Vision: All India General Studies Mains Test Series 2020
Vision: All India General Studies Mains Test Series 2020
Vision: All India General Studies Mains Test Series 2020
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Under the Guidance of Ajay Kumar Singh (B. Tech. IIT Roorkee, Director & Founder: Vision IAS)
HINDI MEDIUM
All INDIA GENERAL STUDIES MAINS TEST SERIES 2020: STARTING – MARCH 15, 2020
16 TESTS (8 Advanced + 8 Full Length Tests)
(Current Affairs + Value Addition Material + Supplementary Material: Soft Copy Only)*
- Team Vision IAS
ANSWER WRITING EVALUATION PROGRAM:
Experts Support: Personal Interaction / Telephonic Discussion / Email Interaction OFFLINE / ONLINE
(Personalized Scheduling)
Fee Structure: 15000 (incl. all taxes) : Module No. 1118 Note:
1. Aspirants can reschedule the test date based on their plan.
Program Objective: This is a comprehensive and intensive ‘interactive’ (offline/online) test series program focusing (POSTPONE, BUT NOT PREPONE)
on sincere IAS Aspirants who will appear in Civil Service Exam 2020. Our experts provide step by 2. Offline Tests (Flexible): Every day of the week, 10 AM & 2 PM
step guidance to aspirants for understanding the concepts of the subject and prepare them for (THURSDAY CLOSED)
effective answer writing. 3. Test Centers:
Approach & Strategy: Our simple, practical and focused approach will help the aspirants to understand the demand of Dr. Mukherjee Nagar: Plot No. 857, 1st Floor, Banda Bahadur Marg
UPSC exam effectively. Our strategy is to constantly innovate to keep the preparation process (Opposite Punjab and Sind Bank), Dr Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009
dynamic and give personalized attention to individual aspirants based on factors like core Rajinder Nagar: 16-B, 2nd Floor, Above National Trust Building, Bada Bazar
competence, availability of time, resource and the latest requirement of Civil Service Exam. Our Marg, Old Rajinder Nagar Delhi-110060
Interactive Learning approach will continuously improve aspirant’s performance and move their Jaipur: 119, Ground Floor, Apex Mall, Lal Kothi, Tonk Road, Jaipur
preparation in the right direction in the dynamic changing pattern of CS Mains. Hyderabad: 1-10-140/A, 3rd Floor, Rajamani Chambers, St. No. 8, Ashok
Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana-500020
FOCUS: Answer writing skill development, Structure & presentation of answer, How to present facts, Pune: Office No. 403, Eiffel Squire, Near Shakti Sports, Tilak Road, Pune-
information & knowledge in the answer, Understanding actual requirement (key words, 411030
Context & Content) of the UPSC in the different types of questions and how the questions Bengaluru: 1/19, 1st floor, Nanjaiah Complex, 1st Main Club Road,
should be attempted for good score (strategy & approach), Understanding your current Vijayanagar (Landmark: Opposite Vijayanagar Club), Bengaluru-560040
preparedness & required action plans and framing your mind towards actual pattern, Ahmedabad: 101, First Floor, Addor Ambition, Near Navkar Institute,
toughness and timing of the actual UPSC Examination. Navrang School Circle, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380009
Lucknow: B-22, 1st Floor, Sector K, Opposite Batichokha Restaurant, Aliganj,
Lucknow, UP-226024 1
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DELHI JAIPUR PUNE HYDERABAD AHMEDABAD LUCKNOW CHANDIGARH
PHILOSOPHY: The pattern of UPSC Mains exam is very dynamic and unpredictable. Therefore, Mock Test papers should be designed based on latest pattern of UPSC. Our team frames the
questions (F, CA, FCA, U) with different difficulty level (E, M, D, V) in the Mock test papers. So that the aspirants can simulate the UPSC exam in real sense, understand the demand
of the exam and develop effective writing skills.
Flexible Schedule: Rescheduling as per the choice of the aspirant. (POSTPONE, BUT NOT PREPONE)
Mode of dispatch: Printed material (*) / Download Test Papers & material from Vision IAS Online Platform
(*)
▪ Online/distance learning students can download Question cum answer booklet and approach-answer-analysis of mock test papers from Vision IAS online Platform.
▪ Question cum answer booklet, approach - answer- analysis of mock test papers will NOT be dispatched.
▪ Value Addition / Current Affairs / Supplementary material/Reference material/Support material will be provided in SOFT COPY ONLY and will NOT be dispatched.
▪ Information related test discussions will be notified on the home page of student's online platform.
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TEST
Date of Topics covered Primary Secondary (Additional)
No.
Mock Test [Max Marks: 250, Duration of the Test: 3 Hrs] (Essential) References References
[CODE]
Test 1 MARCH G. S. PAPER-II: POLITY AND GOVERNANCE ▪ Subhash Kashyap - Our Constitution, Our ▪ 2nd ARC (6th Report - Local
[1483] 15, 2020 ▪ Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, Parliament Governance 13th Report -
amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. ▪ Introduction to the Constitution of India: Organisation Structure of
▪ Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and D D Basu Government of India)
challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers ▪ Vision IAS Value Addition Material ▪ Kurukshetra
and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. ▪ Vision IAS Current Affairs Notes ▪ EPW
▪ Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other ▪ Newspapers: The Indian Express, The ▪ Three Year Action Agenda,
countries. Hindu 2017-18 to 2019-20 - NITI
▪ Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of ▪ Yojana Aayog
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.
▪ Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and
responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
▪ Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
▪ Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal
mechanisms and institutions.
▪ Salient features of the Representation of People's Act.
▪ Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-
governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and
potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability.
▪ 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.
▪ Government policies and interventions for development in various
sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
+ Current Affairs
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Static & dynamic Potential of Mock test papers (Scoring Potential), Macro & Micro performance Analysis of aspirants, Section wise analysis, Difficulty Analysis, All India Rank, comparison
with toppers, Geographical Analysis, Integrated Score Card, Analysis of Mock Test papers based on difficulty level & nature of questions etc.
Difficulty Level (DL): Easy (E), Medium (M), Difficult (D), Very Difficult (V)
Nature of Question (Nature): Fundamental /Conceptual /Conventional (F), Current Affairs (CA), Fundamental + Current Affairs (FCA) and Unconventional (U)
UPSC CRITERIA: Criteria for assessment of candidate performance in the written IAS exam as per UPSC instruction:
“The main Examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their
information and memory”. -Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
METHODOLOGY: Methodology for evaluation of Answer sheet: Our expert will evaluate aspirant’s answer sheet on following indicators using their experience in the field of
UPSC.
EVALUATION INDICATORS
1. Contextual Competence
2. Content Competence
3. Language Competence
4. Introduction Competence
5. Structure - Presentations Competence
6. Conclusion Competence
MARKS
Contextual Competence:
- Understanding the main demand/theme of the question i.e. comprehensive understanding of the context in which the question is framed and Streamlining the answer by focusing on
‘Key words’ & ‘Tail words’ in the question like Elucidate, Explain, Comment, Examine, critically examine, Discuss, Analyze, Illustrate, Review, Argue, Justify etc.
Content Competence:
- Writing the answer relevant to the contextual understanding and alignment of the question and accordingly substantiate through examples, facts, data, arguments, critical analysis,
etc.
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