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| Public Administration | 13 Oct | 17,110 | 13 | 10 AM | 2 PM |
| Sociology | 13 Oct | 14,750 | 10 | 10 AM | 2 PM |
| Geography | 22 Oct | 14,750 | 11 | 10 AM | 1.30 PM |
| Law | 20 Oct | 14,750 | 11 | 10 AM | 1.30 PM |
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION TEST SERIES FOR MAINS 2019
| Test No. | Chapters | Level | Date | ||
| WRITING SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM & STRATEGY SESSION | 13 Oct (Time: - 2-4:30 pm) |
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| I | Chapt. I- Introduction | Foundation | 20 Oct 2018 | ||
| II | Chapt. I- Introduction Discussion of Test-I |
Contemporary Developments & Current |
27 Oct 2018 | ||
| III | Chapt. II- Administrative thought Discussion of Test-II |
Foundation & Contemporary | 10 Nov 2018 | ||
| IV | Chapt. III- Administrative behaviour, Chapt. IV- Organisation Chapt. VII- Comparative administration Chapt. VIII- Development dynamics Discussion of Test-III |
Foundation | 24 Nov 2018 | ||
| V | Chapt. V- Accountability and Control, Chapt. VI - Administrative Law Chapt. X - Public Policy Discussion of Test-IV |
Foundation | 08 Dec 2018 | ||
| VI | Chapt. III- Administrative behaviour, Chapt. IV- Organisation Chapt. VII- Comparative administration Chapt. VIII- Development dynamics Chapt. V- Accountability and Control, Chapt. VI - Administrative Law Chapt. X - Public Policy Discussion of Test-V |
Contemporary Developments & Current Based on UPSC Pattern |
15 Dec 2018 | ||
| VII | Chapt. IX- Personnel Administration, Chapt. XI- Techniques of Administrative Improvement, Chapt.VIII-Civil Services (Paper II) Chapt. X- Administrative Reforms since Independence (Paper II) Discussion of Test-VI |
Foundation + Contemporary Developments Based on UPSC Pattern |
29 Dec 2018 | ||
| VIII | Chapt. I- Evolution of Indian Administration (Paper II), Chapt. II-Philosophical and Constitutional Framework of Government (Paper II) Chapt. IV- Union Government and Administration Chapt.VI- State Government and Administration Discussion of Test-VII |
Foundation + Contemporary Developments Based on UPSC Pattern |
12 Jan 2019 | ||
| IX | Chapt. III- Public Sector undertakings Chapt. V- Plan and Priorities Chapt. IX- Financial Management Chapt. XII- Financial Administration (Paper I) Discussion of Test-VIII |
Foundation + Contemporary Developments Based on UPSC Pattern |
19 Jan 2019 | ||
| X | Chapt. VII- District Administration since Independence, Chapt. XI- Rural Development Chapt. XII- Urban Local Government Chapt. XIII- Law and Order Administration Chapt. XIV- Significant issues in Indian administration Discussion of Test-IX |
Foundation + Contemporary Developments Based on UPSC Pattern |
02 Feb 2019 | ||
| XI | Committees/Commissions Reports Reports of Ministry/Departments Schemes and Programs Reports of NITI Aayog Current Developments on all chapters’ relevant topics Discussion of Test-X |
Contemporary Developments & Current Based on UPSC Pattern |
09 Feb 2019 | ||
| Discussion of Test-XI | 16 Feb 2019 | ||||
SOCIOLOGY MAINS TEST SERIES
SOCIOLOGY PAPER I
| Test No. | Units | Date |
| 1. | 1. The sociological perspective; Social Fact-Durkheim, Society- Howard Becker, Social interaction- Simmel, Impact of macro factors- C. Wright Mills and Social Concern- Martha Nussbaum 2. Social stratification, dimensions of social stratification, class, status group, gender, ethnicity and race. Concept of equality, inequality, Hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and Deprivation. Theories of stratification, Marxian theory, Weber’ theory and the theory of Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Elhance Moore. Social mobility: open and closed types of social mobility, class and caste social mobility, types of social mobility and causes of social mobility. 2. Works and economic life: Social organization of work in different types of societies, Slave society, Feudal society and industrial capitalist society. Formal and Informal organization of work. Labour and society, Liberalization and labour. 3. Politics and society: Sociological theories of power, Max Weber; Zero sum concept of power, social power; Talcott Parsons, R. A. Dahl, S. M. Lipset. Elite power: Gaetano Mosca, Pareto, Mills, Floyd Hunter, the concept of power elite of Charles Wright Mils. Nation, state, citizenship, T. H. Marshall, Andre Beteille’s criticism, Democracy, civil society, reciprocal relationship between democracy and civil society. Political parties; Weber, Lipset and Michael Young, pressure group and its role, similarities and differences between pressure group and political parties. Ideology: meaning of ideology, components of ideology, role of ideology in social movements, social transformation, state and nation. Collective action, difference between collective action and social movement, social movement, prerequisites of social movement, social movement and social revolution. |
