Started on Nov 15, 2022

UPSC Geography Optional Foundation Course - UPSC CSE 2023/24 (Online November Batch)

Started on Nov 15, 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.   
  • Focus on building basics through NCERTs & Standard Textbooks.
  • 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.

200+

Classes

400+

Hours

6

Months

150+

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UPSC Geography Optional Foundation Course - UPSC CSE 2023/24 (Online November Batch)

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.   
  • Focus on building basics through NCERTs & Standard Textbooks.
  • 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

16
Jun
Geography Optional Syllabus (Paper I & II)
16
Jun
Geography Optional Booklist
16
Jun
Books to be read

15
Nov
Lecture 1

15
Oct
Lecture 3
17
Oct
Lecture 4

11
Apr
Geological History and Triple Tectonic Division of India 1
12
Apr
Geological History and Triple Tectonic Division of India 2
12
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 12 Apr 2023
15
Apr
Geological History and Triple Tectonic Division of India 3
15
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 15 Apr 2023
18
Apr
Geological History and Triple Tectonic Division of India 4
18
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 18 Apr 2023
19
Apr
Geological History and Triple Tectonic Division of India 5
19
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 19 Apr 2023

20
Apr
Monsoons 1
20
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 20 Apr 2023
21
Apr
Monsoons 2
21
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 21 Apr 2023
23
Apr
Monsoons 3
23
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 23 Apr 2023
24
Apr
Climate Disasters and Extreme Events
24
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 24 Apr 2023
25
Apr
Climatic Classification
25
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 25 Apr 2023
26
Apr
India Physical Drought prone Regions and Water Resources
26
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 26 Apr 2023

01
Apr
Water Resources-Rivers and Ground Water 1
03
Apr
Water Resources-Rivers and Ground Water 2

10
May
Physical Setting and Resources L1-L2 Questions

12
Oct
Lecture 2

17
Oct
Lecture 5

19
Oct
Lecture 5

02
Nov
Lecture 10

07
Nov
Lecture 11
09
Nov
Lecture 12
10
Nov
Lecture 13
11
Nov
Lecture 14

29
Oct
Lecture 9
31
Oct
Lecture 10

02
Nov
Lecture 11
04
Nov
Lecture 12

29
Oct
Lecture 8
31
Oct
Lecture 9

21
Oct
Lecture 6
27
Oct
Lecture 7

14
Nov
Lecture 15

16
Nov
Introduction to Population Geography
17
Nov
Evolution of Man & Civilization-1
18
Nov
Evolution of Man & Civilization-2
21
Nov
Growth and Distribution of World Population - 1
22
Nov
Growth and Distribution of World Population - 2
22
Nov
Measures of Population Concentration: Crude Population Density, Physiological Density

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

28
Nov
Growth, Distribution and Density of Population
28
Nov
Demographic Attributes: World Fertility, Literacy Rate, Population Age Structure, Sex Ratio
29
Nov
Demographic Attributes: Mortality Rate and Dependency Rate

30
Nov
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

06
Dec
Cultural Regions and Tribes of India

15
Dec
Major Tribal Regions
16
Dec
Tribal Problems

08
Dec
Tribal Population: Tribal Population

09
Dec
World Population Problems and Policies, Population Development

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

12
Dec
Food Problems and Aspects of Hunger and Food Insecurity

13
Dec
Social Well-being, Population as Social Capital

19
Dec
Rural Morphology Types, Patterns and Morphology
20
Dec
Urban Morphology Types, Patterns, Models in world

21
Dec
Models in Urban Morphology

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

22
Dec
Basics in Rural Urban Fringe

26
Dec
Extension of Urban Areas and Urban Agglomeration

27
Dec
Ashok Mitra's Scheme

23
Dec
Urban Problems and Urban Heat Island

29
Dec
Urban problems & solutions
30
Dec
Urban Planning Models

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

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

06
Jan
Characteristics of Agriculture and Crop Types of India

07
Jan
Green Revolution
10
Jan
Blue Revolution and White Revolution
02
Jan
Green Revolution and Blue Revolution

11
Jan
Concept of Agricultural Productivity and Intensity

12
Jan
Land Related Concepts

14
Jan
Agricultural Regionalization
16
Jan
Agricultural Regionalization 1
07
Jan
Crop Combination: Weaver's Scheme, Modification of Coppock and Doi
09
Jan
Agro-climatic Zones and Ecological Zones

