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INFORMATION DOCUMENT • About Prelims 2016 & 2017

• Prelims 2018 Test Series - Program Objective • Prelims 2018 Test Series - Test Plan

• Classroom / Offline Test Centre • Course Fees

• Enrolment Process

About our Prelims Test Series 2016 & 2017

2016 ForumIAS conducted a Prelims Test Series consisting of 8 Simulator Tests and 4 Sectional Tests in February 2016. The Test Series was enrolled by 2200+ candidates. We also conducted two Open Tests and 1 Mini Open Test which saw participation of between 5700+ candidates on the national level. In April 2016, we allowed students to take Tests in a physical Test Centre in Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi. 2017 ForumIAS conducted a full-term Prelims Test Series Consisting of 16 GS Sectional Tests, 8 GS Simulator Tests and 4 CSAT Simulator Tests. The test series was enrolled by 4418 students and over 2300+ students wrote tests on regular basis. In 2017, we conducted two open test each of which saw a participation of 9000 + students on national level.

Pros & Cons of Our 2016 and 2017 Prelims Test Series Based on Your Feedback

Merits of Prelims Test Series 2016 Deficiencies of Prelims Test Series 2016

Merits of Prelims Test Series 2017 Deficiencies of Prelims Test Series 2017

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We will be tackling all the deficiencies mentioned above in our restructured & redesigned Test Series for Prelims 2018 without compromising on the quality of questions offered.

Goal/Objectives of the Prelims 2018 Test Series

The Goal of the Prelims 2018 is to take you through the full journey of preparation from a fresher to a successful candidate. The Prelims 2018 Test Series has a unique four tier Testing system that ensures

● You build your basics well. ● You revise your basics. ● You revise the syllabus at least four times ● You atleast practise 4 CSAT papers ruling any chance of mishap

The iterations will be

● Build your basics through mini tests. ● Revise your basics through full test after a series of mini tests on a topic. ● Revise syllabus again through subject wise full test. ● Revise syllabus again and be exam ready with 8 GS simulator tests.

The Civil Services Preliminary Examination, unlike other Government Sector Exams does not have questions merely stating facts and choosing the correct options. The Prelims Paper requires both

● Knowledge base (KB), as well as ● Problem solving skills, eliminating wrong options, decision making skills on what questions to leave and what to solve.

While Knowledge Base can be developed by reading standard books, the latter - problem solving skills, elimination skills and decision making comes with practising previous years’ papers and solving high quality simulator Test papers.

PRELIMS 2018 TEST SERIES - TEST PLAN

“From Basics to Pro”

Benefit from four tier tests & four times revision approach to ensure success in Prelims 2018

We have redesigned the Prelims 2018 Program based on your feedback. We will do our best to make the Prelims 2018 Test Series better, and more beginner friendly.

With the below course design, you will have revised the whole syllabus at least four times. A consistent score across Tests will ensure success in Prelims 2017. We have broken the whole syllabus into parts and sub parts for easy preparation. The ForumIAS Prelims 2018 Test Series Program will comprise of four levels of Tests LEVEL Most Helpful For Goal

LEVEL - I (14 Mini Tests

Based on Basic Books)

+

LEVEL – II (6 Full Length Test Based on Learning from

Mini Test)

Those who want to check basics through 1 hour 50 questions mini test Fresher’s as well as Experienced Candidate Friendly Candidates who have failed to clear Prelims before.

● To help develop the Knowledge Base of the Test Taker. ● To exhaustively cover the full syllabus via questions. ● Self-Assessment if the Test Taker has studied the basic text or not based on test performance. ● To provide solutions that can be helpful for revision before the exam. ● Immediate Revision after mini tests and test of learning through 6 sectional full length tests after a

series of mini tests on a subject

LEVEL - III (6 Full Test Sectional Tests - Subject wise)

Beginners with some preparation. People who have appeared for Prelims before and completed Basic Books

● To develop problem solving skills and aptitude development. ● To provide the learning curve from solving elementary problems based on textbooks to solving

questions not found in books, but solvable on the basis of KB. ● To provide full second revision of the entire syllabus covered under Level 1.

