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IAS Preparation 2021

 How to Prepare for UPSC?

It’s not for nothing that the UPSC IAS exams are considered to be the toughest and the most prestigious of all in India. The exam is taken by almost a million aspirants from across the nation every year.

However, given that the vacancies are so less in numbers, only a handful from among the million are actually able to fulfill their bureaucratic dreams.

The IAS exams are challenging not only in terms of the vastness of the syllabus but also because of their highly unpredictable nature.

In this section of the article, I am going to inform you about how to prepare for UPSC in detail.

So, the first thing that you need to know about UPSC preparation is that it is not possible to succeed by just being a bookworm. Along with being a bookworm, you’d also need to be well-read, socially and politically aware, and also confident as a person. Along with all of that you’d also need to have an assertive yet pleasing personality.

That being said, let’s now start with the topic of how to prepare for UPSC:

In this section, I have listed some really effective tips pertaining to the topic of IAS preparation. Now, a lot of you might say that these tips are for beginners.

However, I am absolutely sure that these tips will be of immense help to you in drawing up the perfect 2021 UPSC preparation strategy. So, without further ado here are the IAS Preparation:

1. Know the Exam

  • The first thing you should know about the topic of how to prepare for IAS is that you should be absolutely sure about whether you want to go through with the journey or not. Know that you should board the IAS preparation train, only if you are ready to make the journey with utmost sincerity and seriousness right till the end.
  • Before you start with your IAS preparation, you should prepare yourself physically as well as mentally. Also, you should set goals for your study plan, and devote time to your IAS preparation accordingly.
  • Go through the UPSC exam pattern extremely thoroughly so that you can internalize it to an extent where you know it like the back of your hands.
  • In case you are a working professional that has decided to take the UPSC exam, while also continuing to work your day job simultaneously, make sure to chart a UPSC preparation study plan that takes into account your day job hours and follow the same accordingly.

2.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.


3.Know the Syllabus by Heart

  • Whenever a UPSC mentor starts saying anything related to the topic of how to prepare for IAS, the first words that come out of their mouth are, “Know the UPSC syllabus by heart”. This is because the syllabus is the soul of the exam.

  • The syllabus of the UPSC CSE has been provided by the organization in detail on the UPSC’s official website. You can always check it out there, or you can read about it in my UPSC syllabus blog.

  • Knowing the UPSC 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.

4.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.

5.Choose your Optional Wisely

  • The optional subject-based papers account for 500 marks in the final tally of the UPSC IAS exam.
  • Therefore, it is very important that you choose your optional subject after very careful consideration of the pros and cons pertaining to the selection of the same.

  • I have listed below, some of the factors that you should keep in mind while selecting your optional subject:

    1. Availability of study material.
    2. Availability of mentoring.
    3. Your interest in the subject.
    4. Prior understanding of the subject.
    5. Overlap with subjects of GS papers.

Also Check: Management coaching for UPSC
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