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Topic to be Understood
1. Sociology - The Discipline
A. Modernity and social changes in Europe and emergence of sociology.
B. Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences.
C. Sociology and common sense
2. Sociology as Science:
A. Science, scientific method and critique.
C. Major theoretical strands of research methodology.
D. Positivism and its critique.
E. Fact value and objectivity.
F. Non- positivist methodologies.
3. Research Methods and Analysis:
A. Qualitative and quantitative methods.
B. Techniques of data collection.
B. Techniques of data collection.
C. Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity.
Revision of first three chapters
4. Sociological Thinkers:
A. Kar l Marx- Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation, class struggle.
A. Kar l Marx- Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation, class struggle.
B. Emile Durkheim- Division of labour, social fact, suicide, religion and society.
C. Max Weber- Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.
C. Max Weber- Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.
4. Sociological Thinkers:
D. Talcolt Parsons- Social system, pattern variables.
E. Robert K. Merton- Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups.
E. Robert K. Merton- Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups.
F. Mead - Self and identity.
Karl Marx, Mead (REVISION OF THINKERS)
Emile Durkheim, Talcolt Parson
MaxWeber, Robert K Marton (REVISION OF THINKERS)
Revision of all topics till now
1. Perspectives on the study of Indian society
C. Marxist sociology (A R Desai).
1. Perspectives on the study of Indian society
C. Marxist sociology (A R Desai).
A. Indology (GS. Ghurye).
A. Indology (GS. Ghurye).
B. Structural functionalism (M N Srinivas).
B. Structural functionalism (M N Srinivas).
Revision of Indian thinkers
5. Stratification and Mobility:
A. Concepts- equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation.
B. Theories of social stratification- Structural functionalist theory, Marxist theory, Weberian theory.
C. Dimensions Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity and race.
D. Social mobility- open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources and causes of mobility.
Revision of Stratification and Mobility
Revision of all topics till now
3. Rural and Agrarian Social Structure:
A. The idea of Indian village and village studies.
B. Agrarian social structure - evolution of land tenure system, land reforms.
4. Caste System:
A. Perspectives on the study of caste systems: GS Ghurye, M N Srinivas,
Louis Dumont, Andre Beteille.
B. Features of caste system.
C. Untouchability - forms and perspectives.
6 Social Classes in India:
A. Agrarian class structure.
B. Industrial class structure.
C. Middle classes in India.
Revision of Stratification and paper II topics related to it.
2. Impact of colonial rule on Indian society :
A. Social background of Indian nationalism.
B.Modernization of Indian tradition.
C. Protests and movements during the colonial period.
D. Social reforms.
5. Tribal communities in India:
A. Definitional problems.
B. Geographical spread.
C. Colonial policies and tribes.
D. Issues of integration and autonomy.
Revision of above two topic from paper II
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C. Nation, state, citizenship, democracy, civil society, ideology.

D. Protest, agitation, social movements, collective action, revolution
12. Politics and Society:
A. Nation, democracy and citizenship.
B. Political parties, pressure groups , social and political elite.
C. Regionalism and decentralization of power.
D. Secularization
Revision of Politics and Society of paper-I and II
8. Religion and Society:
A. Sociological theories of religion.
B. Types of religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults.
C. Religion in modern society: religion and science, secularization, religious revivalism, fundamentalism.
8. Religion and Society:
A. Religious communities in India.
B. Problems of religious minorities.
Revision of Religion and Society of paper-I and II
Revision of all topics till now
9. Systems of Kinship:
A. Family, household, marriage.
B. Types and forms of family.
C. Lineage and descent.
D. Patriarchy and sexual division oflabour.
E. Contemporary trends.
7. Systems of Kinship in India:
A. Lineage and descent in India.
B. Types of kinship systems.
C. Family and marriage in India.
D. Household dimensions of the family.
Revision
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Works of
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Economic
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Life: and II
A. Social organization of work in different types of society- slave society, feudal society, industrial /capitalist
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B.Formal and informal organization of work.

