hi vinay..hema here..now that i hav selected history & Public admin as my optional..i ll joining coaching in november (if possible).As I read History i feel diff to remember the dates ..how did you do it ..pls tell me it l be helpful.then one more doubt ,there are many amendments in our constitution ,how to remember all those.
Hi Hema. There are 2 approaches to learn dates 1) By keep looking at them again and again. Dont worry if forget them 100 times, revise it one more time. 2)You can always relate it to some incident like birthday of your friends/relatives. Say battle of Plassey was fought on 23rd July, 1757. I initially remembered it by relating it to one of my friends Birthday which is on 21st July. And year i related to 1857 war (100 years ago). I would suggest you not to get more worried about dates in particular. You dont need to learn them at the first go. By the time you will finish your history course you would automatically learn most of the dates. Just try to keep years of important happenings in your mind.
Regarding Amendments: First of all it is almost impossible to remember all the amendments. Infact its not worth spending that much effort on learning all of them. You should try to learn initially most important amendments. And I would suggest you if possible for you, try to get an idea of the situation as in why the important amendments were made. It will help you in understanding the amendments properly and also keep them in your mind for a long time.
hi vinay its soumya here i just wanna know wen is the exams .....n how to register n im also not from a historical background so wat other optionals do i have
Hi Soumya.. Pre exams would be held in third or fourth week of May (Sunday)mostly which is around 17th or 18th May. Applications for the same Would be out mostly in October. I will post the other details once applications are out of IAS 2010 by UPSC.
Optionals and General Instruction
A. Preliminary Examination
The examination will consist of two papers. Paper I General Studies 150 marks Paper II One subject to be selected from the list of optional subjects set out in Para 2 below 300 marks Total : 450 marks
2. List of optional subjects for Preliminary Examination. Agriculture Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Botany Chemistry Civil Engineering Commerce Economics Electrical Engineering Geography Geology Indian History Law Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Medical Science Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Public Administration Sociology Statistics Zoology
Note (i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).
(ii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
(iii) The course content of the syllabi for the optional subjects will be of the degree level. Details of the syllabi are indicated in Part A of Section III.
(iv) Each paper will be of two hours duration. Blind candidates will, however, be allowed an extra time of twenty minutes at each paper.
For more details check out http://www.upsc.gov.in/
@ Vinay.. Hi vinay..Sorry i dint check mails for 2 day..I have selected Indian history as my optional for prelims. & fro mains I hav selected History & Public Administration..
hi Vinay.. m in final yr of engg. n hav Geography n Pub Ad as my optionals resp. for Geo,m reading Savindra Singh(Physical). which else buk shud i go for? many people suggest 3-4 buks for physical geo. i dont think i can manage to study frm so many buks along wid my graduation.. kindly suggest
You can read Khullar for basics.. Also you can read Physical Geography by Strahler & Strahler I would suggest you to do Savindra Singh properly and then go through last year papers. In case you find that there are questions you are not able to answer, then for those topics you can consult other books. Otherwise it is always best strategy to make one book as your base book and do it properly rather than reading from 3-4 books.
Hi Vinay, Before I start I would like to thank you for this blog. I have a long list of queries.My two optionals are History and Political Science. Can you suggest me few books for Political science ? I am bit confused about the GS for mains. Can you tell me how to go about for GS of mains?
2.(a) (b) (c) As above (d) 'Comparative Politics' —R. Chilkote
Section B: 1.Political Theory —Amal Ray & Mohit Bhattachary. 2.Introduction to Indian Constitution —D.D. Basu 3.(a) India's Struggle for Independence —Bipan Chandra. (b) Introduction to Indian constitution —D.D. Basu. (c) Our Parliament —S.C. Kashyap (d) Our Constitution —S.C. Kashyap (e) Comparative Govt. & Politics — V.N. Khanna (f) Comparative Govt. & Politics —K.R. Bombwal
Suggested Pol. Science Books For Mains Political Science Paper I Section A 1.(a) A History of Political thought —Subrata Mukherjee, Susheela Ramaswamy (b) A History of Political thought —J.P. Suda (c) For Manu & Kautilya : Foundations of Indian Political thought — V.R. Mehta 2.(a) Modern Political Theory —S.P. Verma (b) Modern Political Theory —Madan Gandhi 3.(a) Political Theory —Eddy Ashirvatham (b) Political Theory —J.C. Johri (c) Political Theory —Ray & Bhattacharya (d) Political Theory —O.P. Gauba
Political Science Paper I Section B 1.(a) Comparative Govt. & Politics —J.C. Johri (a) Comparative Govt. & Politics —Ronald Chilkote 2.(a) Modern Indian Political Thinkers —V.P. Verma (b) Foundations of Indian Political Thought —V.R. Mehta (c) Indian Govt. and Politics —A.S. Narang (c) Indian Govt. and Politics —J.R. Siwach (c) Indian Govt and Politics —M.P. Singh, Himanshu Roy (d) Politics in India —Rajani Kothari (e) Govt. and Politics of India —W.H. Morris Jones
Political Science Paper II Section A 1.(a) Theoretical aspects of International Politics —Mahendra Kumar (b) Politics among Nations —Morganthu (c) International Politics —Schuman
Political Science Paper II Section B 1.(a) International Politics —Bookhives (b) Regular subscription of Frontline & World Focus (magazine)
Hi Avijit, Since this is my first attempt for mains, wont be able to help much from my personal experience. But i think the following experience of Umesh (RAnk 237) would be helpful.
I (Umesh agarwal)could score only 309 in 2007 mains where average GS score was around 330 ,though I got the interview Call .While preparing for my 2008 attempt I met Mr Ajit Sinha of Expert Brains and he advised me to follow the guidelines as prescribed by their Experts.
I judiciously followed the guidelines as prescribed by their Experts keeping in mind the concept of bounded rationality and by the grace of god , I scored 172 in paper 1 and 173 in paper 2 i.e., 345 ( highest - 353 ) ,where average GS score in 2008 mains was around 285.
