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TEST No. DATE SYLLABUS

Test - 1 4th Jul. 2017 Modern Indian History and World History

Test - 2 18th Jul. 2017 Indian Constitution and Polity

Test - 3 25th Jul. 2017 Geography of the World

Test - 4 8th Aug. 2017 Economic Development

Test - 5 14th Aug. 2017 Ethics Test – I

(Ethics and Human Interface, Human values, Aptitude, Attitude, Emotional
Intelligence & Moral Thinkers)

Test - 6 22nd Aug. 2017 Indian Heritage and Culture

Indian Society

Test - 7 29th Aug. 2017 Governance and Social Justice

Test - 8 5th Sep. 2017 International Relations

Test - 9 12th Sep. 2017 Technology, Bio-diversity & Environment

Test - 10 19th Sep. 2017 Disaster Management and Internal Security

Test - 11 26th Sep. 2017 Ethics Test – II

(Public Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration,
Probity in Governance)

Test - 12 3rd Oct. 2017 FULL SYLLABUS PAPER - I OF GENERAL STUDIES (8 AM to 11 AM)
(Indian Heritage & Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)

Test - 13 3rd Oct. 2017 FULL SYLLABUS PAPER - II OF GENERAL STUDIES (2 PM to 5 PM)
(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations)

Test - 14 10th Oct. 2017 FULL SYLLABUS PAPER - III OF GENERAL STUDIES (8 AM to 11 AM)
(Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and
Disaster Management)

