Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Timetable 2019-2020
Note
• The sources for the subjects will be given in the orientation
classes
• Test Time will be 10 am to 11 am for the sectional tests and 9 am to
12 pm for full length tests
• The discussion will Commence at 11.30 am for the sectional tests
and 12.30 pm for full length tests
• Orientation for the subjects will be held after test discussions
• ESSAY: Sectional tests will have 4 topics and Full length tests will
have 8 topics divided into two sections.
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28 June
Orientation for Core batch
2019
Friday
1. Architecture
➢ Cave Architecture
➢ Temple Architecture
➢ Indo-Islamic Architecture
➢ Modern Architecture
( Under Indus Valley Civilization, The Mauryan
Architecture, The Sungas, Kushanas, Satavahanas &
3 July
Guptas, Post Guptas, Delhi-Sultanate, Mughals etc)
2019
Art and
Wednesday 1
Culture - 1 2. Sculpture -- Indian Sculpture and Different schools
of Art
3. Indian Paintings
➢ Pre historic painting & Cave paintings
➢ Mural Paintings
➢ Miniature Paintings - Pala School, Rajput
Paintings, Mughal Paintings, Hill paintings etc.
➢ Folk Paintings
➢ Modern Indian Paintings Personalities Associated
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2019 Ethics and Human Interface: Essence,
2 Ethics determinants and consequences of Ethics in human
Friday
actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public
relationships.
1. Religion
➢ Hinduism
➢ Jainism
➢ Buddhism
➢ Islam
➢ Christianity
➢ Zoroastrianism
➢ Judaism
2. Philosophy
8 July
➢ Six Schools of Philosophy
2019 Art and
3 ➢ Ajivika
Tuesday Culture - 2
➢ Lokayata etc.
10 July
4 Essay
2019 • Indian Art & Culture
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1. Indian Music
➢ Classical Music
Hindustani Music
Carnatic Music
➢ Folk Music Tradition
➢ Modern Music
➢ Personalities
2. Indian Dance
➢ Classical Dance forms in India – Odissi, Kathak,
Kathakali, Mohiniattay, Sattriya, Manipuri,
Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi
➢ Folk Dances
➢ Modern Dance in India
3. Theatre
➢ Sanskrit Theatre
➢ Folk Theatre
12 July ➢ Modern Theatre
2019 Art and ➢ Personalities
5
Friday Culture - 3
4. Puppetry
➢ History
➢ Different forms of Puppetry in India
➢ People Associated with Theatres
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12 July
2019 Orientation for World History
Friday
2. Revolutions
• American Revolution
• French Revolution
➢ Thinkers & Philosophers
• Russian Revolution
• Chinese Revolution
16 July
2019 World History 3. Unification of Germany & Italy
7
Tuesday -1
4. Colonialism & Imperialism
• Africa
• Asia
• South America
17 July
8 Essay
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1. World War I
20 July 2. World War – II
2019 World History 3. Cold war
9
Saturday -2 4. Post-cold war era
5. Important Treaties like Treaty of versalies, Treaty
of Traine etc.
