Started on Jun 27, 2022

UPSC Geography Optional Foundation Course - 2023/24 (June Offline Batch)

Started on Jun 27, 2022

An Intensive learning programme that ensures holistic coverage and understanding of Geography Optional for UPSC-CSE.

  • It provides coverage of all the concepts and topics by India’s Best Faculty for Geography Optional.
  • In-depth study of Paper 1 and Paper 2 for UPSC Geography Optional.
  • Map Practice for India and the World.
  • Complete coverage of Phenomenon and Places in News.

150+

Classes

300+

Hours

5.5

Months

150+

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An Intensive learning programme that ensures holistic coverage and understanding of Geography Optional for UPSC-CSE.

  • It provides coverage of all the concepts and topics by India’s Best Faculty for Geography Optional.
  • In-depth study of Paper 1 and Paper 2 for UPSC Geography Optional.
  • Map Practice for India and the World.
  • Complete coverage of Phenomenon and Places in News.

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Course Schedule

15
Jul
Plate Tectonics and Interiors of the Earth
15
Jul
Geomorphology-1

27
Jun
Lecture 1
28
Jun
Lecture 2

26
Jun
Lecture 1

12
Jul
Lecture 1
12
Jul
Lecture 2

11
Aug
Lecture 1
11
Aug
lecture 2
11
Aug
Lecture 3

10
Sep
Waves

17
Sep
Part 1
17
Sep
Part 2
17
Sep
Part 3

29
Jun
Formation of Earth
30
Jun
Crust Composition & Important landforms
28
Jun
Minerals and Types of Rocks

01
Jul
Physical Conditions of the Earth’s Interior
04
Jul
Discontinuity & Temperature of Earths Interior
05
Jul
Seismic Evidences

06
Jul
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics - 1
07
Jul
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics - 2
08
Jul
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics - 3
09
Jul
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics - 4
11
Jul
Plate Tectonics Evidence
12
Jul
Volcanism
23
Jul
Earthquake
26
Jul
Earthquake-2

13
Jul
Older Views on Mountain Building
14
Jul
Geosyncline Theory
15
Jul
Recent Views on Mountain Building
16
Jul
Answer Discussion

08
Jul
Older Views on Isostasy
18
Jul
Recent Views on Isostasy

19
Jul
Origin and Evolution of Earth's Crust

20
Jul
Fundamentals and Application of Geomagnetism
21
Jul
Geomagnetism-2

22
Jul
Concepts of Geomorphic Cycles and Landscape Development - 1
27
Jul
Concepts of Geomorphic Cycles and Landscape Development - 2
28
Jul
Concepts of Geomorphic Cycles and Landscape Development - 3
29
Jul
Concepts of Geomorphic Cycles and Landscape Development - 4

30
Jul
Denudation Chronology and Erosional Surface
01
Aug
Erosional Surface

02
Aug
Channel Morphology

20
Jul
Applied Geomorphology

21
Jul
Glacier and Peri Glacial Landscape
22
Jul
Karst Landscape, Desert Landscape, Coastal Landscape

03
Aug
Basics of Atmosphere, Heat Budget
04
Aug
Heat Budget
05
Aug
Temperature Belts & Isotherm Patterns of the World
06
Aug
Atmospheric Circulation Models
08
Aug
Pressure Belts of the world

09
Aug
Atmospheric Circulation: Surface and Aloft winds
10
Aug
Local Winds, Humidity, Atmospheric Stability and Instability
12
Aug
Upper Tropospheric Winds
13
Aug
Rossby Waves & Jet streams
16
Aug
Types and Distribution of Precipitation
17
Aug
Mechanism of Precipitation
18
Aug
Stability & Instability of Atmosphere

19
Aug
Air masses and Frontogenesis
20
Aug
Fronts & Temperate Cyclone
22
Aug
Temperate and Tropical Cyclones
23
Aug
Tropical Cyclones

24
Aug
Koppen’s & Thornthwaite’s Classification of World Climates
25
Aug
Trewartha’s Classification of World Climates

26
Aug
Global Climate Change

27
Aug
OBR
29
Aug
Bottom Topography of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean - 1
08
Aug
Bottom Topography of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean - 2

