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Perfect IAS Classes

Powered by Bureaucrats & Technocrats

Our Patrons:

Mr. A. R. Kohli, Former Governor, Mizoram Er Indresh Kumar, Social Scientist

Air Marshal S. G. Inamdar, Rtd. Former Member UPSC

Aims and Objective: The Project is aimed at genuinely helping students in shaping their career as a Civil Servant. Indeed it is need of hour to help and promote maximum number of students/candidates coming from Various Sections of the Society to get in to the Civil

Services with a vision to strengthen the Steel Frame of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s apt description for IAS & IPS. Our primary effort would be at equipping civil services aspirants with the in-depth knowledge and skills needed for the success in the examination. We would also help them in developing their personality traits not only for getting selected but also to function as effective civil servants in the future.

About the Institute

Perfect IAS Classes, a Special Project engaged in grooming Civil Services Aspirants , is powered by

Bureaucrats & Technocrats. The Institute is dedicated to prepare candidates for the Civil Services

Examination at all the three levels - Preliminary Test, Main Examination and Personality Test. After having a series of brain-storming sessions along with several bureaucrats, technocrats & most acknowledged experts including trainer of trainers Mr. A. R. Kohli, Former Governor Mizoram & Air

Marshal S.G. Inamdar, Retd., Former Member UPSC, it has been founded by Mr. Arbind Pandey,

Founder Chairman, Uttishtha Bharat Foundation. The Founder has helped over 500 students enter the Civil Services including I.A.S., I.F.S., I.P.S. and other Central Services before joining the Governor of Bihar as OSD. During his period in Samkalp every year some of students have secured positions amongst the first ten successful candidates.

Perfect’ Panel of Experts includes highly qualified and experienced teachers of the Central

Universities and other reputed Institutes. We have privilege of inviting senior bureaucrats as guest faculty.

DIRECTOR

Mr. Arbind Pandey, M.Sc. (Operational Research).

Founder Chairman, Uttishtha Bharat Foundation

Formerly

Officer on Special Duty to the Governor of Bihar,

Officer on Special Duty to the Governor of Uttar Pradesh,

Officer on Special Duty to the Governor of Mizoram,

Member Secretary, Committee on Employment, NEC, Shillong, GOI

Special Invitee, Board of Management, Central Agriculture University, Imphal

Research Fellow, Politics & Governance, Observer Research Foundation,

Chief Co-ordinator, Samkalp

75, II Floor, Old Rajinder Nagar Market, Near Axis bank, Delhi-110060; M# 9873400063 www.perfectiasclasses.com

Email: perfectias@gmail.com



Director’s Message:

Inculcating Ethics & Integrity in Human Being - Call of the Hour

-------Arbind Pandey

Riding the horns of dilemma, man often finds himself left directionless and purposeless, immune to the awareness of the virtuous or evil, unable to differentiate between the love of his own or the indifference of others, and a wilful nonchalance towards the outcome of progressive or retrogressive forces. Today I find myself in somewhat a similar situation because the bitter and unpalatable truth that has unveiled itself in the last few years has shaken all my conceptions and paradigms. The one simple perception of right and wrong, good and bad, boon and bane have now become a complex riddle for me. That which should have been the fountain spurting forth the elixir of life, instead appearing like a black hole eclipsing the very source of life. That which promised to be the guiding hand through the maze of life, the light at the end of all life’s black tunnels, instead ready to choke and gorge even the smallest ray of hopes, sunshine and joy coming towards it. It has built an impenetrable wall of darkness around me, frightening me with horrifying vision of future and me, in fear of losing myself to this seemingly insurmountable danger, surrender to it. But is it the most judicious thing to do? ... No, Never..... A small voice from within my inner soul is fighting to be acknowledged: - “Arise, Awaken and face all challenges with confidence and stoically, because you are invincible, intrepid and indomitable. Then what can ever quail or ensnare such a man away from his true existence? When both fear and temptation are far from you, then come forward and jump unhesitatingly onto this greatest battlefield of life, and swear to strive consistently and uncompromisingly towards the absolute attainment of the ultimate deliverance, ready to offer the noblest sacrifice of your life on the altar of this solemn deed.”

