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MAINS
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GS MAINS
Detailed Syllabus
“SUB-TOPIC LISTING”
GS PAPER - I, II, III & IV
For Civil Services ExaminationSub-Topic Listing
GS MAINS SYLLABUS
SUB-TOPIC LISTING
Union Public Service Commission has drastically changed the syllabus of Mains Examination
since 2013.
Now instead of two optional papers, student need to opt only one optional paper. Thus the
Weightage of General Study has increased.
The syllabus has been defined by the UPSC. However, apart from the key topics that are
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directly mentioned in the UPSC syllabus, many sub-topics that lies in the periphery of such
topics are also asked in the examination.
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We are hereby listing the micro division of topics mentioned in the syllabus.
This will help the aspirants in understanding the length and breadth of the topics mentioned
in the syllabus, so that they can increase the range of information and knowledge needed to
score good marks in Mains examination.
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www.iasscore.in 1General Studies Paper - 1
INDIAN SOCIETY
Syllabus:
Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. Role of women and women's organization,
population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems
and their remedies, Effects of globalization on Indian society, Social empowerment, communalism,
regionalism & secularism.
Sub Topic List:
1. Salient features of Indian society 4. Poverty and development issues
• What is Indian society? • Poverty – Definition and concept
• Is it a mental construct or a living reality? • Concept of development
• Features of Indian society • Development and poverty – the matrix
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• Changes within Indian society and their • Sen vs Bhagwati model
repercussions
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• Crisis of development
• Causes of changes
• Certain case studies
• Coping mechanisms derived
• Is filling the chasm possible- and how so
• Indian society today
• Government’s initiatives and the five year
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2. Diversity of India plans
• What is diversity? • Role of civil society organizations
• Types of diversities in India • An assessment
• Can diversity be equated with difference 5. Population and associated issues
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• The unity in diversity- a reality or a chimera • What is population- meaning and concept
• Some examples • Different components of population
• Manner of reconciliation
• Problem of IMR, MMR and TFR
3. Role of women’s organizations
• International Targets(MDGs) and India’s story
• What are Women’s organizations?
• Government’s initiatives for the same
• Women’s organizations in Indian history
• Family planning and the problems
• Types of women’s organizations
• Demographic dividend and the way to
• Level of penetration capitalize it
• Women’s organization – a ray of hope, few 6. Urbanization , their problems and remedies
case studies
• Urbanization introduction through census
• Should women’s organization be female 2011
centric or a positive change in the structure
is the need of the hour- an appraisal? • Urbanization and issues
• Problems faced by women’s organizations I. Transport
• Is a larger vocal role possible and ways to II. Waste disposal
achieve the same?
III. Rural-urban migration
2 www.iasscore.inIV. Sanitation • Is it an ideology or just some random events
-a relook
V. Environment
• Recent incidents
VI. Housing
• Role of third parties in inciting/perpetrating
VII. Water depletion
communalism
VIII.Pollution
• Communalism under the law
• Steps taken by GOI
• Can communalism be eradicated from the
• Issues and reforms needed Indian society completely
7. Effects of globalization on Indian society • Way forward
• What is the meaning of globalization? 10. Secularism
• Meaning of Indian society • Meaning and concept of secularism
• Kinds of impact of globalization – economic, • Secularism through the vantage point of
political, developmental and socio-cultural Indian Constitution
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• Is the impact solely positive or negative an • Comparisons of models
assessment?
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Social empowerment
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Meaning and concept of social empowerment
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Gandhi ji on religion
Indian philosophy on secularism
Threats on the secular spirit
• Why do we need social empowerment?
• Is the Indian democracy mature enough to
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• Specific sections for whom social handle the gravity of secularism in the light of
empowerment is the life blood Lok-Sabha election results 2014?
• Social empowerment through the five year • Do we need to work upon Indian brand of
plans secularism and how is that going to be
• Government’s initiatives for empowerment possible?
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• Empowerment in reality and India’s 11. Regionalism
experience • Meaning and concept of regionalism
• Other approaches /players/tools for social • Why regionalism?
empowerment and some case studies on the
same • Theories on regionalism
9. Communalism • Regionalism in its various manifestations
• Meaning and concept of communalism • Role of various players
• Historicity of communalism • Recent incidents causing a wave of flurry
• Possible ways to tackle the same
WORLD HISTORY
Syllabus:
History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world
wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like
communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society
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1. Industrial Revolution • Major causes of the war
• Decline of feudalism • Course of the war
• Beginning of Renaissance • Analysis of major events of the war
• Pre-industrial Europe • Consequences of World War I
• Agricultural Revolution • Aftermath of World War I
• Factors that led to industrial revolution • League of Nations
• Impact of industrial revolution 7. Russian Revolution
2. French Revolution
• Major events in pre-revolution Russia
• Causes
• Causes
• The revolution in France
• Course of Revolution
• France under Napoleon
• Consequences
• Impact of Revolution
• Aftermath of the war
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• Significance of Revolution
• Post-Lenin Russia
3. Nationalism in Europe
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8. Inter-War Years (1919 To 1939)
• Rise of the nation- state system
• The Great Depression
• Unification of Italy
• The Great Depression- an economic
• Unification of Germany perspective
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4. Colonialism and Imperialism • Rise of Fascism in Italy
• Colonialism • Rise of Nazism in Germany
• The age of Imperialism (1870-1914) • Soviet Union (USSR)
• Imperialism in Asia 9. World War- II
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• Analysis of Colonialism
• Foundations of the war
5. Emergence of USA
• Course of the war
• Foundation of American Colonies
• Aftermath of war
• The Independence of United States of America
• Analysis of the war
• The American Revolutionary War
• Decolonization phase
• What was the impact of American
10. Development In Middle East
Revolution?
