Topical Analysis

There are Total 358 Topics in which the whole UPSC syllabus is divided including Mains, Prelims and Interview. These Topics are spread in 14 Subjects.

Out of these 358 Topics, 239 are relevant for both Prelims as well as Mains. These topics must be prepared from pre-cum-mains perspective together.

Further, not all the Topics are equally important. Few Topics are more important than others, so more efforts should be put on those topics. For the purpose of preparation, Topics can be divided into High Depth, Medium Depth and Shallow -

Current Affairs are extremely important from IAS Exam point of view, but Current Affairs must be prepared Topic-wise. Topic-wise preparation of current affairs will provide you - a) better perspective of the topic, b) better understanding of the topic as well that particular current news, and c) will be more scoring as you will be able to write holistic vision not just fragmented knowledge. Moreover, you will be able to remember the topic much easier than preparing them separately (that is, not topic-wise). Topic-wise importance of current affairs -

Further, for how to manage your time, watch the video below. It will help you understand how you should keep reducing the content you have to study so that you can manage your time in the best way before the exam.

You can follow the given Time-Table depending on the month in which you start your preparation. This has been prepared keeping in mind when you start preparation, how many months will be left for prelims and mains exam at that time, how important a topic is from prelims and mains point of view etc. (Download Timetable Here)

Before you prepare any topic, you must analyse which type of questions are asked from that topic, which kind of current news are coming related to that topic etc. View the complete list of Topics of the syllabus here along with Previous Years’ Questions asked & News related to the topic as well as relevant NCERTs & Rajya Sabha Expert Videos related to the topic -