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SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAMME

1. A clear road map for prelims 2023.

2. Graded questions for difficulty levels.
3. Sectional wise segregation of each subject along with
revision of full portion.
4. Coverage of one-year current affairs.
5. Special test on Economic survey, Budget and important
topics of India Year Book.
6. Special focus a greater number of CSAT tests.
7. Open All India mock tests for prelims
8. Section wise analysis of performance with detailed explanation.
9. Comprehensive analysis of performance of every
student and a report card.
10. First of a kind “Mentoring on demand” – to identify challenges
and render valuable suggestions to improve.

SUBJECT TEST NO.

GS Prelims 22

CSAT 13

Total 35

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Level 1 – Prelims & Mains (Till Prelims exam)

Prelims: Full Test with 200 marks for 2 hours along with Discussion.
Mains: Test with 125 marks for 1.5 hours along with Discussion

Test no. Date & Subject Syllabus Source

1. 11/09/22 Physical Geography 6th NCERT - The Earth

(Sunday) Origin and evolution of Universe, Our Habitat
Solar system & Earth; Motions
Geography -1 of Earth (Rotation & Revolution) 7th NCERT - Our
and its effects; Solar & Lunar Environment.
Eclipses.
11th NCERT -
Geomorphology – Structure
Fundamentals of
of Earth and its sources; Geo- Physical Geography.
morphic forces (Endogenic &
Exogenic forces); Classification Certificate Physical and
of rocks; Landform Development Human Geography -
(Continental drift theory, Sea Goh Cheng Leong
floor spreading, Palaeomagne-
tism and Plate tectonics theory);
Distribution of Fold mountains,
Volcanoes and Earth quake
prone regions.

Hindu Newspaper;
Current Affairs 1st to 15th May – 2022 The Catalyst
Magazine

2. 18/09/22 6th NCERT Our Pasts - I

Ancient India: Prehistory; IVC;
(Sunday)
12th NCERT Themes of
Aryans Vedic literature; Bud- the Indian History -
History -1 dhism and Jainism; Mauryans; Part I
Post mauryans; Guptan age;
Harsha and it’s times; Indian Ancient India (Old
philosophy and different school NCERT) by R. S.
Sharma
of thought; Buddhist school of
art and literature Tamil Nadu SCERT 6th
SOCIAL SCIENCE book

11th Tamil Nadu History

Text book (old edition)

11th Tamil Nadu History

Text book (Volume I)

Hindu Newspaper;
Current Affairs 16th to 31st May – 2022 The Catalyst
Magazine

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3. 25/09/22 Political Theory - Concepts and 9th NCERT – Democratic

(Sunday) Systems; Indian Constitution Politics Part I
– Evolution, Making, Salient fea-
Polity -1 tures and significant provisions; 10th NCERT -Democratic
Preamble; Union and its Terri- Politics Part II
tory; Citizenship; Fundamental
Rights; Directive Principles of 11th NCERT – Political
State Policy; Fundamental Du- Theory
ties; Amendment Procedure of
the Constitution; Parliamentary 11th NCERT – Indian
System; Federal system; Basic Constitution at work
structure.
Indian Polity –
Union Executive - President, M.Laxmikanth
Vice President, Prime minister,
Council of Ministers & Cabinet
committees.

Hindu Newspaper;
Current Affairs 1st to 15th June – 2022 The Catalyst
Magazine

4. 01/10/22 Number system, LCM & HCF, Number/Letter series and

(Saturday) English comprehension.