My strategy in a nutshell :
History
I studied from Spectrum and Class 12th NCERT and for 2-markers i referred 'Up to the mark' and 2-markers given in the test series.
Polity
I studied from the Vajiram ' Yellow Book and supplemented it from class 12th NCERT i.e., democracy at work.
National Issues and Social Issues
I referred last one year Yojna , one year chronicle and Vajiram 'class notes
Geography
I didn't prepare at all.
International Relations
I referred one year chronicle and supplemented it with vajiram'class notes.
Economics
I referred India Year Book , Economic Survey,Uma Kapila ,and Vajiram class notes .
Science & Technology
I didn't study S&T and lost some marks in this section , hence i am unable to guide you for this section.
Statistics
I studied from S K Manocha's book and I practiced it in the same way as I would have to appear in my Mains keeping the time and graph paper along with the question papers.
I AM FROM AN ENGG BACKGROUND.I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE PHY SICS AND MATH......AS MY OPTIONALS IN MAINS.BUT THERE IS NO COACHING AVAILABLE ON IN MY TOWN.I HAVE DECIDED TO GO THRUGH BUKS PRESCRIBED ON NET ....SHOULD I SHIFT TO DELHI OR OPT 4 COACHING FROM AN UNIVERSITY PROF....
I would suggest that you try to cover 2-3 topics in each subject in next 2 months and then try to solve questions asked from that portion in IAS mains. If you think you r comfortable solving them, then you can prepare at your hometown only else you can shift to delhi. University prof can be helpful but only if he/she has been in touch with IAS coaching. It is necessary that he/she knows the pattern of exam and type of questions asked in last years.
hi Vinay this is satyendra here, i have History(1st optional) and Pub Ad (2nd Optional) in my Prep. right now i am Going thru NCERT books of history and side by side wants to prepare for GS also. i have one doubt on Indian Economy portion of GS. which books should i refer as Datta and Sundaram books is the most preferred and recommended book but it has more than 50 chapters, and i have heard that only few chapters are imp. So please tell me what are the main topics to follow from that book or any other material.
hi vinay. how 2 select optional subjects. My interests towards History, Geography, Public Admin,Sociology. I am from computer science background. I couldn't decide what's best for me?.
Hi John. I would suggest you to take Pub Ad as one optional. Out of 3 History would be very helpful in GS portion both in mains n pre and also would give you a gud background about international relationship. But it is quite lengthy and also you need to have interest in this subject if you want to score good marks.
If you want to take subject which is more theory based then you can go for Geography.
@shruthi for prelim One Laxmikant's book is very helpful. and for mains
For Paper 1: 1. New Horizons of public administration by Mohit Bhattacharya 2. Administrative thinkers by prasad and prasad (theories part) 3. Public Administration by Sharma and Sadana (read administrative law, personnel administration, financial administration, development administration, comparitive administration and other paper-I topics) 4. IGNOU material (read public policy) 5. Public Administration by Avasthi and Maheshwari (read administrative law and administrative reforms)
For PAPER-II 1. Indian Administration by Rajini Goyal and Arora (covers most of the topics of paper II) 2. Public Administration by Avasthi and Maheshwari (read public sector) 3. Indian Administration by Avasthi and Avasthi (read administrative reforms, administration of law and order) 4. Introduction to the constitution of India by D.D.Basu and last but not least 5. Articles from IIPA Journals (aspirants can get Mr.Minocha’s collection of articles from IIPA Journals which is sufficient)
I WANTED 2 KNOW WHAT WE SHOLUD READ IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS.I AM NOT ABLE TO SEPARATE THE 2.PLEASE GIVE ME A LAYOUT PLAN SO THAT I CAN READ THEM THOROUGHLY .NAME THE SECTIONS IN THE NEWS PAPERS......ALSO TELL BOTH FOR PRE AND MAINS
Economics - Focus on Govt Policies (NREGA, NFSM, RKVY etc), Budget, Agriculture, Industry (Pratiyogita Darpan Economics edition would be very handy for prelims, Also try to go through Economic Survey twice)
Business - MOstly questions would be related to CEO/Chairman of companies, countries to which companies belong, if any merger has taken place read that also, this time in pre ques was asked on stock markets of different countries.
If you are appearing for pre next year then I would suggest you to go through the whole newspaper very thoroughly for atleast next 3 months. It would give you a fairly good idea about happenings both in INdia and world. After that you can just look at headlines of Business section and only read the articles which you find interesting and useful.
Hindu is enough for Economics part. Keep reading Competition Wizard also. To get a good understanding of issues I would suggest you to read Class XI Economics Book. You can also read TMH Guide Economics portion.
hi vinay, thanks for extending help to all of us. i am at present in first year of MA in social entrepreneurship at TISS, Mumbai.i also want to appear in next year preliminary. i want to take sociology and hindi lit as my optionals since i have a huge interest in socio, but my beckground is BSc elex. what u suggest to me? and plz give me details regarding books and preparation specially for pre. i want to crack in just one shot since i'll not have the next one. regards
Hi naveen, Before deciding on Sociology I would suggest you to go through last year papers. (for last year papers chk www.examrace.com). I hope there would be some portions which you would have covered as part of your MA syllabus, and if that is the case you can definitely opt for sociology.
Bt I would like to tell you one more thing that might help you while finalising your optionals. Since you would be taking SOciology and HIndi Lit. as your optionals, you would have to spend alot of time on your compulsory papers particularly sections on modern history, polity, economics and geography. There wont be much that you would be able to cover in your optionals. So keep that in mind also while finalising your optionals. Regarding preparations and books for GS i have already written in my previous blog. In case of any further query feel free to ask. All the Best..
Hi Vinay.... This is Manish currently working in accenture @ chennai. I want to appear in IAS 2011. As I am going to start my preparation shortly,i want to ask u about the materials of Brilliant tutorials in chennai as i've planned to go for sociology & public administration as a optionals.I also want the list of useful books for the sociology.