13 OCT 2018 |
| 2. | 4. Religion and society: Sociological theories of religion, Emile Durkheim, Talcott Parsons and P. A. Sorokin. Types of religious practices, animism, Monism, Pluralism, religious practices in India. Religious organizations, ecclesia, denomination, sect and cult. Religion in modern societies, religion and science, secularism and secularization. Religious revivalism, communalism and fundamentalism. 5. Systems of kinship Types of kinship, family, household, household dimensions of family, types of family, marriage, changes in marriage, live in relationships. Lineage and descent, patriarchy and sexual division of labour, position of women in modern world, recent trends in family and marriage. 6. Social change in modern society: Sociological theories of social change; Karl Marx, P.A. Sorokin and Ogburn. Models of development, the socialist model, the social democratic model and modernization model, Dependency theory in the context of Latin American societies. Discussion of Test 1 |
27 OCT 2018 |
| 3. | 7. Sociology the discipline: emergence of sociology, modernity and social change in Europe as the contexts of emergence of sociology. What is sociology, subject matter of sociology, Comparison of sociology with Anthropology, Psychology, History, Economics and Political science. Sociology and common sense, no relevance of common sense in sociology, The scientific temper of sociology. | 10 NOV 2018 |
| 8. Sociology as science: Science, scientific method and its critique. Principles of science, objectivity, value neutrality, validity and verifiability, fact and value. Major theoretical trends and methods of sociology, dialectical approach and method or historical method, comparative method, method of verstehen or interpretative understanding and empirical method. Positivism and its critique, Non- positivist methods, dialectical – historical method, Verstehen or interpretative understanding. 9. Research methods and analysis: Qualitative and quantitative methods, Designs of social research, Hypothesis, Variables, Sampling and types of sampling. Primary and secondary data; techniques of data collection, observation, participant observation, Interview, Focused group interview, Questionnaire and Schedule. |
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| 4. | 10. Sociological theories: Karl Marx; Historical materialism, mode of production, class struggle and alienation. Emile Durkheim; social fact, division of labour, suicide and religion and society. Max Weber; social action, ideal type, authority, Rationality; bureaucracy, capitalism, rise of capitalism and protestant ethics. Comparison between Marx’s idea of capitalism and Weber’s idea of capitalism, Marx’s alienation and Durkheim’s anomie, Durkheim’s view of religion and Weber’s view of religion, Religion in India. Comparison between Marx and Durkheim on the question of division of labour, comparison between Marx and Weber on the question of social stratification, class and class struggle. Talcott Parsons, social action, Parson’s social system, pattern variables, Equilibrium, how equilibrium is maintained, R. K. Merton: Latent and Manifest function, conformity and deviance, comparison between Durkheim’s idea of anomie and Merton’s idea of deviance. George Herbert Mead: Self and identity, stages in the development of self, stages in the development of gender and any other identity, symbolic interactionism. Discussion of Test 3 |
24 NOV 2018 |
SOCIOLOGY PAPER II
| Test No. | Units | Date | ||
| 5. | 1. General introduction to Indian society: Ideological perspective of G.S. Ghurye on Indian society, functional perspective of M.N. Srinivas on Indian society, dialectical–historical perspective of A.R. Desai on Indian society and Weberian perspective of Andre Beteille on Indian society. 2. Impact of colonial rule on Indian society: General appraisal of British rule, social background of Indian nationalism by A.R. Desai and modernization of Indian tradition by Yogendra Singh. 3. Social structure of India: The idea of Indian village, village India at the time of independence, village India to-day, the meaning and relevance of village studies in the 1950s and 1960s. 4. Agrarian social structure, Land Reforms in India, Green Revolution and the search for new Green revolution. |
8 DEC 2018 | ||