It was this dedication, like an oath, emerging from my innermost being, which shook my core and awakened my conscience, so that now I may evaluate the happenings of yesteryears and try to achieve some semblance of a critical analysis. Yesterday is gone and gone forever but nevertheless it moulds and determines the events of today and the outcome of tomorrow. It is the past which teaches us how to walk the uncovered miles of present and which brings the future to us as a continuous present. Quite often, despite being in the presence of milieu, surrounded by innumerable acquaintances, I get a desolate feeling of being all alone, alone and all by myself. This need not necessarily be true because surely, in this whole big universe there must be other people who identify and empathise with my thoughts and my cause. But flow of time and vastness of distance has kept us separate and alone in our own islands. The urge to cut across the barriers has instigated me to set up/ build up an institution/organisation that would give expression to our combined aspirations.

Pondering over such facts, brings to my mind the conclusion that mankind is passing through a phase of self induced infection transmitting through the entire blood-stream of mankind, as a situation of abject, apathetic hopelessness is arising. Deviating from the virtuous path and




Powered by Bureaucrats & Technocrats forsaking all values and principles, man is gradually falling prey to an aimless and fraudulent pseudo-realism, which is pushing man towards self-destruction. Sensitivity which was the sustaining and indivisible aspect of being a human is now getting lost in a mire of depravity.

We are forgetting the importance of emotions and feelings in our lives and are being deprived of the warmth of relationship by the cold onslaught of materialism. Against this backdrop, we see humanity being sacrificed at the stake of a morbid world ruled by “the principle of materialism” , and run by the philosophy of “egomaniacal self-centredness and selfindulgence ”. This philosophy of life has brought about a drastic change in the coordinates of human life, whereby the glorious distinction which such attributes as love, faith and tolerance, used to enjoy, is now giving way to the state where wealth, distrust, apathy and intolerance are being held up as the basic fundamentals of life.

Money earned as a deserving reward for honest labour may bring joyous contentment, but it’s the money acquired by ill-gotten means through illegal and amoral methods, which is at the root of the prevalent chaotic situation. The all pervading atmosphere of superficial glamour and pompous show-off is the outcome of wealth hoarded through dubious means, and which luring people towards its corrupt genesis.

It is dangerously preying on the very foundations of our society, the youth-the backbone of our nation, who is forgetting its own worth and strength, in the face of this outward glitter.

The hollow splendour is overshadowing the brilliance of our treasured young . It would be more pertinent to call it a march towards depravity whereby the lure of easy money is pushing the youth towards a murky and immoral existence. This mentally, physically and spiritually deprived youth, indulging in conscious self-abasement has forsaken its right to be recognised as the nation’s strength, because a weak and disorganised force can in no way represent progress and prosperity, rather it becomes a symbol of ruin and destruction .

Those caught in the web of destructive forces often find themselves being treated with utmost care when the need arises, but dumped to the sidelines once they have served their purpose. Could it be ever conceivable that today’s youth wilfully wishes to be mired in such activities which instead of making his strength, vitality and enterprise a symbol of national pride, rather turns him into the parasite which feeds on the very roots of the national entity, whose mere mention brings a shudder of horror in the hearts of humanity.

Indeed the call of the hour is for that ‘JAMVANT’ who would awaken the ‘HANUMAN’ in every youth and makes him aware of his hidden font of strength, and then for an able institution, who would cement the youth power into a strong willed, energetic army of renovators/performers who would come forward as a national force to be reckoned with. But the arduous task of JAMVANT can be entrusted only to the men of integrity and purpose, men of older generation whose enriching experience we can safely bank on. After all, Shiva is revered today because it was he who consumed the poison himself so that the entire universe may survive and experience the joy of living. Time has come again for reincarnation of that Shiva.

Today every nook and corner of our society and our country is carrying out in despair, but these seems to be no one willing to bear the burden of Shiva and wipe off the bitter tears scaling the eyes of humanity.





Such thoughts provoked the need to bring into existence an edifice which would sensitize the youth and inspire them towards creative progression and inculcate within them a conscientious desire to work unswervingly for national and social prosperity.

-------Uttishtha Bharat-------

Heartiest Congratulations to all achievers in CSE’12 who took Interview Guidance from us!

