Amazon has a counterfeit book problem. But it isn't really a problem for Amazon itself, reporter David Streitfeld argued in an investigation published in the New York Times on Sunday. “My estimate is that approximately 15 to 25 percent of our sales were taken away by counterfeiting,” he told the Times.
There are several ways unscrupulous people are making fake copies of books and selling them, scamming buyers, and taking royalties from authors. At the manuscript level, scammers solicit manuscripts from authors, make printed copies, and sell them on third-party sites like eBay and Amazon.
used to describe software, films, recordings, etc. that have been illegally copied to be sold at much cheaper prices: pirated goods/movies/music. pirated books/CDs/copies. (Definition of pirated from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
You can buy NCERT books online from Amazon, and get it delivered at the doorstep. You can buy NCERT books online from Flipkart, and get it delivered at the doorstep.
The NCERT books of class 9th and 10th are also recommendable for IAS Prelims Preparation but not necessary (in case they have enough time). For the preparation of Environment and Ecology section, the IAS aspirants must go through the study materials provided by NIOS.
The answer is they are completely two different organizations. NCERT stands for National Council of Education Research and Training and CBSE stands for Central Board of Secondary/School Examinations/Education.
Welcome to the Online Textbooks SectionThis online service offers easy access to the NCERT textbooks. The service covers textbooks of all subjects published by NCERT for classes I to XII in Hindi, English and Urdu.
List of NCERT Textbooks (English & Hindi)
| Sl. | Code | Price |
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| 1 | 117 | 50/- |
| 2 | 118 | 50/- |
| 3 | 119 | 50/- |
| 4 | 120 | 50/- |
The CBSE syllabus for the 2020-2021 academic year has been reduced because NCERT has come up with a new academic calendar due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Now, the Central Board of Secondary Education has changed the syllabus by reducing it for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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- Meritnation. Meritnation is a popular app for CBSE board exams preparations.
- myCBSEguide. myCBSEguide is another app which has a huge repository of study material, sample papers, practice papers, study notes and NCERT books.
- Toppr.
- Math Trick.
NCERT Exemplars are basically practice-books that include extra questions of a higher level and are meant for aiding in-depth learning. The NCERT exemplar books contain conceptual sums, which cover CBSE board exams and competitive exams (JEE main and JEE advanced).
Lockdown 2: CBSE makes NCERT books online for Class 1 to 12
- These books, developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) are available in PDF format, as well as flipbooks in English and Hindi.
- The books can be downloaded for free from NCERT's website (http://ncert.).
NCERT books are enough to qualify the examination but to get a good score/ rank one must refer to other books as well. Since both AIIMS MBBS and JIPMER MBBS have merged with NEET, NTA is expected to raise the bar for NEET this year. Reference books and practice tests will give you an edge over the others.
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Greetings! Ncert fingertips is a good book , it is great to master ncert and neet mainly focuses on ncert . If I go through the analysis chemistry section of neet 2019 then Chemistry was the moderate section amongst the three.
How to prepare for IAS at home?
- Understand the UPSC pattern and procedure first.
- Go through the UPSC syllabus thoroughly.
- Start reading a few books and watch video lectures online for a few basic subjects like polity, history, geography, etc.
- Read the newspaper regularly.
Yes, one can clear the IAS exam without coaching. But may not be 'everyone'. It depends on his/her efficiency in self-study. If you are good at self-study, you can clear UPSC CSE without any classroom coaching.
Which optional subjects have the highest success rate in the IAS/UPSC exam?
| Success-Rate of Optionals in UPSC 2017 |
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| Optional Subject | Candidates Appeared | Success Rate |
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| Philosophy | 755 | 7 |
| Political Science & International Relations | 1246 | 9.4 |
| Zoology | 484 | 3.7 |
Six-month Schedule for UPSC Prelims PreparationThe UPSC CSE Prelims is usually conducted towards the end of May, or at the beginning of June. Hence, for a six-month schedule, you will need to kickstart your UPSC Prelims preparation from December. Here is a month-wise preparation schedule (10 hours/day).
Which is the best method?
- Start your IAS preparation from class 6 NCERT books.
- Choose any subject of your interest.
- Complete all chapters from the chosen subject in the targeted time.
- Move on to another class.
- Then, in the same way, read all the books up to class 12 and complete the subject.
In a nutshell
- Read NCERT and other standard books.
- Read a newspaper and make notes.
- Practice writing answers daily for UPSC Mains exam.
- Choose and excel in the optional subject for Mains examination.
- Practice UPSC previous year question paper as well as the mock test.
- Groom yourself for interview.
➠ UPSC (IAS) Prelims 2020: NCERT Textbooks for Geography
- NCERT Class X – Contemporary India – II.
- NCERT Class XI – Fundamentals of Physical Geography.
- NCERT Class XI – India – Physical Environment.
- NCERT Class XII – Fundamentals of Human Geography.
- NCERT Class XII – India – People and Economy.
While planning your graduation please keep the UPSC syllabus in mind so that you can master these subject well. Start reading books on economics, public administration, and basic maths. If you want to you can study this subject as your main subjects. Search about IAS exam pattern and make a study plan.
List of what not to study for UPSC
- You should avoid sports news.
- Business news not related to the UPSC syllabus.
- Avoid criminal news even if it is capturing headlines.
- Don't read small and irrelevant regional/state/local news.
- Avoid Bollywood and other entertainment news.