20 July
2019 Orientation for Modern History
Saturday
• Fall of Mughals
• Advent of Europeans
➢ Coming of Europeans
➢ Struggle among Europeans
25 July
Modern India - ➢ Rise of East India Company
2019 11
1
Thursday
• India under East India Company’s Rule
➢ Administration
➢ Political policies
Regulating Act of 1773
Pitt’s India Act 1784
Charter acts of 1784, 1793, 1813,1833, 1853
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• Other Dimensions
➢ Tribal Movements
➢ Peasants Movement
➢ Dalit Movements
➢ Women movement
➢ Role of Press and Publications
➢ Role of Business groups
28 July
2019 Prelims TEST – 2 – Test on Art & Culture
Sunday
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CSAT TEST – 1
1. Comprehension
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• Other Dimensions
➢ Tribal Movements
➢ Peasants Movement
➢ Dalit Movements
➢ Women movement
➢ Role of Press and Publications
➢ Role of Business groups
Sunday
7 August
• Topics on History
2019 16 Essay
Wednesday • Ethics & Philosophy
6. Punjab Crisis
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2. Land reforms
• Colonial impact
• Peasant movements
• Zamindari abolition
• Tenancy reforms
• Ceiling & Bhoodan movement
• Cooepratives
7. Communalism in India
• Revival & growth of Communalism
• Communalism & use of state power
14 August
2019 Orientation for Geography
Wednesday
15 August
2019 20 Essay Ethics & Philosophy
Thursday
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➢ Oceanography
23 August
1. Indian Geography (Both Physical & economic)
2019
23 Geography - 2
Friday
2. Natural disasters & Disaster management in India.
24 August
2019 • Topics related to Geography
24 Essay
Sunday • Ethics & Philosophy
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28 August
2019 Orientation for Society
Wednesday
29 August
Prelims TEST – 5 – Test on World
2019
Thursday Geography
CSAT TEST – 2
1. Comprehension
2 September
• Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
2019 27 Society 1
Monday
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• Social Issues
➢ Indian Society
➢ Feminism
3 September
Essay ➢ Gender Justice
2019 28
➢ Unity & Diversity
Tuesday
• Ethics & Philosophy
9 September
2019 Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers
30 Ethics
Monday from India and world.
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➢ Communalism
➢ Secularism
15
September Prelims TEST – 6 – Test on Indian
2019 Geography
Sunday
CSAT TEST – 3
15
September Revision test of Test 1 & Test 2
2019 syllabus
Sunday
18
September
33 GS-1 Full Length Test
2019
Wednesday
18
September Orientation for Polity & Governance
2019
Wednesday
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20
September
35 Ethics Full length Test
2019
Friday
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➢ Federalism
➢ Institutions of India
➢ Local self- government
29
September Prelims TEST – 7 – Test on World
2019 Geography
Sunday
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11 October
2019 Orientation for Social Justice
Friday
13 October
2019 Prelims TEST – 8 – Test on Polity
Sunday
CSAT TEST – 4
1. Comprehension
45 Essay
Ethics & Philosophy
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14 October
2019
Monday
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23 October
2019 Prelims TEST – 9 – Test on Polity
Thursday
25 October
2019 Orientation for International Relations
Friday
29 October
• Foreign policy of India
2019 53 Essay
• South –South Cooperation
Tuesday
• Regional Groupings
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3. Social Justice
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4. IR
• Foreign policy of India
• South –South Cooperation
• Regional Groupings
10
November
58 GS-2 Full Length Test
2019
Sunday
11
November
2019 Orientation for Economy
Monday
12
November
59 Ethics full length test
2019
Tuesday
Thursday
CSAT TEST – 5
1. Comprehension
• Industrial Policy
• Human Resource and Employment
17 November
• Liberalization
2019 61 Essay
Sunday • Economic Planning
• Fiscal Policy
• External Sector
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• Government Budgeting.
23
November Orientation for Agriculture
2019
Saturday
24
November
2019
Prelims TEST – 11 – Test on Economy
Sunday
25 November
• Sectors of Economy
2019 65 Essay
• Infrastructure
Monday
• Tourism
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• MSME
• Economic Justice
• Public Distribution
1 December 2019
68 Agriculture 2 System- objectives, functioning, limitations,
Sunday
revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security.
• Food Processing
3 December • Agriculture
2019 69 Essay • Subsidies
Wednesday • PDS
5 December 2019
70 Agriculture 3
Thursday • Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.