After a long & deep silence of about 11 years, I again started a very ambitious project namely Perfect IAS Classes.

..... earlier during 1998-2002 we achieved a grand success of

84% in Personality Test & 83% in GS Main and established a brand “Samkalp”....... and now our only target is to set a new Benchmark of Success in this field by providing Perfect

Guidance:

To improve Analytical ability to write appropriate answer

To develop a higher degree of intellectual clarity and critical ability to learn new concepts and ideas better and faster

To achieve the desired Goal

Success Magic is Back: Our Success in the very First Year i.e. CSE'12 is 52% with

AIR 32: Rajendra KV, IAS;

AIR 110: Anshul Gupta, IAS;

AIR 185: Jitendra Gupta, IAS;

AIR 252:Krishna Kumar, IAS;

AIR 360: Saurabh Gupta, IRS;

AIR 399: Rohit Deo Jha, IRS;

AIR 539: Anand Mohan, IRTS;

AIR 599 K. Sandeep, IRTS;

AIR 648: Divyanshu Jha;

AIR 710: Arvind Kumar Poswal, IAS;

AIR 965: Anubhav Singh, IIS;

AIR 996: Ashutosh Kr. Singh, IRS C& CE......

My Heartiest Congratulations to all achievers... May God bless all of them.... all the Happiness & inner strength to become successful performers in days, months & years to come....

We heartily feel indebted to the eminent personalities for their Blessings & Guidance to the CSE Aspirants to succeed in the personality test (PT):

Mr. A. R. Kohli, Former Governor, Mizoram; Air Marshal S.G. Inamdar, Retd., Former Member

U.P.S.C.; Mr. Ashok Singh, Director, Meridian Courses; Mr. B. K. Agrawal, IAS; Jt. Secretary GOI; Mr.

Vipin Saxena, IAS, Special RC, Orissa Bhawan, Govt of Orissa, Mr. Sanjay Das, IRTS, Director

(Operations), CRISS, Railway Board, GOI; Mr. Rajeev Kumar, IOFS; Jt. Secretary, GOI; Mr. N. K.

Mishra, IPS, Jt. Secretary, GOI; Mr. Lalan Kumar, IRS C & CE; Addl. Director NACEN, GOI; Mr. Rajeev

Ranjan, IAS, Special Secretary, Govt. Of Haryana; Mr. Pushpendra Rajput, IAS, Director, GOI; Mr.

Mihir Kumar, IDAS, Director, GOI; Mr. Rajeev Chaudhary, IIS, Director, GOI; Mr. Gaurav Sharma, IES,

Director, GOI; Mr. Jayant Kumar, SCRA, Dy. CVO, Northern Railway, New Delhi; Mr. Suyash Narain,

SCRA, Director-IT, Railway Board, New Delhi; Dr. Shobhit Jain, IRS C&CE, DS, GOI; Mr. Shasank Sarma,

IRPS, DGM, DMRC; Mr. Vivek Pandey, IRS C&CE, Dy Commr, Vigilence, Custom & Excise, GOI; Mr.

Gopal Krishna Jha, IRS C&CE, Dy Commr, Cargo, GOI; Mr. Shiv Pal Singh, IFoS, Director, GOI; Dr.





Sachin Maheshwari, Prof. & Head, NSIT; Er. Vinay Kumar, AGM, NTPC; Er Anil Kumar, Sr. Scientist,

CRRI, GOI; Mr. Pawan Kumar, Bureau Chief, ZEE Business; Mr. Rohit Srivastava, Defense Journalist .

Perfect’ panel of Experts in General Studies :

Mr. Sanjiv Verma : Economy

Dr. A. Vardhan

Mr. A. K. Vishwas

: Indian Heritage & Culture

: Indian History; History of the World

Dr. Surendra Kumar

Er Utkarsh Jeet Singh

: S&T, Gen.Sc. & Environmental Issues

: Geography

Sr. Bureaucrat

Mr. Sameer Pandey

Sr. Bureaucrats

Mr. Arbind Pandey

Dr. Manu Chauhan

Mr. Amit Garg

Mr. M. L. Narayanan

Sr. Bureaucrat

: Security & Related Issues

: Polity & Governance

: Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude

: Case Studies: GS-IV

: Applied Psychology in GS-IV & IR

: India Year Book, Yojna, Kurukshetra

: Current Currents

: Essay

Panel of Experts in Optional Subjects:

