Hi friends ,
Most of my students have had this question "How to read the Hindu ? What notes to make ?"
Yes,' The Hindu ' is the preferred newspaper for IAS aspirants ,because most of the questions are trigerred from there .
Before you learn how to read the newspaper ,here are some points I shall suggest .
Lets take a look at the newspapers and relevant articles for the exam.
1. Any judgement/ruling /remark by Supreme Court/High Court is important. While you note down the judgement ,also understand its relevance in your syllabus.Relate it to Geography /History /Economics/Polity.
2. Identify social issues /challenges facing the society as such .Understand its pros and cons and also note down the recent incidents .You can quote them to substantiate your point .Example -caste riots ,moral policing ,restriction on freedom of speech,etc.
3.Note down any issue being discussed in the Government departments/ministries. Note down the pros and cons of the issue .example -Linking rivers ,water conservation ,etc.
4.Identify schemes/policies/ initiatives of the government .For the prelims ,you will have to know
For the mains ,
Most of my students have had this question "How to read the Hindu ? What notes to make ?"
Yes,' The Hindu ' is the preferred newspaper for IAS aspirants ,because most of the questions are trigerred from there .
Before you learn how to read the newspaper ,here are some points I shall suggest .
- Always have the syllabus infront of you .
- Have the past question papers with you and keep referring to them,to understand how questions are asked .
- Understand the issue rather than just reading word by word. After identifying the issue ,take down notes topic wise and not date wise.
- Use the following websites ,if you need more points .
- http://pib.nic.in/newsite
/mainpa... - http://yojana.gov.in/
- http://www.prsindia.org/
- http://www.prsindia.org/t
heprsblog/ - Websites of various ministries
- Wikipedia.
Lets take a look at the newspapers and relevant articles for the exam.
1. Any judgement/ruling /remark by Supreme Court/High Court is important. While you note down the judgement ,also understand its relevance in your syllabus.Relate it to Geography /History /Economics/Polity.
2. Identify social issues /challenges facing the society as such .Understand its pros and cons and also note down the recent incidents .You can quote them to substantiate your point .Example -caste riots ,moral policing ,restriction on freedom of speech,etc.
3.Note down any issue being discussed in the Government departments/ministries. Note down the pros and cons of the issue .example -Linking rivers ,water conservation ,etc.
4.Identify schemes/policies/ initiatives of the government .For the prelims ,you will have to know
- Objectives of the policy
- Under which ministry /department / it operates.
- Any special feature of the policy.
- Who are the members (If its an organisation .eg.Inter State council)
- Any constitutional provisions related to it .
For the mains ,
- you will have to understand the issue relating to the policy/scheme and make notes on pros and cons.
Here,you will have to know about CISF and cyber crime in detail.
5.While reading the editorial , identify the issue first .Then find out points in favour and against it .Please understand the the editorials have a bias towards one opinion. So,it is your duty to identify points ,both for the topic and against the topic.
5.While reading the editorial , identify the issue first .Then find out points in favour and against it .Please understand the the editorials have a bias towards one opinion. So,it is your duty to identify points ,both for the topic and against the topic.