Test - 15 10th Oct. 2017 FULL SYLLABUS PAPER - IV OF GENERAL STUDIES (2 PM to 5 PM)
(Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
 TEST No. DATE
Test – 1 4th Jul. 2017
SYLLABUS
• Modern Indian history from about the middle of the
eighteenth century until the present - significant
events, personalities, issues.
• The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and
important contributors/contributions from
different parts of the country.
• Post - independence consolidation and reorgani-
zation within the country.
• 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.
BOOK LIST
Modern Indian history from about the middle of the
eighteenth century until the present - significant
events, personalities, issues.
The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important
contributors/contributions from different parts of the
country.
India’s Struggle for Independence (by Bipan Chandra)
• Chapter 1 : The Revolt of 1857
• Chapter 7 : An Economic Critique of Colonialism
• Chapter 10 : The Swadeshi Movement 1903-1908
• Chapter 13 : The Home Rule Movement and Its
Fallout
• Chapter 14 : Gandhiji’s Early Career and Activism
• Chapter 15 : The Non-Cooperation Movement
1920-22
• Chapter 22 : Civil Disobedience 1930-1931
• Chapter 35 : The Quit India Movement and the INA
• Chapter 37 : Freedom and Partition
From Plassey to Partition and after (by Sekhar
Bandyopadhyay)
• Chapter 2.1 : The imperial ideology
• Chapter 2.2 : Parliament and the empire
TEST TOPICS
Modern Indian History and World History
• Chapter 2.3 : Extracting land revenue
• Chapter 2.4 : The apparatus of rule
• Chapter 3.1 : Social and religious reforms
• Chapter 3.2 : Peasant and tribal uprisings
• Chapter 7.1 : Muslim alienation
• Chapter 7.2 : Non-Brahman and Dalit protest
• Chapter 7.3 : Business and politics
• Chapter 7.4 : Working class movements
• Chapter 7.5 : Women’s participation
A New Look at Modern Indian History: From 1707 to
the Modern Times (by B.L. Grover)
• Chapter 29 : History of the Growth and
Development of Education in India
• Chapter 34 : Eminent National Leaders of India
• Chapter 40,41,42,43 : Growth of the Constitution
under the Company Rule
• Chapter 44 : The Transfer of Power
Post-independence consolidation and reorganization
within the country.
Politics in India since Independence (NCERT XII)
• Chapter 1 : Challenges of Nation Building
India Since Independence (by Bipan Chandra)
• Chapter 30, 31, 32 : Land Reforms
• Chapter 37 : Caste and Untouchability
• Chapter 38 : Women since Independence
India After Gandhi (by Ramachandra Guha)
• Chapter 9 : Redrawing the Map
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.
India & the Contemporary World-I (NCERT IX)
• All chapters for basic understanding
India and the Contemporary World-II (NCERT X)
• All chapters for basic understanding
Themes in World History (NCERT XI)
• Unit - 4 : Towards Modernisation
A History of the Modern World: An Outline (by Ranjan
Chakrabarti)
• Chapter 1 : Industrial Revolution
• Chapter 1 : American Revolution
• Chapter 2 : French Revolution
• Chapter 5 : Redrawal of National Boundaries
• Chapter 8 : World War – I
• Chapter 13 : World War – II
Mastering Modern World History (by Norman Lowe)
• Chapter 3 : The League of Nations
• Chapter 9 : The United Nations
• Chapter 10 : The Two Europes, East and West Since
1945
World History (by J.K. Chopra)
• Chapter 11 : Political Philosophies-Capitalism,
Socialism and Communism
Europe Since Napoleon (by David Thomson)
• Chapter 32 : The United Nations
A Study of Modern Europe And The World (by L
Mukherjee ( 1815 - 1950))
• China
• Japan
History of the World (by Arjun Dev)
• The World Since 1945
History of the Modern World (by Jain and Mathur)
• Chapter 1 : Rise of Socialist Ideas (to Marx)
• Chapter 5 : Imperialism and Colonialism
 TEST No. DATE
Test – 2 18th Jul. 2017
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.
• 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.
• Appointment to various Constitutional posts,
powers, functions and responsibilities of various
Constitutional Bodies.
• Statutory, regulatory and various quasi- judicial
bodies.
• Salient features of the Representation of People's Act.
BOOK LIST
Indian Constitution – historical underpinnings,
evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions
and basic structure.
Indian Constitution at Work (NCERT – XI)
• Chapter 1 : Constitution : Why and How?
Constitutional Law of India (by Dr. J N Pandey)
• Chapter 1 : Introduction
Introduction to the Constitution of India (by D D Basu)
• Chapter 3 : The Philosophy of the Constitution
• Chapter 4: Outstanding Features of Our Constitution
TEST TOPICS
Indian Constitution and Polity
The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution
(Edited by Sujit Choudhry, Madhav Khosla, and Pratap
Bhanu Mehta)