CSAT -1

5. 09/10/22 Ecology & Environment 12th NCERT - Biology

(Sunday) Concepts Ecology & Ecosystem, (Relevant Chapters)
Functions of an Ecosystem,
Environment-1 Natural Resource conservation, 11th NCERT -
Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosys- Chemistry (Part II) –
tem, Marine Organism, Ecologi- Chapter 14
cal Succession
Sivarajavel IAS
Environment Book
(Relevant Chapters)

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Biodiversity
Basic Concepts, Plant and An-
imal Diversity , Marine Organ-
isms, Threat to Biodiversity,
Protected Area Network: National
parks, Wildlife, Indian & World
Biodiversity, sanctuaries, Bio-
sphere reserves, Reserved and
protected forests, Conservation
and community reserves, Village
and Panchayat Forests, Private
protected areas, Conservation
areas, Indian Biodiversity and
conservation efforts, Biopros-
pecting, Biosafety, Biopiracy,
Sustainable Development, Envi-
ronmental Monitoring and Im-
pact Assessment
Conservation Efforts for Biodi-
versity - India and World
Environmental Acts and Policies,
Environmental conventions,
Red Book, IUCN Classification:
Critically Endangered, Schedule
List - WPA, 1972, Man-Animal
Conflict, Project Tiger, Elephant,
Vulture, Turtle, Hangul, Ganges
Dolphin etc
Environmental Issues
Environmental Pollution: Types,
Energy Crisis and Non- Con-
ventional Source, Air, Smog, Fly
Ash, Water, Soil, Noise, Radio
Active Waste, E Waste, Bio Re-
mediation
Agriculture

Cropping System and Pattern

Farming System, Sustainable
Indian agriculture, Integrated
Farming System, Soil Science

Current Affairs 16th to 30th June – 2022 Hindu Newspaper;

The Catalyst Magazine

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6. 16/10/22 Basics of 9th and 10th Std Indian Economy: Nitin

(Sunday) NCERT; Singhania
National Income Accounting: Or
Economy -1
Concepts: GDP, GNP, Market Ramesh Singh/ Sriram
Price and Factor Cost, NNP, Srirangam
NDP, transfer payments,
National income at FC, Personal 11th NCERT:
Income, disposable income. Economics: Indian
Measurement of national Economic Development
income: value added method,
income method, expenditure 12th Macro Economics
method, Application of various Selective Chapters
methods, Base year, GDP
deflator; Debates around GDP News Paper,
and other indices The Catalyst Magazine/
Money and Banking: Money: Any current affairs
Definition, Functions and Magazine
significance, Evolution of
Money, Money supply in India Optional: Shankar
and factors affecting it. Ganesh – Key Concepts
Inflation: Definition,
Inflationary Gap and
Inflationary Process, Inflation
Cycles: Demand Pull Inflation,
Cost Push Inflation, Causes
of Inflation, Inflation Control
measures
Monetary Policy/ Functions of
RBI: CRR, SLR, OMO, Repo and
Rev Repo, MSF etc.
Economic Planning;
LPG reforms

Current Affairs 1st to 15th July – 2022 Hindu Newspaper;

The Catalyst Magazine

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7. 30/10/22 Climatology – Structure and 6th NCERT - The Earth

(Sunday) Composition of atmosphere; Our Habitat
Climatology – Structure and
Geography -2 Composition of atmosphere; 7th NCERT - Our Envi-
Weather & Climate; Heat Budget
& Temperature Inversion; Pres- ronment
sure belts and Planetary wind
system (Tricellular Atmospheric 11th NCERT - Fun-
model); Jet Streams, Air Masses, damentals of Physical
Fronts, Cyclones and Anti-cy- Geography
clones; Forms of Condensation
and Rainfall; World Climatic Certificate Physical and
regions.
Oceanography – Relief of Ocean Human Geography -
floor; Distribution of water on Goh Cheng Leong
earth; Temperature & Salinity
distribution; Movement of ocean
water (Tides, Waves & Ocean
currents); Marine resources;
El-Nino, La-Nina and Indian
Ocean Dipole (IOD).

