(Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)

    • Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment.
    • Inclusive Growth and issues arising from it.
    • Government Budgeting.
    • Major Crops – Cropping Patterns in various parts of the country, – Different Types of Irrigation and Irrigation Systems; Storage, Transport and Marketing of Agricultural Produce and Issues and Related Constraints; E-technology in the aid of farmers.
    • Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices; Public Distribution System – Objectives, Functioning, Limitations, Revamping; Issues of Buffer Stocks and Food Security; Technology Missions; Economics of Animal-Rearing.
    • Food Processing and Related Industries in India- Scope’ and Significance, Location, Upstream and Downstream Requirements, Supply Chain Management.
    • Land Reforms in India.
    • Effects of Liberalization on the Economy, Changes in Industrial Policy and their Effects on Industrial Growth.
    • Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
    • Investment Models.
    • Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.
    • Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology; Indigenization of Technology and Developing New Technology.
    • Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.
    • Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.
    • Disaster and Disaster Management.
    • Linkages between Development and Spread of Extremism.
    • Role of External State and Non-state Actors in creating challenges to Internal Security.
    • Challenges to Internal Security through Communication Networks, Role of Media and Social Networking Sites in Internal Security Challenges, Basics of Cyber Security; Money-Laundering and its prevention.
    • Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas – Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism.
    • Various Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate.