External Sector (Economy) · Prelims Plan

Study Post-Study

Economic Organisation and the Central Problems

Economic Systems

Sectors of the Economy

Demand, Supply and Elasticity

Types of Goods

Production and Costs

Market Structures and Market Failure

Investment

Study Post-Study

Basic Concepts of Macroeconomics

Circular Flow of Income

GDP and Methods of Calculation

Factor Cost, Basic Price and Market Price

GNP, NNP and Other Aggregates

Nominal and Real GDP

Productivity, Capital-Output Ratio and ICOR

Potential GDP and the Output Gap

PPP and International Comparisons

GDP and Welfare

World Bank and IMF Classification of Countries

Study Post-Study

Meaning and Types of Inflation

Inflation Indices

Causes of Inflation

Effects of Inflation

Phillips Curve and Stagflation

Business Cycles

Study Post-Study

Functions and Forms of Money

Money Supply and Monetary Aggregates

Money Creation and the Money Multiplier

RBI and Its Functions

RBI's Income and Economic Capital Framework

Relationship Between RBI and Government

Monetary Policy Framework and the MPC

Instruments of Monetary Policy

Liquidity Management and the Liquidity Trap

Transmission of Monetary Policy

Study Post-Study

History of Indian Banking and Reforms

Types of Banks

NBFCs and Development Financial Institutions

Accounts, Deposits and Lending Rates

Priority Sector Lending

Basel Norms and Capital Adequacy

Categorisation of Loans and NPAs

Prompt Corrective Action and Systemically Important Institutions

Financial Inclusion in Banking

Customer Protection

Should Large Corporates Own Banks?

Study Post-Study

SARFAESI Act and Debt Recovery Tribunals

Asset Reconstruction Companies and the Bad Bank (NARCL)

Prudential Framework for Resolution of Stressed Assets

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Wilful Default and Financial Fraud

Corporate Governance and Competition

Study Post-Study

Money Market and Its Instruments

Government Securities Market

Bond Price, Yield and Interest Rate

Corporate Bond Market

Equity Market and Its Instruments

Derivatives and Commodity Exchanges

Types of Funds

Depository Receipts

SEBI and Other Financial Regulators

GIFT City

Study Post-Study

Payment Systems and Their Regulation

Unified Payments Interface

Digital Public Infrastructure

Account Aggregator Framework

Digital Lending

Cryptocurrency and Central Bank Digital Currency

Study Post-Study

Budget and Its Constitutional Basis

Budget Procedure

Government Accounts

Receipts and Expenditure

Types of Budgets

Government Deficits

Fiscal Policy

FRBM Act and Fiscal Rules

Public Debt and Deficit Financing

Fiscal Council

Contingent Liabilities and Off-Budget Borrowing

Study Post-Study

India's Tax System and Principles of Taxation

Direct Taxes

Tax Evasion, Tax Avoidance and GAAR

Advance Pricing Agreements

Goods and Services Tax

Customs Duties and Trade Remedies

Tax Reform Committees

Study Post-Study

Fund Transfers from Centre to States

Finance Commission

Centrally Sponsored Schemes

Public Sector Enterprises

Disinvestment and Strategic Disinvestment

Asset Monetisation

Study Post-Study

Balance of Payments

Current and Capital Account Convertibility

Exchange Rate Systems

NEER and REER

Foreign Exchange Reserves

Foreign Investment

Currency Swaps and Forex Swaps

External Debt

Currency Crisis

Foreign Trade Policy and Export Promotion

Internationalisation of the Rupee

Study Post-Study

Bretton Woods Conference

International Monetary Fund

World Bank Group

GATT and the World Trade Organization

WTO Agreements

TRIPS and Intellectual Property Rights

WTO Negotiations and Current Issues

Free Trade Agreements and Regional Groupings

AIIB and New Development Bank

Other Organisations

Study Post-Study

Impact of British Rule on the Indian Economy

Economy After Independence

Economic Situation from 1965 to 1991

Economic Reforms of 1991 (LPG Reforms)