• Chapter 14 : Constitutional Amendment
• Chapter 32 : Rights: Breadth, Scope and Applicability
• Chapter 36 : Directive Principles of State Policy
Indian Administration (by Dr. B.L. Fadia and Dr.
Kuldeep Fadia)
• Chapter 10 : Fundamental Rights and Directive
Principles of State Policy: Relationship
Our Constitution (by Subhash C. Kashyap)
• Chapter 10 : Fundamental Duties
10 Judgements that changed India (by Zia Mody)
• Chapter 1 : Basic Instinct : A Landmark in Modern
Constitutional Jurisprudence
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.
Introduction to the Constitution of India (by Brij
Kishore Sharma)
• Chapter 3 : The Federal System
Indian Administration (by Dr. B.L. Fadia and Dr.
Kuldeep Fadia)
• Chapter 32 : Centre-State Legislative Relations: An
Overview
• Chapter 33 : Centre-State Administrative Relations:
An Overview
• Chapter 40 : Commissions on Centre – State
Relations
The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution
(Edited by Sujit Choudhry, Madhav Khosla, and Pratap
Bhanu Mehta)
• Chapter 29 : Fiscal Federalism
• Chapter 30 : Asymmetric Federalism
Federalism and Frictions in Centre-State Relations (by
K L Bhatia)
• Chapter 4: New Challenges to Federalism
Indian Politics: Constitutional Foundations and
Institutional Functioning (by M P Singh and Rekha
Saxena)
• Chapter 9 : Local Self-Government – The Third Tier
of the Federal Structure
Separation of powers between various organs dispute
redressal mechanisms and institutions.
Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with
that of other countries.
The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution
(Edited by Sujit Choudhry, Madhav Khosla, and Pratap
Bhanu Mehta)
• Chapter 15 : Separation of Powers
World Constitutions : A Comparative Study (by
Vishnoo Bhagwan, Vidhya Bhushan, Vandana Mohla)
Parliament and State Legislatures - structure,
functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges
and issues arising out of these.
Our Parliament (by Subhash C. Kashyap)
• Chapter 2 : The Political System
• Chapter 3 : Functions of Parliament
Indian Polity (by Laxmikanth)
• Chapter 22 : Parliament
Indian Politics : Constitutional Foundations and
Institutional Functioning (by M P Singh and Rekha
Saxena)
• Chapter 4 : Parliament: Gulliver in the land of
Lilliputs?
Indian Public Administration: Institutions and Issues
(by Ramesh K Arora)
• Chapter 23 : Parliamentary Control over Public
Expenditure
• Chapter 24 : Comptroller and Auditor General of
India
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.
Indian Administration (by Dr. B.L. Fadia and Dr.
Kuldeep Fadia)
• Chapter 17 : Powers and Position of the President
? Chapters 42 and 43 : Office and Role of the
Governor
Indian Politics: Constitutional Foundations and
Institutional Functioning (by M P Singh and Rekha
Saxena)
• Chapter 6: Judiciary: The Battle of Books and
Beyond
Political Science (by N D Arora)
• Chapter 27: Party System and Pressure Groups in
India
Appointment to various Constitutional posts,
powers, functions and responsibilities of various
Constitutional Bodies.
Statutory, regulatory and various quasi- judicial bodies.
Indian Polity (by Laxmikanth)
• Chapter 38 to 47 : Constitutional Bodies
2nd ARC 13th Report on 'Organisational Structure of
Government of India'
• Chapter 6 : Creating an Effective Regulatory
Framework
Salient features of the Representation of People's
Act.
Indian Politics : Constitutional Foundations and
Institutional Functioning (By M P Singh and Rekha
Saxena)
• Chapter 11: Elections: Going through the Motions
for Uncertain Verdicts?
• Chapter 12: Party System: A configuration without a
System?
ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR REFERENCE
• Yojana and Kurukshetra
• PRS Monthly Policy Review
• INSIGHTS Supplementary Material (For Current
Issues and Other Relevant Material)
 TEST No. DATE
Test – 3 25th Jul. 2017
SYLLABUS
• Salient features of world’s physical geography.
• Distribution of key natural resources across the
world (including South Asia and the Indian
subcontinent).
• 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.
BOOK LIST
Salient features of world’s physical geography.
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.
WORLD
Our Environment (NCERT VII)
• Chapter 2 : Inside Our Earth
• Chapter 3 : Our Changing Earth
• Chapter 4 : Air
• Chapter 5 : Water
• Chapter 6 : Natural Vegetation
Fundamentals of Physical Geography (NCERT XI)
• Chapter 3 : Interior of the Earth
• Chapter 4 : Distribution of Oceans and Continents
• Chapter 7 : Landforms and their Evolution
• Chapter 8 to 12 : Climate
• Chapter 13,14 : Water
• Chapter 15 : Life on the Earth
TEST TOPICS
Geography of the World
Certificate Physical and Human Geography (by Goh
Cheng Leong)
• Chapter 3 : Vulcanism and Earthquakes
• Chapters 5 to 10 : Landforms
