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Studying Polity Notes for UPSC is really important when getting ready for the Civil Services Examination. It's crucial that those aspiring to become civil servants spend enough time learning and understanding the Indian Polity thoroughly. The Indian Polity and Constitution are very important in both the Preliminary and Mains Exams. It's strongly suggested to carefully go through these Indian Polity Notes for UPSC because they help you see how different ideas are connected.

The Indian Constitution is the supreme law of India, providing the framework for its government, fundamental rights, and principles of governance. It came into force on January 26, 1950, reflecting a blend of democratic principles, federal structure, and social justice aspirations. The following important UPSC Polity Notes can add to your knowledge about the Indian Constitution further -

The organs of the Indian State refer to the three main branches of government: the Executive, responsible for administration; the Legislature, enacting laws; and the Judiciary, interpreting and upholding the law.

The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for conducting free and fair elections in the country, ensuring democratic representation and upholding the integrity of the electoral process. It plays a pivotal role in organizing elections at various levels and enforcing the Model Code of Conduct.

Local self-government in India empowers local communities to manage their own affairs through institutions like Panchayats (rural) and Municipalities (urban), fostering grassroots democracy, development, and citizen participation. These bodies handle local governance, planning, and service delivery, promoting decentralized decision-making.

Constitutional bodies in India derive their powers directly from the Constitution, safeguarding democratic processes and public appointments. Statutory bodies are created by specific laws to address specialized areas and ensure regulatory oversight.

Acts and policies in India are legislative measures and government declarations that shape the legal framework and public administration, guiding sectors like education, health, and economic development to fulfill national objectives. They serve as instruments for governance and societal progress.

Schedules in the Indian Constitution categorize and detail aspects like forms of oaths, allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha, and tribal areas, providing additional information that complements the main body of the Constitution. They help in effectively organizing essential provisions for better implementation and understanding.

To prepare effective polity notes for UPSC, focus on concise explanations, structured organization, clear language, use of examples, mind maps, and current affairs. Highlight key points, create summaries, and include practice previous year questions for comprehensive understanding and efficient revision.

While Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth is a highly recommended and comprehensive resource for UPSC Polity preparation, it's beneficial to supplement it with additional materials. Complement Laxmikanth with Vajiram & Ravi Indian Polity Yellow books, current affairs updates, Quest Notes, UPSC previous years' papers, and test series to ensure a thorough understanding of polity concepts and their practical application in the civil services exam.

The best notes for UPSC combine reliable textbooks like NCERTs, standard reference books, Vajiram & Ravi Indian Polity Yellow Books, QUEST notes and current affairs, ensuring comprehensive coverage of topics. Creating your own concise and structured notes while integrating current affairs and practice questions helps tailor your study material to your learning style and exam requirements.

Key important topics of Polity for UPSC include: Constitution of India, Role of the President, Prime Minister, Cabinet, Parliament, and judiciary in the executive, legislative, and judicial processes, Center-State Relations, Emergency Provisions, Judicial System, Constitutional Bodies, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy, Amendments to the Constitution, Constitutional History etc.

Polity is a significant topic in competitive examinations, particularly in civil service. It is essential in all three levels of the UPSC civil service examination: preliminary, mains, and interview. In UPSC Prelims, almost 25-30 questions are asked from the section of the Polity. In the Mains, 60% of the GS Paper-2 is from the Polity section. Even when the individual enters service, the relevance of the topic is maintained since it is an integral aspect of the administration.

Covering Laxmikant for the UPSC Exam, especially for the prelims is indisplacable source for the preparation. As the prelims exam approaches, candidates find it difficult to consolidate all the information in the book. In this article we will give you a strategy to revise the entire M. Laxmikant before prelims in just 7 days.

Before starting with the strategy it is very important for you to make a time-table for the revision. Devote 8-10 hours for studying. Include revising Current Affairs in your schedule, for instance, while revising Laxmikant, you can revise the current affairs of polity. This will help you remember the things better as well as you can interlink and understand the concepts better.