| 5. Caste in India: Meaning of the caste system and caste identity, features of the caste system; perspectives of the study of caste system of G. S. Ghurye, M.N. Srinivas, Louis Dumont and Andre Beteille, changes and tenacity of the caste, causes of caste tenacity, untouchability, untouchability at present times in India, Dalit castes and Dalit identity. 6. Backward castes and demands of reservation by powerful backward castes, issues of creamy layer. 7. Social classes in India: class in India according to Andre Beteille, the caste- class syndrome in India, middle classes in India, Divisions in the Indian middle classes, role of the middle classes in India, classes in Indian society, classes in Industry and classes in Indian agriculture. Discussion of Test 4 |
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| 6. | 8. Kinship, family and marriage, kinship types in India, regional variations and the views of Irawati Karve, Patricia Uberoi and P. M. Kolenda, Lineage and Descent in India, family and house hold, household dimensions of family, the study of A. M. Shah and Patricia Uberoi, changes in family in India, patriarchy in India and its causes, sexual division of labour in India, change in women roles, marriage in India, current marriage trends in India, live in relations and its possible consequences. 9. Religion in India: religious communities in India, religious revivalism, the debate in India on secularism, Ashish Nandi, T.N. Madan, Andre Beteille, Deepankar Gupta and others, inter-community relations, communalism in India, problems of minorities. 10. Politics and society in India: nation, state, democracy, Civil society, relationship between democracy and civil society, political parties, pressure groups, social and political role of parties and pressure groups in India, regionalism, religion and politics in India, caste and politics in India. 11. Population dynamics in India: emerging issues, ageing and population of senior citizens in India, unequal sex ration in India particularly in some of the developed states in India, young population as population dividend. Discussion of Test 5 |
15 DEC 2018 | ||
| 7. | 12. Tribal communities in India: meaning of tribal community, Lokur committee identification of tribal communities, attributes of tribes, programmes of tribal development, tribal unrest and tribal movements, approaches to tribal integration in India, tribal policy and panchasheel, VirginiousXaxa committee report and its recommendations. 13. Industry and urbanization: evolution of industry in India, industry in planned economy, industry and privatization, liberalization and globalization, working class, structure, growth in informal sector, child labour, women in informal sector, slums and slum development programmes, migrant poor in urban areas, deprivation and urban degradation in India, smart cities, rurban mission. |
29 DEC 2018 | ||
| 14. Rural and agrarian transformation in India: programmes of rural development, community development programmes, poverty alleviation programmes, MNREGA, NFSA 2013, Agrarian crisis, peasant unrest, MSP as an issue, change in rural area’s work pattern, more rural people migrating to near by urban areas daily, predominance of non-agricultural work in ruralIndia. 15. Social issues: Women and child trafficking, child labour amendment act 2016, 498A regarding women torture, domestic violence act 2005, Indian forest right act of 2006, Rurban mission, Swachhabharat Abhiyan, skill India programme, National health Protection scheme, prohibition of alcoholic drinks as new political agenda. Discussion of Test -6 |
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| 8. | 16. Peasant and farmers movements, Women movement in India, , three phases of women movement; 1850-1915, 1915-1950 and 1950 till date, women movement and social legislation, Visakha guidelines, Mathura rape incident, sati incident of Rajasthan, the Nirbhaya incident and the consequences. Backward classes movement, Kaka Kalelkar committee, Mandal commission report and the consequences. Dalit movements, identity and assertion, new Dalit movements in Indian universities, identity movements and their limitations. New social movements; environmental protection, climate change, chipko movement as eco-feminist movement. 17. Social reformers of India: Jotirao Phule, M.K.Gandhi and B.R.Ambedkar. 18. Social change in India: idea of development planning and mixed economy, constitution, law; social legislation and social change, education and social change. 19. Challenges of social transformation in India: crisis of development, displacement, environmental problems and sustainability, poverty, deprivation and inequality, problems of change and transformation, conflicts; ethnic conflicts, class conflicts and caste conflicts. Discussion of Test 7 |
12 JAN 2019 | |||||||
| Discussion of Test 8 on 27 JAN. 2019 | |||||||||
