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Post by Dr. Yatri Thor on Oct 9, 2014 23:26:47 GMT 5.5
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Post by Lisbeth Salander on Oct 10, 2014 1:12:25 GMT 5.5
here ,we apne notes bante hain,phir padte hain,phir bhoolte hain,phir revise karte hain,aur jab tak notes k saath full ready hote hain.syllabus change ho jata hai.phir se ginti ginte hain.hmara to banana ,ratna,bhoolna,phir new syllabus ka wait karna phir se notes banana ,ratna ,bhoolna phir upsc ka new surprise aa jata hai.yeah birth cycle aise hee chaltee rehte hai.no salvation. In one post you described our entire journey  |
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Post by Dr. Yatri Thor on Oct 11, 2014 3:24:09 GMT 5.5
This is copied from indianofficer website
Pol Sci. Strategy by Rank-3 (CSE2010)
For paper 1
I could not prepare as well as I wanted to, because of the lack of time (started reading thinkers & thought only after prelims). I read & re-read OP Gauba for the concepts like justice, equality, hegemony, rights, ideology etc. Even though “ideologies” part is good in gauba, I’d suggest you go for Andrew Heywood’s ideologies (take a photocopy if you find the book expensive). I’ve always found Indian political thought confusing for the most part, even in VR Mehta. For thought & thinkers, I mainly depended on Cosmos book-hives publication (vol. 1) and printed notes from various sources provided by my teacher balalatha madam. I also depended on the internet for some thinkers like gramsci & arendt. (Unfortunately, none of the major thinkers I prepared were asked in the mains!)
As far as Indian nationalism is concerned, I stuck to Bipan Chandra & spectrum’s history of modern India. IGNOU material is ok, but I never got time to read the same. Also, I combined the preparation for certain topics like radical humanism w/ MN Roy, dalit perspective with Ambedkar etc. which I believe helped me save time.You can depend on DD Basu & Fadia for Indian constitution & politics. But fadia is bit outdated with regard to examples, so better find out recent ones for political issues if possible. For the various national commissions (nhrc/sc/st/women etc), I totally depended on their respective websites.
I went through the recent election analyses in The Hindu (by Yogendra Yadav’s team) for understanding election trends.
Paper 2
Comparative politics was & remains a puzzle to me. So I read only Cosmos book-hives (vol. 3) for the topic. But some seniors in the field recommended Ronald chilkote for this topic, whose book I could never lay my hands on. For IR theories (power, natl security, approaches to IR study etc.), Vinay Kumar Malhotra’s International relations is really good. For some topics like globalization, international economic order etc., it’s better to add contemporary issues that you may read in periodicals & newspapers to the answer you write.
Also, try to take stands on issues like ‘do we need NAM?’ (Better to stick to “yes” with reasons), UN/IMF/World bank reforms etc. during the days of preparation itself. Write these down in point form along with substantiating reasons, so that it’s easier to revise before the mains. Tapan biswal’s book is good for the international economy part, but again I’ve not read the book due to time shortage.
Use the internet to the maximum when you’re studying about international & regional organizations like UN, ASEAN, OAS, AU, EU, and SAARC etc. At the same time, understand the pros & cons of such organizations as well as intra-group relations of various countries (India’s big brother attitude to south asia, Thailand-cambodia clashes, eastern vs. western Europe etc.) & how they affect the cohesion of the groupings. For contemporary world concerns like environment, terrorism, gender issues etc. I depended on Hindu, frontline & CS Times.
For India & the world part, I depend on wikipedia, world focus, Hindu & min. of external affairs website. I prepared my own notes for these topics. Another thing I did was to note the + & - of our relations with every major country. For this I took a paper, divided it into two columns, one for the +ves & the other for –ves. Jot down points you pick up from the newspaper daily in the columns, & you’ll get a very good idea of our bilateral ties.
Try to read the Nov-Dec annual issue of world focus cover to cover as it covers bilateral ties with almost all important nations. Also understand the background dynamics of issues so that you may be able to voice clear opinions. Eg: india’s role in a post-taliban Afghanistan & its ties with US & Pakistan in this perspective, India vs China in Africa, india’s stand vis-à-vis iran’s nuclear option etc.
PS – I don’t think international relations can be mastered in a short span of time. So better start reading current affairs magazines & the Hindu as early as possible to build up your base. There is no better source for IR than the internet, but only if you have regular access to it.
The list of books I followed:
Political theory - O P Gauba
International relations – V K Malhotra
Political thought & theory - Printed notes from several sources provided by my teacher, Balalatha madam
Constitution by D.D. Basu
Indian govt & politics by Fadia
Indian political thought by V.R.Mehta
India’s struggle for independence by Bipan Chandra (not a must)
Modern Indian history by Spectrum
Cosmos book hives vol.1 & vol.3
World focus magazine
Civil service times
Hindu & frontline
International & bilateral issues - Self-made notes from Internet, M.o.External Affairs website & the Hindu.
Regards & all the best,
Abhiram.
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Post by Dr. Yatri Thor on Oct 15, 2014 4:21:02 GMT 5.5
Gaurav Agrawal (Rank-1, CSE2013) Hi guys. I had wanted to write this for some time, but feel now is the right time. This is not to comment on which is a better cadre or service or anything like that. This is just some things related to cadres I have picked up seeing many cases over the last 2 years. 1. In general, very few vacancies are insider vacancies. For instance, this year IAS, out of 90 general seats, there are only 25 insider seats. Out of these 25 insider general seats, 8 are from north east from where there are hardly any insider general selections. So this effectively leaves only 17 insider general seats. So a general candidate will have a much higher probability of getting her desired state if she fills it at number 1 but as an outsider instead of insider (no guarantee, but higher probability). Furthermore, the best chance of getting desired state for a general candidate is still marriage and that too would be possible only if it is not declared as the home state. So overall, general candidates stand a much higher probability of getting their desired state if they fill it at 1st preference but as outsider. 2. The situation is better for OBC, SC, ST to get insider seats (19/49 for OBC, 12/27 for SC, 6/14 for ST with no north east insider seats this year). Although the probability of getting desired home state is still less than half, it is nonetheless much better. 3. There are exceptions to this rule in some states like MP. MP generally throws very less number of selections whereas the number of insider seats is higher. So seats get rotated and converted into general and even general students have a fairly high probability of getting MP. So MP general students may want to fill MP as insider. 4. Punjab, on the other hand, throws almost no insider general seats. It throws a lot of OBC insider seats. There are hardly any OBC selections from Punjab, so if you are an OBC student from Punjab, you may want to fill it as insider. Punjab has mostly SC selections and OBC insider seats get converted into SC seats, so no harm in filling Punjab as home state for SC students also. But general students may not want to fill Punjab as home state. However, a word of caution for non sikh Punjab IPS. I have heard (don't know how far it is true) that non sikh IPS in Punjab don't get districts, so you may want to factor it in while filling cadre preferences. 5. A note on Rajasthan. Rajasthan throws OBC and SC insider seats regularly, so students of these categories may fill it as insider. But general students normally would stand a higher chance of getting Rajasthan if they fill it as outsider. I was extremely lucky to get it despite being insider specially the first time. I don't want to go into the ethics of it, but the on paper position as of now is this. What you declare as home state is your decision. So far the authorities have been very lenient in accepting home state declarations and no disputes have been raised. Any place with which you have any reasonable connection to can be seen as your home state. it can be state of your birth, ancestral home, where you have lived for many years, where you have done your education, language you speak etc. etc. If you are from andhra but have studied in IIT delhi, you can fill delhi as home state. if you live in UP but are a native of telangana, u can fill telangana as home state. homestate mein anything works so long as you have a reasonable connection - authorities so far have been extremely lenient. by gauravagrawalsource :- grupia.com/993.interview-prep-for-ias/forum/cadre_-services-perferences-?page=1 |
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Post by Lisbeth Salander on Oct 15, 2014 7:11:47 GMT 5.5
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Post by Lisbeth Salander on Oct 19, 2014 7:36:02 GMT 5.5
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Post by Lisbeth Salander on Oct 27, 2014 14:39:41 GMT 5.5
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Post by mike on Nov 5, 2014 1:57:39 GMT 5.5
can someone plz upload the essay from crackias material on topic "Whither Indian Democracy" ...TIA
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2014 22:00:34 GMT 5.5
Manivannan Ias
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Are you appearing for ‘IAS prelims’ in 2015?
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Some of the serving Civil Servants, (IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS etc.), would be guiding the aspirants for Prelims 2015, pro-bono, (free of cost, and as public service), thru virtual classes, conducted in the ‘telegram messenger Groups’, from January 1st, 2015 till the Prelims Exam.
There are two groups, SSG and RAG. Both the groups will have up to 10 officers each, as faculties.
The first group is for those aspirants who have a strategy of their own to clear the exam, and who just need help on clarifying doubts etc. This group is called as ‘Self-study Group’ (SSG). Class hours will be 1-2 hours daily. Aspirants applying for this group, may download ‘Telegram messenger’ and send text to 97193 18255 (Shri. Thavaseelan, IAS), on or before 3 pm, 27th December.
The second group is where we follow a strategy called ‘RAG’, dividing the syllabi into three categories based on its importance, and accordingly dealing with it. RAG students are expected to be capable of hard work, as they need to do assignments regularly. It helps if they are given prelims earlier. Class hours will be 2-3 hours daily. Applicants for this group shall text to 96320 60006 (Shri. Manivannan, IAS), on or before 3 pm, 27th December.
Aspirants for both groups need to send the following via Telegram messenger to the respective officers as mentioned above:
1. A 500 word paragraph on why you want to be a civil servant, and why you want to join our virtual classes.
2. Close-up photograph of your Election photo identity card or Aadhar, where your picture and details are clearly visible.
3. Your recent passport size photo or any close-up picture of yours in formal attire. This picture will be your DP in telegram.
You will be selected based on the write up, while item 2 and 3 are to ensure your identity.
Both the groups will have 180 aspirants each, and rest the faculty, who are serving officers. Last date to send the above three information to us is 27th December.
Thanks and best wishes!
On behalf of Civil Service Guides (CSG).
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