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Week 1

July 22 --

July 26

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Ancient &

Medieval India

Ancient History • Prehistoric period • Harappa / Indus Valley

Civilization • Vedic Age • Mahajanapadas & Rise of

Magadha • Iranian & Macedonian

Invasion • Mauryan Age • Post Mauryan Age • Satvanahanas • Guptas age • Sangam Age • Regional Kingdoms • Post Gupta Age

(Harshavardhana, Pallava & Chalukya)

• Bhakti Movement

Medieval India • Tripartite Struggle

(Prathiharas, Palas and Rashtrakutas)

• Chola Empire • Rajput states

5 objective questions

And 1 mains question will be provided in the class before the

start of every class.

July 25 Thursd

ay

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT • Time & work

• pipes & cisterns • work & wages

July 27 4.30 pm



Saturday

To 7.30 pm

Current Affairs

July 28 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Prelims test

based on NCERT --Test 1 1. History – Our Past - Class VI 2. Our Pasts – II - Class VII 3. Themes in Indian History – I – Class XII 4. Themes in Indian History – II -- Class XII

Week 2

July 29 --

July 31

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Ancient &

Medieval India

Medieval India • Delhi sultanate • Mughal empire • Maratha Confederacy • Southern Dynasties • Vijayanagara • Bahmani Kingdom • Sufi Movement




August 1

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT • Time & work

• pipes & cisterns • work & wages


Will be provided in

the class before the


August 2

Friday

Prelims Full length test on Ancient & Medieval India – Test 2

(4.00 pm -- 6.00 pm)



August 3

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




August 4 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm -- Test 3 -- Prelims test based on Tamil Nadu History Textbook -

Class XI

Week 3

August 5 –

August 9

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Geography and

Disaster Manage

ment

World Geography: Physical Geography • Geomorphology • Climatology • Oceanography • Biogeography




August 8

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Percentage


will be provided in





August 10

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




August 11 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Prelims

test based on NCERT – Test 4 1. The Earth Our Habitat - Class VI 2. Fundamentals of Physical Geography – Class XI 3. Resource and Development - Class VIII 4. Fundamentals of Human Geography – Class XII NCERT

Week 4

August 12 –

August 16

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Geography and

Disaster Managem

ent

Human Geography: • Population growth and

distribution • Urbanisation - Growth

and distribution • Different types and

patterns of settlements • Slums and Squatter

settlements • Problems associated with

Population and unplanned urbanisation and its remedies

Mapping of the world Economic Geography:






• Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries invarious parts of the world (including India)

• Distribution of important resources in the world (Including India)

August 15

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Ratio &

proportions


will be provided in



August 17

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




August 18 – Sunday– 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Prelims

test based on NCERT – Test 5 1. Certificate Physical and Human Geography --

Goh Cheng Leong 2. Contemporary India - I - Class IX 3. Contemporary India - II - Class X 4. India Physical Environment - Class XI 5. India - People and Economy - Class XII



Week 5

August 19 –

August 23

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Geography and

Disaster Manage

ment

Indian Geography: • Physical features • Rivers • Climate • Soil • Vegetation and • Natural Hazards and

Disasters. Important Geophysical phenomena such as

• Earthquakes • Tsunami • Volcanic activity • Cyclone etc.

Indian Mapping




August 22

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Mixtures & allegation


will be provided in



August 24

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs






August 25

Sunday

Prelims full length test on Geography – Test 6

(10.00 am -- 12.00 pm)

August

26 Monday

Mains Full length test on Geography (4.00 pm --7.00 pm)

Week 6

August 27 –

August 30

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Environment

Ecology and Environment : • Ecology • Functions of

Ecosystem • Terrestrial and Aquatic

Ecosystem • Biomes • Environmental Pollution

and Issues

Biodiversity: • Biodiversity and Indian

Biodiversity • Animal and Plant diversity

in India • Marine Organism • Protected Area Network • Conservation Efforts




August 29

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Direction


will be provided in





August 31

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current affairs




September 1 – Sunday -– 10.00 am to 12.00 pm –

Prelims test based on NCERT – Test 7 1. Biology - Class XII - Chapters 14-16 (Under

Units 10) 2. Our Environment - Class VII 3. ICSE Environmental Studies - Class IX – S.

