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 specialisation.
General Science.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The question paper will be of the objective type (multiple choice
questions).
The question paper will be set both in Hindi and English.
The paper will be of two hours duration.
PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS:
For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate,
one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted
as penalty.
If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as
a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct
and there will be same penalty as above for that question.
If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate,
there will be no penalty for that question.
Online Classroom Sessions
The course comprises of online classroom sessions for a duration of 350
hours.
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to check the weekly timetable schedule for this course.
Civil Services Prelims - Suggested Reference Books, Magazines and Articles
The following are the suggested books / references that the students can consult
while preparing for CSAT (Prelims) - Paper I.
History
Geography
Ancient India: RS Sharma (NCERT book Class XI)
Medieval India: Satish Chandra (NCERT book Class XI)
Modern India (Contemporary India): Satish Chandra Mittal (NCERT Class XII)
India's Struggle for Independence- Bipan Chandra
Geography of India - D.R.Khullar
Oxford India Atlas
Certificate Physical and Human Geography - Goh Cheng Leong
NCERT Class VI to XII
Human Geography - Majid Hussain
Polity
Indian Economy
The Constitution of India: PM Bakshi
Indian Polity: Laxmikanth
Our Constitution - Subhash Kashyap
An Introduction to the Constitution Of India - D.D.Basu
Indian Economy- Dutt and Sundaram
Indian Economy - Mishra and Puri
Economic Survey of India
Journals & Magazines
Newspapers
Yojana
Kurukshetra
World Focus
Frontline
The Hindu
The Times of India
The Economic Times
Yearbooks and related references
Manorama Year Book
Panorama Year Book
Pratiyogita Darpan
Wizard strategist 13 years’ solution of General Studies
IAS Prelims Preparation Tips
The following are simple preparation tips to score well in the CSAT (Prelims)
- Paper I.
Prepare a regular timetable to cover the entire syllabus.
Be strong in your basics.
Do not waste time memorising facts as you need to just recognise the right choice
from the list of options.
Practice as many question papers from the previous years.
Think of strategies of not losing marks due to negative marking.
Joining the course
Regular Student
Students can register as a regular user for any of the courses offered by Indiancivils
by making the full payment for the course online.
As a regular user, students can
Participate invirtual classroom sessions and directly interact
with the faculty and students during the online coaching classes.
Gain access to the question bank of ALLSUBJECTS
of CSAT (Prelims) until the final examination.
Gain access to the pre-recorded videos of the registered courses
until the final examination.
Participate in the Practice / Mock tests conducted during the course.
Registered students would receive intimation about the
scheduled virtual classroom sessions on their registered mobile and
email ids. Further, an automated reminder would be
sent to the registered mobile number 10 minutes
before the online session.
Trial User:
Students can register for a trial period of one week for any of
the courses offered by Indiancivils (except comprehensive coaching)
by paying a nominal fee of Rs. 500.
As a trial user, students can
Participate in 3 to 5 virtual classroom session for any subject
of their choice and directly interact with the faculty and students participating
in the session.
Gain access to the question bank of ALLSUBJECTS
of CSAT (Prelims) for a period of one week, post
which the trial period will expire.
Trial users can participate in the Practice / Mock tests
conducted during this period.
Registered students would receive intimation about the
scheduled virtual classroom sessions on their registered mobile and
email ids. Further, an automated reminder would be
sent to the registered mobile number 10 minutes
before the online session.