Hi manish.. i din find Brilliants material very helpful for IAS.. would suggest you to buy Vajiram for pub ad...
Sociology Books For Preliminary Examination 1. IGNOU Material 2. Sociology - Sachideva & Vidhya Bushan. 3. Sociology - T.B. Bottomore. 4. Sociology Themes & Perspectives - Moralambose & R.M. Heald. 5. Unique Guide. 6. Dhilion Guide. 7. Spectrum Guide. 8. Sociology Dictionary - William P. Scott. 9. Social Demography - Asha & Bandhi. 10. Social Anthropology - Madan & Majumdar. 11. Political System - Smelser. 11.Cultural Anthropology -Madan and Majumdar 12.Sociology - Horton and Hunt 13. Harlambus - Introduction to Sociology 14. Tribal India - L.P. Vidhyarthi 15. Modernisation of Indian Tradition - Y. Singh 16. NCERT tests on sociology 17. Oxford Dictionary / Collins 18. Chapters from a good book on Demography and Urban geography
Reference Books For Sociology Mains Exam 1. Ram Ahuja: Society in India 2. Ram Ahuja: Social problems in India 3. IGNOU notes (especially for thinkers and topic on Indian system) 4. Caste its 20th Century Avatar - M.N. Srinivas 5. participation as freedom - Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze 6. Y. Singh - Modernisation of Indian Tradition 7. Y. Singh - Social tradition in India 8. L.P. Vidhyarthi - Tribal India 9. Yojana (Independence day special 2001 on population) 10. Y. Singh - Social Change in India 11. Niel J. Smelser for Economy and Society 12. Abraham and Francis - Sociological theory
HI I AM ANKITA nd m in my final year engineering..m confused that shud i appear for the ias exam 2010 because i have just started preparing ...i know it is late...but shud i still give a try this time...or sit for the2011 exam
hi ankita.. i think u can give it a try this year... bcoz still u have more than 5 months for prelims so u can prepare one optional and GS in this time.. n aftr prelims u can prepare ur second optional... bt while saying this i assume tat you would b able to dedicate full time to IAS prep in next few months. if tats not possible then u shud go for 2011 IAS...
@ Mayuresh... I know its too late to reply on your query.. I would suggest you to read IGNOU notes.. they are better than most coaching institutes notes..
Hello Vinay,this is Arvind from IIT Delhi..I heard that this year psyco,socio, and pub ad were much tougher than last year mains.You can say it better.I am yet to be decisive about my optional subjects.Can you kindly describe the relative toughness of these optional papers in relation to last year.looking forward to your response. thanks in advance
@ Arvind.. I am not sure about other but since Pub Ad was my optional. I would say this time since pattern was changes many people find it difficult but if you have prepared it well then it was not that tough. From this year what UPSC has decided is to cover almost all topics in optionals so the previous strategy of just preparing 10 topics well out of 15 wont work..
Also in Pub Ad in paper 2 they focused alot on current happening in Pub Ad in India
@ Mayuresh.. CLass notes means notes which are dictated by faculties to students who are taking coaching from vajiram.. Yellow book and Postal book are same.. if you will just have correspondance course from vajiram they will send you these yellow books... I hope it clarifies your doubt.. in case still you have some doubt feel free to ask tat..
Now about myself.I have completed my B.Tech. and currently am IAS aspirent. I have chosen history and Pol.Sci.&IR as optional.
Thank You for clarifing my doubt. I have more questions. 1:-As you say yellow books are indeed postal notes, I know how to get them. But still question remains how to get "Vaji class notes"?[Except ofcourse by joining there classroom coaching] 2:-Also can you please tell me how are these 'class notes' like?[I mean are they hand written or printed?bulky or brief?] 3:-If I could grab these 'class notes' can I get latest one or old ones[I ask this question, bcoz current events so IMP for GS] 4:-Are there any difference between "class notes"and"postal notes"? 5:-And lastly which one are better? waiting eagerly
As I live far from delhi.Will I get all LATEST class notes of vaji one time only from xerox shop or shall I have to update myself periodically with latest notes at the xerox shop?
@Mayuresh...Vajiram class notes basically means notes dictated by faculties to students in class... so they r hand written.. you can get them from some big xerox shops where few students sell their notes at the end of their course or selection.. bt you will have to spend some time to go thru them to make sure that they are not very old.. For History.. read IGNOU notes definitely for mains...
n for GS.. Vajiram yellow books r gud enough.. if you are listening to news and reading newspaper on a regular basis.. you wont have much problem in clearing pre...
hi vinay...this is Gun here...i want to know some proper names of the magazine which will help me in the preparation...n one another que is that i m from ahemedabad(gujarat)...SPIPA is one of the good govt institute here but many suggest me to join institute in delhi..what u prefer..? can u suggest some good institutes..m preparing for UPSC 2011..thanks.
hi vinay...this is Gun here...i want to know some proper names of the magazine which will help me in the preparation...n one another que is that i m from ahemedabad(gujarat)...SPIPA is one of the good govt institute here but many suggest me to join institute in delhi..what u prefer..? can u suggest some good institutes..m preparing for UPSC 2011..thanks.
@P2.. You can read Competition Wizard and Pratiyogita Darpan... Regarding institute.. if institute in your city is ok you can join that.. Thr is nothing special about delhi... except that you get a chance to meet some very good students..
hi vinay, I live at far off place.So I am coming to delhi to buy books for me.My destination station is Hazrat nizauddin, so I have to start of from there.Can you plz tell me where in delhi can I get all the books.book-stores, are they closed some day of week,where is MnM jawahar book store.How to travel at all such places from hazrat nizamuddin.
