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UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2027 - 250 days study schedule/plan

 

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1

1 September 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Regulating Act of 1773

Pitts India Act 1784

Charter Act 1833

Charter Act 1853

Government of India Act 1858

2

2 September 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Indian Council Act 1861

Indian Council Act 1892

Indian Council Act 1909

3

3 September 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Government of India Act 1919

Government of India Act 1935

India Independence Act 1947

4

4 September 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Making of the India constitution

Salient features of the constitution

Preamble

5

5 September 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Fundamental Rights

6

6 September 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Fundamental Duties

Directive Principles of state policy

7

7 September 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Basic Structure of the constitution

Unitary and Federal features

8

8 September 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Emergency provisions

Amendment process

9

9 September 2026

Indian Culture:

Indian Architecture

10

10 September 2026

Indian Culture:

Indian Sculpture

11

11 September 2026

Indian Culture:

Indian Painting

12

12 September 2026

Indian Culture:

Dances of India

13

13 September 2026

Indian Culture:

Music of India

14

14 September 2026

Indian Culture:

Theatre forms of India

15

15 September 2026

Indian Culture:

Puppet forms

16

16 September 2026

Indian Culture:

Indian Literature

17

17 September 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Centre – State Relations

18

18 September 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Inter state Relations

19

19 September 2026

Physical Geography:

Origin and Age of the Earth

20

20 September 2026

Physical Geography:

Structure of the Earth’s Interior

21

21 September 2026

Physical Geography:

Continents and ocean basins

22

22 September 2026

Physical Geography:

Earth’s movement

23

23 September 2026

Physical Geography:

Rocks

24

24 September 2026

Physical Geography:

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

25

25 September 2026

Physical Geography:

Mountain building

Plateau

Plains

26

26 September 2026

Physical Geography:

Lakes

27

27 September 2026

Physical Geography:

Weathering

28

28 September 2026

Physical Geography:

Mass movements

29

29 September 2026

Physical Geography:

Cycle of Erosion

Drainage system and patterns

30

30 September 2026

Physical Geography:

Running water and fluvial landforms

31

1 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Ground water and Karst landforms

32

2 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Sea waves and coastal landforms

33

3 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Wind and Aeolian landforms

34

4 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Glaciers and glaciated landforms

Periglacial processes and landforms

35

5 October 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

President

Vicepresident

Prime Mininster

Central council of ministers

Cabinet committees

36

6 October 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Lok sabha

37

7 October 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Rajya Sabha

38

8 October 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Parliamentary committees

Parliamentay forums

Parliamentary groups

39

9 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Composition and structure of the atmosphere

40

10 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Insolation and Heat Budget

41

11 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Air pressure

Atmospheric circulation

Humidity

Precipitation

42

12 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Air masses

Frontogenesis

Cyclones and anticyclones

43

13 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Classification of climate and climatic types

44

14 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Reliefs of the ocean basin

45

15 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Temperature and density of ocean water

Salinity of oceans

46

16 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Ocean deposits

47

17 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Ocean tides

Currents

48

18 October 2026

Physical Geography:

Coral reefs and atoll

Marine resources

49

19 October 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Governor

Chief minister

State council of ministers

50

20 October 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

State Legislature

51

21 October 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Panchayati Raj system

52

22 October 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Municipalities

53

23 October 2026

History of Ancient India:

Construction of Indian History

54

24 October 2026

History of Ancient India:

Stone Age;

Stone – copper phase

55

25 October 2026

History of Ancient India:

Harappan civilization

 

56

26 October 2026

History of Ancient India:

Advent of the Aryans and the age of the rig veda

57

27 October 2026

History of Ancient India:

Later vedic period

58

28 October 2026

History of Ancient India:

Jainism

59

29 October 2026

History of Ancient India:

Buddhism

60

30 October 2026

History of Ancient India:

Mahajanapadas

Magadhan Empire

61

31 October 2026

History of Ancient India:

Iranian and Macedonian invasions

62

1 November 2026

History of Ancient India:

Mauryas

63

2 November 2026

History of Ancient India:

Sangam Age

64

3 November 2026

History of Ancient India:

Gupta Period

65

4 November 2026

History of Ancient India:

Harshavardhana

66

5 November 2026

History of Ancient India:

Pallavas

Chalukyas

67

6 November 2026

History of Ancient India:

Rashtrakutas

Cholas

68

7 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Supreme court

High court

69

8 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Judicial Review

Judicial Activism

Public Interest Litigation

70

9 November 2026

 Economic Geography:

Agriculture

Green Revolution

Major Crops

71

10 November 2026

Economic Geography:

Water resources

Irrigation

Multi Purpose projects

72

11 November 2026

Economic Geography:

Mineral Resources

73

12 November 2026

Economic Geography:

Energy Resources

74

13 November 2026

Economic Geography:

Manufacturing

75

14 November 2026

Economic Geography:

Transport

76

15 November 2026

Economic Geography:

Foreign Trade

77

16 November 2026

Economic Geography:

Tourism

78

17 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Election Commission

Political parties

Elections

Election laws & Reforms

79

18 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Union Public Service commission

State Public Service Commission

80

19 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

National Human Rights commission

State Human Rights commission

81

20 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Central Information Commission

State Information Commission

82

21 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

CAG

83

22 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Attorney General

Advocate General

84

23 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Anti defection Law

85

24 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Central Vigilance Commission

Central Bureau of Investigation

86

25 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Lokpal

Lokayuktha

87

26 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

Scheduled and Tribal areas

88

27 November 2026

Indian Constitution & Polity:

National Commission of Scheduled Castes

National commission of Scheduled Tribes

Special Officer for linguistic Minorities

89

28 November 2026

History of Medieval India:

Rajput Kingdom

Arab Invasions

90

29 November 2026

History of Medieval India:

Delhi Sultanate

91

30 November 2026

History of Medieval India:

Bhakti and Sufi Movements

92

1 December 2026

History of Medieval India:

Vijayanagar Empire

93

2 December 2026

History of Medieval India:

Mughal Empire

94

3 December 2026

History of Medieval India:

Rise of Marathas

95

4 December 2026

History of Medieval India:

Advent of Europeans to India

96

5 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Food Chain

Food web

Ecological Pyramid

97

6 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Biogeochemical Cycles

98

7 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Ecological Succession

99

8 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Forest Ecosystem

100

9 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Grassland Ecosystem

101

10 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Desert Ecosystem

102

11 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Lake Ecosystem

Wetland Ecosystem

Estuary Ecosystem

103

12 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Mangrove Ecosystem

104

13 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Air Pollution

105

14 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Water Pollution

106

15 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Soil Pollution

107

16 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Noise Pollution

108

17 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Radioactive pollution

109

18 December 2026

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

E waste and soil waste

110

19 December 2026

World Geography:

South East Asia

111

20 December 2026

World Geography:

East Asia

112

21 December 2026

World Geography:

Central Asia

113

22 December 2026

World Geography:

South Asia

114

23 December 2026

World Geography:

Middle East

115

24 December 2026

World Geography:

Sahara region

Sahel

Ethiopian highlands

Savanna

116

25 December 2026

World Geography:

Swahil coast

Rainforest

African great lakes

117

26 December 2026

World Geography:

Southern africa

118

27 December 2026

World Geography:

Europe (western uplands; North European plain)

119

28 December 2026

World Geography:

Europe (Central uplands; Alpine mountains)

120

29 December 2026

World Geography:

North America (Mountainous west; great plains)

121

30 December 2026

World Geography:

North America (Canadian shield; Varied eastern region)

122

31 December 2026

World Geography:

North America (Carribean)

123

1 January 2027

World Geography:

South America (Andes mountains, Central plains, eastern highlands)

124

2 January 2027

World Geography:

Oceania

125

3 January 2027

Economics:

Types of economies and Idea of national Income

126

4 January 2027

Economics:

Economic growth and development

127

5 January 2027

Economics:

Economic planning

128

6 January 2027

Economics:

Economic reforms

129

7 January 2027

Economics:

Inflation

130

8 January 2027

Economics:

Industrial policies

131

9 January 2027

Economics:

Services sector

132

10 January 2027

Economics:

Indian Financial Market

133

11 January 2027

Economics:

Banking

134

12 January 2027

Economics:

Insurance

135

13 January 2027

Economics:

Security Market

136

14 January 2027

Economics:

External sector

137

15 January 2027

Economics:

IMF

World Bank

WTO

138

16 January 2027

Economics:

Other important Economic organisations

139

17 January 2027

Economics:

GST

140

18 January 2027

Economics:

Public Finance

141

19 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

EIA

142

20 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Environmental Organisations

143

21 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

EPA 1986

144

22 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Environmental conventions

145

23 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Biodiversity – Definition and Types

146

24 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Wildlife protection act 1972

National Forest policy

Biological diversity Act 2002

147

25 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Indian Wildlife conservation

Wildlife sanctuaries

National parks

148

26 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Coastal Protected areas

Sacred Grooves of India

Biosphere Reserves

149

27 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Biodiversity hotpsots

Global warming

Green House Effect

150

28 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Climate change mitigation strategies