| Test 9 | Mock Test I Paper I (10 am-1 pm) | 16 FEB 2019 | |||||||
| Test 10 | Mock Test I Paper II (2 pm-5 pm) | 16 FEB 2019 | |||||||
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GEOGRAPHY TEST SCHEDULE FOR MAINS 2019
PAPER I
| Test No. | Chapters | Date | |
| I | Physical Geography, Climatology | 22 Oct 2018 | |
| II | Climatology, Oceanography, Biogeography, Environmental Geography Discussion of Test-I |
05 Nov 2018 | |
| III | Perspective in Human Geography, Economic Geography Physical Geography, Oceanography Discussion of Test-II |
19 Nov 2018 | |
| IV | Population and Settlement Geography, Regional planning Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography, Perspective in Human Geography Discussion of Test-III |
03 Dec 2018 | |
| PAPER II | |||
| V | Compulsory Map Question, Physical Setting, Resources, Agriculture, Contemporary Issues Discussion of Test-IV |
10 Dec 2018 | |
| VI | Compulsory Map Question, Agriculture, Industry Transport, Communication and Trade, Regional Development and Planning, Contemporary Issues Discussion of Test-V |
24 Dec 2018 | |
| VII | Compulsory Map Question, Political Aspects, Transport, Communication and Trade, Cultural Setting, Settlement Types, Contemporary Issues Discussion of Test-VI |
31 Dec 2018 | |
| VIII | Mock Test Paper-1 Discussion of Test-VII |
07 Jan 2019 | |
| IX | Mock Test Paper-2 Discussion of Test-VIII |
14 Jan 2019 | |
| X | Mock Test Paper-1 Discussion of Test- IX |
08 Feb 2019 | |
| XI | Mock Test Paper-2 | 15 Feb 2019 | |
| TEST TIME: 10 AM – 1 PM & DISCUSSION TIME: 1:30 – 4:00 PM | |||
| Test No. | CHAPTERS | Date | |
| I | 1. Geomorphology: Factors controlling landform development; endogenetic and exogenetic forces; Origin and evolution of the earth's crust; Fundamentals of geomagnetism; Physical conditions of the earth's interior; Geosynclines; Continental drift; Isostasy; Plate tectonics; Recent views on mountain building; Vulcanicity; Earthquakes and Tsunamis; Concepts of geomorphic cycles and Landscape development ; Denudation chronology; Channel morphology; Erosion surfaces; Slope development ; Applied Geomorphology : Geohydrology, economic geology and environment. 2. Climatology: Temperature and pressure belts of the world; Heat budget of the earth; Atmospheric circulation; atmospheric stability and instability. Planetary and local winds; Monsoons and jet streams; Air masses and fronto genesis, Temperate and tropical cyclones; Types and distribution of precipitation; Weather and Climate; Koppen's, Thornthwaite's and Trewartha's classification of world climates; Hydrological cycle; Global climatic change and role and response of man in climatic changes, Applied climatology and Urban climate. |
22 Oct 2018 | |
| II | 1. Climatology: Heat budget of the earth; Atmospheric circulation; atmospheric stability and instability. Planetary and local winds; Monsoons and jet streams; Air masses and fronto genesis, Weather and Climate; Koppen's, Thornthwaite's and Trewartha's classification of world climates;. 2. Oceanography: Bottom topography of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans; Temperature and salinity of the oceans; Heat and salt budgets, Ocean deposits; Waves, currents and tides; Marine resources: biotic, mineral and energy resources; Coral reefs, coral bleaching; sea level changes; law of the sea and marine pollution. 3. Biogeography: Genesis of soils; Classification and distribution of soils; Soil profile; Soil erosion, Degradation and conservation; Factors influencing world distribution of plants and animals; Problems of deforestation and conservation measures; Social forestry; agro-forestry; Wild life; Major gene pool centres. 4. Environmental Geography: Principle of ecology; Human ecological adaptations; Influence of man on ecology and environment; Global and regional ecological changes and imbalances; Ecosystem their management and conservation; Environmental degradation, management and conservation; Biodiversity and sustainable development; Environmental policy; Environmental hazards and remedial measures; Environmental education and legislation. Discussion of Test-I |
05 Nov 2018 | |
