UPSC Exam Preparation Tips

ByAnuj jindal
There’s a reason why every mentor advises you that you need a solid UPSC study strategy; the exams are often regarded as the most difficult, strict, and prestigious in India.
 
Every year, about a million candidates from all around the country take the exam. 
However, because the number of vacancies is so small, only a small percentage of the million are able to realize their bureaucratic aspirations. 
 
This only adds to the exam’s difficulty. The IAS tests are difficult not only because of the extensive material but also because of their unpredictability. In this section of the article, I’ll go through how to prepare for the UPSC in great depth.

So, the first thing you should know regarding UPSC preparation is that being a bookworm will not help 
you succeed. You’d need to be well-read, socially and politically savvy, and self-assured in addition to being a bookworm. 
 
You’d also need an authoritative yet appealing personality to go along with all of that. With that in mind, let me now move on to the topic of Best UPSC Preparation Tips:

1. Prepare a Time Table

  • One thing that separates the wheat from the chaff in terms of those that will succeed in the UPSC exams and those who won’t, is a well-organized and properly thought-out daily study routine.
  • When talking about how to prepare for IAS efficiently, it is of utmost importance that you set for yourself a comfortable timetable that is easy to follow. That way you’d be able to stick to it with greater sincerity and ease.
  • Having an easy-to-follow timetable will help you stick to your deadlines better, and help you complete the syllabus faster.

2. Know the Syllabus by Heart

  • Whenever a mentor starts saying anything related to the topic of how to prepare for UPSC CSE (IAS), the first words that come out of their mouth are, “Know the syllabus by heart”. This is because the syllabus is the soul of the exam. You should know it well before you get to know the UPSC exam dates. That way you’ll have much more time for revisions. 
  • The syllabus of the UPSC CSE has been provided by the organization in detail on its official website and also in the official notification PDF. Alternatively, you can always check the detailed UPSC syllabus on my linked blog.
  • Knowing the syllabus thoroughly will help you prioritize the topics and subjects according to your strengths and weaknesses, and also choose the right reading materials to study from.

3. IAS Current Affairs

  • Throughout the years, one question that has been asked time and time again by millions of first-time UPSC aspirants is how to prepare for IAS current affairs, and the answer to that has always been the same, and still is today. Newspapers. Reading from daily newspapers has always been one of the most important aspects of the IAS exam preparation.
  • Clearing your IAS exams without having gone through the newspaper dailies of at least the past one year, is next to impossible.
  • This is because most questions that are asked in the IAS exams are directly or indirectly connected to the topics of current affairs.

4. Make Notes

  • Regularly Making notes of whatever you learn can work wonders in your IAS preparation.
  • Considering the vastness of the UPSC syllabus, making notes will help you keep track of all portions of the syllabus that you have already gone through. Also, these notes will serve as excellent revision material once you are finished with the syllabus.
  • Make sure to allocate separate notebooks or files for separate subjects. A lot of aspirants choose files as the better option out of the two. This is because it’s easier to add notes to the topic that is kept in the form of a file.

5. Revise, and then revise some more

  • Revision is the finishing touch you cannot do without, especially if it’s the UPSC IAS exams you have been preparing for.
  • You see, the IAS syllabus being so vast and varied in its nature, it’s only natural if you forget a lot of the things that you might have studied earlier. That is why timely and careful revisions are important.
  • Also remember, the more the duration between your mastering the UPSC syllabus and the USC exam dates, the better. That’s because you can use this entire duration to revise and revise, and then revise some more.

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The UPSC Civil Services Exam (CSE) is conducted every year to recruit candidates to various civil services of the Indian central government such as IAS, IPS, IFS (Foreign), IRS, IP & TAFS, IFoS (Forest), ITS, etc. It is one of the toughest exams in the country.

The UPSC CSE is also popularly known as the IAS exam and is conducted subsequently after the official release of the UPSC vacancy memo.

The UPSC exam is no shorter than a marathon I tell you. It has three rounds that you need to clear in order to get selected as an IAS officer. The first round that you’d need to clear is the Prelims, the second round is Mains, and,the third and final round is the personal interviews.