Chand Publication – 2018 Edition 4. ICSE Environmental Studies - Class X -- S.

Chand Publication – 2008 Edition

Week 7

September 2

– Septe

mber 4

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Environment

Climate Change: • Climate change and its

impact on India • Ocean Acidification • Ozone Depletion • Mitigation Strategies • Government Initiatives • Climate Change

Organizations




September 5 Thursd

ay

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT

• Counting of figures

• Dices & cubes • Syllogism


will be provided in





September 6 Friday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




September

7 Saturday

Prelims Full length test on Environment & Ecology – Test 8

(4.00 pm -- 6.00 pm)

September

8 Sunda

y

Mains Full length test on Environment & Ecology

(10.00 am -- 1.00 pm)

Week 8

September 9

--September

13

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Indian Polity

& Governan

ce

nstitutionalism, Historical Underpinnings:

• Evolution & Making of the Constitution

• Features and Significant Provisions

• Political systems Ø Democratic &

Non-Democratic Ø Parliamentary &

Presidential Ø Unitary & Federal Ø Direct and

Representative






Ø Republic and Monarchy

• The Preamble • The Union and its

Territory • Citizenship • Fundamental Rights

September

12 Thursd

ay

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Averages


will be provided in



September

14 Saturd

ay

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




September 15 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm –

Prelims test Based on NCERT -- Test 9 1. Indian Constitution at Work – Class XI 2. Democratic Politics – Class IX 3. Democratic Politics -- Class X

September 15 – Sunday – 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm –Test10

--Prelims test on Current affairs (from June 2019 to August 2019)



Week 9

September

16 --

September

20

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Indian Polity & Governa

nce

• Directive Principles • Fundamental Duties • Amendment of

Constitution • Emergency

Provisions • Central & State

Government • Parliament & State

legislature • Judiciary

September

19 Thursd

ay

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Lcm & Hcf


will be provided in



September

21 Saturd

ay

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




September 22 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Prelims test based on above topics – Test 11

(Source: Indian Polity by Laxmikant – 5th edition)

Week 10

September

23

4.30 pm To

Indian Polity &

• Indian Federalism • Local Government


And 1 mains question will



--September

27

7.30 pm

Governance

Miscellaneous: • Official Language • Public Services • Tribunals • Special provisions for SCs,

STs, BCs, Minorities & Anglo-Indians

• Rights and liabilities of the Government

• Authoritative text in Hindi Language

• Anti-defection law • Constitutional and non-

constitutional bodies • Ministries and

Departments of the Government

• Pressure groups • Elections & political

parties • Representation of People's

Act • Election Process

be provided in the class before the


September

26 Thursd

ay

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT

• Order & ranking

• Clock & calendars


will be provided in



September

28 Saturd

ay

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs






September 29 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Prelims test based on above topics – Test 12 (Source: Indian Polity by Laxmikant – 5th

edition)

Week 11

September

30 --

October 4

4.30 pm To

7.30 pm

Indian Polity & Governa

nce

• Transparency & Accountability

• RTI • Citizen’s Charter-

Governance • Development processes

and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs

• Role of civil services in a democracy

• Important aspects of governance

• Separation of powers between various organs

• dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions

• devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein




October 3

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT

• Blood relationship

• Coding - decoding


will be provided in



October 5

4.30 pm Current Affairs




Saturday

-- 7.30 pm



October 6

Sunday

Full length Prelims test on Indian Polity – Test 13

(10.00 am – 12.00 pm)

Week 12

October 7

Monday

Full length Mains test on Indian Polity

(4.00 pm – 7.00 pm)



October 8 –

October 11

4.30 pm To

7.30 pm

Art & Culture

Visual arts: • Indian pottery • Indian sculpture • Indian Architecture

(Ancient, medieval & Modern architecture)