• Democratic reforms in Middle East
• Political Effects of the Revolution
• Arab nationalism
• How did the American Revolution influence
the French Revolution? • Israel & Palestine Issue
• US Civil War 11. Cold War
• Impact of Civil War on USA • Political philosophies
• Global Impact of US Civil War • Capitalism
• Impact on India • Socialism
6. World War-I • Communism
4 www.iasscore.in12. Post Cold-War World • European integration- a timeline
• Global issues since 1991 • Rise of global Islamic terrorism
• Integration of Europe • Rise of China
GEOGRAPHY
Syllabus:
• Salient features of world's physical geography
• Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian
sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector
industries in various parts of the world (including India)
• Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone
etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features
(including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
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• Geomorphology
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Salient features of world’s physical
geography
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Weather and Climate
Air Mass, Fronts & Cyclones
Climatic division of India
a) Meaning & Scope of Geomorphology
2. Distribution of key natural resources across
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b) Internal Structure of Earth the world (including South Asia and the
Indian sub-continent)
c) The Theory of Continental Drift
• Distribution of soil
d) Plate Tectonics theory
• Distribution of minerals
e) Rocks
• Distribution of rivers
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f) Classification of Forces affecting the
landforms • Distribution of crops
g) Mountain Building 3. Factors responsible for the location of
primary, secondary, and tertiary sector
h) Earthquakes & Tsunamis industries in various parts of the world
(including India)
i) Volcanism
• Introduction
j) Plains and Plateau
• Primary sector and locations
• Oceanography
• Secondary sector and locations
a) Ocean Bottom Relief
• Tertiary sector and locations
b) Temperature and Salinity of Ocean
Waters • Issues in industrial development
c) Ocean Currents • GOI steps
d) Tides • Recommendations
e) Coral Reefs 4. Important Geophysical phenomena
f) Geopolitical importance of Indian Ocean • Earthquakes
• Climatology • Tsunami
a) Earth’s Atmosphere • Volcanic activity
www.iasscore.in 5• Cyclone etc. • Other features
5. Geographical features and their location • Degradation due to human activities
• Mountains 6. Changes in critical geographical features
• Plains • Human impact on geographical features as
climate change, ocean acidification, water
• Plateaus depletion, pollution, deforestation,
desertification, erosion.
POST-INDEPENDENCE CONSOLIDATION
Syllabus:
Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
Sub Topic List:
1. Reorganisation of states • Issue of linguistic regionalism
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• Status on the eve of independence 2. Issue related to vulnerable section
• Tribal Issue
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• Factors that lead to merger
• Accession of the princely states • Caste and Communalism
• Accession of States under France and • Women empowerment
Portuguese • Issue of linguistic minorities
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• Accession of Sikkim 3. Overview of economic development since
independence
• Rehabilitation of the Refugees
• Planning in India
• Federal crisis
• Agriculture development
• State reorganisation
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• Manufacturing sector
• Need for Second State Reorganisation
• Service sector
• Formation of Telangana • New economic policy and its impact
INDIAN CULTURE
Syllabus:
Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient
to modern times.
Sub Topic List:
• Paleolithic art • Indian paintings
• Art & culture during Indus Valley civilization • Classical forms of dance
• Religion and Indian philosophy • Folk dance forms
• Architecture and sculpture Since Mauryan • Classical music
age
• Musical instruments
6 www.iasscore.in• Drama/theatre • Indian literature
• Puppet forms of India • Government institutions related to art and
culture
• Indian pottery
• Culture and social change
MODERN HISTORY
Syllabus:
Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant
events, personalities, issue. The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important contributors /
contributions from different parts of the country.
Sub Topic List:
1. British Conquest of India • The revolt of 1857 and personalities
associated
• Decline of Mughal empire
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4. Nationalism in India
• Rise of regional politics
• Rise of nationalism in India
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Advent of Europeans OR
Factors that led to conquest of India by
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Social basis of Indian Nationalism
Rise and growth of Indian National
British Congress
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• Conquest of regional powers • Policies and programmes of early
nationalists
• Resistance of Indian powers and causes
of failure • Role of literature and news-media in
freedom struggle
• Evolution of British paramountcy over
princely states • Intensification of nationalist movement
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2. British Administration • Home Rule League
• British colonialism in India • Militants and Revolutionaries
• British policies in India • Gadar movement
• British Economic Policies and their 5. Indian Freedom Struggle Under Gandhi
impact
• Gandhi in South Africa
• Rise of capitalist class
• Non- cooperation Movement
• Activities of Christian Missionaries
• Civil Disobedience Movement
•. Governors- Generals and administration
till 1857 • Round Table Conference
• Colonial administration till 1857 • Poona Pact
3. Early Resistance to British Rule • 1939 Tripuri Session
• Tribal revolts • August Offer
• Various tribal movements in India • Individual Satyagraha 1940-41
• Civil rebellions and peasant revolts
• Quit India Movement
• Nature and significance of civil rebellions
• British Official response to national
• Various peasant movements in India movement
www.iasscore.in 76. Social Reforms in British India • Trade union movement in India
• Regeneration, reform and renaissance in • Peasant movements in modern India
India
• The states people’s movements
• Social reformers in India
• Socialists and left bloc in congress
• Reforms in western India
• Indian National Army
• Reforms in south India
• Naval mutiny of 1946
• Role of reformers
8. Partition of India
• Nature and limitation of 19th century
• Rise and growth of communalism
renaissance
• Partition of India and attainment of
• Reasons of rise
freedom
• Caste movement in south India
• Wavell Plan
•` Caste movements in northern and eastern
• Cabinet Mission Plan
India
• Mountbatten Plan
7. Struggle by the Masses
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POLITY
Syllabus:
• Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant
provisions and basic structure.
• Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining
to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges
therein.
• Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
• Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries Parliament and
State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and
issues arising out of these.
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• Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and
Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their
role in the Polity.
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Salient features of the Representation of People's Act.
Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various
Constitutional Bodies.
• Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
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Sub Topic List:
1. Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant
provisions and basic structure. • Preamble values
• Historical evolution of constitution since • Different types of majorities required in
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Regulating Act 1773 – Independence Act 1947 Indian constitution
• Constitutional Making • DPSP, Fundamental Rights
• Salient features • Different concepts related to constitutional
terms as “Procedure established by Law, Due
• Federal vs. non-federal features process of law
• Parliamentary vs. Presidential System • Doctrines terminologies
• Centralized and decentralization features 2. Functions and responsibilities of the Union
• India as a welfare state and the States
• Amendment process • Regulating functions of Government
• Rigid or flexible • Development functions of government
• Some important amendments • Service providing functions of government
• Important pending amendments • Problems in implementation
• Process of law making in India • Recommendations for improvement
• Role of constitutional and extra constitutional • Interrelationship between union, state and
bodies in law making local government in implementation of roles
• Basic structure: How it evolves? • Constitutional provisions related to financial
devolution
www.iasscore.in 9• Issues of financial devolution • Dispute redressal for Weaker section
3. Issues and challenges pertaining to the 6. Comparison of the Indian constitutional
federal structure scheme with that of other countries
• Administrative relations • It should cover Comparison of USA, UK,
India and neighbours
• Legislative relations
7. Parliament and State Legislatures –
• Financial relations structure, functioning, conduct of business,
• Misuse of article 356 powers & privileges and issues arising out
of these
• Issues related to concurrent list
• Functions of Parliament
• Issues related to appointment of governor
• Composition of RajyaSabha
• Issues related to state formation
• Composition of LokSabha
• Poor devolution of finances
• Composition of Legislative assemble and
• Reserving bill for Presidential approval Legislative Council
• Central sponsored schemes and issues • Qualification and disqualification of MPs and
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MLAs
• Special package for different states
• Vacation of seats
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• Issues between centre and state after 1990
reforms • Sessions of parliament
• Foreign policy and centre and state relations • Law making procedure
4. Separation of powers between various organs • Officers of Parliament and state legislature
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dispute redressal mechanisms and
institutions. • Parliament Proceedings
• Features in American and UK constitution • Motions and resolutions in Parliament
• Whether present in India or not? • Powers and Privileges
• Checks and balances provisions in Indian • Financial proceedings
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constitution • Comparison of LokSabha and RajyaSabha
• Judicial Review • Comparison of Legislative assembly and
• Concept of separation of powers council
5. Dispute redressal mechanisms and • Women reservation in Parliament and issues
institutions • Lowering of Parliamentary powers
• What is Dispute redressal mechanism? • Parliamentary committees
• Need of Dispute redressal mechanisms • Judicial activism and Parliament
• Administrative tribunal and issues • Delegated legislation and issues
• Fast track courts and issues 8. Structure, organization and functioning of
• Gram nyalayas and issues the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries
and Departments of the Government;
• ParivarikMahilaLokAdalatsand issues pressure groups and formal/informal
associations and their role in the Polity
• Family Courts and issues
• President
• LokAdalat and issues
• PM
• NALSA and issues
• CoM
10 www.iasscore.in• Attorney General of India • The significance of pressure groups in India
• Governor • Differentiate between a pressure group and a
political party
• Chief Minister
• Evaluation of pressure groups role
• Advocate-General
11. Appointment to various Constitutional posts,
• Issues powers, functions and responsibilities of
various Constitutional Bodies
Ordinance making power
• CAG of India
Passage of bills
1. Appointment of CAG ( procedure of
• Misuse of emergency provisions
appointment)- composition of CAG
1. Pardon power
2. Functions and responsibilities of CAG
2. Coalition government
3. Powers and privileges of CAG (provided
• Supreme court by constitution and different ACTs of
Parliament.)
• The role of the Supreme Court of India as
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guardian of the Constitution and protector of • Election commission of India.
Fundamental Rights 1. Appointment of ECI ( procedure of
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PIL
Judicial activism
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appointment)- composition of ECI
Functions and responsibilities of ECI
Powers and privileges of ECI (provided
by constitution and different ACTs of
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• Judiciary appointment Parliament.)
• High courts • UPSC
• Subordinate courts 1. Appointment to UPSC ( procedure of
appointment)- composition of UPSC
• Local and Urban government
2. Functions and responsibilities of UPSC
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9. Ministries and Departments of the
Government 3. Powers and privileges of UPSC (provided
by constitution and different ACTs of
• Introduction Parliament.)
• Functioning • Finance commission
• Central secretariat 1. Appointment to Finance commission (
procedure of appointment)- composition
• Pros and cons
of Finance commission
• Cabinet secretary
2. Functions and responsibilities of Finance
• Field organizations commission
• Reforms needed 3. Powers and privileges of Finance
commission (provided by constitution and
• International methodology different ACTs of Parliament.)
• State secretariat • National commission for SCs and STs.
• Chief secretary 1. Appointment to SC/STs commission (
procedure of appointment)- composition
10. Pressure groups and formal/informal of commission
associations and their role in the Polity
2. Functions and responsibilities of SC/STs
• What are pressure groups? commission
• Types 3. Powers and privileges of SC/STs
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different ACTs of Parliament.)
• The Judicial Standards and
12. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi- Accountability Bill, 2010- analysis
judicial bodies
3. Appointment of CAG-Need for a new
• SEBI committee system– like in case of CVC
• CVC 4. Election Commission
• CBI • Election Commission of India -
Appointment of CEC- Need for a new
• Planning Commission
committee system, like in case of CVC
• NDC
• Issue of paid news
• PMO
• Electoral reforms- state funding
• Zonal Council
• Model code of conduct- need for
• TRAI statutory backup
• IRDA 5. CBI
• National Human Rights Commission
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• Appointment of CBI director- committee
system
• State Human Rights Commission
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• Central Information Commission • Autonomy vs. accountability
• State Information Commission 6. Lokpal- Issue of constitutional status
• National Consumer Disputes Redressal 7. Representation of People’s Act
Commission • Recent amendments to RPA
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• Tribunal • SC verdict on various section of RPA
• Medical Council Of India 8. Relevance of Inter-state council in dispute
• Pension Fund Regulatory And Development resolution between different states
Authority 9. Fiscal federalism in India
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• Biodiversity Authority Of India
• Issue of the structure of financial
• Press Council Of India devolution between center and states.
• Forward Markets Commission • Role of finance commission and
planning commission.
• Inland Waterways Authority Of India
• Goods and services tax – related issues.
• RBI
• Residual Powers of Taxation
13. Applied Topics
• Restrictions on Borrowing by States
1. Appointments in higher Judiciary
• Issues and problems with Centrally
• Collegiums system
Sponsored Schemes
• Lacunas in present system
10. Need for a well-functioning institutional
• NJAC controversy mechanism for Centre-state dialogue.
• National Court of Appeal 11. Appointment and Role of Governors.
2. Judicial accountability 12. Misuse of Articles 356 and 355.
• Enhancing accountability and transparency 13. Performance of Parliament (during the15th
in functioning of judiciary LokSabha) – declining standards, fewer
debates more disruptions.
12 www.iasscore.in14. Public Engagement with the Legislative 18. Bifurcation of states – need for small states.
Process- Mechanisms for public engagement
19. Issue of Communal Violence
with legislative process in India.
• Role of state government
15. Conflict of Interest Issues in Parliament
• Role of center
16. The Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, 2011
• Role of media
17. The Right of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery
of Goods and Services and Redressal of their • Role of paramilitary forces
Grievances Bill, 2011 (Citizens Charter)
• The Communal Violence (Prevention,
Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill
GOVERNANCE
Syllabus:
• Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising
out of their design and implementation.
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• Development processes and the development industry the role of NGOs, SHGs, various
groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders
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Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the
performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the
protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
• Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health,
Education, Human Resources.
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• Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
• Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications,
models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability
and institutional and other measures.
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• Role of civil services in a democracy.
Sub Topic List:
Government policies and implementation priorities, objectives and a target oriented
(short, medium and long term) vision,
• Need and importance of Government identification of beneficiaries, Technical
Policies and human capacity building; Good
a) Growth and development Leadership, Efficient managerial and
other staff (accounts and finance
b) Human development and human capital included), Sufficient funding and
formation optimum use of funds, Good governance,
transparency and accountability, Result
c) Equality (interpersonal and interregional) and outcomes- delivering as promised and
and social justice committed without time and cost over
d) Unity and integrity runs
e) Trust between state and citizens • Challenges in effective implementation
• Effective Implementation a) Right Kind of human capital- Education,
training, research etc.
a) What is effective implementation? Best
outcomes in view of given time, resources b) Lack of technology
and constraints b) Mobilisation of funds
b) Requirements of effective c) Design of policies and modus operandi
implementation- i)Identification of for implementation- Right design of
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simplicity of policies and methods, target
• Meaning
orientation- outcome and result oriented,
avoiding multiplicity and overlap, avoiding • Importance
wastage and mis-targeting, contingency
plans for risk • Objectives
d) Risks- Rationality and Sustainability of the • Institutional Structure and organization
policies, chances of mis-targeting, wastage,
• Funding
corruption and exploitation, time and cost
over runs, conflict of interest, vested 2. Micro Finance
interest etc.
• Meaning and importance
• Government intervention
• Objectives
a) Good Governance-Role of institutions,
• Structure and Organization
bureaucrats and other stakeholders
• Advantages
b) Transparency and accountability
• Micro Finance in India- A critical
c) Optimum use of resources- Right targeting,
Evaluation
plugging leakages and wasteful
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expenditure, use of available knowledge, 3. Non-Government Organizations
research and innovation.
• What are NGOs?
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d) Monitoring and evaluation- Outcome
• Difference between Non Government
budget, zero base budgeting, input-output
Organizations (NGOs) and International
analysis, cost-benefit analysis
Non Government Organizations (INGOs)
e) Setting up institutions and regulatory
• United Nations Criteria for INGO and
norms task forces, steering committees and
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NGO
review committees.
4. Main areas of activities of NGOs and
Development process and industry INGOs
• Meaning of Development • NGOs and development projects
• Difference between Growth and Development • NGOs and Community development
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• Development processes- Human Development • NGOs involved in relief and
(health, education, poverty, children and rehabilitation
women, gender equality), Community
Development, Relief and rehabilitation, • NGOs involved in disaster management
Economic development and structural changes, • NGOs and advocacy
Social development and attitudinal changes,
saving environment and eco system and 5. Issues
sustainable development, democracy, freedom
• Whether money given to NGOs reaches
and human rights
the target groups and target activities
• Main Constraints of development or to the pockets of CEOs?