• Chapter 12 : The Oceans
• Chapters 13 to 25 : Climate
Physical Geography (by Savindra Singh)
• Chapter 11 : Mountain Building
• Chapter 37 : Air Masses
• Chapter 38 : Frontogenesis, Cyclones and
Anticyclones
INDIA
Contemporary India-I (NCERT IX)
• Chapter 2 : Physical Features of India
• Chapter 3 : Drainage
• Chapter 4 : Climate
• Chapter 5 : Natural Vegetation and Wild Life
India Physical Environment (NCERT XI)
• Chapter 2 : Structure and Physiography
• Chapter 3 : Drainage System
• Chapter 4 : Climate
• Chapter 5 : Natural Vegetation
• Chapter 6 : Soils
Distribution of key natural resources across the world
(including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent).
WORLD
Resources and Development (NCERT VIII)
• Chapter 1 : Resources
• Chapter 2 : Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation
and Wildlife Resources
• Chapter 3 : Mineral and Power Resources
INDIA
Contemporary India (NCERT X)
• Chapter 3 : Water Resources
• Chapter 5 : Minerals and Energy Resources
India People & Economy (NCERT XII)
• Chapter 6 : Water Resources
• Chapter 7 : Mineral and Energy Resources
Factors responsible for the location of primary,
secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various
parts of the world (including India).
WORLD
Resources and Development (NCERT VIII)
• Chapter 4 : Agriculture
• Chapter 5 : Industries
• Chapter 6 : Human Resources
Fundamentals of Human Geography (NCERT XII)
• Chapter 5 : Primary Activities
• Chapter 6 : Secondary Activities
• Chapter 7 : Tertiary and Quaternary Activities
Human and Economic Geography (by Goh Cheng
Leong and Gillian C Morgan)
• Chapter 15 : Factors influencing the location of
Industries
INDIA
Contemporary India (NCERT X)
• Chapter 4 : Agriculture
• Chapter 6 : Manufacturing Industries
India People & Economy (NCERT XII)
• Chapter 5 : Land Resources and Agriculture
• Chapter 8 : Manufacturing Industries
• Chapter 9 : Planning and Sustainable Development
in Indian Context
ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR REFERENCE
• Human and Economic Geography (by Goh Cheng
Leong and Gillian C Morgan)
• World Geography (by Majid Husain)
• India : A Comprehensive Geography (by D.R.
Khullar)
• Economic Geography of India (by TC Sharma)
• Orient Longman Atlas
• Down to Earth Magazine
 TEST No. DATE
Test – 4 8th Aug. 2017
SYLLABUS
• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning,
mobilization of resources, growth, development
and employment.
• Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
• Government Budgeting.
• 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.
• Technology missions; economics of animal - rearing.
• Food processing and related industries in India-
scope and significance, location, upstream and
downstream requirements, supply chain
management.
• Land reforms in India.
• Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in
industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
• Infrastructure : Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports,
Railways etc.
BOOK LIST
Indian Economy and issues relating to planning,
mobilization of resources, growth, development and
employment.
Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
India Since Independence (by Bipan Chandra)
• Chapter 25 : Indian Economy, 1947 – 1965: The
Nehruvian Legacy
• Chapter 26 : Indian Economy 1965 - 1991
Indian Economy since Independence (Edited by Uma
Kapila)
• Chapter 2 : Planning and the Market
TEST TOPICS
Economic Development
An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions (by
Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen)
• Chapter 2: Integrating Growth and Development
• Chapter 8: The Grip of Inequality
Growth, Inequality and Social Development in India:
Is Inclusive Growth Possible? (by R. Nagaraj)
• Chapter 2 : Development Strategies and Poverty
Reduction
• Chapter 7 : State and Redistributive Development
in India
Interrogating Inclusive Growth: Poverty and
Inequality in India (by K. P. Kannan)
• Chapter 4 : Growth Sans Employment: A Quarter
century of Jobless Growth in India's Organised
Manufacturing
• Chapter 8 : Low Participation and High
Informalisation: Is this a 'Virtuous Circle' in the
Growth – Employment Interaction?
Economic Survey 2016 – 17: Volume I
• Chapter 9 : Universal Basic Income : A Conversation
With and Within the Mahatma
Economic Survey 2015 – 16 : Volume I
• Chapter 10 : Structural Changes in India's Labour
Markets.
Yojana Issues
• October 2014 : Informal Sector
• August 2015 : Inclusive Growth
• October 2015 : Skill Development
• April 2017 : Labour Welfare
Government Budgeting.
2nd ARC 14th Report on 'Strengthening Financial
Management System'
• Chapter 4 : Analysis of the Budgetary Process
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.
Land reforms in India.
Technology missions; economics of animal- rearing.