| III | 1. Perspectives in Human Geography: Areal differentiation; regional synthesis; Dichotomy and dualism; Environmentalism; Quantitative revolution and locational analysis; radical, behavioural, human and welfare approaches; Languages, religions and secularization; Cultural regions of the world; Human development index. 2. Economic Geography: World economic development: measurement and problems; World resources and their distribution; Energy crisis; the limits to growth; World agriculture: typology of agricultural regions; agricultural inputs and productivity; Food and nutrition problems; Food security; famine: causes, effects and remedies; World industries: locational patterns and problems; patterns of world trade. 3. Geomorphology Fundamentals of geomagnetism; Physical conditions of the earth's interior; Geosynclines; Continental drift; Isostasy; Plate tectonics; Concepts of geomorphic cycles and Landscape development; Denudation chronology; Channel morphology; Erosion surfaces; Slope development; Oceanography: Bottom topography of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, Heat and salt budgets, Ocean deposits; Coral reefs, coral bleaching; sea level changes; law of the sea and marine pollution. Discussion of Test-II |
19 Nov 2018 | |
| IV | 1. Population and Settlement Geography: Growth and distribution of world population; demographic attributes; Causes and consequences of migration; concepts of over-under-and optimum population; Population theories, world population problems and policies, Social well-being and quality of life; Population as social capital. Types and patterns of rural settlements; Environmental issues in rural settlements; Hierarchy of urban settlements; Urban morphology: Concepts of primate city and rank-size rule; Functional classification of towns; Sphere of urban influence; Rural - urban fringe; Satellite towns; Problems and remedies of urbanization; Sustainable development of cities. 2. Regional Planning: Concept of a region; Types of regions and methods of regionalisation; Growth centres and growth poles; Regional imbalances; regional development strategies; environmental issues in regional planning; Planning for sustainable development. 3. Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography: Systems analysis in Human geography; Malthusian, Marxian and demographic transition models; Central Place theories of Christaller and Losch; Perroux and Boudeville; Von Thunen's model of agricultural location; Weber's model of industrial location; Ostov's model of stages of growth. 4. Perspectives in Human Geography: Areal differentiation; regional synthesis; Dichotomy and dualism; Environmentalism; Quantitative revolution and locational analysis; radical, behavioural, human and welfare approaches; Languages, religions and secularization; Cultural regions of the world; Human development index. Discussion of Test-III |
03 Dec 2018 | |
| V | Geography Of India 1. Physical Setting: Space relationship of India with neighboring countries; Structure and relief; Drainage system and watersheds; Physiographic regions; Mechanism of Indian monsoons and rainfall patterns, Tropical cyclones and western disturbances; Floods and droughts; Climatic regions; Natural vegetation; Soil types and their distributions. 2. Resources: Land, surface and ground water, energy, minerals, biotic and marine resources; Forest and wild life resources and their conservation; Energy crisis. 3. Agriculture: Infrastructure: irrigation, seeds, fertilizers, power; Institutional factors: land holdings, land tenure and land reforms; Cropping pattern, agricultural productivity, agricultural intensity, crop combination, land capability; Agro and social- forestry; Green revolution and its socio- economic and ecological implications; Significance of dry farming; Livestock resources and white revolution; aqua - culture; sericulture, apiculture and poultry; agricultural regionalisation; agro-climatic zones; agroecological regions. 4. Contemporary Issues: Ecological issues: Environmental hazards: landslides, earthquakes, Tsunamis, floods and droughts Discussion of Test-IV |
10 Dec 2018 | |
| VI | Geography Of India 1. Agriculture: Infrastructure: irrigation, seeds, fertilizers, power; Institutional factors: land holdings, land tenure and land reforms; Cropping pattern, agricultural productivity, agricultural intensity, crop combination, land capability; Agro and social- forestry; Green revolution and its socio- economic and ecological implications; Significance of dry farming; Livestock resources and white revolution; aqua - culture; sericulture, apiculture and poultry; agricultural regionalisation; agro-climatic zones; agroecological regions. 2. Industry: Evolution of industries: Locational factors of cotton, jute, textile, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilizer, paper, chemical and pharmaceutical, automobile, cottage and agro-based industries; Industrial houses and complexes including public sector undertakings; Industrial regionalisation; New industrial policies; Multinationals and liberalization; Special Economic Zones; Tourism including eco - tourism. 3. Transport, Communication and Trade: Road, railway, waterway, airway and pipeline networks and their complementary roles in regional development; Growing importance of ports on national and foreign trade; Trade balance; Trade Policy; Export |