13
Jan
Land Management

16
Jan
Formation of Earth

17
Jan
Physical Conditions of the Earth’s Interior

18
Jan
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 1
19
Jan
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 2
20
Jan
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 3
21
Jan
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 4
23
Jan
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 5
24
Jan
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 6
25
Jan
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 7
06
Feb
Earthquake
07
Feb
Earthquake Effects & Tsunami

27
Jan
Older Views on Mountain Building
28
Jan
Recent Views on Mountain Building I
30
Jan
Recent Views on Mountain Building II

31
Jan
Older Views on Isostasy
25
Jan
Recent Views on Isostasy

01
Feb
Origin and Evolution of Earth's Crust
01
Feb
PYQ Discussion

02
Feb
Fundamentals and Application of Geomagnetism

03
Feb
Concepts of Geomorphic Cycles and Landscape Development 1
03
Feb
PYQ Discussion
04
Feb
Concepts of Geomorphic Cycles and Landscape Development 2
08
Feb
Concepts of Geomorphic Cycles and Landscape Development 3
09
Feb
Concepts of Geomorphic Cycles and Landscape Development 4
11
Feb
Concepts of Geomorphic Cycles and Landscape Development 5

13
Feb
Denudation Chronology and Erosional Surface

14
Feb
Channel Morphology

15
Feb
Applied Geomorphology

07
Feb
Glacier and Peri Glacial Landscape
08
Feb
Karst Landscape, Desert Landscape, Coastal Landscape

14
Mar
Climatology Assignment - 14 Mar 2023
28
Feb
Climatology Schedule

17
Feb
Basics of Atmosphere: Composition and Layering

20
Feb
Heat budget & Global Temp Patterns
21
Feb
Isotherm Patterns, Vertical Temp Patterns

22
Feb
Atmospheric Circulation Models
23
Feb
Pressure Belts of the World
24
Feb
Mediterranean Climate & Local Winds
27
Feb
Upper Tropospheric Winds, Rossby waves, Buy Ballot - I
28
Feb
Upper Tropospheric Winds, Jet streams types, Mechanism - II
Planetary Winds

25
Feb
Mechanism of Precipitation
01
Mar
Mechanism of precipitation- Bergeron's & Langmuir-Simpson process
02
Mar
Precipitation patterns & Types of Humidity

03
Mar
Airmasses type & Temperate Cyclone

04
Mar
Temperate Cyclone
06
Mar
Tropical Cyclones
07
Mar
Naming & Mgmt of Tropical cyclones; Climatic Classification

25
Feb
Condensation Fog and Clouds, Precipitation

10
Mar
Koppen’s Classification of World Climates
11
Mar
Thornthwaite’s Classification of World Climates
13
Mar
Trewartha’s Classification of World Climates
10
Mar
Geog Opt Synopsis - 10 Mar 2023
11
Mar
Geog Opt Synopsis - 11 Mar 2023
13
Mar
Geog Opt Synopsis - 13 Mar 2023

14
Mar
Causes of Climate Change
20
Feb
Evidences of Climate Change
14
Mar
Geog Opt Synopsis - 14 Mar 2023

24
Mar
Insolation and Net Radiation
24
Mar
Heating of Atmosphere and Temperature Measures
24
Mar
Sirocco winds
24
Mar
Relative Humidity and Airmasses
24
Mar
Temperature Inversion
24
Mar
Inversion types and consequences
24
Mar
Atmospheric Stability and Instability
24
Mar
Rainfall: Factors and Pattern of distribution
24
Mar
Precipation Pattern, Fog and Baroclinicity
24
Mar
Condensation and fogs
24
Mar
Forces on winds
24
Mar
Upper tropospheric Pressure Pattern and dynamism
24
Mar
TEJ and Somali Jetstream
24
Mar
Urban Heat Islands