Current Affairs 16th to 31st July – 2022 Hindu Newspaper;

The Catalyst Magazine
8. 06/11/22 Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Clock/Calendar and
(Sunday) English comprehension.
CSAT -2
9. 13/11/22 Early Medieval India; From 7th NCERT Our
(Sunday) advent of Islam; Tripartite Pasts II
History -2 12th NCERT Themes of
struggle; Imperial Chola
the Indian History -
dynasty; Vijayanagar kingdom;
Part II
Delhi sultanate; Mughals; Medieval India (Old
Bhakti and Sufi movements; NCERT) by Satish
Temple architecture; Indo Chandra
Islamic architecture Tamil Nadu SCERT 7th
SOCIAL SCIENCE book
11th Tamil Nadu
History Text book
(old edition)
11th Tamil Nadu
History Text book
(Volume II)
Current Affairs 1st to 15th August – 2022 Hindu Newspaper;
The Catalyst Magazine

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10. 20/11/22 Parliament - Council of States, 11th NCERT – Indian

(Sunday) House of people, Presiding Constitution at work
officers, Legislative procedure,
Polity -2 Budget, Powers & functions, Indian Polity –
Parliamentary committees and M.Laxmikanth
forums;
State Executive - Governor,
Chief Minister, State Council of
Ministers; State Legislature;
Indian Federalism; Centre State
Relations; Inter State relations;
Emergency Provisions; Spe-
cial provisions for some states;
Union Territories; Scheduled
and Tribal Areas;
Local Self Government: Pan-
chayati Raj Institutions, Urban
Local Bodies
11. 27/11/22 Climate Change & Organiza- Sivarajavel IAS
(Sunday) tions & Mitigation Environment Book –
Global Warming, Greenhouse
Environment-2 Relevant Chapters
effect, GEF, REDD and REDD+,
UNFCCC, KYOTO, Paris, Bali
Copenhagen, Cancun, & Durban Current Affairs relevant
Summit, Carbon Sequestration, to the portions from
Carbon Sink, Carbon Credit, Down to Earth and PIB
Carbon Offsetting, Carbon Tax,
Geo-Engineering, Ocean Acidifica-
tion, Ozone Depletion.

India and Climate Change:

National Action Plan On Climate
Change, GHG Mitigation, Green
Building, BSE GREENEX, Envi-
ronmental Impact Assessment,
Intended Nationally Determined
Contributions (INDCs)

Acts, Policies and Mitigations

Strategies
Environmental Monitoring and
Impact Assessment, laws and
policies, Sustainable Develop-
ment,

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Wild Life Protection Act 1972,

Environmental Protection Act
1986, National Forest Policy
1988, Biological Diversity Act
2002, Wetland Rules 2010,
Schedule Tribes And Other For-
est Dwellers Act 2006, Coastal
Regulation Zone, National Green
Tribunal, The Ozone Depleting
Substances Rules

International Conventions &

Protocols
UNCED, CBD, Ramsar Con-
vention, CITES , IUCN, CMS,
CAWT, ITTO, Wildlife Trade
(TRAFFIC), Trafficking (CAWT),
Timber Org (ITT0), Global Tiger
Forum (GTF), Basel Convention,
Stockholm Convention, Rotter-
dam Convention, UN Conven-
tion To Combat Desertification
(UNCCD), UN Forum On Forests
(UNFF), International Whaling
Commission (IWC), Vienna Con-
vention And Montreal Protocol

Environmental Institutions &

Organizations - India
National Wildlife Action Plan,
National Afforestation and
Eco-Development, CAMPA,
CEPI, ECO-MARK, Social For-
estry, National Bamboo Mission,
National Biodiversity Authority,
Mangroves, National Lake Con-
servation Plan
Animal Welfare Board, Wildlife
Crime Control Board etc.
Current Affairs 1st to 15th September – 2022 Hindu Newspaper;
The Catalyst Magazine

12. 04/12/22 Percentage, Profit and Loss, Blood relation/ Direction and
(Sunday)
English comprehension.
CSAT -3

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13. 11/12/22 11th and 12th NCERT Non- 11th NCERT:

(Sunday) Overlapping Topics; Economics: Indian
Unemployment: Types of Economic Development
Economy -2 Unemployment: Structural,
Seasonal, Frictional, Cyclical, 9th Std: Indian
Nature of Unemployment in Economy
India
Poverty/ Inequality: Indian Economy: Nitin
Estimation, Index, MPI etc Singhania
Financial Markets: Capital Or
Market; Money Market; Ramesh Singh/ Sriram
Insurance, Pension etc Srirangam
Banking and Financial System:
Banks, NBFC, NPA’s, Basel News Paper
Norms. The Catalyst Magazine/
Agriculture and Food Any current affairs
Management: Reforms, Food Magazine
security, Schemes; WTO Issues
Optional: Shankar
Ganesh – Key Concepts
Current Affairs 16th to 30th September – 2022 Hindu Newspaper;
The Catalyst Magazine
14. 18/12/22 Indian Geography 8th NCERT - Resource
(Sunday) Physiographic divisions; and Development
Himalayan and Peninsular
Geography -3 Drainage System; Climate & 9th NCERT - Contem-
Monsoon (mechanism, onset porary India – I
and variability); Rainfall
distribution; Natural vegetation; 10th NCERT - Contem-
Classification of Soils, erosion porary India – II
and conservation measures;
Agriculture – Classification of 11th NCERT - India
major crops, irrigation and other Physical Environment
agricultural practices, Agro- 12th NCERT - Fun-
climatic regions. damentals of Human
Economic and Human Geography
Geography – World & India
Distribution of key natural 12th NCERT - India
resources (Energy & mineral People and Economy
resources); Industries and its
locational factors; Infrastructure
– Transport & Communications;
Population- Distribution,
migration and settlements.

Current Affairs 1st to 15th October – 2022 Hindu Newspaper;

The Catalyst Magazine

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15. 24/12/22 Modern India: From Advent 8th NCERT Our

(Saturday) of Europeans to Great revolt of Pasts III
1857; Dances and art forms in
History -3 Indian states 12th NCERT Themes of
the Indian History -
Part III

Tamil Nadu SCERT 8th

SOCIAL SCIENCE book

12th Tamil Nadu

History Text book
(old edition)

12th Tamil Nadu

History Text book
(Volume I)

CCRT website for dance

forms

Current Affairs 16th to 31st October – 2022 Hindu Newspaper;

The Catalyst Magazine

16. 31/12/22 Simple and Compound interest, Average, Syllogism and

(Saturday) English comprehension.

CSAT -4
17. 08/01/23 Judiciary - Supreme Court, 11th NCERT – Indian
(Sunday) High Courts, Subordinate Constitution at work

Polity -3 Courts, District Courts, Gram Indian Polity – M.Lax-

Nyayalayas, Tribunals, Import- mikanth
ant Judgements;
Constitutional Bodies - Elec-
tion Commission, UPSC, SPSC,
Finance Commission, CAG, At-
torney general, Advocate gener-
al, Special officer for Linguistic
Minorities, NCSC, NCST and
NCBC;

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Non-Constitutional Bodies -
NITI Aayog, NHRC, SHRC, CIC,
SIC, CVC, CBI, Lokpal, Lo-
kayukta and NCPCR;

Elections and Political par-

ties - Electoral Funding, Voting,
Representation of people Act and
Anti-Defection Law; Provisions
related to Language; Rights and
Liabilities of the government;
National Commission to Review
the Working of the Constitution;
Co-operative societies;

Transparency & Accountabil-

ity – RTI, Citizen’s Charter and
Social Audit.

