Civil Services Preliminary exam 2026 - 280 days study plan
1 1 May 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Regulating Act of 1773
Pitts India Act 1784
Charter Act 1833
Charter Act 1853
Government of India Act 1858
2 2 May 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Indian Council Act 1861
Indian Council Act 1892
Indian Council Act 1909
3 3 May 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Government of India Act 1919
Government of India Act 1935
India Independence Act 1947
4 4 May 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Making of the India constitution
Salient features of the constitution
Preamble
5 5 May 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Fundamental Rights
6 6 May 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Fundamental Duties
Directive Principles of state policy
7 7 May 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Basic Structure of the constitution
Unitary and Federal features
8 8 May 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Emergency provisions
Amendment process
9 9 May 2025 Indian Culture:
Indian Architecture
10 10 May 2025 Indian Culture:
Indian Sculpture
11 11 May 2025 Indian Culture:
Indian Painting
12 12 May 2025 Indian Culture:
Dances of India
13 13 May 2025 Indian Culture:
Music of India
14 14 May 2025 Indian Culture:
Theatre forms of India
15 15 May 2025 Indian Culture:
Puppet forms
16 16 May 2025 Indian Culture:
Indian Literature
17 17 May 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Centre – State Relations
18 18 May 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Inter state Relations
19 19 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Origin and Age of the Earth
20 20 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Structure of the Earth’s Interior
21 21 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Continents and ocean basins
22 22 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Earth’s movement
23 23 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Rocks
24 24 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
25 25 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Mountain building
Plateau
Plains
26 26 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Lakes
27 27 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Weathering
28 28 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Mass movements
29 29 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Cycle of Erosion
Drainage system and patterns
30 30 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Running water and fluvial landforms
31 31 May 2025 Physical Geography:
Ground water and Karst landforms
32 1 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Sea waves and coastal landforms
33 2 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Wind and Aeolian landforms
34 3 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Glaciers and glaciated landforms
Periglacial processes and landforms
35 4 June 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
President
Vicepresident
Prime Mininster
Central council of ministers
Cabinet committees
36 5 June 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Lok sabha
37 6 June 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Rajya Sabha
38 7 June 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Parliamentary committees
Parliamentay forums
Parliamentary groups
39 8 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Composition and structure of the atmosphere
40 9 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Insolation and Heat Budget
41 10 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Air pressure
Atmospheric circulation
Humidity
Precipitation
42 11 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Air masses
Frontogenesis
Cyclones and anticyclones
43 12 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Classification of climate and climatic types
44 13 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Reliefs of the ocean basin
45 14 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Temperature and density of ocean water
Salinity of oceans
46 15 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Ocean deposits
47 16 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Ocean tides
Currents
48 17 June 2025 Physical Geography:
Coral reefs and atoll
Marine resources
49 18 June 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Governor
Chief minister
State council of ministers
50 19 June 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
State Legislature
51 20 June 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Panchayati Raj system
52 21 June 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Municipalities
53 22 June 2025 History of Ancient India:
Construction of Indian History
54 23 June 2025 History of Ancient India:
Stone Age;
Stone – copper phase
55 24 June 2025 History of Ancient India:
Harappan civilization
56 25 June 2025 History of Ancient India:
Advent of the Aryans and the age of the rig veda
57 26 June 2025 History of Ancient India:
Later vedic period
58 27 June 2025 History of Ancient India:
Jainism
59 28 June 2025 History of Ancient India:
Buddhism
60 29 June 2025 History of Ancient India:
Mahajanapadas
Magadhan Empire
61 30 June 2025 History of Ancient India:
Iranian and Macedonian invasions
62 1 July 2025 History of Ancient India:
Mauryas
63 2 July 2025 History of Ancient India:
Sangam Age
64 3 July 2025 History of Ancient India:
Gupta Period
65 4 July 2025 History of Ancient India:
Harshavardhana
66 5 July 2025 History of Ancient India:
Pallavas
Chalukyas
67 6 July 2025 History of Ancient India:
Rashtrakutas
Cholas
68 7 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Supreme court
High court
69 8 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Judicial Review
Judicial Activism
Public Interest Litigation
70 9 July 2025 Economic Geography:
Agriculture
Green Revolution
Major Crops
71 10 July 2025 Economic Geography:
Water resources
Irrigation
Multi Purpose projects
72 11 July 2025 Economic Geography:
Mineral Resources
73 12 July 2025 Economic Geography:
Energy Resources
74 13 July 2025 Economic Geography:
Manufacturing
75 14 July 2025 Economic Geography:
Transport
76 15 July 2025 Economic Geography:
Foreign Trade
77 16 July 2025 Economic Geography:
Tourism
78 17 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Election Commission
Political parties
Elections
Election laws & Reforms
79 18 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Union Public Service commission
State Public Service Commission
80 19 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
National Human Rights commission
State Human Rights commission
81 20 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Central Information Commission
State Information Commission
82 21 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
CAG
83 22 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Attorney General
Advocate General
84 23 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Anti defection Law
85 24 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Central Vigilance Commission
Central Bureau of Investigation
86 25 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Lokpal
Lokayuktha
87 26 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
Scheduled and Tribal areas
88 27 July 2025 Indian Constitution & Polity:
National Commission of Scheduled Castes
National commission of Scheduled Tribes
Special Officer for linguistic Minorities
89 28 July 2025 History of Medieval India:
Rajput Kingdom
Arab Invasions
90 29 July 2025 History of Medieval India:
Delhi Sultanate
91 30 July 2025 History of Medieval India:
Bhakti and Sufi Movements
92 31 July 2025 History of Medieval India:
Vijayanagar Empire
93 1 August 2025 History of Medieval India:
Mughal Empire
94 2 August 2025 History of Medieval India:
Rise of Marathas
95 3 August 2025 History of Medieval India:
Advent of Europeans to India
96 4 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Food Chain
Food web
Ecological Pyramid
97 5 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Biogeochemical Cycles
98 6 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Ecological Succession
99 7 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Forest Ecosystem
100 8 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Grassland Ecosystem
101 9 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Desert Ecosystem
102 10 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Lake Ecosystem
Wetland Ecosystem
Estuary Ecosystem
103 11 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Mangrove Ecosystem
104 12 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Air Pollution
105 13 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Water Pollution
106 14 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Soil Pollution
107 15 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Noise Pollution
108 16 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Radioactive pollution
109 17 August 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
E waste and soil waste
110 18 August 2025 World Geography:
South East Asia
111 19 August 2025 World Geography:
East Asia
112 20 August 2025 World Geography:
Central Asia
113 21 August 2025 World Geography:
South Asia
114 22 August 2025 World Geography:
Middle East
115 23 August 2025 World Geography:
Sahara region
Sahel
Ethiopian highlands
Savanna
116 24 August 2025 World Geography:
Swahil coast
Rainforest
African great lakes
117 25 August 2025 World Geography:
Southern africa
118 26 August 2025 World Geography:
Europe (western uplands; North European plain)
119 27 August 2025 World Geography:
Europe (Central uplands; Alpine mountains)
120 28 August 2025 World Geography:
North America (Mountainous west; great plains)
121 29 August 2025 World Geography:
North America (Canadian shield; Varied eastern region)
122 30 August 2025 World Geography:
North America (Carribean)
123 31 August 2025 World Geography:
South America (Andes mountains, Central plains, eastern highlands)
124 1 September 2025 World Geography:
Oceania
125 2 September 2025 Economics:
Types of economies and Idea of national Income
126 3 September 2025 Economics:
Economic growth and development
127 4 September 2025 Economics:
Economic planning
128 5 September 2025 Economics:
Economic reforms
129 6 September 2025 Economics:
Inflation
130 7 September 2025 Economics:
Industrial policies
131 8 September 2025 Economics:
Services sector
132 9 September 2025 Economics:
Indian Financial Market
133 10 September 2025 Economics:
Banking
134 11 September 2025 Economics:
Insurance
135 12 September 2025 Economics:
Security Market
136 13 September 2025 Economics:
External sector
137 14 September 2025 Economics:
IMF
World Bank
WTO
138 15 September 2025 Economics:
Other important Economic organisations
139 16 September 2025 Economics:
GST
140 17 September 2025 Economics:
Public Finance
141 18 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
EIA
142 19 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Environmental Organisations
