- Prologue
- Ch5: Financial Intermediaries Part 1: Banking sector
- Ch5: Financial Intermediaries Part 2: SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA
- Ch. 6 & 7: Balance of Payment & International Trade
- FAQ: Download Powerpoint slides?
Prologue
- My lectures on YouTube, for the current Budget and Economic Survey.
- so far covered, Budget minus schemes, Economic Survey chapter 1 to 3 and 5 to 7. Topics from chapter 4 will be covered with other relevant chapters.
- YouTube Playlist: Click ME
- PowerPoint Slides: https://files.secureserver.net/0fzRqIv71qNX5Q
- Even those who cannot watch youtube due to internet / language problem, atleast download the powerpoint slides from above link and study it for prelims.
- Language: Slides English, Speech Hindi. @South Indian friends, of course I will release English articles soon.
Ch5: Financial Intermediaries Part 1: Banking sector

Link: http://youtu.be/jxK_QHrh5PU
Full list of Topics covered in this video:
- Financial intermediaries: Meaning, Classification
- Difference: Cooperative banks vs. commercial banks
- List of Topics to focus for MCQs
- Overview of Banking related Committees of 2013-14: Urjit Patel, Nachiket Mor, Bimal Jalan and PJ Nayak
- Rupay card: mechanism, Benefits
- Financial inclusion Mission 2014: salient features, phases
- Kisan Vikas Patra & other small saving schemes, budget related provisions
- NPA: meaning, classification, reasons, reforms
- Credit default swap
- Corporate bond market reforms
- BASEL Norms, risk weighted assets- just an overview
Ch5: Financial Intermediaries Part 2: SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA

Link http://youtu.be/pmui8Oemkzo
Full list of Topics covered in this video:
- Insurance sector
- Difference: Insurance penetration vs Insurance Density
- Micro insurance budget provisions and IRDA guidelines
- What is ADR, GDR?
- Bharat Depository Receipts, Indian Depository Receipts
- PFRDA Act, New Pension Scheme, Budget announcements
- FSLRC: Financial Sector Legislative Reform Commission
- Indian Financial Code
- Financial stability and development council (FSDC)
- Financial stability board (FSB)
- Companies Act 2013, salient features, statutory bodies, SFIO
- SEBI public listing norms
- Indian Accounting standards (Indi AS)
Ch. 6 & 7: Balance of Payment & International Trade

Link: http://youtu.be/49hlPBYD9L0
Full list of topics covered in this video
- Balance of Payment: Meaning, classification, Components
- Balance of Trade: Why deficit
- Ascending descending orders of Export, Imports, India’s trading partners
- Current Account deficit, Reforms taken to reduce it, Future Targets for 2014
- FDI permission in various sectors, FIPB structure function
- FDI-FII classification: Arvind Mayaram Panel, SEBI-RBI regulations
- India’s external Debt
- NEER-REER how they’re calculation, how can we use REER to find overvalued/undervalued currency?
FAQ: Download Powerpoint slides?
Q1. Where can I download PowerPoint slides of your lecture?
Ans. PowerPoint Slides: https://files.secureserver.net/0fzRqIv71qNX5Q
Q2. What about the videos of remaining chapters?
Ans. Next three lectures, next week and given the fact that It takes ~6 hours for me to upload one lecture (3 parts) videos, So with God willing, by 3-4 August, I should be able to upload all the lectures.
Q3. Will you publish “text” articles or not?
Ans.
- Yes certainly. But it takes time to gather background data, policies etc. These videos are meant to serve as stop gap arrangement until that work is finished. In these videos, I’ve tried to prioritize all the MCQ worthy fact/feature/data first for prelims.
- Those who cannot watch videos due to internet data limit, ATLEAST download the Powerpoint slides click me.
- In the “text-article” I aim to combine both MCQ + descriptive points, so it’ll take time. If Survey had come in February 2014, I could’ve processed the data more peacefully before prelims.
Q4. What about Chapter 4: prices and monetary Management?
Ans. Will cover it with respective topics for example, Urjit done in Ch5, food inflation in agriculture chapter, RESIDEX in chapter13 and so on.