LEVEL - IV (8 Powerful GS Simulator Tests + 4 CSAT Tests)

Everyone appearing for Prelims 2017

● To evaluate test takers’ problem-solving skills and decision-making skills in answering questions. ● To provide an All India Ranking and timely assessment of their standing in the examination vis-a-vis

competition at a National Level. ● To allow test takers to take corrective measures while there is still time. ● To provide a full third and final revision before the Prelims Examination.

Note: While Level 1 and Level 2 Tests will be useful for Fresher’s and focus on basics, the papers will require preparation and coverage of syllabus as specified.

TEST SERIES CALENDAR

38 Tests (14 GS Mini Tests + 12 Full Length GS Sectional Tests + 8 GS SimulatorÔ Tests + 4 CSAT SimulatorÔ Tests)

Test Date

#

Test Code # Test Name Topics Source

01.10.2017 FIAS-PTS18-M01 Mini Test 1 – Polity • Acts and Laws of British India

Era

• Making/Salient Features of

Constitution

• Preamble

• Union & States

• Citizenship

• Fundamental Rights

• DPSPs

• Fundamental Duties

• Union Executive

• Indian Constitution at Work -

Chapter 1, 2 and 4

• Laxmikant – Chapter 1 to 11, 17 –

21, 26 – 28

• ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

• ForumIAS FIN

• State Executive

• Current Affairs – July 1 to July

15

08.10.2017 FIAS-PTS18-M02 Mini Test 2 – Polity • Union Legislature

• State Legislature

• Judiciary – SC and HC

• Local Bodies

• Union Territories and

Schedule Tribal Areas

• Bodies – Constitutional,

Statutory and Extra

Constitutional

• Emergency Provisions

• Special Provisions of States

• Current Affairs – 16th July to

31st July

• Indian Constitution At Work –

Chapter 5, 6 and 8

• Laxmikant – Rest of the book

except Part IX, X and XI and

chapter 14 and 15


• ForumIAS FIN

015.10.201

7

FIAS-PTS18-F01 Full Test 1 – Polity • Topics from Mini Test 1 and

Test 2

• Pressure & Interest Groups

• Indian Constitution at Work –

Chapter 3, 7, 9 and 10.

• Laxmikant – Part IX, X and XI and

• Elections

• Other Constitutional

Dimensions

• Systems of Government

• Inter State & Centre State

Relations

Chapter 14 and 15

• Sources given above

22.10.2017 FIAS-PTS18-M03 Mini Test 3 – Art &

Culture

• Architecture

• Sculpture

• Philosophies & Religions

• Current Affairs – 1st August to

15th August

• Chapter 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 – An

Introduction to Indian Art

• CCRT

• ForumIAS handout on Art &

Culture


• ForumIAS FIN

29.10.2017 FIAS-PTS18-M04 Mini Test 4 – Art &

Culture

• Paintings

• Dance

• Music

• Theatre and Folk Arts

• Current Affairs – 16th August

to 31st August

• Chapter 1 and 5 – An Introduction

to Indian Art

• CCRT

• ForumIAS Handout on Art &

Culture


• ForumIAS FIN

05.11.2017 FIAS-PTS18-M05 Mini Test 5 – Medieval

and Ancient History

• From Indus Valley Civilisation

to Aurangzeb

• Current Affairs – 1st

September to 15th September

• NCERT NEW – Class 6, 7 and 12

(Theme 1 and Theme 2)

• NCERT Old – Class 6, 7 and 11

• Tamil Nadu Class XI Text Book

12.11.2017 FIAS-PTS18-F02 Full Test 2 – Art &

Culture + Medieval and

Ancient History

• Topics from Mini Test 1 to

Mini Test 3

• Sources Given in Mini Test 3, 4 and

5

19.11.2017 FIAS-PTS18-M06 Mini Test 6 – Modern

History

• Conquest of India by

Britishers

• Laws and Administration Prior

to 1857

• Revolt of 1857

• Socio Religious Reform

• Form 1857 till Formation of

Congress

• Current Affairs – 16th

September to 30th September

• Old NCERT – Chapter 1 to 9 and

13

26.11.2017 FIAS-PTS18-M07 Mini Test 7 – Modern • Moderates • Spectrum - Modern History

History • Extremists

• Gandhi era till 1947

• Political organisations after

1858.