03
Apr
Climatology L1-L2 Questions

01
Apr
Factors Influencing World Distribution of Plants and Animals
01
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 01 Apr 2023
03
Apr
Factors Influencing World Distribution of Plants and Animals; Biogeographical Realms
03
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 03 Apr 2023
04
Apr
Biogeographical Realms
04
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 04 Apr 2023
05
Apr
Biogeographical Realms of India
05
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 05 Apr 2023
06
Apr
Forest Management
06
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 06 Apr 2023
07
Apr
Biomes, Agro Forestry and Social Forestry, Gene Pool Centers
07
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 07 Apr 2023

05
Apr
Genesis of Soil
05
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 05 Apr 2023 (Extra Class)
06
Apr
Classification and Distribution of Soils & Soil Profile I
06
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 06 Apr 2023 (Extra Class)
13
Apr
Classification and Distribution of Soils & Soil Profile II
13
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 13 Apr 2023
14
Apr
Soils of India
14
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 14 Apr 2023
20
Apr
Land Degradation
20
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 20 Apr 2023 (Extra Class)

08
Apr
Ecosystem Conservation & Strategies
08
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 08 Apr 2023
10
Apr
Basics of Ecology, Ecosystem Principles
10
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 10 Apr 2023
11
Apr
Environmental Management & Human Ecological Adaptations
11
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 11 Apr 2023
15
Apr
Wildlife & Wildlife Management I
15
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 15 Apr 2023 (Extra Class)
17
Apr
Wildlife & Wildlife Management II
17
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 17 Apr 2023

29
Apr
Biogeography and Environment Geography L1-L2 Questions

29
Apr
Ancient Antiquity, Pre-classical, Classical and Modern Phases
29
Apr
Geog Opt Synopsis - 29 Apr 2023

01
May
Contributions of Varenius and Kant, Humboldt , Ritter - 1
01
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 01 May 2023
02
May
Contributions of Varenius and Kant, Humboldt , Ritter - 2/Physical Vs Human
02
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 02 May 2023

03
May
Determinism Vs Possibilism & Stop-Go Determinism
03
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 03 May 2023

04
May
Areal Differentiation and QR
04
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 04 May 2023

05
May
Contributions, Applications and backlash
05
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 05 May 2023

06
May
Behavioral Approach and Influence of Cognitive Sciences
06
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 06 May 2023
08
May
Contribution of Humanistic Approach & time space geography
08
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 08 May 2023

08
May
Radical Approaches
08
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 08 May 2023 (Extra Class)

09
May
Environmentalism and Limits to Growth 1
09
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 09 May 2023
10
May
Limits to growth concept and Cultural studies in Geog.
10
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 10 May 2023

11
May
Post Modern Geography
11
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 11 May 2023
11
May
Previous Year Answer Submission - Geography Optional

12
May
Systems' Theory
12
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 12 May 2023
13
May
Location Theories 1
13
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 13 May 2023
15
May
Location Theories 2
15
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 15 May 2023
16
May
Geopolitical Theory
16
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 16 May 2023

17
May
Frontiers and Boundaries & Types of Boundaries
17
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 17 May 2023

22
May
Concept, Types of Region and Methods of Regionalization, Regional Development Strategies
22
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 22 May 2023

23
May
Concept of Growth pole & Growth centres
23
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 23 May 2023
24
May
Rostov's Model & Concept of Development
24
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 24 May 2023

25
May
Concept of Development & Disparities/Imbalances
25
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 25 May 2023

26
May
Multi level planning & Integrated Rural Area Development Plan (IRDP)
26
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 26 May 2023
27
May
Watershed, Hill area & Island Development Plan
27
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 27 May 2023 (Extra Class)
28
May
Desert & Backward area development plan
28
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 28 May 2023 (Extra Class)
02
May
Integrated Rural Development Programme and Interlinking of Rivers

20
May
Locational Factors of Cotton and Jute Industry
20
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 20 May 2023

20
May
Locational Factors of Other Textile Industries and Core Industry
20
May
Geog Opt Synopsis - 20 May 2023 (Extra Class)