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5
December Orientation for Science and Technology
2019 And Environment & Ecology
Thursday
7 December
2019 Prelims TEST – 12 – Test on Economy
Saturday
CSAT TEST – 6
7 December
2019
Revision test of Test 4 & Test 5
Saturday syllabus
➢ Computers
➢ Robotics
➢ Nano-technology
➢ Bio-technology
➢ Artificial Intelligence
• Space
• Emerging Paradigms (AI, Robotics,
10 December Nano Tech)
2019 73 Essay • Energy
Tuesday • Science & Ethics
• Science & Religion
• Innovation & Research
Sunday
17
December Orientation For disaster Management
2019
Tuesday
• Alternative future
1. Climate change & global warming
18 December 2. Renewable energy technologies
2019 77 Essay 3. Sustainable habitats
Wednesday 4. Conservation & development
• Disaster Management
22
December Orientation for Internal Security
2019
Sunday
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December Prelims TEST – 14 – Test on Ecology &
2019 Environment
Tuesday
• Internal Security
28 December
• Cyber Security
2019
81 Essay • Maritime Security
Saturday
Ideologies (Terrorism, Naxalism,
Extremism)
29
December Prelims TEST – 15 – Test on Ecology &
2019 Environment
Sunday
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2 January
2020 83 Ethics full length test
Thursday
7 January
2020 84 GS-3 Full Length Test
Tuesday
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• Economy
➢ Indian Economy
➢ Industrial Policy
➢ Human Resource and Employment
➢ Liberalization
➢ Economic Planning
➢ Fiscal Policy
➢ External Sector
➢ Sectors of Economy
➢ Infrastructure
➢ Tourism
➢ MSME
➢ Economic Justice
• Agriculture
➢ Food Processing
8 January ➢ Agriculture
Essay full
2020 85 ➢ Subsidies
Length
Wednesday ➢ PDS
• Alternative future
➢ Climate change & global warming
➢ Renewable energy technologies
➢ Sustainable habitats
➢ Conservation & development
• Disaster Management
Friday
12 January 2020
86 Art and culture Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art
Sunday
Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to
modern times.
CSAT TEST – 7
17 January
2020 Full Syllabus
Friday
23 January
Prelims TEST – 18 – Test on Modern Indian
2020
Thursday History
• Indian Geography
• Social Issues
(a) Indian Society
(b) Feminism
(c) Gender Justice
29 January
(d) Unity & Diversity
2020 93 Essay
(e) Globalization
Wednesday
(f)Urbanization
(g) Poverty & Hunger
(h) Communalism
(i) Secularism
(j) Globalization
(k) Urbanization
(l) Poverty & Hunger
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(m) Communalism
(n)Secularism
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January Prelims TEST – 19 – Test on Geography
2020
Friday
Friday
9 February
2020 Prelims TEST – 20 – Test on Polity
Sunday
• Indian History
• Social Issues
➢ Indian Society
➢ Feminism
➢ Gender Justice
➢ Unity & Diversity
10 ➢ Globalization
February Essay full ➢ Urbanization
97 ➢ Poverty & Hunger
2020 length
➢ Communalism
Monday ➢ Secularism
➢ Globalization
➢ Urbanization
➢ Poverty & Hunger
➢ Communalism
➢ Secularism
11
February
98 Ethics full Length Test
2020
Wednesday
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February Prelims TEST – 21 – Test on Polity
2019
Wednesday
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• Federalism
• Institutions of India
• Local self- government
16 February • Criminal Justice System
2020 100 Essay • Judiciary
Sunday • Democracy
• Rights
• Freedom of Speech
• Administrative Reforms
• E-governance- applications,
19 February
models, successes, limitations, and potential.
2020 101 Governance
Wednesday
• Citizens charters, transparency & accountability and
institutional and other measures.
21
February Prelims TEST – 22 – test on India Year
2020 Book
Friday
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• Social Justice
25 February ➢ Social Justice – Economic justice –
2020 104 Essay political Justice
Tuesday ➢ Health
➢ Education
➢ Poverty & Hunger
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• IR
➢ Foreign policy of India
➢ South –South Cooperation
➢ Regional Groupings
27
February
2020
CSAT TEST – 8 -- Full syllabus
Thursday
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6 March
2020 107 GS-2 Full Length Test
Friday
7 March
2020 108 Ethics Full Length
Saturday
• Social Justice
➢ Social Justice – Economic justice –
political Justice
➢ Health
➢ Education
➢ Poverty & Hunger
➢ Vulnerable Sections like women, old
person and children.
