Insights REVISION PLAN for Prelims – 2016: Complete Timetable
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Why this plan Works for You:
Most important part of any exam preparation is Revision. It is more important in UPSC civil services exam preparation than in any other exam. The amount of information you study is enormous. But if you keep accumulating so much information without ever revising properly, everything you accumulate will just pile up and in the end when exam comes you will not be able to properly recollect required information. Everything will be just waste – waste of time, waste of energy and waste of resources.
Therefore, to address this big problem which is faced by almost every aspirant, we are coming with our Revision Plan for Prelims – 2016. If you religiously follow this plan, you will be revising almost every source you have read in a structured way. Please remember – it’s a revision plan. Our Main Aim is to help you revise your sources, thereby helping you to score very well above the cutoff in Prelims. Our questions might repeat or not repeat in real exam – but, the efforts you put in revising study materials will bear fruit for you. Our approach is to empower you. We don’t believe in shortcuts. To get to the top, you must work hard. Solve as many questions as possible and be ready for any kind of challenge that UPSC might pose to you. Resorting to shortcuts will cost you dearly. Role of luck in this exam is minimal, even negligible. The more you sweat, the more rewards you will reap.
Revision requires you to understand the topics you have read; commit them to your memory and enable yourself to solve questions on these topics by practicing as many questions as possible.
Even though it’s a revision plan, we will mention some important sources that MUST be READ. For example, it’s not enough to read some coaching material for environment part. You must read current news related to ecology and environment to update your knowledge and to stay competitive. For art & culture, history, geography, polity, general science and social issues, most of the sources are same. Again for economy part current event part is important. This too we will post in timetable. We will add new sources in such a way that they will not burden you, instead they empower you.
As you know, you have less time with you. Therefore, you need to push the limits. If you have already the sources, then revision will not consume much of your time. If you are going to read these for the first time, then you have to push hard and try to complete the targets.
You must enjoy next two months to the fullest. Only by enjoying you will be able to study more. Try to achieve 100% target. But, don’t be disheartened if you can’t. At least you will achieve 80%. That’s a good percentage to achieve.
As stated above, while revising, try to understand and remember what you daily read. Next day take up the Quiz on what you have read and assess how much you are able to recollect. Next day, when you again read for next day’s quiz, try to correct your mistakes and try to focus clearly on important information.
The Plan:
We are giving you a complete timetable for next two months. It include what you should study on daily basis. We sincerely believe that, when you prepare for prelims, you shoud not completely neglect Optional and Mains General Studies papers. If you are studying for 12 hours, allot at least 2-3 hours form Optional + Secure. Hence, we have included this in timetable.
However, depending upon your confidence levels, you can stop Optional, Secure and entirely focus on Prelims. But spending 2-3 hours on them will not affect your prelims preparation even if you are too good in Optional or in GS papers (as you know, scoring highest Marks in Mains is sure way to Top Rank)
There will TWO Rounds of Revision. In first round, revise as much as possible. If something is left over, you can cover the same during Second round of revision. Try to be as intense as possible during the first round. Don’t get scared looking at the timetable. Yes, it’s difficult to read whole book in one day, but it’s NOT IMPOSSIBLE. Try your best. Even if you can’t complete, you can complete it in second round. But give your 100%.
You can also skip Optional and Secure if you are going to read below sources for the first time, or if you are a slow reader. Give more importance to prelims preparation.
If you really want to experience how real exam preparation should be, try to achieve the targets given in the below timetable On Time, Every Time.
Wish you all the best. We hope this year you will get a very good rank and end this UPSC journey.
Note:
- Both Prelims (MCQs) and Mains questions will be posted next day based on previous day’s Topics.
- Timings given in the Timetable are indicative. Please modify it according to your convenience.
We look forward to your valuable comments and feedback. Thank you.
