Physics

• Units and measurements
• Kinematics including distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration
• Dynamics and Newton’s laws of motion
• Electricity
• Pressure and its applications
• Light
• Uniform circular motion and simple harmonic motion

Chemistry

• Physical and chemical changes
• Elements
• Compounds
• Mixtures
• Atoms and molecules
• Chemistry in daily life
• Energy – renewable and non-renewable
• Metals and non-metals
• Acids and bases

Biology

• Food components
• Health and diseases
• Cells and tissues
• Organ systems – digestive system, skeletal system, muscular system, respiratory system, circulatory system and reproductive system

Social Security Schemes

• Types of retirement schemes
• Types of Pension Schmes
• Social security schemes for Women
• Social security schemes for LGBTQ+
• Social security schemes for Children
• Social security schemes for Elderly

Social Security Legislations

• Employees compensation act, 1923
• Employees’ state insurance act, 1948
• Employees’ provident fund and miscellaneous provisions act, 1952
• Maternity benefit act, 1961
• Payment of gratuity act, 1972
• Unorganized workers social security act, 2008

Industrial Relations

• Overview of industrial relations
• Indian labour force
• Industrial relations: Evolution & Theories
• Trade union: Evolution & Theories
• Collective bargaining
• Industrial discipline and grievance procedure
• Industrial conflicts and disputes
• Settlement of industrial disputes
• Labour welfare
• Wages
• Workers participation management
• International industrial relations
• Industrial health & safety
• Miscellaneous

Old & New Labor Laws

Code on wages:

• The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
• The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
• The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
• The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

Industrial relations code

• The Trade Unions Act, 1926
• Occupational safety, health and working conditions code
• The Factories Act, 1948
• The Mines Act, 1952
• The Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986
• The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
• The Plantations Labour Act, 1951
• The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
• The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
• The Working Journalist and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955
• The Working Journalist (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958
• The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
• The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946.
• The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Social security code

• The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
• The Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948
• The Employees' Compensation Act, 1923
• The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
• The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
• The Unorganized Workers' Social Security Act, 2008
• The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976
• The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
• The Cine Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers Act, 1981
• The Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983
• The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948
• The Employment of Children Act, 1938

Introduction to the Accounting

• Meaning of an economic event
• Branches of Accounting
• Understanding the process of accounting
• Objective of Accounting

Theory Base of Accounting

• Accounting principles and conventions
• Accounting terminology

Recording of Transactions

• Business transactions and source document
• Accounting equation
• Accounting books – journal, ledger, cash book and other accounting books

Bills of Exchange

• Concept and introduction
• Parties of bill of exchange
• Modus operandi of bills of exchange
• Promissory note
• Discounting of bills – process
• Rebate of bill of exchange

Accounting Standards

• Accounting for share capital
• Accounting for inventory and investment
• Accounting for bonus shares and buyback of shares

Preparation of the Final Accounts

• Rules of debit and credit
• Types of accounts
• Logic of recording of transactions
• Trial balance
• Concept, importance, and role of trial balance
• Types of accounting errors
• Formation of trial balance
• Suspense account
• Understanding of trading account, profit and loss account and balance sheet

Ratio Analysis

• Concept and type of ratios
• Cash flow statement

Computer Fundamentals

• Introduction to Computer
• Generations of Computer
• Classification of Computer
• Types of Computer
• Input & Output Devices
• Central Processing Unit

Hardware & Software

• Hardware
• Software
• System Software
• Application Software
• Utility Software

Memory

• Primary Memory
• Secondary Memory
• Cache Memory
• Virtual Memory
• Memory Units

Operating System

• Introduction to Operating System
• Functions of Operating System
• Types of Operating System
• Windows
• Linux

Computer Network

• Introduction to Computer Network
• Types of Network
• LAN
• MAN
• WAN
• Internet
• Intranet
• Extranet
• Network Topologies
• Network Devices

Shortcut Keys & Full Forms

• Computer Shortcut Keys
• Important Computer Full Forms

Quantitative Aptitude

• Simplification
• LCM and HCF
• Percentage
• Time and work
• Pipe and cistern
• Time and distance
• Ratio and proportion
• Mixture and allegation
• Profit and loss
• Simple and compound interest
• Average
• Boats and streams
• Mensuration 2D and 3D
• Data interpretation
• Probability

General Mental Ability

• Alphabetical and alphanumeric series
• Coding and decoding
• Syllogism
• Direction sense
• Ranking and order
• Blood relation
• Letter series
• Analogy
• Clock
• Calendar
• Dice
• Venn diagram
• Counting figure
• Cube and cuboid

