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Comprehensive Mentorship Program (CMP-IAS)-2020Online and Offline

“A lot of people havegone further than theythought they couldbecause someone elsethought they could”Zig Zagler

Contact : 011-45505509 / 8826469839Online : www.mitrasias.com Email : [email protected]

Dedicated mentor for each student

http://www.mitrasias.com/

Faculty for the Course

MITRA SIRDirector, Mitra’s IASAuthor of Ethics Book for GSOver 14 years of experience inCivil Services Coaching andMentoring.

NIMISH KAPUREx-Assistant Commandant, CISF(2014-2019)AIR-6 in UPSC CAPF AC 2012

Total 25 Tests which includes 14 Sectional Tests, 03 Essays and8 Full Comprehensive Tests

• Candidates can write the tests OFFLINE at MitrasIAS, PusaRoad anytime between 9AM to 5PM. For ONLINE tests, one canwrite it at the comfort of their home and send it on email afterscanning it via Camscanner.

•Standard Model Answers will be provided after each test. Italso includes answer writing approach and structure for everyanswer. Best Copies of students will also be shared for every testso that students can judge their standing in the tests.

•Discussions for all tests will be held at Mitras IAS, Pusa Road byexpert faculty.

• All copies will be checked by Mentors and one’s progress viatest series will be tracked. A maximum of 1 week will be neededfor the evaluation of test copies. The evaluated copy either willbe mailed back to the students (Online mode) or can be handedover to the student personally (Offline mode). Copies might getevaluated on same day provided candidates write test on timeand also subject to availability of mentor.

•Motivation lectures will also be taken by existing Rank holdersin Civil Services Exams.

Program Highlights

•One-to-one Personal Feedback will be provided by Mentorsafter the evaluation of the copies both in online(via telephonesupport)and offline mode (in personal meeting) for respectivecategories of students.

• Help other than test series will also be provided to thecandidates which will help them in qualifying mains. It willinclude assistance regarding the best study materials for varioustopics. Quality study material will also be referred to thecandidates as per the requirement of the exam.

• Questions would be designed to judge the candidates’conceptual clarity and interdisciplinary approach more thanthe factual knowledge as per the contemporary trend of UPSC.

• The students are advised to use the feedback and effectivestrategy (which is personalized and varies from student tostudent) in their subsequent tests for improvement.

• FOCUS 30 Batch: The total intake will be maximum of 30students because then only proper focus will be given and fullavailability of mentors will be ensured always. Although theadmission to the course is first-cum-first serve basis

• Personal interaction with Mitra Sir and Nimish Kapur foroverall feedback and strategy discussion regarding preparation.

•Special Emphasis will also be laid on clearing the Prelims andMentee will be continuously in touch with mentor till Prelims2020.

•Student can take the test any time after the test is released onthe scheduled date and send it.

•Tests will be released on the Test Portal on Sundays, as percalendar.

•The students can download the test papers and take the printout of the test. Attempt the test in strict environment with stricttimings as mentioned in the paper.

• The Attempted Paper should be scanned by a scanner orMobile Phone using the Camscanner App and sent [email protected]

• It is expected that students write the Tests as per the testtimings on Sundays.

• Evaluated answer sheets with proper feedback, comment, andguidance along with the paper analysis will be sent back tostudents by email within 1 week after receiving the answersheet by either in person or via email. The one-to-onementorship facility (for both offline/online students) can beavailed by the students after an email/phone request throughtelephonic call at time convenient to both of them.

• Detailed model answers will be provided along the test paperson their email id or in person.

Procedure for Online/Offline Tests

•The discussion of questions and answers can be done in person(for Offline Students) or via telephone (Online Students).

• Best copies will also be shared. This will help candidates tounderstand the best practices which could be followed to scorebetter marks and to understand his standing in the competitivecrowd.

•Special emphasis will be given on keeping theMentee Motivated throughout the process.

