New Test Series Admission Open
Online Admissions for Classroom and Online Test Series open
Test Begins : January 2019
Registration Fee: 100/- www.directionias.com
Details of syllabus for Test Series Geography
Test – 1 Geomorphology – Process – endogenic and exogenic, Isostacy, slope
development, erosional cycles, approaches to land form study, application of
geomorphology, geomagnetism
Test – 2 Geomorphology + Climatology – element of weather & climate, precipitation
pattern, role and response of man to climate change, important weather mechanism,
climate regions of world, geomorphic agents
Test – 3 Geomorphology + climatology & Oceanography – Lithosphere, Hydrosphere,
Atmospheric components and their inter links, ocean movements ,Physical Prosperities of
water, Hypsometric curve, Tidal Mechanism, Sea level changes.
Test – 4 Complete Physical – All aspects of physical environment, with their interrelation,
Biomes, biodiversity, climate change and related issues
Test – 5 Population Settlements Thought – Deomographic altributes, locational
characteristics of human settlement, Population and food security. Human development
and related issues, paradigms in Geography-both ideological and methodology.
Test – 6 Economic Geography – Resourse distribution, economic development
( Agriculture / Industrial), Regional planning and development Regional imbalances,
strategies, Growth pole concept, its implications, all models and theories of human
geography and its application
Test – 7 Physical Setting & Resources – Entire range of Physical attributes of India, relief
,Climate, drainage, biogeographic provinces, biodiversity related issues, climate change
causes and mitigation, resources base – exploration, distribution and environmental
concerns relating to it.
Test – 8 Demographic Settlement – Demographic attributes, socio-cultural aspect, gender
related issues, demographic planning, demographic revolution, food security, settlement
orders, rural-urban settlement challenges and planning
Test – 9 Agriculture industries trade – Economic aspects of India, agriculture
development, planning, prospects and problem, Nature of industrial growth ,CPSEs,
MSMES and their role in inclusive development transport, Communication links
development, sustanable development
Test – 10 Regional Political – Decentralized planning, backwards area planning, rural
development, Role of PRIs, Geopolitical aspects in Global regional and international
perspective.
Test -11 & 12 Comprehensive
Test Timings 9:00 AM – 12.00 Noon Sundays
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Sundays

• Each test will be of 250 marks.
• The tests will be conducted on Question Cum-Answer Booklet (UPSC
Pattern)
• Explanatory discussion in class will be on Wednesdays (following the
tests) at 1.00 PM
• Recorded discussion will be uploaded on students’ portal who fails to
appear in class discussion.
• Enriched model answer will be provided on the day of discussion.
• Evaluated answer sheets will be returned on the subsequent tests.
• Comparative performance and ranking will be uploaded on the portal to
help students judge their relative performance.
ONLINE TESTS
• Eleven scheduled tests will be conducted on Sundays.
• Explanation (recorded discussion) either audio or video, will be uploaded
on portal.
• Enriched model answer will be uploaded on the following day of tests.
• Evaluated answer sheet will be mailed back to the students on their
registered mail id.
• Comparative performance and ranking will be uploaded on the portal to
help students judge their relative performance.
• Explanatory pre-test recording will be provided for Physical, Human and
Indian Geography on the portal.
• Fee – Rs. 13,500/- (including GST @ 18%) Our Old Students Fee :
Rs. 12,500/-
• Pre. Test Classes also Include (No of Classes 7 – 8 Days)
• No of Discussion Class (12) 2 – 3 Hours per Class
# There can be rescheduling of tests/explanatory classes under unforeseen
circumstances.
# Fees once paid is neither refundable nor adjustable under any
circumstances.
NOTE : Date and Test Schedule will be uploaded at admission time