IAS Preparation- simplified like never before!: How to read the Yojana for IAS ?

Hi friends ,

Yojana is the best magazine that I would suggest aspirants to read .Avoid other magazines,as it can turn out time consuming and ineffective.

5 Reasons why Yojana is the best magazine for UPSC preparation

It is published by the Govt of India.It can give you data,facts,etc which is accepted by Govt.
It has a balanced opinion -both pros and cons are given
Many toppers in the last three years have mentioned Yojana as the best magazine.
It is very cheap -Rs.10 per magazine and also available free online.
It covers a wide range of important topics like inclusive governance ,federalism ,international relations ,budget ,ect

Many aspirants have a doubt on how to read the Yojana .How much time to spend on it ? How important is it to read Yojana ? I shall answer the same in this blog .

Things to be kept in mind while reading the Yojana:

1. Read Yojana editions of one year previous to the Mains .For Mains 2015 ,refer to Yojana from December 2014 to November 2015.Make a list of the topics of these 12 Yojanas.

Here is the list of Yojanas for those who are taking up Mains 2015 -

Dec 2014 -FDI and international trade
Jan 2015 -Sanitation
Feb 2015 -Federalism and Indian polity
Mar 2015 -Budget
Apr 2015 -Manufacturing Sector
May 2015 -Tourism
June 2015 -Alternative Medicine
July 2015 -International Relations
Aug 2015 -Inclusive growth and social Change
Sep 2015 -Technology,Innovation and Knowledge Economy
Oct 2015 -Skilled India
Nov 2015 -Transport sector

2. Understand its relevance for the exam .It is important for Mains and Interview preparation only. Mostly Yojana is helpful for GS Paper 2 & Paper 3 ,and Essay paper.

Example - March 2015 issue -Important for GS paper 3

July 2015 issue - Important for GS Paper 2

August 2015 issue - Important for GS Paper 2 ,GS Paper 3 and essay

3. Read the Yojana only after you have finished reading the NCERTs and basic study material .

4.The objective of reading Yojana is to gather important points on the topics we have already read in the newspapers .

Step by step process of making notes -

The Chief editors desk has some important points .
Every Yojana had few developmental initiatives of the government explained in brief .Pay attention to those as well .
From the contents ,select those topics which you have read in news and which is important from the exam perspective. You may find either one topic or even all the topics important. It varies from issue to issue.