I am doing my engg. first year in chennai. i am very much intrested in IAS how to get qualified and what are the books needed to study please suggest me plz plz
hii vinay..ma first opt is histry... making notes from NCERT'S BOOKS is essential? Romila thaper for ancient histry is real good suggestion??..many of ma frnd told me dat its not good one. plz clear ma doubt.. Thank u ..
hii vinay..ma first opt is histry... making notes from NCERT'S BOOKS is essential? Romila thaper for ancient histry is real good suggestion??..many of ma frnd told me dat its not good one. plz clear ma doubt.. Thank u ..
hii vinay..ma first opt is histry... making notes from NCERT'S BOOKS is essential? Romila thaper for ancient histry is real good suggestion??..many of ma frnd told me dat its not good one. plz clear ma doubt.. Thank u ..
@Nisha.. since history is your optional.. making notes from NCERT is not necessary as you would be covering history in much details from other books.. FOr pre you dont need Romila thapar.. its good for mains for some sections..
HELLO SIR..........I HAVE PROBLEM IN ECOMOMIC SECTION.LEAVE ALL GK APART AND ECO IS GIVING ME HELL FOR GS AND CURRENT AFFIARS.PLEASE SUGGEST A SOLUTION....TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT TOPICS I SHOULD COVER FROM CURRENT AFFAIRS....IF POSSIBLE GIVE ME A LIST OF ALL CURRENT AFFAIRS TOPICS FROM MARCH ONWARDS
Raj.. if its possible for you try to get vajiram material for economics.. n also buy Pratiyogita Darpan Economics yearly issue which will b out in March... I think that would be of gr8 help to you..
hi vinay sir,i am a engg student and plz sugesst me an easiest subject for me sincw i like chemistry(which i hav understanding about in organic chemistry) and mathematics(which i like but always hav got low marks cause no practice),so pls suggest me book for gk and subject i choose. i am in 3rd year now
@Gumnam.. If you are comfortable with CHemistry then you can take it as ur first optional... you can see last year papers on examrace.com... for second optional you can go for Pub Ad.. i think its very interesting and would be very helpful in your interview and also if you get selected for IAS :)... For books you can read my previous posts.. in case of any further query feel free to ask me..
hi vinay..akshay here..i hav selected history & Public admin as my optional.for history is it suffficient to study only ignou notes and ncert...or more is required?
hi vinay its deepak here a comp. sc graduate and also a mba passout i need some suggestion from ur side regarding subject that is suitable for me in IAS exam ..firstly i chose public ad. and second is sociology is it good option or i chose geography ..hard work is easy for me ...pls suggest me and guide me for book and material for a hindi medium student ....
sir, going through mains solved question papers I can see that I can answer all of them as in the solved papers.If that is the case, all the previous year toppers would also have answered the questions the same appropriate way.Yet why do they finally get, only a less than 200 out of 300 in each paper, why not a 280 or 290? please help me.
hi vinay,,..m doin my 3rd year engg..i always wntd to be an ias oficer from chilhood..i dnt have well educated bachground so pls help...on wat basis should i choose the subjects??is it important for me to start preparing earlier??can u plss share ur experience as to how u started???
sir please guide me about the eligibilty.i have done bsc nursing.....can i appear for exam...and please guide whether crackias notes on gs are useful.im thnking of gettng them thanks
hello vinay i have decided to choose indian history and political science as my two subjects prepairing for the preliminary(indian history) and the mains exam...now can u please tell me how to prepare for these two subjects in detail(ie what all boooks to follow) .....i l be thankful........
hii vinay this is shruthi and i have just ccompleted my intermediate. i just want to know how to prepare for ias from now itself and wat are the books to be read to prepare for that
hi vinay, this is harsh . just wanted to know how to prepare for cg state psc....i m appearing for the 1st time...can u also suggest some books for prelims ...
sir, i am persuing btech in ece…ill drop an year to prepare for ias..plzz tell dat if ias does not happen..will i be able to get an engineeering job after a gap of 1 year? i knw i am beibg pessimestic but i need to knw dis… plzz hlp
i am pursuing dual degree cours (b.tech and m.tech) with a duration of 5 years . can i apply for ias examination in 5th year of my degree?? if yes then what are the requirements ??
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hi vinay,i have completed my engineering with 62.24% in electronics and telecommunication .But i got two backs in the two paper however i managed to clear it.i also got very less marks in communication skills , i have also taken a year gap for the preparation of engineering exam .My question is if i clear both the stages of exam (prelims and mains) then could i get selected in ias ,i mean the degree marks would make any difference
hi vinay..hema here..now that i hav selected history & Public admin as my optional..i ll joining coaching in november (if possible).As I read History i feel diff to remember the dates ..how did you do it ..pls tell me it l be helpful.then one more doubt ,there are many amendments in our constitution ,how to remember all those.
ReplyDeleteHi Hema. There are 2 approaches to learn dates 1) By keep looking at them again and again. Dont worry if forget them 100 times, revise it one more time. 2)You can always relate it to some incident like birthday of your friends/relatives. Say battle of Plassey was fought on 23rd July, 1757. I initially remembered it by relating it to one of my friends Birthday which is on 21st July. And year i related to 1857 war (100 years ago).
ReplyDeleteI would suggest you not to get more worried about dates in particular. You dont need to learn them at the first go. By the time you will finish your history course you would automatically learn most of the dates. Just try to keep years of important happenings in your mind.
Regarding Amendments: First of all it is almost impossible to remember all the amendments. Infact its not worth spending that much effort on learning all of them. You should try to learn initially most important amendments. And I would suggest you if possible for you, try to get an idea of the situation as in why the important amendments were made. It will help you in understanding the amendments properly and also keep them in your mind for a long time.
thanks vinay..
ReplyDeleteHi Hema.. which is your first optional.. history?
ReplyDeletehi vinay its soumya here i just wanna know wen is the exams .....n how to register n im also not from a historical background so wat other optionals do i have
ReplyDeleteHi Soumya.. Pre exams would be held in third or fourth week of May (Sunday)mostly which is around 17th or 18th May. Applications for the same Would be out mostly in October. I will post the other details once applications are out of IAS 2010 by UPSC.