Food processing and related industries in India- scope
and significance, location, upstream and downstream
requirements, supply chain management.
From Green to Evergreen Revolution: Indian
Agriculture - Performance and Emerging Challenges
(by M.S. Swaminathan)
Readings in Indian Agriculture and Industry (Edited by
K.L. Krishna, Uma Kapila)
• Chapter 6 : Agricultural Markets in India:
Implications for Competition
• Chapter 8 : Food Policy in India: Some Longer Term
Issues
Indian Economy Since Independence (Edited by Uma
Kapila)
• Chapter 9 : Indian Agriculture: Developments,
Issues and Policies
• Chapter 13 : Agricultural Price Policy, Farm
Profitability and Food Security
India Since Independence (by Bipan Chandra)
• Chapter 30 : Land Reforms: Zamindari Abolition
and Tenancy Reforms
• Chapter 31 : Ceiling and the Bhoodan Movement
• Chapter 32 : Cooperatives and Overview of Land
Reforms
Economic Survey 2014 – 15: Volume I
• Chapter 3 : 'Wiping Every Tear From Every Eye': The
JAM Number Trinity Solution
Economic Survey 2015 – 16: Volume I
• Chapter 4 : Agriculture: More from Less
• Chapter 9 : The Fertiliser Sector
Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in
industrial policy and their effects on industrial
growth.
Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports,
Railways etc.
Investment models.
Indian Economy Since Independence (Edited by Uma
Kapila)
• Chapter 15 : Industrial Development and Policies
since Independence
• Chapter 21 : Infrastructure and Economic
Development
March of the Indian Economy From CIA to LPG to PPP
(by I.C. Dhingra)
• Part III – Second Phase LPG (1991 - 2010)
Economic Survey 2015 – 16: Volume I
• Chapter 11 : Powering "One India"
Yojana
• April 2015 : Manufacturing Sector – Growth and
Challenges
• September 2015 : Smart City
ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR REFERENCE
• Insights Economics Class Notes
• NITI Aayog Blog
• Budget 2017 - 18
• PRS Monthly Policy Review
• INSIGHTS Supplementary Material (For Current
Issues and Relevant Material)
 TEST No. DATE
Test – 5 14th Aug. 2017
SYLLABUS
• Ethics and Human Interface : Essence,
determinants and consequences of Ethics in
human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in
private and public relationships.
• Human Values : lessons from the lives and
teachings of great leaders, reformers and
administrators; role of family, society and educational
institutions in inculcating values.
• Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service,
integrity, impartiality and non partisanship, object-
ivity, dedication to public service, empathy, toler-
ance and compassion towards the weaker sections.
• Attitude : content, structure, function; its
influence and relation with thought and behaviour;
moral and political attitudes; social influence and
persuasion.
• Emotional intelligence : concepts, and their utilities
and application in administration and governance.
• Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers
from India and world.
• Case Studies on the above Issues
BOOK LIST
Ethics and Human Interface : Essence, determinants
and consequences of Ethics in human actions;
dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public
relationships.
Human Values : lessons from the lives and teachings
of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role
of family, society and educational institutions in
inculcating values.
Ethics (by William K. Frankena)
• Chapters 1 to 6
Ethics, Integrity and Values in Public Services (by Prof.
Ramesh K Arora)
• Part I : Ethics and Its Dimensions
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude (by G Subba Rao and PN
Roy Chowdhary)
• Chapter 2 : Ethical Ideas in Indian Philosophical
Tradition
• Chapter 3 : Lessons from the lives of Great Leaders,
Reformers and Administrators
TEST TOPICS
Ethics Test – I
Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service:
integrity, impartiality and non- partisanship, objectivity,
dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and
compassion towards the weaker sections.
2nd ARC 10th Report on 'Refurbishing of Personnel
Administration'
• Chapter 10 : Relationship between the Political
Executive and Civil Servants
The Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
• Chapter 3 : Aptitude and Foundational Values for
Civil Services
Attitude : content, structure, function; its influence
and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and
political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
Emotional intelligence : concepts, and their utilities
and application in administration and governance.
The Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
• Chapter 2 : Attitude
• Chapter 4 : Emotional Intelligence
Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers
from India and world.
