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THE MONTH IN WHICH YOU START YOUR PREPARATION
UPSC
May/ June July August September October November December January February
TIME Study Hours
PLANNER Study Hours = 6 Study Hours = 6 Study Hours = 8 Study Hours = 8 - Study Hours = Study Hours = 10 Study Hours = Study Hours =
= 14 - 16
- 8 Hours - 8 Hours - 10 Hours 10 Hours 10 - 12 Hours - 12 Hours 12 - 14 Hours 14 - 16 Hours
Hours
Polity - 20
June IR - 15
X X X X X X X X
Polity - 20
Modern India - 25 IR - 15
July X X X X X X X
NUMBER OF TOPICS TO BE COMPLETED (SUBJECT-WISE) IN

IR - 20 Indian Society -
5
Modern India-25
Polity - 20
Geography - 20 IR - 20
Aug IR - 15 Indian Society -
Development X X X X X X
Issues - 20
5
Geography- 20
Post-
IR - 15
Modern India - Independence
Geography- 20 Development
Sept IR - 20 Issues - 10
25 India - 10 X X X X X
Culture - 10 World History- 7
Indian Society -
Indian Society - 15
5
Post-
Post-
Independence
Development Geography- 20 Independence IR (only
India - 10
Issues - 20 IR - 20 India - 10 organisations part)
Oct Indian Society - Development World History- 7 - complete
World History - X X X X
7
15 Issues - 10 Indian Society - Environment - 5
Indian Society -
15
15
IR (only
IR (only Security Related IR (only
Ethics- 30 Ethics- 30 organisations
organisations Issues - 8 organisations
Nov Security Related Security Related
part) - complete Ethics- 30
part) -
part) - complete
X X X
Issues - 8 Issues - 8 complete
Environment - 5 Science - 10 Science - 10
Science - 10
Indian Economy -
Indian Economy
10
- 15 Security Related
Post Polity- 20 Polity- 20 Polity- 20 Polity- 20
Post Issues - 8
Dec Independence
Independence Ethics- 30
Development Development Development Development X X
India - 10 Issues - 20 Issues - 20 Issues - 20 Issues - 20
India - 10 Science- 10
Science - 5
Science- 5
Environment - 5
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THE MONTH IN WHICH YOU START YOUR PREPARATION

UPSC
May/ June July August September October November December January February
TIME Study Hours
PLANNER Study Hours = 6 Study Hours = 6 Study Hours = 8 Study Hours = 8 - Study Hours = Study Hours = 10 Study Hours = Study Hours =
= 14 - 16
- 8 Hours - 8 Hours - 10 Hours 10 Hours 10 - 12 Hours - 12 Hours 12 - 14 Hours 14 - 16 Hours
Hours
Indian Economy
Modern India
Indian Economy - - 15 Modern India -
Modern India - 25 - 25 Polity- 20
20 World History - Modern India - 25 25
Jan World History - 7 7
Geography- 45
Culture - 10 Environment - 5
Environment 5 Environment - Modern X
NUMBER OF TOPICS TO BE COMPLETED (SUBJECT-WISE) IN

Culture - 10 5 India - 25
Science - 5 Science - 5 Culture - 10
Culture - 10
Environment - 5
Indian Economy Geography-
Culture - 10 Culture - 10 Polity- 20
- 30 Geography- 45
Feb Only Prelims Only Prelims
Only Prelims
Geography- 45 Geography - 45 Geography - 45
45 Environment
Modern India
Related - 20 Related - 20 - 25
Related - 20 -5
Indian
Indian Economy - Indian Economy Indian Economy - Indian Geography-
Economy -
30 - 30 30 Economy - 30 45
Mar Only Prelims Only Prelims Only Prelims Only Prelims
30
Environment -
Only Prelims
Related - 20 Related - 20 Related - 20 Related - 20 5
Related - 20
EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE
Indian
REVISION FOR REVISION FOR REVISION FOR
EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE Economy - 30
Apr PRELIMS PRELIMS PRELIMS EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE Only Prelims
REVISION REVISION
REVISION FOR REVISION FOR REVISION FOR Related - 20
FOR FOR EXCLUSIVE
PRELIMS PRELIMS PRELIMS
May PRELIMS PRELIMS REVISION
FOR PRELIMS
Ethics- 30
Ethics- 30 Ethics- 30
Security Ethics- 30 Ethics- 30
Security Related Security
Related Issues - Security Security
Issues - 8 Related Issues
June IR – Pending Part IR – Pending Part 8
Post- -8
Related Related Issues
IR – Pending Issues - 8 -8
EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE Independence Indian Society
Part Culture - 10 Culture - 10
REVISION FOR REVISION FOR India - 10 - 15
MAINS MAINS
IR – Pending Part Post- Post- Post-
EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE Indian Society – Independence Independenc Independence
July REVISION FOR REVISION FOR REVISION FOR 15 India - 10 e India - 10 India - 10
MAINS MAINS MAINS World History – 7 Science- 10 Science- 10 Science- 10
World History World World History
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 STUDY PLAN by crackIAS.com
THE MONTH IN WHICH YOU START YOUR PREPARATION
UPSC
May/ June July August September October November December January February
TIME Study Hours
PLANNER Study Hours = 6 Study Hours = 6 Study Hours = 8 Study Hours = 8 - Study Hours = Study Hours = 10 Study Hours = Study Hours =
= 14 - 16
- 8 Hours - 8 Hours - 10 Hours 10 Hours 10 - 12 Hours - 12 Hours 12 - 14 Hours 14 - 16 Hours
Hours
–7 History – 7 –7
Development Developmen Development
Issues - 20 t Issues - 20 Issues - 20
IR – 70 IR – 70
Aug EXCLUSIVE
IR – 70 Indian Indian Society
Society - 15 - 15
REVISION FOR
EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE
MAINS
Sept REVISION FOR REVISION REVISION
MAINS FOR MAINS FOR MAINS

As you delay your start of preparation, you will have to become more selective (and drop some topics) >>>>>>>>>>>>
You have to prepare Current Affairs Topic-wise while preparing a particular Topic itself
You must practice both prelims and mains Question Papers while preparing a particular topic right from first month of preparation

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