JANKI DEVI MEMORIAL COLLEGE
(University of Delhi)
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Marg
New Delhi – 110 060, Ph.: 011-2578 7754
Email: [email protected]; Website: www.jdm.du.ac.in
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PRATIBHA: Foundation Classes (Competitive Examinations)
(Session: 2024-25)
Centre for Career Counseling, Career Opportunities and Skill Enhancement Under the aegis of IQAC
The PRATIBHA (foundation) classes strives to orient and guide students who are interested
in preparing for various competitive examinations conducted by the Union Public Service
commission (UPSC), State Public Service Commissions, National Testing Agency (NTA),
etc. with a view to enable them to secure their desired career after graduation and so on.
With its team of dedicated and hard working academic and professional experts, it aims to
orient and equip students with the necessary knowledge, skill-set, aptitude and attitude to
prepare for various competitive examinations.
Convenors
Dr. Md. Zubeer Ahmed Principal
Dr. Kush Kumar Gayasen Prof. Swati Pal
Members
Mr. Ahirrao Dinesh Bharat Prof. Payal Nagpal
Dr. Raju Keshari
Ms. Chanpreet Kaur (IQAC Co-ordinator)
Note 1 : Pratibha reserves the right to remove any student/s from the classes/course for their
unruly behaviour. The decision of the Administrative Committee in this regard will be nal.
Note 2: The classes shall happen on Google Meet. The link of the same shall be shared in the
PRATIBHA 8 Whatsapp group.
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Pratibha Lecture Schedule (2024- 2025)
Demo Lectures to be held on Thursday, 19 September, 2024,
5:30 PM-6:30 PM.
Friday Saturday Sunday
Time- 6:00 PM-8:00 PM 6:00 PM-8:00 PM 11:00AM-1:00 PM
20th Sep 21st Sep 22nd Sep
(Friday) (Saturday) (Sunday)
Newspaper and magazine
General orientation reading for current affairs How to write
about competitive and how to prepare for descriptive answers
exams- Multiple Choice Questions (and basic readings) –
Dr. Md. Zubeer (MCQ’s) – Mr. Dinesh Dr. Md. Zubeer
27th Sep 28th Sep 29th Sep
(Friday) (Saturday) (Sunday)
Indus Valley Art and Architecture Essay Writing
Civilization: Town under Mauryan and Post
Planning, Mauryan Period Dr. Md. Zubeer
Architecture etc. Md. Faisal Hussain
Md. Faisal Hussain
4th Oct (Friday) 5th Oct (Saturday) 6th Oct (Sunday)
Culture and religion Temple architecture in Art and architecture
under Gupta period South India under Mughals
Md. Faisal Hussain Md. Faisal Hussain Md. Faisal Hussain
11th October (Friday) 12th October (Saturday) 13th Oct (Sunday)
Colonial economic Social and religious
policy and Land No lecture reform movements
revenue system in 19th century
Md. Faisal Hussain Md. Faisal Hussain
18th Oct (Friday) 19th Oct (Saturday) 20th Oct (Sunday)
First World War Second World War Cold War and Post
Cold War world order
Dr. Kush Dr. Kush
Dr. Md. Zubeer
25th Oct (Friday) 26th Oct (Saturday) 27th Oct (Sunday)
Non-cooperation, Civil
Constitutional disobedience and Quit Industrial Revolution
Development under India movement and its Impact
British Colonial Rule
Md. Faisal Hussain Md. Faisal Hussain Md. Faisal Hussain
1st Nov (Friday) 2nd Nov (Saturday) 3rd Nov (Sunday)
No lecture No lecture No lecture
8th Nov (Friday) 9th Nov (Saturday) 10th Nov (Sunday)
American and French The Key Features of the Fundamental Rights
Revolutions Indian Constitution and
Preamble Mr. Dinesh
Md. Faisal Hussain
Mr. Dinesh
15th Nov (Friday) 16th Nov (Saturday) 17th Nov (Sunday)
Parliamentary
Directive Principles of Committees
State Policy Indian Parliament
Mr. Dinesh
Mr. Dinesh Mr. Dinesh
22nd Nov (Friday) 23rd Nov (Saturday) 24th Nov (Sunday)
Law Making Process in
Budget Making Process India Constitutional Bodies
in India
Dr. Raju Dr. Raju
Mr. Dinesh
29th Nov (Friday) 30th Nov (Saturday) 1st Dec (Sunday)
Judicial Review, Judicial Basic Structure Doctrine Emergency Provisions
Activism and Judicial
Overreach Mr. Dinesh Dr. Raju
Mr. Dinesh
6th Dec (Friday) 7th Dec (Saturday) 8th Dec (Sunday)
Centre-State Relations: Statutory and Non- India and its
Role of Finance statutory Bodies Neighbours
Commission
Dr. Raju Dr. Kush
Dr. Raju
Lectures were suspended from 9th Dec-2024- 30 Jan-2025
31st Jan-25 (Friday) 1st Feb-25 (Saturday) 2nd Feb-25 (Sunday)
Problems on Numbers Ratio-Proportion and Profit and Loss
and Ages Percentage
Ms. Chanpreet
Ms. Chanpreet Ms. Chanpreet
7th Feb-25 (Friday) 8th Feb-25 (Saturday) 9th Feb-25 (Sunday)
Nuclear Disarmament and Regional
United Nations and its Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Organisations: EU,
Organs NPT, CTBT and UN Treaty ASEAN, SCO and
on Prohibition on Nuclear SAARC, BIMSTEC
Dr. Kush
Weapons
Dr. Kush
Dr. Kush
14th Feb-25 (Friday) 15th Feb-25 (Saturday) 16th Feb-25 (Sunday)
Plurilateral
Organizations/
United Nations Reforms Indian Foreign Policy: Key Initiatives: G-20,
Determinants and BRICS, Quad Etc.