ReplyDeleteOptionals and General Instruction
A. Preliminary Examination
The examination will consist of two papers.
Paper I General Studies 150 marks
Paper II One subject to be selected from the list of optional subjects set out in Para 2 below 300 marks
Total : 450 marks
2. List of optional subjects for Preliminary Examination.
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
Indian History
Law Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Note (i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).
(ii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
(iii) The course content of the syllabi for the optional subjects will be of the degree level. Details of the syllabi are indicated in Part A of Section III.
(iv) Each paper will be of two hours duration. Blind candidates will, however, be allowed an extra time of twenty minutes at each paper.
For more details check out
http://www.upsc.gov.in/
@ Vinay..
ReplyDeleteHi vinay..Sorry i dint check mails for 2 day..I have selected Indian history as my optional for prelims.
& fro mains I hav selected History & Public Administration..
hi Vinay..
ReplyDeletem in final yr of engg. n hav Geography n Pub Ad as my optionals resp.
for Geo,m reading Savindra Singh(Physical). which else buk shud i go for? many people suggest 3-4 buks for physical geo. i dont think i can manage to study frm so many buks along wid my graduation..
kindly suggest
You can read Khullar for basics.. Also you can read Physical Geography by Strahler & Strahler
ReplyDeleteI would suggest you to do Savindra Singh properly and then go through last year papers. In case you find that there are questions you are not able to answer, then for those topics you can consult other books. Otherwise it is always best strategy to make one book as your base book and do it properly rather than reading from 3-4 books.
thnks....
ReplyDeletewil cum 2 u again soon
Hi Vinay, Before I start I would like to thank you for this blog. I have a long list of queries.My two optionals are History and Political Science. Can you suggest me few books for Political science ? I am bit confused about the GS for mains. Can you tell me how to go about for GS of mains?
ReplyDeleteSuggested Pol. Science Books For Prelims
ReplyDeleteSection A:
1.(a) (b) (c) 'Political Theory', —Eddy Ashirvatham
'Political Theory' —O.P. Gauba
'Political Theory' —Amal Ray, Mohit Bhattacharya.
2.(a) (b) (c) As above
(d) 'Comparative Politics' —R. Chilkote
Section B:
1.Political Theory —Amal Ray & Mohit Bhattachary.
2.Introduction to Indian Constitution —D.D. Basu
3.(a) India's Struggle for Independence —Bipan Chandra.
(b) Introduction to Indian constitution —D.D. Basu.
(c) Our Parliament —S.C. Kashyap
(d) Our Constitution —S.C. Kashyap
(e) Comparative Govt. & Politics — V.N. Khanna
(f) Comparative Govt. & Politics —K.R. Bombwal
Suggested Pol. Science Books For Mains
Political Science Paper I Section A
1.(a) A History of Political thought
—Subrata Mukherjee, Susheela Ramaswamy
(b) A History of Political thought —J.P. Suda
(c) For Manu & Kautilya : Foundations of Indian Political thought — V.R. Mehta
2.(a) Modern Political Theory —S.P. Verma
(b) Modern Political Theory —Madan Gandhi
3.(a) Political Theory —Eddy Ashirvatham
(b) Political Theory —J.C. Johri
(c) Political Theory —Ray & Bhattacharya
(d) Political Theory —O.P. Gauba
Political Science Paper I Section B
1.(a) Comparative Govt. & Politics —J.C. Johri
(a) Comparative Govt. & Politics —Ronald Chilkote
2.(a) Modern Indian Political Thinkers —V.P. Verma
(b) Foundations of Indian Political Thought —V.R. Mehta
(c) Indian Govt. and Politics —A.S. Narang
(c) Indian Govt. and Politics —J.R. Siwach
(c) Indian Govt and Politics —M.P. Singh, Himanshu Roy
(d) Politics in India —Rajani Kothari
(e) Govt. and Politics of India —W.H. Morris Jones
Political Science Paper II Section A
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Hi Avijit,
ReplyDeleteSince this is my first attempt for mains, wont be able to help much from my personal experience. But i think the following experience of Umesh (RAnk 237) would be helpful.
I (Umesh agarwal)could score only 309 in 2007 mains where average GS score was around 330 ,though I got the interview Call .While preparing for my 2008 attempt I met Mr Ajit Sinha of Expert Brains and he advised me to follow the guidelines as prescribed by their Experts.
I judiciously followed the guidelines as prescribed by their Experts keeping in mind the concept of bounded rationality and by the grace of god , I scored 172 in paper 1 and 173 in paper 2 i.e., 345 ( highest - 353 ) ,where average GS score in 2008 mains was around 285.
My strategy in a nutshell :
History
I studied from Spectrum and Class 12th NCERT and for 2-markers i referred 'Up to the mark' and 2-markers given in the test series.
Polity
I studied from the Vajiram ' Yellow Book and supplemented it from class 12th NCERT i.e., democracy at work.
National Issues and Social Issues
I referred last one year Yojna , one year chronicle and Vajiram 'class notes
Geography
I didn't prepare at all.
International Relations
I referred one year chronicle and supplemented it with vajiram'class notes.
Economics
I referred India Year Book , Economic Survey,Uma Kapila ,and Vajiram class notes .
Science & Technology
I didn't study S&T and lost some marks in this section , hence i am unable to guide you for this section.
Statistics
I studied from S K Manocha's book and I practiced it in the same way as I would have to appear in my Mains keeping the time and graph paper along with the question papers.
I AM FROM AN ENGG BACKGROUND.I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE PHY SICS AND MATH......AS MY OPTIONALS IN MAINS.BUT THERE IS NO COACHING AVAILABLE ON IN MY TOWN.I HAVE DECIDED TO GO THRUGH BUKS PRESCRIBED ON NET ....SHOULD I SHIFT TO DELHI OR OPT 4 COACHING FROM AN UNIVERSITY PROF....