Plan Outline
| June 1 to June 4 | General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization. |
| June 6 to June 10 | History of India and Indian National Movement. |
| June 11 to June 17 | Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World. |
| June 18 to June 23 | Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. |
| June 24 to June 29 | Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc. |
| June 30 to July 1 | General Science. |
| July 1 to July 7 | Current events of national and international importance. |
| SECOND REVISION | |
| July 8 to July 11 | General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization. |
| July 12 to July 14 | History of India and Indian National Movement. |
| July 15 to July 19 | Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World. |
| July 20 to July 23 | Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. |
| July 24 to July 28 | Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc. |
| July 29 to August 5 | Current events of national and international importance. |
DETAILED TIMETABLE OF INSIGHTS REVISION PLAN FOR PRELIMS 2016
| SL NO. | DATE | DAY | 7 am to 8 am | 9.30 am to 11.30 am | 11.30 am to 9 pm (Study/Revise for Prelims) | 9.30 pm to 10.30 pm | 10.30 pm to 12.00 am | |
| Day – 1 | 6/1/2016 | Wednesday | Optional | Insights Secure |
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Read Daily Current Events |
Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 1 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | |
| Day – 2 | 6/2/2016 | Thursday | Optional |
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TEST – 1 (Based on Day – 1 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 2 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 3 | 6/3/2016 | Friday | Optional |
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TEST – 2 (Based on Day – 2 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 3 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 4 | 6/4/2016 | Saturday | Optional | TEST – 3 (Based on Day – 3 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 4 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | |||
| Day – 5 | 6/5/2016 | Sunday | ESSAY + SELF REVISION of Previous Week’s Achieved Targets (NO QUESTIONS) | |||||
| Day – 6 | 6/6/2016 | Monday | INSIGHTS TEST – 23 |
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TEST – 4 (Based on Day – 4 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 5 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 7 | 6/7/2016 | Tuesday | Optional |
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TEST – 5 (Based on Day – 6 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 6 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 8 | 6/8/2016 | Wednesday | Optional |
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TEST – 6 (Based on Day – 7 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 7 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 9 | 6/9/2016 | Thursday | Optional |
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TEST – 7 (Based on Day – 8 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 8 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 10 | 6/10/2016 | Friday | Optional |
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TEST – 8 (Based on Day – 9 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 9 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 11 | 6/11/2016 | Saturday | Optional |
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TEST – 9 (Based on Day – 10 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 10 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 12 | 6/12/2016 | Sunday | ESSAY + SELF REVISION of Previous Week’s Achieved Targets (NO QUESTIONS) | |||||
| Day – 13 | 6/13/2016 | Monday | Optional |
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TEST – 10 (Based on Day – 11 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 11 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 14 | 6/14/2016 | Tuesday | Optional |
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TEST – 11 (Based on Day – 13 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 12 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 15 | 6/15/2016 | Wednesday | Optional |
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TEST – 12 (Based on Day – 14 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 13 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 16 | 6/16/2016 | Thursday | INSIGHTS TEST 24 |
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TEST – 13 (Based on Day – 15 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 14 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 17 | 6/17/2016 | Friday | Optional |
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TEST – 14 (Based on Day – 16 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 15 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 18 | 6/18/2016 | Saturday | Optional |
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TEST – 15 (Based on Day – 17 Topics) | |||
| Day – 19 | 6/19/2016 | Sunday | ESSAY + SELF REVISION of Previous Week’s Achieved Targets (NO QUESTIONS) |
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| Day – 20 | 6/20/2016 | Monday | Optional |
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TEST – 16 (Based on Day – 18 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 16 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 21 | 6/21/2016 | Tuesday | Optional |
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TEST – 17 (Based on Day – 20 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 17 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 22 | 6/22/2016 | Wednesday | Optional |
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TEST – 18 (Based on Day – 21 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 18 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 23 | 6/23/2016 | Thursday | Optional |
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TEST – 19 (Based on Day – 22 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 19 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 24 | 6/24/2016 | Friday | Optional |
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TEST – 20 (Based on Day – 23 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 20 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 25 | 6/25/2016 | Saturday | Optional |
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TEST – 21 (Based on Day – 24 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 21 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 26 | 6/26/2016 | Sunday | ESSAY + SELF REVISION of Previous Week’s Achieved Targets (NO QUESTIONS) | |||||
