New to Mains? Start here
A step-by-step roadmap through GS Mains
All 171 themes in an order where each one prepares you for the next. A theme always comes after the themes it relies on, so when women's empowerment brings up gender budgeting, you have already studied budgets. Each theme page lists what it builds on and where it comes back later. If you already know an area, jump to any step.
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Stage 1 Foundations
Core concepts every later theme uses: the Constitution and Parliament, modern history, basic physical geography, Indian society, and economy basics like growth and budgets. 36 themes
Stage 2 Building blocks
Institutions, elections, federal finance, social issues, hazards, banking and industry. Each needs only Foundations and earlier steps here. 53 themes
Stage 3 Applied themes
Agriculture, water, governance, welfare, health, education and environment, built on the two stages above. 45 themes
Stage 4 Integrated themes
International relations, climate and energy, women in politics and the economy, and science and technology, which pull from everything before. 26 themes
Stage 5 Internal security
Draws on polity, society, IR and technology, so it comes last. 11 themes