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Topics of Geography and Environment have a lot of convergence. We strongly recommend you buy both the Notes as the topics covered in one notes are not included in the other. As 95% of the users buy both, it is not logical for me to add the same content in both the notes as it would increase the number of pages and the printing cost.
Take a look at the Geography Contents and Downloads
FAQs
- Yes, absolutely, these notes are useful for UPSC 2021 cycle and beyond.
- The notes cover both the static part and the dynamic part of the syllabus.
- The static part is ready and can be downloaded anytime.
- The dynamic part (current affairs and contemporary issues) are being uploaded on a weekly basis since May 2019. You can download them as and when they are uploaded.
- There are two aspects to these notes
- the static part which doesn’t change much with time, and
- the dynamic part (current affairs and contemporary issues) that needs to be constantly updated.
- The static notes are fully revised and updated in April 2019. Hence, they don’t need to be revised or updated for UPSC 2021 cycle.
- The dynamic part (current affairs and contemporary issues) is already being covered on a weekly basis. Updation of the dynamic part is a continuous process.
If you purchase today, you will be getting
- PDF and DOC files of Geography GS Static Notes +
- PDF and DOC files of Geography related Current Affairs and Contemporary Issues from May 2019.
You can choose the downloads validity period (ONE / TWO Years) on the checkout page.
If you purchase the notes with “Download Validity == 1 Year,” on 26/07/2021, then you will be able to download the Static Files + Current Affairs files till 27/07/2022.
If you purchase the notes with “Download Validity == 2 Years,” on 26/07/2021, then you will be able to download the Static Files + Current Affairs files till 28/07/2023.
If we bring out the Updated (New) Editions of the Static Files within your membership period, you will be able to download them without paying anything extra.
Irrespective of the package you choose, Current Affairs of Geography, Environment, Sci & Tech and Indian Agriculture are available from May 2019.
Product Information
| Free | Paid (PDF & DOC on www.pmfias.com) |
| 2016 Edition | 2019 Edition |
| ― | Download notes in PDF and DOC files |
| ― | PDFs are formatted for Desktop/Tablet & Mobile reading |
| ― | Separate Print-Friendly PDFs for printing purpose |
| ― | Related current affairs & contemporary issues |
| ― | Related model questions for prelims & mains |
Geography Static Sample files:
Geography Current Affairs Sample files:
| Geography Topics | 2 Column Text (Print-Friendly File) |
| 1. Geomorphology | 98 |
| 2. Climatology | 130 |
| 3. Oceanography | 49 |
| 4. Indian Geography | 123 |
| 5. Economic Geography 1: Mineral Distribution | 52 |
| 6. Economic Geography 2: Industrial Locational Factors | 89 |
| Total | 541 pages |
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- Yes, these notes cover quite comprehensively both the static as well as the dynamic aspects (contemporary issues and current affairs) of the syllabus that is required for GS.
- Everything is explained in good detail and you don’t need to go net-digging to clear your doubts.
- Going for multiple sources will only kill your time and energy (there are many other subjects to be covered, you see! You simply can’t afford to spend months on a single subject unless you want to do a PhD!). Just stick to these notes and do a lot of revision and practise.
- NCERTs are important for a reason that UPSC lifts some lines (verbatim) as it is from NCERTs while framing prelims and mains questions.
- NCERTs are already covered in our notes. You need not cover them separately.
- Instead, you can focus on Our Notes + a Good Test Series (All the test series cover every nook and corner of NCERTs).
Downloads Information
- Once the payment is done, you can download the files by logging in to https://www.pmfias.com/downloads.
- The login details will be sent to the email address that you provide during checkout.
- Downloads, Updates, Current Affairs etc. are accessible on https://www.pmfias.com/downloads for up to ONE / TWO Years (as per your choice) from the date of purchase.
- You can choose the downloads validity period (ONE / TWO Years) on the checkout page.