Geography : Mr. Himanshu & Er. Utkarsh Jeet Singh

Psychology

Public Administration

Anthropology

: Dr. Manu Chauhan

: Mr. Sameer Pandey

: Mr. Naresh Vaid

Courses Offered at Perfect IAS Classes

General Studies (Prelims + Main)

General Studies Prelims: Fast Track Revision

CSAT

General Studies (Main)

Optional Subjects:

Public Administration

Psychology

Geography

Anthropology

Arbind Pandey

Director






We announce

Foundation Course for CSE’2014-15

Course Date of

Commencement

Time

GS (Prelim + Main) 16.11.13 2:00 PM

GS (Prelim + Main) 30.11.13 2:00 PM

*Duration: November, 2013 to 15 th

July, 2014 & September-October, 2014

*Registration / Admission on First Come First Serve Basis

*Commencement of Batches with Orientation Classes

*5 Days a Week (Sunday may not be Holiday)

**

Weekend Batch for Working Aspirants from 16

th

November

**Improve your Essay writing: under the Supervision & Guidance of Sr. Bureaucrat

**Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by Sr. Bureaucrats supported by Academician

**Become Master of “Economy” under the ablest guidance of Mr. Sanjiv Verma, Author of

“The Indian Economy”

Smaller Batch Size

↔

Greater Interaction with Faculty

Batch Size: 40 Students

Highlights:

• Detailed Coverage of all GS Papers as per new pattern of UPSC

• Various Modules for GS Main also available

• Special CSAT Batches for beginners

• Use of Teaching Ad such as Audio-Visual Ad & Power Point Presentation

• Regular Model exams with evaluation by Perfect Panel of Experts

• Eminent Faculty from all over India to give quality teaching in new syllabus

• Interaction with Senior as well as young Civil Servants

• Guidance for filling up of Mains Application Forms mainly priorities for Services

• Residential facilities available for aspirants

Various Modules for GS Main

• GS –II: Polity, Governance & IR including Practice Test

• GS-IV: Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude including Case Studies & Practice Test

• Heritage & Culture (Complete Coverage of all Dimensions of Heritage & Culture)

• History of India & the World

• Geography, Environment, Bio-Diversity & Disaster Management

• Economic Development

• Technology, Society & Security





Subjects Date

Public Administration 29.11.13 & 10.12.13

Geography

New Batches for Optional Subjects

16.12.13

Time

12:00 PM

8:00 AM

Test Series Schedule for Public Administration

Paper-I Paper-II

TEST 1:: 27 th

November

Unit 1. Introduction

TEST 1:: 10 th

January

Unit 1. Evolution of Indian Administration;

Unit 2. Philosophical and Constitutional

TEST 2:: 30 th November framework of government; Unit 3. Public Sector

Undertakings

TEST 2:: 20 th January

Unit 2. Administrative Thought;

Unit 3. Administrative Behaviour

TEST 3:: 10 th

December

Unit 4. Organization; Unit 5. Accountability and

Control ; Unit 6. Administrative Law

TEST 4:: 20 th December

Unit 4. Union Government and Administration;

Unit 6. State Government and Administration;

Unit 7. District Administration since

Independence

TEST 3:: 30 th

January

Unit 8. Civil Services; Unit 11. Rural

Development; Unit 12. Urban Local Government

TEST 4:: 10 th February

Unit 7. Comparative Public Administration;

Unit 8. Development Dynamics

Unit 5. Plans and Priorities; Unit 9. Financial

Management; Unit 10. Administrative Reforms since Independence

TEST 5:: 30 th

December

Unit 9. Personnel Administration; Unit 10. Public

TEST 5:: 20 th

February

Policy; Unit 11. Techniques of Administrative

Improvement; Unit 12. Financial Administration

Unit 13. Law and Order Administration

Unit 14. Significant issues in Indian

Administration

Comprehensive Test 1 and 2 for Paper-I & Paper-II: 10 th March, 2014

Comprehensive Test 3 and 4 for Paper-I & Paper-II: 25 th

March, 2014

Note

1.

