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 Test Series Schedule
Test Test Date Syllabus to be covered
Preparatory Test June 30, 2024
• Prehistoric period
o Paleolithic
o Mesolithic
o Neolithic
o Chalcolithic
• Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization
Ancient India – 1 July 14, 2024 • Vedic Age
o Early Vedic period
o Later Vedic period
• Mahajanapadas & Rise of Magadh
• Religious Reforms
• Iranian & Macedonian Invasion
• Mauryan Age
• Post Mauryan Age
o Indo-Greek Invasion
 Indo-Greeks
 Parthians
 Shaka
 Kushanas
 Indo-Sassanian
o Sungas
o Kanvas
Ancient India – 2 July 21, 2024
o Satavahanas
• Guptas Age
• Sangam Age
• Regional Kingdoms
• Post Guptas Age
o Harshavardhana
o Pallava
o Chalukya
 • Tripartite Struggle
• Prathiharas, Palas, Rashtrakutas
• Chola Empire
• Turkish conquest of India Ghaznavid
• Muhammad Ghori
• Rajput states
• Delhi sultanate
o Slave dynasty
o The Khaljis
o The Tughlaqs
o The Sayyids
Medieval India July 28, 2024 o The Lodhis
• Mughal empire (Including later Mughals)
• Maratha Confederacy
• Southern Dynasties
o Hoysalas
o Yadavas
o Kakatiyas
• Vijayanagara
• Bahmani Kingdom
• Religious Movements
o Bhakti Movement
o Sufi Movement
• Fall of Mughals
• Advent of Europeans
o Coming of Europeans
o Struggle among Europeans
o Rise of East India Company
• India under East India Company’s Rule
Modern India – 1 August 04, 2024
o Administration
o Political policies
 Regulating Act of 1773
 Pitt’s India Act 1784
 Charter acts of 1784,
1793, 1813,1833, 1853
 o British Expansion policy:
Doctrine of lapse, Subordinate
alliance etc.
o Economic policies and their
impact
 Agricultural policies
 Famine policy
o Foreign Policies
o Social Policies
 Education Policies
 Religious policies
• Indian Kingdoms in 18th century:
Marathas, Punjab, Mysore, Hyderabad
etc.
• Socio - Religious Reform Movements
in the 19th and 20th CE India – Arya
Samaj, Brahmo Samaj , etc.
• The Great Revolt of 1857
• Changes in Indian Administration
after 1858 – Government of India Act
1858, Councils Act, 1861, 1892.
• Growth of Political Ideas and Political
Organisations (up to 1885)
• Foundation of the Indian National
Congress National movement (1885 -
1919)
o Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905)
o Partition of Bengal and the
Swadeshi Movement
Modern India – 2 August 11, 2024 o The first phase of
Revolutionary and Terrorist
Movement
o The Morley-Minto Reforms or
the Indian Councils Act, 1909
o The Lucknow Pact (1916)
o The Home Rule Movement
 o Congress sessions
o Viceroys and Governal
generals

• National movement (1919 - 1939)

o Montague-Chelmsford
Reforms or the Government of
India act, 1919
o The Khilafat Movement (1920-
22) and Non-Cooperation
Movement
o The Left Movement, The
second phase of Revolutionary
and Terrorist Movement ,Anti-
Simon Commission Agitation
(1928-29)
o Nehru Report, 1928
o The Lahore Session, 1929
o The Civil Disobedience
Modern India – 3 August 18, 2024 Movement
o The Government of India Act,
1935
o Provincial Elections and
Formation of popular
Ministries in Provinces, 1937

• Freedom to Partition (1939 - 1947)

o The Second World War and the
National Movement
o The August Offer 1940
o The Individual Satyagraha 1940-41
o The Cripps Proposal, 1942
o The Quit India Movement, I942
o Subhash Bose and Indian National
Army
 o Rajagopalachari Formula & Desai
Liaqat Plan
o Wavell Plan and Simla Conference
1945
o General Elections in India, 1945
o Naval Mutiny: 1946
o The Indian Independence Act,
1947
• Tribal Movements
• Peasants Movement
• Dalit Movements
• Women movement
• Role of Press and Publications
• Reforms / Acts / Committee
• Art & Culture
• Architecture
o Cave Architecture
o Temple Architecture
o Indo-Islamic Architecture
o Modern Architecture

(Under the Indus Valley Civilization, The

Mauryan Architecture, The Sungas,
Kushanas, Satavahanas & Guptas, Post
Art and Culture August 25, 2024 Guptas, Delhi-Sultanate, Mughals,
Vijayanagaras, etc)

