How to use iasstudymaterial


Every IAS aspirant has a common objective - optimal utilization of their time. Given the scope of studies, it becomes very time consuming to find good study material and keep track of new content released by various sources from time-to-time. Every IAS aspirant can use ISM to achieve this objective in the following manner.


Search study material
  • ISM compiles study material from several prominent sources that are freely available.
  • These are presented in the form of table-of-contents.
  • These tables provide list of topics available.
  • Every topic has an adjacent weblink which takes you to the source webpage where study material for that particular topic is available.
  • These tables can also be searched for specific topics (keywords) to save time.
  • Available free of cost to all. You will have to login using your Gmail account to get full access. Its FREE!!

InfoTab
  • InfoTabs are tabular representation of topic summaries.
  • Important topics, across the subjects, are identified and relevant information is collected and represented in a concise manner.
  • New topics are released almost every day.
  • These are a good reading material that help in covering breadth of the Prelims syllabus.
  • Available free of cost to all. You will have to login using your Gmail account to get full access. Its FREE!!

Bookmarks
  • Bookmarks are personalized list-of-topics created by users for their personal use.
  • Users can collect articles on same topic in one custom list and can use it later. In this way, user doesn’t have to waste any time in searching same articles again.
  • All registered user can create their own bookmarks.
  • All free registered users can create and maintain maximum 5 bookmarks absolutely free. You can create & maintain unlimited bookmarks by purchasing ISM subscription.
  • Bookmarks are an efficient & effective way of managing online study material saving lot of your time and can provide a competitive edge.
  • You can refer to this Video to understand the process of creating bookmarks (blue text is a link to YouTube video explaining the process of creating bookmarks)


Flipbooks
  • Flipbooks are e-books covering important current affair topics in great depth.
  • ISM researchers identify important topics and collect information on all their important aspects from the perspective of prelims exam.
  • These books are created after in-depth research and provide information that would have taken away lot of time of users in doing themselves.
  • These e-books are presented in an institutive manner and can be accessed from any device.
  • Some flipbooks are free and some are paid. Paid flipbooks can be purchased by any registered user instantly making online payment.
  • See sample flipbook.


Premium Content
  • Premium content are customized topic lists created by ISM team around various topics across the subjects.
  • There is a huge amount of content available on ISM which could become overwhelming for users to find and collect in bookmarks. ISM researchers create customized topic lists on several topics. These can be a good starting point for covering topics without wasting much of your time in searching relevant and good articles. Premium content can be accessed by purchasing ISM subscription
  • See sample content