Extended Target 2020

11:33 - 12:00 | DNS [30 minutes] 12:30 - 14:30 | Answer writing Biogeography [1 hour 30 minutes] After this I've studies at least for 5 hours Sums up to 7 hours till 23:40 10 hours completed today

8:00 - 8:25 | DNS     [25 min] 8:25 - 8:32 | Newspaper     [7 min] 9:00 - 9:15 | FOCUS May 2019     [15 min] 11:00 - 13:30 | FOCUS May 2019 [wasted around 30 minutes]     [2 hours] 14:00 - 15:33 | Compilation of Human Geography     [1 hour 33 min] 16:17 - 17:30 | FOCUS May 2019     [1 hour 13 min] 18:15 - 21:30 | FOCUS May 2019 [wasted 1 hour and 15 minutes wasted]     [2 hours] 22:30 - 23:30 | Finished FOCUS May 2019     [1 hour] (8.5 hours) 00:00 - 

Today's Targets: Read yesterday's newspaper ✅ Share final notes ✅ Episode 4 of Harvard Lectures ✅ Read and revise Pedology  Write answers for Pedology Start with January FOCUS 2020 Read and revise all other parts of Biogeography that you have notes for GO through all Drishti IAS YouTube videos on Ethics

What to do today?  Bring back lost settings on PC ✅ Backing up Docs on PC ✅ Finish reading May 2019 FOCUS Revise Soil profile and classification Answer at-least 3 questions from optional Answer at-least 5 questions from May 2019 current affairs Revise May 2019 and give the test DNS ✅ Newspaper of yesterday Go through Drishti Ethics videos Finish episode 4 ✅

Target = 12 hours Things to do today: Complete the notes for your part of Biogeography Compile notes for Biogeography and discussion Complete Episode 3 of Harvard Lectures Start with a definition introduction to Ethics and try answering something FOCUS May 2019 - do something about it Completed my part of Biogeography Completed ethics  episode 3 Completed Indian philosophers and their thoughts

The target for today: 12 hours of study Complete notes of Biogeography - 4 hours Complete Episode 2 of Harvard Lectures - 1.5 hours Read FOCUS May 2019 and complete it - 4 hours to complete reading it Revision of May 2019 FOCUS - complete book finish (revision + highlighting) - 1 hour DNS + Newspaper - 1.5 hours 13:38 - 15:40 | Classification of soil completed 16:15 - 17:15 | Completed diagrams leftover topics etc of classification of soils 18:00 - 19:40 | Completed soil erosion, degradation and conservation (4 hours and 40 minutes) - not yet finished Biogeography notes 20:11 - 21:11 | Completed Episode 2 of Harvard Lecture with notes (1 hour) 22:17 - 22:53 | DNS (36 minutes) 00:00 - 00:50 | Factors influencing distribution of plants and animals 01:55 - 03:00 | Distribution of Plants and Animals (2 hours) Achieved 8 hours and 16 minutes

Woahhh! What just happened!! The Preliminary examination has been advanced to the 4th of October, giving us an excess of 4 months of preparation time. The plan is to: June - complete all leftover FOCUS magazines + Get a clue about GS-IV Ethics + Finish Schemes + Finish Geography of India Optional [Everything every day] Geography of India = 10 units = 1 unit in 2 days [5 hours] Schemes = 110 pages = 5 pages a day [1 hour] FOCUS = 9 unfinished = 1 FOCUS in 2 days [ 4 hours] Ethics = Entirety = probably on weekends [instead of geography] July + August = Integrated Approach [60 days] 10 days per subject = 1 unit in 2 days [revision + compass + answer writing + analysis] September = Full length tests + 3rd revision June plan is fixed. We can come back and review July + August.

After a long number of days, decided to get back to Environment and Ecology. It is quite an exciting phase. Things to complete for today: Daily NEWS Compass for Biodiversity Shankar IAS book for Biodiversity Mapping and remembering locations, biodiversity parks, natural sanctuaries, etc Revision Take up the Rau's IAS test Optional for today - covering FOCUS Completed: 6:30 - 7:30 AM -- Cleaning 7:30 - 7:50 AM -- Rest 7:50 - 8:40 AM -- DNS + Note making of few important Economy points [50 minutes] 8:40 - 8:42 AM -- MCQ based on NEWS [2 minutes] 8:50 - 9:10 AM -- Yesterday's Newspaper [20 minutes] 10:05 - 11:25 AM -- Class Notes of Biodiversity [1 hour 20 minutes] What did I learn? What is biodiversity - did not learn this - should learn from Shankar IAS Types of biodiversity - genetic, species and habitat (# of ecosystems in an area) Measure of biodiversity - alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, point Significance of biodiversity Types of species - keystone (predators), invasive...

Regions to cover for Test 13 2975: India in the late 18th century - including wars and British expansionist policy Socio-religious reforms in India - Brahmo, Arya, etc. Revolt of 1857 Moderate Phase of Freedom Struggle (1885 - 1905) Including formation of Congress Administration and Movements during the period (from the last few chapters) What I can cover today? 6 chapters important from Modern India I Attempt Rau's Test September FOCUS revision If time left, 2 chapters from the last Unit of Spectrum What's Up? 6:00 - 6:30 AM -- DNS + MCQs Completed India in the late 18th century + British expansionist policy - 3.5 hours Completed half of Revolt of 1857 chapter Number of hours = 5 hours Disclaimer: This is to bring to your notice that the schedule from tomorrow is going to change drastically, as the minimum number of hours of study is being revised to 12 hours or as many hours as it would take to complete the said portion within 20th June 2020 on a daily basis [if it is less th...

9:30 - 10:00 AM -- DNS 10:00 - 10:30 AM -- Newspaper Read May 2019 FOCUS - did not complete : Polity and Economy completed. From tomorrow till 05/06/2020 - Complete new readings, so proper revision can start later. This includes: Modern History Biodiversity International Relations 2971 for another day :/