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Forwarding a list of priority themes I prepared last year. Hope it will be useful.

GS 3 Priority Themes (in descending order) 1. Agriculture 2. Disaster Management 3. Economic growth and challenges 4. Union Budget and types of budgeting 5. Infrastructure 6. Science and Technology 7. Food Processing 8. Development v/s ecology 9. Environment and Ecology 10. MSP & PDS 11. Cyber Security 12. Border Security 13. LPG reforms 14. Land reforms 15. Technological Developments 16. Money Laundering

GS 2 Priority Themes (in descending order) 1. India and big powers (new groupings too) 2. International organizations. 3. Legislature -functions and challenges. 4. Elections. 5. Separation of powers v/s system of checks and balances. 6. Federalism and local bodies. 7. Basic structure- evolution and related concerns. 8. Welfare and protection of marginalized communities 9. Education, Health, HDI. + NGOs and Pressure groups. 10. India and Neighbours. 11. Accountability, transparency amd governance (e governance, citizen's charter) 12. Comparison of major constitutions. 13. Executive- functions and challenges. 14. Poverty and hunger. 15. Indian diaspora 16. Constitutional and Non-constitutional bodies-functions and challenges.

GS1 - Priority themes (in descending order) 1. Basics of earth's structure and geomorphology (landforms included) 2. Disasters and mitigation + Indian Monsoon 3. Oceanography 4. Water resource and ecosystems (corals, mangroves, wetlands, etc) 5.Gandhian Phase of INM ( NCM, CDM, Quit India, etc and impacts) 6. Role of various groups (women, workers, farmer, tribals, etc) in freedom movement 7. Economical impacts of British rule 8. Indian renaissance and reform movements. (Famous personalities) 9. Religion, region (conflicts, impacts and solutions) 10. Women (society) 11. World history( decolonisation, world wars and revolutions) 12. Globalization and impacts. 13. Urbanization and impacts 14. Indian sculpture 15. Travellers and contributions 16. IVC, Buddhism, Jainism 17. Bhakti and Sufi movements 18. Prominent dynasties and contributions. 19. Resources- location and extraction (industries) 20. Poverty and population 21. Post-independence

Mnemonics .pdf

Here is a list of High Priority areas based on Previous Year Questions analysis. Warning: It’s based on around 10 years of questions till 2022. Please arrange your priorities based on 2023 question too. Polity: 1. Basic concepts of polity (Definition of terms like justice, equality, etc) 2. Fundamental Rights, Duties, DPSPs and Salient features of the Constitution 3. Offices of Importance: President, VP, PM, CM, Cabinet,etc 4. Constitutional and non- constitutional bodies 5. Parliament and state legislature Environment and Ecology: 6. Basic concepts of ecology (like habitat, niche, food chain,etc) 7. Environmental conventions 8. Acts and rules governing biodiversity protection 9. Sustainable agriculture practices 10. Pollutants and types Economics: 11. Banking 12. External Sector 13. Inflation Modern India: 14. Arrival of Europeans 15. Major Acts and Policies during British Raj Art and Culture: 16. Bhakti and Sufi movements and personalities 17. Travellers 18. Vijayanagara and Chola empire Geography 19. Oceanography 20. Types of soil 21. Types of crops 22. Climatology 23. Soil conservation methods 24. Indian drainage system Others 25. International organisations 26. Biotechnology.

Art and culture Prelims.pdf

Economics Prelims (FYP Chart).pdf

Ecology Prelims.pdf

Geography Prelims.pdf

Modern India Prelims.pdf

A&M History Prelims.pdf

Polity Prelims.pdf

I am sharing a few of my last minute Prelims revision notes. Hope atleast a few of you will find it useful.

Hello everyone, it's been a long time. Hope all of you are great. With just a couple of months left for the prelims and as the predictions go, a couple of days left for the results, most of you will be tensed and going through ups and downs. I have a humble request to consider this as just an exam. It's easier said than imbibed, but please consider the civil services as something you signed in as it may fulfill many of your aspirations. But please do not evaluate your skills and worth as synonymous to the results of this exam. Trust me, I have seen so many talented and deserving people in my preparation circles, as competent as those who got into the services. So please trust your efforts and be happy as long as you have put in your best. Stay calm and happy. All the best.

Hello, hope all of you are doing great. You might right now be in a stage of self-evaluation and might have placed you at different levels. My sincere request, especially is not to judge yourselves too critically before Mains. What that may be best for us may not be for UPSC and vice versa. You have worked hard all these years and harder during the last three months. Even though that may not be good enough according to you, accept that whatever work you did is an improvement. May your work be your confidence and try to do your best. All the best.

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