• Sculpture - Indian Sculpture and

Different schools of Art

• Indian Paintings
o Pre-historic painting & Cave
paintings
o Mural Paintings
o Miniature Paintings - Pala
 o School, Rajput Paintings,
Mughal Paintings, Hill
paintings etc.
o Folk Paintings
o Modern Indian Paintings
o Personalities Associated

• Religion
o Hinduism
o Jainism
o Buddhism
o Islam
o Christianity
o Zoroastrianism
o Judaism

• Philosophy
o Six Schools of Philosophy
o Ajivika
o Lokayata etc.
• Indian Music
o Classical Music
 Hindustani Music
 Carnatic Music
o Folk Music Tradition
o Modern Music
o Personalities
• Indian Dance
o Classical Dance forms in India
– Odissi, Kathak, Kathakali,
Mohiniattay, Sattriya,
Manipuri, Bharatanatyam,
Kuchipudi
o Folk Dances
o Modern Dance in India
• Theatre
 o Sanskrit Theatre
o Folk Theatre
o Modern Theatre
o Personalities
• Puppetry
o History
o Different forms of Puppetry in
o People Associated with
Theatres
• Indian Cinema and Circus
• Bhakti & Sufi Movement Language &
Literature
o Indian Language
 Classical Languages
 Scheduled Languages
o Indian Literature
 Religious Literature
 Secular Literature
• Fairs, Festivals and Craft -Religious
Festivals, Secular Festivals (States &
UT’s), Art & Crafts
• Science & Technology
o Ancient, Science & Technology
o Medieval Science &
Technology
o Famous Personalities in
Ancient and Medieval India

• Promotion and Preservation of Indian

Heritage
o Indian Word Heritage Sites –
Tangible & non-tangible
heritage, Tentative list
o Cultural Heritage Sites
o Natural Heritage Sites
o Important Institutions
 • The Preamble
• Constitutionalism
• Historical Underpinnings
• Evolution & Making of the
Constitution
• Features and Significant Provisions
• Political systems
• Democratic & Non-Democratic
• Parliamentary & Presidential
• Unitary & Federal
September 01,
Indian Polity – 1 • Direct and Representative
2024
• Republic and Monarchy etc.
• The Preamble
• The Union and its Territory
• Citizenship
• Fundamental Rights
• Directive Principles
• Fundamental Duties
• Amendment of the Constitution
• Basic Structure of the Constitution
• Emergency Provisions
• Central Government
o President of India
o Vice President of India
o Prime minister
o Central Council of Ministers,
September 08,
Indian Polity – 2 o Parliament
2024

• State Government
o Governor
o Chief Minister
o State Council of Ministers
 o State Legislature

• Judiciary
o Supreme Court
o High Courts
o Subordinate Courts

• Indian Federalism
o Centre-State Relations
o Inter-state Relations

• Local Government
o Panchayati Raj
o Local Urban Government
• Constitutional Bodies
• Election Commission
• Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC)
September 15,
Indian Polity – 3 • State Public Service Commission
2024
(SPSC)
• Finance Commission
• CAG
• Attorney General of India
• Advocate General of India
• Special officer for Linguistic Minorities
• National Commission for Scheduled
Castes (NCSC)
• National Commission for Scheduled
Tribes (NCST)
• National Commission for Backward
Castes (NCBC) etc.
• Non-Constitutional Bodies NITI
Aayog, NHRC, SHRC, CIC, SIC, CVC,
CBI, Lokpal, Lokayukta, NCPCR etc
 • Committees
• Official Language
• Public Services
• Tribunals
• Special provisions for SCs, STs, BCs,
Minorities & Anglo-Indians
• Rights and liabilities of the
Government
• Authoritative text in Hindi Language
• Anti-defection law
• Political dimensions
• Ministries and Departments of the
September 22,
Indian Polity – 4 Government
2024
• Pressure groups
• Elections & political parties
• Representation of People’s Act
• Election Process
• Governance
• Transparency & Accountability
• RTI
• Citizen’s Charter
• e-Governance
• International Institutions UN, World
Bank, IMF, WIPO, ADB, BRICS etc.
• Government Schemes
• Physical Geography of the world
• Origin and evolution of Universe Solar
system Geological History of the Earth
o Geological Time scale Latitude
September 29, and Longitude including
Geography – 1
2024 important Parallels and
Meridians
o Motions of the Earth and their
effects Inclination of the
Earth’s Axis and its effects
 o Local and Standard Time and
the International Date Line,
Calendar
o Eclipses - Solar, Lunar
• Geomorphology
o Interior structure of the earth
o Rock
o Landform Development
o First order (continental drift
theory, sea floor spreading,
plate tectonics theory)
o Second order (Mountains,
Plateaus, Plains & other
landforms)
o Internal forces & their impact -
Volcanoes, Earthquakes
o Folding, Faulting, Isostasy
o External forces & their impact
- Weathering, Erosion &
landforms thus developed