Planning Commission and Five Year Plans

NITI Aayog

Service Sector

Study Post-Study

Growth and Development

Inclusive Growth

Poverty Estimation in India

Multidimensional Poverty

Poverty Eradication: Public Services or Income Support

Income Inequality

Human Development and Socio-Economic Indicators

Demographic Dividend

Sustainable Development Goals

Study Post-Study

Human Capital and Skilling

Labour Force Concepts and the PLFS

Unemployment and Underemployment

Informal and Formal Economy

Labour Codes

Fixed-Term, Gig and Platform Work

Migrant Labour

Care Economy

Study Post-Study

Welfare State and Social Protection

Rural Employment Guarantee

Social Security and Pensions

Health Protection Schemes

Financial Inclusion Schemes

Direct Benefit Transfer and JAM

Housing and Urban Inclusion

Study Post-Study

Land Reforms

Agriculture in India: A Brief History

Farming Systems and Cropping Pattern

Seeds, Fertilisers and Irrigation

Sustainable Farming

Genetically Modified Crops

Technology in Agriculture

Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Horticulture

Study Post-Study

Minimum Support Price

PM-AASHA and PM-KISAN

Marketing of Agricultural Produce

Contract Farming

Farmer Producer Organisations and Extension (KVKs)

Agricultural Credit

Crop Insurance

Agriculture Infrastructure Funds

Agricultural Exports

Study Post-Study

Ways of Delivering Subsidies

Fuel Subsidies

Fertiliser Subsidies

Food Subsidy and the Food Corporation of India

Public Distribution System

National Food Security Act

Shanta Kumar Committee

Study Post-Study

Supply Chain

Food Processing Industry

Essential Commodities Act

Supply Chain Schemes

Warehouse Receipts

FSSAI

Study Post-Study

Industrial Policies of India

Manufacturing Sector Performance

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

IIP, Core Industries, PMI and ASI

Make in India, PLI and Start-ups

Smart Manufacturing: Industry 4.0

SEZs and NIMZs

Mining, Coal and Critical Minerals

E-Commerce and FDI in Retail

Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Study Post-Study

Public Private Partnership and Investment Models

Roads

Railways

Ports and Sagarmala

Airports

Power, Oil and Gas

Urban Infrastructure

Infrastructure Finance

Logistics

Study Post-Study

Economic Organisation and the Central Problems

Economic Systems

Sectors of the Economy

Demand, Supply and Elasticity

Types of Goods

Production and Costs

Market Structures and Market Failure

Investment

Study Post-Study

Basic Concepts of Macroeconomics

Circular Flow of Income

GDP and Methods of Calculation

Factor Cost, Basic Price and Market Price

GNP, NNP and Other Aggregates

Nominal and Real GDP

Productivity, Capital-Output Ratio and ICOR

Potential GDP and the Output Gap

PPP and International Comparisons

GDP and Welfare

World Bank and IMF Classification of Countries

Study Post-Study

Meaning and Types of Inflation

Inflation Indices

Causes of Inflation

Effects of Inflation

Phillips Curve and Stagflation

Business Cycles

Study Post-Study

Functions and Forms of Money

Money Supply and Monetary Aggregates

Money Creation and the Money Multiplier

RBI and Its Functions

RBI's Income and Economic Capital Framework

Relationship Between RBI and Government

Monetary Policy Framework and the MPC

Instruments of Monetary Policy

Liquidity Management and the Liquidity Trap

Transmission of Monetary Policy

Study Post-Study

History of Indian Banking and Reforms

Types of Banks

NBFCs and Development Financial Institutions

Accounts, Deposits and Lending Rates

Priority Sector Lending

Basel Norms and Capital Adequacy

Categorisation of Loans and NPAs

Prompt Corrective Action and Systemically Important Institutions

Financial Inclusion in Banking

Customer Protection

Should Large Corporates Own Banks?

