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PRELIMS SYLLABUSCSAT PAPER - 1 OR GS PAPER -1CSAT Paper I: 200 Marks; Duration: Two Hours; Number of Questions: 100Current Affairs: Events of national and international importanceHistory of India and Indian National MovementIndian 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 (no subject specialization required)General ScienceCSAT PAPER - 2CSAT Paper II: 200 Marks; Duration: Two Hours; Number of Questions: 80ComprehensionInterpersonal skills including communication skillsLogical reasoning and analytical abilityDecision making and problem solvingGeneral mental abilityBasic 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)Marking Scheme: Total 80 questions have 200 marks, thus each question is of 2.5 marks. There is a negative marking of 33% or 0.83 marks. Decision making section doesn't have any negative marking.MAINS PAPER SYLLABUSGS PAPER -1(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 or 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, redraw al 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, communal ism, 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.GS PAPER -2(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 redress al 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 or 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.GS PAPER -3(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.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.Investment models.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.Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.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.Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.GS PAPER-4(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.FOR OPTIONAL SYLLABUS -[USE THIS LINK]UPSC Civil Services - 2017-2018PAPER -A [ INDIAN LANGUAGE ] SYLLABUSComprehensive Type of Questions related to the Given Passage.Short Essay.Vocabulary & Usage.Precise Writing (in other words, making a summary).Translation from English to the Selected Indian Language and Vice Versa.The Indian Languages according to the IAS Civil Services UPSC Mains signifies the Languages which are present in the 8th Schedule to the Indian Constitution. The Script to be used by the Candidates will be based on the Language he or she selects for the Paper A of Indian Languages. The Paper A (Indian Language) in the UPSC IAS Mains is not compulsory for the Candidates who belong to the North Eastern States such as Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Tripura.PAPER - B [ ENGLISH] SYLLABUSComprehensive Type of Questions related to the Given Passage.Short Essay.Vocabulary & Usage.Precise Writing (in other words, making a summary).ESSAY PAPER SYLLABUSThe Candidates are given some Topics. They have to Write Essays on those Given Topics in Brief. They Should not Deviate from the Given Topics. The Essay can be Written in the Language selected by the Candidates. The Candidates have to write the Essay in Orderly manner briefly.

If you need any help in UPSC exam preparation, then you can message me on whatsapp 7091958453As you are Asking for for 2021 Civil service exam preparation. So, I am gonna give you weekly time table of 39 week which is equal to 9 Months.You will be able to cover tjr whole syllabus from these topics.You can read these topics from any books. No problem.To know about test series and Current affairs strategy, you can follow me. I will tell the strategy about that also in my other answers.If you will follow it properly, then no one can stop you to clear the exam.Week 1Ancient History – Tillpost - Mauryan age• Prehistoric period• Harappa / Indus ValleyCivilization• Vedic Age• Mahajanapadas & Rise ofMagadha• Iranian & MacedonianInvasion• Mauryan Age• Post Mauryan Age• SatvanahanasWeek 2Ancient India• Guptas age• Sangam Age• Regional Kingdoms• Post GuptaAge(Harshavardhana,Pallava,Chalukya)• Bhakti MovementMedieval India• Tripartite Struggle(Prathiharas, Palas andRashtrakutas)• Chola Empire• Rajput states• Delhi sultanate• Mughal empire• Maratha Confederacy• Southern Dynasties• Vijayanagara• Bahmani Kingdom• Sufi MovementWeek 3Visual arts:• Indian pottery• Indian sculpture• Indian Architecture(Ancient,Medival,Modern architecture)Week 4Visual arts:• Indian Paintings (Ancient,Medival, Modern, Folk)Performing Arts:• Indian Music (Classical,Folk Music and other musicforms)• Dance Forms (Classical,Folk and martial Dance)• Musical instruments• Indian theatre• Indian puppetry• Indian CircusIndian Literature• Sanskrit• Hindi• Telugu• Tamil• Kannada• UrduSchools of philosophy:• Orthodox and heterodoxSchoolsReligion• Islam• Christianity• Sikhism• Zoroastrianism• JudaismWeek 5Religion• Buddhism• JainismWeek 6Constitutionalism, HistoricalUnderpinnings:• Evolution & Making ofthe Constitution• Features and