• Climatology
o Structure, Composition of
atmosphere
o Weather & Climate
o Heat & temperature
 Insolation
 Heat Budget
 Distribution of
temperature
 Temperature Inversion
o Pressure and Pressure belts
o Winds
 Planetary winds
 Seasonal winds
 Local winds
 o Precipitation-Forms & Types,
Distribution of rainfall
o Air Masses
o Cyclones and anti-cyclones
o World Climatic regions
• Oceanography
o Bottom relief Features
o Ocean waves, currents, tides &
Tsunamis
o Temperature distribution
o Salinity distribution
o Marine resources
• Biogeography
o Soils
 Classification
 Distribution
 Erosion & Conservation
o Biomes

• World Economic and Human

Geography:
o Natural resources and mineral
resources and distribution of
key natural resources across
the world
o Agriculture and agro-climatic
regions • Industry and location
factors
o Infrastructure
o World Population, density &
distribution, races & tribes,
o settlements & migration
Continents - Major physical
features, natural resources
 • Physical Geography of India
• Location
o Latitude
o Longitude
o Physiographic division of India
 Northern Mountains
 Plains of India
 Peninsular Plateau
 Islands of India
o Drainage System
 Himalayan Drainage
System
 Peninsular Drainage
System
 Other small river
system
• Indian Climate
o Spatial and temporal
Geography – 2 October 06, 2024
distribution of temperature &
pressure
o Winds
o Rainfall
 Indian Monsoon
 Mechanism
 Onset
 Variability
 Rainfall distribution
o Climatic Regions of India

• Soils
o Classification of Soils
o Problems of Soil and
Conservation
• Indian Flora & Fauna
o Forests and their distribution
o Forest Conservation
 o Fauna

• Indian Economic and Human

Geography
o Agriculture typology and
major Crops grown in India
o Agro-Climatic Regions
o Land Reforms and Land use
pattern
o Animal Husbandry, Fisheries
and Aquaculture
o Water Resources- Availability
and potential: Lakes, rivers,
dams, power and irrigation
projects, wetlands and
interlinking of rivers
o Mineral Resources-
classification and distribution
Geography – 3 October 13, 2024 o Energy Resources-
conventional and non-
conventional resources
o Population and Growth trends
- density, sex ratio, literacy,
tribes and racial groups in
India
o Rural and Urban Settlements-
types and patterns
o Industries- types and their
locational factors
o Transport and Communication
-railways, highways, inland
o Water transport, shipping and
sea-ports, air transport
Map-Based Questions from India (Location of
state, city, river, lakes, important places
 including Ramsar sites, Biosphere Reserves,
Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks)

• Ecology and Functions of an

ecosystem
o Terrestrial ecosystems
o Aquatic ecosystems
• Environmental pollution
o Pollutants
o Air pollution
o Water Pollution
o Soil Pollution
o Noise Pollution
o Radioactive pollution
o E-Waste
o Solid Waste
o Bioremediation
• Biodiversity
o Basic Concepts
Ecology and Environment – 1 October 20, 2024 o Plant and Animal Diversity
o Marine Organisms
o Threat to Biodiversity
o Protected Area Network:
National parks, Wildlife
sanctuaries, Biosphere
reserves, Reserved and
protected forests,
Conservation and community
reserves, Village and
panchayat Forests, Private
protected areas, Conservation
areas
o Biodiversity Conservation
efforts
o Indian Biodiversity and
conservation efforts
 o Bioprospecting
o Biosafety
o Biopiracy

• Environmental problems:
o Climate Change
o Acidification
o Eutrophication
o Ozone Depletion
o Mitigation Strategies
o India and Climate Change
• Conservation efforts: India and World
Ecology and Environment – 2 October 27, 2024
o Institutional and
Organizational mechanisms
o Environmental Acts and
Policies
o Environmental conventions
o Sustainable Development
Environmental Monitoring and
Impact Assessment
• National Income Accounting:
o Definition
o Concepts: GDP, GNP, Market
Price and Factor Cost, NNP,
NDP, transfer payments,
National income at FC,
Personal Income, disposable
income, factors affecting
Indian Economy – 1 November 03, 2024
national income, net foreign
facto income
o Measurement of national
income: value added method,
income method, expenditure
method, Application of various
methods, Base year, GDP
deflator.
 o Debates around GDP and
other indices

• Money and Banking

o Money
 Definition
 Functions and
significance
 Evolution of Money
 Money supply in India
and factors affecting it
o Banking
 Need of banks
 Function
 Commercial Banks
o Central Bank:
 Importance
 Functions
 Structure
 Monetary Policy
 Policy tools, (CRR, SLR,
OMO, Repo and Rev
Repo, MSF etc.)
o Banking Reforms

• Capital Markets & Money Markets

o Basic Terms and Concepts,
Equity and debt Instruments
o Primary market and Secondary
markets etc.