1. Inadequate financial resources • How economic and effective NGOs are
in realizing their targets?
2. Lack of institutions and extension systems
• Accountability of NGOs and INGOs to
3. Lack of private initiatives people whose life they affect.
4. Failure of delivery and leakages in public 6. Multiple Interdisciplinary Projects
sector development delivery system
• CARE
5. Lack of awareness and poor public
participation • Oxfam
• Main Stake holders in development process • World Vision International
14 www.iasscore.in• CAFOD • High Net worth Individuals
7. Health • Religious Organizations
• Doctors Without Borders • Development Charities in India
• HealthRight International Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of
the population by the Centre and States
• International Committee of the Red Cross
• Constitutional arrangement
• Charity: water
• Women welfare
8. Children
• Child welfare
• Compassion International
• Sc/St welfare
• Plan
• OBC welfare
• Save the Children International
• Minorities welfare
• SOS Children’s Villages
• Old age welfare
• Reggio Children Foundation
• Legislations
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• World Organization of the Scout
Movement • Issues
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Education
ActionAid
The Library Project
OR • Reforms needed
Issues relating to development and
management of Social Sector/Services
relating to Health, Education, Human
10. Human Rights Resources.Issues relating to poverty and
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• Amnesty International
• Education structure in India
• International Federation for Human
Rights • Primary, secondary and higher education
• Friends of Peoples Close to Nature • Initiatives taken by GOI in education
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• Survival International • Issues
• Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative • Reforms needed
11. Environmental • Recommendations of committees
• International POPs Elimination Network • Future prospects in education sector
• International Union for Conservation of • Skill development
Nature • Health indicators
• Greenpeace • Health structure in India
• World Wide Fund for Nature • Private and Public health structure
12. Donor Agencies • Issues
• Special Purpose donors • Reforms needed
• Blood Donation • 12th year plan
• Donations for Alzheimer’s disease • Economic development and human
• Eye donations development
• Organ donation • Issues
• Financial donations • Reforms needed
• Corporate Sector • MDGs and India
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• Poverty definition by different committees • Role of citizens
• Poverty data in India • Role of media
• Causes of poverty • Social audit
• Poverty and unemployment • Systematic reforms
• Poverty and social conflict E-governance
• Impact of LPG on poverty • Introduction
• Applications
• Linkage between poverty and development
• Models
• Rural poverty
• Successes
• Urban poverty
• Limitations
• Feminization of poverty
• Future prospects
• Poverty alleviation measures
Citizens Charters
• Problems in implementation of Poverty
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alleviation programmes • Introduction
• Recommendations in XII FYP • Models
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• Poverty and Hunger • Features
• Why hunger is increasing in India? • CC in India
• Food security programmes and issues • Issues in CC implementation
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• Reform needed
• Hunger and health
Role of civil services in a democracy
• Impact of hunger and poverty on economic
development of the nation • Concept of civil services
• Controversy related to poverty data estimation • Need for civil services
Important aspects of governance, • Different role of civil services
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transparency and accountability
1. Law making
• Citizen centric governance
2. Policy formulation
• Features of good governance
3. Policy implementation
• Legislative accountability 4. Policy evaluation
• Administrative accountability 5. Civil services as protector of democracy
• Judicial accountability 6. To protect minorities (religious and
• Ombudsman linguistic)
7. To promote Inclusive and sustainable
• Whistleblowers concept
growth
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Syllabus:
• India and its neighborhood- relations.
• Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting
India's interests Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on
India's interests, Indian diaspora.
16 www.iasscore.in• Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate
Sub Topic List:
1. India’s Foreign Policy • Background of Relation
• Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy • Political
• Panchsheel • Economic
• NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) • The Issue of Water and Hydropower
Cooperation
• Cold War Era in India
• Social
2. Post 1990 Scenario
• Psychological
• The Gujral Doctrine
• The Recent Visit of Prime Minister Narendra
• Nuclear Doctrine Modi
• Energy Diplomacy • Recommendations to Improve Relations
3. Global Issues India and Bhutan
E
• Disarmament • Historical Perspective
• Climate Change • Economy: A Broad Overview
•
•
Terrorism
Global Governance
OR •
•
India, Bhutan and China: issues
The Recent Landmark visit by Indian Prime
Minister
• Indians Abroad
Indo-Afghan Bilateral Relations
SC
4. Key Debates
• India and Afghanistan: A Long History of
• Does India have the Ability to Protect and Bilateral Relations
Enforce Human Rights and Civil Rights?
• The India-Afghanistan Development
• Does India have the Ability to Safeguard Partnership
Environment through Sustainable
• Strategic factors undergirding India’s
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Development?
Partnership with Afghanistan
• Does India have the Ability to Contribute to
Global Economic Development? • Afghanistan after NATO Withdrawal
• Does India have the Ability to Secure its • Options for India
Trade Routes? India-Bangladesh Relations
• Does India have the Ability to Ensure its • Development Partnership
Energy Security?
• India-Bangladesh Relations in line with ‘Look
• Does India have the Ability to Ensure a East’ policy
Favourable International Information Order?
• Recent Boundary Agreements and their
• Does India have the Ability to Integrate its analysis
Diaspora?
