[Studyplan] Studyplan for HPPSC Naib Tehsildar (NT)/CDPO-TWO Prelims Exam

This Post deals with HPPSC Naib Tehsildar (NT)/CDPO-TWO Exam. This Post has 2 Parts. This is 1st Part.

Part 1 : HPPSC NT/CDPO-TWO Prelims Exam (Current Post)
Part 2 : HPPSC NT/CDPO-TWO Prelims Mains Exam

Syllabus for the Screening Test (Prelims) of Naib Tehsildar (NT)/CDPO-TWO Exam:

Paper of two hours duration consisting of 120 marks (General Knowledge) (Objective type)

In NT/CDPO-TWO Exams, HPPSC ask Very  Very Difficult Questions, Many times tougher than
HPAS/HAS, In HPAS they ask simple and easy questions but in this exam question come tricky and difficult one. Those aspirants who appear for the first time for this exam feels questions totally alien and cut off each year comes down to 55-60% of 120. HPPSC sets this paper so tough to filter out the non serious candidates.

So In my opinion you have to read a lot and in depth and still you can't say that you definitely will make to next stage but if you will read more and more and prepare current affair well, then you will always have chance to qualify. Luck also plays a part in this exam because if you attempt 40-50 % questions correctly and then you can also do some guess work as there is no provision of negative marking in this exam. But it doesn't work for all it only work for those who work hard. In this article I will try to Guide to you how to approach this paper, which books to follow and previous year papers.
 
(a)  History,  Geography  and  Socio-Economic  development  of  Himachal Pradesh. =30 Marks

Detail : In this Section Questions related to Himachal General Knowledge Will be asked related to History, Culture, Political History, Geography, Socio-Economic development and Current affair of Himachal Pradesh. But don't expect easy questions, there will be hardly few easy questions, rest will be really hard. So you will need to read authentic books and more than one book. In previous years there were questions which were not even in Good books, so you have to study from multiple resources.

For this section you need to have One or two books of Himachal GK so that you can score in this section, this is a scoring section so it is important to prepare this section quite well. I will mention following books to cover this section:

1. The Wonderland Himachal Book - Jag Mohan Bhalokhra Or Himachal Pradesh: History, Culture and Economy - Mian Govardhan Singh

2. A book of Objective Questions "Himachal Darpan Samanya Gyan By Aaksah Publisher (Aakash Entrance Series)" this book is quite useful and contains a lot of questions. A must have book. 

3. Keep Reading Newspaper and prepare Himachal Current affair of last 12 or 15 months.

For More Info Visit:

Strategy for Himachal General Studies/Himchal GK

Naib Tesildar Mains Exam Studyplan:

Studyplan for HPPSC Naib Tehsildar (NT)/CDPO-TWO Mains Exam

(b) Knowledge of current events of National and International importance and  such  matters  of  every  day  observation  and  experience  in  their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. =50 Marks

Detail: This section is Current Affair of India and International Events. This section is most dominated section and 50 questions will appear from this section, So this is the most important section, you have to prepare Current affairs of Last one year and current months too, they can ask from anywhere and any topic. 

Sources

1. Newspaper : The Hindu, The Indian Express, Or Hindi Newspaper if you don't read English. Newspaper is the most important source for this section.

2. Any Good Monthly Magazine e.g. PD, Chronicle, Drishti etc

(c)  Paper  will  also  include  questions  on  Modern  History  (From  1857 onwards) of India, Indian culture, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, Geography of India. =40 Marks

Detail: This Section will cover History, Culture, Polity, Economy etc... So you also have to work hard for this section because this section contains vast syllabus. Don't ignore Gandhi studies part too.


Sources:  English Medium People ( Hindi Medium list is given Below this)

NCERT/NIOS/ICSE Books (6th to 12th of History, Polity, Geography, Economy) are very important if you have then well and good but if you don't have then these reference books will fulfill the purpose. But if you think you will cross this hurdle by reading less and less books then I must say you are wrong. The reason is Naib Tehsildar Exam is Toughest exam by HPPSC. 10 Times tougher than HPAS. They really put hard questions that need deep study of the all topics and ask very minute details that makes this exam very very tough to crack. So I suggest to read some very good and 2 sources on each topic at least. 