Fees Structure:Rs 20000 (All inclusive) for 25 testsContact for any queries:MitrasIAS, Samyak Tower, 39 Pusa Road, Opp. MetroPillar: 120, Karol Bagh, New Delhi.Email support:[email protected] ;Mobile: 011-45505509 ; 8826469839

Test Schedule

Test No. Date Topic/Weightage

Syllabus Topics Reference Material

Test 1 Sunday, 03rd

Nov 2019 1.5 Hours, 125Marks

GS 1: Indian Culture and Modern History

Avg.Weightage:60 Marks

•Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present significant events, personalities, issues.• The Freedom Struggle -its various stages and important contributors or contributions from different parts of the country. • Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

Modern India • Indian Freedom Struggle of independence -Bipin Chandra •“A Brief History of Modern India” Spectrum Publications

Art & Culture •12th NCERT: Fine Arts•Indian Art and Culture by NitinSinghania (TMH Publications)

Test 2 Sunday, 10th

Nov 2019 1.5 Hours, 125 Marks

GS-1: World History & Post Independence History

Avg.Weightage:40 Marks

•Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.•History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawing of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.

World History•NCERT(old): World History by Arjun Dev

PostIndependenceHistory•12th NCERT: Politics in India after Independence • India since Independence by Bipin Chandra •India after Gandhi by RamachandraGuha

Test 3 and 4 Sunday, 17thNov 2019 1.5 Hours, 125 Marks

Essay Test 11.5 Hours, 125 Marks

GS 1: Indian Society, Social issues and Related Topics

Avg. Weightage:60 Marks

•Salient features of IndianSociety, Diversity of India.•Role of women andwomen's organization,population and associatedissues, poverty anddevelopmental issues,urbanization, theirproblems and theirremedies.•Effects of globalizationon Indian societySocial empowerment,communalism,regionalism & secularism.

Indian Society• NCERT’s XI and XII•PIB website•Newspaper: The Hindu, Indian Express

Test 5 Sunday, 24th

Nov 2019 1.5 Hours, 125 Marks

GS-1: PhysicalGeography, Natural Resources, Economic Geography, Geophysical Phenomena and Current related issues


• Salient features of world's physical geography.•Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India). •Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location -changes in critical geographical features (including water bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

• 11th NCERT: Physical Geography •Certificate Physical and Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong •Indian Geography NCERT’s Clas XI and Class XII•Human Geography Class XII NCERT•Newspaper: The Hindu, Indian Express •Orient Black Swan School Atlas

Test 6 Sunday, 1st

Dec 2019 1.5 Hours, 125 Marks

GS 2: Constitutionand Polity


•Indian Constitution-historical underpinnings,evolution, features,amendments, significantprovisions and basicstructure.•Functions andresponsibilities of the Unionand the States, issues andchallenges pertaining to thefederal structure, devolutionof powers and finances up tolocal levels and challengestherein.•Separation of powersbetween various organsdispute redressalmechanisms and institutions.•Comparison of the Indianconstitutional scheme withthat of other countries

Indian Society•Polity by M. Laxmikanth•PIB website•Newspaper: The Hindu, Indian Express •PRS India Website

Test 7 Sunday, 8th


GS-2, Indian Constitution , Polity and Governance


•Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.•Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.•Salient features of the Representation of People's Act.•Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.

•11th NCERT: Indian Constitution at Work •12th NCERT: Politics in India after Independence •Indian Polity by M Laxmikant•Introduction to the Constitution of India : D DBasu•2nd ARC REPORT • PIB website, any Current Magazine, Yojna, Kurukshetra•Newspaper: The Hindu, Indian Express, RajyaSabha TV

•Statutory, regulatory andvarious quasi-judicial bodies•Government policies andinterventions fordevelopment in varioussectors and issues arising outof their design andimplementation.•Development processes andthe development industrythe role of NGOs, SHGs,various groups andassociations, donors,charities, institutional andother stakeholders

Test 8 Sunday, 15th


GS-2 : Welfare Schemes, Social Sector, Issues on Governance and Role of Civil Services


•Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.•Issues relating to the development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.•Issues relating to poverty and hunger.•Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.•Role of civil services in a democracy.

