Generic suggestion:
- Repeated revision of study materials
- Write as much optional test as possible.
- Linking Paper 1 and Paper 2 theories.
- Provide example where ever possible. (Example: Participatory governance – “Duare Sarkar campaign by West Bengal government”).
- Use quotation in the begging of most of the answer. This will helpful in your GS4 ethics paper too. For example: Any question on Justice (Discuss Plato’s theory of Justice) – You may introduce with quotation: “Injustice anywhere threat to justice everywhere” – Abraham Lincoln
- Use Part I (Section A) theory part of each paper in Part II of each paper.
Specific strategy:
Study materials:
- Paper I (Section A) :
- Shubhra Ranjan Mams class note will be like Bible, revise as many times (5/6 times) before mains and make sure you have developed basic understanding.
- OP Gauba ( Political theory )
- Paper I ( Section B):
- Indian Polity by Laxmikant
- In your answer Give reference to Article Number, Any Supreme court Judgement, Any committee recommendation including NITI Ayog report.
- Any current affairs magazine Indian Polity part ( Vision preferably)
- News paper ( Indian express and The Hindu only editorial part )
- For example: Search with scholar name (Make few scholar name handy – Upendra Baxi, Pratap Bhanu Mehta , Yogendra Yadav) .
- Paper II (Section A):
- Shubhra Ranjan Mams class note will be like Bible, revise as many times (5/6 times) before mains and make sure you have developed basic understanding.
- The Globalization of World Politics (John Baylis) Or Global politics by Andrew Hewards.
- Any current affairs magazine International relation part( Vision preferably)
- News paper ( Indian express and The Hindu only editorial part )
- For example: search with scholar name (Make few scholar name handy – C Raja mohan , Vivek Katju , Harsh v. Pant )
- Few RSTV debate on international relation topic give you more perspective on India’s relation with outside world.
Written By Ratan Jana (AIR-548,CSE-2020 & AIR-754,2019)