• Indian Paintings (Ancient, Medieval, Modern & Folk)

Performing Arts: • Indian Music (Classical,

Folk Music and other music forms)

• Dance Forms (Classical, Folk and martial Dance)

• Musical instruments • Indian theatre • Indian puppetry • Indian Circus




October 10

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Time, speed &

distance


will be provided in



October 12

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs






October 13 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm -- Prelims test based on NCERT -- Test 14

1. An Introduction to Indian Art - Class XI 2. Living Craft Traditions of India - Chapters

9 and 10 -- Class XI

Week 13

October 14 –

October 17

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Art & Culture

Indian Literature • Sanskrit • Hindi • Telugu • Tamil • Kannada • Urdu

Schools of philosophy:

• Orthodox and heterodox Schools

Religion

• Islam • Christianity • Sikhism • Zoroastrianism • Judaism • .Buddhism • Jainism




October 17

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Time, speed &

distance


will be provided in





October 19

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




October 20

Sunday

Full length Prelims test on Indian Art & Culture – Test 15

(10.00 am – 12.00 pm)

October 21

Monday

Full length Mains test on Indian Art & Culture

(4.00 pm – 7.00 pm)

Week 14

October 22 –

October 25

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Economy

National Income Accounting:

• GDP • GNP • Market Price and Factor

Cost • NNP • NDP • transfer payments • National income at FC • Personal Income • disposable income • factors affecting national

income • net foreign facto income

National income:

• value added method






• income method • expenditure method • Application of various

methods • Base year • GDP deflator and other

concepts. Unemployment:

• Types of Unemployment: Structural, Seasonal, Frictional, Cyclical.

• Nature of Unemployment in India

Economic reforms and initiatives post-independence:

• Government policies • Five year Plans: Priorities

and Performance, Issues related to planning, Economic Policies till 1991

• Economic Reforms since 1991: End of license Raj

• Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization

• Investment models Industrial Sector reforms and programs:

• Industrial Policies • Licensing • MSME • Labour Reforms • Companies Act • Make in India • Skill India



• Challenges in Industrial development

• Organized and unorganized sector

October 24

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT • Boats &

streams • Partnership


will be provided in



October 26

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




October 27 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Prelims

test based on NCERT – Test 16 1. Economics - Class IX 2. Understanding Economic Development - Class X 3. Introductory Macroeconomics – Class XII 4. Introductory Microeconomics – Class XII 5. Indian Economic Development - Class XI

Week 15

October 28 –

November 1

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Economy

Inflation :

• Definition • Inflationary Gap and

Inflationary process • Inflation Cycles





• Demand Pull Inflation • Cost Push Inflation • Causes of Inflation • Inflation Control

measures RBI and Banking system:

• Money • Banking • Central Bank • Banking Reforms

Capital Markets & Money Markets :

• Basic Terms and Concepts • Equity and debt

Instruments • Primary market and

Secondary markets etc.


October 31

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Permutation , combination &

probability


will be provided in



November 2

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs






November 3 – Sunday –10.00 am to 12.00 pm –

Prelims test based on above topics – Test 17 (Source: Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh)

Week 16

November 4

--November 8

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Economy

Government budgeting and Fiscal Policy:

• Budgeting • Fiscal Policy • Public Finance • Public Expenditure • Public Revenue • Sources of Revenue • Taxes • Public Debt • Deficit Financing

External Sector and Currency Exchange rate

• Balance of Payments • FDI • FII • Foreign Trade of India • Trade Policy • WTO related issues and

India • Intellectual Property

Rights International Trade and Bodies

• IMF • World Bank






• Bilateral and Regional Cooperation

November 7

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Permutation , combination &

probability


will be provided in



November 9

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




November 10 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Prelims test based on above topics – Test18

(Source: Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh)

Week 17

November 11

--November 15

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Economy

Agriculture

• Recent trends in Agriculture Sector

• Cropping System and Pattern

• Agricultural Marketing and Reforms

• Agricultural Research • Sustainable Agriculture,

Animal Husbandry • issues of buffer stocks and

food security • PDS, economics of

animal-rearing, Food processing and related






industries in India, supply chain management, Farm distress and government initiatives, Land reforms in India

Infrastructure:

• IT • Communication • Urbanization • Transport • Mining, Energy • Ports • Roads • Airports • Railways etc.

