Description
What is a Mindmap
- A mind map can turn a long list of boring information into a colourful, memorable and highly organized diagram that works in line with your brain’s natural way of doing things.
- A mind map is hierarchical and reflects relationships among pieces of the whole.
- Whenever you make notes from books or newspapers, instead of writing paragraphs or bullet points, you can make a mind map for the big-picture analysis and better recall.
- How to make a mind map?
- Step 1: Write the main concept at the centre of the page.
- Step 2: Write sub-topics around the main concept and link them together.
- Step 3: Write the key points under each-subtopics.
- Step 4: Mark relationship (if any) between different points in the mind map.
- Above is the example mind map from our article on the statue of unity issue. Here,
- Statue of unity – the Main concept
- Why in news? Who is Patel? Etc – Sub-topics
- Then the nodes that branch out from sub-topics are key points.
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What you will get after purchasing History optional subscription?
With History(Optional) subscription, you can access:
- History (Optional) Paper 1 & 2 mindmap course – till subscription expiry
- Related current affairs – From June 2018 till subscription expiry
- History (Optional) Study Group – for discussing with your fellow members
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Features of this course
- In-depth but easy to learn/revise through interactive & hierarchical mindmaps
- Remember concepts for long-term
- Add your own notes
- Linkage with current affairs gives you updated info right away
- Adhered to syllabus & previous year question patterns
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Samples
Referred Sources
Standard sources like NCERT, Ignou, Upinder Singh, R.S.Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra, etc + Internet.
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Things to Note
- 2 simultaneous logins are available per user account.
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Disclaimer:- The syllabus has not been completed yet. Currently, modern Indian history is on-going. We are uploading daily one topic. So it is better to buy 1-year/more subscription.
Soham (verified owner) –
Excellent material. As I’ve gone through at least 2 standard books and 2 standard materials (of leading history faculties) for History optional I can safely say that this looks self-sufficient to learn, revise and retain. A big Thanks to the entire team, you’re innovative and about to bring a revolution in this field. Advance congratulations on that. Have seen many faulty mind maps, but yours are well researched and error-free. Definitely going to recommend this platform to other aspirants. While writing the review I felt that it was going to sound promotional but still I continued to do so because this platform deserves to be promoted. Best Wishes.
Rupak Kumar (verified owner) –
Such an innovative way of providing content for History optional. These are quite comprehensive and at the same time provide in depth understanding. The best part is that, these are not bulky as compared to other sources available in the market and at the same time these are affordable.
Thank you so much IAS express team for providing quality notes
Rupak Kumar (verified owner) –
Such an innovative way of providing content for History optional. These are quite comprehensive and at the same time provide in depth understanding. The best part is that, these are not bulky as compared to other sources available in the market and at the same time these are affordable.
Thank you so much IAS express team for providing quality notes
Siraj (verified owner) –
I have been using these mindmaps for 2 years for my gs papers and now I have purchased history optional. I really felt the need after reading reference books that I should remember concepts. So by clicking the open option it guesses first that will I be right or wrong for a particular concept one of the best things to remember as it gives little pressure to the brain to remind what we have read. I request all to use these mindmaps for concept clearing and remembering the important points.
Paridhi (verified owner) –
The material is good specially for revision. At times one is tired of reading the same bulky books again and again. It is better to go through mind maps.
Santhosh (store manager) –
Thank you very much for the positive feedback. Good luck with preparation.
abhijeet (verified owner) –
Content is of superior quality, mind maps are fantastic.
It’s easy to read, revise and the multiple options available for different devices makes it handy for one to read whenever and wherever possible..
Santhosh (store manager) –
Thank you for your positive feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that you find our content high-quality and useful. We’re glad our multi-device accessibility is convenient for you. All the best with your exams!
Karunakaran (verified owner) –
Initially I was afraid of choosing ias express for my history optional preparation.By going the provided samples, somehow I convinced myself that it would be an one stop for optional history material. Then I purchased and started exploring the material, which is one of the best material for history. Also the customer service by the ias express team is unimaginable, because I had a problem in accessing the content and mailed about it to the ias express team around 12:30 a.m and I received the reply and the problem was sorted out before 1:30 a.m (yes, that is a.m). I am here to rate this website and team only because many aspirants who opt for history as optional should get benefitted by such a material provided by them.
My optional resources: IAS Express, PYQ compilation [solved & unsolved], Historiography & Map [sort by yourself].
-an aspirant from Old Rajinder Nagar (this is not a flex, but to let you know that I’ve gone through many famous sources that our flooded in the market)
For the record, I will definitely crack one day and will promote this website for sure [free of cost:-) ]
Santhosh (store manager) –
Thank you for the positive review. We’re glad you find our content helpful. All the very best.
Dipshikha (verified owner) –
It’s great overall but as I needed the world history notes as soon as possible so I would rate 5 out of 10. Try to post world history notes as early as possible .