• Inflation and Employment

o Inflation
 Definition
 Inflationary Gap and
Inflationary process
  Inflation Cycles:
 Demand Pull Inflation,
Cost Push Inflation, ○
Causes of Inflation
 Inflation Control
measures
o Unemployment
 Types of
Unemployment:
Structural, Seasonal,
Frictional, Cyclical
 Nature of
Unemployment in India

• External Sector and Currency

Exchange rate
o Balance of Payments:
Definition, Current and Capital
Accounts, Convertibility
o FDI, FII -- issues, challenges
etc.
o Foreign Trade of India
o Trade Policy
Indian Economy – 2 November 10, 2024 o Product wise trade
o Region wise trade
o Subsidy boxes
o WTO related issues and India
o Intellectual Property Rights

• International Trade and Bodies:

o IMF: Purpose and
o Objectives, Organization and
Functions, Working and
 o Evaluation, IMF and
Underdeveloped Countries,
SDR’s,
o Reforms etc.,
o World Bank
o Bilateral and Regional
Cooperation

• Agriculture:
o Recent trends in Agriculture
Sector
o Cropping System and Pattern;
o Agricultural Marketing and
Reforms
o Agricultural Research;
o Sustainable Agriculture;
o Animal Husbandry
o PDS
o Farm distress and government
initiatives

• Industrial Sector:
o Industrial Policies
o Licensing
o MSME
o Labour Reforms
o Companies Act
o Make in India, Skill India
o Challenges in Industrial
development
o Organised and unorganised
sector
o PPP
o Investment models

• Initiatives by the govt.

 o Government policies
o Five-year Plans: Priorities and
Performance, Issues related to
planning
o Economic Policies till 1991
o Economic Reforms since 1991:
End of license Raj,
Liberalization, Privatisation and
Globalisation

• Infrastructure:
o IT, Communication,
Urbanisation, Transport,
Mining, etc
• Government budgeting and Fiscal
Policy
o Budgeting
 Evolution of Budgeting
 Institutions and Laws
 The Union Budget:
Components - Revenue
Account
 Capital Account,
Measures of
Government Deficit
Indian Economy – 3 November 17, 2024
etc.,
 Weaknesses in the
Budgetary Process
o Fiscal Policy
 Public Finance - Role
and Importance,
 Public Expenditure -
Revenue and Capital,
Development and
Non-Development
 Public Revenue
  Sources of Revenue
 Taxes
 Classification- Direct
and Indirect
 Specific and Ad
Valorem - Social and
Economic Objectives of
Taxes
 Public Debt
 Deficit Financing

Static–Based Full Test November 24, 2024

Current Affairs Test – 1 November 30, 2024 PMF IAS May 2024 Current Affairs

Current Affairs Test – 2 December 14, 2024 PMF IAS June 2024 Current Affairs

Current Affairs Test – 3 December 28, 2024 PMF IAS July 2024 Current Affairs

Indian Polity – Advanced

December 01, 2024 Indian Polity + Related current affairs

Ancient and Medieval Indian Ancient and Medieval History + Related

December 08, 2024
History - Advanced Current Affairs

Indian Economy – Advanced December 15, 2024 Indian Economy + Related Current Affairs

Modern Indian History –

December 22, 2024 Modern India + Related Current Affairs
Advanced
• S&T in India
o Historical Perspective
o Science and Planning
Science and Technology – o S&T Policies in Independent India
January 05, 2025
Advanced o S&T Infrastructure in India
o Department of Science and
Technology
• Earth Sciences
 o Weather Forecasting and Climate
Research in India Seismology
Research
o Ocean Development
o Natural Disasters
• Energy
o Types of Energy Resources
o Fossil Fuels
o Renewable Sources and their
o Development in India
o Nuclear Science
o Radioactivity
o Radioisotopes
o Nuclear Power
o Applications of Nuclear S&T
o Safety Issues
o Nuclear Weapons
o India’s Nuclear Science Programme
o Particle Physics
o Information Technology
o Electronics
o Computers
o The Internet
o Computer Security
o Telecommunication
o India and Info-Tech
o Artificial Intelligence
o Robots and Robotics
o Fibre Optics
o Computer- and IT-Related
o Terms and Products
• Lasers
o Principles and Types
o Applications
o Basic Science
o Industry
 o Defence
o Nuclear Energy
o Health and Medical Care
o Laser Technology in India
• Superconductivity
o What is Superconductivity
o Uses and Applications
o Research in India
• Nanotechnology
o Understanding Nanotechnology
o Approaches in Nanotechnology
o Applications
o Implications and Various Concerns
o Nanotechnology in India
o Nano Mission
• Astronomy and Space Research
o Astronomy and its Importance
o The Origin and Development of
o the Universe
o Accelerating Expansion of the
o Universe
o The Objects in the Universe
o Observing the Universe
o Space Exploration
o Elements of Space Research and
o Technology
o Major Space Probes
o India’s Space Programme
o India’s Space Ventures
o Space Applications
o Milestones in India’s Space Ventures
o Space-Industry Partnership in
o India
o Export Promotion
o International Cooperation in
o Space
 o Space Garbage and Dealing with it
• Defence Research and Technology
o Weapon Innovations of Note
o Defence R&D in India
• Health and Medicine
o Disease-Causing Agents
o Infectious Diseases
o Non-infectious or Degenerative
Diseases
o Deficiency Diseases
o Allergies
o Cancer
o Recent Life Style Concerns
o Health Policies and Programmes in
India
o Indian Systems of Medicine and
Homoeopathy
• Genetics
o What are Genetics?
o Physical Basis of Heredity
o Chemical Basis of Heredity
o Gene Mapping
o Genome Analysis and Human
Genetics
• Biotechnology
o What is Biotechnology
o Biotechnology Techniques
o Genetic Engineering
o DNA Fingerprinting
o Cloning
o Artificial Insemination and
o Embryo
o Stem Cell Technology
o Applications of Biotechnology
o Biotech Research in India
o Patents and Biotechnology
 • Applications of S&T
o Agriculture and Rural Development
o Basic Resources of Agriculture
o Environment-Friendly Agriculture
 Sustainable Agriculture
 S&T Advancements in Agricultural
Produce in India
 Genetically Modified Crops:
Biosafety and Regulation
 Animal Husbandry
 Agriculture in Special Areas
 Climate-Smart Agriculture
 Research, Education, and Transfer
of Technology in India
 S&T and Rural Development in
India
o Industry
 Major R&D infrastructure in India
 Contribution of CSIR
 Intellectual Property Rights
Comments on the National IPR
Policy
Indian Agriculture –
January 12, 2025 Agriculture + Related Current Affairs
Advanced

Current Affairs Test – 4 January 11, 2025 PMF IAS August 2024

Geography – Advanced January 19, 2025 Geography+ IR+ Related Current Affairs

Ecology and Environment –

January 26, 2025 Ecology and Environment + Current Affairs
Advanced

Current Affairs Test – 5 January 25, 2025 PMF IAS September 2024 Current Affairs

Comprehensive Test 1 February 09, 2025

Current Affairs Test – 6 February 15, 2025 PMF IAS October 2024 Current Affairs

Comprehensive Test 2 February 23, 2025

Current Affairs Test – 7 March 01, 2025 PMF IAS November 2024 Current Affairs

Comprehensive Test 3 March 02, 2025,

Current Affairs Test – 8 March 15, 2025. PMF IAS December 2024 Current Affairs

Comprehensive Test 4 March 09, 2025

Current Affairs Test – 9 March 29, 2025 PMF IAS January 2025 Current Affairs

Comprehensive Test 5 March 16, 2025

CSAT – I March 16, 2025

Comprehensive Test 6 March 23, 2025

CSAT – II March 23, 2025

Budget 2025 & Economic

April 06, 2025
Survey

Current Affairs Test – 10 April 12, 2025 PMF IAS February 2025 Current Affairs

Comprehensive Test 7 April 13, 2025

CSAT- III April 13, 2025

Comprehensive Test 8 April 20, 2025

CSAT - IV April 20, 2025

Current Affairs Test – 11 April 19, 2025 PMF IAS March 2025 Current Affairs

Comprehensive Test 9 April 27, 2025

CSAT- V April 27, 2025

Comprehensive Test 10 May 04, 2025

CSAT - VI May 04, 2025

Current Affairs Test – 12 May 10, 2025 PMF IAS April 2025 Current Affairs