24 Dec 2018 | |
| processing zones; Developments in communication and information technology and their impacts on economy and society; Indian space programme. 4. Cultural Setting: Historical Perspective of Indian Society: Racial, linguistic and ethnic diversities; religious minorities; major tribes, tribal areas and their problems; cultural regions; Growth, distribution and density of population; Demographic attributes: sex-ratio, age structure, literacy rate, work-force, dependency ratio, longevity; migration (inter-regional, intra- regional and international) and associated problems; Population problems and policies; Health indicators. 5. Regional Development and Planning: Experience of regional planning in India; Five Year Plans; Integrated rural development programmes; Panchayati Raj and decentralised planning; Command area development; Watershed management; Planning for backward area, desert, drought prone, hill, tribal area development; multi- level planning; Regional planning and development of island territories. 6. Contemporary Issues: epidemics; Issues relating to environmental pollution; Changes in patterns of land use; Principles of environmental impact assessment and environmental management; Population explosion and food security; Environmental degradation; Discussion of Test-V |
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| VII | 1. Transport, Communication and Trade: Road, railway, waterway, airway and pipeline networks and their complementary roles in regional development; Growing importance of ports on national and foreign trade; Trade balance; Trade Policy; Export processing zones; Developments in communication and information technology and their impacts on economy and society; Indian space programme. 2. Cultural Setting: Historical Perspective of Indian Society: Racial, linguistic and ethnic diversities; religious minorities; major tribes, tribal areas and their problems; cultural regions; Growth, distribution and density of population; Demographic attributes: sex-ratio, age structure, literacy rate, work-force, dependency ratio, longevity; migration (inter-regional, intra- regional and international) and associated problems; Population problems and policies; Health indicators. 3. Political Aspects: Geographical basis of Indian federalism; State reorganisation; Emergence of new states; Regional consciousness and inter-state issues; international boundary of India and related issues; Cross border terrorism; India's role in world affairs; Geopolitics of South Asia and Indian Ocean realm. 4. Settlements: Types, patterns and morphology of rural settlements; Urban developments; Morphology of Indian cities; Functional classification of Indian cities; Conurbations and metropolitan regions; urban sprawl; Slums and associated problems; town planning; Problems of urbanization and remedies. 5. Political Aspects: Geographical basis of Indian federalism; State reorganisation; Emergence of new states; Regional consciousness and inter-state issues; international boundary of India and related issues; Cross border terrorism; India's role in world affairs; Geopolitics of South Asia and Indian Ocean realm. 6. Contemporary Issues: desertification and soil erosion; Problems of agrarian and industrial unrest; Regional disparities in economic development; Concept of sustainable growth and development; Environmental awareness; Linkage of rivers; Globalisation and Indian economy. Discussion of Test-VI |
31 Dec 2018 | |
| VIII | Mock Test Paper-1 Discussion of Test-VII |
07 Jan 2019 | |
| IX | Mock Test Paper-2 | 14 Jan 2019 | |
| X | Mock Test Paper-1 | 08 Feb 2019 | |
| XI | Mock Test Paper-2 | 15 Feb 2019 | |
ONLINE LAW MAINS TEST SERIES 2019
| SL. No. | TEST NO. | DATE | |
| I | Strategy Session | 06 Oct. 2018 | |
| II | TEST – 01 | 20 Oct. 2018 | |
| III | TEST – 02 Discussion of Test-I |
03 Nov. 2018 | |
| IV | TEST – 03 Discussion of Test-II |
10 Nov. 2018 | |
| V | TEST – 04 Discussion of Test-III |
24 Nov. 2018 | |
| VI | TEST – 05 Discussion of Test-IV |
08 Dec. 2018 | |
| VII | TEST – 06 Discussion of Test-V |
22 Dec. 2018 | |
| VIII | TEST – 07 Discussion of Test-VI |
05 Jan. 2019 | |
| IX | TEST – 08 Discussion of Test-VII |
19 Jan. 2019 | |
| Discussion of Test-VIII | 02 Feb. 2019 | ||
| X | Mock Test – I (Paper I) | 16 Feb. 2019 | |
| XI | Mock Test – II (Paper II) | 16 Feb. 2019 | |
| Discussion of Mock I and II | 02 March 2019 | ||
| TEST TIME: 10 AM-1 PM AND DISCUSSION TIME: 1:30 – 4:00 PM | |||
| Test No. | Paper-I | Date. | |