Test Series for GS (Main) & Essay will be announced shortly after CSE’13 Main

Examination.

2.

Extended Interview Guidance Programme for CSE’13 by Mr. A. R. Kohli, Former

Governor Mizoram & Air Marshal S. G. Inamdar, Retd. Former Member UPSC and a team of Senior & Young Bureaucrats will start from 18 th

January,2014 (Weekends only)

Desirous Candidates may directly contact:

Mr. Arbind Pandey, Director

Address: 75, II Floor, Old Rajinder Nagar Market, Near Axis Bank, Delhi-110060

E Mail: perfectias@hotmail.com ; M# 9873400063 ; www.perfectiasclasses.com





Syllabi for the Civil Services Examination

Part-A

Preliminary Examination: The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200 marks each

Paper I - (200 marks) 2 hrs (General Studies)

• Current events of national and international importance

• History of India and Indian National Movement

• Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the

World.

• Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public

Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

• Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,

Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.

• General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization

• General Science.

Paper II - (200 marks) 2 hrs (CSAT – Civil Services Aptitude Test)

• Comprehension

• Interpersonal skills including communication skills;

• Logical reasoning and analytical ability

• Decision making and problem solving

• General mental ability

• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level),

Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level)

• English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level)

Note 1: Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper)

Nate 2: The questions will be objective in nature; Multiple choice questions





Part- B

Civil Services Main Examination-New Pattern

The main examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory.

The nature and standard of questions in the General Studies papers (Paper-II to Paper –V) will be such that a well educated person will be able to answer them without any specialized study. The questions will be such as to test a candidate’s general awareness of a variety of subjects, which will have relevance for a career in Civil Services. The questions are likely to test the candidate’s basic understanding of all relevant issues, ability to analyse, and take a view on conflicting socio-economic goals, objectives and meaningful and succinct answers.

The scope of the syllabus for optional subject papers (Paper-VI & Paper- VII) for the examination is broadly of the Honours Degree level i.e. a level higher than the bachelors’ degree and lower than the masters’ degree. In the case of Engineering, Medical Sciences and Law, the level corresponds to the bachelors’ degree.

Syllabi of the papers included in the scheme of Civil Services (Main)

Examination are given as follows:

The written examination will consist of following Seven Papers:

Paper-I: 250 Marks Duration: 3 Hours

Essay:

To be written in the medium or language of the candidate’s choice. Candidates will be required to write an essay on a specific topic. The choice of subjects will be given.

They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.





General Studies-I

PAPER-II: 250 Marks Duration: 3 Hours

General Studies- I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the

World and Society.

• Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

• 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 reorganization 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.

• 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.

• 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.

CSE Mains (General Studies)-II

PAPER-III: 250 Marks Duration: 3 Hours

General Studies-II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and

International relations.

• 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.

• 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





• Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

• Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders

• 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.

• Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.

• Role of civil services in a democracy.

• 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.

CSE Mains (General Studies)-III

PAPER-IV: 250 Marks Duration: 3 Hours

General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity,

Environment, Security and Disaster Management.

• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

• Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.

• Government Budgeting.

• 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.

• Investment models.

• 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

• Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

• Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

• Disaster and disaster management

• 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.

• 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

• Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate

CSE Mains (General Studies)-IV

PAPER-V: 250 Marks Duration: 3 Hours

General Studies- IV: Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude

This paper will include questions to test the candidates’ attitude and approach to issues relating to integrity, probity in public life and his problem solving approach to various issues and conflicts faced by him in dealing with society. Questions may utilise the case study approach to determine these aspects. The following broad areas will be covered.

• 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.

• Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.

• 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.

• Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.

• Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.

• 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.





Study Modules for General Studies-Main- Papers I, II, III

1. Governance, Constitution, Polity

Part-I: Constitution and Polity

• Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.


• Separation of powers between various organs - dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.

• 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.


• 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.



Constitutional Bodies.

Part-II: Governance and Civil Services


• Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.


2. Indian Economics

Part-I:

• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

• Government Budgeting ( Public Finance)

• 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.

