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TEST NO. DATE TEST NAME DETAILED SYLLABUS
1 10 Nov 2018 Pre-Assessment Test Full Syllabus

2 11 Nov 2018 Modern India-1 ● The Revolt of 1857 & changes after 1857
● Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905)
Extremist Phase (1905 – 17)
● Emergence of Extremist & Leaders
● Morley-Minto Reforms
● Swadeshi Movement, Home Rule, Swarajya Party
Movement etc.
● The Gandhian Era (1917– 47)
Gandhi – Advent and Achievement
● Rowlatt Act, Jallianawala Bagh Massacre
and Khilafat Movement
● Non- Cooperation, Civil
Disobedience and Important
events after Government of India Act 1935
Participation of Indians in ministries.
● INA and Subhash Chandra Bose
● Quit India movement and British response
Negotiations by British
● Wavells Plan, Cabinet Mission Plan,
Mountbatten etc
● Miscellaneous: Peasant, Tribal and Women
movements in modern India.
Contributions of leaders : BR Ambedkar,
Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Other prominent figures

3 18 Nov 2018 Geography 1: Physical Geography of the world

Physical Geography ●
Geomorphology
● Climatology
● Oceanography
● Biogeography
● Natural Hazards and Disasters
● Latitude and Longitude including important
Parallels and Meridians
● Motions of the Earth and their effects
● Inclination of the Earth’s Axis and its effects
● Eclipses - Solar, Lunar
● Geomorphology - Interior structure of the Earth,
Earth’s crust, Classification of Rocks.
● Landform Development - First order

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Plate Tectonics Theory), Second order
(Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & other landforms)
● Internal forces & their impact - Volcanoes,
Earthquakes, Folding, Faulting, Isostasy
● External forces & their impact - Weathering,
Erosion & landforms thus developed
● Climatology - Structure, Composition of
atmosphere
● Weather & Climate
● Insolation, Heat Budget, Distribution of
Temperature, Temperature Inversion
● Pressure and Pressure belts
● Winds-Planetary, Seasonal and Local;Jet Streams
● Precipitation-Forms & Types, Distribution
of Rainfall
● Weather, Climate and Seasons
● Soils
● Natural Vegetation, Plant and Animal Life
Physical Geography of India
●
Introduction: Location, Area and Boundaries
●
Structure and Relief: Physiographic Divisions
● Drainage System

4 25 Nov 2018 Current Affairs-1 March 2018, April 2018,May 2018, June 2018,
July 2018

5 2 Dec 2018 Environment & Ecology-1 Basic Concepts & Components of the Ecology
and Ecosystem
● Global warming, Climate change and Ozone
depletion
● Environmental Issues and Pollution Energy
Resources
● Non-Renewable
● Renewable: Solar, Wind, Hydel, Geothermal,
Biomass, Others
●
Energy Conservation

6 9 Dec 2018 Revision Test-1 All of the Above

7 16 Dec 2018 CSAT -1 Full Syllabus

8 23 Dec 2018 Geography-2 : ● Indian Agriculture and Cropping Patterns,

Indian Geography India Physical Geography: Location of Mountains,
Rivers etc
● Climate change events affecting India
● Indian Climatology and Oceanography,
Human Geography of India: Tribals
● Biodiversity, flora and fauna of India

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9 30 Dec 2018 Polity-1 ● Political systems: concepts, forms and types
● Political system as established by the Constitution
● Indian Constitution: Historical Under pinnings,
Evolution & Making of the Constitution
Features, Significant Provisions
● The Preamble
● The Union and its Territory
● Citizenship
● Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles &
Fundamental Duties
● Basic Structure of the Constitution
● Constitutional & Non Constitutional Bodies
● Parliament ,The Council of States, The House of
People, Disqualification and Vacation of Seats,
Presiding Officers of Parliament, Committees
and working

