I started uninformed and had to pay price....don't want upcoming aspirant to get stuck in Geography...
I will suggest to you and all geography optional seekers ..........Geography demands 1 year serious hard work
Those at DelhiDo coaching at Vajiram by Shabbir Sir-learn from him linking.....and writing dynamic points in your answers.....Write answers during coaching time and get checked from him.......
Take notes of Alok Ranjan and Neetu Singh (their notes are so beautifully written that you don't need to attend their class....some diagrams and topic are excellently covered by them)...........
Those who are not at Delhi and don't have Coaching nearbyBuy Notes of Shabbir,Alok Ranjan and Neetu Singh(Neetu Madam ke online available hain,Alok Ranjan ke bhi ho sakte hain)...Banda RajKR ...contact him he will send to you....
Buy notes of Sir Vineel Krishna(Yes the Famous IAS topper) -Old but still gold for initial understanding......if pocket permits.........
Join Video Classes of Ajay Raj Singh - Geographiaias.com (There are videos of 11 units only available currently on his website,ensure he uploads all) Plus his notes.....
Applicable to bothPrepare topic wise notes yourself.......
Put 5-10 diagram in each topic from these coaching institute or internet............
For geography 2nd paper - On Feedly subscribe all major Dailies -Hindu,Indian Express,Business Line Plus geography ones like DowntoEarth and Geography and You....
Keep Reading them and marking Geography related CA.....and write them in Answer....
Test Series-Answer writing is mustJoin Visions IAS test Series
Vajiram test series before mains
And any one such test series where u can write many answers and have approach to teacher....
The basic purpose of writing test should be to interlink various topics among paper and between Paper 1 and 2....
Paper 2 is application of theory ....so try to mention theory you learned in Paper 1...
Read Perspective of geography well(Shabbir Sir will teach you this in excellent way)...Try to use it in other answers as well if question give u space and time............
Books/Website Must Read---
(Decreasing Importance as you go downwards-buy when u can afford to read it)
http://gen.lib.rus.ec/-- download Strahler ...this library give you so many books for free free free...........
Physical geography -Savindar Singh
Paper two -Khullar or Mazid Hussain both will do....
D S Lal-Climatology (If you have time-complete it along with coaching)
Models -Majid hussain
Perspective on Geography - R D Dixit
Population -Chandana(Only if u can read along with coaching)
CITIES URBANISATION & URBAN SYSTEMS-K Siddhartha
Rupa Made series
Environment geography -Savindar Singh
Geomorphology-Savindar Singh
Oceanography - R C Sharma
For good understanding download Strahler
www.noaa.gov -sometime visit it
getrevising.co.uk -for mind maps and some notes.....
For Indian Geography - Do read from Indian government websites (specially agriculture )
Economic Survey part -Geography related
Sab Geography lene walo Baccho ko Ashirwad...Vijay Bhav!
@Etat if you agree with it...place this thread somewhere so that everyone from geography can read it before wasting his/her money and time...