Part-II: Poverty, Development and Inclusive Growth :

• Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

• Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders

• Inclusive growth and issues arising from it

• population and associated issues,

• poverty and developmental issues,

• Issues relating to poverty and hunger.

3. Agriculture Economy/ Geography

• 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(Geog)

• 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 .

4. Social Issues





Part-I: Structural Features of Indian Society

• Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

• Role of women and women’s organization,

• Urbanization, their problems and their remedies

• Effects of Globalization on Indian society

• Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism

Part-II: Social justice and Welfare State/Socio-Economic

• 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.

5. History

Part-I: Indian Heritage and Culture

• Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

Part-IIA: Indian History

• 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 reorganization within the country.

Part-IIB: History of the World

• History of the world will include events from 18th century such as

industrial revolution,

world wars,

redrawing of national boundaries,

colonization, decolonization,

• Political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.

Their forms and effect on the society.

6. Geography

• 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.

7. National Security- international and domestic dimensions

Part-I: International Aspects

• 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.

Part-II: Domestic Aspects of Security

• 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

• Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate

8. Science and Technology and Environment

Part-I: Technology

• 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.

Part-II: Environmental Issues

• 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.

• Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

• Disaster and disaster management

GS-IV: Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude

The syllabus has been slightly re-arranged to bring together the topics that are presented in a disjointed manner in the original.

1. Ethics and Human Interface: o Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; o dimensions of ethics; o Ethics in private and public relationship .

2. Human values: o lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators – o Role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

3. Attitude: o Content, structure, function; o Its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; o Moral and political attitudes; o Social influence and persuasion in attitude development

4. Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, o Integrity, o Impartiality and non-partisanship, o Objectivity, o Dedication to public service, o Empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections.

Understanding, developing & inculcating such values

5. Emotional intelligence- o Concepts pertaining to EI and EQ o Their utility and application in administration and governance.

6. Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world: o Discussion of the ideas of some notable figures from Indian and Western traditions with regard to ethics and values with emphasis on practical aspects

7. Public/Civil service values and Ethics in public administration: o Status and problems; o ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; o laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; o strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; o ethical issues in international relations and funding;




Powered by Bureaucrats & Technocrats o Corporate governance.

8. Probity in governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity. o Information sharing and transparency in government, o right to information, o codes of ethics, o codes of conduct, o citizen’s charters, o work culture, o quality of service delivery, o utilisation of public funds, o Challenges of corruption.

9. Case studies on above issues.

The main purpose of GS paper-IV is “to test the candidates’ attitude and approach to issues relating to integrity, probity in public life and his problem solving approach to various issues and conflicts faced by him in dealing with society”. Therefore the purpose of teaching would be to inculcate the right attitudes and values and enhance the capability of applying these values to real life situations. This would involve (a) understanding and appreciation of the right values needed in public service and (b) the ability to solve problems involving ethical issues. Our focus in this paper will be on:

• Discussion of the foundations for each of the key mentioned above.

• Emphasis on practical aspects especially in governance and administration of these values and principles

• Discussion of a series of case studies to illustrate the application of these principles and how they can be used in practice

• Particular emphasis on conflicts of values and grey areas where clear cut answers are not available





Governance, Constitution, Polity Module

Basic themes and Linkages of this Module

• We seek an understanding of how India is governed

• We need to look at the structures of governance, their emergence and their functioning

• We have to consider major conflicts and issues that arise in this context

• A comparative awareness both across time in India (temporal dimensions) and with other major countries internationally (spatial dimensions) is also needed

This module is linked with that on Social justice and Welfare State as well as the one on

Public/Civil services values and Ethics for GS-IV

Part-I: Constitution and Polity

Basic Aspects of Constitution

• Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution,

• Features, amendments, significant provisions

• Basic structure


Preliminary reading suggested

1. Background of the Indian Constitution, 1919, 1935 Acts

2. Cabinet mission plan, setting up of the constituent assembly, main issues faced by it.

3. Basic approach of the Constituent assembly

4. Key features of the constitution

5. Key borrowings and sources, a. Compare India’s Parliamentary scheme with UK b. Compare India’s federal scheme with Australia, Canada c. Compare India’s fundamental rights and the judiciary with the USA d. Compare the Directive Principles to Eire e. Impact of Indian Constitution on other countries and comparison with them

6. Amendment procedure and use

7. Emergence of the doctrine of basic structure

8. NCERT Themes chapter 15

9. NCERT ICW chapter 1, 9

Federalism

• 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.


