Year 1 UPSC Preparation Timetable (April 2024 - March 2025)
This document provides a month-wise detailed UPSC preparation plan for Year 1 (April 2024 -
March 2025).
It includes NCERTs, standard books, optional subject selection, answer writing, and mock tests.
April 2024: NCERT History, Polity & Geography Basics
- Complete Class 6-8 NCERT History (Our Past - 1, 2, 3).
- Polity: Class 9-10 NCERTs.
- Geography: Class 6-8 NCERTs (Earth & Climate Basics).
- Economy: Class 9 NCERT.
- Science: Class 6-8 NCERTs.
- Daily Newspaper Reading (The Hindu/Indian Express).
- UPSC PYQs: History & Polity.
- Weekly Answer Writing Practice.
May 2024: Higher NCERTs & Environment
- Complete Class 9-10 History NCERTs.
- Polity: Laxmikanth (Part 1 - Basics).
- Geography: Class 9-10 NCERTs.
- Economy: Class 10 NCERT.
- Science: Class 9-10 NCERTs.
- Environment: Class 10 NCERT + Shankar IAS.
- Daily Newspaper & Current Affairs Notes.
- UPSC PYQs: Geography & Environment.
June 2024: Modern History & Advanced Polity
- History: Class 11 NCERT (Themes in World History).
- Polity: Laxmikanth (Part 2 - Parliament & Judiciary).
- Geography: Class 11 NCERT.
- Economy: Class 11 NCERT.
- Environment: Shankar IAS (Ecosystem & Biodiversity).
- UPSC PYQs: Economy & Polity.
- Write 3-4 Answers Weekly.
July 2024: Prelims & Mains Integration Begins
- History: Class 12 NCERT (Modern India) + Spectrum.
- Polity: Laxmikanth (Federalism, Amendments).
- Geography: Class 12 NCERT.
- Economy: Class 12 NCERT + Ramesh Singh.
- Science & Tech: Class 11-12 NCERT.
- UPSC PYQs: Modern History & Polity.
- Daily Answer Writing Practice (2-3 Questions).
August 2024: Optional Subject Selection
- Finalize Optional Subject.
- History: Spectrum (Full Book).
- Polity: Laxmikanth (Elections, Local Government).
- Geography: G.C. Leong.
- Economy: Ramesh Singh (Money & Banking).
- Science & Tech: Space & Biotechnology.
- Write 4-5 Answers per Week.
September 2024: First Full Revision Month
- Revise Class 6-12 NCERTs.
- Solve 500 MCQs.
- Write 10 Full-Length Mains Answers.
- UPSC PYQs (Last 10 Years).
- Mock Test (Basic Level - 1st Attempt).
October 2024: Start Standard Books
- History: Bipin Chandra (Struggle for Independence).
- Polity: Revise Laxmikanth.
- Economy: Revise Ramesh Singh + Economic Survey.
- Optional Subject: Read Core Books.
- UPSC PYQs: Polity & Environment.
- Write 2 Mains Answers Daily.
November 2024: Essay + Ethics
- Essay Writing (1 Essay Per Week).
- History: Revise Modern India.
- Polity: Solve Previous Year MCQs.
- Economy: Budget + Economic Survey.
- Ethics (GS Paper 4): Lexicon (Case Studies).
- Write 3-4 Answers per Day.
December 2024: Mock Tests & Answer Writing
- Revise Entire GS-1 (History, Geography, Society).
- Revise NCERTs + Standard Books.
- Solve 750+ Prelims MCQs.
- Write 20+ Full-Length Mains Answers.
- Give 2 Full-Length Mock Tests.
January 2025: Consolidation & Deep Learning
- Revise Optional Subject Notes.
- Revise Ethics & Essay Strategy.
- Solve 500 MCQs (Prelims).
- Write 25+ Answers (Mains Level).
February 2025: Final Revision
- Revise Polity, Economy & Modern History.
- Solve 1000+ MCQs.
- Daily Answer Writing Practice.
- UPSC PYQs Analysis (Trend Understanding).
March 2025: Full-Length Test Series Begins
- Take 3 Full-Length Prelims Tests.
- Take 2 Full-Length Mains Tests.
- Revise NCERTs & Standard Books.
- Final Revision Before Year 2.