143 20 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
EPA 1986
144 21 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Environmental conventions
145 22 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Biodiversity – Definition and Types
146 23 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Wildlife protection act 1972
National Forest policy
Biological diversity Act 2002
147 24 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Indian Wildlife conservation
Wildlife sanctuaries
National parks
148 25 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Coastal Protected areas
Sacred Grooves of India
Biosphere Reserves
149 26 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Biodiversity hotpsots
Global warming
Green House Effect
150 27 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Climate change mitigation strategies
151 28 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Initiatives of climate change
152 29 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Climate Change organisations
153 30 September 2025 Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:
Conventions and Organisations
154 1 October 2025 Indian Geography:
Geological structure
155 2 October 2025 Indian Geography:
Physiography
156 3 October 2025 Indian Geography:
Drainage
157 4 October 2025 Indian Geography:
Climate
158 5 October 2025 Indian Geography:
Natural Vegetation
159 6 October 2025 Indian Geography:
Soils
160 7 October 2025 History of Modern India:
British Expansion in India
161 8 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Economic impact of British Colonial rule
162 9 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Social and religious reform movements
163 10 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Peasant movements and tribal uprisings in the 18th and 19th centuries
164 11 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Great Revolt of 1857
165 12 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Foundation of Indian National congress
Moderates and Extremists
166 13 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Partition of Bengal
Swadeshi movement
167 14 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Rise of Gandhi
168 15 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Khilafat Movement
Non Cooperation Movement
169 16 October 2025 History of Modern India:
End of the Non cooperation movement to the beginning of Civil Disobedience movement
170 17 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Civil Disobedience movement
171 18 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Simon commission
Nehru Report
Round table conferences
172 19 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Nationalism and peasant movements
173 20 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Nationalism and Working class movements
174 21 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Election of 1937 and formation of ministries
Cripps mission
175 22 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Quit India movement
176 23 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Wavell plans
177 24 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Cabinet mission
178 25 October 2025 History of Modern India:
INA trails
179 26 October 2025 History of Modern India:
Freedom
180 27 October 2025 Social Geography:
Population
181 28 October 2025 Social Geography:
Human Settlements
182 29 October 2025 Social Geography:
Migration
183 30 October 2025 Social Geography:
Tribal Groups
184 31 October 2025 General Science:
Biological classification
Plant kingdom
185 1 November 2025 General Science:
Animal kingdom
186 2 November 2025 General Science:
Cell and Organelles
187 3 November 2025 General Science:
Biomolecules
188 4 November 2025 General Science:
Digestion
189 5 November 2025 General Science:
Respiration
190 6 November 2025 General Science:
Excretion
191 7 November 2025 General Science:
Circulation
192 8 November 2025 General Science:
Locomotion
193 9 November 2025 General Science:
Reproduction
194 10 November 2025 General Science:
Neural control
195 11 November 2025 General Science:
Hormones
196 12 November 2025 General Science:
Evolution
197 13 November 2025 General Science:
Human Health and diseases
198 14 November 2025 General Science:
Microbes in Human welfare
199 15 November 2025 General Science:
Photosynthesis
200 16 November 2025 General Science:
Biotechnology and its applications
201 17 November 2025 General Science:
Nanotechnology
202 18 November 2025 General Science:
Genetics
203 19 November 2025 General Science:
Hydrocarbons
204 20 November 2025 General Science:
Environmental chemistry
205 21 November 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 1
206 22 November 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) – Booklet 2
207 23 November 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 3
208 24 November 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 4
209 25 November 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) Booklet 5
210 26 November 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) Booklet 6
211 27 November 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 7
212 28 November 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 8
213 29 November 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 9
214 30 November 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 10
215 1 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 11
216 2 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 12
217 3 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 13
