SYLLABUS

Section 1: Economic development

Economic and social development-sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives, etc.

• Indian economy and issues relating to
  • Planning
  • Mobilization of resources
  • Growth and development
  • Employment
• Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
• Government budgeting.
• Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
• Infrastructure
  • Energy
  • Ports
  • Roads
  • Airports
  • Railways etc.
• Investment models.

Section 2: Agriculture

• Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country
• Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems
• Storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints;
• E-technology in the aid of farmers.
• Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices
• Public distribution system
  • Objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping
  • Issues of buffer stocks and food security
• Technology missions
• Economics of animal-rearing.
• Food processing and related industries in India
  • Scope and significance
  • Location
  • Upstream and downstream requirements
  • Supply chain management.
• Land reforms in India.

Section 3: Science and technology

• Science and technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.
• Achievements of Indians in science & technology.
• Indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
• Awareness in the fields of
  • IT
  • Space
  • Computers
  • Robotics
  • Nano-technology
  • Biotechnology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.

Section 4: Environment and Disaster management

General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change – that do not require subject specialization.

• Conservation
• Environmental pollution and degradation
• Environmental impact assessment.

Disaster and disaster management

Section 5: Internal security

• Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
• Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
• Challenges to internal security through communication networks
• Role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges
• Basics of cyber security
• Money laundering and its prevention.
• Security challenges and their management in border areas
• Linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
• Various security forces and agencies and their mandate.