Elections, Anti-
Defection
PTS-
REV-12 Revision Test -02
Topics covered in Tests 8 to
11
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT
PTS-
CSAT-
13
CSAT Part 2
English: Reading
Comprehension
Quantitative Aptitude:
Linear Equations, Time
Speed Distance, Time &
Work, Pipes & Cisterns,
Boats & Streams,
Permutations &
Combinations, Sets & Venn
diagrams, Data
Interpretation.
Logical Reasoning: Age-
Related problems, Cubes
and Dices, Series & Coding,
Directions
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets.
PTS-
ECO-14
Economy - 02+ Current Affairs of
October 2019
Economy - 2
Economic Reforms in India:
Special focus on LPG, FDI
reforms, GST, IBC,
Investment Models etc.
FInancial Market:
Capital Market - stock
exchanges, SEBI, Angel
investors, Corporate bonds,
Insurance sector, pension
sector
External Sector :
Forex reserves, Trade
balance, Foreign Exchange
Markets, Currency
Exchange, International
Trade etc.
Agriculture:
Land Reforms, Green
Revolution, Cropping
pattern, Buffer stocks, Food
Subsidy, PDS etc.
Food Processing
Industry:
Industrial policy,
disinvestment, MSME
sectors, Ease of doing
business etc.
Infrastructure:
Roadways, Railways, Smart
cities, PPP models, Make in
India etc.
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT, The
Hindu
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Monthly
Magazines
International Organizations:
WTO, World Bank, IMF,
BRICS, AIIB, ADB etc.
Reports & Indices.
PTS-
ENV-15
Environment and Ecology -02+ Current
Affairs of November 2019
Environment - 2
Climate Change:
Melting of glaciers, global
warming, National action
plan, carbon sequestration,
carbon sink etc.
Environmental Conferences
and conventions:
Kyoto Protocol, Montreal
Protocol, Stockholm
convention, Convention to
Combat Desertification, CBD
etc.
Environmental Legislations:
Environmental Protection
Act 1986, Wildlife
Protection Act 1972,
Biodiversity Act 2002 etc.
Environmental
Organizations:
UNFCCC, IUCN, CITES,
Animal Welfare Board,
National Ganga River Basin
Authority etc.
Wildlife Sanctuaries,
National Parks and
Biosphere Reserves
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT,
Official
Websites,
Down to Earth
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Monthly
Magazines
PTS-
HIS-16
Modern India-02
+ Current Affairs of December 2019
Modern India:
The Nationalist Movement
Role of Non-Indians in
India's freedom struggle
Formation of congress
The Nationalist Movement
1905-18
Growth of Communalism
Important events like Surat
Split, Salt satyagraha etc.
The struggle for Swaraj:
1919-27
The struggle for Swaraj:
1927-47
Role of national leaders like
Gandhi, SC Bose, Ambedkar
Important Acts like GOI
1919, Indian Independence
Act 1947, etc
Constituent Assembly
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT,
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Monthly
Magazines
PTS-
S&T-17
Science and Technology + Current
Affairs of January 2020
Science and Technology
General Science - Physics,
Chemistry and Biology-
NCERTs based
Space technology - Special
focus on ISRO
Defense
Biotechnology
Emerging trends in Health
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT, The
Hindu,
Science
Reporter
Current
Affairs:
and disease.
Nuclear technology
ICT
Intellectual Property Rights
Applied Science like
Nanotechnology
Emerging trends in Energy
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Monthly
Magazines
PTS-
REV-18 Revision Test -03
Topics covered in Tests 14
to 17
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
NCERT,
Government
websites
Current
Affairs:
Hindu, PIB,
Byju's DNA,
CNA and
Monthly
Magazines
PTS-
CSAT-
19
CSAT Part 3 Comprehensive Test CSAT
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
PTS-
SPL-20
Byjus Prelims Special Test + Current
Affairs of February 2020
Special test based on Byju's
booklets of current affairs
related to Govt. Schemes,
military exercises, report
and index, international
organisations, defence
technology, satellites
Byju's Tablet,
Inhouse
booklets,
Government
websites
PTS-- India Year Book +Eco. Survey+Budget+ India year book, Economic Byju's Tablet,
SPL-21 Current Affairs of March till 25 Survey, Budget Inhouse
booklets,
Government
websites
PTS-
COMP-
22
Comprehensive Test GS Complete Syllabus GS
Byju's Tablet,
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booklets,
NCERT,
Government
websites
Current
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CNA and
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PTS-
COMP-
23
Comprehensive Test GS Complete Syllabus GS
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booklets,
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Government
websites
Current
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PTS-
COMP-
24
Comprehensive Test GS Complete Syllabus
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booklets,
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websites
Current
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PTS-
CSAT-
25
Comprehensive Test CSAT Complete Syllabus
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Current
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PTS-
COMP-
26
Comprehensive Test GS Complete Syllabus
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websites
Current
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Monthly
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PTS-
CSAT-
27
Comprehensive Test CSAT Complete Syllabus
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booklets,
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Government
websites
Current
Affairs:
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