India-Maldives Relations
• Opportunities and Challenges for Indian
Foreign Policy in its Emergence as a Great • A Brief History
Power
• Geostrategic Importance of Maldives
• What is the Strength of India’s Security
• Development Cooperation
Scheme?
• Security Risks
5. South Asia
India-Sri Lanka Relations
India – Nepal Relations
• Commercial Relations
• Issues and Concerns
www.iasscore.in 17• Developmental Cooperation • PM Modi’s Mongolia Visit
• Fishermen Issue 7. West Asia
• Modi’s Visit to Sri Lanka India – UAE Relations
India-Myanmar Relations • Background of the relation
• Relation through ages • Political and economic relation
• Recent change in policy India - Iran
• China Role • Iran Nuclear Deal
Indo-Pak Relations • India Iran Relations
• Major Crisis • US-Geopolitical and Geo-Economic
Consideration in Iran
• Water Dispute
• India’s Recent visit to Iran
• Current Internal Scenario
India - Israel
• Impact on India
• Israel and Palestine
• Developments in Last One Year
E
• India – Israel Relations
SAARC India – Saudi Arabia
OR
• Problems Besetting the Organisation • Areas of Cooperation
• Built in Contradictions • Challenges in relations
• Conflicting Security Perceptions • Prime Minister’s visit to Saudi Arabia
• Problem of Diverse Political Culture 8. Asia – Pacific
SC
• Indo-Pak Conflict Asia-Pacific Region
• Main Problem: Absence of Required Political • Zones of Activity
Thrust
• Regional Groupings
• Problem of Resource Development
• Geopolitics of Asia Pacific
GS
• Prospects For SAARC
India-South East Asia
• Inherent Positive Points of the Region
• Steps in Indo-ASEAN Relations
6. Central Asia • India-ASEAN Security Co-operation
CIS Countries of Central Asia India-ASEAN Economic Cooperation
• India-Turkmenistan • Singapore
• India-Kazakhstan • Vietnam
• India Tajikistan • Indonesia
• Recent Visit of the Prime Minister • India ASEAN FTA in Services
• China And Central Asia: issue Indo-Japan Bilateral Relationship
• International North-South Transport Corridor • Historical Background
• Shanghai Cooperation Organisation • Economy Centric Relationship
India-Mongolia • Contemporary Perspective
• India-Mongolia Bilateral Cooperation • Indian Diaspora
• Deal on Uranium Supply • Implications of the Recent visit by Indian
PM
18 www.iasscore.inIndo-Australia Relationship The Ukraine Issue
• Background • About Crimea
• Immigration Issue and Indian Diaspora • The Issue
• Economic Relationship • Eastern Ukraine
• Issue of Nuclear Cooperation • Eurasian Union
India – South Korea France
• India South Korea Relations: Brief Background • Strategic Partnership
• Economic Partnership in Recent Years • Key Takeaway from Prime Minister’s Recent
Visit to France
• Recent Visit of The Prime Minister
Germany
India-Vietnam
• Economic Cooperation • Key Takeaway from Recent Visit of the Prime
Minister
• Strategic Cooperation
United Kingdom
E
• Geo-political Issues concerning India-Vietnam
Energy Cooperation • Ties in Current Context
•
•
9.
China’s Response
India’s Response
India & Africa
OR •
•
Possible Developments
Scotland’s Referendum
• Debate-Does Britain Owe Reparations to India?
SC
• Historical Connections 11. India-US-China
• Gandhi’s Role India-USA Relations
• Nehru’s Role • History of India USA Relations
• Strengthening of Ties
• Area of Co-operation: Strategic Consultations
• South-south Engagement
GS
• Area of Co-operation : Counter terrorism and
• Current Dynamics Internal Security
• Economic Cooperation • Area of Co-operation : Trade and Economic
• Human resources development and capacity • Area of Co-operation : Energy and Climate
building
Change
• Energy Cooperation
• Area of Co-operation : Science & Technology
• Military Security Co-operation (S&T) and Space
• Trade Policy under Modi • Area of Co-operation : People to People Ties
• Afro-Indian Trade • Area of Co-operation : Defence Cooperation
• Indian investment in Africa • Intellectual Property Issues
• African investment in India
• USA: Need For Gun Control
• Development cooperation and assistance
India-China Relations
10. India & Europe
• Background of the Relationship
India-Russia Bilateral Relationship
• Economic Relation
• Shanghai Co-operation Organization
• China India Water Related Issue
• Warming Relationship between Pakistan and
Russia • “String of Pearls Strategy”
www.iasscore.in 19• Key Takeaway from Prime Minister’s Visit to • Tsunami
China
• Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
• China’s Maritime Silk Route Implications for
India • Neighbourhood Issues and Terrorism
South China Sea Dispute • Energy Routes – SLOC Vulnerability;
Malacca Straits/Straits of Hormuz
• Main Disputes dependence
• Resources as a Driver of Competition • Fisheries and Livelihood Issues
• Attempts for Resolution • Environmental Security
• India and South China Dispute • Declaration of Indian Ocean as Zone of
Peace
12. Indian Ocean
Seychelles and Mauritius 13. Indian Diaspora
• India – Seychelles Indian Diaspora
• India – Mauritius • Role played by Indian Diaspora
E
Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean • Issue of safety of Indians abroad
Region • Schemes for Welfare of Overseas Indian
OR
• The Pivot to Asia – US Policy Shift • Narendra Modi and Indian Diaspora
• South China Sea- Issues of Mistrust and CBM- Indian Diaspora in Gulf
ASEAN
• Status of Indian Diasporas
• Growing Economies in the Region and their
SC
Interplay • Issue faced by Diasporas
• Nitaqat law and Present Status
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AGRICULTURE
Syllabus:
• Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country
• Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage
• Transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints
• e-technology in the aid of farmers
• Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices
• Public Distribution System - objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer
stocks and food security
E
• Technology missions
• Economics of animal-rearing
•
•
OR
Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream
and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
Land reforms in India.