Ancient and Medieval History

• Indus valley civilization
• Vedic age
• Rise of mahajanapadas
• Mauryan dynasty
• Post Mauryan
• Gupta age
• Harsha empire
• Delhi sultanate
• Mughal rule in India

Modern History

• Decline of Mughal Empire and Rise of Regional Powers
• Reasons for disintegration of mughal empire
• Later mughals after Aurangzeb
• Emergence of regional powers
• Weakness of regional politics

Advent of Europeans

• Advent of Portuguese in India
• Dutch in India
• Advent of English in India
• Advent of Danes in India
• Advent of French in India

Rise of British in India

• Anglo French struggle for supremacy
• British conquest of Bengal
• British conquest of Mysore and Maratha empire
• British conquest of Sindh, Punjab, and Awadh
• British annexation beyond Indian frontiers
• Reorganization of British political system
• Police administration
• Revenue administration
• Significant policies of British to consolidate

Early Reforms During British Rule

• Administrative reforms under British rule
• Aspects of British administration in India
• Civil services
• Police system
• Judicial system
• The army
• Development in press
• Development in communication and education
• Development of railways

Revolt of 1857

• Causes of revolt of 1857
• Beginning and spread of revolt
• Suppression of revolt
• Cause for the failure of revolt
• Nature of revolt
• Consequences of 1857 revolt

Rise of Nationalism & Formation of INC

• Reasons for rise of Indian nationalism
• Political associations before Indian National Congress
• Highlights of pre – congress political work
• Foundation of Indian National Congress
• Early nationalists – the moderate era
• Contributions of moderate nationalists
• Powers and functions of parliament
• Prominent moderate leaders
• Indian council act of 1892

Swadeshi Movement and Rise of Extremisim

• Understanding extremists
• Swadeshi movement
• Morley Minto reforms

Important Events from 1908 – 1918

Important Events from 1929 to 1939

• Civil disobedience movement – first phase
• Karachi congress session
• Round table conferences
• Second phase of civil disobedience movement
• Communal award and Poona pact, 1932
• Government of India act of 1935
• Aftermath of civil disobedience movement
• Provincial elections of 1937

Important Events from 1940 to 1947

• Wardha resolution
• August offer and individual satyagraha
• Cripps mission
• Quit India movement
• Constitutional deadlocks after quit India Movement
• Indian national army and RIN mutiny
• Run up to independence

Socio – Religious Reform Movements

• Backdrop of Indian renaissance
• Important reform movements and their leaders – eastern India
• Important reform movements and their leaders – western India
• Important reform movements and their leaders – north India
• Other important movement and their leaders

Constitutional Framework of India

• Historical background of Indian constitution
• Making of Indian constitution
• Features of Indian constitution
• Preamble of Indian constitution
• Amendment of Indian constitution
• Basic structure theory of Indian constitution

Indian Union and Its Citizens

• Making of Indian union Indian citizenship
• State Legislature
  • Composition of state legislature
  • Eligibility of a member of state legislature
  • Presiding officers of the state legislature
  • Proceedings of state legislature
  • Legislative proceedings in the state legislature
  • Election system in India

Judiciary in India

• Supreme court of India
• High courts in India
• Subordinate courts
• National legal service authority
• Tribunals in India

Rights and Duties of Indian Citizens

• Fundamental rights
• Directive principles of state policy
• Fundamental duties

Centre State Relations

• Legislative relations
• Administrative relations
• Financial relations
• Committees/commissions for centre state relations
• Interstate relations – interstate councils, zonal councils etc.
• Emergency provisions in India

Executives in India

• Union Executive
  • President of India
  • Vice president of India
  • Prime minister of India
  • Council of ministers at centre
  • Cabinet committees
• State Executive
  • Governor
  • Chief minister
  • Council of ministers at state

Legislatures in India

• Parliament of India
  • Composition of parliament of India
  • Presiding officers of the parliament
  • Proceedings of parliament
  • Legislative procedure in parliament
  • Annual financial statement – budget

Constitutional and Non – Constitutional Bodies in India

• Major constitutional bodies
• Major non – constitutional bodies
• Quasi – judicial bodies
• Pressure groups
• Regulatory bodies

Local Governments in India

• Panchayati raj institutions
• Municipalities

Miscellaneous Topics

• Union territories
• Scheduled and tribal areas
• Special provisions for some state
• Comparison of Indian constitution with other countries

Economic growth and development

• Economic growth and development – basic concept and definition of economy and economics, uses and transfer of resources, distributive effects, macro and micro economic policy, micro-macro balance, distributive impact of economic policies, development versus growth, determinant of growth and development, concepts such as HPI/MPI, HDI, PQLI, GEM, GDI/GII, TAI, Green index, sustainable development, India’s ranking in the various indices.