1. Structure of India’s federal system

2. Relation between the union and the states in administrative, legislative and financial spheres

3. Devolution of powers to Panchayats in the 73 rd

amendment and PESA

4. NCERT ICW Chapters 7, 8

Organs of government

• Separation of powers between various organs –

Dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions


• Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive

Ministries and Departments of the Government

• Structure, Organisation and functioning of the Judiciary;






Constitutional Bodies


1. What is separation of powers, why is it needed and what problems can it cause?

2. Structure and functioning of legislative bodies a. Speaker, committees, financial powers, legislative role, accountability mechanisms b. Powers and Privileges

3. Structure and role of the executive a. Political executive--- relative positions of President and the council of ministers b. Stability vs. Accountability c. Organisation of ministries and departments

4. Judicial system a. Hierarchy of courts b. Judicial review and judicial activism

5. Mode of appointment to constitutional bodies a. Constitutionally prescribed vs. actual

6. AG, CAG, UPSC, ECI

7. NCERT ICW Chapters 4, 5, 6

Political Aspects

• Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.


Preliminary Reading suggested

1. Civil Society and its organisations in India

2. Electoral system and its management

.

Part-II: Governance and Civil Services


• Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability,

• Transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures

• Right to Information

• e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential;

• Citizens charters,



1. What are statutory and regulatory bodies? Why are they established and what is the role envisaged for them?

a. Balancing independence/autonomy and accountability

2. The UPSC and the Civil Services a. Role, responsibility b. Relations with the political executive

3. Concept of Governance and its quality a. Measures to promote it

4. E-Governance --- the technology determinants and enables, impact and role

5. Right to Information, Right to service acts, Citizen charters





Suggested Readings

General Studies

1.

An Introduction to the Constitution of India: D.D.Basu

2.

Perspectives on Indian Constitution: Edited by Subash Kashyap

3.

Biology for VIII-X Std.: NCERT

4.

Physics for VIII-X Std.: NCERT

5.

Chemistry for VIII-X Std.: NCERT

6.

Anatomy & Physiology for Nurses Courses: Evelyn Pearce

7.

Know your body: Reader's Digest

8.

Indian Economy: Sanjiv Verma, 2nd Ed. Unique Publication

9.

Economic Survey of India: Government of India

10.

General Principles of World Geography : Charles Farro

11.

Monsoon Asia: Charles Farro

12.

Physical Geography of India for VII - XII Std.: NCERT

13.

Any Good School Atlas

14.

Ancient India for VII-XII Std.: NCERT

15.

Medieval India for VII-XII Std.: NCERT

16.

History of Modern India: A.C.Banerjee

17.

The Hindu & Times of India: Newspapers

18.

Frontline and Political & Economic weekly: Periodicals

19.

Yojana & World Focus: Periodicals

20.

Perfect’ Study Material

General Studies-I

1.

Themes in World History (Class-XI): Chapter 4 “Towards Modernisation”

2.

Indian Society (Class XI): Chapters 1, 3, 5, 6

3.

Social Change & Development in India (Class XI): Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8

4.

Fundamental of Physical Geography (Class XI): Chapters 4, 5, 12, 14, 15, 16

5.

India Physical Environment (Class XI): Chapters 1-7

6.

Fundamentals of Human Geography (XII): Chapters 4-9

7.

NCERT- Modern India

8.

Grover & Grover – Modern India

9.

Bipin Chandra – India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857-1947

10.

Bipin Chandra – India since Independence (Penguin)

11.

Ramchandra Guha- India after Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy

12.

Perfect’ Study Material(Under Preparation)

General Studies Paper-II

1.

Subhash Kashyap:- Our Constitution

2.

ARC Fifth Report- Chapters 4,5,6,7

3.

ARC Sixth Report – Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5

4.

Representation of People Act: http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/election%20Manual/em.html

5.

Indian Govt & Politics: AS Narang





6.

ARC 8 th

Report- Chapters 1-7

7.

ARC 9 th

Report- Chapter 2, 4, 5, 6

8.

