Dear All, this is the test series schedule which am planning to run at Rajinder Nagar (Lukmaan IAS, 60/19, Old Rajinder Nagar Market) and Jia Sarai (Lukmaan IAS, 28B/7, Jia Sarai, Hauz Khas), New Delhi. The program commences from 16th/ 17th June 2012. For more details/ queries regarding the same, please get in touch with Lukmaan IAS (9654034293, 9718548836, 9891929780).
As a Civil Servant you will be required to address the issues on the ground, analyze the same objectively within a limited time frame and present alternatives giving constructive ideas to solve the problem. Similarly, while presenting an answer in the UPSC examination, you need to take care of the above three points. Your answer should address the problem right away without beating around the bush, analysis should be a combination of what prominent thinkers/ practitioners have said on the topic/ what is happening around in the world (if required by the question), and of course most important: your point of view on the issue.
The idea of my program is not merely to practice writing the answers, but to identify strategies by which we could improve the content and structure of the answer through a combination of text/ reference books, journals and news papers. How to entwine your personal/ organizational examples in the answer, is also an important point that we’ll try to learn.
Here is the tentative plan for the same (am in the process of finalizing the timings and discussion classes’ details, will update them shortly)
Date |
Topics to be covered |
16th June 2012 |
(Paper I)Chapter 1: Sociology – The Discipline
Chapter 2: Sociology as Science Chapter 3: Research Methods and Analysis |
23rd June 2012 |
(Paper I)Chapter 4: Sociological Thinkers |
30th June 2012 |
(Paper I)Chapter 5: Stratification and Mobility
Chapter 6: Works and Economic Life Chapter 7: Politics and Society |
7th July 2012 |
(Paper I)Chapter 8: Religion and Society
Chapter 9: Systems of Kinship Chapter 10: Social Change in Modern Society |
14th July 2012 |
(Paper II)A(i): Perspectives on the study of Indian society
A(ii): Impact of colonial rule on Indian society B(ii): Caste System |
21st July 2012 |
(Paper II)B(iii): Tribal communities in India
B(iv): Social Classes in India B(v): Systems of Kinship in India B(vi): Religion and Society |
28th July 2012 |
(Paper II)B(i): Rural and Agrarian Social Structure
C(i): Visions of Social Change in India C(ii): Rural and Agrarian transformation in India C(iii): Industrialization and Urbanization in India C(iv): Politics and Society |
4th August 2012
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(Paper II)C(v): Social Movements in Modern India
C(vi): Population Dynamics C(vii): Challenges of Social Transformation |
18th August 2012 |
Comprehensive Test: Paper I
Comprehensive Test: Paper II |
For outstation aspirants, I am in the process of putting some of my select last years’ scanned answers on this blog. Some logistics issues coupled with my frantic traveling are delaying the process, you need to bear with me pls.