It’s actually impossible to find words to be spoken or written to praise ur endeavours. Ur selfless service is itself a huge motivating force for the youth.we are highly indebted to you. We can only offer our prayers and good wishes for u Mrunal Sir.
We mean it.
stay blessed :)
Ting ting ti tin… :)
hii……. in which states Red panda occurs. in india…. please clarify….
@rannasa…..red panda in sikkim and assam….. their population dwindled in wild…….. so taken to darjeeling…….
bred their…….introduction in wild (does not mean they vanished in wild…but were very less)………so in news.
and hence i tried to frame a question…………
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/snow-leopard-red-panda-get-new-conservation-centre-in-darjeeling/
One silly question IS it worth to watch/prepare for Economic survey / budget of this year as i am appearing for csat 2015 and hence there will another budget
Mrunal sir tell us about filling ibps po bank preference..i am blank on this except 2 or 3 banks
Thanks sir, Your article is maximise of my courage & belief.
Sir, please explain SDR ( special drawing rights) :)
hi , i heard a news that csat postponed to sep28 , mains on jan 14.. and only one paper fr prelims with 150 qstns fr gs and 50 qstns fr csat.. source smartleaders academy, chennai
civil services prelims 2014 admit cards released….its on 24th aug…get ready for the battle…
You must have seen uppcs.It’s 6:02pm and I don’t see it on upsc website.
UPSC prelims 2014 hall ticket out!!
Where?I don’t see on its website.
http://upsconline.nic.in/eadmitcard/
UPSC HALL TICKET CAME……….
REAL COUNTDOWN BEGINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
It is available on upsc home website check it again
hi guys,Can any one help actually I applied for I.fo.s.But I got hallticket containing on the top ‘You are admitted to the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination,2014’.what it means? its Ifos or for ias,ips..
preliminary(screening) exam for IAS and IFOS is same..so as you pass this CSP exam, you will be asked to apply for IFOS mains exam by UPSC.
All the best!!
Let the games begin!!tik tok tik tok..upsc on my clock
http://upsconline.nic.in/eadmitcard/
admit cards uploaded
Do hell with protests. Justice has been served now focus on exams. Just keep reading. It will seal the fate of our year long efforts.
Well Upsc has the last laugh…considering the paucity of time to implement changes upsc might mull to make the so-called changes in the next exam.For now it seems it isn’t cowing down to protests and political pressures.Students who are protesting will just get assurances,empty rhetoric and half-baked promises..
WHAT DRAMA!!!
sir not able to open ppt. there are so many files. what to choose….
Hey
Download “freecorder” on your laptop. You can download any YouTube video in various formats.
N if you are using mobile download an app called “videoder”. In this app search this video n u can download it in various formats.
Alternatively please try out the following site… best part about it is that you dont need to install anything… just copy-paste youtube URL and choose download format and save… also saves you the hassles of seeing free/forced content in your fav bars if you download/install various other youtube downloaders and no slowness of browser speed…
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001002.htm
I am not asking about video, but about ppt it is in xml format and i dont know how to open it …please if u both can tell
Mrunal,
I have a high respect for you. You are one gem of a person, a great teacher, motivator, guide, kya nahi hoon tum bhai. Your lectures are so easy to understand. Also hats off to your work ethics. Thank you very much for your untiring effort. Thank you!
I second your comments!
I went through Mrunal’s youtube videos and trust me in less than a day I know more about economics and economic survey than I knew a week back…
My confidence level has shot up exponentially…
I believe UPSC should have an award category for tutors as well… and Mrunal is definitely one of the best candidates for an unanimous choice! :)
UPSC must recommend Mrunal sir name for Bharat Ratna..
I think while preparing for competitive exams you are loosing your sense. First know better what is Bharat Ratan and it is given to whom. Do not know …Dimag GHUTNAO me h ya h bhi nhi tumhara……
i was expecting very much same kind f ‘bhondu’ reply from somone …take a chill pill bro…dis was only to show respect to my mentor ..Guru
Hats off Sir..
SuperB :) :)
seriously Respect for you sir, the way you wrote the articles on websites, presentation brilliant
Mrunal Sir.
Desperately waiting for your articles on economic survey.
Thank you
Thank u sir, I am also expect your article on economic survey.
Consolidated fund of India – no money can be withdrawn from it without sanction of the Parliament. Does it imply that Rajya Sabha’s sanction is necessary for such withdrawls? If yes , then is it carried out by money bill or finance bill or either of thses two bills?
Can RS initiate the proces of withrawl of money from Consolidated fund??
NO
How could UPSC deny the copy of evaluated answer sheet ? logic of UPSC :Section 8(1)(d) of the RTI Act, 2005 is invoked to deny your evaluated answer sheets of Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2013, Public Authority being the affected third party.
Section 8(1)(d) of the RTI Act, 2005: information including commercial confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property, the disclosure of which would harm the competitive position of a third party, unless the competent authority is satisfied that larger public interest warrants the disclosure of such information; tc
Really…
Sir old archive link https://mrunalmanage.wpcomstaging.com/economy#854 not opening….how to access basic articles…pls help
respect
Dear Sir,
Are you publishing the English Articles before 10-15 days of prelims? Kindly reply.
Thanks and Regards,
Ratikanta
I had also the same question ..whether your power point economic survey & budget is enough or you will upload/publish that article here …or we have to get it mugged from different source