30
Aug
Temperature and Salinity of the Oceans

31
Aug
Ocean Deposits and Marine Resources: Biotic, Mineral and Energy Resource

01
Sep
Ocean Waves, Currents and Tides
02
Sep
Ocean currents-2
03
Sep
Thermohaline Currents-watermass-ENSO

05
Sep
Coral Reef and Coral Bleaching
06
Sep
Coral Reef theory - 2

07
Sep
Coral Bleaching & Heat Budget and Salt Budget

08
Sep
Lecture

09
Sep
Laws of Seas and Marine Pollution

10
Sep
Factors Influencing World Distribution of Plants and Animals
12
Sep
Biogeographical Realms
13
Sep
Gene-Pool Centers & Biogeographical realms of India
14
Sep
Vegetation Of India

15
Sep
Genesis of Soil
16
Sep
Marbut's Classification of soil
17
Sep
USDA Soil Classification & Biodiversity Degradation

19
Sep
Social Forestry, Basics of Ecology, Ecosystem Principles and Human Ecological Adaptations
20
Sep
Ecosyste, Principles & Management
20
Sep
Assignment 20th Sept
21
Sep
Human Ecological Adaptations

22
Sep
Ancient Antiquity, Pre-Classical, Classical and Modern Phases

23
Sep
Contributions of Varenius and Kant, Humboldt , Ritter

26
Sep
Physical Vs Human
27
Sep
Determinism Vs Possibilism & Stop-Go Determinism

28
Sep
Areal Differentiation and QR
28
Sep
28th September

29
Sep
Contributions and Applications and Backlash

30
Sep
Behavioral Approach and Influence of Cognitive Sciences
01
Oct
Humanistic Geography

04
Oct
Regional Synthesis & SRR
06
Oct
Radical Approaches
06
Oct
6th October assignment

07
Oct
Environmentalism and Limits to Growth - 1
19
Sep
Environmentalism and Limits to Growth - 2

08
Oct
Post Modern Geography - 1
21
Sep
Post Modern Geography - 2

10
Oct
Systems Theory
11
Oct
Geopolitical Theory
12
Oct
12th October Assignment
13
Oct
Geopolitical Theory-1
14
Oct
Location Theories
Location Theories - 3

27
Sep
Frontiers and Boundaries & Types of Boundaries

15
Oct
Concept, Types of Region and Methods of Regionalization, Regional Development Strategies
17
Oct
Methods of Regionalisation & Growth Pole
17
Oct
October 17th Assignment

18
Oct
Growth Pole of Perroux, Rostov's Development Theory

19
Oct
Concept of Development & Disparities/Imbalances - 1
01
Oct
Concept of Development & Disparities/Imbalances - 2

20
Oct
Disparities In India
21
Oct
Multi Level Planning, Hill Area Development Plan, Integrated Tribal Development Plan
22
Oct
Damodar Valley Corporation Plan, Watershed Program and NCR Planning
26
Oct
Integrated Rural Development Programme and NCR

27
Oct
Geological History and Triple Tectonic Division of India - 1
28
Oct
Geological History and Triple Tectonic Division of India - 2
29
Oct
Geological History and Triple Tectonic Division of India - 3
31
Oct
Geological History and Triple Tectonic Division of India - 4
01
Nov
Geological History and Triple Tectonic Division of India - 5

03
Oct
India Mapping

02
Nov
Monsoons - 1
03
Nov
Monsoons - 2
04
Nov
Monsoons - 3
05
Nov
Seasons and rainfall pattern of India
07
Nov
Climate Disasters and Extreme Events
05
Sep
Climatic Classification

08
Nov
Water Resources-Rivers and Ground Water - 1
09
Nov
Interlinking of rivers and water issues
08
Nov
Climate of India

17
Nov
Locational Factors of other Textile Industries and Core Industry

18
Nov
Locational Factors of Fertilizer and Related Industry

19
Nov
Locational Factors of Fertilzer,Chemical,Pharma,paper Industry & Political aspects

19
Nov
world distribution of Industries

11
Nov
Principles of Trade

10
Nov
Importance of Transport, Complementary and Competition in Modes of Transport

12
Nov
Geography and Federalism, Regional and Regional Consciousness

Border Conflicts & Geo Politics

13
Nov
Types of Minerals and Important Minerals

Distribution of Minerals as per Physiography

15
Nov
Coal Resources and Other Energy Minerals
16
Nov
Other Energy Resources & Industries Introduction

21
Nov
Growth and Distribution of World Population - 1
22
Nov
Growth and Distribution of World Population - 2

23
Nov
Population Theories: Concepts, Application - 1
24
Nov
Population Theories: Concepts, Application - 2
25
Nov
Population Theories: Concepts, Application - 3
26
Nov
Population Theories: Concepts, Application - 4
28
Nov
Population Resource Regions & Migration