November 14

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT

• Heights & distance

• Number series • Missing

numbers


will be provided in



November 16 Saturd

ay

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




November 17

Sunday

Full length Prelims test on Economy (10.00 am – 12.00 pm)



November 18 Monday

Full length Mains test on Economy (4.00 pm – 7.00pm)

Week 18

November 19

– November 22

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Modern Indian History

Establishment of British

Rule • Battle of Plassey • Battle of Buxar • Anglo Mysore Wars • Anglo Maratha Wars • Anglo Sikh Wars • Anglo Afghan Wars • Anglo- Burma Wars • British Policies – Political,

Economic, Social etc.

Phase of Struggles

• Revolt of 1857 • Pre congress organizations

and their contribution to freedom struggle

• Tribal Movements • Peasant Movements




November 21

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Profit & loss


will be provided in



November 23 Saturd

ay

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs


And 1 mains question will be provided



in the class before the


November 24 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Prelims test based on NCERT -- Test 19

1. Our Pasts - III (Part – I & Part -- II) - Class VIII

2. Themes in Indian History - III – Class XII

Week 19

November 25

– November 30

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm


Establishment of Congress and Moderate Phase

• Moderate Phase and methods of freedom struggle

• Development of Moderates and Extremists ideology

• Partition of Bengal • Swadeshi Movement • Emergence of Muslim

League Extremist Phase

• Surat Split and Movement under Extremists

• Rise of revolutionary terrorism in different parts of India

• Annulment of partition of Bengal

• Revolutionary terrorist activities during First World War

• Nationalist response to the First World War






• Freedom movement – abroad

• Home Rule League • Lucknow Pact 1916 • Montagu statement • Montague Chelmsford

Reforms Gandhian Era

• Rise of Gandhian Leadership

• Gandhi in South of Africa

• Rowlatt Satyagraha • The Jallianwala Bagh

massacre • Khilafat Movement • Non-cooperation

movement • Simon Commission • Second Phase of

revolutionary movement

• Nehru Report • Karachi session • Civil Disobedience

Movement • Round Table

Conference • Communal Award

November 28 Thursd

ay

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Profit & loss


will be provided in



November 30





Saturday

-- 7.30 pm



December 1 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Prelims test based on above topics -- Test 20

(Source: India’s struggle for independence by Bipin Chandra and Modern India by Spectrum

Publication)

Week 20

December 2

– December 6

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm


National Movement

towards Freedom and Partition 1939-1947:

• Second World War, • Individual Disobedience

Movement, • Pakistan Resolution 1940, • August offer, • Cripps mission, • Quit India Movement • INA • Rajagopalachari formula • Desai- Liaquat Pact • Wavell Plan & Shimla

conference • Cabinet Mission • Mountbatten Plan






December 5

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT

• Squares & cubes roots --- simplification(short cuts )

• Number system


will be provided in



December 7

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




December 8

Sunday

Full length Prelims test on Modern

Indian History – Test 21 (10.00 am – 12.00 pm)

December 9

Monday

Full length Mains test on Modern Indian Economy

(4.00 pm – 7.00 pm)

Week 21

December 10

– December 13

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Post-Indepen

dence India

Consolidation & integration of the nation

Ø Effects of partition Ø Issues: Kashmir, Religion,

Language, Reorganisation of states, Zamindari system, Backwardness, Tribals, Liberation of






