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SWETA PANDYA Deputy Collector

SWETA PANDYA – DEPUTY COLLECTOR

BOOKLIST

(1)       HISTORY

–           NCERT- STD 6 TO 12 (NEW)

–           Medieval HISTORY –SATISHCHANDRA (IF WANT TO READ)

–           MODERN HISTORY- SPECTRUM (MUST)

–           A BRIEF HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA (BIPINCHANDRA)

–           SELECTED TOPICS FROM GCERT (AMUL MODEL, GUJ. ART &

CULTURE)

(2)       ART & CULTURE

–           NITIN SINGHANIA’S BOOK ON INDIA’S ART & CULTURE

 (3)       GEOGRAPHY

–           NCERT- STD 6 TO 12 (SPECIFICALLY 11TH TO 12TH CLASS-IMP)

–           MAPPING OF WORLD, INDIA, GUJARAT

–           LECTURES OF RAJTANIL SOLANKI MAM ON YOUTUBE CHANNEL  (MRUNAL PATEL. ORG)

(4)       ENVIRONMENT

–           SELECTIVE CHP’S OF SHANKAR IAS

–           ENVIRONMENT PORTION OF VISION IAS MONTHLY MAGAZINES + DAILY (AS ON ENVIRONMENT FROM NEWS PAPERS)

–           RANDOM TOPIC –GOOGLE

 (5)       INDIAN POLITY, GOVERNACE & ADMINISTRATION

–           INDIAN POLITY- M. LAXMIKANTH (MUST)

–           CURRENT AFFAIRS ON POLITY FROM VISION IAS MONTHLY

–           GOVERNANCE & ADMINISTRATION- RANDOMLY GOOGLE LIVE & GOVERNANCE , ANCIENT ADMINISTRATION OF INDIA ETC..

(6)       ECONOMY

–           MRUNAL PATEL. ORG CHANNEL ON YOU TUBE’S BE SERIES ON ECONOMY

–           MONTHLY VISION IAS

(7)       ETHICS, APTITUDE

–           GOOGLE, FEW TOPICS LIKE ETHICS IS WHAT? ETHICS IN ADMIN, 2ND ARC REPORT HIGHLIGHTS COULDN’T READ IF COMPLETELY) QUALITY OF CIVIL SERVANTS ETC.

–           LEXICON CAN BE READ (IF TIME)

–           IT’S PERSONAL ANSWER TOPIC: PREPARE SITUATIONAL QUES & ANS. ON ETHICAL TOPICS YOURSELF & DISCUSS WITH PEER GROUP.

(8)       CURRENT AFFAIRS

–           DAILY INDIAN EXPRESS NEWSPAPER (MUST)

–           MONTHLY MAGAZINES (VISION IAS)

–           SOME RANDOM YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON CHANNELS LIKE STUDY IQ

(9)       GUJARAT SPECIFIC TOPICS

–           GUJARAT HISTORY (I’D RANDOMLY SAW FEW VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE OF LIBERTY COVER ACADEMY’S SITE) NOT MUCH READ (DO GUJ. BUDGET & REVIEW THIS TIME)

–           DIDN’T FOCUS MUCH ON THIS AS SYLLABUS WAS VAST

(10)    ESSAY

–           READ NEWSPAPER EDITORIALS ANALYZE

–           FEW GOOD QUOTES RANDOMLY GOOGLED

–           READ TOPPERS ESSAYS

(11)    TIPS

–           SELECTIVE SMART WORK- READ SYLLABUS & ONLY PREPARE THAT MUCH

–           SOLVE PROVISION YOUR QUESTION PAPERS & PREVIOUS YEAR TOPPERS ANSWERS (MAINS)

–           REVISION (NECESSARY) & DO WRITING PRACTICE

ALL THE BEST