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General Studies
The complete GS-I to GS-IV syllabus, organised topic by topic. Open any topic to see its subtopics — highlighted subtopics open detailed notes.
GS-I
Indian Heritage and Culture
History
- • Ancient History of India
- • Medieval History of India
- • Modern History of India
- • Post Independence
- • World History
Geography of the World
- • The Solar System
- • Geomorphology
- • Climatology
- • Oceanography
- • Indian Geography
- • Economic / Human Geography
- • Geography Current Affairs
- • Location Based Topics
Indian Society
- • Salient features of India
- • Effect of Globalization
- • Social Empowerment
- • Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism
- • Role of Women Organization
- • Population and its issues
- • Poverty and development
- • Urbanization and its issues
GS-II
Polity & Constitution
- • Historical Underpinning and Making of the Constitution
- • System of Government
- • Features of Indian Constitution and Preamble
- • India's Territory and Citizenship
- • Fundamental rights
- • DPSP, Fundamental Duties, Procedure of Amendment and Doctrine of Basic Structure
- • Executive
- • Legislature
- • Judiciary in India
- • Centre State Relationship
- • Local Self Government, UTs and Special Areas
- • Political Dimension
- • Constitutional and Non Constitutional Bodies
Governance
- • Government policies and interventions
- • Civil Society
- • SHG's
- • E-Governance
- • Transparency and accountability
- • Citizen charter and other measures
- • Role of Civil Services
Social Justice
- • Welfare Schemes
- • Poverty and Hunger
- • Social sector & services
- • Measures for betterment of vulnerable sections
International Relations
- • India & Its Neighbourhood Relations
- • India & Major Powers
- • India & Major Regions
- • Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings
- • Policies and politics affecting India's interest and Diaspora
- • International Institutions/Agencies
GS-III
Science & Technology
- • Everyday Science
- • Indigenization of Technologies
- • Personalities
- • IT & Computers
- • Nano-Technology
- • Bio-Technology
- • Nuclear Science and Technology
- • Space
- • Robotics
- • IPR
- • General Science
- • Health and Diseases
- • Miscellaneous
Economic Development
- • Economy, Economic Growth & Development
- • Budgeting & Taxation
- • Fiscal Policy
- • Monetary Policy, Credit Policy & Money Supply
- • Indian Financial Market
- • Banking System in India
- • Inflation
- • External Sector
- • Global Financial Architecture: Bretton Woods, IMF, WTO
- • Planning Commission and NITI Aayog
- • Inclusive Growth, Poverty & Inequality
- • Employment
- • Industrial Policy
- • Industries
- • Land Reforms
- • Miscellaneous
Agriculture
- • Crops and Cropping patterns
- • Irrigation systems
- • Forward and backward linkage
- • Agri Marketing
- • E-technology in the aid of farmers
- • Subsidies and MSP
- • PDS issues of buffer stocks & Food security
- • Economics of Animal Rearing
- • Food Processing and related Industries
- • Miscellaneous
Infrastructure
Biodiversity & Environment
- • Environment & Ecology
- • Biodiversity & its conservation
- • Conservation
- • Pollution & Degradation
- • Environmental Impact Assessment & Sustainable Practices
- • Climate change and associated issues
- • Institutions
- • Acts/Laws/Policies related to Environment
- • Miscellaneous
Security
- • Development and Extremism
- • Challenges to Internal Security
- • Cyber Security and other challenges
- • Border Management
- • Security Forces and Agencies
Disaster Management
GS-IV
Ethics and Human Interface
- • Essence, Determinants and Consequences
- • Dimensions of Ethics
- • Ethics in Private and Public Relationships
Human Values
- • Great Leaders or Reformers
- • Administrators
- • Role of Family Society and Educational Institutions
Attitude
- • Content, Structure, Function of Attitude
- • Influence of Attitude
- • Relation with thought and behaviour
- • Moral and Political Attitudes
- • Social Influence and Persuasion
Aptitude and Foundational Values
- • Integrity, Impartiality and Non-partisanship, Objectivity, Dedication to Public Service, Empathy, Tolerance and Compassion towards the weaker-sections
Emotional Intelligence
- • Concepts
- • Utilities and Application in Administration and Governance
- • Moral Thinkers and Philosophers from India and World
Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration
- • Status and Problems
- • Ethical Concerns and Dilemmas
- • 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 and Codes of Conduct
- • Citizen's Charters
- • Work Culture
- • Quality of Service Delivery
- • Utilization of Public Funds
- • Challenges of Corruption
Case Studies on above issues
- • Case Studies