ReplyDeleteI would suggest that you try to cover 2-3 topics in each subject in next 2 months and then try to solve questions asked from that portion in IAS mains. If you think you r comfortable solving them, then you can prepare at your hometown only else you can shift to delhi. University prof can be helpful but only if he/she has been in touch with IAS coaching. It is necessary that he/she knows the pattern of exam and type of questions asked in last years.
ReplyDeletehi Vinay
ReplyDeletethis is satyendra here, i have History(1st optional) and Pub Ad (2nd Optional) in my Prep. right now i am Going thru NCERT books of history and side by side wants to prepare for GS also.
i have one doubt on Indian Economy portion of GS. which books should i refer as Datta and Sundaram books is the most preferred and recommended book but it has more than 50 chapters, and i have heard that only few chapters are imp.
So please tell me what are the main topics to follow from that book or any other material.
Thanks
satyendra
hi vinay. how 2 select optional subjects. My interests towards History, Geography, Public Admin,Sociology. I am from computer science background. I couldn't decide what's best for me?.
ReplyDeleteHi John. I would suggest you to take Pub Ad as one optional.
ReplyDeleteOut of 3 History would be very helpful in GS portion both in mains n pre and also would give you a gud background about international relationship. But it is quite lengthy and also you need to have interest in this subject if you want to score good marks.
If you want to take subject which is more theory based then you can go for Geography.
hi vinay..could u pls suggests me the books for pub admin for both main and pre.
ReplyDeletewaiting for ur reply.
@shruthi
ReplyDeletefor prelim One Laxmikant's book is very helpful.
and for mains
For Paper 1:
1. New Horizons of public administration by Mohit Bhattacharya
2. Administrative thinkers by prasad and prasad (theories part)
3. Public Administration by Sharma and Sadana (read administrative law,
personnel administration, financial administration, development
administration, comparitive administration and other paper-I topics)
4. IGNOU material (read public policy)
5. Public Administration by Avasthi and Maheshwari (read administrative law and administrative reforms)
For PAPER-II
1. Indian Administration by Rajini Goyal and Arora (covers most of the
topics of paper II)
2. Public Administration by Avasthi and Maheshwari (read public sector)
3. Indian Administration by Avasthi and Avasthi (read administrative
reforms, administration of law and order)
4. Introduction to the constitution of India by D.D.Basu and last but not
least
5. Articles from IIPA Journals (aspirants can get Mr.Minocha’s collection of
articles from IIPA Journals which is sufficient)
I WANTED 2 KNOW WHAT WE SHOLUD READ IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS.I AM NOT ABLE TO SEPARATE THE 2.PLEASE GIVE ME A LAYOUT PLAN SO THAT I CAN READ THEM THOROUGHLY .NAME THE SECTIONS IN THE NEWS PAPERS......ALSO TELL BOTH FOR PRE AND MAINS
ReplyDeleteEconomics - Focus on Govt Policies (NREGA, NFSM, RKVY etc), Budget, Agriculture, Industry (Pratiyogita Darpan Economics edition would be very handy for prelims, Also try to go through Economic Survey twice)
ReplyDeleteBusiness - MOstly questions would be related to CEO/Chairman of companies, countries to which companies belong, if any merger has taken place read that also, this time in pre ques was asked on stock markets of different countries.
If you are appearing for pre next year then I would suggest you to go through the whole newspaper very thoroughly for atleast next 3 months. It would give you a fairly good idea about happenings both in INdia and world. After that you can just look at headlines of Business section and only read the articles which you find interesting and useful.
THANX 2 ANSWER ING ECO SECTION BUT
ReplyDelete1)PLEASE SPECIFY..........WHICH NEWSPAPER 2 READ .....IS HINDU SUFFICE OR ECONOMIC TIMES...IS NEEDED
2)PLZ TELL ABOUT.....ANY OTHER NCERT BUKS READ....
Hindu is enough for Economics part. Keep reading Competition Wizard also.
ReplyDeleteTo get a good understanding of issues I would suggest you to read Class XI Economics Book. You can also read TMH Guide Economics portion.
hi vinay,
ReplyDeletethanks for extending help to all of us.
i am at present in first year of MA in social entrepreneurship at TISS, Mumbai.i also want to appear in next year preliminary. i want to take sociology and hindi lit as my optionals since i have a huge interest in socio, but my beckground is BSc elex.
what u suggest to me?
and plz give me details regarding books and preparation specially for pre.
i want to crack in just one shot since i'll not have the next one.
regards
Hi naveen,
ReplyDeleteBefore deciding on Sociology I would suggest you to go through last year papers. (for last year papers chk www.examrace.com). I hope there would be some portions which you would have covered as part of your MA syllabus, and if that is the case you can definitely opt for sociology.
Bt I would like to tell you one more thing that might help you while finalising your optionals. Since you would be taking SOciology and HIndi Lit. as your optionals, you would have to spend alot of time on your compulsory papers particularly sections on modern history, polity, economics and geography. There wont be much that you would be able to cover in your optionals. So keep that in mind also while finalising your optionals.
Regarding preparations and books for GS i have already written in my previous blog. In case of any further query feel free to ask.
All the Best..
Hi Vinay....
ReplyDeleteThis is Manish currently working in accenture @ chennai. I want to appear in IAS 2011. As I am going to start my preparation shortly,i want to ask u about the materials of Brilliant tutorials in chennai as i've planned to go for sociology & public administration as a optionals.I also want the list of useful books for the sociology.
Hi manish.. i din find Brilliants material very helpful for IAS.. would suggest you to buy Vajiram for pub ad...