Study Guide
- Analyse the past 5-6 years’ UPSC CSE Prelims and Mains question papers to understand the pattern and nature of questions asked from Geography.
- Skim through our notes to get a broader understanding of the structure of the subject and the contents.
- First Reading: Just cover the first few paragraphs (mostly the introduction part) of each topic to get a broader understanding of the scheme of things.
- Reanalyse the past 5-6 years’ UPSC CSE Prelims and Mains question papers.
- Second Reading: Cover a few more paragraphs of each topic. Don’t cover the topics in depth. The second reading is meant to understand the importance of each topic for the exam.
- Reanalyse the past 5-6 years’ UPSC CSE Prelims and Mains question papers. By this time you will have a brief understanding of the focus and non-focus areas.
- Third Reading: You will now study the focus areas in-depth and just skim through the surface of the non-focus areas (non-focus areas usually are tough with a lot of jargon).
- Take a good test series for both Prelims and Mains to identify your strengths and weakness.
- Revise, practise test series and chart your own plan based on your strengths and weaknesses.
- I have already highlighted important facts, terms and sentences in bolded letters and in blue and red colours in the notes.
- To identify individual focus areas you need to analyse the past 5-6 years’ UPSC CSE Prelims and Mains question papers.
- Not necessary, in my opinion.
- Just use the DOC files (MS Word files) to make short notes for quick revision for both Prelims and Mains. This way you can save a lot of time.
- Yes, they are quite useful for creating a good base for Geography Optional, especially physical geography portion which needs strong basics.
- Pmfias notes cover up to 30-35% of the Geography Optional Syllabus.
[email protected] (verified owner) –
These are one of the most consolidated notes I’ve read among all the other sources: material from ncerts to reference books- all in one place.
It has helped me in clearing my concepts and is also great for revisions.
Thankyou for your effort .
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gkkrigo (verified owner) –
one of the best…thank you
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Harshitaman (verified owner) –
It really helped me a lot.
Notes for geography, environment are of the best quality available in the market.
It is very inclusive. It is tuned to what UPSC seeks in its answers.
Good notes are very helpful it boosts one’s confidence and saves a lot of time.
Thank you so much
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Tushar Kumar Rath (verified owner) –
Firstly, let me thank the team for putting up such efforts in creating these materials. Appreciate!!
However there are few amendments, if made it could take your platform to the next level.
For ex,
1. The maps used do not demarcate Telanagana, J&K and Ladakh as separate State and UTs.
2. The mineral resources data need a little bit of update taking current years into account(2019-20) such as Oil Imports, Iron Ore production, Coal Production, etc.
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Varshitha (verified owner) –
everything in one place, it has become easy for me to study. very nice and thank you
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Saket (verified owner) –
Best work I have ever seen.
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Pooja Remna (verified owner) –
Everything is okay except material for economic geography. Please provide it as soon as possible. If the exam is postponed, there is a need to prepare for mains. The material is of excellent quality and very well researched! Just missing Economic geography! Kindly bring it forth.
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Shyam (verified owner) –
PMF IAS materials are great, and the ease of the words in the materials for comfortable for understanding the concepts. And try to provide conceptual analysis in the current affairs.
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Prince (verified owner) –
geography notes are awesome and holistically covers entire syllabus of upsc….loving it. Thanks alot
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rishi03ashok (verified owner) –
I’ve completed a large chunk of geography and I must say it is the best source available to understand geography with ease. After looking for various sources for UPSC, I finally found a source that I could absolutely rely on.
Along with Geography, I’ve also got agriculture and the environment. Not yet tried economy yet. Probably will think about it after going through some sample PDFs.
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Sandeep (verified owner) –
The content provided on the website is so good and interesting.
Thank you for your effort and kindness to provide valuable material at an economical cost.
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HARSHAD SARVANKAR (verified owner) –
Geography is thoroughly covered and can get in deep knowledge of every topic but I felt the whole scheme of data is a bit lengthy. Also topics like climatology, physiography, oceanography are technically deep. Need more lucid language and need to reduce the depth of every topic. I loved the focus on explaining the topic.