Videos of Michael Sandel
• Justice : What's the right thing to do?
Ethics, Integrity and Values in Public Services (by Prof.
Ramesh K Arora)
• Chapter 28 : Bhagavad Gita: Management Lessons
for India
• Part VIII : Eminent Voices
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude (by G Subba Rao and PN
Roy Chowdhary)
• Chapter 1 : Western Moral Thinkers
Case Studies on the above Issues
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude (by G Subba Rao and PN
Roy Chowdhary)
• Chapter 20 : Case Studies
The Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
• Chapter 8 : Case Studies
Websites
• USC Dornsife: http://dornsife.usc.edu/levan-
institute/dilemmas-and-case-studies/
• Webguru:
http://www.webguru.neu.edu/professionalism/
research-integrity/ethics-case-studies
 TEST No. DATE
Test – 6 22nd Aug. 2017
SYLLABUS
• Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art
Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to
modern times.
• 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.
BOOK LIST
Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art
Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to
modern times.
Our Pasts I (NCERT VI)
• Chapter 7 : New Questions And Ideas
Our Pasts II (NCERT VII)
• Chapter 8 : Devotional Paths To The Divine
• Chapter 9 : Regional Cultures
An Introduction to Indian Art (NCERT XI)
• All chapters for basic understanding
Ancient India by R.S. Sharma (NCERT XI)
• Chapter 27 : Legacy in Science and Civilization
The Wonder that was India (by AL Basham)
• Chapter 7 : Religion, Cults, Doctrines and
Metaphysics
• Chapter 8 : The Arts, Architecture, Sculpture,
Painting and Music
Ancient India in Historical Outline (by D. N. Jha)
• Chapter 7 : Invasions, Trade And Culture c. 200 BC-
AD 300
A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India (by
Upinder Singh)
• Chapter 10 : The architecture and sculpture of early
medieval India
TEST TOPICS
Indian Heritage and Culture
Indian Society
The Discovery of India (by Jawaharlal Nehru)
• Chapter 4 : The Discovery of India
Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
Society in India (IGNOU ESO-12)
• Chapter 1 : Unity and Diversity
Indian Society (by S C Dube)
• Trends of change
Role of women and women’s organization,
Population and associated issues, Poverty and
developmental issues.
Empowerment of Women in India (by M.K. Rao)
• Chapter 15 : Empowerment of Women SWOT
analysis
Poverty in India : Fundamental Issues (by Bibhuti
Bhushan Malik)
• Chapter 3 : Poverty situation in India
Urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
Effects of globalization on Indian society.
Social Problems in India (IGNOU ESO-16)
• Chapter 6 : Urbanization
Social Change & Development in India (NCERT XII)
• Chapter 6 : Globalization
Globalization and Social Change (By Sanjeev
Mahajan)
• Chapter 6 : Threshold effects of Globalization on
poverty, unemployment, youth and religion in India
Social empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism &
Secularism.
Indian Society and Social Justice (by SR Singh)
• Chapter 8 : Social empowerment
• Chapter 11 : Regionalism
Society and Religion (IGNOU ESO-15)
• Chapter 16, 32 : Communalism
Challenges to Secularism in India (By Manvinder Kaur)
• Chapter 5 : Challenges to secularism
 TEST No. DATE
Test – 7 29th Aug. 2017
SYLLABUS
• Government policies and interventions for
development in various sectors and issues arising
out of their design and implementation.
• Important aspects of governance, transparency
and accountability, e- governance- applications,
models, successes, limitations, and potential;
citizens charters, transparency & accountability
and institutional and other measures.
• Development processes and the development
industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups
and associations, donors, charities, institutional
and other stakeholders.
• Role of civil services in a democracy.
• 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.
• Issues relating to poverty and Hunger.
BOOK LIST
Government policies and interventions for
development in various sectors and issues arising out
of their design and implementation.
Important aspects of governance, transparency and
accountability, e- governance- applications, models,
successes, limitations, and potential; citizens
charters, transparency & accountability and
institutional and other measures.
From Government to Governance (by Kuldeep Mathur)
• Chapter 1 : Introduction: Emergence of the
concept of Governance
Corruption and Corporate Governance in India: Satyam,
Spectrum and Sundaram (by Subramaniam Swamy)
• Chapter 2 : Corporate Governance Concept in India
New Horizons of Public Administration (by Mohit
Bhattacharya)
• Chapter 21 : Governmental Accountability
TEST TOPICS
Governance and Social Justice
• Chapter 22 : Social Accountability