ReplyDeleteSociology Books For Preliminary Examination
1. IGNOU Material
2. Sociology - Sachideva & Vidhya Bushan.
3. Sociology - T.B. Bottomore.
4. Sociology Themes & Perspectives - Moralambose & R.M. Heald.
5. Unique Guide.
6. Dhilion Guide.
7. Spectrum Guide.
8. Sociology Dictionary - William P. Scott.
9. Social Demography - Asha & Bandhi.
10. Social Anthropology - Madan & Majumdar.
11. Political System - Smelser.
11.Cultural Anthropology -Madan and Majumdar
12.Sociology - Horton and Hunt
13. Harlambus - Introduction to Sociology
14. Tribal India - L.P. Vidhyarthi
15. Modernisation of Indian Tradition - Y. Singh
16. NCERT tests on sociology
17. Oxford Dictionary / Collins
18. Chapters from a good book on Demography and Urban geography
Reference Books For Sociology Mains Exam
1. Ram Ahuja: Society in India
2. Ram Ahuja: Social problems in India
3. IGNOU notes (especially for thinkers and topic on Indian system)
4. Caste its 20th Century Avatar - M.N. Srinivas
5. participation as freedom - Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze
6. Y. Singh - Modernisation of Indian Tradition
7. Y. Singh - Social tradition in India
8. L.P. Vidhyarthi - Tribal India
9. Yojana (Independence day special 2001 on population)
10. Y. Singh - Social Change in India
11. Niel J. Smelser for Economy and Society
12. Abraham and Francis - Sociological theory
HI I AM ANKITA nd m in my final year engineering..m confused that shud i appear for the ias exam 2010 because i have just started preparing ...i know it is late...but shud i still give a try this time...or sit for the2011 exam
ReplyDeletehi ankita.. i think u can give it a try this year... bcoz still u have more than 5 months for prelims so u can prepare one optional and GS in this time.. n aftr prelims u can prepare ur second optional... bt while saying this i assume tat you would b able to dedicate full time to IAS prep in next few months. if tats not possible then u shud go for 2011 IAS...
ReplyDeletehi,Can you tell me best coaching centre for history. better if they provide correspondence material
ReplyDeleteHi Vinay , how are you ? When UPSC will start issuing form ?
ReplyDeleteThanks
@ Mayuresh... I know its too late to reply on your query.. I would suggest you to read IGNOU notes.. they are better than most coaching institutes notes..
ReplyDelete@ AVijit.. Sorry for replying so late.. UPSC has start issuing form from last week..
ReplyDeleteHello Vinay,this is Arvind from IIT Delhi..I heard that this year psyco,socio, and pub ad were much tougher than last year mains.You can say it better.I am yet to be decisive about my optional subjects.Can you kindly describe the relative toughness of these optional papers in relation to last year.looking forward to your response.
ReplyDeletethanks in advance
@ Arvind.. I am not sure about other but since Pub Ad was my optional. I would say this time since pattern was changes many people find it difficult but if you have prepared it well then it was not that tough.
ReplyDeleteFrom this year what UPSC has decided is to cover almost all topics in optionals so the previous strategy of just preparing 10 topics well out of 15 wont work..
Also in Pub Ad in paper 2 they focused alot on current happening in Pub Ad in India
plz tell me difference between "Vaji class notes" "vaji postal course" "vaji yellow pages".
ReplyDeletewhere to get each of them.
Plz reply ASAP.
thanks Vinay for your views and suggestion
ReplyDeleteplz tell me difference between "Vaji class notes" "vaji postal course" "vaji yellow book".
ReplyDeletewhere to get each of them.
Plz reply ASAP.
@ Mayuresh.. CLass notes means notes which are dictated by faculties to students who are taking coaching from vajiram..
ReplyDeleteYellow book and Postal book are same.. if you will just have correspondance course from vajiram they will send you these yellow books... I hope it clarifies your doubt.. in case still you have some doubt feel free to ask tat..
ReplyDeleteHi Vinay, last time I forget all manners and just went on asking my questions.Sorry for that.
First of all I will like to congratulate you for your success in CSP-2009.you must have appeared for mains exam.How did it go?
Now about myself.I have completed my B.Tech. and currently am IAS aspirent. I have chosen history and Pol.Sci.&IR as optional.
Thank You for clarifing my doubt.
I have more questions.
1:-As you say yellow books are indeed postal notes, I know how to get them. But still question remains how to get "Vaji class notes"?[Except ofcourse by joining there classroom coaching]
2:-Also can you please tell me how are these 'class notes' like?[I mean are they hand written or printed?bulky or brief?]
3:-If I could grab these 'class notes' can I get latest one or old ones[I ask this question, bcoz current events so IMP for GS]
4:-Are there any difference between "class notes"and"postal notes"?
5:-And lastly which one are better?
waiting eagerly
As I live far from delhi.Will I get all LATEST class notes of vaji one time only from xerox shop or shall I have to update myself periodically with latest notes at the xerox shop?
ReplyDeleteshould the constitution book of dd basu be read from cover to cover
ReplyDelete@Mayuresh...Vajiram class notes basically means notes dictated by faculties to students in class... so they r hand written.. you can get them from some big xerox shops where few students sell their notes at the end of their course or selection.. bt you will have to spend some time to go thru them to make sure that they are not very old..
ReplyDeleteFor History.. read IGNOU notes definitely for mains...
n for GS.. Vajiram yellow books r gud enough.. if you are listening to news and reading newspaper on a regular basis.. you wont have much problem in clearing pre...
hi vinay...this is Gun here...i want to know some proper names of the magazine which will help me in the preparation...n one another que is that i m from ahemedabad(gujarat)...SPIPA is one of the good govt institute here but many suggest me to join institute in delhi..what u prefer..? can u suggest some good institutes..m preparing for UPSC 2011..thanks.
ReplyDeletehi vinay...this is Gun here...i want to know some proper names of the magazine which will help me in the preparation...n one another que is that i m from ahemedabad(gujarat)...SPIPA is one of the good govt institute here but many suggest me to join institute in delhi..what u prefer..? can u suggest some good institutes..m preparing for UPSC 2011..thanks.
ReplyDelete@P2.. You can read Competition Wizard and Pratiyogita Darpan... Regarding institute.. if institute in your city is ok you can join that.. Thr is nothing special about delhi... except that you get a chance to meet some very good students..
