Earn While You Learn Scheme: Key Takeaways for Your UPSC Preparation

The UPSC Mains GS-II is one of the 9 subjective papers in the CSE’s second stage. The UPSC CSE is held over a five-day period. The first 2 papers of the IAS Exam, English and the mandatory Indian language, are qualifying. To be qualified for merit ranking given the content of the UPSC Mains tests and the interview, candidates must score at least 25% in these two.

Earn While You Learn Scheme UPSC Notes

The Earn while you learn scheme was launched by the Ministry of Tourism which aims to inculcate proper tourism travel attributes and knowledge in trainees so that they can work as ‘student volunteers’. The salient features of the earn while you learn scheme are:

# The training course will be open to college students taking graduate courses or graduates between the ages of 18 and 25.

# A transparent approach is used to choose the candidates.

# Each program will take 21 working days to complete.

# The Ministry of Tourism or implementing Institutes formalises the course material in conjunction with stakeholders.

A total of 3806 applicants have been trained as part of the Earn while you learn scheme so far. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi, the Union Minister for Tourism, provided this information in a written response to the Lok Sabha.

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Benefits of Earn While You Learn Scheme

Officials from the Kerala State Higher Education Council, which proposed the recommendations in Earn while you learn scheme, said the effort might have several benefits beyond providing beneficiaries with employable skills. It is expected to go a great way toward assisting folks from economically disadvantaged areas.

According to sources, it might benefit around 3.28 lakh students from 229 government and assisted arts and science institutions connected with Kerala, Calicut, Mahatma Gandhi, and Kannur universities, as well as almost 51,000 students from 179 engineering institutes.

The council has proposed that career-oriented additional courses be designed and that job experience be recognised as part of academic assessment. It has also proposed initiatives to strengthen industry-university collaboration.

UPSC GS 2 Paper 2021 Syllabus

Below you will find the detailed syllabus of the UPSC CSE GS 2 Paper.

UPSC GS 2 Topic	UPSC GS 2 Sub-topics
Indian Constitution	Historical underpinnings of the constitution Evolution of the Constitution Salient features Basic structure Amendments Significant provisions Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the states Issues and challenges related to the Federal Structure Devolution of powers and finances up to local government level Challenges in the devolution of power Separation of powers between various organs of the government Dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions Comparison of India’s constitutional scheme with other countries
Governance & Polity	Parliament and State Legislatures Structure Functioning Conduct of Business Powers & Privileges Issues arising out of Powers & Privileges of legislative bodies Executive and Judiciary Structure Organization Functioning Ministries and departments of the government Pressure groups Formal & Informal associations and their role in the polity Salient features of the People’s Representation Act
Governance	Appointment to various constitutional posts Powers, functions and responsibilities of various constitutional bodies Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies Government policies and interventions for the development of various sectors Issues arising out of design and implementation of government intervention Development processes and the development of industry The role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability e-governance applications models successes limitations and potential citizens charters transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. Role of Civil Services in a Democracy
Social Justice	Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by centre and states The performance of welfare schemes Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections of the population Issues related to the development and management of the social sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources Issues related to poverty and hunger
International Relations	India and its neighbourhood Relations between India and neighbouring countries Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s Interests Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests Indian diaspora Important International institutions, agencies and fora Structure Mandate

Conclusion

The UPSC CSE Mains GS 2 paper can be a complicated one to tackle but with the right approach and a lot of preparation time, you can score well in this section. Make sure to read about a new topic everyday and note down the key points for further revision.

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