These chapters are also important. However, Ch-12, 13 and 16 are very important and it is recommended to go through them multiple times.13. Federal System14. Centre-State Relations15. Inter-State Relations16. Emergency Provisions17. President18. Vice-President19. Prime Minister20. Central Council of Ministers21. Cabinet CommitteesDay-422. ParliamentFocus on Ch-22 and Ch-23. Questions can be factual as well as conceptual in nature.23. Parliamentary Committees24. Parliamentary Forums25. Parliamentary Group36. Special Status of Jammu & Kashmir37. Special Provisions for Some StatesDay-526. Supreme Court

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I was born and brought up in Delhi. I did my schooling from Delhi and then graduated from Chemical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. I joined the private sector straight away from IIT and worked for about 3 years. Initially, I was with ITC Limited for about 2 years and then for a year with OYO Rooms. It was while working with OYO Rooms I got inclined towards Civil Services.

I started with seeing the Mains syllabus and preparing the booklist. NCERTs, Laxmikant (Polity), DD Basu, Spectrum (Modern History), Lexicon (Ethics), Ramesh Singh (Economy), GC Leong (Geography) etc. Seeing the long list of books and then stack of books on the study table was itself overwhelming.

Newspaper & Current Affairs - It is the biggest pandora box for any candidate. There were times when piles of unread Indian Express and The Hindu kept looking at me with innocence. On one hand, these newspapers were attracting me and on the other my mind was shuffling between how to cover the pending Optional v/s reading Laxmikant for Prelims.

In the 2019 attempt, I put all my vigour and zeal in it. I refined my notes, especially for GS 4, Sociology. I worked even on otherwise neglected topics like World History, Society in GS 1, Internal Security, Disaster Management in GS 3. There was a lot of homework and multiple revisions of my notes. Prelims Cleared, Mains Cleared, Interview went fine. I was feeling all the more confident this time. Again, to my surprise when the result came, my name was not there. It was the lowest point in my life. I missed the final list by JUST 1 MARK. I was not ready to accept the reality. I felt life was unfair to me. Even thought of quitting the preparation.

I got married in 2020, there were thoughts of leaving the civil services preparation and move on in my life. I was thinking of making peace with destiny and get settled but my parents, wife played a crucial role - they motivated and supported me to go for one more attempt. My brothers gave me mental strength. For instance, I created a WhatsApp group with my father, brothers in which I used to share my timetable and keep a track of it, showed them essays/answers.

Having tasted failure after being so close to the finish line my hunger for delta improvement increased. I cannot expect better output in results without improving my inputs. Thats why even after marriage, I left my home and stayed alone in Karol Bagh. I was prepared to do all the more hardwork. More attention was given to answer writing. I met a few mentors, whose guidance helped in refining my approach (mentioned in acknowledgements below). I remember last month's answer writing marathon! There was a feeling of numbness in hand and moments when fingerprints seem to fade away. Pen refills dying away every now and then. All those efforts culminating to those 5 days of Mains in January 2022.

I owe the credit of this success to my Parents - my father and mother who had been source of strength and pillar of constant support to me. My elder brother Aman J Jain, who is my source of inspiration. He supported me in every up-down and always motivated me to do my best. My twin brother Abhishek J Jain, who resonated my preparation. Last but not the least, I want to thank my bhabhi Garima Jain and my wife Aditi to be the lady luck of my life.

Firstly, I cannot be more grateful to Anubhav Sharma Sir for his support and guidance in Polity and Ethics. My Ethics marks improvement from 72 (2017) to 133 (2019) & 117 (2021) is itself testimony to his contribution. He has exceptional grip and command over GS 2, 4, as in he has literally captured the nerve of the UPSC in identifying what is Important and what is Not. He stressed on examples in answer writing like Supreme Court judgements, Govt. Policies in GS 2 and Value based reasoning in GS 4.