• Current Affairs – 1st October

to 15th October

• Modern History – Remaining Book

03.12.2017 FIAS-PTS18-F03 Full Test 3 – Modern

History

• Topics Covered under Mini

Test 6 and 7

10.12.2017 FIAS-PTS18-M08 Mini Test 8 –

Geography

• Landforms – Running water,

Glaciation, Arid and

Limestone

• Weathering

• Mass Movement

• Groundwater

• Volcanism and earthquake

• Current Affairs – 16th October

to 31st October

NCERT Geography – 9th and 11th

(Physical geography)

G C Leong – Chapter 3 to 8

17.12.2017 FIAS-PTS18-M09 Mini Test 9 – • Landforms – Coastal, Islands NCERT – 11th Standard (Physical

Geography • Lakes

• Ocean Currents

• Weather

• Climate & Influencing Factors

• Biomes – Hot & Wet

Equatorial, Tropical Monsoon,

Savanna, The Hot Desert


November to 15th November

Geography)

GC Leong Chapter – 9 to 18


Geography

• Biomes – Temperate and

Polar

• Geography Specific to India


November to 30th November

NCERT Geography Std 11th Part II

(Indian Physical Geography)

GC Leong Chapter 19th to 25th

31.12.2017 FIAS-PTS18-F04 Full Test 4 – Geography • Topics from Mini Test 8, 9 and

10.


Economics

• National Income Accounting

• Inflation

NCERT Macroeconomics Std. 12th Vol.

2 – Chapter 1 and 5

• Poverty

• Fiscal Policy

• Development Indices – HDI,

GDI etc.

