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GKTodays Target 2013 (Mains) General Studies Programme

2013-06-03 09:06:47 GKToday

GKToday will start a 5 months programme for General Studies Papers of Civil Services (Mains) Examination of 2013. The programme starts from June 9, 2013 and comes to at an end tentatively by November 6, 2013. This programme comprises approximately 50 Modules as PDF Documents on select topics from the syllabi of General Studies Paper-I, II and III of the mains examination. This programme also includes 4 Modules on Paper-IV (Ethics and Integrity) which we wish to provide but as of now, not making any formal promise (Ex gratia). These four documents we intend to provide in the months of August and September. About Modules Every Document of GKToday's Mains Programmes material is a short and concise Solved General Studies Paper, with "framed questions and model answers " in approximately 10-15 pages. These documents don't exist at the start of the programme; they are prepared, sent for legal rights, and then shared with the members during the course of the time as per the tentative schedule. Current Affairs Approximately half of the Modules are on current affairs and current issues. These modules have a section C which comprise the recent current affairs in the form of 2/5 markers. Structure of a Module Each document has been divided into 2 sections: Section A: Selected around 30 one/ two markers with small snippets of information. This is a very selective compilation. You can study the basics in the core books and other online / offline sources you have. Our papers would comprise only those selected information which according to us may be important and worth to be asked in examination. However, this is not a guess work. Section B: Selected 10-15 big questions (50-250 words) with our answers. These are opinion based answers, based upon facts as well as our opinion on a particular topic. Your opinion may vary but they help you to develop your own opinion. Selection of the questions is such that we keep in mind your

upcoming examination. But still, it is not guesswork. Section C: The current affairs modules, apart from being dedicated to a particular subject, have a separate section C, that comprises the latest relevant updates in the form of 2/5 markers or longer topics, as we may consider appropriate. These documents set you on a direction in which you can sharpen your skills. Kindly note that the documents delivery begins from June 9 and the documents will come continuously on almost every third day. The best strategy to utilize this programme is to chalk out your own plan and align your preparation with the our schedule and use your own resources such as core books which you have been using to prepare those key areas where you face problems. You will not get enough time to revise the documents in the end, so it is advised to revise the documents from the beginning itself and keep marking them as revised. The content of these documents is selective and we try to make them as concise as possible. You can not give good performance in examination by simply overloading yourself with too much information when your examination is very near. This programme feeds you slowly and helps you to prepare in a systematic way but requires equal hard work and effective self study from your side also. Apart from the documents, you also receive some regular mails with unsolved questions framed from everyday newspapers for your own DIY answer writing practice. Tentative Schedule A rough idea of subject matter and the rough schedule publishing the documents is given in the following table. The actual dates will vary. [table id=51 /] Cost of the Programme Cost of the Target 2013 Mains Programme is ` 7500/- Including 12.5% Service Tax. Payment Procedure
By Cash

For a Cash Payment, you can go to the Nearest ICICI Bank Branch and deposit the amount as mentioned above in the account given below. Just after you deposit cash, send a mail to gktoday.in@gmail.com mentioning the following information: Your Name & Roll Number Your Permanent Address. Scanned Copy of the Payment made. Your Email Address

Your Mobile Number GKToday will send confirmation and receipt of your payment and an invitation to join the mailing list for correspondence. Please keep the receipt of the payment safe till the end of the programme. It may take 24 hours to send the confirmation.
Online Payment:

For Online Transaction, Kindly log in to your internet banking account and add the author as a beneficiary / payee, with the given details. After that, you can make a payment and send a mail to gktoday.in@gmail.com mentioning the following information: Your Name & Roll Number Your Permanent Address Screenshot of confirmed Transaction Your Email ID Your Mobile Number GKToday will send confirmation and receipt of your payment. It may take 24 hours to send the confirmation. Account Details Account No: 065205000678 Account type: Current Account Account Name: Suresh Kumar Soni Branch Name: ICICI Bank, Kotputli, Jaipur IFSC Code: ICIC0000652 (use for NEFT Transactions) Reaching the Admin The author (Suresh Soni) is available on +91-9928053351 during office hours (10.00 AM to 6.00 PM) everyday (including Sunday) for further clarifications or queries if you have. You are requested to call the author for small queries rather than sending mails. When you make a call, you get instant reply. Terms & Conditions This programme is open for students and aspirants only. This programme is a supplement to your preparation and may not be a sole source of your preparation for any particular examination. The payment made by you is for a service to be received by you for your personal benefit. This service is provided a single person in good faith and good state of health and mind, and the entire liability rests with a single person. However, the programme may come to at a halt / end due to any eventuality such as serious illness, accident or death of the author during the course of the programme. In case any of the above eventualities including death of the author occurs at any time during the course of the programme,

you set him / his dependents free from any and all legal liabilities regarding your payment. If the programme comes to at an end due to any other reason than mentioned in above clause, you will be refunded the amount on pro rata basis. There is a consistency in the programme till its end and you are provided the material twice or thrice a week. However, author reserves the right to adjust the schedule and nomenclature of the documents for a benefit of the members. The number of documents mentioned above is approximate. It may be actually a bit less or more, depending upon the subject matter and our coverage. The documents come to you in simple PDF documents which you can print. You agree to NOT to redistribute / resell/ reproduce any material provided. You are requested to use the content ONLY for your personal use. The author reserves the right to publish a part of the material on his website. Language of the documents is only English. This programme does not provide you any guarantee regarding your success in any examination. Any dispute arising shall be subject to Kotputli (Jaipur) Court only. The terms & conditions are subject to change at any point of time.