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mindmap notes for upsc

Express Learning Programme (ELP)

🎯Crack UPSC Smarter — Not Harder. Interactive Mindmaps that Simplify GS, Optional, and Current Affairs

💡 Trusted by 1 lakh+ aspirants. Designed to boost clarity, recall, and confidence in just 30 minutes a day.

🧩 What You Get:

  • 📌 1000+ Mindmaps – Covering Prelims, Mains (GS1–GS4), Current Affairs, and Optional

  • 📝 Text Notes – Concise, structured, and easy to revise. Perfect for quick reading and last-minute prep

  • 📅 Daily Current Affairs – Updated notes with mindmaps to stay exam-ready

  • 📚 Previous Years’ Solved Papers – Prelims & Mains with solutions and analysis for smarter practice

  • 📂 Optional Subjects Covered – PSIR, Sociology, Anthropology & more

  • 🖨️ Printable PDF Format – For offline revision (with Diamond/Lifetime Plan)

🧠 Why It Works:

Mindmaps use visual learning, structured flow, and recall-based design — proven methods to help you remember more in less time.

 

Subscriptions

Features

One-Stop Solution

No more multiple sources! IE is an one-stop solution with inputs from best sources.

Learn/Revise FASTER

Our approach helps you remember and recall information 10X better & faster than conventional paragraph based reading

Full syllabus covered

We have covered all topics of 17 static GS subjects, optional subjects and current affairs

ADD YOUR NOTES

You can add your own notes and it'll be saved in our database forever

Interlinked notes

Static topics are connected with current affairs which gives you updated info right away

Track progress

You can track your progress and performance from your dashboard

What Students Say

FAQ

Most frequent questions and answers

FREE Samples?

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Referred Sources

General Studies
  • Current affairs – Hindu, Indian Express, PIB, Down to Earth, & other news sources.
  • Polity – Laxmikanth, DD Basu, Internet.
  • Economy – Ramesh Singh, Internet.
  • Art & Culture – Spectrum, Internet.
  • Geography – NIOS, NCERT, Internet.
  • Environment – NIOS, Shankar, Internet.
  • Ancient India – R.S. Sharma (old NCERT), Internet.
  • Medieval India – Satish Chandra, Internet.
  • Modern India – Bipan Chandra, Internet.
  • Post-independent India – Bipan Chandra, Internet.
  • World History – Tamil Nadu Board book, Internet.
  • International Relations – Internet.
  • Ethics – Lexicon, Internet.
  • Indian Society & Social Justice – NCERT, Internet.
  • Internal Security – News & research papers.
  • Disaster – News & research papers.
  • Governance – Internet.
  • Science & Technology – NCERT, Arihant, News sources.

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Political Science (Optional)
  • IGNOU MA Notes
  • Political Theory by O P Gauba
  • Global Politics by Andrew Heywoods
  • VP Verma – Modern Indian political thoughts
  • etc

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Anthropology (Optional)

Paper 1:

  • Physical Anthropology – P Nath
  • Anthropology Simplified- Vivek Bhasme
  • Anthropology – Ember and Ember
  • epg pathashala
  • ignou M.A Anthropology

Paper-II:

  • ignou M.A Anthropology
  • epg pathashala
  • January 2014 edition of Yojana- Tribal and Marginalized Communities
  • The Tribal Culture of India – LP Vidyarthi
  • Tribal India – Nadeem Hasnain
  • Indian Anthropology -Nadeem Hasnain
  • Anthropology Simplified – Vivek Bhasme

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Geography (Optional)
  1. Savindra Singh’s Geomorphology
  2. Savindra Singh’s Physical Geography
  3. Savindra Singh’s Climatology
  4. Savindra Singh’s Oceanography
  5. D.R khullar
  6. Majid Hussain
  7. Geographical thought by R. D Dikshit
  8. Internet

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Sociology (Optional)
  • Haralambos and Holborn (blue & orange )
  • IGNOU Material
  • Seeing sociology in everyday life by J.J.Macionis
  • Sociological theory – George Ritzer
  • Oxford Dictionary of Sociology
  • Research papers from the internet

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History (Optional)

Standard sources like NCERT, Ignou, Upinder Singh, R.S.Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra, Bipin Chandra, etc + Internet.

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Psychology (Optional)

Standard sources like XI & XII NCERT, Robert A Baron, Morgan and King, Saundra Ciccarelli, Robert S. Feldman, A K Singh, Smarak Swain

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Download/PDF/Print option?