05
Dec
Population Theories: Concepts, Application and Growth, Distribution and Density of Population (India) - I
06
Dec
Population Theories: Concepts, Application and Growth, Distribution and Density of Population (India) - II

17
Oct
Growth, Distribution and Density of Population
18
Oct
Demographic Attributes: World Fertility, Literacy Rate, Population Age Structure, Sex Ratio
19
Oct
Demographic Attributes: Mortality Rate and Dependency Rate

20
Oct
Migration: Causes and Consequences

29
Nov
Migration Theories
30
Nov
Migration: Earlier Trend
01
Dec
Migration: Recent Trend
02
Dec
World Migration Report-Indian Migration
03
Dec
Internal Migration & Demographic Transition in India

07
Dec
Indian Society: Culture, Race, Ethnicity
08
Dec
Race, Language
09
Dec
Indian Languages

10
Dec
Cultural Regions & Population Problems
12
Dec
Poverty & Hunger Issues

28
Oct
Cultural Regions and Tribes of India

15
Dec
Major Tribal Regions
16
Dec
Tribal Problems

31
Oct
Tribal Population: Tribal Population

01
Nov
World Population Problems and Policies, Population Development

13
Dec
Human Development and Social Capital
14
Dec
Social Capital-2

19
Dec
Rural Morphology Types, Patterns and Morphology
20
Dec
Urban Morphology Types, Patterns, Models in world
03
Nov
Social Capital and Well being, Population as Social Capital

21
Dec
Models in Urban Morphology

22
Dec
Basics in Rural Urban Fringe

23
Dec
Sphere of Urban Influence: Basic and Methods
24
Dec
Sphere of Urban Influence: Methods in Demarcation of Umland

26
Dec
Extension of Urban Areas and Urban Agglomeration

27
Dec
Ashok Mitra's Scheme

03
Jan
Central Place Theory: Assumption, Objective
04
Jan
Nesting Pattern as per Christaller, Losch's Modification
05
Jan
CPT Modifications

15
Nov
Functional Classification of Towns - 3

29
Dec
Urban problems & solutions
30
Dec
Urban Planning Models

02
Jan
Mark Jefferson's Primate City Concept, Rank Size Rule

18
Nov
Characteristics of Agriculture, Crop Types of India

19
Nov
Green Revolution
21
Nov
Green Revolution and Blue Revolution
22
Nov
Blue Revolution and White Revolution

06
Jan
Characteristics of Agriculture and Crop Types of India

07
Jan
Green Revolution
10
Jan
Blue Revolution and White Revolution
26
Nov
Crop Combination: Weaver's Scheme, Modification of Coppock and Doi
28
Nov
Agro-Climatic Zones and Ecological Zones

11
Jan
Concept of Agricultural Productivity and Intensity

12
Jan
Land Related Concepts

14
Jan
Agricultural Regionalization
16
Jan
Agricultural Regionalization 1

13
Jan
Land Management

12
Nov
Class Videos

12
Nov
Class Videos

12
Nov
Class Videos

12
Nov
Class Videos

12
Nov
Class Videos

12
Nov
Class Videos

12
Nov
Map entries : Important Places

29
Mar
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01
Apr
Lecture 1

01
Apr
Lecture 2

08
Apr
Lecture 3

08
Apr
Lecture 4
Workbook - Indian Polity - Question
08
Apr
Workbook - Indian Polity - Answer Submission
24
Apr
Workbook - Indian Polity 2 - Question
24
Apr
Workbook - Indian Polity 2 - Answer Submission

15
Apr
Lecture 5

15
Apr
Lecture 6

22
Apr
Lecture 7

29
Apr
Lecture 8
29
Apr
Indian Polity - Synopsis Submission

06
May
Lecture 9
06
May
Workbook - International Relations - Question
06
May
Workbook - International Relations - Answer Submission

13
May
Lecture 10
13
May
Economy Synopsis - Submission

20
May
Lecture 11
20
May
Workbook - Economy - Question
20
May
Workbook - Economy - Answer Submission