My(Nitesh Patil- AIR 154) Approach/Strategy.
CSE 2010 – GS mains : 244 marks
CSE 2011 – GS mains : 290 marks
1. History of Modern India
Read , Modern india by Spectrum publishers + NCERT XII(old) by Bipin Chandra.
Above book or Any 1 book on Modern India is enough.But revise several times.
2. Indian Culture
Read, Indian Culture by Spectum publishers.Read Selectively by analyzing previous year Question papers.
Found Culture Book by Wizard publishers also good. So any 1 of the book can be referred.
3. Geography
Read, 4 books of NCERT:XI and XII.Very Important. Give more importance to Tables,Diagrams,Boxes,Concepts/Definitions in Bold letters in NCERT.
Plus also referred Vajiram Class notes ,since I attended classes.
So, NCERT BOOKS + Any 1 Class Notes are enough.
4. Constitution of India and Indian Polity
Any 1 Book Among(D D Basu / Laxmikant / Wizard Publisher).
I would suggest Laxmikant/Wizard becoz of easy readability.
Plus I also referred Ravindran sir’s Class Notes.
Current polity – Ravindran sir’s(vajiram) polity hand written class notes can be referred (crash course of vajiram)
5. INDIAN ECONOMY
Make notes from The Hindu: maximum comes from this.
Plus, for Economy Concepts ..no books are required.since all economy books are bulky and difficult to complete pagewise.Any 1 Coaching Class Notes are enough(Vajiram/Sriram/any other coaching which u have attended)
Plus,Economic Survey Can be very useful in mains answers.
6. India and the World
Make notes from The Hindu + SRIRAM IAS International Relations hand-outs Just before mains are very good. + Vajiram international Relations hand written class notes just before mains(covered in Crash Course).This much is enough.
If u still want to prepar exhaustively: FRONTLINE World Affairs can be referred + World Focus Articles – very Selective + Chronicle magazine – if anything new,which u have missed in newspapers.
For Indian Diaspora – make notes from newspapers whenever personalities appear + pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards.
7. I.M.F., World Bank, W.T.O., WIPO : Quick notes from their Websites.
8. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Hindu newspaper(Thursday) + SC IENCE REPORTER MAGAZINE +PIB releases – ministry of science and Technology(last 1 yr) + Quick Glance of ministry of science and Technology.
+ Search for Science and Technology in other newspaper websites and in Google.
9. STATISTICS
Working and Solving last 10 years Question papers may be from Spectrum publishers.
10. CURRENT AFFAIRS
THE HINDU + SRIRAM IAS HAND OUTS Just before Mains + Vajiram Ias hand written Notes Just before mains(Covered as Crash Course) + Chronicle magazine and Frontline – whatever missed from newspapers.
11. Maintain a separate dairy for 2 markers,5 marksers and Personalities and revise regularly.
Paste a big paper sheet on wall and write personalities daily from newspapers.
12. Analyse GS mains Model Question papers of 2012 of as many Coaching classes as possible.You will get to know probable Questions and will help a lot in preparing 2 markers and 5 markers.
13. All India Radi0 at 9pm and AIR news analysis at 9.15pm will also be helpful.
14. Yojana and Kurukshetra Magazines can be referred of last 6 months.
15. Visit websites of Ministry of Commerce,External Affairs,Envirnment and Forests,Home Affairs,health and Family Affairs,Science and Technology and Planning Commission.