| 1. | 1. Constitution and Constitutionalism: The distinctive features of the Constitution. 2. Fundamental Rights—Public interest litigation; Legal Aid; Legal services authority. 3. Relationship between Fundamental rights, Directive principles and Fundamental duties. 4. Constitutional Position of the President and relation with the Council of Ministers. 5. Governor and his powers. 6. Supreme Court and the High Courts: (a) Appointments and transfer. (b) Powers, functions and jurisdiction. 7. Centre, States and local bodies: (a) Distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the States. (b) Local Bodies. (c) Administrative relationship among Union, State and Local Bodies. (d) Eminent domain - State property-common property- community property. 8. Legislative powers, privileges and immunities. |
20 Oct 2018 | |
| 2. | 1. Services under the Union and the States: (a) Recruitment and conditions of services; Constitutional safeguards; Administrative tribunals. (b) Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commissions—Power and functions. (c) Election Commission—Power and functions. 2. Emergency provisions. 3. Amendment of the Constitution. 4. Principle of Natural Justice—Emerging trends and judicial approach. 5. Delegated legislation and its constitutionality. 6. Separation of powers and constitutional governance. 7. Judicial review of administrative action. 8. Ombudsman: Lokayukta, Lokpal etc. |
03 Nov 2018 | |
| 3. | 1. Nature and Definition of International Law. 2. Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law. 3. State Recognition and State Succession. 4. Law of the sea: Inland Waters, Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and High Seas. 5. Individuals: Nationality, statelessness; Human Rights and procedures available for their enforcement. 6. Territorial jurisdiction of States, Extradition and Asylum. |
10 Nov 2018 | |
| 4. | 1. Peaceful settlement of disputes—different modes. 2. Lawful recourse to force: aggressions, self-defence, intervention. 3. Fundamental principles of international humanitarian law— International conventions and contemporary developments. 3. Legality of the use of nuclear weapons; ban on testing of nuclear weapons; Nuclear non-proliferation treaty, CTST. 4. International Terrorism, State sponsored terrorism, Hijacking, International Criminal Court. 5. New International Economic Order and Monetary Law: WTO, TRIPS, GATT, IMF, World Bank. 6. Protection and Improvement of the Human Environment: International Efforts. |
24 Nov 2018 |
| Paper-II | ||
| 5. | Law Of Crime -I 1. General principles of Criminal liability: mens rea and actus reus, mens rea in statutory offences. 2. Kinds of punishment and emerging trends as to abolition of capital punishment. 3. Preparations and criminal attempt. 4. General exceptions. 5. Joint and constructive liability. 6. Abetment. 7. Criminal conspiracy. 8. Offences against the State. 9. Offences against public tranquillity. |
08 Dec 2018 |
| 6. | Law of Crime -II 1. Offences against human body. 2. Offences against property. 3. Offences against women. 4. Defamation. 5. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. 6. Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and subsequent legislative developments. 7. Plea bargaining |
22 Dec 2018 |
| 7. | Law of Torts 1. Nature and definition. 2. Liability based upon fault and strict liability; Absolute liability. 3. Vicarious liability including State Liability. 4. General defences. 5. Joint tort fessors. |
05 Jan 2019 |
| 6. Remedies. 7. Negligence. 8. Defamation. 9. Nuisance. 10. Conspiracy. 11. False imprisonment. 12. Malicious prosecution. 13. Consumer Protection Act, 1986. |
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| 8. | Law of Contracts and Mercantile Law 1. Nature and formation of contract/E-contract. 2. Factors vitiating free consent. 3. Void, voidable, illegal and unenforceable agreements. 4. Performance and discharge of contracts. 5. Quasi-contracts. 6. Consequences of breach of contract. 7. Contract of indemnity, guarantee and insurance. 8. Contract of agency. 9. Sale of goods and hire purchase. 10. Formation and dissolution of partnership. 11. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 12. Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. 13. Standard form contracts. |
19 Jan 2019 | ||
| 9. | Contemporary Legal Developments 1. Public Interest Litigation. 2. Intellectual property rights—Concept, types/ prospects. 3. Information Technology Law including Cyber Laws—Concept, purpose/prospects. 4. Competition Law—Concept, purpose/prospects. 5. Alternate Dispute Resolution—Concept, types/ prospects. 6. Major statutes concerning environmental law. 7. Right to Information Act. 8. Trial by media |
02 Feb 2019 | ||
| 10. | Full Test | 16 Feb 2019 | ||
| 11. | Full Test | 16 Feb 2019 | ||
