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@crux Thanks a lot for quick reply. I will refer to the next one only. It would also be for our good if we make this group more interactive. Hoping to see more activity in days to come. And geography, here I come
@rickygupta2 Welcome ! You have such a good practice of reading 'important' newspapers.. =D> Looking at your profile, I think you are good in economics All the best !! Yes, we have to keep this thread active and interactive. You can also download NCERT books from www.notemonk.com or http://upscportal.com/civilservices/ncert-books .
@Nai1 Thanks for your comment and thanks for the link. Yes I can definitely solve practical doubts in Economics relating mainly to newspaper doubts but regarding theoretical aspect even I will have to brush up and go through the syllabus pattern of IAS for economics.
Almost done with economics from NCERTs. Bit diluted hence easy too. Gone through some pages of Ramesh singh and I think we must read it (or whichever book) ASAP so that we can better appreciate the news related to economy.
hi guys new to this forum ,have gone through many post about books and study material still i have some queries this may be have been answered before on some other post but i may have missed it ,kindly bear with it i am preparing on my own no coaching ,moreover i am a working so dont want to waste time on something which may be not that important
what i have learnt so far about books
History spectrum + ncert Polity laxmikant +ncert geography ncert culture spectrum science ncert economic ncert any many suggested ramesh singh
plus newspaper + magazines
so i have few queries
1. about ncert books ,books of which standard should be studied for each subject coz i found different suggestion on different post ,and any place in mumbai to get all those text book or any online site (i would prefer a hard copy rather than pdfs )
2.about newspaper as far i know hindu is not published in mumbai , i have installed the mobile app but again its not the same ,so what is the next best one , i have being reading TOI its good for a casual read to kill time in mumbai local but is it good enough ??
3. any other book which i may have missed but should have with me spl any text book of geography
4.i am 25 have ample of attempts left so will it be a wise to appear this time ??? aim would be just prelims to get in groove ,csat is not a issue have attempted cat ,snap ,cmat, TISS etc and others such exams ,also have cleared exams like sbi po ,ssc cgl,ibps po
@bunswap , man if you could attempt this time you will clear prelims no second thoughts on it . If you are confidence in your writing skills , dont waste time apply this years .
Dont worry your queries will be solved within no time here . >-
@bunswap Indian Express is quite good. I am from Haryana so its not possible to get THE HINDU here. I read Indian express for some time but it didn't come regularly (small town mai rhne ke nuksan ) so i left it but I like its content. Now I use feedly which is quite good tool. Also you can read THE HINDU today's paper online http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/
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i am preparing on my own no coaching ,moreover i am a working so dont want to waste time on something which may be not that important
what i have learnt so far about books
History spectrum + ncert
Polity laxmikant +ncert
geography ncert
culture spectrum
science ncert
economic ncert any many suggested ramesh singh
plus newspaper + magazines
so i have few queries
1. about ncert books ,books of which standard should be studied for each subject coz i found different suggestion on different post ,and any place in mumbai to get all those text book or any online site (i would prefer a hard copy rather than pdfs )
2.about newspaper as far i know hindu is not published in mumbai , i have installed the mobile app but again its not the same ,so what is the next best one , i have being reading TOI its good for a casual read to kill time in mumbai local but is it good enough ??
3. any other book which i may have missed but should have with me spl any text book of geography
4.i am 25 have ample of attempts left so will it be a wise to appear this time ??? aim would be just prelims to get in groove ,csat is not a issue have attempted cat ,snap ,cmat, TISS etc and others such exams ,also have cleared exams like sbi po ,ssc cgl,ibps po
Thank You
Dont worry your queries will be solved within no time here .
Below are my views after searching few threads :
1. NCERTs - If you have time , start with 6/7th . If you are attempting 2014 prelims or have enough knowledge of CBSE books, skip lower classes.
2. Some say Indian Express is also good.
3. This thread may help you http://forumias.com/discussion/1517/booklist-for-gs-mains-2013-all-4-papers-new-syllabus/p1
4. :-??