  • Offline/Lifetime Access: With plus membership, you can open the content online once = you can access it offline later (works even after expiry as long as you don’t delete cache of our website/app).
  • Mindmap Printout/PDF:
    • With Plus, you can
      • See Download option in image mindmap (Current affairs).
      • See a print icon on the interactive Mindmap (Static). 
        • CLICK4SAMPLE
        • Print works only in browsers. Not IAS EXPRESS app. 
        • You cannot print the whole interactive mindmap as our Mindmaps are very lengthy.
        • But you can print parts of the mindmaps by clicking Focus/Expand all > Zoom out to fit into the frame > Select A3 paper size > Print/Download PDF.

Can I purchase individual GS subject?

Sorry!!! You cannot purchase individual gs subjects. You can purchase GS subscription instead which gives access to all 17 static subjects + current affairs for both prelims & mains. GS subscription is meant to give convenience as well as affordability.

Can I access past content too?

Yes, you can access past, present and future content till the expiry of your subscription.

How many devices/logins per user?

2 simultnaeous logins/devices are enabled per user account.

How to cancel subscription?

If you’ve opted for recurring payment, you can cancel your subscription anytime before next billing from your account dashboard like below. For one-time payment, you don’t have to cancel since you won’t be charged automatically.

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Queries

Have any queries? Search/ask for answers in comment section down below

Responses

    1. Santhosh 27/12/2019

      Yes. There is an “Add Notes” button on every page that is visible after you log-in. Click it to add notes and it’ll be saved in our database forever. To read them, just open that page and click that button again.

    1. Santhosh 30/01/2020

      Your membership is currently active = you can log in without any issues. Try clearing your browser cookie/cache and login again. It’ll work.

  9. Sumit 27/01/2020

    If I have renewed my plan now , when will it activate? Today or after expiry of current plan. Coz I don’t want to lose remaining 2 month’s period.

    1. Santhosh 27/01/2020

      Today itself. But renewal will add extra months rather than replacing months of the current plan. So you will not lose months of your current plan. Rest assured. But upgrade would replace the current plan’s validity.

  14. R 01/04/2020

    I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND thesemindmaps…☺️
    #Hardwork n it’s best?..ByTheTeam #IAS EXPRESS..
    #ThankYou Sir

  19. yannamsetty 27/04/2020

    before your mindmaps reading, we have to read any standard books ? or simply read your mindmaps to score good marks in objective question paper for state public service commision exams.

    1. Santhosh 27/04/2020

      You can read our mindmaps for the first read itself as our mindmaps explain concepts better than books itself in a simple manner. But it’s better to keep the book beside you to refer to any topic that are confusing to read in the mindmap format.

    1. Santhosh 15/09/2020

      No. It’ll be hard to maintain + will be costly for you if you purchase individual subjects (worth Rs. 599 each for 16 subjects). Also, static & current is interlinked, so a single gs membership provides access to all gs content which is more user friendly and value-added.

  43. IAS 31/10/2020

    Sir , I want to ask u if I join gold membership.then till which date I will access membership for how many months ? Will i able to access previous month’s ???

  49. Chandap 26/01/2021

    I am unable to subscribe the anthropology optional.!! whenever I go for pay for order payment is declined by your bank message is shown on the screen.

    1. Santhosh 26/01/2021

      If Razorpay gateway doesn’t work for you, then select Instamojo gateway and then proceed to pay. If both doesn’t work, then the problem is with your bank server or your bank account.

    1. Santhosh 03/07/2021

      Under BUY SUBSCRIPTION heading in this page >> look for anthropology product >> Click Choose Validity >> Select your option >> Add to Cart >> View cart >> Create account and billing details on checkout page >> Payment >> Subscription approved automatically.

  58. neeraj jangid 02/07/2021

    Hello sir, thank you for providing good quality content to us. I wanted to renew my membership of 3 months, there is no option of that except for yearly subscription (unaffordable). Could you please give option of monthly subscriptions? Thank you.

    1. Santhosh 22/07/2022

      Thanks for your interest. Monthly subscription is not sustainable for the platform. But you can pay for yearly/bi-yearly subscriptions in 3 affordable interest-free payments by selecting Simpl at checkout. No need for any documents. Just mobile number is enough. Thank you.

    1. Santhosh 18/07/2021

      Detailed explanations or notes are provided in the format of interactive mindmaps for easier understanding and revision. Please open the samples once and you’ll realise that there is more info than the standard books. All the best.

    1. Santhosh 13/04/2022

      Hi Shruthi. It seems like a technical error with the payment gateway. However, we’ve manually approved your order. You can access your courses now. Thank you.

    1. Santhosh 26/06/2022

      We’ve checked. Only one payment has been captured by the payment gateway. Duplicate payment will be refunded automatically in 5-7 working days.

    1. Santhosh 16/10/2023

      Hi! Yes, current affairs are updated daily. We have uploaded latest samples. Please check once again.
      Individual subject purchase not available. You’d need GS membership to access current affairs and static.

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