Officers IAS Academy – Mains Hybrid Course (Crash Course cum Test Series)
17th June – Sunday |
Class 1 – Polity & Governance |
Class 2 -Economy |
23rd June – Saturday |
Test 1 – Syllabus
- 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.
- 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.
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Test 1 – Discussion
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24th June – Sunday |
Class 3 – International Relations |
Class 4 – Disaster Management |
30th June – Saturday |
Test 2 – Syllabus
- India and its neighborhood- relations.
- Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.
- 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.
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Test 2 – Discussion
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1st July – Sunday |
Class 5– World History |
Class 6 – Geography |
7th July – Saturday |
Test 3 – Syllabus
- History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars.
- Indian Culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
- 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)
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Test 3 – Discussion
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8th July – Sunday |
Class 7– Ethics – Concepts |
Class 8 – Ethics Case Studies |
14th July – Saturday |
Test 4 – Syllabus
Ethics Concepts + Case Studies
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Test 4 – Discussion
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15th July – Sunday |
Class 9– World History |
Class 10 – Geography |
21st July – Saturday |
Test 5 – Syllabus
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- Redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism,
- capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.
- Modern Indian History from about middle of the 18th until the present.
- The Freedom struggle, its various stages and important contributors/ contributions from different parts of the country
- Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc.,
geograpical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies
- and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
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Test 5 – Discussion
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22nd July – Sunday |
Class 11– Polity & Governance |
Class 12 – Social Justice |
28th July – Saturday |
Test 6 – Syllabus
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Test 6 – Discussion
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29th July – Sunday |
Class 13– Economy |
Class 14 – S&T and Environment |
4th August –Saturday |
Test 7 – Syllabus
- Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
- Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
- Government Budgeting.
- 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
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Test 7 – Discussion
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Officers IAS Academy – Mains Hybrid Course (Crash Course cum Test Series)
5th August – Sunday |
Class 15– Ethics Concepts |
Class 16 – Ethics Case Studies |
11th August –Saturday |
Test 8 – Syllabus
Paper 4 Full Syllabus |
Test 8 – Discussion
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12th August -Sunday |
Class 17– World History |
Class 18 – Society |
18th August Saturday |
Test 9 – Syllabus
Paper 1 Full Syllabus |
Test 9 – Discussion
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19th August -Sunday |
Class 19–IR |
Class 20 – Social Justice |
25th August Saturday |
Test 10 – Syllabus
Paper 2 (Full Syllabus)
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Test 10 – Discussion
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26th August -Sunday |
Class 21–S&T and Environment |
Class 22 – I.Security |
1st September Saturday |
Test 11 – Syllabus
Paper 3 Full Syllabus |
Test 11 – Discussion
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2nd Septemebr-Sunday |
Class 23 Essay |
Class 24– World History |
8th September Saturday |
Test 12 – Syllabus
Essay |
Test 12 – Discussion
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September |
Class 25 – Post Independence |
Class 26 – Society
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15th September Saturday |
Paper 1 – Full Test |
Paper 2 – Full Test
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16th September Sunday |
Paper 3 Full Test |
Paper 4 Full Test
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22nd Septemebr-Saturday |
Paper 1 – Full Test |
Paper 2 Full test |
23rd September
Sunday |
Paper 3 Full Test |
Paper 4 Full Test
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Course Faculty
- R Satapathy – IAS 1972 Batch
- S Subramhaniyan – IRAS 1979 Batch
- RA Israel Jebasingh – IAS 2004 Batch & AIR 59
- R Rangarajan – IAS 2005 Batch & AIR 46
- Shivakumar
- Joseph – 15 Years Teaching Experience
- Ilan Chezhian – Former Assistant Commandant CRPF
- Uday Kumar – Former IES
- Guna Mathivanan
- Dharmarajan – Tamil Scholar
- Dhanalakshmi