ARC 4 th

Report – Chapter 9

9.

ARC 10 th Report- Chapters 4,6,12, 13, 14

10.

ARC 13 th

Report- Chapter 6

11.

NCERT – Contemporary World Politics (Class XII):Chapters 1-6, 9

12.

Perfect’ Study Material (Under Preparation)

International Relations- i.

Ministry of External Affairs- Annual Report ii.

Ministry of External Affairs website for news and text of international agreements iii.

Harsh V Pant (ed.)- Indian Foreign Policy in a unipolar world (Routledge) iv.

Nayar & Paul- India in the World Order (Cambridge) v.

Sumit Ganguly(ed.)- Indian Foreign Policy: Retrospect and Prospect

General Studies Paper-III

1.

ARC Third Report- Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6

(Disaster management)

2.

NCERT – Indian Economic Development (Class-XII)

3.

APJ Kalam- India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium

4.

APJ Kalam- Envisioning on Empowered Nation: Technology for Societal Transformation

5.

Ashok Singh- Science & Technology (Mc grow Hill)

6.

Planning Commission- 12 th

Five Year Plan

7.

Planning Commission- National Human Development Report

8.

Government of India- Economic Survey 2012-13

9.

Bimal Jalan- India’s Economy in the 21 st

Century

10.

Sanjiv Verma-Indian Economy, 2 nd

Edition, Unique Publication

11.

ARC Seventh Report- Chapters 2-12

12.

MoHA- Annual Report 2012-13: Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

13.

Perfect’ Study Material (Under Preparation)

GS Paper IV

1.

Peter Singer (edited) - A Companion of Ethics: Chapters 4, 5, 12, 14, 19, 23, 29, 31

2.

Psychology (Class XI)

Cultural Basis: Socio-Cultural Shaping of Behaviour

Concept of Culture

Enculturation

Socialisation

Acculturation

Chapter-8

The Nature of thinking

The Process of thinking

Problem Solving

Decision Making





Nature and Process of Creative Thinking

Nature of Creative Thinking

Barriers of Creative Thinking

Strategies for Creative Thinking

Chapter-9

Nature of Motivation

Types of Motives

Biological Motives

Psychosocial Motives

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Self – Motivation (Box 9.1)

Cognitive Bases of Emotions

Cultural Bases of Emotions

Expression of Emotions

Expression of Emotions

Cultural and Emotional Expression

Cultural and Emotional labelling

Managing Negative Emotions

Enhancing Positive Emotions

Emotional Intelligence (Box 9.6)

3.

NCERT Psychology (Class XII)

Chapter 6

Explaining Social Behaviour

Nature and Components of Attitudes

A ‘Green Environment’: The A-B-C Components of an Attitude (Box 6.1)

Attitude Formation and Change

Attitude Formation

Attitude Change

Telling a Lie for Twenty Dollars (Box 6.2)

Attitude-Behaviour Relationship

Prejudice and Discrimination

Strategies for Handling Prejudice

Social Cognition

Schemas and Stereotypes

Impression Formation and Explaining

Behaviour of Others through Attributions

Impression Formation

Attribution of Causality

Behaviour in the Presence of Others

Pro-Social Behaviour

Factors Affecting Pro-social Behaviour

Chapter-9

General Skills

Intellectual and Personal Skills; Sensitivity to Diversity: Individual and Cultural Differences (Box 0.1)





Observational Skills

Specific Skills

Communication Skills

Characteristics of Communication (Box 9.2)

Some Tips to Improve your Listening Skills (Box 9.3)

Counselling Skills

4.

ARC 4 th

Report- Chapter 2-8

5.

ARC 11 th

Report- Chapter 1-6

6.

ARC 12 th

Report- Chapters 2-7

Perfect’ Study Material

Supplementary Readings:

• Restoring Values: Edited by E. Sreedharan & Bharat Wakhlu; Sage Publication

• Speeches of Swami Ranganathananda: Ramkrishna Mission Publication

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Paper-I: 250 Marks Duration: 3 Hours

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General Studies-I

CSE Mains (General Studies)-II

CSE Mains (General Studies)-III

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Study Modules for General Studies-Main- Papers I, II, III

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