151

29 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Initiatives of climate change

152

 30 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Climate Change organisations

153

31 January 2027

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Conventions and Organisations

154

1 February 2027

Indian Geography:

Geological structure

155

2 February 2027

Indian Geography:

Physiography

156

3 February 2027

Indian Geography:

Drainage

157

4 February 2027

Indian Geography:

Climate

158

5 February 2027

Indian Geography:

Natural Vegetation

159

6 February 2027

Indian Geography:

Soils

160

7 February 2027

History of Modern India:

British Expansion in India

161

8 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Economic impact of British Colonial rule

162

9 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Social and religious reform movements

163

10 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Peasant movements and tribal uprisings in the 18th and 19th centuries

164

11 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Great Revolt of 1857

165

12 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Foundation of Indian National congress

Moderates and Extremists

166

13 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Partition of Bengal

Swadeshi movement

167

14 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Rise of Gandhi

168

15 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Khilafat Movement

Non Cooperation Movement

169

16 February 2027

History of Modern India:

End of the Non cooperation movement to the beginning of Civil Disobedience movement

170

17 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Civil Disobedience movement

171

18 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Simon commission

Nehru Report

Round table conferences

172

19 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Nationalism and peasant movements

173

20 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Nationalism and Working class movements

174

21 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Election of 1937 and formation of ministries

Cripps mission

175

22 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Quit India movement

176

23 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Wavell plans

177

24 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Cabinet mission

178

25 February 2027

History of Modern India:

INA trails

179

26 February 2027

History of Modern India:

Freedom

180

27 February 2027

Social Geography:

Population

181

28 February 2027

Social Geography:

Human Settlements

182

1 March 2027

Social Geography:

Migration

183

2 March 2027

Social Geography:

Tribal Groups

184

3 March 2027

General Science:

Biological classification

Plant kingdom

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 1

185

4 March 2027

General Science:

Animal kingdom

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 2

186

5 March 2027

General Science:

Cell and Organelles

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 3

187

6 March 2027

General Science:

Biomolecules

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 4

188

7 March 2027

General Science:

Digestion

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 5

189

8 March 2027

General Science:

Respiration

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 6

190

9 March 2027

General Science:

Excretion

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 7

191

10 March 2027

General Science:

Circulation

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 8

192

11 March 2027

General Science:

Locomotion

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 9

193

12 March 2027

General Science:

Reproduction

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 10

194

13 March 2027

General Science:

Neural control

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 11

195

14 March 2027

General Science:

Hormones

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 12

196

15 March 2027

General Science:

Evolution

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 13

197

16 March 2027

General Science:

Human Health and diseases

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 14

198

17 March 2027

General Science:

Microbes in Human welfare

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 15

199

18 March 2027

General Science:

Photosynthesis

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 16

200

19 March 2027

General Science:

Biotechnology and its applications

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 17

201

20 March 2027

General Science:

Nanotechnology

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 18

202

21 March 2027

General Science:

Genetics

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 19

203

22 March 2027

General Science:

Hydrocarbons

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 20

204

23 March 2027

General Science:

Environmental chemistry

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  Booklet 21

205

24 March 2027

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  EBooklet 22

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25 March 2027

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) – EBooklet 23

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26 March 2027

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  EBooklet 24

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27 March 2027

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  EBooklet 25

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28 March 2027

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news)  EBooklet 26

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29 March 2027

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) EBooklet 27

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30 March 2027

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  EBooklet 28

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31 March 2027

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  EBooklet 29

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1 April 2027

Current Affairs (Analysis of important terms, events, organisations, places/ regions, schemes/ policies, Reports etc in the news) -  EBooklet 30

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2 April 2027

Previous question papers (2021 – 2026) analysis – Indian history and Culture

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3 April 2027

Previous question papers (2021 – 2026) analysis – Geography

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4 April 2027

Previous question papers (2021 – 2026) analysis – Polity & Constitution

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5 April 2027

Previous question papers (2021 – 2026) analysis – Economy & Social Development

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6 April 2027

Previous question papers (2021 – 2026) analysis – Environmental ecology, biodiversity and climate change

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7 April 2027

Previous question papers (2021 – 2026) analysis – General Science

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8 April 2027

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9 April 2027

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FULL LENGTH MOCK TEST # 11

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1 May 2027

FULL LENGTH MOCK TEST # 12

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FULL LENGTH MOCK TEST # 13

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FULL LENGTH MOCK TEST # 14

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8 May 2027

FULL LENGTH MOCK TEST # 15