• IR
➢ Foreign policy of India
➢ South –South Cooperation
➢ Regional Groupings
10 March
2020 Prelims TEST – 24 – Test on Economy
Monday
• Government Budgeting.
11 March
2020 110 Economy
Wednesday
• Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in
industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
• Investment models.
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• Agriculture
➢ Food Processing
➢ Agriculture
➢ Subsidies
➢ PDS
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Disaster Management
Disaster and disaster management.
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• Alternative future
➢ Climate change & global warming
27 March 2020 ➢ Renewable energy technologies
117 Essay
Friday ➢ Sustainable habitats
➢ Conservation & development
• Disaster Management
• Internal Security
➢ Internal Security
➢ Cyber Security
➢ Maritime Security
➢ Ideologies (Terrorism, Naxalism,
Extremism)
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29 March
2020 Prelims Full length test (TEST - 27)
Sunday
29 March
2020 CSAT test – 9 – Full syllabus
Sunday
31 March
2020 118 GS-3 Full Length Test
Wednesday
1 April
2020 119 Ethics Full Length
Wednesday
• Indian Economy
➢ Industrial Policy
➢ Human Resource and Employment
➢ Liberalization
➢ Economic Planning
Ess
➢ Fiscal Policy
2 April ay
➢ External Sector
2020 120 Full
➢ Sectors of Economy
Thursday leng
➢ Infrastructure
th
➢ Tourism
➢ MSME
➢ Economic Justice
• Agriculture
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➢ Food Processing
➢ Agriculture
➢ Subsidies
➢ PDS
• Science & Technology
➢ Space
➢ Emerging Paradigms (AI, Robotics, Nano Tech)
➢ Energy
➢ Science & Ethics
➢ Science & Religion
➢ Innovation & Research
• Alternative future
➢ Climate change & global warming
➢ Renewable energy technologies
➢ Sustainable habitats
➢ Conservation & development
• Disaster Management
• Internal Security
➢ Internal Security
➢ Cyber Security
➢ Maritime Security
➢ Ideologies (Terrorism, Naxalism, Extremism)
4 April
2020 Prelims Full length test (TEST - 28)
Saturday
7 April
2020 121 Essay
Tuesday
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122
2020
& GS 1 Full Length GS 2 Full Length
Wednesday
123
9 April
124
2020
& GS 3 Full Length GS 4 Full Length
Thursday
125
11 April
2020 Prelims Full length test (TEST - 29)
Saturday
13 April
2020
Monday
126 Essay
14 April
127
2020
& GS 1 Full Length
Tuesday GS 2 Full Length
128
15 April
129
2020
& GS 3 Full Length GS 4 Full Length
Wednesday
130
17 April
2020 Prelims Full length test (TEST - 30)
Friday
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21 April
2020 Prelims Full length test (TEST - 31)
Tuesday
25 April
2020 Prelims Full length test (TEST - 32)
Saturday
25 April
2020 CSAT test – 10 – Full syllabus
Saturday
29 April
2020 Prelims Full length test (TEST - 33)
Wednesday
3 May
2020 Prelims Full length test (TEST - 34)
Sunday
2 May
2020 CSAT test – 11 – Full syllabus
Saturday
6 May
2020 Prelims Full length test (TEST - 35)
Wednesday
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10 May
2020 Prelims Full length test (TEST - 36)
Sunday
10 May
2020 CSAT test – 12 – Full syllabus
Sunday
17 May
2020 Prelims Full length test (TEST - 37)
Sunday
24 May
2020 Prelims Full length test (TEST - 38)
Sunday
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