SignificantProvisions• Political systems➢ Democratic &Non-Democratic➢ Parliamentary &Presidential➢ Unitary & Federal➢ Direct andRepresentative➢ Republic andMonarchy• The Preamble• The Union and itsTerritory• Citizenship• Fundamental RightsWeek 7• Directive Principles• Fundamental Duties• Amendment ofConstitution• EmergencyProvisions• Central & StateGovernment• Parliament & Statelegislature• JudiciaryWeek 8• Indian Federalism• Local GovernmentMiscellaneous:• Official Language• Public Services• Tribunals• Special provisions for SCs,STs, BCs, Minorities &Anglo-Indians• Rights and liabilities of theGovernment• Authoritative text in HindiLanguage• Anti-defection law• Constitutional and non￾constitutional bodies• Ministries and Departmentsof the Government• Pressure groups• Elections & political parties• Representation of People'sActWeek 9• Citizen’s Charter￾Governance• Development processes andthe development industry￾the role of NGOs, SHGs• Role of civil services in ademocracy• Important aspects ofgovernance• Separation of powersbetween various organs• dispute redressalmechanisms and institutions• devolution of powers andfinances up to local levelsand challenges thereinWeek 10ReviseWeek 11Establishment of BritishRule• Battle of Plassey• Battle of Buxar• Anglo Mysore Wars• Anglo Maratha Wars• Anglo Sikh Wars• Anglo Afghan Wars• Anglo- Burma Wars• British Policies – Political,Economical, Social etc.Phase of Struggles• Revolt of 1857• Pre congress organizationsand their contribution tofreedom struggle• Tribal Movements• Peasant MovementsWeek 12Establishment of Congressand Moderate Phase:• Moderate Phase andmethods of freedomstruggle• Development ofModerates andExtremists ideology• Partition of Bengal• Swadeshi Movement• Emergence of MuslimLeagueWeek 13National Movement towardsFreedom and Partition1939-1947:• Second World War,• Individual DisobedienceMovement,• Pakistan Resolution 1940,• August offer,• Cripps mission,• Quit India Movement• INA• Rajagopalachari formula• Desai- Liaquat Pact• Wavell Plan & Shimlaconference• Cabinet Mission• Mountbatten PlanWeek 14ReviseWeek 15Ecology andEnvironment :• Biomes• Environmental Pollutionand IssuesBiodiversity:• Biodiversity and IndianBiodiversity• Animal and Plant diversityin India• Marine Organism• Protected Area Network• Conservation EffortsClimate Change:• Climate change and itsimpact on India• Ocean Acidification• Ozone Depletion• Mitigation Strategies• Government Initiatives• Climate ChangeOrganizationsWeek 16Others• Institution and Measures• EnvironmentalOrganizations• InternationalEnvironmentalConventionWeek 17World Geography:Physical Geography• Geomorphology• Climatology• Oceanography• BiogeographyWeek 18Human Geography:• Population growth anddistribution• Urbanisation - Growth anddistribution• Different types and patternsof settlements• Slums and Squattersettlements• Problems associated withPopulation and unplannedurbanisation and itsremediesMapping of the worldEconomic Geography:• Factors responsible for thelocation of primary,secondary, and tertiarysector industries invariousparts of the world(including India)• Distribution of importantresources in the world(Including India)Week 19Indian Geography:• Physical features• Rivers• Climate• Soil• Vegetation and• Natural Hazards andDisasters.Important Geophysicalphenomena such as• Earthquakes• Tsunami• Volcanic activity• cyclone etc.Indian MappingWeek 20Consolidation &integration of the nation➢ Effects of partition➢ Issues: Kashmir, Religion,Language, Reorganisationof states, Zamindarisystem, Backwardness,Tribals, Liberation ofHyderabad, Pondicherry &Goa➢ Solutions to all the aboveissuesPhase of turbulence➢ 1st & 2nd FYPs➢ Panchsheel- Issue of Tibet➢ Indo-China war➢ India & NAM➢ Language issueWeek 21• Phase of turbulence-2➢ Food crisis➢ Indo Pak war (1965)➢ Tashkent Agreement➢ Green revolution & itseffects➢ Era of Nationalisation• Indo-Pak war 1971• Indo-USSR friendshipTreaty• Liberation ofBangladesh• JP Movement & railwaystrike in India• Emergency & aftermath• Other issues➢ Insurgency in Northeast➢ India as a nuclear power➢ Operation Blue star &Black Thunder➢ Anti-Sikh riots➢ Bhopal gas tragedy➢ Environmentalmovements➢ Economic reforms of1991Week 22National IncomeAccounting:• GDP• GNP• Market Price and FactorCost• NNP• NDP• transfer payments• National income at FC• Personal Income• disposable income• factors affecting nationalincome• net foreign facto incomeNational income:• value added method• income method• expenditure method• Application of variousmethods• Base year• GDP deflator and otherconcepts.Unemployment:• Types of Unemployment:Structural, Seasonal,Frictional, Cyclical.