Sub Topic List:
SC
1. Role of Agriculture in Indian Economy • Measures taken to improve credit flow to
agriculture
2. Land resource
• Problems of Agricultural Finance
• Land-use
• Co-operative Credit Societies in India
GS
• Land capability classification
• Suggestions For Improvement
• Causes of Land Degradation
5. Agricultural Credit Institutions
• Impact of Land Degradation
• Introduction
• Steps taken by GOI
• Commercial Bank
• Sustainable Land Management
• Lead Bank Scheme
3. Land Reforms
• Multi Agency Approach
• Objectives of Land Reforms in India
• Regional Rural Banks
• Progress of Land Reforms in India
• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
• Progress of Ceiling Legislation Development (NABARD)
4. Agriculture Finance • Reserve Bank of India
• Introduction • Kisan Credit Card Scheme
• Features of Agricultural Finance • Self Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkage
• Criteria for Agricultural Credit Programme
• Need for Agricultural Finance • Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
(RIDF)
• Sources of Agricultural Finance
• Government Policy For Agricultural Credit
www.iasscore.in 21• Farmers Service Societies (FSS) • Types of support to farmers
6. Crop Insurance in India • Fertiliser subsidies
• Introduction • Subsidy on power
• Historical Background • Subsidy on irrigation
• Issues Related to Crop Insurance • Rationale of Minimum Support Price
• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana • Impact of MSP on inflation
• Comparison with Earlier Crop Insurance • Public Distribution System: Objectives,
Schemes functioning, limitations,, revamping,
• Challenges evolution from universal PDS to targeted
PDS, Targeted PDS, a critical analysis of cost
7. Agriculture Marketing and benefit of PDS
• Introduction • Buffer Stock policy and government’s
intervention in food market to keep prices
• Process of Agricultural Marketing in India under reasonable limits to help consumers
• Structure of Agricultural Marketing in India • Food Security bill, questions of resource
E
• Importance of Proper Agriculture Marketing mobilization for the FSB, criticism of the FSB
• Government Measures to Improve Agricultural • Important questions on the future of
OR
subsidies
Marketing in India
• Are subsidies second best solution?
8. Subsidies
• Can we rely on market for food Security?
• What is subsidy?
• Are subsidies sustainable in the long run?
SC
• Types of subsidies
• Why business/growth model and social
• Merit Subsidies model need to be pursued together?
• Non merit subsidies 9. Agricultural Revolutions in India
• Direct Subsidies • Green Revolution
GS
• Indirect subsidies • White Revolution – Operation Flood
• Objectives of subsidies • Yellow Revolution
• Transfer of resources from gainers from • Blue Revolution
economic policies to losers from economic
policies • Golden Fiber Revolution: Jute
• Enhancing welfare 10. Food Processing
• Processed Foods Scenario with respect to
• Enhancing productivity
Specific Sectors
• Setting the terms of trade right
• Policy Initiatives
• Raising the competitiveness of the products
• Spice Board India
• Political expediency and populism
• Foreign Direct Investment
• Farm Subsidies • Infrastructure Development in Food
• Need for incentives to use modern inputs Processing Sector
• Support poor farmers to bear the cost of • Sector-specific government policies
modern cultivation • Government Initiatives
• Support to farmers in case of glut • Issues in Food Processing Sector
22 www.iasscore.in• FDI Policy in Food Processing • New foreign and domestic investment
• Notable Trends in the Indian Food Processing • Growth Factors in food and processing
Sector industry
• Strategies Adopted in Budget
INDIAN ECONOMY
Syllabus:
• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning
• Mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
• Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
• Government Budgeting.
E
• Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on
industrial growth.
•
•
OR
Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
Investment models.
Sub Topic List:
SC
1. Indian Economy and issues relating to 2. Resource Mobilization
planning
• Types of resources: Physical capital and finance
• Indian Economy in Pre-independence Period capital
• Economy of Eve of Independence • Need for resource mobilization- Police State
and Democratic Welfare State
1. Challenges
GS
• Sources of resource mobilization: Public Sector
2. Features and Private Sector
• Post-Independence India
• Savings and investment over the five year plan
1. Issues
• Budgetary resources: Tax and non tax
2. Agriculture and its development so far
• Role of Public Debt in resource mobilization
3. Agricultural Terms and effects: Market borrowing, loans, grants
4. Industry etc.
5. Services • Role of fiscal and monetary policies in resource
mobilization
• Phases of Economic Development in India
• Role of foreign investment in resource
1. Nehruvian Socialist Economy
mobilization, desirability and consequences
2. Economic Reforms
• Multilateral agencies and resource mobilisation
• Planning
• Physical resources
1. Objectives
3. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it
2. Technical details
• Meaning and concept of Inclusion
3. Planning History
• Why inclusion and India’s experience
4. Analysis of each plan
www.iasscore.in 23• Social section initiative and inclusion process 1. Foundational Phase till 1966
• Ground reality and working of flagship schemes 2. Phase of recession and retrogression
between 1966-1979
• India’s growth story in this context
3. Phase of revival in 1980s till 1990
• Why India’s growth is not inclusive
4. The phase of reforms since the New
• Rural economy based growth. Economic Policies, New Industrial
• Sustainable agriculture, food security and policy 1991
resilience for growth. • Main features of Industrial development in
• Public distribution schemes: Way to inclusive India
growth. 1. Sectoral composition
• Financial inclusion as an instrument of inclusive 2. Roles of private sector and public sector,
growth. Investment in the industrial sector,
• Poverty Alleviation and Employment employment, productivity, profit etc.
