Here we are giving the students a ready reckoner to plan their studies month-wise.

At the top, there are months given for you to select in which month you are planning to start
your preparation for Civil Services Examination. On the left, we have given the months mentioning the topics to be completed by you in that particular month. For example, if you
plan to start study in the month of January 2015 for appearing in 2015 Exam, you will select January at the top and then see what topics to be completed month-wise in that
column. In this regard, please take care of the following-

1. This study plan is meant for General Studies Prelims and all Papers of General Studies Mains including Essays. For Optional and CSAT, you need to work out separately.
This study plan incorporates the Topic-wise Notes available with crack IAS Institute. In case you dont want to study crackIAS Notes, you can refer to various topic s from other
sources with the same study plan.
2. The colours given here viz. green, light orange, orange and red are indicative of the ease of studying if you start in these respective months. Green shows the good months
to start preparation of Civil services Exam while red shows a not recommended month to start for preparation if you are planning to appear in the same year.
3. The study hours given here are just indicative for an average student and may vary from person to person. Few students read very fast and can remember the things
easily, for them, these study hours may be lesser and vice-versa.
4. We have given this study plan from July onwards, that is, if the student is planning to start preparation for next year. From January onwards, it means that you are appearing
in the same year.
5. This study plan assumes that you are side-by-side reading newspaper or any recommended magazines to remain in touch with the current happenings around the world.
Current affairs are extremely important for IAS Exam. Therefore you need to always remain in touch with the current affairs.
6. This study plan assumes that you will be writing answers right from day one, may be on any abstract or open ended topic (for 100 words each) initially and will practice
proper answer writing at later stages.

At the bottom of this study plan, we have mentioned a list of important NCERTs and BASIC BOOKS that need to be studied. These books are very important. We
have covered in our notes of crackIAS. You can refer to that list in case you are not studying crackIAS notes or you are unable to understand any topic in the
syllabus.

IF YOU START STUDY IN THE MONTH OF

JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL

MAY
Study Hours = Study Hours = 6 Study Hours = 8 Study Hours = 8 Study Hours = 10 Study Hours = 10 Study Hours = Study Hours = Study Hours = 14- Study Hours = 14-16
6 Hrs/Day Hrs/Day Hrs/Day Hrs/Day Hrs/Day Hrs/Day 12 Hrs/Day 14 Hrs/Day 16 Hrs/Day Hrs/Day
Polity

WE RECOMMEND YOU NOT TO START STUDYING IN THIS MONTH FOR APPEARING IN THE SAME YEAR. YOU
(GS MainsII &
JULY

Prelims) X X X X X X X X X
Governance (GS
MainsII)
Modern Indian Polity
History (GS (GS MainsII &
AUGUST

Mains-I & Prelims)

Prelims) Governance X X X X X X X X
Development (GS MainsII)
Processes
(GS Mains-II)
TOPICS TO BE COMPLETED IN THE MONTH OF

World Geography Modern Indian Polity

(GS Mains-I & History (GS (GS MainsII &
SEPTEMBER

Prelims) Mains-I & Prelims)

Security Related Governance (GS

CAN START FOR APPEARING IN NEXT YEAR

Prelims) X X X X X X X
Issues (GS Mains- Development MainsII)
III) Processes
(GS Mains-II)
Economy World Modern Indian Polity
(GS Mains-III & Geography History (GS (GS MainsII &
OCTOBER

Prelims) (GS Mains-I & Mains-I & Prelims)

Ethics, Values & Prelims) Prelims) Governance (GS X X X X X X
Moral Thinkers Security Development MainsII)
(GS Mains-IV) Related Issues Processes
(GS Mains-III) (GS Mains-II)
Indian Geography Economy World Geography Modern Indian Polity
(GS Mains-III & (GS Mains-III & (GS Mains-I & History (GS Mains- (GS MainsII &
NOVEMBER

Prelims) Prelims) Prelims) I & Prelims) Prelims)

Civil Services Ethics, Values Security Related Development Governance (GS X X X X X
Values & Ethics & Moral Issues (GS Mains- Processes MainsII)
(GS Mains-IV) Thinkers III) (GS Mains-II)
(GS Mains-IV)
World History & Indian Economy World Geography Modern Indian Polity
India after Geography (GS Mains-III & (GS Mains-I & History (GS (GS MainsII &
DECEMBER

Independence (GS Mains-III & Prelims) Prelims) Mains-I & Prelims)