• Nature of Unemployment inIndiaEconomic reforms andinitiatives post￾independence:• Government policies• Five year Plans: Prioritiesand Performance, Issuesrelated to planning,Economic Policies till1991• Economic Reforms since1991: End of license Raj• Liberalization,Privatization andGlobalization• Investment modelsIndustrial Sector reformsand programs:• Industrial Policies• Licensing• MSME• Labour Reforms• Companies Act• Make in India• Skill India• Challenges in Industrialdevelopment• Organised andunorganized sectorWeek 23Inflation :• Definition• Inflationary Gap andInflationary process• Inflation Cycles• Demand Pull Inflation• Cost Push Inflation• Causes of Inflation• Inflation Control measuresRBI and Bankingsystem:• Money• Banking• Central Bank• Banking ReformsCapital Markets &Money Markets :• Basic Terms and Concepts• Equity and debt Instruments• Primary market andSecondary markets etcWeek 24Government budgetingand Fiscal Policy:• Budgeting• Fiscal Policy• Public Finance• Public Expenditure• Public Revenue• Sources of Revenue• Taxes• Public Debt• Deficit FinancingExternal Sector andCurrency Exchange rate• Balance of Payments• FDI• FII• Foreign Trade of India• Trade Policy• WTO related issues andIndia• Intellectual Property RightsInternational Trade andBodies :• IMF• World Bank• Bilateral and RegionalCooperationWeek 25Agriculture :• Recent trends inAgriculture Sector• Cropping System andPattern• Agricultural Marketing andReforms• Agricultural Research• Sustainable Agriculture,Animal Husbandry• issues of buffer stocks andfood security• PDS, economics of animal￾rearing, Food processingand related industries inIndia, supply chainmanagement, Farm distressand government initiatives,Land reforms in IndiaInfrastructure:• IT• Communication• Urbanization• Transport• Mining, Energy• Ports• Roads• Airports• Railways etcWeek 26• Industrial Revolution• American Revolution• French RevolutionWeek 27• Unification of Germany• Unification of Italy• Russian revolution• Chinese Communism• World War I• World War 2• Cold War Era• Post-cold war.• European Unification• Redrawal of Nationalboundaries• Colonization• Communism• Capitalism• SocialismWeek 28Salient features of IndianSociety• Caste System and changesin the caste system in recenttimes• Sanskritization• Westernization andModernization• Religious diversity• Kinship, Marriage andFamily• Middle classDiversity• Unity in Diversity• Different types ofdiversities in India• Factors leading to Unityamidst Diversity in India• Diversity and associatedproblems• Globalization and DiversityEffects of globalization onIndian societyIdealogies – Communalism,Secularism, Capitalism,Regionalism etc.Week 29Role of Women andWomen’s organization• Importance of Women’sorganizations• Women’s organizations andtheir achievements• Types of women’sorganization• Government initiatives tosupport and collaboratewith Women’sOrganizations• Women in agriculture, laborworkforce, politics etc• Role of Men in WomenOrganizationPopulation and associatedissuesPoverty and developmentalissuesUrbanization, theirproblems and theirremediesSocial empowermentWeek 30Ethics and HumanInterface:• Essence, determinants andconsequences of Ethics inhuman actions• dimensions of ethics• ethics in private and publicrelationshipsHuman Values• Lessons from the lives andteachings of great leaders,reformers andadministrators.• Role of family ininculcating values.• Role of society ininculcating values.• Role of educationalinstitutions in inculcatingvaluesAttitude:• Content• Structure• Function• Its influence and relationwith thought and behavior• Moral and political attitudes• Social influence andpersuasionWeek 31Aptitude and foundationalvalues for Civil Service• Integrity• Impartiality and non￾partisanship• Objectivity• Dedication to public service• Empathy• Tolerance• Compassion towards theweaker sectionsEmotional intelligence• Concepts and their utilitiesand application inadministration andgovernance.Contributions of moralthinkers and philosophersfrom India and world.Week 32Public/Civil service valuesand Ethics in Publicadministration:• Status and problems• Ethical concerns anddilemmas in governmentand private institutions• Laws, rules, regulations andconscience as sources ofethical guidance• Accountability and ethicalgovernance• Strengthening of ethical andmoral values in governance• ethical issues ininternational relations andfunding• Corporate governance.Probity in Governance:• Concept of public service;Philosophical basis ofgovernance and probity• Information sharing andtransparency 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 corruptionWeek 33• Indian Foreign Policy –Evolution, Challenges, Success& failure etc.• Effect of policies and politicsof developed and developingcountries on India’s interests• India and neighborhood• Indian Diaspora• regional and global groupingsand agreements involvingIndia• Important Internationalinstitutions, agencies and fora￾their structure, mandateWeek34Introduction to securityissues facing India➢ Classification &Analysis of security➢ threats➢ Linkages betweendevelopment and spread➢ of extremism.