For English Medium People

Prelims Syllabus and Topics	Books/Study material (Choose One or Two Sources in Each Section)
Modern History	From Plassey to Partition : A History of Modern India  / Here  OR  History of Modern India - Bipin Chandra /Here (it is also Called Old NCERT) OR   History of Modern India - Spectrum / Here (Very Brief one) (Must have book)
Culture	Indian Art & Culture - Nitin Singhania / Here  OR (Must have book) Facets of Indian Culture – Spectrum / Here NCERT 11th & 12th NIOS/IGNOU Study material on Indian Culture and Heritage
Indian Freedom Struggle	India's Struggle for Independence - Bipin Chandra / Here (Must have book)
Geography	Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong. / Here ( Physical Geography) Important Book India: A Comprehensive Geography - D.R.Khullar / Here / Geography of India – Majid Husain / Here /  (Indian Geography) (Choose one) (Must have book) The Orient BlackSwan School Atlas / Here / Oxford School Atlas by Oxford University Press / Here (Choose one Atlas) (Must have book) NCERT class 6th to 10th  social science/ or ICSE Board Books 7th to 10th NCERT Geography class 11th, 12th ( Very Important and Needed)
Indian Polity	Indian Polity – M. Laxmikanth / Here (Must have book) NCERT/NIOS of Class 6th-10th Social Science NCERT/NIOS of Class 11th-12th Political Science
Economic & Social Development	Indian Economy - Ramesh Singh / Here (Must have book)  Economic Survey  (Economy) Very Important Yojna & Kurukshetra NIOS/IGNOU Study material for Economy [If available] NCERT 10th 11th, 12th Economics
Environment & Biodiversity	Environment - Shankar IAS / Here (Choose any 1 of these) (Must have book) Ecology And Environment - P.D Sharma / Here (Environment) Excellent Book Tata MacGrawHill General Studies Manual : English / Hindi (Must have book)  IGNOU/NIOS Books Related Environment (if Available) Internet
Current Affairs	India Yearbook 2016 / Here (English) / Bharat 2016 / Here (Current Affairs) Newspapers : The Hindu, The Indian Express, Frontline
Gandhian Studies	Gandhian Thoughts :for all National and State Competitive Examination ( Good Book) An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth - MK Gandhi Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore tatha Adhunik Bharat ke Anya Prasiddh Vyaktitva / Here
Misc.	Tata MacGrawHill General Studies Manual : English / Hindi

For Hindi Medium People

GS Prelims Syllabus and Topics	Books/Study material
Aadhunik Bharat (Modern history)	Palassi Se Vibhajan Tak : Adhunik Bharat Ka Itihas / Here Aadhunik Bharat ka itihas - Bipin Chandra / Here (Also called Old NCERT) (Must have book) NCERT New
Bhartiya Rashtriya Andolan (Indian   Freedom struggle)	Bharat ka rastiya andolan- Bipin Chander / Here (Must have book)
Bhartiya Sanskriti (Indian Cultur	Bhartiya Kala evan Sanskriti Bhartiya Sanskriti Spectrum / Here Bharatiya Kala,Sanskriti Evam Virasat: Civil Sewa Pariksha Hetu (Must have book) NCERT New /Old Internet
Bhugol (Geography)	Bhugol by D.R. Khullar / Here  Excellent Book  Bhautik Bhugol by Majid Husain / Here Tata MacGraw Hill Samanya Adhayan (Hindi) / Here The Orient BlackSwan School Atlas / Here / Oxford School Atlas by Oxford University Press / Here (Choose one Atlas) (Must have book) NCERT class 6th to 10th  social science/ or ICSE Board Books 7th to 10th NCERT Geography class 11th, 12th ( Very Important and Needed)
Rajvyavastha (Polity)	Bharat Ki Rajvyavastha by M. Laxmikanth / Here (Must have book) Bharat Ka Samvidhan by D D Basu / Here NCERT/NIOS of Class 6th-10th 11th 12th Social Science
Arthavayavsta (Economy)	Bhartiya Arthavayavsta by Ramesh Singh / Here (Must have book) NCERT Class 10th, 11th, 12th
Paryavaran Evam Paristhitiki (Environment & Biodiversity )	Paryavaran Evam Paristhitiki: Civil Sewa Pariksha Hetu Majid Hussain / Here  Paryavaran Adhyayan[Textbook of Environmental Studies in HINDI]
Current Affairs	India Yearbook 2016 / Here (English) / Bharat 2016 / Here (Current Affairs) Newspapers : The Hindu, The Indian Express, Frontline , Jansatta.
Gandhi Adhayayan	Gandhian Thoughts :for all National and State Competitive Examination ( Good Book)  Satya kePrayog Athava Atmakatha - MK Gandhi Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore tatha Adhunik Bharat ke Anya Prasiddh Vyaktitva
Anay Vishay (Misc. Topics	Tata MacGraw Hill Samanya Adhayan (Hindi) / Here (Must have book)

 
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• Studyplan for HPPSC Naib Tehsildar (NT)/CDPO-TWO Mains Exam
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