• Indian Polity by M Laxmikant•Introduction to the Constitution of India : D DBasu•2nd ARC REPORT • PIB website, any Current Magazine, Yojna, Kurukshetra•Newspaper: The Hindu, Indian Express, RajyaSabha TV •Strategy for New India: NITI Aayog

Test 9 and 10

Sunday, 22nd


Essay Test 21.5 Hours125 marks

GS 2: InternationalRelations and Affairs


•India and its neighbourhood- relations.•Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.•Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian Diaspora.•Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

International Relations •NCERT Class 12th : Political Science: Contemporary World Politics•Foreign Policy of India by V N Khanna•Ministry of External Affairs website •PIB:Newspapers: The Hindu, Indian Express

Test 11 Sunday, 29th


GS-3, Indian Economy, Inclusive Growth, Government Budgeting and Agricultural issues


•Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.•Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.•Government Budgeting.•Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.

•11th NCERT: Economics: Indian Economic Development •Economic Survey of India •Indian Economy: Ramesh Singh•PIB Website•India Year Book Yojna, Kurukshetra, Current Affairs Magazine •Newspaper: The Hindu, Indian Express •Rajya Sabha TV

Test 12 Sunday, 5th

Jan 20201.5 Hours, 125 Marks

GS 3: PDS, Food Processing Industry, Land reforms in India, Effects of LPG, Infrastructure sector and Investment Models


•Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System-objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.•Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.•Land reforms in India.•Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.•Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.•Investment models.

•11th NCERT: Economics: Indian Economic Development •Economic Survey of India •Indian Economy: Ramesh Singh•PIB Website•India Year Book Yojna, Kurukshetra, Current Affairs Magazine •Newspaper: The Hindu, Indian Express •Rajya Sabha TV


Jan 2020 1.5 Hours, 125 Marks

GS-3, Science and Technology, Environment.


•Science and Technology-developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.•Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.•Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nanotechnology, biotechnology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.Environment•Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental

impact assessment.

•Science & Technology : TMH Publication or Spectrum Publication •Science Reporter •Shankar IAS Compilations •Newspapers: The Hindu, Indian Express Yojna, Kurukshetra, Current Affairs Magzines• Environment by Shankar

Test 14 and 15

Sunday, 19th

Jan 20201.5 Hours, 125 Marks

Essay 31.5 hours125 marks

GS 3:DisasterManagement and Internal Security


•Disaster and disaster management.•Linkages between development and spread of extremism.•Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.•Challenges to internal security through communication networks, the role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention.•Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism.•Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.

•IGNOU : MPA-018 Disaster Management • 2nd ARC REPORT (Crisis Management) National Security

•NCERT Class 12: Political Science: Contemporary World Politics (Chapter: Security in the Contemporary World) •2nd ARC REPORT (Public Order, Capacity Building for Conflict Resolution, Combating Terrorism) •Challenges to Internal Security of India by Ashok Kumar IPS


Jan 2020 1.5 Hours, 125 Marks

GS-4, Entire Syllabus excluding Case Studies


•Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships. •Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.•Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.

•Ethics By MitraIAS•ETHICS, INTEGRITY AND APTITUDE –D.SUBBARAO Chronicle LEXICON 2nd ARC Reports (1) Ethics in Governance, (2) Citizen Centric Administration (3) Refurbishing Personnel Administration (4) RTI: Master Key to Good Governance

•Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections.•Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.•Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and the world.•Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.•Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity; Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption.

Test 17 Sunday, 2ndFeb 20201.5 Hours, 125 Marks

GS 4:Case Studies


•Case Studies on the above issues

•Previous Years Papers on Case Studies Must be Analyzed and Prepared Accordingly•Ethics By MitraIAS

Test 18 Sunday, 2nd

Feb 2020 3 Hours, 250Marks

GS-1, Entire Syllabus

GS-1 Full Syllabus

Test 19 Sunday, 9th

Feb 2020 3Hours, 250 Marks


GS-2 Full Syllabus




GS-3 Full Syllabus

Test 21 Sunday, 23rd



GS-4 Full Syllabus

Test 22 Sunday, 1st

March 2020 3 Hours, 250 Marks


GS-1 Full Syllabus

Test 23 Sunday, 8th

March 2020 3 Hours, 250 Marks


GS-2 Full Syllabus

Test 24 and Test 25

Sunday, 15th

March 2020 3 Hours(Each), 250 Marks (Each)



GS-3 Full Syllabus

GS-4 Full Syllabus

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