➢ Birth & rise of Naxalism➢ Debu Bandopadhyayareport➢ Tackling Naxalism:various measures like➢ Samadhan doctrine etc• Problems in North East& AFSPA• History of insurgency• Role of external state andnon-state actors• Tripura model• Way forward• Role of external state andnon-state actors increating challenges tointernal security;• Security challenges andtheir management inborder areas with specialemphasis on Eastern &western Borders(Madhukar Guptacommittee report onborder management).• Money-laundering,Hawala, Narcotics tradeand its preventionWeek35Cyber security➢ Basics of Cyber security➢ National Cyber➢ Security Policy➢ Recent Cyber Attacks likePetya, Wannacry(ransomware)➢ Cyber warfare of USA,China➢ India’s preparedness etc• Challenges to internalsecurity throughcommunication networks• Role of media and socialnetworking sites ininternal securitychallenges.• Issues like Dataprotection, Localisation(BN SrikrishnaCommittee), Menaceof fake news,radicalisation & terrorrecruitment throughSocial media platforms.• Various Security forcesand agencies and theirmandate.• Police reforms,NATGRID, CCTNS &any recent events,Bilateral exercises ofIndiaWeek 36• Basic science concepts• Science and Technology• developments and theirapplications and effectsin everyday life• Achievement of Indiansin science & technology• Indigenization oftechnology anddeveloping newtechnologyAwareness in thefields of• IT• Space• Computers• RoboticsWeek 37Awareness in thefields of• Nano-technology• Bio-technologyIssues relating tointellectual propertyrights.Week 38ReviseWeek 39Economic Survey &Budget

Social work research activity focuses around several key areas:risk and child abuse;children's rights;learning processes and partnership approaches in professional education;management of child protection systems;safeguarding adults;mental capacity;effectiveness of community-based responses to crime; andevaluation of practice education.Interesting Research Topics in Social WorkThe Effects of Multi-Agency Working of Protecting Children’s RightsShould Therapists Ask Victims of Child Sexual Abuse About What They Think on the Topic of Sex with ChildrenCan Social Work Help Kids Who Have Gone Through Trauma?The Causes and Prevention of Youth RecidivismThe Role of School Social Workers to TeachersThe Influence of Adolescence Physical Changes on the Psyche of ChildrenAbuse Survival and Reintegration Back to the SocietyThe Role of Social Work in Helping students to Build Their Value Systems and GoalsAn Exploration of Perceptions and Attitudes Between Polish Community and Healthcare PractitionersCoping with Intrinsic Cultural Perspectives: Transitioning to Social WorkThe Process of Holding Back: A Practical Application of User Service EmpowermentThe Role of a Social Worker in End of Life DecisionsSocial Working with Children with Specific Needs or disabilitiesA Model for Life-Long Learning on Evidence-Based PracticeThe Impact of the Media: Lessons You Can GetA Study on Women Who Have Sexually Addictive SpousesCan Social Work Prevent Sexual Harassment and School Bullying?The Reflection Act: A Social Work Learning Model of Self IndulgenceA Review of Mentoring as an Essential Component of Social Work TrainingThe Challenges of Inter-Professional practice in Modern Day Social WorkEffects of Bullying to Pre-School studentsThe Relationship of HIV Positive IndividualsHow Far Should You Take Client Satisfaction in Social WorkThe Role of Social Workers in Preventing Teenage pregnanciesPsychological Intervention for Emotionally Disabled ChildrenTop Research Topics in Social WorkThe Policies of Coalition Government Regarding Social WorkHealthcare Experiences for People Who are Diagnosed with FibromyalgiaThe Effects of Parent Drug Use to Their ChildrenThe Role of Psychopathology in Drug Abuse Among TeenagersThe Role of Culture-Bases Activism in Modern-Day Native AmericansSocial Work Interventions on Safeguarding Vulnerable AdultsTransiting from the previous Employment to Social Work: A change of the CareerPersonal Safety Requirement for Social WorkersThe Historical Development of Social WorkThe Benefits of Social Work to SchoolsLiving with Compulsive-Obsessive DisorderThe Challenges That Social Workers in Learning Institutions FaceTeaching Tolerance: The Responsibility of Teachers or Social Workers?The Role of Social Workers in the Adaptation and Socialization of Formerly Homeless ChildrenCan Social Workers Deal with Prejudice in Learning Institutions?How Social Workers Help in Preventing School DropoutWomen and AlcoholHigh Risk Drinking and Sexual Minority WomenCrime While Transiting to AdulthoodWomen Leaders in the CommunityAnxiety and Depression During PregnancyEmerging Drug Use Disparities the YouthHealth and Education Among Racial GroupsThe Impact of Media on Pre-School BehaviorThe Risk of HIV Among Women