(GS Mains-I) Prelims) Ethics, Values & Security Related Prelims) Governance (GS X X X X
Probity in Civil Services Moral Thinkers Issues (GS Mains- Development MainsII)
Governance (GS Values & Ethics (GS Mains-IV) III) Processes
Mains-IV) (GS Mains-IV) (GS Mains-II)
Indian Society (GS World History Indian Geography Economy World Modern Indian Polity
Mains-I) & India after (GS Mains-III & (GS Mains-III & Geography History (GS (GS MainsII &
Environment & Independence Prelims) Prelims) (GS Mains-I & Mains-I & Prelims)
JANUARY

Disaster (GS Mains-I) Civil Services Ethics, Values & Prelims) Prelims) Governance
Management (GS Probity in Values & Ethics Moral Thinkers Security Related Development (GS MainsII) X X X
Mains-III & Governance (GS Mains-IV) (GS Mains-IV) Issues (GS Processes
Prelims) (GS Mains-IV) International Mains-III) (GS Mains-II)
Organizations (GS
Mains-II)
 Indian Culture (GS Indian Society World History & Indian Geography Economy World Modern Indian Polity
Mains-I & Prelims (GS Mains-I) India after (GS Mains-III & (GS Mains-III & Geography History (GS (GS MainsII &
Ancient & Environment & Independence Prelims) Prelims) (GS Mains-I & Mains-I & Prelims)
Medieval India) Disaster (GS Mains-I) Civil Services Ethics, Values & Prelims) Prelims) Governance (GS

FEBRUARY
Attitude, Aptitude Management Probity in Values & Ethics Moral Thinkers Security Related Development MainsII)
& Emotional (GS Mains-III & Governance (GS (GS Mains-IV) (GS Mains-IV) Issues (GS Processes Indian X X
Intelligence (GS Prelims) Mains-IV) International Mains-III) (GS Mains-II) Geography
Mains-IV) Organizations World History (GS Mains-III &
(GS Mains-II) & India after Prelims)
Independence
(GS Mains-I)
Science Indian Culture Indian Society World History & Indian Economy World Modern Indian Polity
(GS Mains-III & (GS Mains-I & (GS Mains-I) India after Geography (GS Mains-III & Geography History (GS (GS MainsII &
Prelims) Prelims Environment & Independence (GS Mains-III & Prelims) (GS Mains-I & Mains-I & Prelims)
International Ancient & Disaster (GS Mains-I) Prelims) Ethics, Values & Prelims) Prelims) Governance (GS
Organizations (GS Medieval Management (GS Probity in Civil Services Moral Thinkers Security Development MainsII)
Mains-II) India) Mains-III & Governance (GS Values & Ethics (GS Mains-IV) Related Issues Processes Indian Geography
Attitude, Prelims) Mains-IV) (GS Mains-IV) International (GS Mains-III) (GS Mains-II) (GS Mains-III &
MARCH

Aptitude & Science Attitude, Organizations Science World History & Prelims)
X
Emotional (GS Mains-III & Aptitude & (GS Mains-II) (GS Mains-III &India after Economy
Intelligence Prelims) Emotional Prelims) Independence (GS Mains-III &
(GS Mains-IV) Intelligence (GS (GS Mains-I) Prelims)
Mains-IV) Environment & International
Disaster Organizations (GS
Management Mains-II)
(GS Mains-III &
Prelims)
Science Indian Culture Indian Society (GS World History & Indian Economy World Modern Indian Polity
(GS Mains-III & (GS Mains-I & Mains-I) India after Geography (GS Mains-III & Geography History (GS Mains- (GS MainsII &
Prelims) Prelims Ancient & Environment & Independence (GS Mains-III & Prelims) (GS Mains-I & I & Prelims) Prelims)
International Medieval India) Disaster (GS Mains-I) Prelims) Ethics, Values Prelims) Development Governance (GS
Organizations Attitude, Management (GS Probity in Indian Culture & Moral Security Related Processes MainsII)
(GS Mains-II) Aptitude & Mains-III & Governance (GS (GS Mains-I & Thinkers Issues (GS (GS Mains-II) Indian Geography
Emotional Prelims) Mains-IV) Prelims Ancient (GS Mains-IV) Mains-III) World History & (GS Mains-III &
APRIL