C. Labour and society.
10. Social Change in Modern Society:
A. Sociological theories of social change.
B. Development and dependency.
C. Agents of social change.
D. Education and social change.
E. Science, technology and social change.
9. Visions of Social Change in India:
A. Idea of development planning and mixed economy.
B. Constitution, law and social change.
C. Education and social change.
10. Rural and Agrarian transformation in India:
A. Programmes of rural development, Community Development Programme, cooperatives, poverty alleviation
schemes.
B. Green revolution and social change.
C. Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture .
D. Problems of rural labour, bondage,migration.
11. Industrialization and Urbanisation in India:
A. Evolution of modern industry in India.
B. Growth of urban settlements in India.
C. Working class: structure, growth, class mobilization.
D. Informal sector, child labour.
E. Slums and deprivation in urban areas.
13. Social Movements in Modern India:
A. Peasants and farmers movements.
B. Women's movement.
C. Backward classes & Dalit movement.
D. Environmental movements.
E. Ethnicity and Identity movements.
14. Population Dynamics:
A. Population size, growth, composition and distribution.
B. Components of population growth: birth, death, migration.
C. Population policy and family planning.
D. Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive health.
15. Challenges of Social Transformation:
A. Crisis of development: displacement, environmental problems and sustainability.
B. Poverty, deprivation and inequalities.
C. Violence against women.
D. Caste conflicts.
E. Ethnic conflicts, communalism, religious revivalism.
F. Illiteracy and disparities in education.
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Syllabus from Paper I

Syllabus from Paper II

Day 1

Growth and distribution of world population,

Demographic attributes

Growth, distribution
population,

and

density

of

Demographic attributes: sex-ratio, age

structure,
literacy
rate,
work-force,
dependency ratio, longevity

Day 2

Causes and consequences of migration,

Migration (inter-regional, intra- regional
Concepts
of
over-under-and
optimum
and international) and associated problems
population

Day 3

Population
theories,
problems and policies

Day 4

World population problems and policies,

Social well-being and quality of life,
Population as social capital

World

population Health indicators, Population explosion and

food security, Demographic Dividend

Census 2011, Socio Economic and Caste

Census,

National Population Register, Census of

Religion etc

Day 5

Concept of a region, Types of regions and

methods of regionalisation, Growth centres NA
and growth poles

Day 6

Regional imbalances, Regional development

strategies, Environmental issues in regional
NA
planning,
Planning
for
sustainable
development.

Day 7

Day 8

NA

Experience of regional planning in India,

Five Year Plans, Integrated rural
development programmes, Panchayati Raj
and decentralized planning, Command
area development

NA

Watershed management, Planning for

backward area, desert, drought prone, hill,
tribal
area
development;
Multi-level
planning,
Regional
planning
and
development of island territories

Regional
disparities
in
economic
development, Concept of sustainable
growth and development, Linkage of rivers,
Special Category States, NITI Aayog

Day 9

NA

Day 10

Temperature and pressure belts of the world,

Heat budget of the earth, Atmospheric NA
circulation, Atmospheric stability and instability

Day 11

Planetary and local winds, Monsoons and jet

streams

Mechanism of Indian monsoons and

rainfall patterns, Cloud burst, Uttarakhnad
and J&K disasters

Day 12

Air masses and frontogenesis, Temperate

and tropical cyclones, Types and distribution
of precipitation

Tropical cyclones and western

disturbances, Recent tropical cyclones e.g.
Hudhud, Neelam etc,

Day 13

Weather and Climate; Koppens,

Monsoon prediction techniques, El Nino,
Thornthwaites and Trewarthas classification its consequences and prediction, Cloud
of world climates;
burst, Uttarakhnad and J&K disasters

Day 14

Hydrological cycle, Global climatic change

NAPCC, Climate change negotiations at
and role and response of man in climatic
UNFCCC etc
changes

Day 15

Applied climatology and Urban climate

Day 16

Mini test on Population Geography, RP and Mini test on Population Geography, RP

Climatology
and Climatology

Day 17

Genesis
of
soils,
Classification
distribution of soils, Soil profile

Day 18

Soil erosion, degradation and conservation,

Factors influencing world distribution of plants Soil erosion, Natural vegetation
and animals

Day 19

Problems of deforestation and conservation Deforestation, Desertification, Agro and

measures, Social forestry, Agroforestry
social forestry

Day 20

Wild life, Major gene pool centres

Day 21

Floods and droughts, Climatic regions

and

Bottom topography of the Atlantic, Indian

and Pacific Oceans, Temperature and
salinity of the oceans, Heat and salt budgets

Soil types and their distribution

Biotic, forest and wildlife resources and

their conservation, Land capability

NA

Day 22

Ocean deposits; Waves, currents and tides

NA

Day 23

Marine resources: biotic, mineral and energy

resources

Marine resources

Day 24

Coral reefs, coral bleaching, Sea-level

changes, Law of the sea and marine
pollution

Maritime border disputes of India

Day 25

Principle of ecology, Human ecological

adaptations

NA

Day 26

Influence of man on ecology and

environment, Global and regional ecological
changes and imbalances

NA

Day 27

Ecosystem their management and

conservation, Environmental degradation,
management and conservation

Environmental degradation

Day 28

Biodiversity and sustainable development,

Environmental policy, Environmental
education and legislation.