ReplyDeletecan you plz ask someone good and tell me what was the cutoff of GS and history prelim 09?also what to expect for 10?
ReplyDeleteThanks again..
ReplyDelete@Mayuresh. UPSC doesn disclose cutoff for pre so no one wud b able to tell u exact cutoff..
ReplyDeletehi vinay,
ReplyDeleteI live at far off place.So I am coming to delhi to buy books for me.My destination station is Hazrat nizauddin, so I have to start of from there.Can you plz tell me where in delhi can I get all the books.book-stores, are they closed some day of week,where is MnM jawahar book store.How to travel at all such places from hazrat nizamuddin.
I am doing my engg. first year in chennai. i am very much intrested in IAS how to get qualified and what are the books needed to study please suggest me plz plz
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ReplyDeleteplz tell me how to prepare for 2 markers??? what things should i note down to prepare it??
ReplyDeletehii vinay..ma first opt is histry... making notes from NCERT'S BOOKS is essential? Romila thaper for ancient histry is real good suggestion??..many of ma frnd told me dat its not good one.
ReplyDeleteplz clear ma doubt..
Thank u ..
hii vinay..ma first opt is histry... making notes from NCERT'S BOOKS is essential? Romila thaper for ancient histry is real good suggestion??..many of ma frnd told me dat its not good one.
ReplyDeleteplz clear ma doubt..
Thank u ..
hii vinay..ma first opt is histry... making notes from NCERT'S BOOKS is essential? Romila thaper for ancient histry is real good suggestion??..many of ma frnd told me dat its not good one.
ReplyDeleteplz clear ma doubt..
Thank u ..
@Mayuresh.. you can get all the books in kamla nagar.. or kingsway camp
ReplyDelete@Nisha.. since history is your optional.. making notes from NCERT is not necessary as you would be covering history in much details from other books.. FOr pre you dont need Romila thapar.. its good for mains for some sections..
ReplyDeleteHELLO SIR..........I HAVE PROBLEM IN ECOMOMIC SECTION.LEAVE ALL GK APART AND ECO IS GIVING ME HELL FOR GS AND CURRENT AFFIARS.PLEASE SUGGEST A SOLUTION....TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT TOPICS I SHOULD COVER FROM CURRENT AFFAIRS....IF POSSIBLE GIVE ME A LIST OF ALL CURRENT AFFAIRS TOPICS FROM MARCH ONWARDS
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RAJ
Raj.. if its possible for you try to get vajiram material for economics.. n also buy Pratiyogita Darpan Economics yearly issue which will b out in March... I think that would be of gr8 help to you..
ReplyDeletehi vinay sir,i am a engg student and plz sugesst me an easiest subject for me sincw i like chemistry(which i hav understanding about in organic chemistry) and mathematics(which i like but always hav got low marks cause no practice),so pls suggest me book for gk and subject i choose. i am in 3rd year now
ReplyDelete@Gumnam.. If you are comfortable with CHemistry then you can take it as ur first optional... you can see last year papers on examrace.com... for second optional you can go for Pub Ad.. i think its very interesting and would be very helpful in your interview and also if you get selected for IAS :)...
ReplyDeleteFor books you can read my previous posts.. in case of any further query feel free to ask me..
hi vinay..akshay here..i hav selected history & Public admin as my optional.for history is it suffficient to study only ignou notes and ncert...or more is required?
ReplyDeletehi vinay its deepak here a comp. sc graduate and also a mba passout i need some suggestion from ur side regarding subject that is suitable for me in IAS exam ..firstly i chose public ad. and second is sociology is it good option or i chose geography ..hard work is easy for me ...pls suggest me and guide me for book and material for a hindi medium student ....
ReplyDeletesir, going through mains solved question papers I can see that I can answer all of them as in the solved papers.If that is the case, all the previous year toppers would also have answered the questions the same appropriate way.Yet why do they finally get, only a less than 200 out of 300 in each paper, why not a 280 or 290? please help me.
ReplyDeletehi vinay,,..m doin my 3rd year engg..i always wntd to be an ias oficer from chilhood..i dnt have well educated bachground so pls help...on wat basis should i choose the subjects??is it important for me to start preparing earlier??can u plss share ur experience as to how u started???
ReplyDeletesir please guide me about the eligibilty.i have done bsc nursing.....can i appear for exam...and please guide whether crackias notes on gs are useful.im thnking of gettng them
ReplyDeletethanks
hello vinay
ReplyDeletei have decided to choose indian history and political science as my two subjects prepairing for the preliminary(indian history) and the mains exam...now can u please tell me how to prepare for these two subjects in detail(ie what all boooks to follow) .....i l be thankful........
please reply as soon as possible
ReplyDeletehii vinay this is shruthi and i have just ccompleted my intermediate. i just want to know how to prepare for ias from now itself and wat are the books to be read to prepare for that
ReplyDeletehi vinay,
ReplyDeletethis is harsh .
just wanted to know how to prepare for cg state psc....i m appearing for the 1st time...can u also suggest some books for prelims ...
regards,
harsh
sir,
ReplyDeletei am persuing btech in ece…ill drop an year to prepare for ias..plzz tell dat if ias does not happen..will i be able to get an engineeering job after a gap of 1 year?
i knw i am beibg pessimestic but i need to knw dis…
plzz hlp
i am pursuing dual degree cours (b.tech and m.tech) with a duration of 5 years .
ReplyDeletecan i apply for ias examination in 5th year of my degree??
if yes then what are the requirements ??
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ReplyDeletehi vinay,i have completed my engineering with 62.24% in electronics and telecommunication .But i got two backs in the two paper however i managed to clear it.i also got very less marks in communication skills , i have also taken a year gap for the preparation of engineering exam .My question is if i clear both the stages of exam (prelims and mains) then could i get selected in ias ,i mean the degree marks would make any difference
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