Study Post-Study

SARFAESI Act and Debt Recovery Tribunals

Asset Reconstruction Companies and the Bad Bank (NARCL)

Prudential Framework for Resolution of Stressed Assets

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Wilful Default and Financial Fraud

Corporate Governance and Competition

Study Post-Study

Money Market and Its Instruments

Government Securities Market

Bond Price, Yield and Interest Rate

Corporate Bond Market

Equity Market and Its Instruments

Derivatives and Commodity Exchanges

Types of Funds

Depository Receipts

SEBI and Other Financial Regulators

GIFT City

Study Post-Study

Payment Systems and Their Regulation

Unified Payments Interface

Digital Public Infrastructure

Account Aggregator Framework

Digital Lending

Cryptocurrency and Central Bank Digital Currency

Study Post-Study

Budget and Its Constitutional Basis

Budget Procedure

Government Accounts

Receipts and Expenditure

Types of Budgets

Government Deficits

Fiscal Policy

FRBM Act and Fiscal Rules

Public Debt and Deficit Financing

Fiscal Council

Contingent Liabilities and Off-Budget Borrowing

Study Post-Study

India's Tax System and Principles of Taxation

Direct Taxes

Tax Evasion, Tax Avoidance and GAAR

Advance Pricing Agreements

Goods and Services Tax

Customs Duties and Trade Remedies

Tax Reform Committees

Study Post-Study

Fund Transfers from Centre to States

Finance Commission

Centrally Sponsored Schemes

Public Sector Enterprises

Disinvestment and Strategic Disinvestment

Asset Monetisation

Study Post-Study

Balance of Payments

Current and Capital Account Convertibility

Exchange Rate Systems

NEER and REER

Foreign Exchange Reserves

Foreign Investment

Currency Swaps and Forex Swaps

External Debt

Currency Crisis

Foreign Trade Policy and Export Promotion

Internationalisation of the Rupee

Study Post-Study

Bretton Woods Conference

International Monetary Fund

World Bank Group

GATT and the World Trade Organization

WTO Agreements

TRIPS and Intellectual Property Rights

WTO Negotiations and Current Issues

Free Trade Agreements and Regional Groupings

AIIB and New Development Bank

Other Organisations

Study Post-Study

Impact of British Rule on the Indian Economy

Economy After Independence

Economic Situation from 1965 to 1991

Economic Reforms of 1991 (LPG Reforms)

Planning Commission and Five Year Plans

NITI Aayog

Service Sector

Study Post-Study

Growth and Development

Inclusive Growth

Poverty Estimation in India

Multidimensional Poverty

Poverty Eradication: Public Services or Income Support

Income Inequality

Human Development and Socio-Economic Indicators

Demographic Dividend

Sustainable Development Goals

Study Post-Study

Human Capital and Skilling

Labour Force Concepts and the PLFS

Unemployment and Underemployment

Informal and Formal Economy

Labour Codes

Fixed-Term, Gig and Platform Work

Migrant Labour

Care Economy

Study Post-Study

Welfare State and Social Protection

Rural Employment Guarantee

Social Security and Pensions

Health Protection Schemes

Financial Inclusion Schemes

Direct Benefit Transfer and JAM

Housing and Urban Inclusion

Study Post-Study

Land Reforms

Agriculture in India: A Brief History

Farming Systems and Cropping Pattern

Seeds, Fertilisers and Irrigation

Sustainable Farming

Genetically Modified Crops

Technology in Agriculture

Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Horticulture

Study Post-Study

Minimum Support Price

PM-AASHA and PM-KISAN

Marketing of Agricultural Produce

Contract Farming

Farmer Producer Organisations and Extension (KVKs)

Agricultural Credit

Crop Insurance

Agriculture Infrastructure Funds

Agricultural Exports

Study Post-Study

Ways of Delivering Subsidies

Fuel Subsidies

Fertiliser Subsidies

Food Subsidy and the Food Corporation of India

Public Distribution System

National Food Security Act

Shanta Kumar Committee

Study Post-Study

Supply Chain

Food Processing Industry

Essential Commodities Act

Supply Chain Schemes

Warehouse Receipts

FSSAI

Study Post-Study

Industrial Policies of India

Manufacturing Sector Performance

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

IIP, Core Industries, PMI and ASI

Make in India, PLI and Start-ups

Smart Manufacturing: Industry 4.0

SEZs and NIMZs

Mining, Coal and Critical Minerals

E-Commerce and FDI in Retail

Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Study Post-Study

Public Private Partnership and Investment Models

Roads

Railways

Ports and Sagarmala

Airports

Power, Oil and Gas

Urban Infrastructure

Infrastructure Finance

Logistics

ECONOMY

Balance of Payments

Meaning and Components of BoP

Current Account

Capital Account

ECONOMY

Balance of Payments

Meaning and Components of BoP

Current Account

Capital Account