10 6 Jan 2019 Polity-2 ● State Government: Governor, Chief Minister, State

Council of Ministers, State Legislature
● Indian Federalism and Centre - State Relations
● President
● Vice President
● Prime Minister
● Central Council of Ministers and
Cabinet committees
● Posts like Cabinet Secretary, Chief Secretary
● Parliament: Legislative Procedures in Parliament
● Emergency Provisions
● Local Government: Panchayati Raj, Local Urban
Government
● Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Courts, Subordinate
Courts
● Structure, organization and functioning of the
Executive; Ministries and Departments of the
Government, Cabinet and Council of Ministers

11 13 Jan 2019 Economy- 1 National Income Accounting

● Definition
● Concepts: GDP, GNP
● Measurement
Money and Banking
● Function of Money, Evolution of Money etc.
● Banking: Need of Banks, Functions, Types, Banking
Reforms, Central Bank and its role
Inflation and Employment
● Definition, types etc.
Government Budgeting and Fiscal Policy
● Budgeting, types, its evolution in India, Process,
Component etc.
● Public Finance, Revenue and Expenditure, Deficits,

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External Sector and Currency Exchange
rates
● BoP, BoT, International trade, IMF,
WTO, Trade policies, issues and challenges etc.
Capital Market
● Terms and Concepts

12 20 Jan 2019 Science and Technology Concepts from NCERT science books.
Current developments in S and T:
Space, computing and BioTechnology

13 27 Jan 2019 Revision Test-2 All of the Above

14 3 Feb 2019 CSAT-2 Full Syllabus

15 10 Feb 2019 Ancient & Medieval Ancient Indian History, Art and Culture and
and Art & Culture-1 Medieval India:
Ancient History
● Prehistoric period
● Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization
● Vedic Age
● Mahajanapadas
● Religious Reforms
● Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age
● Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age

Art & Culture

● Architecture and Sculptures
● Religion and Philosophy
● Indian Paintings
● Indian Music
● Indian Dances
● Indian Theatres
● Indian Cinema
● Indian Language & Literature
● Arts & Crafts
● Science and Technology in Ancient India
● Indo- Islamic Culture
Medieval India :
● Early Medieval Period
● North India

16 17 Feb 2019 Current Affairs-2 August 2018, September 2018,

October 2018,November 2018

17 24 Feb 2019 Environment & Ecology 2 and ●
Plant and Animal Diversity
and Geography-3 ● Marine Organisms
● Biodiversity Conservation efforts
● Indian Biodiversity ad conservation efforts
● Bioprospecting, Biosafety,
Biopiracy Environmental

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● Institutional and Organizational mechanisms
●
Environmental Acts and Policies
● Environmental conventions, Sustainable
Development Goals

18 3 Mar 2019 Modern India and ● South Indian Culture : Sangam times,
Ancient & Medieval India -2 Chola and Pandya
● Vijayanagar & other Kingdoms
● Bhakti Movement
● Sufi Movement
● Mughal Period
Maratha Confederacy
India in the lateEighteenth Century
● The Advent of the Europeans and British
Conquest of India
● The British Administrative Structure, Reform,
Impact and Organization of Government of India:
Various policies on revenue, education etc
● Social – Religious Movements in 19th –20th
centuries

19 10 Mar 2019 Revision Test-3 All of the Above

20 17 Mar 2019 CSAT -3 Full Syllabus

21 24 Mar 2019 Economy - 2, India Year book Economic survey & Budget - 2019
and Government Schemes Economic Development, Poverty, Unemployment

22 31 Mar 2019 Current Affairs-3 December 2018, January 2019, February 2019
March 2019

23 7 Apr 2019 Current Affairs-4 Nov - Dec 2017, Jan - Feb 2018

24 14 Apr 2019 CSAT-4 Full Syllabus

25 21 Apr 2019 GS-Full test -1 Full Syllabus

26 28 Apr 2019 GS-Full test- 2 Full Syllabus

27,28 5-May-19 GS & CSAT-Full Test-3 Full Syllabus

29,30 12-May-19 GS & CSAT-Full Test-4 Full Syllabus

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