Poverty

• Poverty – definitions, causes, distribution-deprivation, income versus calories, measurement of poverty, status of poverty, eradication programmes, poverty and resource policy, tribal rights and issues, livelihood mission.

Inclusion

• Inclusion – definition, relevance, types, financial inclusion, recent initiatives.

Demographics

• Demographics – census data, populations by gender, by state, by age group, socio-economic status, caste, religion, literacy levels, etc. Trends in human development – interstate comparison, etc.

Fiscal policy

• Fiscal policy – definition, component, receipts, revenue and capital account, tax revenue, expenditure, budget.

Social issues

• Social issues – financing health policy, education policy, sanitation, drinking water, social security, infrastructure policy, international trade issues, regional cooperation.

Also, focus on issues currently in news related to the above topics

• MNERGS
• MSMEs
• Make in India
• industrial corridors
• NITI Ayog
• black money
• international treaties and organisations
• India’s policies with neighbours.

Current Affairs

Stay updated with important national and international developments relevant to UPSC EPFO APFC preparation.

Space Technology (For APFC only)

• Satellites and orbits
• Indian space programme
• Important space agencies of the world
• Applications of space technology

Important Technologies (For APFC only)

• Nuclear technology
• Biotechnology
• Information and communication technology
• Nanotechnology

Religion & Philosophy in India (For APFC only)

• Schools of Indian philosophy
• Buddhism & Jainism
• Bhakti & sufi movement in India
• Important saints in India

Sculptures & Architecture in India (For APFC only)

• Sculptures in Indus valley civilisation
• Ancient Indian art – Mauryan & Post Mauryan; Gupta & post Gupta art
• Sculptures under Delhi sultanate & mughal rule
• Modern sculpture
• Pottery in India
• Architecture during Indus valley civilisation
• Rock cut & cave architecture
• Temple Architecture in India (For APFC only)
• Indo Islamic architecture

Population (For APFC only)

• Distribution of global human population
• Population in India – attributes, distribution, and census 2011 data

Development (For APFC only)

• Concept of development – meaning, pillars, and processes
• Human development – concept and human development index

Globalisation (For APFC only)

• Meaning of globalisation
• Triggers & barriers for globalisation
• Impact of globalisation

Environment (For APFC only)

• Basics about pollution & climate change

Auditing (For APFC only)

• Nature, objective and scope of auditing
• Audit strategy, planning & programme
• Risk assessment and internal control
• Vouching and verification
• Company audit
• Auditor’s audit
• Audit of different type of entities
• Classification of audit

Indian Music (For APFC only)

• History of music in India
• Anatomy of Indian music
• Types of musical instrument
• Schools of Indian music – Hindustani & Carnatic music
• Popular folk music styles
• Popular folk theatre

Indian Dance Forms (For APFC only)

• History of dance in India
• Important aspects of dances in India
• Classical dance forms in India
• Folk dance forms in India

Indian Paintings (For APFC only)

• Pre historic paintings in India
• Mural paintings in India
• Miniature paintings in India
• Folk painting styles in India
• Modern Indian paintings

Indian languages & Literature (For APFC only)

• Language families in India
• Scripts in India
• Linguistic composition in Indian population
• Literature in India

Important Fairs & Festivals in India (For APFC only)

UNESCO World Heritage in India (For APFC only)

Statistics (For APFC exam only)

• Basics of statistics
• Understanding of the core concepts
• Mean, median and mode
• What is standard deviation and its use
• What is dispersion and its application part
• Sampling and different methods of sampling

Introduction to Insurance (For APFC only)

• Insurance – basic concept and definition
• Risk and insurance
• Different parties of insurance
• Modus operandi of insurance
• Basic terminology of insurance

Principles of Insurance (For APFC only)

• Principle of utmost good faith
• Principle of insurable interest
• Principle of proximate cause
• Principle of subrogation
• Principle of loss minimization
• Principle of indemnity
• Principle of contribution

Types of Insurance (For APFC only)

• Life insurance and its types
• Term insurance
• Unit-linked insurance plan
• Pension plans
• Money back policy
• General insurance and its types
• Motor insurance
• Home insurance
• Fire insurance

Indian Geography (For APFC only)

• Landforms in India – mountains & hill ranges, plateaus, islands etc.
• Political geography – borders of India, locations of states/UTs, etc.
• Drainage systems – rivers, lakes, wetlands, etc.
• Important places in news

Miscellaneous other type of insurance

Insurance as a Part of Social Security (For APFC only)

• Insurance schemes
• Insurance role in social security
• Difference between social security insurance schemes and private insurance schemes
• Current state of insurance in India
• Emerging concepts in the insurance industry