• Chapter 27 : Right to Information
Right to Information Act, 2005: Implementation and
Challenges (Edited by P.K. Saini and R.K. Gupta)
• Chapter 3 : Right to Information Act, 2005:
Objectives, Challenges and Suggestions
2nd ARC 11th Report on 'Promoting E-Governance'
• Chapter 2 : e-Governance: Conceptual Framework
• Chapter 5 : Core Principles of E-Governance
E-Governance in India: Interlocking Politics,
Technology and Culture (by Bidisha Chaudhuri)
• Chapter 3 : E-Governance in India: An Overview
2nd ARC 12th Report on 'Citizen – Centric Administration'
• Chapter 2 : The Concept of Citizen – Centric
Administration
• Chapter 4 : Citizens' Charters
Soul and Structure of Governance in India (by Jagmohan)
• Chapter 13 : Institutional Set Up – New Design
Development processes and the development
industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and
associations, donors, charities, institutional and
other stakeholders.
Governance for Growth in India (by A P J Abdul Kalam)
2nd ARC 9th Report on 'Social Capital'
• Chapter 2 : Evolution and Growth
• Chapter 4 : Third Sector Organisations at the Local
Level – SHGs
New Horizons of Public Administration (by Mohit
Bhattacharya)
• Chapter 26 : Civil Society and Governance
Yojana
• November 2011 Issue on NGOs
Role of civil services in a democracy.
Indian Administration (by Dr. B.L. Fadia and Dr.
Kuldeep Fadia)
• Chapter 14 : Bureaucracy and Development
Yojana
• March 2014 Issue on “Administrative Reforms”
7th Pay Commission Recommendations
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 or Services relating to Health, Education,
Human Resources.
Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions (by
Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen)
• Chapter 5 : The centrality of Education
• Chapter 6: India's Health Care Crisis
Economic Survey 2015 – 16 : Volume I
• Chapter 5 : Mother and Child
Economic Survey 2015 – 16 : Volume II
• Chapter 9 : Social Infrastructure, Employment and
Human Development
Governance in India (by M. Laxmikanth)
• Chapter 10 : Rights Issues
• Chapter 11 : Rights Commissions
• Appendix 1 : National Policies
• Appendix 5 : Sachar Committee Recommendations
India Year Book 2017
• Chapter 21 : Labour, Skill Development and
Employment
• Chapter 24 : Rural and Urban Development
• Chapter 28 : Welfare
Yojana Issues
• February 2016 on “Health”
• January 2016 on “Education”
• October 2015 on “Skill Development”
ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF REFERENCE
• NITI Aayog Blog
• Newspapers like The Hindu, The Indian Express etc.
• Websites like PIB, various ministeries etc.
• INSIGHTS Supplementary Material (For Current
Issues and Relevant Material)
 TEST No. DATE
Test – 8 5th Sept. 2017
SYLLABUS
• India and its neighbourhood- 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.
• Important International institutions, agencies
and fora - their structure, mandate.
BOOK LIST
Political Science : Contemporary World Politics
(NCERT XII)
• Chapter 7 : Security in the Contemporary World
Challenge and Strategy: Rethinking India's Foreign
Policy (by Rajiv Sikri)
• Chapter 1 : The 21st Century World
• Chapter 2 : India and South Asia
• Chapter 7 : Look East Policy
• Chapter 11 : Energy Security
• Chapter 12 : Economic Diplomacy
Choices: Inside the Making of Indian Foreign Policy
(by Shivshankar Menon)
• Chapter 2 : Natural Partners: The Civil Nuclear
Initiative with the United States
• Chapter 5 : Why India Pledges No First Use of
Nuclear Weapons
Does the Elephant Dance? (by David Malone)
• Chapter 3 : India's Contemporary Security
Challenges: More Internal than External?
TEST TOPICS
International Relations
• C hapter 11 : T h e Evo lu tio n o f In d ian
Multilateralism : From High Ground to High Table
Global Politics (by Andrew Heywood)
• Chapter 10 : War and Peace
• Chapter 11 : Nuclear Proliferation and
Disarmament
• Chapter 13 : Human Rights and Humanitarian
Intervention
• Chapter 18 : International Organization and the
United Nations
• Chapter 20 : Regionalism and Global Politics
• Chapter 21 : Global Futures
The Modi Doctrine : New Paradigms in India's Foreign
Policy (by Anirban Ganguly, Vijay Chauthaiwale,
Uttam Kumar Sinha)
• Chapter 3 : Diaspora factor in Modi's Diplomacy
Pax Indica : India and the World of the 21st Century (by
Shashi Tharoor)
• Chapter 11 : 'Multi Alignment': Towards a 'Grand
Strategy' for India in the Twenty First century
ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR REFERENCE
• Modi's World : Expanding India's Sphere of
Influence (by C. Raja Mohan)
• India's Foreign Policy (by Muchkund Dubey)
• India's Foreign Policy (by V.P. Dutt)
• Websites of IDSA, PIB, Ministry of External Affairs,
etc.
• The Hindu, Indian Express Newspapers.
 TEST No. DATE TEST TOPICS
Test – 9 12th Sept. 2017 Technology, Bio diversity & Environment