Intelligence (GS Science & Medieval International Science India after Prelims)
Mains-IV) (GS Mains-III & India) Organizations (GS Mains-III & Independence Economy
Prelims) Environment & (GS Mains-II) Prelims) (GS Mains-I) (GS Mains-III &
Disaster Environment & Prelims)
Management Disaster International
(GS Mains-III & Management (GS Organizations (GS
Prelims) Mains-III & Mains-II)
Prelims)
Science Indian Culture (GS Indian Society World History & Indian Economy World Geography Modern Indian
(GS Mains-III & Mains-I & Prelims (GS Mains-I) India after Geography (GS Mains-III & (GS Mains-I & History (GS Mains-I
Prelims) Ancient & Environment Independence (GS Mains-III & Prelims) Prelims) & Prelims)
International Medieval India) & Disaster (GS Mains-I) Prelims) International Security Related Development
Organizations (GS Attitude, Aptitude Management Probity in Indian Culture Organizations Issues (GS Mains- Processes
Mains-II) & Emotional (GS Mains-III Governance (GS (GS Mains-I & (GS Mains-II) III) (GS Mains-II)
Intelligence (GS & Prelims) Mains-IV) Prelims Indian Culture Science World History &
MAY

Mains-IV) Indian Culture Science Ancient & (GS Mains-I & (GS Mains-III & India after
Exclusive Revision (GS Mains-I & (GS Mains-III & Medieval Prelims Ancient Prelims) Independence
of Prelims Exam Prelims Prelims) India) & Medieval Indian Culture (GS (GS Mains-I)
including Current Ancient & Environment & India) Mains-I & Prelims Environment &
Part Medieval Disaster Ancient & Disaster
India) Management Medieval India) Management (GS
(GS Mains-III & Mains-III & Prelims)
Prelims)
Exclusive World Geography
Revision of (GS Mains-I &
Prelims Exam Prelims)
including Security Related
Current Part Issues (GS Mains-III)
Science
JUNE

(GS Mains-III &

Prelims)
Exclusive Exclusive Exclusive Exclusive
Exclusive Revision Exclusive Revision Exclusive Revision Indian Culture (GS
Revision of Revision of Revision of Revision of
of Prelims Exam of Prelims Exam of Prelims Exam Mains-I & Prelims
Prelims Exam Prelims Exam Prelims Exam Prelims Exam
including Current including Current including Current Ancient & Medieval
including Current including Current including including Current
Part Part Part India)
Part Part Current Part Part
JULY

Exclusive Revision of
Prelims Exam
AUGUST

including Current
Part
 Civil Services Civil Services Civil Services Civil Services Civil Services Values
Values & Ethics Values & Ethics Values & Ethics Values & Ethics & Ethics
(GS Mains-IV) (GS Mains-IV) (GS Mains-IV) (GS Mains-IV) (GS Mains-IV)
Attitude, Attitude, Attitude, Attitude, Aptitude Attitude, Aptitude
Aptitude & Aptitude & Aptitude & & Emotional & Emotional
Emotional Emotional Emotional Intelligence (GS Intelligence (GS
SEPTEMBER
Intelligence (GS Intelligence Intelligence (GS Mains-IV) Mains-IV)
Mains-IV) (GS Mains-IV) Mains-IV) Indian Society (GS Indian Society (GS
Indian Society Indian Society Indian Society Mains-I) Mains-I)
(GS Mains-I) (GS Mains-I) (GS Mains-I) Probity in Probity in
Probity in Probity in Governance (GS Governance (GS
Governance Governance (GS Mains-IV) Mains-IV)
(GS Mains-IV) Mains-IV) Ethics, Values & Ethics, Values &
Ethics, Values & Moral Thinkers Moral Thinkers
Exclusive Exclusive Moral Thinkers (GS Mains-IV) (GS Mains-IV)
Exclusive Revision Exclusive Revision Exclusive Revision
Revision of Revision of (GS Mains-IV)
of Mains Exam of Mains Exam of Mains Exam
Mains Exam Mains Exam
including Current including Current including Current
OCTOBER

including including Current

Part Part Part
Current Part Part

Exclusive Exclusive Exclusive

DECEMBER NOVEMBER

Exclusive Revision Exclusive Revision

Revision of Revision of Revision of
of Mains Exam of Mains Exam
Mains Exam Mains Exam Mains Exam
including Current including Current
including Current including including Current
Part Part
Part Current Part Part