Objectives
Dr. Md. Zubeer
Dr. Kush
Dr. Md. Zubeer
21st Feb-25 (Friday) 22nd Feb-25 (Saturday) 23rd Feb-25 (Sunday)
Important Inter-state Important Inter-state Time and Work and
(international) conflicts- (international) conflicts-II Time and Distance
I
Dr. Kush Ms. Chanpreet
Dr. Kush
28th Feb-25 (Friday) 1st March-25 (Saturday) 2nd Mar-25 (Sunday)
Globalisation and its Probability Interest Problems
Impact
Ms. Chanpreet Ms. Chanpreet
Dr. Md. Zubeer
7th March-25 (Friday) 8th March-25 (Saturday) 9th March-25 (Sunday)
Map pointing Basic Concepts of Physical Non-traditional
Geography: Land forms, Security Threats
Mr. Rohit Latitude
Dr. Md. Zubeer
Mr. Rohit
14th March-25 (Fri) 15th March-25 (Sat) 16th March-25 (Sun)
No Lectuter No Lecture International Financial
and Trade Institutions-
WTO, IMF and World
Bank
Dr. Md. Zubeer
21st March-25 (Friday) 22nd March-25(Saturday) 23rd March-25 (Sun)
73rd and 74th Types of climates
Constitutional Monsoon formation
Mr. Rohit
Amendments Mr. Rohit
Mr. Dinesh
28th March-25 (Frid) 29th March-25 (Sat) 30th March-25 (Sun)
Constitutional and Legal Longitude, Time Zone,
Seasons etc. No Lecture held
Provisions: Women,
Scheduled Castes,
Mr. Rohit
Scheduled Tribes etc.
Mr. Dinesh
4th April-2025 (Frid) 5th April-2025 (Sat) 6th April-2025 (Sun)
Latest Government Concepts of Economics:
Policies and Schemes GDP, GNP, NNP, PPP, Distribution of Major
Inflation etc. Minerals
Mr. Dinesh
Mr. Deepak Mr. Rohit
11th April-2025 (Frid) 12th April-2025 (Sat) 13th April-2025 (Sun)
Monetary and Fiscal Impact of Economic
Policy: Role of RBI, Reforms in India-1991 AI, Space Technology,
Taxation, Govt. Bio-Technology,
spending policies etc. Mr. Deepak Defence Technology
Mr. Deepak Mr. Rohit
Details of Resource Persons
1. Dr. Md. Zubeer Ahmed- Associate Professor (Department of Political Science,
JDMC).
2. Mr. Ahirrao Dinesh Bharat- Assistant Professor (Department of Political
Science, JDMC).
3. Md. Faisal Hussain- Former faculty (Department of History, JDMC), Civil
services mentor and Project Manager at World Bank aided Bihar Rural
Livelihoods Project (BRLP).
4. Dr. Kush Kumar Gayasen- Assistant Professor (Department of Political
Science, JDMC).
5. Dr. Raju Keshari, Assistant Professor, (Department of Political Science,
JDMC).
6. Ms. Chanpreet Kaur, Assistant Professor (Department of Mathematics,
JDMC).
7. Mr. Rohit Kumar Singh-Assistant Professor (Department of Political Science,
JDMC).
8. Mr. Deepak Manchanda- Assistant Professor (Department of Economics,
CHRIST University, Delhi NCR).
