UPSC Preparation Tips

The Civil Services examination conducted by the UPSC is one of the toughest All India examinations in the country. The exam is conducted in 3 stages - the prelims, main and the interview. The following tips will help you in preparing yourself to face the Civil Services examination with confidence:

Prepare a suitable time-table:

Analyse your status long before the examination and plan your schedule accordingly. When it comes to civil services exams, last minute preparations never work. Since the civil services exams take place every year, there is always a plenty of time to plan how many days you would want to allot for certain subjects.

Remember, slow and steady always wins the race. So early preparations always help than mugging up when the exams are just a month away. 

Study and revision should be part of your syllabus:

The vast syllabus of civil service examination can leave anybody in confusion. Hence, you need to plan your studies for a day and for a week.

You should plan your study method in such a way that you should be able to read and revise the prescribed subjects as many times as possible or till you feel confident about your preparation.

Make notes:

As you go through the syllabus, make quick notes. This will help you in revision and better understanding of concerned topics.

Are coaching classes necessary? One very simple fact that every civil services aspirant should know is that if one is not mentally prepared and determined enough to understand a subject to the core, one cannot succeed even by attending coaching classes. 

Reading newspapers:

The moment one fills up the form for civil services exams, one is advised to read newspapers regularly. Reading English newspapers is advised with a lot of emphasis.

However, it is quite important for the civil services exams aspirants to read English as well as other regional language newspapers. The idea here is to be well informed rather than acquiring limited knowledge. One newspaper may provide a news with limited information whereas the same news may be given with a lot of details in another.

So be hungry for more than one newspaper to be well informed. 

Practice previous years question papers:

Solving previous years question papers is important. It is advised to study at least 5 years solved question papers. This kind of activity gives you an idea about the structure of the questions papers and what kind of questions can be asked in the coming exams.

Solving question papers of previous years or at least glancing at them may appear a tedious task, but it is a pain worth undergoing. It does boost your confidence and give you a clear picture of what exactly you are going to see in the question papers of upcoming exams.

Many civil services related sites have useful question banks at your disposal. So go ahead and utilize them to the fullest and you will experience the leap your personality takes from being blank to being focused and confident.

Focus on your personality and communication skills:

Interview is one of the most important parts of the examination. It is vital for you to convey your thoughts clearly to the interviewers. Hence, concentrate on polishing your communication skills and body language.

Some candidates are blessed with such skills. And some need to practice to become excellent communicators of their ideas. Candidates with no communication skills can approach those, who have already appeared for the civil services exams, to take useful tips from them. 

Be honest to yourself:

The interview part of the civil services exams is not designed to judge one's expertise on a subject. However, a candidate has to speak from the heart or answer all the questions with honesty.

There is a common misunderstanding among the candidates that if they speak lies about their hobbies just to get through the interview, it will never help them.

The interviewers are there not just to ask questions but also to evaluate a candidate's personality and ability to have a clear understanding that a 'no' is a 'no' it cannot be replaced with a 'yes' and vice versa.

So you have to be yourself, and must face the exam and interview honestly.



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All The Best for Your Examination.