| Day – 27 | 6/27/2016 | Monday | Optional |
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TEST – 22 (Based on Day – 25 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 22 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 28 | 6/28/2016 | Tuesday | Optional |
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TEST – 23 (Based on Day – 27 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 23 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 29 | 6/29/2016 | Wednesday | Optional |
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TEST – 24 (Based on Day – 28 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 24 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 30 | 6/30/2016 | Thursday | INSIGHTS TEST – 26 |
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TEST – 25 (Based on Day – 29 Topics)
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Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 25 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 31 | 7/1/2016 | Friday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 26 (Based on Day – 30 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series(TEST – 26 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 32 | 7/2/2016 | Saturday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 27 (Based on Day – 31 Topics) | EXTRA TIME FOR CURRENT EVENTS | ||
| Day – 33 | 7/3/2016 | Sunday | ESSAY + SELF REVISION of Previous Week’s Achieved Targets (NO QUESTIONS) | |||||
| Day – 34 | 7/4/2016 | Monday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 28 (Based on Day – 32 Topics) | EXTRA TIME FOR CURRENT EVENTS | ||
| Day – 35 | 7/5/2016 | Tuesday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 29 (Based on Day – 34 Topics) | EXTRA TIME FOR CURRENT EVENTS | ||
| Day – 36 | 7/6/2016 | Wednesday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 30 (Based on Day – 35 Topics) | EXTRA TIME FOR CURRENT EVENTS | ||
| Day – 37 | 7/7/2016 | Thursday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 31 (Based on Day – 36 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 27 Insights Test Series) | ||
| Day – 38 | 7/8/2016 | Friday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 32 (Based on Day – 37 Topics) | EXTRA TIME FOR CURRENT EVENTS | ||
| Day – 39 | 7/9/2016 | Saturday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 33 (Based on Day – 38 Topics) | EXTRA TIME FOR CURRENT EVENTS | ||
| Day – 40 | 7/10/2016 | Sunday | ESSAY + SELF REVISION of Previous Week’s Achieved Targets (NO QUESTIONS) |
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Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 28 Insights Test Series ) | |||
| Day – 41 | 7/11/2016 | Monday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 34 (Based on Day – 39 & 40 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 28 Insights Test Series + any other Test Series) | ||
| Day – 42 | 7/12/2016 | Tuesday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 35 (Based on Day – 41 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 1 & 2 (2016) | ||
| Day – 43 | 7/13/2016 | Wednesday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 36 (Based on Day – 42 Topics) | Revise/Solve One Test from Test Series (TEST – 29 Insights Test Series) | ||
| Day – 44 | 7/14/2016 | Thursday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 37 (Based on Day – 43 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 2 & 3 (2016) | ||
| Day – 45 | 7/15/2016 | Friday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 38 (Based on Day – 44 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 4 & 5 (2016) | ||
| Day – 46 | 7/16/2016 | Saturday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 39 (Based on Day – 45 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 6 & 7 (2016) | ||
| Day – 47 | 7/17/2016 | Sunday | ESSAY + SELF REVISION of Previous Week’s Achieved Targets (NO QUESTIONS) |
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REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 8 & 9 (2016) | |||
| Day – 48 | 7/18/2016 | Monday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 40 (Based on Day – 46 & 47 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 10 & 11 (2016) | ||
| Day – 49 | 7/19/2016 | Tuesday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 41 (Based on Day – 48 Topics) | Solve Test from Test Series (TEST – 30 Insights Test Series) | ||
| Day – 50 | 7/20/2016 | Wednesday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 42 (Based on Day – 49 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 12 & 13 (2016) | ||
| Day – 51 | 7/21/2016 | Thursday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 43 (Based on Day – 50 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 14 & 15 (2016) | ||
| Day – 52 | 7/22/2016 | Friday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 44 (Based on Day – 51 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 16 & 17 (2016) | ||
| Day – 53 | 7/23/2016 | Saturday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 45 (Based on Day – 52 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 18 & 19 (2016) | ||
| Day – 54 | 7/24/2016 | Sunday | ESSAY + SELF REVISION of Previous Week’s Achieved Targets (NO QUESTIONS) |
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REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 20 & 21 (2016) | |||
| Day – 55 | 7/25/2016 | Monday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 46 (Based on Day – 53 & 54 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 22 & 24 (2016) | ||
| Day – 56 | 7/26/2016 | Tuesday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 47 (Based on Day – 55 Topics) | Solve Test from Test Series (TEST – 31 Insights Test Series ) | ||
| Day – 57 | 7/27/2016 | Wednesday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 48 (Based on Day – 56 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 24 & 25 (2016) | ||
| Day – 58 | 7/28/2016 | Thursday | Previous Prelims Papers |
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TEST – 49 (Based on Day – 57 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 16 & 27 (2016) | ||
| Day – 59 | 7/29/2016 | Friday | Previous Prelims Papers | Current Events Revision | TEST – 50 (Based on Day – 58 Topics) | REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 28 & 29 | ||
| Day – 60 | 7/30/2016 | Saturday | Previous Prelims Papers | Current Events Revision | TEST – 51 (Based on Day – 59 Topics) | Solve Test from Test Series (TEST – 32 Insights Test Series) | ||
| Day – 61 | 7/31/2016 | Sunday | ESSAY + SELF REVISION of Previous Week’s Achieved Targets (NO QUESTIONS) | Current Events Revision
(Next One Week, till August 5th) |
REVISE INSIGHTS TESTS 30, 31 & 32 |
