90 Days Study plan for Geography for UPSC CSE Prelims | Geography for UPSC CSE PDF Download

The syllabus for the UPSC exam is vast, and it is easy to get lost in it all if one doesn’t step in with a proper plan. Often students waste a lot of their time on topics that are not relevant from the exam point of view.
To help you STUDY WHAT MATTERS, EduRev has prepared not only the syllabus, and how to study each subject for UPSC with EduRev, but also a timetable which would cover all your concepts in the least amount of time possible and will leave room for lots of revision, which is very necessary for UPSC.
Here is the timetable to study Geography for UPSC with EduRev: 

Note: Apart from the timetable, students need to spend at least 2 hours every day on current affairs to ensure that their dynamic part of the paper is not left behind while studying any particular subject.

EduRev provides, daily, weekly, and monthly subject wise current affairs on the app. You can access them from here.

Week 1: Syllabus, PYQs and Class 6 to 8 NCERTs

1. Day 1 - UPSC Syllabus
2. Day 2 - Previous year questions
3. Day 3 - 4 - Class 6th NCERT Geography
4. Day 4 - 5 - Class 7th NCERT Geography 
5. Day 5 - 6 - Class 8th NCERT Geography  
6. Day 7 - Class-wise 6 to 8th NCERT based tests 

You should attempt the chapter-wise tests as well after reading the textbook of that chapter. EduRev gives you NCERT based tests for every chapter you read.

Week 2: Class 9 to 11 NCERTs 

1. Day 1 - 2 - Class 9th NCERT Geography
2. Day 3 - 4 - Class 10th NCERT Geography 
3. Day 5 - 6 - Class 11th NCERT Geography (Fundamentals of Physical Geography)
4. Day 7 - Class-wise 9 to 11th NCERT based tests - 

Week 3: Class 11 and 12 NCERTs

1. Day 1 - Class 11th NCERT Geography (India - Physical Environment) 
2. Day 2 - 3 - Class 12th New NCERT Geography (Fundamentals Of Human Geography) 
3. Day 4 - 6 - Class 12th New NCERT Geography (India - People and Economy)
4. Day 7 - Class-wise 11th and 12th NCERT based tests

Week 4: NCERT Summaries and GC Leong for Geography

1. Day 1 - 3 - NCERT summaries - NCERT Summary

2. Day 4 to 7 - GC Leong for Geography

• Day 4 - Arid or Desert Landforms 
• Day 4 - Coastal Landforms
• Day 4 - Island and Coral Reefs
• Day 4 - Lakes
• Day 5 - Landforms made by running water
• Day 5 - Landforms of Glaciation 
• Day 5 - Limestone and Chalk Landform 
• Day 5 - The Earth and The Universe 
• Day 6 - The Earth’s Crust
• Day 6 - The Oceans 
• Day 6 - Vulcanism and Earth Quakes 
• Day 6 - Weathering, Mass Movement and Ground Water 
• Day 7 - The Cool Temperate Western Marine Climate or British Type Climate
• Day 7 - Climate

Week 5: GC Leong for Geography cont. and Mock Tests

1.  GC Leong for Geography

• Day 1 - The Warm Temperate Eastern Margin Climate or China Type Climate
• Day 1 - The Cool Temperate Eastern Margin or Laurentian Type Climate
• Day 1 - The Warm Temperate Western Margin Climate or Mediterranean Climate
• Day 2 - The Arctic or Polar Climate
• Day 2 - The Savanna or Sudan Climate 
• Day 2 - The Cool Temperate Continental or the Siberian Type Climate
• Day 2 - The Temperate Continental or Steppe Climate
• Day 3 - The Hot Desert and Mid- Latitude Desert Climate 
• Day 3 - The Hot, Wet Equatorial Climate
• Day 3 - The Tropical Monsoon and The Tropical Marine Climate 
• Day 3 - Weather 

2. Day 4 to 7 - Mock test-based learning

Week 6: Topic-Wise: Indian Geography

1. Day 1 - Introduction to Physiographic Regions 
2. Day 1 - Himalayas: Northern Mountains
3. Day 2 - Indo Gangetic Plains
4. Day 2 - Peninsular Plateau
5. Day 2 - Indian Coastal Plains and the Islands 
6. Day 3 - Deserts 
7. Day 3 - Climate 
8. Day 4 - Indian Monsoon 
9. Day 4 - Drainage Systems
10. Day 5 - Soils
11. Day 5 - Resources 
12. Day 6 - Vegetation and Wildlife
13. Day 6 - Natural Hazards and Disasters  
14. Day 7 - Environment
15. Day 7 - Agriculture

Week 7: Topic-Wise: Physical Geography

1. Day 1 - Introduction to Earth & Universe  
2. Day 2 - Geomorphology (Part 1) 
3. Day 3 - Geomorphology (Part 2)
4. Day 4 - Oceanography
5. Day 5 - Climatology (Part 1)
6. Day 6 - Climatology (Part 2)
7. Day 7 - Biogeography: World Environment  
8. Day 7 - World Geography: Continents

Week 8: Topic-Wise: Human & Economic Geography

1. Topic-wise - Physical Geography continued

• Day 1 - World Geography: Continents

2. Topic-wise Geography - Human & Economic Geography 

• Day 2 - Mineral & Energy Resources 
• Day 3 - Activities & Sectors of Economy  
• Day 4 - Human Geography
• Day 4 - Population
• Day 5 - International Trade
• Day 5 - Transportation & Communication
• Day 5 - Industries
• Day 7 - Sustainable Development 
• Day 7 - Agriculture

Week 9: World Geography and Maps 

1. Day 1 - 3 - World Geography
2. Day 4 - 7 - Atlas Map-based Learning

Week 10: Revision Notes, Mock tests & Previous year questions

1. Day 1 - 3 - Revision through NCERT Summary 
2. Day 4 to 5 - Mock Test based learning  
3. Day 6 and 7 - Previous year questions

With our timetable keep your progress tracked and study what matters. 

Other Important Links:

1. Overall Understanding of Exam.

We have also similarly created a structured syllabus & even a stepwise guide to help to crack for UPSC CSE which you can check from the links below:

• UPSC Syllabus for Prelims & Mains Exam
• UPSC Bible: 15 steps to clear UPSC exam

2. Prepare with Study plan for each subject:

• 90 Days Study plan for Indian Polity for UPSC CSE Prelims
• 90 Days Study plan for History for UPSC CSE Prelims

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