Hyderabad, Pondicherry & Goa

Ø Solutions to all the above issues

Phase of turbulence

Ø 1st & 2nd FYPs Ø Panchsheel- Issue of

Tibet Ø Indo-China war Ø India & NAM Ø Language issue

Phase of turbulence- 2

Ø Food crisis Ø Indo Pak war (1965) Ø Tashkent Agreement Ø Green revolution & its

effects Ø Era of Nationalisation

• Indo-Pak war 1971

• Indo-USSR

friendship Treaty • Liberation of

Bangladesh

December 12

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT

• Number system • Simple interest &

Compound interest


will be provided in



December 14





Saturday

-- 7.30 pm



December 15– Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Test 22 -- Prelims test based on NCERT – Politics in India since independence – Class XII (Political

science textbook)

Week 22

December 16

& December 17

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Post-Indepen

dence India

• JP Movement &

railway strike in India

• Emergency &

aftermath • Other issues

Ø Insurgency in Northeast

Ø India as a nuclear power

Ø Operation Blue star & Black Thunder

Ø Anti-Sikh riots Ø Bhopal gas tragedy Ø Environmental

movements Ø Economic reforms of

1991




December 19

1.30 pm – CSAT

Simple interest & Compound interest




Thursday

4.30 pm

will be provided in



December

20 Friday

Full length Mains test on Modern

Post-Independence India (4.00 pm – 7.00 pm)

December 21 Saturd

ay

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




December 22 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Test 23 -- Prelims test on current affairs (From

September 2019 to November 2019)

Week 23

December 23

– December 27

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Indian Society & Social Justice

Salient features of Indian Society

• Caste System and changes in the caste system in recent times

• Sanskritization • Westernization and

Modernization • Religious diversity






• Kinship, Marriage and Family

• Middle class

Diversity

• Unity in Diversity • Different types of

diversities in India • Factors leading to Unity

amidst Diversity in India • Diversity and associated

problems • Globalization and

Diversity

Effects of globalization on Indian society Idealogies – Communalism, Secularism, Capitalism, Regionalism etc.

December 26 Thursd

ay

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Analytical

(verbal reasoning)


will be provided in



December 28

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs






December 29 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Prelims test based on NCERT – Test 23

1. Social & Political Life I - Class VI 2. Social & Political Life II - Class VII 3. Social & Political Life III - Class VIII 4. Social Change and Development in India - Class

XII 5. Understanding Society -- Class XI 6. Indian Society -- Class XII

Week 24

December 30

– January

3

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Indian Society & Social Justice

Role of Women and Women’s organization

• Importance of Women’s organizations

• Women’s organizations and their achievements

• Types of women’s organization

• Government initiatives to support and collaborate with Women’s Organizations

• Women in agriculture, labor workforce, politics etc.

• Role of Men in Women Organization

Population and associated issues

Poverty and developmental issues






Urbanization, their problems and their remedies

Social empowerment

January 2

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Puzzles & seating

arrangement


Will be provided in



January 3

Friday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




January 4

Saturday

Full length Mains test on Indian Society & Social Justice

(4.00 pm – 7.00 pm)

January 5 – Sunday – Test 24 – 10.00 am to 12.00pm

Full length Prelims test on Indian Polity

Week 25

January 6 --

January 10

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Ethics, Integrity

and Aptitude

Ethics and Human Interface:

• Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions


And 1 mains question will be provided in the class



• 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 in inculcating values.

• Role of society in inculcating values.

• Role of educational institutions in inculcating values

Attitude:

• Content • Structure • Function • Its influence and relation

with thought and behavior • Moral and political

attitudes • Social influence and

persuasion

before the start of every

class.

January 9

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Data

interpretation & graphs


will be provided in



January 11

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs


And 1 mains question will be provided in the class



before the start of every

class.

January 12 – Sunday – Test 25 – 10.00 am to 12.00pm

Full length Prelims test on Indian Economy

Week 26

January 13 --

January 17

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Ethics, Integrity

and Aptitude

Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service

• Integrity • Impartiality and non-

partisanship • Objectivity • Dedication to public

service • Empathy • Tolerance • Compassion towards the

weaker sections Emotional intelligence

• Concepts and their utilities and application in administration and governance.

Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.




January 16

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Mensuration


will be provided in





January 18

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




January 19 – Sunday –Test 26 – 10.00 am to

12.00pm Full length Prelims test on Indian History

January 19 – Sunday – Test 27 – 12.30 pm to

2.30pm Full length Prelims test on Indian Art & culture

Week 27

January 20 --

January 24

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Ethics, Integrity

and Aptitude

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.

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

January 23

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Reading

comprehension


will be provided in



January 25

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs






January 26

Sunday

Full length Mains test on Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude (10.00 am – 1.00 pm)

Week 28

January 27 --

January 31

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

International

relations

• Indian Foreign Policy –

Evolution, Challenges, Success & failure etc.

• Effect of policies and politics

of developed and developing countries on India’s interests

• India and neighborhood




January 30

Thursday

1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

CSAT Reading

comprehension


will be provided in



February 1

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




February 2– Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Test 28 -- Prelims test based on Class XII NCERT --



Contemporary World Politics & Current affairs (From November 24 to February 15)

Week 29

February 3 –

February 7

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

International

relations

• Indian Diaspora

• regional and global groupings

and agreements involving India

• Important International

institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate




February 8

Saturday

Full length Prelims test on International organisations – Test 29

(2.00 pm – 4.00 pm)

February 8

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




February 9

Sunday

Full length Mains test on International relations

(10.00 am – 1.00 pm)

Week 30

February 10

4.30 pm --

World history

• Industrial Revolution • American Revolution




– Februa

ry 15

7.30 pm

• French Revolution • Unification of

Germany • Unification of Italy • Russian revolution • Chinese Communism • World War I • World War 2 • Cold War Era • Post-cold war. • European Unification • Redrawal of National

boundaries • Colonization • Communism etc.



February 15

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




February 16 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Prelims test based on NCERT – Test 30

1. Themes In World History -- Class X 2. India and the Contemporary World – I -- Class IX 3. India and the Contemporary World – II -- Class IX

Week 31

February 17

4.30 pm --

World history Remaining Topics


And 1 mains question will be provided



7.30 pm

in the class before the


February 18

Tuesday Holiday to Revise the world History

February 19 Wedne

sday

Full length Mains test on World History

(4.00 pm – 7.00 pm)

February 20

-- Februa

ry 22

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Internal Security

Introduction to security issues facing India

Ø Classification & Analysis of security

Ø threats Ø Linkages between

development and spread of extremism.

Ø Birth & rise of Naxalism

Ø Debu Bandopadhyaya report

Ø Tackling Naxalism: various measures like

Ø Samadhan doctrine etc • Problems in North

East & AFSPA • History of insurgency • Role of external state

and non-state actors • Tripura model






• Way forward • Role of external state

and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security;

• Security challenges

and their management in border areas with special emphasis on Eastern & western Borders (Madhukar Gupta committee report on border management).

• Money-laundering,

Hawala, Narcotics trade and its prevention

February 22

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




February 23– Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Test 31

-- Prelims test on Current affairs (From December 2019 to February, 2020)



Week 32

February 24

– Februa

ry 29

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Internal Security

Cyber security

Ø Basics of Cyber security Ø National Cyber Ø Security Policy Ø Recent Cyber Attacks like

Petya, Wannacry (ransomware)

Ø Cyber warfare of USA, China

Ø India’s preparedness etc • Challenges to internal

security through communication networks

• Role of media and

social networking sites in internal security challenges.

• Issues like Data

protection, Localisation (BN Srikrishna Committee), Menace of fake news, radicalisation & terror recruitment through Social media platforms.

• Various Security

forces and agencies and their mandate.






