Curriculum
What's inside
25 modules · 249 lessons
- 01
Start here: the exam, the plan and how to score
4 lessons- How the UPSC Civil Services exam works
- Negative marking and when to guess
- How to clear the CSAT paper
- Two study plans and a daily routine
- 02
Polity I: the Constitution and its foundations
10 lessons- The Constituent Assembly, its committees, and the Parts and Schedules
- Sprint: Making of the Constitutionexam sprint
- The Preamble, its one amendment, and the basic structure doctrine
- Sprint: Preamble and Basic Structureexam sprint
- Fundamental Rights: Articles 12 to 35, who holds them, writs and limits
- + 5 more lessons
- 03
Polity II: Parliament, the executive, the judiciary and federalism
10 lessons- Parliament: the two Houses, law-making, money, officers and the Lok Sabha rules
- Sprint: Parliamentexam sprint
- The President, the Vice-President, the Council of Ministers and the Attorney-General
- Sprint: President and Union Executiveexam sprint
- The Supreme Court and the High Courts: appointment, tenure, removal and jurisdiction
- + 5 more lessons
- 04
Polity III: States, local government and constitutional bodies
10 lessons- The Governor, the State Council of Ministers and the State Legislature
- Sprint: State Governmentexam sprint
- Panchayats and Municipalities: Parts IX and IXA
- Sprint: Local Governmentexam sprint
- The CAG, the Public Service Commissions and the national commissions
- + 5 more lessons
- 05
Polity IV: citizenship, special provisions, rights laws and governance
10 lessons- Citizenship: Part II and the Citizenship Act, 1955
- Sprint: Citizenshipexam sprint
- Scheduled Areas, tribal areas and Articles 371 to 371J
- Sprint: Special Provisions and Scheduled Areasexam sprint
- Official language (Part XVII) and tribunals (Part XIVA)
- + 5 more lessons
- 06
Economy I: national income, inflation, money and banking
10 lessons- GDP, GVA, GNI and NNI: what each measures and how the base year works
- Sprint: National Income and Growthexam sprint
- CPI, WPI and the causes of inflation
- Sprint: Inflation and Price Indicesexam sprint
- Reserve money, M1 to M4, and the money multiplier
- + 5 more lessons
- 07
Economy II: budget, taxes, fiscal federalism and financial markets
10 lessons- The Union Budget, its deficits and the FRBM Act
- Sprint: Budget and Fiscal Policyexam sprint
- Taxes, the GST structure, IGST and compensation
- Sprint: Taxation and GSTexam sprint
- How money moves from the Union to the States
- + 5 more lessons
- 08
Economy III: the external sector and international institutions
10 lessons- Balance of Payments: what goes where
- Sprint: Balance of Paymentsexam sprint
- Exchange rates, convertibility and FEMA, 1999
- Sprint: Exchange Rate and Foreign Exchangeexam sprint
- Foreign investment: FDI, FPI, ECB and masala bonds
- + 5 more lessons
- 09
Economy IV: agriculture, industry, infrastructure and development
10 lessons- Agriculture and food policy: MSP, procurement, NFSA and marketing
- Sprint: Agriculture and Food Policyexam sprint
- Land, credit and the rural economy: tenancy, NABARD and crop insurance
- Sprint: Land, Credit and the Rural Economyexam sprint
- Industry and MSMEs: policy history, MSMED Act, IIP, core index and PLI
- + 5 more lessons
- 10
History I: ancient India
10 lessons- Prehistory and the Harappan Civilisation: sites, finds and the end of the cities
- Sprint: Prehistory and the Harappan Civilisationexam sprint
- Vedic Age, Buddhism and Jainism: texts, teachings and the sangha
- Sprint: Vedic Age, Buddhism and Jainismexam sprint
- Mahajanapadas and the Mauryas: Magadha, the Mauryan state and Asoka's edicts
- + 5 more lessons
- 11
History II: medieval India
10 lessons- Early medieval kingdoms: from the samantas to the Cholas and the Turks
- Sprint: Early Medieval Kingdomsexam sprint
- The Delhi Sultanate: dynasties, iqta, markets and the Mongols
- Sprint: The Delhi Sultanateexam sprint
- Vijayanagara, the Bahmanis and the regional kingdoms
- + 5 more lessons
- 12
History III: modern India and the freedom struggle
13 lessons- From trading posts to paramount power
- Sprint: European Arrival and British Expansionexam sprint
- The colonial Acts, land, drain and schools
- Sprint: Company Rule: Administration and Economyexam sprint
- 1857, the reformers and the risings
- + 8 more lessons
- 13
History IV: art and culture
10 lessons- Indian architecture: stupas, caves, temples, Indo-Islamic and colonial buildings
- Sprint: Architectureexam sprint
- Indian sculpture and painting: from Mauryan polish to Pahari miniatures
- Sprint: Sculpture and Paintingexam sprint
- Music, dance and theatre: texts, systems, forms and institutions
- + 5 more lessons
- 14
Geography I: physical and world geography
10 lessons- Inside the Earth, moving plates, and the landforms of rivers, ice, wind, waves and caves
- Sprint: Earth's Interior, Plate Tectonics and Landformsexam sprint
