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Sociology Paper 1 by
Kshitij Tyagi (AIR
148/2011)
Kshitij Tyagi got 293/600 in Sociology
papers in 2011s UPSC (Mains) exam. Im
merely copy pasting his study planhere:
For initiation into the subject, NCERTs
and Haralambos are good enough. I also
watched a few videos of IGNOU
uploaded on the net for some of the
topics.
I began with the old edition of
Haralambos. It is a fantastic book
for understanding the subject and
its scope. I did not read the book
from cover to cover and confined
Sociology Paper I:
Topicwise Booklist
1. Sociology The Discipline:IGNOU BA, old NCERT, old
Haralambos, internet
2. Sociology as Science:old &
new Haralambos
3. Research Methods and Analysis:
New Haralambos, dictionary of
sociology by WP Scott / oxford
dictionary of sociology
4. Sociological Thinkers:Old &
New Haralambos, some
comparative analyses and
remaining topics from IGNOU BA
(only what is not covered by
Haralambos)
5. Stratification and Mobility: Old
Haralambos, IGNOU BA
6. Works and Economic Life: IGNOU
BA, Giddens, internet.
7. Politics and Society: Old
Haralambos, Giddens, IGNOU BA
8. Religion and Society: Old
Haralambos, IGNOU BA, internet
9. Systems of Kinship: IGNOU BA,
dictionaries, (minor portions from
Giddens and Haralambos)
10. Social Change in Modern Society:
IGNOU BA, previous years
questions, internet
Mrunal Edit:
1. To download IGNOU notes on
Sociology (PDF format): click me
2. To purchase the printed
(hardcopy) of IGNOU notes on
Sociology (Hindi and English): click
me
Conclusion
The key (to any successful strategy) is
to pick and chose as per one's own
convenience, keeping in mind the
individual capabilities and constraints.
The bottomline is that the syllabus has
to be kept in mind and no stone is to be
left unturned while covering it.
[Mr.Kshitij Tyagi did not mention a
specific strategy for Paper II but pointed
that he had followed the one given by
Tanvi Sundriyal]
Sociology Paper II by
Tanvi Sundriyal (AIR
6/ CSE 2009)
6/ CSE 2009)
Introduction
1. Before reading any notes or
chaalu copy paste books I should
be thorough with the original
books (mentioned later)
2. Thinkers and Theories(say
Theories of social change,of
power etc.) should be done in
great detail with elaborate
notes,rest of the topics can be
done via a single book(you could
pull out/photocopy relevant
chapters and put them alongwith
your notes so that everything is in
one place when you revise) or
mere pointers can do (say for
topics like Child Labour).
3. Warning: No notes should be
made before a third reading of the
chapter/book/source material
especially for those who were, till
they decided to plunge into cse
preparation completely alien to the
subject and its nuances.
4. These notes/pointers were to be
made in the format of:
First Page-The Syllabus with the newly
added topics (info for the newbeeies,
the syllabus changed from 2008 Mains)
highlighted (you can expect increased
importance to be allotted to the newer
topics in the exam)and sources referred
to for the various sub-topics written
alongwith a mention of whether you
have written notes on it or not.
This will help you in cross referring the
source books when you feel that there
is something missing in your notes when
you revise after a long time,or to ask
doubts/search for new material 'cos you
would know what you don't know
very important since this would guide
you in selecting which questions to
answer in the final exam hour ( no one is
allowed to askis there a choice in the
question paper or even worsehow will
it guide one in question selection!)
Paper I and II :
Emphasis ?
1. In paper 1: Emphasise on case
studies usa,uk('cos many studies
are available from there!) or any
other foreign country if you have a
relevant case study but , at the
same time do not forget to
connect it to Indian examples.
2. In paper 2 : Emphasis should be
placed on Indian Sociologists and
application to Indian context,
though here too works of
important sociologists(from paper
1) can be applied .
how to supplement
this basic material ?
1. In paper 2 the theory portion
should be connected to/updated
by egs drawn from real life /recent
case studies covered in magazines
like Yojana and Economic and
Political Weekly . You could
become an online member of
these magazines and avail the
benefit of browsing through their
archives.
2. I was too lazy to do this and
consequently suffered(thankfully
not too badly!) in paper 2.
3. In paper 1 there is an excellent
reference book by the name of
Haralombos and Halborn,its
detailed,comprehensive and
contemporary.unfortunately,
reading it is a time consuming
exercise so do it only as a last
resort and/or to add value to
selective topics(to avoid