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imrichardp (verified owner) –
I always prefer one stop solution and PMFIAS is definitely one stop solution. cheers!!!
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Gouranga Kumar (verified owner) –
It’s the only and the best source in my preparation.
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troyeeroy (verified owner) –
Geography notes is indeed good with all that minute explanation and lucid language no other notes can be better than this and with that minimal amount, it is indeed gold.
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Raksha Thakur (verified owner) –
For aspirants it’s good to enough for notes making and clear the concepts …
It’s reliable for all
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vishal thakur (verified owner) –
Very good notes and helpful in various exams
Easy to understand
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Tanmay Nemade (verified owner) –
Don’t set unattainable deadlines if you can’t achieve them. I don’t have a problem if you set a deadline too high. I’ll wait. But you keep setting short deadlines and then keep pushing these deadlines ahead which irritates the to the core. Highly unprofessional attitude.
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PMF IAS –
Thank you for your feedback, Tanmay. I will complete the pending portions in a few weeks time. Like you said the deadlines would be more pragmatic from now on.
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sunitha (verified owner) –
Thank you so much for providing such good notes. I can see so much hard work in it.
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Amit (verified owner) –
I Must say your compilation is the best and not a single topics missing.
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[email protected] (verified owner) –
Everything at one place.
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[email protected] (verified owner) –
I must say it is a one stop solution for geography. There is no doubt about the quality of content. Just go for it. And thank you so much PMF IAS.
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[email protected] (verified owner) –
Best study materials ,go for it without second thought . But your you making unrealistic deadline for posting notes ,that part is highly disappointing .
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[email protected] (verified owner) –
Reading it all alone covers everything and the quality of maps makes it an interesting read. The price that we pay is much much reasonable on what we are getting from PMFIAS. Go for it without a second thought.
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[email protected] (verified owner) –
geography notes very very…. good . i highly recommend it to aspirants of upsc.
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[email protected] (verified owner) –
One of the most comprehensive notes of geography. Probably the best. I used these notes for my geography graduation and masters entrance preparation. Yeah, we can use these notes not just for UPSC but also for our graduation, post-graduation and even for MA geography entrance and UGC NET geography. Subscribing to pmf ias was my best decision
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[email protected] (verified owner) –
Notes are really good and well-arranged but sometime deadline are crossed
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Rahul dubey (verified owner) –
Material is too good and every topic is well explained but some practice question at each part should have better overall package
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Ravi Ranjan (verified owner) –
It is better and can be used for enhance further knowledge which the rest instiutions doesn’t provide but one flaws of this materials having Basics and only limited topics which can be used for further enhanching. so, Plz add more topics in those regards.
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Navidha (verified owner) –
THESE NOTES MADE GEOGRAPHY AN EASY SUBJECT, THANK YOU PMFIAS.
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Roshini (verified owner) –
Very good compilation.atlast I found material for geography which is the best.
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Swaroopji (verified owner) –
Caveat – this is most useful if you are familiar with topics and have gone through the ncerts at least once.
Simply put it is one of the best material for geography UPSC you can hope to find in one place. Every topic is covered in a detailed fasion and there are plenty of examples which are the basis of answer writing. Data presented is always as recent as possible and you can always update it for next year.
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pinku.bristi (verified owner) –
Best
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Kumari Prakriti (verified owner) –
Can be better. Lot of information is missing. Kindly update soon. Static should not be left neglected.
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PMF IAS –
Hello Kumari, thank you for your feedback. What exactly are the topics that you think are missing? You can always write to us at [email protected]. We duly acknowledge the shortcomings and try to fix them at the earliest.
Regards.
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Sivan S S (verified owner) –
very very Good Notes
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bichitrashit (verified owner) –
nice
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prasadreddi (verified owner) –
Finest notes to study, explained in very simple manner, would be better if original hard copy comes to the market.
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