Current Affairs 1st to 15th November – 2022 Hindu Newspaper;

The Catalyst Magazine
18. 22/01/23 Physics
(Sunday) Heat, Sound, Optics, Properties Science NCERT of
of Fluid, Electricity and Magne- Class VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
Science & Tech -1 tism, Gravitation, Atomic and
Nuclear physics, Modern Phys- NCERT of Class XI &
ics, Astronomy and Space Sci- XII – Chemistry & Bi-
ence ology
Chemistry
Structure of the Atom, Atoms Relevant Current Af-
and Molecules, Carbon and fairs from The Hindu
its compound, Oxidation and
Reduction, Thermodynamics,
Nanotechnology, Polymers and
Plastics, Chemistry in Everyday
Life, Agricultural & Food Chem-
istry, Bio & Medicinal Chemistry
Biology
Introduction, Classification
of Living Organisms, Study of
Cell-Cytology, Photosynthesis,
Plant Biology, Life processes,
Origin and Evolution of life,
Bio-communication, Systems of
Human Body, Nutrition, Genet-
ics, Diseases and Defence Mech-
anism

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Technology
Science & Technology devel-
opment in India and Everyday
Life, Defense Technology, Space
Science & Technology, Commu-
nications, Computers& Informa-
tion Technology, Environment
and Science, Energy, Nuclear
Technology, Biotechnology,
Nanotechnology, Robotics, Laser
Technology, Superconductivity,
Artificial Intelligence, Genetic
Engineering, Applied Science
and latest Technology with cur-
rent developments.

Current Affairs Hindu Newspaper;

The Catalyst Magazine
16th to 30th November – 2022

19. 29/01/23 Public Finance: Tax, Budgeting 11th NCERT: Econom-

(Sunday) (All Related Issues) ics: Indian Economic
External Sector: BoP, BoT,
Economy -3 International trade, IMF, WTO, Indian Economy: Nitin
Trade policies, issues and chal- Singhania
lenges etc Or
Balance of Payments: Defini- Ramesh Singh
tion, Current and Capital Ac-
counts, Convertibility, Items Optional: Shankar Ga-
Included in BoP, BoP and BoT. nesh – Key Concepts
Industrial Policy; Development
Manufacturing and Services;
Population, Demographic Div-
idend, and Sustainable Devel-
opment.

Current Affairs 1st to 15th December – 2022 Hindu Newspaper;

The Catalyst Magazine
20. 05/02/23 Allegation and mixture, Time and work, Cubes/Dices and
(Sunday) English comprehension.

CSAT -5

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21. 12/02/23 Modern India: Rise of Nation- 8th NCERT Our

(Sunday) alism (1858) to Indian indepen- Pasts III
dence (1947)
History -4 12th NCERT Themes of
the Indian History -Part
III

Tamil Nadu SCERT 8th

SOCIAL SCIENCE book

12th Tamil Nadu Histo-

ry Text book
(old edition)

12th Tamil Nadu Histo-

ry Text book (Volume I)

22. 19/02/23 Time and distance, Permutation and Combination, Ar-

CSAT -6 rangements/Puzzles and English comprehension

23. 26/02/23 Probability, Area and volume, Data sufficiency and En-
CSAT -7 glish comprehension.

24. 05/03/23 Economic Survey 2022-23; Budget 2023-24; India Year

E.S/Budget/IYB Book; Social Development (Yojana, Kurukshetra and Vi-
kasPedia Website)

Current Affairs 1st to 15th January – 2023

25. 12/03/23
Polity Polity Full portion test

Current Affairs 16th to 31st January – 2023

26. 19/03/23 Full portion test

Geography
Current Affairs 1st to 15th February – 2023

27. 26/03/23 Full portion test

History
Current Affairs 16th to 28th February – 2023

28. 02/04/23 Full portion test

Environment + Sci &
Tech
Current Affairs 1st to 15th March - 2023

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29. 09/04/23 Full portion test

Economy
Current Affairs 16th to 31st March - 2023

30. 16/04/23 Full portion test (Aptitude & English Comprehension)

CSAT
31.
23/04/23 All India Mock test -1

32.
30/04/23 All India Mock test -2

33.
07/05/23 All India Mock test -3

34.
14/05/23 All India Mock test -4

35.
21/05/23 All India Mock test -5

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