- Layers of the air, the heat budget, winds, fronts and cyclones
- Sprint: Atmosphere and Weatherexam sprint
- Koppen's climates, the biomes they hold, and the ENSO and IOD swings
- + 5 more lessons
- 15
Geography II: India's physical geography
11 lessons- India's physiography: the Himalaya, the northern plain, the peninsular plateau, the coasts and the islands
- Sprint: India's Physiographyexam sprint
- Indian rivers and drainage: the Himalayan and peninsular systems, tributaries, sources and mouths
- Sprint: Indian Rivers and Drainageexam sprint
- Indian climate and the monsoon: mechanism, seasons, western disturbances and IMD's definitions
- + 6 more lessons
- 16
Geography III: economic geography and population
11 lessons- Crops and Agricultural Geography
- Sprint: Crops and Agricultural Geographyexam sprint
- Minerals and Energy Resources
- Sprint: Minerals and Energy Resourcesexam sprint
- Map lab: where India's resources lieatlas
- + 6 more lessons
- 17
Environment I: ecology and biodiversity
10 lessons- Ecology and Ecosystems: Energy, Pyramids, Succession and Cycles
- Sprint: Ecology and Ecosystemsexam sprint
- Biodiversity and Its Measures: Levels, Hotspots, the Red List and Causes of Loss
- Sprint: Biodiversity and Its Measuresexam sprint
- Ecosystems of India: Zones, Wetlands, Mangroves, Reefs and Mountains
- + 5 more lessons
- 18
Environment II: protected areas, laws and pollution
10 lessons- Protected Areas of India
- Sprint: Protected Areas of Indiaexam sprint
- Forest, Wildlife and Biodiversity Laws
- Sprint: Forest, Wildlife and Biodiversity Lawsexam sprint
- Pollution and Its Control
- + 5 more lessons
- 19
Environment III: climate change, conventions and institutions
10 lessons- Climate Change Science
- Sprint: Climate Change Scienceexam sprint
- Climate Treaties and Negotiations
- Sprint: Climate Treaties and Negotiationsexam sprint
- Biodiversity and Chemicals Conventions
- + 5 more lessons
- 20
Science I: physics, chemistry and the human body
10 lessons- Physics in everyday life: motion, sound, light, heat and electricity
- Sprint: Physics in Everyday Lifeexam sprint
- Modern physics and materials: radiation, nuclei, semiconductors and the SI
- Sprint: Modern Physics and Materialsexam sprint
- Chemistry in everyday life: pH, common chemicals, polymers, farm chemicals, fuels and corrosion
- + 5 more lessons
- 21
Science II: genetics, biotechnology, health and energy technology
10 lessons- Cells, genes and DNA: the code and how it passes on
- Sprint: Cells, Genetics and DNAexam sprint
- Biotechnology: the tool kit, CRISPR, GM crops and the rules
- Sprint: Biotechnology and Genetic Engineeringexam sprint
- Medical technology: tests, vaccines, cell therapies and scanners
- + 5 more lessons
- 22
Science III: space, computing, communication and defence technology
10 lessons- Space technology: orbits, launchers, missions and the 2023 policy
- Sprint: Space Technologyexam sprint
- Computing, AI and quantum: chips, machine learning, qubits and the cloud
- Sprint: Computing, AI and Quantumexam sprint
- Communication and cyber technology: spectrum, 5G, satellite links, encryption and CERT-In
- + 5 more lessons
- 23
International relations I: institutions and international law
10 lessons- The United Nations System: Charter, Organs and the Court
- Sprint: United Nations Systemexam sprint
- UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes: Families, Seats and Reports
- Sprint: UN Agencies, Funds and Programmesexam sprint
- International Law: the Sea, the Courts, Diplomats, Treaties and Refugees
- + 5 more lessons
- 24
International relations II: regions, neighbours and India's policy
10 lessons- Asian and Indian Ocean groupings: ASEAN and its forums, SAARC, BIMSTEC, IORA and others
- Sprint: Asian and Indian Ocean groupingsexam sprint
- Groupings of other regions: the EU, NATO, the AU, the GCC, the Arctic Council and the Americas
- Sprint: Groupings of other regionsexam sprint
- India's foreign policy: Panchsheel, named policies, partnerships and the diaspora
- + 5 more lessons
- 25
Security: defence and internal security
10 lessons- The Ministry of Defence, the CDS, Commands, AGNIPATH and Exercises
- Sprint: Defence Organisation and the Armed Forcesexam sprint
- Ships, Aircraft, the DAP 2020 and Self-Reliance in Defence
- Sprint: Defence Platforms and Indigenisationexam sprint
- CAPFs, the Assam Rifles, the NSG, the NIA, the CBI and INTERPOL
- + 5 more lessons
The shape of it
How this course works
Short lessons
249 lessons across 25 modules, each small enough to finish in one sitting.
Practice as you go
Every lesson ends with a small space for what you noticed — the doing is the learning.
A certificate at the end
Finish the course and earn a certificate anyone can verify with a link.
Ready when you are.
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