• Police reforms, NATGRID, CCTNS & any recent events, Bilateral exercises of India

February 29

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




March 1

Sunday

Full length Mains test on Internal Security

(10.00 am – 1.00 pm)

Week 33

March 2 –

March 7

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Science &

Technology

• Basic science concepts • Science and Technology • developments and their

applications and effects in everyday life

• Achievement of Indians in science & technology

• Indigenization of technology and developing new technology

Awareness in the fields of

• IT • Space • Computers • Robotics






March 7

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




March 8 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Prelims test based on NCERT – Test 32

1. Science - Class VI 2. Science - Class VII 3. Science - VIII 4. Science – IX 5. Science - Class X 6. Chemistry - Class XI - Unit 14 7. Biology - Class XI - Units 4 & 5 8. Chemistry - Class XII - Unit 16 9. Biology - Class XII - Units 8 & 9

Week 34

March 9 –

March 12

Science

& Technol

ogy

Awareness in the fields of • Nano-technology • Bio-technology

Issues relating to intellectual property rights






March 13

Friday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




March 14

Saturday

Full length Prelims test on Science & Technology – Test 33 (4.00 pm – 6.00 pm)

March 15

Sunday

Full length Mains test on Science & Technology

(10.00 am – 1.00 pm)

Week 35

March 16 –

March 21

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

India Year Books

March 21

Saturday

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Current Affairs




March 22 – Sunday – 10.00 am to 12.00 pm – Test 34 -- Full length Prelims test on India year book



Week 36

March 23 –

March 26

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Economic Survey & Budget

March 27 &

March 28

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Special Prelims oriented class on Agriculture

March 29

Sunday

10.00 am

-- 12.00

pm

Full Length Prelims Mock Test on Economic Survey & Budget

(Test 35)

March 29

Sunday

12.30 pm --

2.30 pm

Full Length Prelims Mock Test on Agriculture &

Economy (Test 36)

Week 37

March 30 –

April 2

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Special Prelims oriented class

on Environment & Ecology



April 3 & April

4

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Special session on Approach to Prelims for next 50 days.

April 5 Sunday

10.00 am

-- 12.00

pm

Full Length Prelims Mock Test on Environment &

Ecology (Test 37)

Week 38

April 6 & April

7

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Special Prelims oriented class on Mapping and places in

news

April 8 & April

9

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Special Prelims oriented class on International

organisations and Important declarations

April 10 & April

11

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Special Prelims oriented class on Government Schemes

April 12

Sunday

10.00 am

-- 12.00

pm

Full Length Prelims Mock Test on International

organisation & Government Schemes (Test 38)



Week 39

April 13 & April

14

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Special Prelims oriented class on Polity

April 15

Wednesday

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm

Full Length Prelims Mock Test on Indian Polity -- Test

39

April 16 & April

17

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Special Prelims oriented class on Indian History

April 18

Saturday

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm

Full Length Prelims Mock Test on Indian History -- --

Test 40

Week 40

April 19 & April

20

4.30 pm --

7.30 pm

Special Prelims oriented class on Indian Art & Culture

April 21

Tuesday

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm

Full Length Prelims Mock Test on Indian Art & Culture --

-- Test 41

April

22 --

4.30 pm --

Special Prelims oriented class on Current Affairs



April 28

7.30 pm

May 2

Saturday

1.00 pm --

3.00 pm

Test 42 Indian History

Current Affairs

May 2

Saturday

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm

Test 43 Art & Culture

Current Affairs

May 5

Tuesday

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm

Test 44 Indian Polity

Current Affairs

May 7

Thursday

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm

Test 45 Environment & Ecology

Current Affairs

May 9

Saturday

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm

Test 46 Science & Technology

Current Affairs

May 11

4.00 pm --

Test 47 Agriculture & Economy



Monday

6.00 pm Economic Survey

Budget Current Affairs

May 13

Wednesda

y

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm

Test 48 International relations

India Year book Current Affairs

May 15

Friday

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm

Test 49 Indian History Art & Culture Indian Polity

International relation Current Affairs

May 18

Monday

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm

Test 50 Economy

Agriculture Environment & Ecology Science & Technology

Current Affairs

May 20

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm

Test 51 Full Length Test



Wednesda

y

May 22

Friday

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm


May 23

Saturday

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm


May 24

Saturday

4.00 pm --

6.00 pm


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