6 Sure Shot Tips for UPSC exams

With the prelims result announced, the aspirants for IAS are now all set to appear for the next round of the examinations. This is the stage when they might be working on their weaker portions and giving final touch ups to the already prepared part. This wont be wrong to say when an aspirant sit for UPSC (IAS) exam, his/her fate lies in the hands of UPSC board. Around lakhs of candidates fill the forms and appear for prelims while only thousands of them could make their way to mains and ultimately hundreds to Interview. Therefore, going by the tough of competition and craze for Civil services among aspirants, we have tried to bring in some tips that could help you in the initial stages of preparations.

Analyze Syllabus and Previous question papers: Before stepping in the actual preparations, it is must for very aspirant to go through the syllabus properly. After analyzing the syllabus, the next come the previous year question papers that would give you a clear idea of the standard of questions asked by UPSC.

Proper & Smart study material: Now that the aspirant is quite clear with the syllabus and the standard of questions asked, its time to pick the right study material for preparations. Don’t follow too many people. Go by at the most 2 people and authors and stick to them throughout. If you follow too many opinions, you may end up confused and frustrated. Take the help of internet as much as you can. Now-a-days everything is available online. Your study material is your gateway to UPSC exams.

Pick Topic by Topic: Once you are done with analysis of the syllabus and question papers and have smart study material in your hand. Its time to start your journey to be a officer. Most of all, plan well. Pick the topics that you feel you are weak at or you don’t have link. Don’t be confused and pick your topics one by one. Otherwise you may end up being frustrated.

Regular Evaluation: The most important component of your preparations is testing and that too regularly. Once you are sure that you are done with a specific topic, then solving questions and giving mock tests is crucial. This will help you evaluate yourself and you would know your weaker sections. One more thing, don’t be dishearten, if you score low in mock tests, work on it to achieve.

Know the Time-Frame: You must be clear about the amount of time you have in your hand. For instance, if the prelims are 10 months away then set your time frame as 8 months leaving 2 months for revisions.

Ignore what people say: Normally, IAS exam is all about patience and stability. On knowing about your will to be an IAS, people will have their opinions towards you. Even your parents and friends could expect a lot from you but don’t get influence by any. Don’t worry if you don’t crack the exam in first go or second go. Have faith in almighty and yourself. Ignore what you don’t want to take and accept what you want too. Don’t be overstressed and be positive throughout.