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1st March

Date Test No. Topic Covered Essential Reading Advanced Reading

1 Geomorphology + Oceanography

Geomorphology 1. Guidance Study Material2. Physical Geography by Savindra Singh3. Physical Geography Made Simple by Rupa Publication

Geomorphology 1. Geomorphology by P. Dayal2. Geomorphology by Savindra Singh3. Strahler & Strahler

Oceanography1. Guidance Study Material2. Physical Geography by Savindra Singh

Oceanography1. Oceanography by Sharma & Vatal2. Oceanography by Savindra Singh3. Strahler & Strahle

15 March 2 Climatology + Bio‐Geography +Environmental Geography

Climatology1. Climatology by D.S. Lal2. Climatology by Savindra Singh3. Strahler & Strahle

Climatology1. Guidance Study Material2. Physical Geography by Savindra Singh3. Physical Geography Made Simple by Rupa Publication

Biogeography + Environmental Geography1. Environmental Geography by Savindra Singh2. Ecology & Environment by P.D. Sharma3. Strahler & Strahle

Biogeography + Environmental Geography1. Guidance Study Material2. Physical Geography by savindra Singh3. Geography Made Simple by Rupa Publication

29 March 3 Physical Setting + Test 1 & 2Physical Setting1. Indian Geography by R.C. Tiwari2. Geological History of India by S. M. Mathur

Physical Setting1. Guidance Study Material2. Indian Geography by Majid Hussain3. Indian Geography by R.D. Khullar

12 April 4 Population Geography+ Cultural Seting+ Settlement Geography (I & II)

Population + Cultural Setting1. Geography of Population by R.C. ChandanaSettlement Geography (Paper I & II)1. Indian Geography by R.C. Tiwari2. Urbanization and Urban Systems in India by R. Ramachandran

1. Guidance Study Material2. Models in Geography by Majid Hussain3. Social & Economic Geography Made simple by Rupa Publication4. Indian Geography by Majid Hussain5. Indian Geography by R.D. Khullar

26 April

Date Test No. Topic Covered Essential Reading Advanced Reading

5 Economic Geography + Resources (II) + Agriculture (II)

Economic Geography1. Guidance Study Material2. Social & Economic Geography Made Simple by Rupa Publication3. Models in Geography by Majid Hussain

Economic Geography 1. Human & Economic geography by Leong & Morgan2. Economic Geography by Alexander Hartshorne

Resources + Agriculture (II)1. Guidance Study Material2. Indian Geography by Majid Husain3. Indian geography by R.D. Khullar

Resources + Agriculture (II)1. Economic and Commercial Geography of India by Sharma and Coutinho2. Economic Survey3. Hindu Survey of Agriculture

10 May 6 Industry + Transport, Communication Trade +Test 5

1. Economic & Commercial Geography of India by Sharma & Coutinho2. Economic Survey3. Hindu Survey of Industry

1. Guidance Study Material2. Indian Geography by Majid Hussain3. Indian Geography by R.D. Khullar

Perspectives in Human Geography1. Geographical thought: A Conceptual History of Ideas by R.D. Sixit2. Fundamental of Geographical thought by Sudeepta Adhikari

Perspectives in Human Geography1. Guidance Study Material2. Evolution of Geographical thought by Majid Hussain

14 June 8 Regional Planning & Development (Paper I& II) +Contemporary Issues

RDP1. Regional Planning by Chand & Puri2.Related Issues of Yojana & Kurukshetra

RDP (I & II)1. Guidance Study Material2. Regional Planning by R. C. Chadana3. Indian Geography by R.C. Tiwari or R.D. Khullar

24 May 7 Perspectives in Human Geography + Models,Theories & Laws in Human Geography +Political Aspects

Contemporary Issues1. Guidance Study Material2. Indian Geography By Majid Husain3. Indian Geography By R.D. Khullar

Models, Theories & Laws in Human Geography1. Guidance Study Material2.Models in Geography by Majid Hussain3. Social & Economic Geography made simple by Rupa Publication4. Human Geography by Majid Hussain

Political Aspects1. Guidance Study Material2.Indian Geography by R.C. Tiwari or R.D. Khullar

Political Aspects1. Political Geography by Sudeepta Adhikari2. World Focus Magzine

Contemporary Issues1. India Disaster Report2. Hindu Survey on Environment3 Geography and you

1. Geographical Thought by R.D. Dixit

6 Sept.

Date Test No. Topic Covered

9 Revision Test ‐1 (Test‐1)

4 Oct. 11

15 Nov. 14

18 Oct 12

20 Sept. 10 Revision Test 2 (Test‐2)

Revision Test 3 (Test‐3 + Test 4)

Revision Test 4 (Test‐5 + Test 6)

1 Nov. 13 Revision Test 5 (Test‐7 + Test 8)

15 Nov. 14 Paper ‐I (Comprehensive)

Paper ‐II (Comprehensive)

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* Student are advised to read NCERT Geography Books from Class 6th to 12th. (Old and New) and Certificate Physical & Human Geography by G.C. Leong before going through topic wise reading of above given list of books.

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