Issues relating to environmental pollution,

Landslides, Epidemics

Day 29

Environmental hazards and remedial

measures

Principles of environmental impact

assessment and environmental
management, Environmental awareness

Day 30

Mini test on Biogeography, Oceanography

and Environmental Geography

Mini test on Biogeography,

Oceanography and Environmental
Geography

Day 31

Types and patterns of rural settlements,

Environmental issues in rural settlements

Types, patterns and morphology of rural

settlements

Day 32

Hierarchy of urban settlements, Central

Place theories of Christaller and Losch

Urban developments

Day 33

Urban morphology: Concepts of primate city

and rank-size rule,

Morphology of Indian cities

Day 34

Functional classification of towns, Sphere of

urban influence, Rural urban fringe,
Satellite towns

Functional classification of Indian cities

Day 35

Problems and remedies of urbanization

Conurbations and metropolitan regions;

urban sprawl, Problems of urbanization
and remedies

Day 36

Sustainable development of cities

Slums and associated problems; town

planning, Smart Cities, HRIDAY Scheme

Day 37

Heartland and Rimland theories

Geographical basis of Indian federalism,

State reorganisation, Emergence of new
states

Day 38

Laws of international boundaries and

frontiers

Regional consciousness and inter state

issues, International boundary of India
and related issues

Day 39

Systems analysis in Human geography

Cross border terrorism, Indias role in

world affairs

Day 40

Von Thunens model of agricultural location,

Webers model of industrial location

Geopolitics of South Asia and Indian

Ocean realm

Day 61

Factors controlling landform development,

Endogenetic and exogenetic forces

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Day 62

Origin and evolution of the earths crust,

Fundamentals of geomagnetism

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Day 63

Physical conditions of the earths interior,

Geosynclines

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Continental drift, Isostasy, Plate tectonics

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Day 65

Recent views on mountain building,

Vulcanicity

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Day 66

Earthquakes and Tsunamis

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Day 67

Concepts of geomorphic cycles and

Landscape development

NA

Day 68

Denudation chronology; Channel

morphology

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Day 69

Erosion surfaces, Slope development

NA

Day 70

Applied Geomorphology : Geohydrology,

economic geology and environment

NA

Day 71

Areal differentiation

Day 72

Regional synthesis

Space relationship of India with

neighboring countriess
Structure and relief

Day 73

Dichotomy and dualism

Drainage system and watersheds

Day 74

Environmentalism

Physiographic regions

Day 75

Quantitative revolution and locational

analysis

Cultural regions of the world

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The 3rd phase of Geography TLP having detailed day wise plan is here for your reference.

Day 41

16th October

World economic development:

measurement and problems,
Land, surface and groundwater resources
Rostovs model of stages of growth

Day 42

17th October

World resources and their

distribution

Day 43

19th October

Energy crisis, The limits to growth Energy resources, Energy crisis

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World agriculture: Typology of

agricultural regions, Agricultural
inputs and productivity

Food and nutrition problems, Food

security; Famine: causes, effects
and remedies

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Day 46

22nd October patterns and problems; Patterns of

Mineral resources

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World industries: Locational

NA

world trade

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23rd October

Mini Test on Settlement

Mini Test on Settlement Geography, Economic
Geography, Economic Geography,
Geography, Political Aspects, Models and Theories
Political Aspects, Models and
(covered till date)
Theories (covered till date)

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Infrastructure: irrigation, seeds, fertilizers, power;

Institutional factors: land holdings, land tenure and
land reforms

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Cropping pattern, Agricultural productivity,

Agricultural intensity, Crop combination, Green
revolution and its socio- economic and ecological
implications
Significance of dry farming, Livestock resources
and white revolution, Aqua - culture, Sericulture,
Apiculture and Poultry
Agricultural regionalisation, Agro-climatic zones,
Agroecological regions

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Day 52

29th October

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Evolution of industries, Locational factors of

cotton, jute, textile, iron and steel and aluminium
industries

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Locational factors of fertilizer, paper, chemical and

pharmaceutical, automobile, cottage and agro-based
industries

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31st October

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Industrial houses and complexes including public

sector undertakings, Industrial regionalisation, New
industrial policies

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Day 58

th

4 November

5th November

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Multinationals and liberalization, Special Economic

Zones, Tourism including eco - tourism.

Road, railway, waterway, airway and pipeline

networks and their complementary roles in regional
development
Growing importance of ports on national and
foreign trade, Trade balance, Trade Policy, Export
processing zones
Developments in communication and information
technology and their impacts on economy and
society, Indian space programme.

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Day 59

6th November

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Historical perspective of Indian society; Racial,

linguistic and ethnic diversities

Day 60

7th November

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Religious minorities; major tribes, tribal areas and

their problems

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