NCERTS TO BE READ FOR IAS PRELIMS AND MAINS EXAM (COVERED IN CRACK IAS NOTES)

6th CLASS NCERTs

1 Our past 1
2 Earth our habitant
3 Social and political life 1

7th CLASS NCERTs

1. Our past 2
2. Our environment
3. Social and political life 2

8th CLASS NCERTs

1. Resources and development
2. Social and political life 3
3. Our past 3 (Part 1 & 2)

9th CLASS NCERTs

1. Democratic politics 1
2. Contemporary India
3. Economics
4. India and contemporary world 1

10th CLASS NCERTs

1. Contemporary India
2. Understanding economic development
3. India and contemporary world 2
4. Democratic politics 2

11th CLASS NCERTs

Geography
1. Fundamental of physical geography
2. India physical environment

Political science
1. Political theory
2. India constitution at work

Economics
1. Indian economic development

History
1. Themes in world history

12th CLASS NCERTs

History
1. Themes in Indian history (Part 1, 2 & 3)
Geography
1. Fundamentals of human geography
2. India- people and economy

Sociology
1. Indian society
2. Social change and development in India

Political science
1. Contemporary world politics
2. Politics in India since independence

Economics
1. Introductory macroeconomics

BASIC BOOKS COVERED IN CRACK IAS NOTES FOR CIVIL SERVICES EXAM

FOR PRELIMS EXAM

Polity
PM Bakshi, DD Basu, Bare Acts, Our Political System (Subhash Kashyap), Our Parliament (Subhash Kashyap), Indian Polity (Laxmikant), Public Administration (Laxmikant), Indian
Constitution at work : NCERT (XI), Spectrums Constitution India and Indian Polity, Indian Polity (Kalpana Rajaram)

Geography
NCERTS (6th to 12th), Environmental Geography (Savindra Singh), Geography of Resources & Environment (Malkit Singh), Geography of India & World (Surender Singh), India
Comprehensive Geography: Khullar, Geography Work Book: S K Manocha, Geography through Maps: K Siddartha, Human Geography: Majid Hussain, Economic Geography (P
Roy), Human & Economic Geography (Goh Cheng Leong & Gillian C. Morgan), Certificate Physical and Economic Geography (Goh Cheng Leong), Geography (Naradeshar Prasad),
World Regional Geography (Tikka, Bali & Sekhon), Geography-A Comprehensive Study (Mahesh Kumar Barnwal), Geography for Mains: Spectrum, Economic Geography (K Sidarth),
Geography of India (Majid Hussain), Social Science: Resources & Development: NCERT (VIII), Contemporary India: NCERT (IX)

Science
TMH (Ashok Kumar Singh), Kalpana Rajaram (Spectrum), NCERTS (8th-12th)

Economy
Mishra Puri, Dutt Sundaram, Economic Survey, All reports of the Govt. of India related to finance, Economic Times, Business Line, Yojna, Kurukhestra, Pratiyogita Darpan, The
Gazetteer of India (Economic Structure & Activities) Latest Volume

History
Bipin Chandra, NCERT (6th to 12th), Brief History of Modern India: Spectrum, Freedom Struggle: Bipin Chandra, Amales Tripathi & Barun De, Modern India (Sarkar), Temples of
North India (Krishna Dev), Temples of South India (K R Srinivasan), Facets of Indian Culture (Kalpana Rajaram)

Current Affairs
The Hindu Newspaper, News & Events Magazine, Manorama Year Book, Chronicle, Economic Survey, India Year Book, And LOTS OF WORK FROM INTERNET & more....

FOR MAINS EXAM

Blocks of IGNOU relating to Social issues, World History and Ethics

11 Reports of Second ARC (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 5th ,7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 14th).
Important Parts of Human Development Reports (HDR 2014, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2008/07, 2006, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1997, and 1995) including the latest one
Important parts of World Development Reports (WDR 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2005) including the latest one
Important Articles from Yojana, Kurukshetra and Economic & Political Weekly (current year)
Bipin Chandra's India after Independence
Spectrum's Indian culture and Gandhi Nehru Tagore
Ramchandra Guha's India after Gandhi
World Civilization by Ralph & Burns
Glimpses of World History by Jawahar Lal Nehru
World Warr -III from National Archives
Indian Polity by D.D. Basu
Our Constitution & Our Parliament by Subhash Kashyap
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Introduction to Psychology by King & Morgan
Psychology by Baron.