SYLLABUS ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR REFERENCE

• Science and Technology- developments and their • Science Reporter
applications and effects in everyday life. • The Mint Technology paper, The HINDU and The
• Achievements of Indians in science & technology; Indian Express, TOI S & T section
indigenization of technology and developing new • PIB
technology.
Conservation, environmental pollution and
• Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, degradation, environmental impact assessment.
robotics, Nano- technology, bio- technology and
India Year Book - 2017
issues relating to intellectual property rights.
• Chapter 12 : Environment
• Conservation, environmental pollution and
Ministry of environment, Forest and climate change
degradation, environmental impact assessment.
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
BOOK LIST
(http://www.moef.nic.in/division/introduction-8)
Science and Technology- developments and their
ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR REFERENCE
applications and effects in everyday life.
• Ecology and Environment (by P D Sharma)
Achievements of Indians in science & technology;
indigenization of technology and developing new • Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
technology. Change Website
Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers,
robotics, Nano- technology, bio- technology and
issues relating to intellectual property rights.
India Year Book 2017
• Chapter 25 : Science and Technological
Developments
Developments in Science and Technology (by Kalpana
Rajaram and Dr. R.K. Suri (Spectrum publication))
• Chapter 4 : S&T in Agriculture and Rural
Development
• Chapter 5 : Contributions of CSIR
• Chapter 5 : Intellectual Property Rights
• Chapter 11 : Nanotechnology
• Chapter 15 : Biotechnology
 TEST No. DATE
Test – 10 19th Sept. 2017 Disaster Management and Internal Security
SYLLABUS
• Disaster and Disaster Management
• Linkages between development and spread of
extremism.
• Role of external state and non- state actors in
creating challenges to internal security.
• Challenges to internal security through
communication networks, role of media and social
networking sites in internal security challenges,
basics of cyber security; money- laundering and its
prevention.
• Security challenges and their management in
border areas; linkages of organized crime with
terrorism.
BOOK LIST
2nd ARC 3rd Report - 'Crisis Management'
• Chapter 3 : India's Key Hazards, Vulnerabilities and
the Crisis Response Mechanism
• Chapter 5 : Risk Reduction
• Chapter 8 : Gender Issues and Vulnerability of
Weaker Sections
• Chapter 9 : Drought Management
Disaster Management (by Savinder Singh)
• Chapter 3 : Disaster Management: Methods and
Approaches
• Chapter 7 : Landslide disaster and Management
• Chapter 17 : Institutional Organization and policy
framework
Grand Strategy of India 2020 (by IDSA)
• Chapter 3 : The Global Commons and India's
National Security Strategy
• Chapter 6 : The Maritime Dimension in India's
National Strategy
• Chapter 7 : Left Wing Extremism—Challenges and
Approach
• Chapter 9 : International Terrorism and National
Security Strategy
Internal Security (by Lohit Matani)
• Chapter 2 : Terrorism and Money Laundering
TEST TOPICS
• Chapter 13 : Central Security Forces
Indian National Security and Counter-Insurgency (by
Namrata Goswami)
• Chapter 5 : Naxal Insurgencey : Strategy and Counter
Strategy
India's Cyber Security Challenges (by IDSA)
• Chapter 2 : Cyber Security - An Overview
• Chapter 3 : Cyber War : The Need for Preparedness
• Chapter 5 : Harmonising the National Legal Regime
with the International Legal Regime
• Appendix 2 : Cyber Security Incidents 2004-2011
2nd ARC 5th Report on 'Public Order'
• Chapter 5 : Police Reforms
• Chapter 7 : Reforms in the Criminal Justice System
• Chapter 9 : Role of Civil Society, Media and Political
Parties in Public Order
2 ARC 7th Report on 'Capacity Building for Conflict
nd
Resolution'
• Chapter 9 : Religious Conflicts
• Chapter 12 : Conflicts in the North East
2nd ARC 8th Report on 'Combating Terrorism'
• Chapter 3 : Terrorism In India
India's National Security: Annual Review 2015-16
(Edited by Satish Kumar)
• Chapter 5 : India's Maritime Diplomacy in the
Indian Ocean and beyond
• Chapter 8 : China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
• Chapter 9 : Role of Private sector in the aerospace
and defence industry
• Chapter 11 : Radicalisation of Indian Youth
ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR REFERENCE
• India's National Security: A Reader (by Kanti P.
Bajpai, Harsh V. Pant)
• Challenges to Internal Security of India (by Ashok
Kumar and Vipul)
• Websites like PIB, IDSA, NDMA, etc.
 TEST No. DATE
Test – 11 26th Sept. 2017
SYLLABUS
• Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public
administration: Status and problems; ethical
concerns and dilemmas in government and private
institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience
as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and
ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and
moral values in governance; ethical issues in
international relations and funding; corporate
governance.
• Probity in Governance: Concept of public service;
Philosophical basis of governance and probity;
Information sharing and transparency in
government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics,
Codes of Conduct, Citizen's Charters, Work culture,
Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public
funds, challenges of corruption.
• Case Studies on above issues.
BOOK LIST
Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public
administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns
and dilemmas in government and private institutions;
laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of
ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance;
strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance;
ethical issues in international relations and funding;
corporate governance.
2nd ARC 10th Report on 'Refurbishing of Personnel
Administration'
• Chapter 13 : Accountability
Ethics, Integrity and Values in Public Services (by Prof.
Ramesh K Arora)
• Part V : Corporate Governance
• Chapter 29 : The Quest for Accountability
• Chapter 34 : Good Governance: Philosophical and
Empirical Perspectives
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude (by G Subba Rao and PN
Roy Chowdhary)
• Chapter 5 : Sources of Ethical Guidance: Laws,
Rules, Regulations and Conscience
• Chapter 6 : Ethical Reasoning and Moral Dilemmas
TEST TOPICS
Ethics Test – II
Probity in Governance : Concept of public service;
Philosophical basis of governance and probity;
Information sharing and transparency in
government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics,
Codes of Conduct, Citizen's Charters, Work culture,
Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds,
challenges of corruption.
2nd ARC 4th Report on 'Ethics in Governance'
• Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
2nd ARC 10th Report on 'Refurbishing of Personnel
Administration'
? Chapter 16 : Civil Services Code
2 n d ARC 12 t h Report on 'Citizen – Centric
Administration'
? Chapter 4 : Citizen's Charters
Ethics, Integrity and Values in Public Services (by Prof.
Ramesh K Arora)
• Part II : Integrity in Public Service
• Part III : Corruption – Sources and Remedies
• Chapter 18 and Chapter 19 : Work Culture
• Chapter 31 and Chapter 32 : Right to Information
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude (by G Subba Rao and PN
Roy Chowdhary)
? Chapter19 : Utilization of Public Funds
Case Studies on the above Issues
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude (by G Subba Rao and PN
Roy Chowdhary)
? Chapter 20 : Case Studies
The Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
? Chapter 8 : Case Studies
Websites
? USC Dornsife: http://dornsife.usc.edu/levan-
institute/dilemmas-and-case-studies/
? Webguru:
http://www.webguru.neu.edu/professionalism/re
search-integrity/ethics-case-studies
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