218 4 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 14
219 5 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 15
220 6 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 16
221 7 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) Booklet 17
222 8 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 18
223 9 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 19
224 10 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 20
225 11 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 21
226 12 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 22
227 13 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 23
228 14 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 24
229 15 December 2025 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 25
230 16 December 2025 Previous question papers (2021 – 2025) analysis – Indian history and Culture
231 17 December 2025 Previous question papers (2021 – 2025) analysis – Geography
232 18 December 2025 Previous question papers (2021 – 2025) analysis – Polity & Constitution
233 19 December 2025 Previous question papers (2021 – 2025) analysis – Economy & Social Development
234 20 December 2025 Previous question papers (2021 – 2025) analysis – Environmental ecology, biodiversity and climate change
235 21 December 2025 Previous question papers (2021 – 2025) analysis – General Science
236 22 December 2025
237 23 December 2025
238 24 December 2025 India Reference Annual – Land and People
239 25 December 2025 India Reference Annual – National symbols
240 26 December 2025 India Reference Annual - Polity
241 27 December 2025 India Reference Annual - Agriculture
242 28 December 2025 India Reference Annual – Culture and Tourism
243 29 December 2025 India Reference Annual – Basic Economic Data
244 30 December 2025 India Reference Annual - Commerce
245 31 December 2025 India Reference Annual – Communications and Information Technology
246 1 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Defence
247 2 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Education
248 3 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Energy
249 4 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Environment
250 5 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Finance
251 6 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Corporate Finance
252 7 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Food, Civil Supplies and consumer affairs
253 8 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Health and family welfare
254 9 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Housing and urban affairs
255 10 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Industry
256 11 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Law and Justice
257 12 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Labour and Skill Development and Employment
258 13 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Mass communication
259 14 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Rural Development
260 15 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Scientific and Technological ddevelopment
261 16 January 2026 India Reference Annual - Transport
262 17 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Water Resources
263 18 January 2026 India Reference Annual - Welfare
264 19 January 2026 India Reference Annual – Youth affairs and sports
265 20 January 2026 Key points compiled from magazines (yojana, kurukshetra, frontline, economic and political weekly, outlook, down to earth, Science reporter etc) – booklet 1
266 21 January 2026 Key points compiled from magazines (yojana, kurukshetra, frontline, economic and political weekly, outlook, down to earth, Science reporter etc) – booklet 2
267 22 January 2026 Key points compiled from magazines (yojana, kurukshetra, frontline, economic and political weekly, outlook, down to earth, Science reporter etc) – booklet 3
268 23 January 2026 Key points compiled from magazines (yojana, kurukshetra, frontline, economic and political weekly, outlook, down to earth, Science reporter etc) – booklet 4
269 24 January 2026 Key points compiled from magazines (yojana, kurukshetra, frontline, economic and political weekly, outlook, down to earth, Science reporter etc) – booklet 5
270 25 January 2026 Key points compiled from magazines (yojana, kurukshetra, frontline, economic and political weekly, outlook, down to earth, Science reporter etc) – booklet 6
271 26 January 2026 Key points compiled from magazines (yojana, kurukshetra, frontline, economic and political weekly, outlook, down to earth, Science reporter etc) – booklet 7
272 27 January 2026 Key points compiled from magazines (yojana, kurukshetra, frontline, economic and political weekly, outlook, down to earth, Science reporter etc) – booklet 8
273 28 January 2026 Key points compiled from magazines (yojana, kurukshetra, frontline, economic and political weekly, outlook, down to earth, Science reporter etc) – booklet 9
274 29 January 2026 Key points compiled from magazines (yojana, kurukshetra, frontline, economic and political weekly, outlook, down to earth, Science reporter etc) – booklet 10
275 30 January 2026
276 31 January 2026 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 26
277 1 February 2026 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 27
278 2 February 2026 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 28
279 3 February 2026 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 29
280 4 February 2026 Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) - Booklet 30