Generation as a strategy for inclusive growth. 3. Strategies for disinvestment and
• Social sector development as an instrument for privatization
E
inclusive growth.
4. Role of Small, Medium and Micro
• Public private partnership for inclusive growth. enterprises, Government Policy, main
OR
problems, effects of globalization
• Industrial Integration for inclusive growth.
5. New manufacturing policy
• Sectoral and regional diversification as a tool
for inclusive growth. 6. Industrial disbursal and Industrial
corridors
SC
• Conclusion on the basis Analysis of 11th and
12 five year plan document – assessment 7. SEZs- Main issues like land use,
4. Government Budgeting relocation of same industries that exist,
exports earnings vs loss of tax income
• Budget terminology
8. Industrial sickness, institutional
• Types of budget mechanism to support the sick
GS
• Features of outcome budgeting industries, exit policy issues
• Merger of Railway and General Budget 9. Main constraints in the industrial
development of India
• Benefits of budgeting
10. Industry in the 11th and 12th plan-Main
• Flaws in budgeting process
thrust areas
• Budget analysis
• Effects of globalization on industries, Sub-
5. Industrial policy and industrial development: prime crisis and sovereign debt crisis on
Main Issues Industry in India
• What is an industrial policy? • Industrial Finance in India: Role of
• Evolution of India’s industrial policy development banking, commercial banking,
venture capital, angel capital in
• Mahalanobis strategy and India’s industrial industrialization and promotion of
policy-Discussing Industrial policy resolution entrepreneurship
1948 and 1956 critically
6. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads,
• New Economic Policy and Industrial policy Airports, Railways, etc
under the policy of liberalization, privatization
and globalization • Hard Infrastructure
• Phases of Industrial development 1. Transport Infrastructure
24 www.iasscore.in2. Energy Infrastructure Corridors, Manufacturing hubs, Sethusamudram
project, J&K railway project, weather forecast
3. Water management infrastructure
and disaster management, television and
4. Communication Infrastructure broadcasting, telecommunications
5. Solid waste management • Important issues
6. Earth monitoring and measuring 1. Ownership and financing
networks
2. Pricing of Public utilities
• Soft Infrastructure
3. Infrastructure as avenues for investment
1. Governance Infrastructure
4. Project delays-reasons and measures to
2. Economic infrastructure overcome
3. Social infrastructure 5. Public Private Partnership and related
issues
• Critical Infrastructure
6. Operation and Maintenance of roads,
• Urban infrastructure railways, irrigation and power projects-
E
Main problems and solutions
• Green infrastructure
7. Impact of Infrastructure-Economic
•
•
OR
Importance of Social and Economic overhead
Capital in Economic Development
Importance of Infrastructure- Economic growth
7.
Impacts, impact on social development,
Environmental impacts
Investment models
and development, Advantages of connectivity,
Enhancing production and distribution, •
SC
Measures of Investment
Attracting FDI and domestic investment,
improving living Standards etc. • Capital and investment
• The Present State of Infrastructure in India • Factors affecting investment
1. Roads and Railways • Classification of Investment
GS
2. Electricity 1. FDI
3. Irrigation 2. Angel Investors and Start-ups
4. Airports and sea ports 3. M&A
5. Education Infrastructure • Investment Models
6. Health Infrastructure • Role of State
• Infrastructure development programmes in • PPP (Public-Private Partnership)
India – the Golden Quadrilateral, National
• Savings and Investment Trends
Highway Development Programme, Industrial
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Syllabus:
• Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements
of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
• Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and
issues relating to intellectual property rights.
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1. Institutional structure for science development g) IP Telephony
a) Dept of S & T h) Social networking sites and its impact
b) SEED i) Computer crimes
c) NCSTC j) Cyber laws
d) NSTEDB k) Types of computer viruses
e) CSIR l) Recent controversy on online content
f) SERC m) Digital signature
g) Technology dev Board n) UIDAI project: use of IT in fingerprinting, iris
scanning etc
h) National Accreditation Board
o) ATM
2. S&T policy aftr independence – 2003, 2013
p) AI
3. Nanotechnology
q) Digital Convergence
a) Scientific principle
E
r) BPO: advent of it in India
b) Applications
s) E-governance: different initiatives by
I. In medicine
OR
government
II. In industry t) National Policy on IT
III. In space u) Cloud computing
IV. In consumer goods v) Internet banking
SC
V. In transport w) E-learning
VI. In electronics x) National Knowledge Network
VII. In environment y) AGRINET
VIII.In textile z) NIC
GS
c) Nano Mission of India 5. Space
d) Different capacity building projects of India a) Brief history of space technology in India
e) Examples of some research outputs b) How a satellite works
f) Nano knowledge city c) Different parts of satellites in brief
g) Initiatives by different companies d) ISRO
h) Drawbacks e) Different Centres
i) International cooperation f) Launch vehicle types
4. IT g) Propulsion systems
a) Computers and their Generations h) Cryogenic rockets
b) Supercomputers i) Reusable technology
c) Networking and types j) Different satellite orbits as GTO, LEO,MEO,
d) Internet GEO
e) Basic terms used in internet as www; http; k) International space station
HTML; URL; IP address etc
l) Space suit
f) IPV6
m) New ISS launched by China
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