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Topics of Indian Economy to be Covered in Class (Pre and Mains)
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1. GDP and related Concept (Pre and Mains 3 hrs. Yes
both)
• GDP and GNP Meaning
• Methods of GDP Calculation
• Current method of GDP Calculation
i.e. Income Method
• Growth and Development
• GDP as a concept of Development
• Flaws in GDP as a concept to
measure development
2 Monetary Policy (Prelims Mainly) 8 hrs. Yes
• RBI and its Function
• Types of Monetary Policy
• Banking History in India
• Commercial Banks in India
• Money Supply and Monetary
Aggregates
• Banking Reforms
• Basel- III and Capital Adequacy
Norms
• DSIBs
• NBFCs and Micro Financial
Institution
3 Fiscal Policy and Government Budgeting 8 hrs. Yes
(Pre and Mains Both)
• Indian Budget
• Budgeting and Planning
• Various Deficits
• India’s tax System
• India’s Tax Structure
• Finance Commission
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• FRBM and India

4 Inflation (Prelims Mainly) 3 hrs. No
• Types of Inflation
• Causes of Inflation
• Measures to Control Inflation
• Measurement of Inflation in India
(WPI, CPI and PPI)
5 Foreign Investment in India (Prelims 6 hrs. Yes
Mainly)
• FDI and related concepts
• FII and related concepts
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• Foreign Investment Policy of India

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Topics of Indian Economy to be Covered in Class (Pre and Mains)
6 Capital Market (Prelims Mainly) 5.5 hrs. Yes
• Basic concepts of Capital Market
from Prelims point of view
• Debt Market in India
• Relationship between Capital
Market Growth and GDP Growth
7 Industry (Mains Topic) 5.5 hrs. Yes
• Basics related to Industry
• Industrial Policy before 1991
Private and Public Ltd. Company
• Industrial Policy 1991
• Make in India and Skill Development
• Privatization and Disinvestment
• Corporate Governance (CG)
• Companies Act, 2013 (Some
Important points)
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• New Industrial Policy 2018

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8 International Organizations (Pre and Mains 10 hrs. Yes

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• World Trade Organization (WTO)
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• SDG and India

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10 Foreign Exchange Management (Pre and 8 hrs. Yes

Mains Both)
• Foreign Exchange Rate
Determination
• Convertibility of Rupee in India
• Balance of Payment (BoP)
• Exports and Imports
• Export led growth and Import led
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• Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

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Topics of Indian Economy to be Covered in Class (Pre and Mains)
11 Indian Economy and Agriculture (Mains) 1.5 Hrs. Yes
• Share in GDP
• Farmers Income (doubling the
income of farmers by 2022)
• Reforms in Agriculture
• MSP and PP
12 Land Reforms (Mains) 2.5 hrs. Yes
• Land Reforms in India and its History
• Economy perspective of Land
Reforms
13 Economics for Animal Rearing Only Printed Notes will Yes
Technology Mission be Provided
14 Food Security in India (Mains) 1.5 hrs. Yes
• Issues related to Food Security
• National Food Security Bill
• DBT and issues related to it
15 Subsidies (Mains) 3.5 hrs. Yes
• Subsidies and its types in India

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• Other Subsidies

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• Petroleum Subsidies

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• Fertilizers Subsidies
16 Infrastructure (Mains)
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• Power Sector
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• Public Private Partnership in India

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• Challenges in Infrastructure
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• Telecom Sector in India

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17 Investment Models (Mains) 0.5 hrs. Yes

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1. To cover all the topics, it will take around 75-80 Hrs.

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2. All the classes will cover syllabus from both Mains as well as Prelims points of view.
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3. For most of the topics printed notes will be provided separately.

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4. Most of the topics will be covered thoroughly in class and for some topics only printed notes will
be provided like Technology Mission, Economic for Animal Rearing, etc.
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