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agriculture optional for 2017

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  • Has anyone started preparing for optional? I shall be starting from 15th dec onwards. Although i am really worried that why agri people don't discuss whole heartedly on forums on this site regarding strategies, books, topics etc. I hope they do realize that behaviour is going to cost them badly as well as to the forum's agri brethern. Maybe they are apprehensive of too many people jumping into agri bandwagon !!
    haha I wouldn't say so, see, if such were the case the IFS only Forestry folks would have pulled down the shutters already. But, look at how active the civil engineering and forestry folks are this year.

    Could be that folks have their niche telegram or whatsapp groups and they don't bother to stick around the forum. Its very typical of most folks to take help and not give back, head out to whatever forums you can find. Could be that Ag people already have their gang from ug/pg or that the few handful are in coaching and don't bother with the forum at all.

    I second your suggestion as well and would recommend keeping the discussions here, instead of forming groups else where, simply to collate materials as well as to help the current and future aspirants.
    i second that they are busy in telegram/whatsapp group. maybe the niche they are into currently is supplementing enough for them (which i doubt when it's CSE). anyhw, i"ll try my best to keep this thread updated and share as much as possible. Starting with paper 2. Topics- Cell structure.... till.. genetcis part. Source: have studied bio in BITS Pilani, so have a fair idea of some good books on that topic. I will have a look into them and based on questions which came in past few years, would stick to a suitable one.
  • Meanwhile a compliation of the beneficial link i've found over here:
    http://ecourses.iasri.res.in/e-Leaarningdownload3_new.aspx?Degree_Id=01
    https://sites.google.com/site/mysitesug20122016/home/notes/angrau-hyderabad-b-sc-agri-notes-1
    https://onedrive.live.com/?id=b923964a50fcd792!5254&cid=B923964A50FCD792
    http://www.agriinfo.in/
    plus you can't ignore relevant edition/portion from yojana, IYB which are relevant for paper 2. Feel free to add further to this list :)
  • Awesome, you are great!

    Maybe prepare sort of a study schedule? Are there e-formats available for the ICAR books/surveys?
  • couldn't find one. let me know if you get them. study schedule i will plan after going through in detail of whole syllabus and resource. probably before 15th dec. have you started?
  • Nah, not yet.I am yet undecided between Forestry and Ag, Ag has a good amount of material available, Forestry doesn't. But forestry will take less time than Ag, wat to do? :sweat:

    Yes, I will keep an eye out for the ICAR material. If I do find hardcopies, 10 pages or 1000, I will definitely scan it.
  • Hello everybody, iam new to upsc and I have decided to go with agri optional . Can anybody share this years agriculture optional paper. And please guide me from where to start for agriculture.
  • I'm a new player too of this optional. Kindly share the book list.
  • I'm a new player too of this optional. Kindly share the book list.
    Bro,What's your academic background ?

  • Guys plz share agriculture mains paper
  • Agriculture for non bio background people...is it advisable. I have an engineering background.
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