• Public Finance

• Taxation


December to 15th December

Ramesh Singh – Chapter 1, 7, 8, 17,

18, 20, 22

Sriram Economics – Chapter 1, 3, 6, 7,

9, 12, 15, 17 and 18


Economics

• Monetary Policy

• Banking in India

• Money Market

• Capital Market

• External Sector

• International Economic

Organisation

• WTO


December to 25th December

NCERT Macroeconomics – Chapter 2

and 6

Ramesh Singh – Chapter 10, 11, 12,

13, 14, 15, 16

Sriram Economics – Chapter 2, 4, 5,8,

10, 11, 13, 14 16, 19

21.01.2018 FIAS-PTS18-F05 Full Test 5 – Economics • Topics Covered in Mini Test

11 and 12


Environment + Science

& Tech

• Ecology

• Ecosystem

• Pollution

• Sustainable Development

Goals

• Science


December to 6th January

Shankar IAS – Chapter 1 – 6, 21, 26

NCERT Science – Class 6 to 10 th

NECRT Biology Class 12th – Chapter

10 – 14



& Tech

• Biodiversity

• Climate Change

• Sustainable Agriculture and

Other Practices

• International Organisations

related to Environment

• Current Affairs 7th January to

15th Jan

NECRT Biology Class 12th – Chapter

15 – 16

Shankar IAS – Chapter 7 – 21, 22 -25

Technology – ForumIAS Handouts

11.02.2018 FIAS-PTS18-F06 Full Test 6 –


• Topic from Mini Test 13 and

14

& Tech

Sectional Full Tests Begins – Level 3

18.02.2018 FIAS-PTS18-F07 Full Test 1 – Economics

and Polity

• Full Syllabus

• Current Affairs – 16th January

to 31st January

25.02.2018 FIAS-PTS18-F08 Full Test 2 – History +

Art and Culture

• Full Syllabus

• Current Affairs – July, August

and September

04.03.2018 FIAS-PTS18-F09 Full Test 3 – Geography • Full Syllabus

• Current Affairs – October,

November and December

11.03.2018 FIAS-PTS18-F10 Full Test 4 – Science &

Tech + International

Relations

• Full Syllabus

• Current Affairs – January

18.03.2018 FIAS-PTS18-F11 Full Test 5 -

Environment

• Full Syllabus

• Current Affairs – February

25.03.2018 FIAS-PTS18-F12 Full Test 6 – Economic

Survey + India Year

• Economic Survey 2016 – 17

Volume 2

Book + GK • Economic Survey 2017 – 18

• India Year Book 2018

BREAK 07 Days Break before Simulator Tests Begins – Level 4

01.04.2018 FIAS-PTS18-SIM01 GS Simulator 1 Full Syllabus




29.05.2018 FIAS-PTS18-SIM05

FIAS-PTS18-CSAT1

GS Simulator 5

CSAT Simulator 1

Full Syllabus

06.05.2018 FIAS-PTS18-SIM06

FIAS-PTS18-CSAT1

GS Simulator 6

CSAT Simulator 2

Full Syllabus

13.05.2018 FIAS-PTS18-SIM07

FIAS-PTS18-CSAT1

GS Simulator 7

CSAT Simulator 3

Full Syllabus

20.05.2018 FIAS-PTS18-SIM08

FIAS-PTS18-CSAT1

GS Simulator 8

CSAT Simulator 4

Full Syllabus * Will be an All India Open test

● Test Calendar is tentative and may change

● Upto 10% of Mini Test will have Current Affairs till the date mentioned. For full length test the weightage of

Current Affairs will be 20% - 30%. A general Reading of the newspaper + one magazine should suffice. You

can alternately follow ForumIAS Weekly Important Articles and Facts in News.

● For offline students’ scores will be available on www.forumias.academy within 48 hours of writing test.

● For all Mini Test only video discussion will be available while for Full Length tests (sectional as well as full)

classroom discussion will be held after break of 1 hour from the test ends.

● Ranklist of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Tests will be declared after 1 week window and announced in a PDF

on the ForumIAS Website.

● Simulator Tests will be held every week and ranks will be declared after 3 days only.

● Each Test from Level 1, 2 and 3 can be retaken for one more time after 01.04.2018.

● You will be additionally provided in April, 2018 with handout of Current Affair relevant for Prelims 2018.

● Time to time you will be handed a handout on important topics.

CLASSROOM / Offline Test Series

As long as the exam is offline, it is most recommended to take the examination in a classroom. On student’s request, we have set up a ForumIAS Test Centre in Old Rajinder Nagar. You can write the Tests at our Test Centre on all seven days. Our Test Centre is Located at –

● NEW DELHI: Shop #6, 3rd Floor, Above Next IAS, Bada Bazar, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi.

● GURGAON: 24 BVM, Basement, Chanda Estate, DLF City Phase 2, 5 Mins Walk from Sikandarpur Metro Station.

The Test Centre also offers the benefits of interacting with ForumIAS Team Members where you can have a discussion of your test performance and preparation strategy. It is recommended that you join as early as possible, since we met a lot of students who approached us in July for Preparation for Prelims 2017. As much as we wanted, we could not help them simply because precious time was lost by them. Note: Offline Students can write Tests online as well, but Online Students cannot write Tests at the Test Centre. In case you want to write Tests at the Centre, please choose the Offline Course Only. Migration from online to offline will be applicable only on the FULL payment of the difference between online and classroom fees without applicability of any early bird offer.

Course Fees

COURSE NAME COURSE FEES PAYMENT LINK ForumIAS Prelims 2018 Test Series (ONLINE)

Rs. 8,000/- + GST (18%)

= Rs. 9,440/-

Visit http://forumias.academy/

ForumIAS Prelims 2018 Test Series (OFFLINE)

Rs. 12,000/- + GST (18%)

= Rs. 14,160/-

Visit http://forumias.academy/ OR Swipe Card at Test Centre

Enrolment Process

1. After making the payment, you will receive an email confirmation from Instamojo. Please keep it safely with you. 2. Visit http://forumias.academy and create an account there if you do not already have an account there. 3. We will activate your account within 72 working hours. In case it does not get activated, please email [email protected] 4. If you have enrolled for the ONLINE Test Series, you can attempt the tests online. 5. If you have enrolled for the Offline/Classroom Test Series, you can write the Tests either Online or by visiting the Test Centre as per schedule. 6. In case you miss a Test, you can write it anytime at a later date on or before the expiry date of the program. You can attempt online at http:/forumias.academy/ as well as at the Test centre. This option is available only for offline students. 7. Online Students can only write the missed tests online and not at the test centre. 8. This program will be valid till June 3, 2018. 9. For any queries, please reach us at [email protected] or [email protected] . Alternatively, you can call us at +91-9821711605 or at +91-8800631116

TEST CENTER ADDRESS ForumIAS OFFLINE ForumIAS OFFLINE Shop #6, 3rd Floor, Bada Bazar Marg, Above Next IAS 24 BVM, Basement, Chanda Estate Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi -110060 DLF City Phase 2, Gurgaon – 122102

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